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Performing Entire File System Restore

In case of a disaster, you can restore an entire EFS file system from an EFS backup or backup copy. Veeam Backup for AWS allows you to restore one or more EFS file systems at a time, to the original location or to a new location.

To restore a protected EFS file system, do the following:

  1. Launch the EFS Restore wizard.
  2. Select a restore point.
  3. Specify account settings for restore.
  4. Choose a restore mode.
  5. Enable encryption for the restored file system.
  6. Specify file system settings.
  7. Configure network settings.
  8. Specify a restore reason.
  9. Finish working with the wizard.

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