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How To Migrate Vmware Vms With Cmk Disks
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ powershell_heavy
⚠️ missing_linux_example
⚠️ windows_tools
⚠️ windows_first
Summary:
The documentation page demonstrates a strong Windows bias by exclusively using Azure PowerShell for all command-line examples and automation steps. There are no CLI (az), Bash, or Linux-native instructions or examples provided. References to documentation for creating disk encryption sets and double encryption also point to Windows/PowerShell-specific guides. The workflow assumes a Windows environment (e.g., file paths like C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\template.json) and does not mention or illustrate how to perform these tasks from a Linux or cross-platform perspective.
Recommendations:
  • Provide equivalent examples using the Azure CLI (az) in addition to PowerShell, especially for key steps like creating disk encryption sets, retrieving VM details, and deploying ARM templates.
  • Include Bash shell command examples and Linux file path conventions where relevant (e.g., ~/Downloads/template.json).
  • Link to both Windows/PowerShell and Linux/Azure CLI documentation for referenced tasks (such as disk encryption set creation).
  • Explicitly state that the process can be performed from Linux/macOS environments and highlight any differences or prerequisites.
  • Consider adding a section or callout for cross-platform users, summarizing which tools and commands are supported on which OS.
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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 ❌ Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $ProjectResourceGroup -TemplateFile "C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\template.json"
$Location = "southcentralus" #Target Azure region for migration $TargetResourceGroupName = "ContosoMigrationTarget" $KeyVaultName = "ContosoCMKKV" $KeyName = "ContosoCMKKey" $KeyDestination = "Software" $DiskEncryptionSetName = "ContosoCMKDES" $KeyVault = New-AzKeyVault -Name $KeyVaultName -ResourceGroupName $TargetResourceGroupName -Location $Location -EnableSoftDelete -EnablePurgeProtection $Key = Add-AzKeyVaultKey -VaultName $KeyVaultName -Name $KeyName -Destination $KeyDestination $desConfig = New-AzDiskEncryptionSetConfig -Location $Location -SourceVaultId $KeyVault.ResourceId -KeyUrl $Key.Key.Kid -IdentityType SystemAssigned $des = New-AzDiskEncryptionSet -Name $DiskEncryptionSetName -ResourceGroupName $TargetResourceGroupName -InputObject $desConfig Set-AzKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName $KeyVaultName -ObjectId $des.Identity.PrincipalId -PermissionsToKeys wrapkey,unwrapkey,get New-AzRoleAssignment -ResourceName $KeyVaultName -ResourceGroupName $TargetResourceGroupName -ResourceType "Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults" -ObjectId $des.Identity.PrincipalId -RoleDefinitionName "Reader"
$ProjectResourceGroup = "ContosoVMwareCMK" #Resource group that the Azure Migrate Project is created in $ProjectName = "ContosoVMwareCMK" #Name of the Azure Migrate Project $solution = Get-AzResource -ResourceGroupName $ProjectResourceGroup -ResourceType Microsoft.Migrate/MigrateProjects/solutions -ExpandProperties -ResourceName $ProjectName | where Name -eq "Servers-Discovery-ServerDis covery" # Displays one entry for each appliance in the project mapping the appliance to the VMware sites discovered through the appliance. $solution.Properties.details.extendedDetails.applianceNameToSiteIdMapV2 | ConvertFrom-Json | select ApplianceName, SiteId
#Replace value with SiteId from the previous step $SiteId = "/subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/ContosoVMwareCMK/providers/Microsoft.OffAzure/VMwareSites/VMwareApplianca8basite" $SiteName = Get-AzResource -ResourceId $SiteId -ExpandProperties | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name $DiscoveredMachines = Get-AzResource -ResourceGroupName $ProjectResourceGroup -ResourceType Microsoft.OffAzure/VMwareSites/machines -ExpandProperties -ResourceName $SiteName #Get machine details PS /home/bharathram> $MachineName = "FPL-W19-09" #Replace string with VMware VM name of the machine to migrate PS /home/bharathram> $machine = $Discoveredmachines | where {$_.Properties.displayName -eq $MachineName} PS /home/bharathram> $machine.count #Validate that only 1 VM was found matching this name.
PS > $machine.Name 10-150-8-52-b090bef3-b733-5e34-bc8f-eb6f2701432a_50098f99-f949-22ca-642b-724ec6595210 PS > $machine.ResourceId /subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/ContosoVMwareCMK/providers/Microsoft.OffAzure/VMwareSites/VMwareApplianca8basite/machines/10-150-8-52-b090bef3-b733-5e34-bc8f-eb6f2701432a_50098f99-f949-22ca-642b-724ec6595210 PS > $machine.Properties.disks | select uuid, label, name, maxSizeInBytes uuid label name maxSizeInBytes ---- ----- ---- -------------- 6000C291-5106-2aac-7a74-4f33c3ddb78c Hard disk 1 scsi0:0 42949672960 6000C293-39a1-bd70-7b24-735f0eeb79c4 Hard disk 2 scsi0:1 53687091200 6000C29e-cbee-4d79-39c7-d00dd0208aa9 Hard disk 3 scsi0:2 53687091200
DeploymentName : template ResourceGroupName : ContosoVMwareCMK ProvisioningState : Succeeded Timestamp : 3/11/2020 8:52:00 PM Mode : Incremental TemplateLink : Parameters : Outputs : DeploymentDebugLogLevel :