Doc: Add top-level Send metric data section. (#5332)

* Add top-level Send metric data section, as a spot for building out more comprehensive documentation in the future.
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diff --git a/docs/sources/mimir/migrate/_index.md b/docs/sources/mimir/migrate/_index.md
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 description: Refer to these guides when migrating to Grafana Mimir.
 menuTitle: Migrate
 title: Migrate to Grafana Mimir
-weight: 30
+weight: 20
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 # Migrate to Grafana Mimir

diff --git a/docs/sources/mimir/send/_index.md b/docs/sources/mimir/send/_index.md
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+---
+description: Learn how to send metric data to Grafana Mimir.
+keywords:
+  - send metrics
+menuTitle: Send
+title: Send metric data to Mimir
+weight: 32
+---
+
+# Send metric data to Mimir
+
+To send metric data to Mimir:
+
+1. Configure your data source to write to Mimir:
+   - If you are using Prometheus, see [Configure Prometheus to write to Mimir]({{< relref "../get-started#configure-prometheus-to-write-to-grafana-mimir" >}}).
+   - If you are using the OpenTelemetry Collector, see [Configure the OpenTelemetry Collector to write metrics into Mimir]({{< relref "../configure/configure-otel-collector" >}})
+1. [Configure Grafana Agent to write to Mimir]({{< relref "../get-started#configure-grafana-agent-to-write-to-grafana-mimir" >}}).
+1. Upload Prometheus TSDB blocks to Grafana Mimir by using the `backfill` command; see [Backfill]({{< relref "../manage/tools/mimirtool#backfill" >}}).