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Improves the documentation for the (#20531)

`cluster.routing.allocation.cluster_concurrent_rebalance` setting,
clarifying in which shard allocation situations the rebalance limit
takes effect.

Closes #20529
Ali Beyad 9 years ago
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@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ Specify when shard rebalancing is allowed:
 `cluster.routing.allocation.cluster_concurrent_rebalance`::
 
       Allow to control how many concurrent shard rebalances are
-      allowed cluster wide. Defaults to `2`.
+      allowed cluster wide. Defaults to `2`. Note that this setting
+      only controls the number of concurrent shard relocations due
+      to imbalances in the cluster. This setting does not limit shard
+      relocations due to <<allocation-filtering,allocation filtering>>
+      or <<forced-awareness,forced awareness>>.
 
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 === Shard Balancing Heuristics