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Azure Stack Edge Gpu Deploy Virtual Machine Custom Script Extension
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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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powershell_heavy
⚠️
windows_first
⚠️
windows_tools
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missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation exhibits a strong Windows bias. All deployment and management commands use PowerShell cmdlets, even for Linux VMs. Windows examples and file paths are presented first and in more detail. Linux-specific tools, shell commands, and file paths are either missing or only briefly mentioned. The Linux section reuses Windows-centric PowerShell deployment and tracking commands, and does not provide equivalent Bash/CLI examples or Linux-native workflows.
Recommendations:
- Provide Azure CLI and Bash examples for deploying and managing the Custom Script Extension on Linux VMs, rather than only PowerShell.
- Include Linux-native file paths and log locations alongside Windows paths, and explain their significance.
- Show Linux shell commands (e.g., mkdir, touch, cat) in the 'commandToExecute' examples, rather than using Windows-style commands or referencing the /home/Administrator directory, which is not standard on Linux.
- Present Linux and Windows instructions in parallel, giving equal prominence to both, rather than always listing Windows first.
- Demonstrate how to track and remove extensions using Linux-native tools or Azure CLI, not just PowerShell.
- Clarify any differences in publisher/type/typeHandlerVersion for Linux vs. Windows extensions, and provide context for Linux users.
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| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled | ❌ Biased |
Flagged Code Snippets
$templateFile = "<Path to addCSExtensiontoVM.json file>"
$templateParameterFile = "<Path to addCSExtWindowsVM.parameters.json file>"
$RGName = "<Resource group name>"
New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "<Deployment name>"
Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName <Name of resource group> -VMName <Name of VM> -Name <Name of the extension>
C:\WindowsAzure\Logs\Plugins\Microsoft.Compute.CustomScriptExtension
C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Compute.CustomScriptExtension\1.*\Downloads\<n>
$templateFile = "<Path to addCSExtensionToVM.json file>"
$templateParameterFile = "<Path to addCSExtLinuxVM.parameters.json file>"
$RGName = "<Resource group name>"
New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "<Deployment name>"
Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName myResourceGroup -VMName <VM Name> -Name <Extension Name>
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"vmName": {
"value": "VM5"
},
"extensionName": {
"value": "CustomScriptExtension"
},
"publisher": {
"value": "Microsoft.Compute"
},
"type": {
"value": "CustomScriptExtension"
},
"typeHandlerVersion": {
"value": "1.10"
},
"settings": {
"value": {
"commandToExecute" : "md C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\test"
}
}
}
}
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addCSExtensiontoVM.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateParameterFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addCSExtWindowsVM.parameters.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $RGName = "myasegpuvm1"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "deployment7"
DeploymentName : deployment7
ResourceGroupName : myasegpuvm1
ProvisioningState : Succeeded
Timestamp : 12/17/2020 10:07:44 PM
Mode : Incremental
TemplateLink :
Parameters :
Name Type Value
=============== ========================= ==========
vmName String VM5
extensionName String CustomScriptExtension
publisher String Microsoft.Compute
type String CustomScriptExtension
typeHandlerVersion String 1.10
settings Object {
"commandToExecute": "md C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\test"
}
Outputs :
DeploymentDebugLogLevel :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName myasegpuvm1 -VMName VM5 -Name CustomScriptExtension
ResourceGroupName : myasegpuvm1
VMName : VM5
Name : CustomScriptExtension
Location : dbelocal
Etag : null
Publisher : Microsoft.Compute
ExtensionType : CustomScriptExtension
TypeHandlerVersion : 1.10
Id : /subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/myasegpuvm1/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/VM5/extensions/CustomScriptExtension
PublicSettings : {
"commandToExecute": "md C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\test"
}
ProtectedSettings :
ProvisioningState : Creating
Statuses :
SubStatuses :
AutoUpgradeMinorVersion : True
ForceUpdateTag :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addCSExtensionToVM.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateParameterFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addCSExtLinuxVM.parameters.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $RGName = "myasegpuvm1"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "deployment99"
DeploymentName : deployment99
ResourceGroupName : myasegpuvm1
ProvisioningState : Succeeded
Timestamp : 12/18/2020 1:55:23 AM
Mode : Incremental
TemplateLink :
Parameters :
Name Type Value
=============== ========================= ==========
vmName String VM6
extensionName String LinuxCustomScriptExtension
publisher String Microsoft.Azure.Extensions
type String CustomScript
typeHandlerVersion String 2.0
settings Object {
"commandToExecute": "sudo echo 'some text' >> /home/Administrator/file2.txt"
}
Outputs :
DeploymentDebugLogLevel :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName myasegpuvm1 -VMName VM5 -Name CustomScriptExtension
ResourceGroupName : myasegpuvm1
VMName : VM5
Name : CustomScriptExtension
Location : dbelocal
Etag : null
Publisher : Microsoft.Compute
ExtensionType : CustomScriptExtension
TypeHandlerVersion : 1.10
Id : /subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/myasegpuvm1/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/VM5/extensions/CustomScriptExtension
PublicSettings : {
"commandToExecute": "md C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\test"
}
ProtectedSettings :
ProvisioningState : Creating
Statuses :
SubStatuses :
AutoUpgradeMinorVersion : True
ForceUpdateTag :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Remove-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName myasegpuvm1 -VMName VM6 -Name LinuxCustomScriptExtension
Virtual machine extension removal operation
This cmdlet will remove the specified virtual machine extension. Do you want to continue?
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): Yes
RequestId IsSuccessStatusCode StatusCode ReasonPhrase
--------- ------------------- ---------- ------------
True OK OK