Add-AzureWebRole
Adds a web worker role.
Note
The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Service Management APIs. See the Az PowerShell module for cmdlets to manage Azure Resource Manager resources.
Syntax
Add-AzureWebRole
[-TemplateFolder <String>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Instances <Int32>]
[-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
This topic describes the cmdlet in the 0.8.10 version of the Microsoft Azure PowerShell module.
To get the version of the module you're using, in the Azure PowerShell console, type (Get-Module -Name Azure).Version.
The Add-AzureWebRole cmdlet adds a web worker role.
Examples
Example 1: Add a default role
PS C:\> Add-AzureWebRoleThis command add web role that has the default configuration of Webrole1 as the name and a single instance.
Example 2: Add a role with a name
PS C:\> Add-AzureWebRole -Name "MyWebRole"This command adds a single web role named MyWebRole to the current application.
Example 3: Add a role with a name and instance count
PS C:\> Add-AzureWebRole -Name "MyWebRole" -Instance 2This command adds a web role named MyWebRole to the current application. The cmdlet has a role instance count of 2.
Example 4: Add a role with a name and template
PS C:\> Add-AzureWebRole -Name "MyWebRole" -TemplateFolder ".\MyWebTemplateFolder"This command adds a single web role named MyWebRole to the current application. The command specifies a folder named MyWebTemplateFolder as a scaffolding template.
Parameters
-Instances
Specifies the number of instances.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Aliases: | i |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the web role.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | n |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Profile
Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.
| Type: | AzureSMProfile |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-TemplateFolder
Specifies the template folder.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |