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 Scylla Operator 1.6 introduces a new experimental feature allowing users to optimize Kubernetes nodes.
 
+:::{warning}
+We recommend that you first try out the performance tuning on a pre-production instance.
+Given the nature of the underlying tuning script, undoing the changes requires rebooting the Kubernetes node(s).
+:::
+
 ## Node tuning
 
 Starting from Operator 1.6, a new CRD called NodeConfig is available, allowing users to target Nodes which should be tuned.