private static void InitializeStorageResources(CloudStorageAccount storageAccount) { var blobStorage = storageAccount.CreateCloudBlobClient(); LogBlobContainer = blobStorage.GetContainerReference("logitems"); CommandBlobContainer = blobStorage.GetContainerReference("commands"); var queueStorage = storageAccount.CreateCloudQueueClient(); LogQueue = queueStorage.GetQueueReference("logmessages"); CommandQueue = queueStorage.GetQueueReference("commandmessages"); bool isStorageFinalized = false; while (!isStorageFinalized) { try { LogBlobContainer.CreateIfNotExist(); LogQueue.CreateIfNotExist(); CommandBlobContainer.CreateIfNotExist(); CommandQueue.CreateIfNotExist(); isStorageFinalized = true; } catch (StorageClientException sce) { if (sce.ErrorCode == StorageErrorCode.TransportError) { Trace.TraceError("Storage services initialization failure. " + "Check your storage account configuration settings. " + "If running locally, ensure that the Development Storage service is running. " + "Message: '{0}'", sce.Message); } else { throw sce; } } } }