Microsoft launches java-based support for azure Web sites

Microsoft has launched support for the Java based Web site on the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/13357.html ">azure website. This feature is designed to meet the needs of many common Java scenarios through the manageability and easy extended options of Azure Web sites.

Built-in support in portal UX enables any of the following features:

Java 1.7.0.51 (32-bit) – This is the default supported Java version
Tomcat 7.0.50– default Java container
Jetty 9.1.0

With this UI, users can select a Java version and then select a Web container from the two options mentioned above. There is only one Java version to choose from and more versions will be available in the future.

In addition to configuring the Ui,web application Library, customers who need to modify and customize the Java Web container are provided with a complete set of Tomcat and Jetty Web sites.

In addition to the software provided in the portal UI or WEB application library, customers can upload their own Java versions as well as java-based applications. For example, customers can choose to upload Java 6 and Tomcat 6 instead of using the software provided on the Azure Web site.

Because many enterprise-class Java applications require large amounts of memory, customers can also run a 64-bit version of java1.7.0_51. Now the developer will need to select the 64-bit runtime version through the configuration in the Web.config file-the 64-bit version can be selected from the UI in the future.

Limit

All Java applications running on the Azure Web site listen only for incoming HTTP traffic, at least in the initial stages. This means that there are no JMX or JMS messages, and no JDWP or JDI remote debugging.

Also note that all Java processes must run as applications rather than services.

Summary

New Java features are immediately available for all toll-level sites without any additional charges. It provides new possibilities for hosting existing Java Web
applications. Developing a new Java Web site on Azure is simple, with the Java Azure SDK, which enables integration with Azure services.