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Docs: Update cluster.asciidoc

Clarify the preferencing.

Closes #9434
Christian Verkerk 10 years ago
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@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ allocated.
 
 When executing a search, or doing a get, the node receiving the request
 will prefer to execute the request on shards that exists on nodes that
-have the same attribute values as the executing node.
+have the same attribute values as the executing node. This only happens
+when the `cluster.routing.allocation.awareness.attributes` setting has
+been set to a value.
 
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 ==== Realtime Settings Update