Implementing Azure Solutions

Service Definition File

The Service Definition File is an XML file based on the Azure Service Definition Schema and it describes the components of the Cloud Service.

A basic template of a Service Definition File looks like this:

<ServiceDefinition name="<service-name>" topologyChangeDiscovery="<change-type>" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2008/10/ServiceDefinition" upgradeDomainCount="<number-of-upgrade-domains>" schemaVersion=" <version>"> 
  <LoadBalancerProbes> 
  </LoadBalancerProbes> 
  <WebRole ...> 
  </WebRole> 
  <WorkerRole ...> 
  </WorkerRole> 
  <NetworkTrafficRules> 
  </NetworkTrafficRules> 
</ServiceDefinition> 

Overall, we find five elements in the Azure Services Definition Schema. The root element (that is, top level element) ...