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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
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Summary:
The documentation demonstrates a moderate Windows bias. While it covers both Windows and Linux migration scenarios in general descriptions and OS support tables, practical examples and tooling guidance are almost exclusively Windows-centric. Powershell and Windows-specific tools are used for bandwidth throttling, with no Linux equivalents provided. Windows migration scenarios, features, and upgrades are often discussed first or in more detail, and some advanced features (like in-place OS upgrade during migration) are only available for Windows, with Linux explicitly excluded. There are no Linux command-line or tooling examples for common administrative tasks, and Linux users are left to infer or research their own solutions.
Recommendations:
- Provide Linux-equivalent examples for operational tasks, such as bandwidth throttling (e.g., using tc, wondershaper, or firewalld on Linux appliances).
- When showing Powershell or Windows command-line examples, include a corresponding Linux shell (bash) example if the appliance can run on Linux, or clarify if only Windows is supported.
- Balance the order of presentation: alternate or parallelize Windows and Linux examples and feature descriptions, rather than listing Windows first or exclusively.
- Document any limitations or differences for Linux-based appliances or migrations, and provide links to Linux-specific guidance where available.
- If certain features (such as in-place OS upgrade during migration) are Windows-only, explicitly state this and provide a roadmap or workaround for Linux users.
- Add troubleshooting and operational guidance for common Linux distributions in parity with Windows.
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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