Azure SDK for .NET (VS2013) 2.5 requires Visual Studio 2013 update 3 or later

Question

I wanted to install Azure 2.5 SDK for VS 2013 and that required updating VS 2013 to Update 3 or later. Update 4 was the recommended one so I installed it. Azure 2.5 SDK installation still broke at the same spot. When I checked about dialog in VS 2013 it said that my current version is 12.0.31101.00 Update 4 but my Extensions and Updates feature still offers me Update 4. When I select this update,Extensions and Updates window says that my current version is 12.0.21005.1 and new version will be the one mentioned above, 12.0.31101.00. Anyone had this kind of issue? Should I install some other version of Azure SDK?

Answer 1

Azure SDK 2.5.1 was released in March 2015. Along with support for Visual Studio 2015 Update 4 this release also updated the SDK for recent changes in the Azure Platform:

• Azure Websites was renamed to Azure App Service.
• Azure API Apps (Preview) support has been added.
• The Websites node in Server Explorer has been deprecated.
• Azure Mobile Apps (Preview) support has been added
• Add > Azure API App Client gesture now supports local Swagger JSON files
• Web App and API App publishing dialogs have been enhanced
• Azure API App Server Explorer nodes provide links to the API Apps

There are a few known issues, so make sure you read those before you jump in.