Document Details

Enable Wad
Home / Scan #2 / Enable Wad
Sad Tux - Windows bias detected
This page contains Windows bias

About This Page

This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
GitHub View on GitHub 📚 View on Microsoft Learn

Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
powershell_heavy
windows_first
missing_linux_example
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation page demonstrates a strong Windows bias by exclusively providing PowerShell-based instructions and commands for applying the Azure diagnostics extension. All command-line examples use PowerShell, with no mention of Bash, Azure CLI, or Linux-native tooling. The configuration file examples reference Windows-style performance counters and patterns. There are no Linux-specific instructions, examples, or troubleshooting notes, and the documentation does not address how to perform these tasks from a Linux or cross-platform environment.
Recommendations
  • Add equivalent Azure CLI examples for all PowerShell commands, as Azure CLI is cross-platform and widely used on Linux.
  • Include Bash shell script examples for downloading and managing configuration files.
  • Document any differences or considerations when applying the diagnostics extension to Linux-based cloud service roles, if supported.
  • Mention and link to Linux tools or documentation where relevant, such as using curl/wget for file downloads or jq for JSON manipulation.
  • Ensure that references to performance counters or monitoring patterns include Linux equivalents (e.g., CPU/memory metrics as reported by Linux).
  • Clearly state platform limitations or differences if the extension or process is Windows-only.
GitHub Create Pull Request

Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2026-01-14 00:00 #250 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-01-13 00:00 #246 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-12 00:00 #243 cancelled Biased Biased
2026-01-11 00:00 #240 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-10 00:00 #237 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-09 00:34 #234 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-08 00:53 #231 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-06 18:15 #225 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-08-17 00:01 #83 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Clean Clean
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled Biased Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

# Create WAD extension object
$storageAccountKey = Get-AzStorageAccountKey -ResourceGroupName "ContosOrg" -Name "contosostorageaccount"
$configFilePath = "<Insert WAD public configuration file path>"
$wadExtension = New-AzCloudServiceDiagnosticsExtension -Name "WADExtension" -ResourceGroupName "ContosOrg" -CloudServiceName "ContosoCS" -StorageAccountName "contosostorageaccount" -StorageAccountKey $storageAccountKey[0].Value -DiagnosticsConfigurationPath $configFilePath -TypeHandlerVersion "1.5" -AutoUpgradeMinorVersion $true 

# Add <privateConfig> settings
$wadExtension.ProtectedSetting = "<Insert WAD Private Configuration as raw string here>"

# Get existing Cloud Service
$cloudService = Get-AzCloudService -ResourceGroup "ContosOrg" -CloudServiceName "ContosoCS"

# Add WAD extension to existing Cloud Service extension object
$cloudService.ExtensionProfile.Extension = $cloudService.ExtensionProfile.Extension + $wadExtension

# Update Cloud Service
$cloudService | Update-AzCloudService

(Get-AzureServiceAvailableExtension -ExtensionName 'PaaSDiagnostics' -ProviderNamespace 'Microsoft.Azure.Diagnostics').PublicConfigurationSchema | Out-File -Encoding utf8 -FilePath 'PublicWadConfig.xsd'

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PublicConfig xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2010/10/DiagnosticsConfiguration">
  <WadCfg>
    <DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration overallQuotaInMB="25000">
      <PerformanceCounters scheduledTransferPeriod="PT1M">
        <PerformanceCounterConfiguration counterSpecifier="\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time" sampleRate="PT1M" unit="percent" />
        <PerformanceCounterConfiguration counterSpecifier="\Memory\Committed Bytes" sampleRate="PT1M" unit="bytes"/>
      </PerformanceCounters>
      <EtwProviders>
        <EtwEventSourceProviderConfiguration provider="SampleEventSourceWriter" scheduledTransferPeriod="PT5M">
          <Event id="1" eventDestination="EnumsTable"/>
          <DefaultEvents eventDestination="DefaultTable" />
        </EtwEventSourceProviderConfiguration>
      </EtwProviders>
    </DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration>
  </WadCfg>
</PublicConfig>

(Get-AzureServiceAvailableExtension -ExtensionName 'PaaSDiagnostics' -ProviderNamespace 'Microsoft.Azure.Diagnostics').PrivateConfigurationSchema | Out-File -Encoding utf8 -FilePath 'PrivateWadConfig.xsd'