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Bias Analysis
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Summary:
The documentation demonstrates a Windows bias in several areas: bandwidth throttling and automation examples are provided exclusively using Windows PowerShell and Windows-specific tools (NetQosPolicy, Scheduled Tasks), with no Linux equivalents or guidance. The OS upgrade feature is available only for Windows, and this is explicitly stated. Throughout the document, Windows terminology and patterns (such as IIS, Windows scheduled tasks, and PowerShell scripting) are presented without Linux alternatives. In some tables and feature explanations, Windows OSes are listed first, and Linux support is mentioned but not detailed with equivalent operational examples.
Recommendations:
- Provide Linux-specific examples for bandwidth throttling and automation, such as using tc, wondershaper, or iptables for bandwidth control, and cron jobs or systemd timers for scheduling on Linux-based Azure Migrate appliances.
- When presenting PowerShell or Windows tool-based instructions, include parallel instructions for common Linux distributions, with tested shell scripts or command-line equivalents.
- Where features are Windows-only (such as OS upgrade during migration), clarify if/when Linux support is planned, and suggest best practices or workarounds for Linux users.
- Ensure that documentation tables and lists alternate or balance the order of Windows and Linux information, and provide parity in detail and guidance for both platforms.
- Explicitly mention any limitations or differences in Linux support, and link to relevant Linux documentation or community resources.
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Flagged Code Snippets
New-NetQosPolicy -Name "ThrottleReplication" -AppPathNameMatchCondition "GatewayWindowsService.exe" -ThrottleRateActionBitsPerSecond 1MB
#Replace with an account that's part of the local Administrators group
$User = "localVmName\userName"
#Set the task names
$ThrottleBandwidthTask = "ThrottleBandwidth"
$IncreaseBandwidthTask = "IncreaseBandwidth"
#Create a directory to host PowerShell scaling scripts
if (!(Test-Path "C:\ReplicationBandwidthScripts"))
{
New-Item -Path "C:\" -Name "ReplicationBandwidthScripts" -Type Directory
}
#Set your minimum bandwidth to be used during replication by changing the ThrottleRateActionBitsPerSecond parameter
#Currently set to 10 MBps
New-Item C:\ReplicationBandwidthScripts\ThrottleBandwidth.ps1
Set-Content C:\ReplicationBandwidthScripts\ThrottleBandwidth.ps1 'Set-NetQosPolicy -Name "ThrottleReplication" -ThrottleRateActionBitsPerSecond 10MB'
$ThrottleBandwidthScript = "C:\ReplicationBandwidthScripts\ThrottleBandwidth.ps1"
#Set your maximum bandwidth to be used during replication by changing the ThrottleRateActionBitsPerSecond parameter
#Currently set to 1000 MBps
New-Item C:\ReplicationBandwidthScripts\IncreaseBandwidth.ps1
Set-Content C:\ReplicationBandwidthScripts\IncreaseBandwidth.ps1 'Set-NetQosPolicy -Name "ThrottleReplication" -ThrottleRateActionBitsPerSecond 1000MB'
$IncreaseBandwidthScript = "C:\ReplicationBandwidthScripts\IncreaseBandwidth.ps1"
#Timezone set on the Azure Migrate Appliance (VM) is used; change the frequency to meet your needs
#In this example, the bandwidth is being throttled every weekday at 8:00 AM local time
#The bandwidth is being increased every weekday at 6:00 PM local time
$ThrottleBandwidthTrigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Weekly -DaysOfWeek Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday -At 8:00am
$IncreaseBandwidthTrigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Weekly -DaysOfWeek Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday -At 6:00pm
#Setting the task action to execute the scripts
$ThrottleBandwidthAction = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "PowerShell.exe" -Argument "-executionpolicy bypass -noprofile -file $ThrottleBandwidthScript"
$IncreaseBandwidthAction = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "PowerShell.exe" -Argument "-executionpolicy bypass -noprofile -file $IncreaseBandwidthScript"
#Creating the scheduled tasks
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $ThrottleBandwidthTask -Trigger $ThrottleBandwidthTrigger -User $User -Action $ThrottleBandwidthAction -RunLevel Highest -Force
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $IncreaseBandwidthTask -Trigger $IncreaseBandwidthTrigger -User $User -Action $IncreaseBandwidthAction -RunLevel Highest -Force