Set-AzureRole

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Set-AzureRole

Sets the number of instances of a Windows Azure role to run.

Parameter Set: ParameterSetDeploymentSlot
Set-AzureRole [-ServiceName] <String> [-Slot] <String> [-RoleName] <String> [-Count] <Int32> [ <CommonParameters>]

This topic describes the cmdlet in the .6.19 version of the Windows Azure PowerShell module. To find out the version of the module you're using, from the Windows Azure PowerShell console, type (get-module azure).version.

The Set-AzureRole cmdlet sets the number of instances of a specified role to run in a Windows Azure deployment.

-Count<Int32>

Specifies the number of role instances to run.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	4
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-RoleName<String>

Specifies the name of the role to set the number of instances for.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	3
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ServiceName<String>

Specifies the name of the Windows Azure service.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Slot<String>

Specifies the deployment environment of the deployment to be modified. Choices are "Production" or "Staging".

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	2
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see  about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

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This command sets the "MyTestRole3" role running in production on the "MySvc1" service to three instances.

C:\PS>Set-AzureRole –ServiceName "MySvc1" –Slot "Production" –RoleName "MyTestRole3" –Count 3