docs: Fix Workload panel location and clarify Recent tab on the get-started page

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Corrects the get-started Quickstart to say the Workload panel is at the top of the page (not on the left), and notes that the Recent GPU tab only appears when you have a recent deployment history.

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• Message in Slack channel #topic-documentation: Change "In the Workload panel on the left:" the workload panel is not on the left but at the top of the page....

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[lavanya-gunreddi]

@Promptless The current legacy flow in the docs is very sparse — just 3 bare steps. Here's a full comparison against what the actual console shows:
Current docs (legacy flow):

Select a GPU — "Select a GPU from the list of graphics cards."
Select a template — "Select the template you want to use..."
Deploy — "Click Deploy On-Demand..."

What needs to change:
Step 1 (Select a GPU) — needs major expansion. The current line is one sentence. The console has a full grid with filters, a VRAM slider, a search box, and GPU groups. Users need to know:

The GPU/CPU tabs at the top
Filters row: Secure Cloud, Network volume, Any region, Global Networking, Additional filters
The VRAM slider to filter by minimum VRAM
The search box to find a GPU by name
GPU groups: Featured GPUs, NVIDIA latest generation, NVIDIA previous generation, AMD
What each card shows: price/hr, VRAM, max count, availability (High/Medium/Low/Unavailable)
That you click a card to open the Configure deployment panel below

Step 2 (Select a template) — wrong scope and label. In the console, "Select a template" isn't a standalone step — it's one field inside the Configure deployment panel that appears after you click a GPU. This step should be renamed to Configure your deployment and expanded to cover the full panel:

Pod name (auto-generated, editable)
Pod template (Edit to modify, Change template to swap)
GPU count (1–8 selector)
Instance pricing: On-Demand vs Reserved (Talk to sales)
Options: Encrypt volume, SSH terminal access, Start Jupyter notebook (on by default)
Storage configuration: Container disk size, then Network volume vs Volume disk

Step 3 (Deploy) — missing prerequisites and review. The current step just says "click Deploy On-Demand." In the console, before that button is enabled, there's a warning: "No network volume has been selected. Please select a network volume above or switch to volume disk." Users need to know to complete the storage step first. There's also a Pricing summary and Pod summary to review before deploying.

Can you update the doc as per the suggestions?

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Thanks for the detailed breakdown, @lavanya-gunreddi — I've updated this PR to expand the legacy deployment flow to match the console.

Step 1 — Select a GPU (expanded): now covers the GPU/CPU tabs, the filter row (Secure Cloud, Network volume, Any region, Global Networking, Additional filters), the VRAM slider, the search box, the GPU groups (Featured, NVIDIA latest/previous generation, AMD), what each card shows (price/hr, VRAM, max count, availability), and that clicking a card opens the Configure deployment panel.

Step 2 — renamed to "Configure your deployment": rescoped from a standalone template step to the full panel that opens after selecting a GPU — Pod name, Pod template (Edit / Change template), GPU count (1–8), Instance pricing (On-Demand vs Reserved / Talk to sales), Options (Encrypt volume, SSH terminal access, Start Jupyter notebook on by default), and Storage configuration (Container disk, then Network volume vs Volume disk).

Step 3 — Deploy (expanded): adds the storage prerequisite, including the "No network volume has been selected…" warning that blocks the deploy button, plus the Pricing summary and Pod summary review before clicking Deploy On-Demand.

The earlier Workload-panel-location and Recent-tab fixes remain in place. The changes are in the latest commit on this PR — please take a look and let me know if anything needs adjusting.