Note in docs about interpreting IO stats when running in docker (#113676

) * Note in docs about incorrect IO stats when running in docker * Update docs/reference/cluster/nodes-stats.asciidoc Co-authored-by: David Turner <[email protected]> * Requested PR changes to wording * Update docs/reference/cluster/nodes-stats.asciidoc Co-authored-by: David Turner <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: David Turner <[email protected]>
elastic · Sep 27, 2024 · 14ddf2f · 14ddf2f
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@@ -1716,6 +1716,10 @@ See <<disk-based-shard-allocation>> for more information about disk watermarks a
 
 `io_stats` (Linux only)::
 (objects) Contains I/O statistics for the node.
+
+NOTE: These statistics are derived from the `/proc/diskstats` kernel interface.
+This interface accounts for IO performed by all processes on the system, even
+if you are running {es} within a container.
 +
 .Properties of `io_stats`
 [%collapsible%open]