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Windows Azure Instance - Remote Access Problems

La orice instanta din Windows Azure, un user se poate conecta remote ca si pe orice alta masina. Acesta are acces la orice fel de resurse din sistemul de operate incepand de la task manager la event logs sau la Windows Services.
Pentru a ne putea conecta remote la instanta unui rol este nevoie ca de portalul Windows Azure sa selectam instanta la care vrem sa ne conectam, iar apoi din meniul de sus sa apasam butonul "Connect". Browser-ul o sa faca download la un fisier cu extensia .rdp, care se foloseste pentru conextiune remote. Odata rulat acest fisier, totul o sa decurga normal, o sa fie nevoie sa introduceti credentialele si gata, sunteti conectat remote in Cloud.
Pana aici nu o sa aveti nici o problema, totul o sa mearga ca uns. Insa in unele cazuri o sa va treziti ca instanta pe care o aveti nu poate sa fie gasita, orice ati face. Cand incercati sa dati conect, aplicatia sta cateva secunde iar apoi primiti o eroare de genul:
The specified user name does not exist. Verify the username and try logging in again. If the problem continues, contact your system administrator or technical support.
Desi rolul functioneaza, la fel si instantele pe care le aveti, totul este in regula. Acest lucru apare uneori dupa 2-3 zice ce ati folosit fara problema remote conenction-ul pe cloud. O solutie simpla pe care am gasito la aceasta problema este sa deschideti cu un editor text fisierul .rdp si sa inlocuiti friendly name-ul (DNS name) pe care il aveti pe prima linie cu IP-ul instantei.
Before:
full address:s: myApp.cloudApp.net
After:
full address:s: 123.123.123.123
Am observat ca acest lucru se intampla dupa ce se schimba administratorul la o subscriptie (acest lucru se poate face doar la cerere si este facut direct de cei de la Windows Azure support) sau se fac modificari complexe.
Sper ca acuma functioneaza si la voi :-).

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