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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
⚠️ windows_tools
⚠️ missing_linux_example
⚠️ windows_first
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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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-08-17 00:01 #83 in_progress ✅ Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed ❌ Biased
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled ✅ Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled ❌ Biased

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