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Automation Dsc Extension History
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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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missing_linux_example
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windows_first
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powershell_heavy
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windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation page exclusively covers Windows operating systems, PowerShell, and Windows Management Framework (WMF) in all version histories, features, and instructions. There is no mention of Linux support, examples, or parity, despite Azure DSC historically having some Linux support. All examples, troubleshooting, and references are Windows-centric, and the only tools and patterns discussed are Windows/PowerShell-specific.
Recommendations:
- Explicitly state the current and historical support status for Linux in the introduction, including any retirement or deprecation notices.
- If Linux support is retired, provide a clear summary and links to migration or alternative solutions for Linux users.
- If any versions supported Linux, include those versions and their features in the version history table.
- Add Linux-specific examples, troubleshooting steps, and references where applicable, or clarify their absence.
- Where PowerShell or WMF is mentioned, note the equivalent (or lack thereof) for Linux, such as Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) or cross-platform DSC implementations.
- Ensure that any future documentation updates maintain parity in describing both Windows and Linux support, or clearly state when features are Windows-only.
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| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled | ❌ Biased |
Flagged Code Snippets
{
"code": "DeploymentFailed",
"message": "At least one resource deployment operation failed. Please list deployment operations for details. Please see https://aka.ms/arm-debug for usage details.",
"details": [{
"code": "Conflict",
"message": "{
\"status\": \"Failed\",
\"error\": {
\"code\": \"ResourceDeploymentFailure\",
\"message\": \"The resource operation completed with terminal provisioning state 'Failed'.\",
\"details\": [ {
\"code\": \"VMExtensionProvisioningError\",
\"message\": \"VM has reported a failure when processing extension 'Microsoft.Powershell.DSC'.
Error message: \\\"The DSC Extension failed to execute: Error downloading
https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/raw/master/dsc-extension-azure-automation-pullserver/UpdateLCMforAAPull.zip
after 29 attempts: The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel..\\nMore information about the failure can
be found in the logs located under 'C:\\\\WindowsAzure\\\\Logs\\\\Plugins\\\\Microsoft.Powershell.DSC\\\\2.74.0.0' on the VM.\\\".\"
} ]
}
}"
}]
}