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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ powershell_heavy
⚠️ windows_first
Summary:
The documentation provides extensive PowerShell examples for configuring diagnostic settings, with detailed, step-by-step scripts for each scenario (Log Analytics, Storage Account, Event Hub). The PowerShell section is presented before the Azure CLI section, which is more commonly used on Linux and macOS. There are no examples using Bash scripting or Linux-specific tools, and no mention of cross-platform shell considerations. While Azure CLI examples are present, the prominence and depth of PowerShell coverage, as well as its placement before CLI, indicate a Windows-first and PowerShell-heavy bias.
Recommendations:
  • Present Azure CLI examples before PowerShell examples, as Azure CLI is cross-platform and more widely used on Linux/macOS.
  • Add Bash script examples or notes on running Azure CLI commands in Linux/macOS environments.
  • Explicitly mention that both PowerShell and Azure CLI are supported on all platforms, and clarify any OS-specific requirements.
  • Where possible, provide parity in the level of detail and explanation between PowerShell and Azure CLI sections.
  • Consider including a table or section comparing the commands in PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Bash to highlight cross-platform support.
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Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-08-17 00:01 #83 in_progress ✅ Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 in_progress ❌ Biased
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled ✅ Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled ✅ Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

Connect-AzAccount
## Place the load balancer in a variable. ## $lbpara = @{ ResourceGroupName = <your-resource-group-name> Name = <your-load-balancer-name> } $lb = Get-AzLoadBalancer @lbpara ## Place the workspace in a variable. ## $wspara = @{ ResourceGroupName = <your-resource-group-name> Name = <your-log-analytics-workspace-name> } $ws = Get-AzOperationalInsightsWorkspace @wspara ## Enable the diagnostic setting. ## Set-AzDiagnosticSetting ` -ResourceId $lb.id ` -Name <your-diagnostic-setting-name> ` -Enabled $true ` -MetricCategory 'AllMetrics' ` -WorkspaceId $ws.ResourceId
## Place the load balancer in a variable. ## $lbpara = @{ ResourceGroupName = <your-resource-group-name> Name = <your-load-balancer-name> } $lb = Get-AzLoadBalancer @lbpara ## Place the storage account in a variable. ## $storpara = @{ ResourceGroupName = <your-resource-group-name> Name = <your-storage-account-name> } $storage = Get-AzStorageAccount @storpara ## Enable the diagnostic setting. ## Set-AzDiagnosticSetting ` -ResourceId $lb.id ` -Name <your-diagnostic-setting-name> ` -StorageAccountId $storage.id ` -Enabled $true ` -MetricCategory 'AllMetrics'
## Place the load balancer in a variable. ## $lbpara = @{ ResourceGroupName = <your-resource-group-name> Name = <your-load-balancer-name> } $lb = Get-AzLoadBalancer @lbpara ## Place the event hub in a variable. ## $hubpara = @{ ResourceGroupName = <your-resource-group-name> Name = <your-event-hub-name> } $eventhub = Get-AzEventHubNamespace @hubpara ## Place the event hub authorization rule in a variable. ## $hubrule = @{ ResourceGroupName = 'myResourceGroup' Namespace = 'myeventhub8675' } $eventhubrule = Get-AzEventHubAuthorizationRule @hubrule ## Enable the diagnostic setting. ## Set-AzDiagnosticSetting ` -ResourceId $lb.Id ` -Name 'myDiagSetting-event'` -EventHubName $eventhub.Name ` -EventHubAuthorizationRuleId $eventhubrule.Id ` -Enabled $true ` -MetricCategory 'AllMetrics'