Azure troubleshooting

1. Getting server error when running an app in Cloud after deploying to Azure.

    - create web site on Azure

    - create basic MVC 4 web application in VS2010 (.NET Framework 4.0) and deploy

    Symptom: 

    Not running in a hosted service or the Development Fabric.
  see details bellow
  Resolution:
  There seems to be a conflict with DiagnosticMonitorTraceListener component.
  Remove

<trace>
      <listeners>
        <add type="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics.DiagnosticMonitorTraceListener, Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
          name="AzureDiagnostics">
          <filter type="" />
        </add>
      </listeners>
    </trace>

    see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13879443/not-running-in-a-hosted-service-or-the-development-fabric-production-not-debug

Error details

Server Error in '/' Application.

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Not running in a hosted service or the Development Fabric.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.InvalidOperationException: Not running in a hosted service or the Development Fabric.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[InvalidOperationException: Not running in a hosted service or the Development Fabric.] Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics.DiagnosticMonitor.GetDefaultStartupInfoForCurrentRoleInstance() +357 Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics.DiagnosticMonitorTraceListener..ctor() +40 [ConfigurationErrorsException: Could not create Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics.DiagnosticMonitorTraceListener, Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35.] System.Diagnostics.TraceUtils.GetRuntimeObject(String className, Type baseType, String initializeData) +6755589 System.Diagnostics.TypedElement.BaseGetRuntimeObject() +45 System.Diagnostics.ListenerElement.GetRuntimeObject() +83 System.Diagnostics.ListenerElementsCollection.GetRuntimeObject() +143 System.Diagnostics.TraceInternal.get_Listeners() +181 System.Diagnostics.TraceInternal.TraceEvent(TraceEventType eventType, Int32 id, String format, Object[] args) +155 DotNetOpenAuth.Loggers.TraceLogger.Info(Object message) +26 DotNetOpenAuth.Logger.CreateWithBanner(String name) +45 DotNetOpenAuth.Logger..cctor() +14 [TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetOpenAuth.Logger' threw an exception.] DotNetOpenAuth.Logger.get_Library() +14 DotNetOpenAuth.Reporting.Initialize() +410 DotNetOpenAuth.Reporting.set_Enabled(Boolean value) +31 DotNetOpenAuth.Reporting..cctor() +285 [TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetOpenAuth.Reporting' threw an exception.] Microsoft.Web.WebPages.OAuth.PreApplicationStartCode.Start() +41 [InvalidOperationException: The pre-application start initialization method Start on type Microsoft.Web.WebPages.OAuth.PreApplicationStartCode threw an exception with the following error message: The type initializer for 'DotNetOpenAuth.Reporting' threw an exception..] System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethodsCore(ICollection`1 methods, Func`1 setHostingEnvironmentCultures) +550 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethods(ICollection`1 methods) +132 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CallPreStartInitMethods(String preStartInitListPath) +90 System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ExecutePreAppStart() +135 System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters, PolicyLevel policyLevel, Exception appDomainCreationException) +516 [HttpException (0x80004005): The pre-application start initialization method Start on type Microsoft.Web.WebPages.OAuth.PreApplicationStartCode threw an exception with the following error message: The type initializer for 'DotNetOpenAuth.Reporting' threw an exception..] System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +9873784 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +101 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +254

      Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.18033