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Site Recovery Vmware Deployment Planner Run
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
windows_first
missing_linux_example
Summary
The documentation for running the Deployment Planner for VMware disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery demonstrates a notable Windows bias. All examples and instructions assume the use of Windows tools (ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe), Windows file paths, and PowerShell/PowerCLI for VM discovery. There is no mention of Linux or macOS equivalents, nor guidance for running the tool or generating reports from non-Windows environments. The report output requires Microsoft Excel (Windows-only), and the instructions for file manipulation reference Notepad and UNC paths, further reinforcing the Windows-centric approach.
Recommendations
- Clarify in the introduction that the Deployment Planner tool and report generation are Windows-only, if this is an intentional product limitation.
- If the tool can run on Linux (e.g., via Mono or Wine), provide instructions and tested examples for Linux/macOS users.
- Offer alternative methods for VM discovery (e.g., using VMware CLI tools available on Linux) and file manipulation (e.g., using cat, grep, or text editors on Linux/macOS).
- Explicitly state the OS requirements and limitations for both the tool and report analysis.
- If possible, provide a cross-platform version of the Deployment Planner tool or a web-based report viewer.
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