diff --git a/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/configure-an-external-netapp-deployment-as-the-storage-backend.rst b/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/configure-an-external-netapp-deployment-as-the-storage-backend.rst
index d83c01029..0abc413c6 100644
--- a/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/configure-an-external-netapp-deployment-as-the-storage-backend.rst
+++ b/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/configure-an-external-netapp-deployment-as-the-storage-backend.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Configure an External NetApp Deployment as the Storage Backend
 Configure an external NetApp deployment as the storage backend, after system
 installation using a |prod|-provided ansible playbook.
 
+.. note::
+    It is not currently possible to setup NetApp in subclouds via orchestration.
+    Ansible playbook install_netapp_backend.yml must be executed manually in
+    each host.
+
 .. rubric:: |prereq|
 
 |prod-long| must be installed and fully deployed before performing this
diff --git a/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/storage-backends.rst b/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/storage-backends.rst
index 2f947bd2b..7a4566a43 100644
--- a/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/storage-backends.rst
+++ b/doc/source/storage/kubernetes/storage-backends.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ NetApp Trident supports:
 
 -   Azure NetApp Files service
 
-
+.. note::
+    It is not currently possible to setup NetApp in subclouds via orchestration.
+    Ansible playbook install_netapp_backend.yml must be executed manually in
+    each host.
 
 .. _storage-backends-d201e56: