Prerequisites:

To add Windows Azure in Applications Manager, you must first export your Windows Azure Managed Certificates file (eg., testcertificate.pfx) and the password of the pfx file.

To export your Windows Azure Managed Certificates file , invoke the batch script exportCertificateToAppManager.bat in the <Applications Manager Home>\bin directory.

Adding Windows Azure in Applications Manager :

To create a new Windows Azure monitor, follow the steps given below:

Click on the New Monitor link in the Applications Manager web client.
Enter the Subscription ID for your Windows Azure account. (Note: Subscription ID can be obtained by signing into windows.azure.com using your windows live id. Then click Hosted Service and navigate to Storage & CDN, then to Storage Accounts)
Enter the Account Name and Account key of your Windows Azure Storage account.
Check the checkbox if your service is https-enabled.
Specify a Timeout interval in seconds
Specify the Polling Interval in minutes
If you are adding a new monitor from an Admin Server, select a Managed Server.

Note: Before creating a new Windows Azure monitor, you have to configure proxy settings under 'Admin' tab.

Creating and deploying Management Certificates in Azure

Login to the machine where you have installed Windows Azure SDK and IIS 7.
To load the IIS 7 Management console, go to the Control Panel, select Administrative Tools and then IIS Manager.
In the IIS section of the center pane, double-click Server Certificates.
Click Create Self-Signed Certificate in the Actions panel.
Enter a name for the file.
Close the IIS Manager and open the Certificate Manager.
Under Trusted Root Certification Authorities, open Certificates.
Right-click your certificate, choose All Tasks and Export. The Certificate Export Wizard appears. Click Next.

You can export the certificate with or without a private key. First, export the certificate without a private key to be uploaded to Windows Azure Portal. Then export the certificate again with a private key to be used in Service Management API.

Exporting the certificate without a private key:

When the Certificate Export Wizard appears, Click Next.
On the Export Private Key page, click No.
Select the CER file format and click Next.
Enter a name and click Next.
Click Finish to start the export process.

Exporting the certificate with a private key:

When the Certificate Export Wizard appears, Click Next.
On the Export Private Key page, click Yes, export the private key.
Keep the default value, then click Next.
Specify a password for protecting your private key and click Next.
Specify a name for the PFX file and click Next.
Click Finish to start the export process.

The .cer file can be uploaded in the Windows Azure portal and the .pfx file which has the private key can be used in Applications Manager.

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