/// <summary>
/// Creates a backup of the blob with the given URI; returns whether successful.
/// </summary>
private static bool Backup(Uri snapshotUri)
{
if (!RoleEnvironment.IsAvailable)
{
Console.Write("To run a backup, the tool must be run from with an Azure deployed environment.");
return false;
}
if (snapshotUri == null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Snapshot URI cannot be null.");
return false;
}
Console.WriteLine("Starting backup on " + snapshotUri + "...");
var job = new BackupJob(snapshotUri, RoleSettings.StorageCredentials, true);
job.StartBlocking(); // Runs for a while...
return true;
}
//=========================================================================
//
// AJAX ACTIONS
//
//=========================================================================
/// <summary>
/// Starts a backup job on the contents of the blob with the given URI.
/// </summary>
public JsonResult Start(string uri)
{
var job = new BackupJob(new Uri(uri), RoleSettings.StorageCredentials);
lock (BackupJobs.Jobs)
{
BackupJobs.Jobs.Add(job.Id, job);
}
job.Start();
return Json(new { success = true, jobId = job.Id });
}