Restore an AMI

Restoring an AMI

To restore an AMI:

1. Log into your Druva CloudRanger console and navigate to Backups.
   
   
    
2. Select the EC2 AMI that you wish to restore, and then click Restore.
   
   
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Basic
   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.
   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

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