Windows Azure VM instances. Control by Java

Question

Is there in azure-sdk-for-java methods for VM remote control (start, stop)? I can control storages and containers using this SDK. But VM instances maintaining is enabled only from deployed application on VM (RoleEnvironment class).

In that case only REST API can be used to remote control VM instances. Am I right?

Answer 1

You are correct - according to the Azure javadocs, there is nothing outside of the REST API at this time. I'd expect the java-SDK to eventually support a managed wrapper, but there isn't one today.