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Faq Data Migration Protection
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This page contains Windows bias
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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
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation mentions both Linux (rsync) and Windows (robocopy) tools for data migration, but consistently lists the Windows tool (robocopy) after the Linux tool (rsync) and does not provide detailed examples for either. However, there is a slight bias in that robocopy (a Windows-specific tool) is highlighted for SMB workloads, while no Linux-native SMB migration tool (such as smbclient or cifs-utils) is mentioned. Additionally, while the documentation is generally cross-platform, it does not provide parity in tool recommendations for Linux users working with SMB shares.
Recommendations:
- Include Linux-native SMB migration tools (e.g., smbclient, cifs-utils, or mount.cifs with cp/rsync) alongside robocopy for SMB workloads.
- Provide example commands for both Linux and Windows environments for NFS and SMB migrations.
- Explicitly state that both Linux and Windows tools are supported for both NFS and SMB, and offer at least one example for each.
- Consider listing tools in a neutral order (e.g., alphabetically or grouped by protocol) rather than by OS preference.
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Scan History
| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 00:00 | #102 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-08 00:00 | #74 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-07 00:00 | #73 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-06 00:00 | #72 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-05 00:00 | #71 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-04 00:00 | #70 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-03 00:00 | #69 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-02 00:00 | #68 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-01 00:00 | #67 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-31 00:00 | #66 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-30 00:00 | #65 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-29 00:01 | #64 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-28 00:00 | #63 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-27 00:00 | #62 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-26 00:01 | #61 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-25 00:00 | #60 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-24 00:00 | #59 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-23 00:00 | #58 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-22 00:01 | #57 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-21 00:00 | #56 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-19 13:51 | #54 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-17 00:00 | #53 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-16 00:00 | #52 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-15 00:00 | #51 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled | ❌ Biased |