Performing EC2 Instance Restore

In case of a disaster, you can restore an entire EC2 instance from a cloud-native snapshot, snapshot replica or image-level backup. Veeam Backup for AWS allows you to restore one or more EC2 instances at a time, to the original location or to a new location.

Important

Before you start the restore operation, check the limitations and prerequisites described in section Before You Begin.

How to Perform Instance Restore

To restore a protected EC2 instance, do the following:

  1. Launch the Instance Restore wizard.
  2. Select a restore point.
  3. Specify data retrieval settings for archived backups.
  4. Specify account settings for restore.
  5. Choose a restore mode.
  6. Enable encryption for EBS volumes.
  7. Specify EC2 instance settings.
  8. Configure network settings.
  9. Specify a restore reason.
  10. Finish working with the wizard.

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