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File Sync Disaster Recovery Best Practices
This page contains Windows bias
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Detected Bias Types
windows_tools
powershell_heavy
missing_linux_example
windows_first
Summary
The documentation page for Azure File Sync disaster recovery demonstrates a Windows bias. It exclusively references Windows-centric tools and patterns, such as Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), the Previous Versions tab, DFS-N, and PowerShell, without mentioning Linux equivalents or providing Linux-specific guidance. There are no examples or instructions for Linux servers, nor is there discussion of cross-platform considerations, despite Azure File Sync supporting SMB and potentially being used in mixed environments.
Recommendations
- Add explicit guidance for disaster recovery scenarios involving Linux servers, including supported backup and restore strategies.
- Provide Linux-specific examples for backup, restore, and failover operations, such as using rsync, cron, or native Linux snapshot tools (e.g., LVM snapshots).
- Mention cross-platform limitations and considerations, clarifying which features (e.g., VSS, Previous Versions tab) are Windows-only and suggesting Linux alternatives.
- Include PowerShell alternatives for Linux, such as Azure CLI or REST API commands, for enabling features and performing restores.
- Reorder sections or add parallel Linux guidance so that Windows and Linux are treated equally, rather than Windows-first.
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