Restoring an instance

You can restore an instance and its disks to the original location with the same settings. In this case, you replace the original instance with the restored one.

Consideration

Any data changes after the last successful backup are not protected and therefore cannot be restored.

Procedure

  1. In the Instances panel, click the instance that you want to restore to open the Detail view.

    Note  The Detail view appears only if you click an instance. Selecting the check box before the name of the instance does not open the Detail view.

  2. In the Detail view that appears at the bottom of the screen, select the preferred restore point.

  3. Click Restore Instance Restore Instance.

  4. Select Restore Options, and then click Next.

  5. Select Restore Instance, and then click Next.

  6. From the Restore From drop-down menu, select which tier you want to use for the restore. Your restore point can contain one or more tiers among which you can select:

    • Automatic: This option ensures the fastest and most cost-effective restore.

    • Backup (Snapshot)

    • Backup (Target)

    • Copy

    • Archive—(daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)

  7. From the Disks drop-down menu, select the instance disks that you want to restore.

    Note  All disks of the instance are preselected for the restore. With such selection, the entire instance is restored. The boot disk is restored even if you do not select it.

  8. Optional. In the Post-restore Script field, enter the path to the script or a command that R‑Cloud should run on the instance after the restore.

    Note  You can enter any command that the command-line interface of your instance supports.

  9. Click Restore.