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Restoring AMIs

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An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is a template that contains a software configuration (for example, an operating system, an application server, and applications). From an AMI, you can launch an instance, which is a copy of the AMI running as a virtual server in the cloud. For example, the AMI is an image of your EC2 instance. You can restore an EC2 instance backed up to Druva Cloud from the storage region specified in the backup policy. 

File Level Search and File Level Restore are currently not supported directly from Druva Cloud. You will first have to restore the AMI snapshot and then proceed with File Level Search on the new snapshot.

To restore an AMI:

  1. Log into your Druva CloudRanger console and navigate to Resources > EC2.
  2. Navigate to the Backups tab and select the AMI that you wish to restore.

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  3. On the backup details page, click Restore.
    Alternatively, you may select the AMI from the Backups page, and then click Restore to initiate the restore process.

Field

Description

Instance Name

By default, Druva CloudRanger displays the name of the original EC2 instance, and if unavailable, the instance ID is used as the name. You can choose to modify the default instance name.

Region

The AWS Region where the backed-up AMI is stored.

Availability Zone

Choose an availability zone within the region where the AMI is stored.
For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones

Instance Type

Choose an instance type of the restored EC2 instance. By default, Druva CloudRanger selects the original EC2 instance type.

Note: Not all instance types are supported in all regions. If you run into issues with the restore, verify that the selected instances are supported for that region.

For more information, refer to the AWS documentation.

Windows

Enable the toggle if you are attempting to restore a marketplace Windows AMI. 

Tags

Key

This section displays the tag keys that have been specified for the source EC2 instance or the AMI.
Tags act as metadata to help identify and organize your AWS resources. 

Value

The Value will depend on the Key specified.
Key: Created by Policy; Value: New
Key: Origin; Value: Origin ID 

Location

VPC

Select a virtual private cloud (VPC) where you want the restored EC2 instance to run.

Subnet

Select the subnet of the VPC where you want the restored EC2 instance to run. 

Virtualization

Select the virtualization type for the restored EC2 instance.

Private IP

Specify the private IP address of the EC2 instance that will be attached to it upon restore. The IP address provided must be within the range of IP addresses for the Subnet specified previously.

Security

Key Name

The backup encryption target key for the EC2 instance.
 If you plan on remotely connecting to the restored EC2 instance, select a key pair created in your account.

Instance Profile

Choose an instance profile for the restored EC2 instance.

Security Groups

Select a security group for the restored EC2 instance.

Block Device Mappings

This section displays information on the AMI to be restored:

  • Device Name and Snapshot ID
  • Delete On Termination
  • Encrypted: Policy-based backup encryption, if applicable 
  • Volume Size and Volume Type of the AMIs to be restored

  1. Click Confirm. 
    The restored AMIs will now be available on the Restores page.
     

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