Method 1: Using Cerebrata Cmdlets
1. Create a Management Certificate from Visual Studio Command Prompt as an administrator
- VS Cmd Prompt can be found at Visual Studio Tools folder
- For Visual Studio 2013, path is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\Tools\Shortcuts
- Run 'Developer Command Prompt for VS2013' as administrator
2. Run the MakeCert command to create a certificate
makecert -sky exchange -r -n "CN=<CertificateName>" -pe -a sha1 -len 2048 -ss My "<CertificateName>.cer"
- Replace <CertificateName> with any name - say AzureMgmtCert
Ref: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/gg551722.aspx
3. Certificate will be created to Personal Store
- In Run prompt, type mmc and click enter
- Select certificates and first option
4. Export certificate(.cer) to a local drive say c:\AzureMgmtCert.cer
5. Export the certificate to Azure Management Portal for a subscription
- Select 'Settings' (left bottom option)
- Select the tab 'Management Certificates'
- Upload AzureMgmtCert.cer using Upload button from bottom
6. Install Cerebrata(trail or licensed) Cmdlets
Ref: http://www.cerebrata.com/products/azure-management-cmdlets/introduction
7. Open 'Microsoft Azure Powershell'
8. Run Get-DeploymentPackage
- ServiceName: <Cloud Service Name>
- Slot: <production/ staging>
- SubscriptionId: XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXX
- Certificate: C:\azuremgmtcert.cer (provide path of the certificate)
9. Package(.cspkg) and configurations(.cscfg) will be uploaded to First Storage account
- If you don't have storage create, you need to create one
10. Use Azure Storage Explorer to download the file from the Container
Method 2: Using Azure Get Package REST API
Ref: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/jj154121.aspx
There are two ways to authenticate against Azure Subscription
- via Management Certificate(explained above)
- via WAAD
If you want to authenticate to Azure Subscription using WAAD instead of Management Certificate, below blog post has nicely outlined the steps
http://www.bradygaster.com/post/using-windows-azure-active-directory-to-authenticate-the-management-libraries
