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Bias Analysis

Bias Types:

⚠️ powershell_heavy

⚠️ windows_tools

⚠️ windows_first

⚠️ missing_linux_example

Summary:

The documentation demonstrates a strong Windows bias. All command-line examples use Windows-style paths and syntax, and the only scripting example provided is with VMware vSphere PowerCLI (a Windows/PowerShell tool). The tool itself (ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe) is a Windows executable, and report generation requires Microsoft Excel on Windows. There are no Linux or cross-platform alternatives or examples, and Linux users are not addressed or given guidance.

Recommendations:

Provide explicit information about platform support for ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe (e.g., is it Windows-only? If so, state this clearly at the top).
If the tool is Windows-only, suggest workarounds for Linux/Mac users (such as using a Windows VM or container, or remote desktop to a Windows machine).
Offer alternative methods for generating the VM list using Linux tools (e.g., using govc, pyVmomi, or VMware CLI tools available on Linux) and provide equivalent bash or shell script examples.
Clarify whether the output report (Excel XLSM) can be viewed or processed on non-Windows platforms, and suggest alternatives if possible (e.g., using LibreOffice, or exporting to CSV).
Where possible, use platform-neutral language and avoid assuming the user is on Windows (e.g., avoid references to Notepad, Control Panel, or Windows-specific file paths unless necessary, and provide Linux/Mac equivalents where relevant).

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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

Flagged Code Snippets

Set-ExecutionPolicy –ExecutionPolicy AllSigned

ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation GenerateReport -Virtualization VMware -Server vCenter1.contoso.com -Directory “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData” -VMListFile “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData\ProfileVMList1.txt” -StartDate 01-10-2017:12:30 -EndDate 01-19-2017:12:30

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

Connect-VIServer -Server <server name> -User <user name> -Password <password> Get-VM | Select Name | Sort-Object -Property Name > <outputfile.txt>

ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation StartProfiling /?

ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation StartProfiling -Virtualization VMware -Directory “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData” -Server vCenter1.contoso.com -VMListFile “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData\ProfileVMList1.txt” -NoOfDaysToProfile 30 -User vCenterUser1 -StorageAccountName asrspfarm1 -StorageAccountKey Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==

ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation StartProfiling -Virtualization VMware -Directory “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData” -Server vCenter1.contoso.com -virtual machineListFile “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData\ProfileVMList1.txt” -NoOfMinutesToProfile 60 -User vCenterUser1

ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation GenerateReport -Virtualization VMware -Server vCenter1.contoso.com -Directory “\\PS1-W2K12R2\vCenter1_ProfiledData” -VMListFile “\\PS1-W2K12R2\vCenter1_ProfiledData\ProfileVMList1.txt”

ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation GenerateReport -Virtualization VMware -Directory “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData” -VMListFile “E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData\ProfileVMList1.txt” -SubscriptionID aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e -OfferID MS-AZR-0148P -TargetRegion southindia -Currency INR

ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation GetThroughput -Directory E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData -Virtualization VMware -VMListFile E:\vCenter1_ProfiledData\ProfileVMList1.txt -StorageAccountName asrspfarm1 -StorageAccountKey by8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==

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