Performing Instance Restore

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

How Instance Restore Works

To restore EC2 instances from cloud-native snapshots, Veeam Backup & Replication uses native AWS capabilities. To restore EC2 instances from image-level backups, Veeam Backup & Replication uses different algorithms depending on whether a Veeam Backup for AWS appliance is added to the backup infrastructure:

• If the Veeam Backup for AWS appliance is connected to the backup server, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the restore algorithm described in the Veeam Backup for AWS User Guide, section Entire EC2 Instance Restore.
• If the Veeam Backup for AWS appliance is not connected to the backup server, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the restore algorithm described in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section How Restore to Amazon EC2 Works.

How to Perform Instance Restore

To restore an EC2 instance, do the following:

1. Launch the Restore to Amazon EC2 wizard.
2. Select an EC2 instance and a restore point.
3. Choose a restore mode.
4. Select an AWS Region.
5. Specify instance type and enable encryption.
6. Specify a new name for the instance.
7. Configure network settings.
8. Specify a restore reason.
9. Finish working with the wizard.