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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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missing_linux_example
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powershell_heavy
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windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation demonstrates a strong Windows bias: all deployment and configuration steps for the Azure Migrate scale-out appliance are exclusively described for Windows Server environments. Only PowerShell scripts and Windows command-line tools (e.g., CertUtil) are provided, with no mention of Linux-based deployment, tools, or equivalent commands. The appliance is required to run on Windows Server 2019/2022, and all examples, screenshots, and troubleshooting steps assume a Windows environment. There is no guidance for Linux users or for deploying the appliance on a Linux server.
Recommendations:
- Provide explicit information about whether Linux-based deployment of the Azure Migrate appliance is supported. If not, state this clearly at the beginning of the documentation.
- If Linux deployment is supported, add parallel instructions, scripts, and examples for Linux environments (e.g., Bash scripts, Linux command-line equivalents for checksum validation such as sha256sum).
- Include guidance on how to perform prerequisite checks, appliance installation, and configuration on Linux servers if supported.
- Mention any limitations or differences in functionality between Windows and Linux deployments, if applicable.
- If only Windows is supported, consider providing rationale and possible workarounds for Linux-only environments.
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