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Data Box Heavy Deploy Copy Data
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_first
powershell_heavy
windows_tools
missing_linux_example
Summary
The documentation demonstrates a clear Windows bias: Windows instructions and examples (using net use, File Explorer, and Robocopy) are presented first and in much greater detail than Linux equivalents. The Linux section is brief, lacks detailed copy tool examples, and even contains a likely error (mount -t nfs instead of -t cifs for SMB). Only Windows-specific tools (Robocopy) are discussed in depth, with no Linux alternatives (like rsync or smbclient) shown for SMB copy. The copy performance tuning section only references Robocopy sessions/threads, not Linux tools. This results in a lack of parity and guidance for Linux users.
Recommendations
- Provide equally detailed Linux instructions for connecting to SMB shares, using the correct mount command (mount -t cifs) and showing how to specify credentials.
- Include Linux-native SMB copy tool examples (such as smbclient, rsync over SMB, or cp after mounting) with sample commands and output, similar to the Robocopy section.
- Add performance tuning guidance for Linux copy tools (e.g., rsync options, parallelization strategies) analogous to the Robocopy tuning table.
- Mention Linux tools and patterns alongside Windows tools, not only in separate sections but also in summary tables and recommendations.
- Correct any technical inaccuracies (e.g., using -t nfs for SMB is likely incorrect; should be -t cifs or -t smb3).
- Where Robocopy is referenced, also reference Linux equivalents and provide links to their documentation.
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| 2026-01-14 00:00 | #250 | in_progress |
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| 2026-01-13 00:00 | #246 | completed |
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| 2026-01-11 00:00 | #240 | completed |
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| 2026-01-10 00:00 | #237 | completed |
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| 2026-01-09 00:34 | #234 | completed |
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| 2026-01-08 00:53 | #231 | completed |
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| 2026-01-06 18:15 | #225 | cancelled |
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | cancelled |
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| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed |
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| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled |
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| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled |
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Flagged Code Snippets
net use \\10.100.10.100\databoxe2etest_BlockBlob /u:databoxe2etest
Enter the password for 'databoxe2etest' to connect to '10.100.10.100':
The command completed successfully.
robocopy <Source> <Target> * /e /r:3 /w:60 /is /nfl /ndl /np /MT:32 or 64 /fft /Log+:<LogFile>