restoring to instance with data - add note
@@ -318,6 +318,14 @@ parameters: the storage name and the metadata file.
$ pbmctl run restore --storage=localfs datestamp.json
+.. important::
+
+ The instance that you intend to restore your backup to may already
+ have data. After running ``pbmctl run restore``, the instance will
+ have both its existing data and the data from the backup. To make sure
+ that your data are consistent, either clean up the target instance or
+ use an instance without data.
+
.. rubric:: Storage
The storage name refers to a storage defined in the |storages-yml| file on one
