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Add system metrics clarification around containers #2388

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Update specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/system-metrics.md
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Expand Up @@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ metrics in OpenTelemetry. Consider the [general metric semantic
conventions](README.md#general-metric-semantic-conventions) when creating
instruments not explicitly defined in the specification.

When reporting `system.*` metrics from inside a container, they SHOULD be
reported for the container and not the host, unless the resource attributes
specifically describe the host.

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