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The troubleshooting section on k-shadow-linking told users to verify enable_shadow_linking on both clusters, but only the shadow (target) cluster requires it — the prerequisites partial on the same page already says so. The mismatch misleads readers and LLM assistants using the Docs MCP treat it as a debugging gotcha even when irrelevant (DOC-2231).

Now the check targets the shadow cluster only, with a sentence explaining that the source cluster needs the property only when it also acts as the shadow cluster of another link (bi-directional topologies).

Beta counterpart PR follows. Fixes DOC-2231.

…adow cluster

The prerequisites already state that only the shadow cluster needs
enable_shadow_linking, but the troubleshooting section told users to
verify it on both clusters. LLM assistants latch onto this as a
debugging gotcha even when irrelevant (DOC-2231).
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Updates Helm troubleshooting guidance for shadow linking. The documentation now states that enable_shadow_linking must be enabled on the shadow (target) cluster, while the source cluster generally does not require it unless it also functions as a shadow cluster in a bidirectional topology.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

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Title check ✅ Passed The title is concise and accurately reflects the doc fix for shadow linking troubleshooting.
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