restore inconsistent - primary step down
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Setting Up Storages for Backup and Restore Operations
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For running the backup (`pbmctl run backup`) and restore (`pbmctl run restore`)
-operations you need to set up a storage. This is a location known to |pbmctl|
+operations, you need to set up a storage. This is a location known to |pbmctl|
where the backup data are stored. All storages must be listed in the
|storages-yml| file. You can use the name of the storage without
having to supply its connection parameters on the command line.
@@ -318,14 +318,18 @@ 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.
+.. warning::
+
+ The data may be inconsistent on the node where you restore the
+ backup to (usually, a primary node) if this node steps down or a
+ different primary is elected.
+
.. rubric:: Storage
The storage name refers to a storage defined in the |storages-yml| file on one
