diff --git a/docs/pages-for-subheaders/installation-requirements.md b/docs/pages-for-subheaders/installation-requirements.md
index 3dd5ab7863f..df9e0185cb1 100644
--- a/docs/pages-for-subheaders/installation-requirements.md
+++ b/docs/pages-for-subheaders/installation-requirements.md
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ Please note that a highly available setup with at least 3 nodes is required for
 |-----------------|-----------|------------|-------|-------|
 | Small           | Up to 150 | Up to 1500 | 4     | 16 GB |
 | Medium          | Up to 300 | Up to 3000 | 8     | 32 GB |
-| Large           | Up to 500 | Up to 5000 | 16    | 64 GB |
+| Large (*)       | Up to 500 | Up to 5000 | 16    | 64 GB |
 | Larger          | (†)       | (†)        | (†)   | (†)   |
 
+(*): Large deployments require [additional tuning and following of best practices](../reference-guides/best-practices/rancher-server/tips-for-scaling-rancher.md).
+
 (†): Depending on various factors, larger deployment sizes are generally possible with ad-hoc hardware recommendations and tuning. You can [contact Rancher](https://rancher.com/contact/) for a customized evaluation.
 
 Refer to RKE2 documentation for more detailed information on [RKE2 general requirements](https://docs.rke2.io/install/requirements).
@@ -109,13 +111,15 @@ Minimum CPU and memory requirements for each individual node in the [Kubernetes
 
 Please note that a highly available setup with at least 3 nodes is required for all production usages.
 
-| Deployment Size | Clusters   | Nodes        | vCPUs | RAM   | External Database Host     |
-| --------------- | ---------- | ------------ |-------|-------|----------------------------|
-| Small           | Up to 150  | Up to 1500   | 4     | 16 GB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GB + 1000 IOPS  |
-| Medium          | Up to 300  | Up to 3000   | 8     | 32 GB | 4 vCPUs, 16 GB + 2000 IOPS |
-| Large           | Up to 500  | Up to 5000   | 16    | 64 GB | 8 vCPUs, 32 GB + 4000 IOPS |
+| Deployment Size | Clusters  | Nodes      | vCPUs | RAM   | External Database Host (†) |
+|-----------------|-----------|------------|-------|-------|----------------------------|
+| Small           | Up to 150 | Up to 1500 | 4     | 16 GB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GB + 1000 IOPS  |
+| Medium          | Up to 300 | Up to 3000 | 8     | 32 GB | 4 vCPUs, 16 GB + 2000 IOPS |
+| Large (*)       | Up to 500 | Up to 5000 | 16    | 64 GB | 8 vCPUs, 32 GB + 4000 IOPS |
 
-Note: External Database Host refers to the optional possibility of hosting [k3s cluster data store on an external dedicated host](https://docs.k3s.io/datastore). Exact requirements will depend on the chosen data store, this table is a guideline only.
+(*): Large deployments require [additional tuning and following of best practices](../reference-guides/best-practices/rancher-server/tips-for-scaling-rancher.md).
+
+(†): External Database Host refers to the optional possibility of hosting [k3s cluster data store on an external dedicated host](https://docs.k3s.io/datastore). Exact requirements will depend on the chosen data store, this table is a guideline only.
 
 Refer to k3s documentation for more detailed information on [k3s general requirements](https://docs.k3s.io/installation/requirements).
 
@@ -131,7 +135,9 @@ These requirements apply hosted Kubernetes clusters such as EKS, AKS, or GKE. Th
 |-----------------|-----------|------------|-------|-------|
 | Small           | Up to 150 | Up to 1500 | 4     | 16 GB |
 | Medium          | Up to 300 | Up to 3000 | 8     | 32 GB |
-| Large           | Up to 500 | Up to 5000 | 16    | 64 GB |
+| Large (*)       | Up to 500 | Up to 5000 | 16    | 64 GB |
+
+(*): Large deployments require [additional tuning and following of best practices](../reference-guides/best-practices/rancher-server/tips-for-scaling-rancher.md).
 
 ### RKE
 
@@ -143,7 +149,9 @@ Please note that a highly available setup with at least 3 nodes is required for
 |-----------------|-----------|------------|-------|-------|
 | Small           | Up to 150 | Up to 1500 | 4     | 16 GB |
 | Medium          | Up to 300 | Up to 3000 | 8     | 32 GB |
-| Large           | Up to 500 | Up to 5000 | 16    | 64 GB |
+| Large (*)       | Up to 500 | Up to 5000 | 16    | 64 GB |
+
+(*): Large deployments require [additional tuning and following of best practices](../reference-guides/best-practices/rancher-server/tips-for-scaling-rancher.md).
 
 Refer to RKE documentation for more detailed information on [RKE general requirements](https://rke.docs.rancher.com/os).