Test-AzureTrafficManagerDomainName: Please deprecate in favor of Test-AzureName

[pcgeek86]

The Azure PowerShell module (I'm running 0.8.13) has a Test-AzureName command that tests the availability and validity of globally-unique DNS names for:

• Azure Cloud Services
• Azure Storage Accounts
• Azure ServiceBus Namespaces
• Azure Websites

However, the Azure Traffic Manager feature has a separate command dedicated to testing the availability of globally-unique Traffic Manager DNS names, called ``Test-AzureTrafficManagerDomainName. Having a separate command, just for Traffic Manager, is inconsistent from an end user experience, and the functionality it offers should be merged into the Test-AzureName` command.

Feel free to e-mail me with any questions or input on this topic.

Cheers,
Trevor Sullivan
Microsoft MVP: PowerShell
http://trevorsullivan.net
http://twitter.com/pcgeek86

[jtuliani]

Thanks for the suggestion Trevor. You're absolutely right about this.

We're currently prioritizing investments in the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) API, and the PowerShell/SDK that comes with it. So, we may leave this as-is in the existing PowerShell, but I've made a note of your remarks so we can get this 'right' in the ARM experience for Traffic Manager.

Thanks for the suggestion, and please keep them coming!

Regards,
Jonathan Tuliani
Program Manager
Azure Networking - DNS and Traffic Manager

[pcgeek86]

@jtuliani Thank you for your response, and confirmation that you have taken note of this for the Azure Resource Manager module. Looking forward to seeing its implementation in ARM soon. :)

Cheers,
Trevor Sullivan
Microsoft MVP: PowerShell
http://trevorsullivan.net
http://twitter.com/pcgeek86

[matt-gibbs]

Closing this issue. It should be covered in the upcoming ARM commands.