ServiceDefinition vs ServiceConfiguration Cheat Sheet
Last updated - 2016-10-19
Service Definition and Service Configuration Schemas
The information here is based on the schemas for ServiceDefinition and ServiceConfiguration
Setting
Service Definition (.csdef)
Service Configuration (.cscfg)
Service name
Upgrade domain count
Role definitions
Role name
Role virtual machine size
Role ConfigurationSettings
Role LocalResources
Role LocalStorage
Role enpoints
Role certificates
Associate endpoint with certificate
Certificate thumbprint and algorithm
Role module imports
Role execution context
Role environment variables
Role startup task
Role content files and folders
Web Role sites
Web Role site endpoint bindings
Network Traffic Rules
Load Balancer Probes
Network configuration
DNS servers
Virtual network of cloud service
Access control for enpoints
Reserved IPs
Associate roles with subnet
Service Guest OS
Service Guest OS version
Role instance count