Deploy application to Azure 00:35:33
2/26/2014 12:55:36 PM - Preparing deployment for [my app name] with SubscriptionID: [my subscription id]...
2/26/2014 12:55:36 PM - Connecting...
2/26/2014 12:55:40 PM - Verifying storage account '[my app name]'.
2/26/2014 12:55:41 PM - Uploading package...
Preparing to upload the package: [My Company].Azure.cspkg, File Size 57.750284 MB.
Setting the maximum upload time to 173.3 minutes.
Uploading package -- [My Company].Azure.cspkg -- to blob storage location: https://[my app name].blob.core.windows.net/vsdeploy/6a63cbb4304e4727b563bf03ee4f6c29. Start Time: 12:55:42 PM.
Upload Complete. End Time 12:55:49 PM.
Upload took 0 minutes and 7 seconds at an average rate of 8440.5161 kb per second.
2/26/2014 12:55:49 PM - Upgrading...
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
Waiting for the Upgrade Deployment operation to finish.
2/26/2014 1:22:32 PM - Initializing...
2/26/2014 1:22:34 PM - Instance 0 of role [My Company].Services.ExternalSystems is ready.
2/26/2014 1:22:34 PM - Instance 0 of role [My Company].Services.WorkerRole is busy.
2/26/2014 1:22:34 PM - Instance 0 of role [My Company].UI.Web is ready.
2/26/2014 1:31:07 PM - Instance 0 of role [My Company].Services.WorkerRole is ready.
2/26/2014 1:31:07 PM - Created Website URL: http://[my app name].cloudapp.net/.
2/26/2014 1:31:07 PM - Complete.
Everyting is slower from previous builds, but the biggest problem is Upgrading which took 26.5min.
I'm now noticing that waiting on my worker role named 'WorkerRole' to be ready took 8.5min which in the past was taking no time at all.