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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
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Summary
The documentation is heavily biased toward Windows environments. All instructions, examples, and tooling are based on PowerShell, with explicit references to Windows-only features (e.g., PowerShell 5.1, Windows Update/WSUS, Windows file paths). There are no Linux or cross-platform instructions, nor any mention of running the tool or equivalent checks on Linux or macOS systems.
Recommendations
  • Provide explicit information about Linux and macOS support: State whether the Azure Stack Network Readiness Checker can be run on non-Windows platforms, and if not, clarify this limitation early in the documentation.
  • If the tool is Windows-only, suggest alternative methods or scripts for Linux users to perform similar network readiness checks (e.g., using curl, dig, traceroute, or custom scripts).
  • If cross-platform PowerShell (PowerShell Core/7+) is supported, include installation and usage instructions for Linux and macOS, with corresponding examples.
  • Include Linux/macOS file path examples for log and report locations, if applicable.
  • Rephrase sections that assume a Windows environment (e.g., references to C:\Users\..., Windows Update, etc.) to be more inclusive or to provide Linux/macOS alternatives where possible.
  • Add a note in the prerequisites section about platform compatibility and any required dependencies for non-Windows users.
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Flagged Code Snippets

Invoke-AzsNetworkValidation -DnsServer '10.50.10.50', '10.50.50.50' -DeviceFqdn 'aseclient.contoso.com' -TimeServer 'pool.ntp.org' -Proxy 'http://proxy.contoso.com:3128/' -SkipTests DuplicateIP -WindowsUpdateServer 'http://ase-prod.contoso.com' -OutputPath `C:\ase-network-tests`

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Invoke-AzsNetworkValidation -DnsServer '10.50.10.50' -TimeServer 'time.windows.com' -DeviceFqdn aseclient.contoso.com -ComputeIPs 10.10.52.1-10.10.52.20 -CustomUrl 'http://www.nytimes.com','http://fakename.fakeurl.com'

Invoke-AzsNetworkValidation v1.2100.1396.426 started.
Validating input parameters
The following tests will be executed: LinkLayer, IPConfig, DnsServer, PathMtu, TimeServer, AzureEndpoint, WindowsUpdateServer, DuplicateIP, DnsRegistration, CustomUrl
Validating Azure Stack Edge Network Readiness
        Link Layer: OK
        IP Configuration: OK
        DNS Server 10.50.10.50: OK
        Network Path MTU: OK
        Time Server time.windows.com: OK
        Azure ARM Endpoint: OK
        Azure Graph Endpoint: OK
        Azure Login Endpoint: OK
        Azure ManagementService Endpoint: OK
        Azure AseService Endpoint: OK
        Azure AseServiceBus Endpoint: OK
        Azure AseStorageAccount Endpoint: OK
        URL http://www.nytimes.com/: OK
        URL http://fakename.fakeurl.com/: Fail
        Windows Update Server windowsupdate.microsoft.com port 80: OK
        Windows Update Server update.microsoft.com port 80: OK
        Windows Update Server update.microsoft.com port 443: OK
        Windows Update Server download.windowsupdate.com port 80: OK
        Windows Update Server download.microsoft.com port 443: OK
        Windows Update Server go.microsoft.com port 80: OK
        Duplicate IP: Warning
        DNS Registration for aseclient.contoso.com: OK
        DNS Registration for login.aseclient.contoso.com: Fail
        DNS Registration for management.aseclient.contoso.com: Fail
        DNS Registration for *.blob.aseclient.contoso.com: Fail
        DNS Registration for compute.aseclient.contoso.com: Fail
Details:
[-] URL http://fakename.fakeurl.com/: fakename.fakeurl.com : DNS name does not exist
[-] Duplicate IP: Some IP addresses allocated to Azure Stack may be active on the network. Check the output log for the detailed list.
[-] DNS Registration for login.aseclient.contoso.com: login.aseclient.contoso.com : DNS name does not exist
[-] DNS Registration for management.aseclient.contoso.com: management.aseclient.contoso.com : DNS name does not exist
[-] DNS Registration for *.blob.aseclient.contoso.com: testname.aseclient.contoso.com : DNS name does not exist
[-] DNS Registration for compute.aseclient.contoso.com: compute.aseclient.contoso.com : DNS name does not exist
Additional help URL http://aka.ms/azsnrc

Log location (contains PII): C:\Users\[*redacted*]\AppData\Local\Temp\AzsReadinessChecker\AzsReadinessChecker.log
Report location (contains PII): C:\Users\[*redacted*]\AppData\Local\Temp\AzsReadinessChecker\AzsReadinessCheckerReport.json
Invoke-AzsNetworkValidation Completed