From b970485c9ae4111472329bbac3ba3ef53e0087b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Rodewig Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:09:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] [8.9] Add deprecated note for `balanced` allocator (#98610) (#98615) Co-authored-by: James Rodewig Co-authored-by: Roberto Seldner --- docs/reference/modules/cluster/shards_allocation.asciidoc | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/modules/cluster/shards_allocation.asciidoc b/docs/reference/modules/cluster/shards_allocation.asciidoc index 42282e00e81d4..1f7b83294651f 100644 --- a/docs/reference/modules/cluster/shards_allocation.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/modules/cluster/shards_allocation.asciidoc @@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ runs a background task which computes the desired balance of shards in the cluster. Once this background task completes, {es} moves shards to their desired locations. +deprecated:[8.8,The `balanced` allocator type is deprecated and no longer recommended] May also be set to `balanced` to select the legacy _balanced allocator_. This allocator was the default allocator in versions of {es} before 8.6.0. It runs in the foreground, preventing the master from doing other work in parallel. It