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
⚠️ windows_tools
⚠️ powershell_heavy
Summary:
The documentation is heavily biased towards Windows environments. All operating system requirements, installation instructions, command-line examples, and troubleshooting steps are exclusively for Windows Server. There are no references to Linux support, tools, or equivalent commands. PowerShell is used for scripting and automation, and Windows-specific tools such as Control Panel and Registry Editor are referenced throughout. No Linux installation, management, or command-line examples are provided.
Recommendations:
  • Clearly state if Linux is unsupported for the configuration server; if it is supported, add equivalent Linux prerequisites, installation, and management instructions.
  • Provide Linux command-line examples (e.g., bash scripts) for installation, registration, and proxy configuration.
  • Include Linux-specific troubleshooting steps and references to Linux tools (e.g., systemctl, cron, /etc configuration files) where applicable.
  • If only Windows is supported, add a prominent note at the top of the documentation clarifying this to avoid confusion.
  • Where PowerShell is used, provide bash or shell script equivalents for Linux environments if supported.
  • Reference Linux package management and service management tools where relevant (e.g., apt, yum, systemctl).
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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-09-12 00:00 #109 completed ✅ Clean
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

Flagged Code Snippets

UnifiedSetup.exe [/ServerMode <CS/PS>] [/InstallDrive <DriveLetter>] [/MySQLCredsFilePath <MySQL credentials file path>] [/VaultCredsFilePath <Vault credentials file path>] [/EnvType <VMWare/NonVMWare>] [/PSIP <IP address to be used for data transfer] [/CSIP <IP address of CS to be registered with>] [/PassphraseFilePath <Passphrase file path>]
MicrosoftAzureSiteRecoveryUnifiedSetup.exe /q /x:C:\Temp\Extracted cd C:\Temp\Extracted UNIFIEDSETUP.EXE /AcceptThirdpartyEULA /servermode "CS" /InstallLocation "D:\" /MySQLCredsFilePath "C:\Temp\MySQLCredentialsfile.txt" /VaultCredsFilePath "C:\Temp\MyVault.vaultcredentials" /EnvType "VMWare"
reg delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Azure Site Recovery\Registration net stop dra
$Pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString -String MyProxyUserPassword Set-OBMachineSetting -ProxyServer http://myproxyserver.domain.com -ProxyPort PortNumber –ProxyUserName domain\username -ProxyPassword $Pwd net stop obengine net start obengine
$Pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString -String MyProxyUserPassword Set-OBMachineSetting -ProxyServer http://myproxyserver.domain.com -ProxyPort PortNumber –ProxyUserName domain\username -ProxyPassword $Pwd net stop obengine net start obengine
$pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString -String MyProxyUserPassword Set-OBMachineSetting -ProxyServer http://myproxyserver.domain.com -ProxyPort PortNumber –ProxyUserName domain\username -ProxyPassword $pwd net stop obengine net start obengine
reg delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Azure Site Recovery\Registration
$vault = Get–AzRecoveryServicesVault –Name <name of your vault> Set-AzRecoveryServicesAsrVaultContext –Vault $vault