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

Bias Types:
⚠️ windows_first
⚠️ missing_linux_example
⚠️ powershell_heavy
Summary:
The documentation demonstrates a Windows bias by exclusively creating Windows Server VMs (using the 'win2019datacenter' image) and providing only PowerShell-based IIS installation commands. There are no examples for deploying or configuring Linux VMs, nor instructions for installing a Linux web server (such as Apache or Nginx). The automation and scripting examples for configuring backend servers are Windows-specific, and Linux alternatives are not mentioned.
Recommendations:
  • Provide parallel examples for creating Linux VMs (e.g., using Ubuntu or CentOS images) alongside the Windows VM creation steps.
  • Include instructions and az vm extension set commands for installing a web server on Linux VMs (such as Apache or Nginx), and for customizing the default web page to show the VM name.
  • Clearly label sections as 'Windows example' and 'Linux example' where applicable, or present both options together.
  • Avoid assuming PowerShell or Windows-specific tools/scripts; use cross-platform scripting or provide Bash/Linux shell alternatives.
  • In the 'Install IIS' section, add a corresponding 'Install Apache/Nginx on Linux' section with appropriate commands.
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Scan History

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

az vm create \ --resource-group CreatePubLBQS-rg \ --name myVM1 \ --nics myNicVM1 \ --image win2019datacenter \ --admin-username azureuser \ --zone 1 \ --no-wait
az vm create \ --resource-group CreatePubLBQS-rg \ --name myVM2 \ --nics myNicVM2 \ --image win2019datacenter \ --admin-username azureuser \ --zone 2 \ --no-wait
array=(myVM1 myVM2) for vm in "${array[@]}" do az vm extension set \ --publisher Microsoft.Compute \ --version 1.8 \ --name CustomScriptExtension \ --vm-name $vm \ --resource-group CreatePubLBQS-rg \ --settings '{"commandToExecute":"powershell Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server; powershell Add-Content -Path \"C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\Default.htm\" -Value $($env:computername)"}' done