How can I disable an Azure Redis Cache?

Solution 1:

I was able to find an answer through the Azure Cache forum on MSDN.

For the time being, there is no deactivate or disable command. And under the Preview release, some of the Redis commands, such as SHUTDOWN, have been disabled.

For more information, see:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsazure/en-US/3730b7d1-f0bd-4a02-b35e-e0078ba1bba4/how-can-i-disable-an-azure-redis-cache?forum=azurecache

Solution 2:

I have the same requirement where I want to disable the cache to do some testing. I had to work around by using FireWall option and input a random ip that isn't mines.