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Missing info from Shift Toolkit configuration page

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Page URL

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/netapp-solutions-virtualization/migration/shift-toolkit-ui.html

Page title

Configure the NetApp Shift Toolkit

Summary

Here are some bits of information we would have found helpful as we worked our way through this the first time. There is some overlap/connection with our feedback on the install requirements page.

  • In the "ONTAP Storage system credentials" section:
    • The Storage Endpoint needs to be a management LIF, not a storage LIF
    • The account must have vsadmin, or the custom role as outlined in the Appendix on the Next Steps page
  • In Blueprints step 8 (credentials):
    • A Windows domain account must be added directly to the local Administrators group. Shift will (incorrectly) detect the domain account as not having admin rights if the account is a member of a domain group that is a member of the Administrators group.
    • For the Linux account, the without password part should be emphasized. We missed it on our first couple read-throughs of this document.
    • An explanation of what the 'Apply to All' button actually does would be appreciated.

Also, the bulk of this page is duplicated on the multiple "Migrate VMs Using Shift Toolkit" sub-pages. As such, this feedback also applies to all of those pages as well. I think it would be less confusing if this page ended near the top, right after the password change section. If not that, then at least a section telling people something like

Everything below is an overview of the general migration process. Please refer to the most appropriate sub-document under Migrate VMs Using Shift Toolkit for your specific combination of Hypervisors.

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