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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
powershell_heavy
windows_tools
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 for gathering VM lists use VMware vSphere PowerCLI (PowerShell), and instructions reference Windows-specific tools (ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe, Notepad, UNC paths). The report output requires Microsoft Excel on Windows, and there is no mention of Linux/macOS alternatives or guidance for running the tool or processing results on non-Windows platforms.
Recommendations
- Provide equivalent Linux/macOS instructions for gathering VM lists (e.g., using VMware CLI tools, Python scripts, or bash commands).
- Clarify whether ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe can be run under Wine or Mono on Linux/macOS, or explicitly state Windows-only requirements.
- Suggest cross-platform alternatives for viewing and processing the report output (e.g., LibreOffice for Excel files, or provide CSV output options).
- Add a section explicitly outlining platform requirements and limitations, so non-Windows users can plan accordingly.
- If the tool is strictly Windows-only, recommend remote access or VM solutions for Linux/macOS users.
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