Restore DynamoDB Tables

​Overview

Amazon DynamoDB backups as restored as DynamoDB tables. Druva CloudRanger supports cross-region restore as well as restores within the same AWS Region. You will need to specify the KMS encryption keys to restore encrypted source tables.

Restoring DynamoDB Tables

To restore a DynamoDB table:

1. Log into your Druva CloudRanger console and navigate to Backups.
   
   
    
2. Select the DynamoDB table that you wish to restore, and then click Restore.
   
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Basic
   Table Name	Specify a table name for the restored DynamoDB table. Note: This name must be different from the original table name when restored into the same AWS region.
   Source Region	The source AWS Region where the backed-up DynamoDB table is stored.
   Target Region	The target AWS Region to restore the DynamoDB table into. Note: Druva CloudRanger supports cross-region restore as well as restores within the same AWS Region, for DynamoDB tables.
   Security Type	Encryption of source region.
   Key Name	The KMS encryption keys defined for the DynamoDB table backup, if applicable.
   Tags
   Key	This section displays the tag keys that have been specified for the source DynamoDB table. 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

   
   
    

3. Click Confirm.

   The restored snapshots will now be available on the Restores page.