Start-AzureEmulator
Starts the compute and storage emulators.
Note
The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.
The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Start-AzureEmulator
[-Launch]
[-Mode <ComputeEmulatorMode>]
[-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 Start-AzureEmulator cmdlet starts both the compute and storage emulators and hosts the current service in the compute emulator.
Examples
Example 1: Start the emulator and launch a browser
PS C:\> Start-AzureEmulator -L
This example runs the service in the Azure emulator and launches a new browser window on the emulated service.
Parameters
-Launch
Opens a new browser window on the service after hosting it in the emulator.
Parameter properties
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Default value: | None |
Supports wildcards: | False |
DontShow: | False |
Aliases: | ln |
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: | Named |
Mandatory: | False |
Value from pipeline: | False |
Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Mode
Specifies the emulator mode. Valid values are: Full and Express. The default value is Express.
Parameter properties
Type: | ComputeEmulatorMode |
Default value: | None |
Supports wildcards: | False |
DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: | Named |
Mandatory: | False |
Value from pipeline: | False |
Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
Value from remaining arguments: | 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.
Parameter properties
Type: | AzureSMProfile |
Default value: | None |
Supports wildcards: | False |
DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: | Named |
Mandatory: | False |
Value from pipeline: | False |
Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.