[8.10] Add deprecated note for balanced allocator (elastic#98610) (e…

…lastic#98614) Co-authored-by: James Rodewig <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Roberto Seldner <[email protected]>
quux00 · Aug 17, 2023 · 7f1a995 · 7f1a995
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@@ -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