I am working on Windows 7 OS and Visual Studio 2012 Express for Web.
I have tried installing the Enterprise Library Config console but it says that the extension is not installable on this product. Am guessing I need Visual studio 2012 ultimate for it?
Since I cant afford it, is there any way that I can manually write the rules?
I have been reading the mammoth article of WASABi . Its a lot of theory and I have gone through most of it. I understand what kind of rules i should write to scale up or down but its not exactly a tutorial. For starters I dont know where I should store the rules.xml and how i should reference it to my windows azure application. Or where i should mention which roles should the rules.xml apply to etc. I know about AzureWatch which provides a simple UI to define all the scaling rules but again I cant afford it.
Hence I would really appreciate if anyone can throw some light or some sample tutorial etc to help me understand on how to get started on writing the scaling rules manually.
Thanks
Absolutely, you can configure the rules in XML and we worked hard to design a usable schema to help you do that. Also, take a look at Labs 2 and 3 from this set for additional guidance.
Do keep in mind that the built-in autoscaling feature in Windows Azure addresses the basic autoscaling needs without a need for hosting anything. I would recommend to look at that, because if it fits your autoscaling requirements, then it’s easier to use. Wasabi, on the other hand, is more flexible. See my post with the comparative analysis.