Merge pull request #3515 from MicrosoftDocs/main638751529216310053sync_temp

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azure-local/manage/use-environment-checker.md

@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ Network validator also checks storage connection, adapter driver readiness, and
 
 You provide the answer file JSON as the input for network validator cmdlet call. Or you can manually provide the individual parameters when running the validator cmdlet.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> There is currently a limitation where the network validator can only be executed after the portal wizard has continued to the last step, just before the actual deployment starts.
+
 > [!NOTE]
 > You must run the network validator on the final hardware that you want to use for the Azure local instance deployment.
 

azure-local/upgrade/install-solution-upgrade.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Install solution upgrade on Azure Local
 description: Learn how to install the solution upgrade on your Azure Local instance.
 author: alkohli
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/03/2025
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.reviewer: alkohli
 ms.service: azure-local
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ On the **Basics** tab, specify the following information:
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/install-solution-upgrade/create-new-key-vault.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Create key vault page." lightbox="./media/install-solution-upgrade/create-new-key-vault.png":::
 
-1. Specify the deployment account credential. This credential is from your Active Directory for a principal that is a member of the local Administrator group on each machine. For more information on how to create this deployment account, see [Prepare Active Directory for Azure Local, version 23H2 deployment](../deploy/deployment-prep-active-directory.md).
+1. Specify the deployment account credential. This credential is from your Active Directory for a principal that is a member of the local Administrator group on each machine. 
 
    > [!NOTE]
    > The user can't be Administrator and can't use format `domain\username`.