Create connection from azure DB to the model

Question

I have created MVC5 project and in azure created DB that I want to connect to ,when I click on the model and add ADO.net entity data model -> generate from DB i got the following screen I click on new connection (I want to connect it to the azure DB) and I get the second screen ,what should I put there ? 1. I guess the IP but which exactly 2. in the credentials I guess of the user and password which i provide when I create the azure db. 3.Select or write db name - I guess i should see the DB which I created in the drop down list Any idea how to config the server name and if my assumption of 2&3 are correct . please provide detailed answer since I new to this issue...

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I assume you already created the SQL Azure database. The next steps are:

• Go to the Azure Management Portal (manage.windowsazure.com) and navigate to the database you created
• At the bottom of the main page there is the name of your server. Example: somecode.database.windows.net,1433. You must put this as "Server name" when you create the new connection.
• Still in the main page, click on the link "Set up Windows Azure firewall rules for this IP address" to allow your local pc to access the sql azure server
• In the "Logon to the server" section, you need to check "Use SQL Server Authentication" and put username and password that you set when you created your SQL Azure database.

Answer 2

• Open your azure management account
• Dispay the Connection Strings of your DB and copy the Servername

• Add your current IP to the firewall to allow a connection from your VS