Restoring multiple Google Cloud instances

Consideration

You can use the latest restore point to restore multiple instances.

Procedure

  1. In the Instances panel, select the instances that you want to restore.

  2. Click  Bulk Restore.

  3. Select Restore Instances, and then click Next.

  4. From the Destination drop-down menu, select the source to which you want to restore the instances. You can choose from sources that belong to the currently selected protection set and that your user account can access.

  1. From the Destination Region and Destination Zone drop-down menus, select the region and the zone to which you want to restore the instances.

  2. Optional. Enter the destination instance postfix and the destination disk postfix to add a postfix to the names of the destination instances and the destination disks.

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

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

  4. Enable the Overwrite existing switch to overwrite the existing instances. By default, this option is disabled and the restore of the instance fails if an instance with the same name exists in the destination zone.

  5. Only if you want to apply custom settings to an instance, or edit or download the restore specification.

    1. Click Advanced Settings.

    2. Only if you want to apply custom settings to an instance. Do the following:

      1. Under Instance Options, from the Instance drop-down menu, select the instance to which you want to apply the custom settings.

      2. Only if you want to rename the instance. Select the Rename instance check box, and then enter a new name for the instance.

      3. From the Destination drop-down menu, select the source to which you want to restore the instance.

      4. From the Destination Region drop-down menu, select the region to which you want to restore the instance.

      5. From the Destination Zone drop-down menu, select the zone to which you want to restore the instance.

      1. Only if you want to rename a restored disk. Under Disk Options, do the following:

        1. From the Disk drop-down menu, select the disk that you want to rename.

        2. Select the Rename disk check box, and then enter a new name for the disk and click Confirm.

      2. Under Network Interfaces, review the list of networks that the original instance was configured in at the time of backup. The list shows the following for each such network:

        • Network type: Subnetwork for VPC networks and shared VPC networks, Legacy for legacy networks

        • Subnetwork name (for VPC networks and shared VPC networks) or network name (for legacy networks)

        • Only in case of a shared VPC network. Name of the host project of the network

        For each configured network interface, you can separately adjust its public and private IP address types. By default, the public IP address configuration of the original instance is kept.

        If you want to modify network settings, you can add an additional network interface, edit an existing network interface, or delete a network interface:

        • Click Add Network Interface to add a network interface or click Edit Edit next to the network interface that you want to edit, and then follow these steps:

          1. From the Destination Network drop-down menu, select the destination network.

          2. In the Public Address Type field, select the public IP address for the network interface. You can select among the following options:

            Option Description
            None

            The network interface does not use a public IP address.

            This option is preselected if the network interface of the original instance did not use a public IP address.
            Ephemeral

            The network interface uses an automatically allocated public IP address.

            This option is preselected if the network interface of the original instance used a public IP address.
            Static (Reserved) The network interface uses a static public IP address that was reserved in Google Compute Engine in advance.
            Static (New) The network interface uses a static public IP address that is allocated at the time of the restore. If the allocation fails, the instance is assigned a temporary public IP address. Such fallback also sets the restore task status to Done with errors.

          3. In the Private Address Type field, select the private IP address for the network interface. You can select between the following options:

            Option Description
            Ephemeral (Automatic)

            The network interface uses an automatically allocated private IP address.

            This option is selected by default for the preselected network interfaces.
            Ephemeral (Custom)

            The network interface uses a private IP address that is defined by you.

            Important  Use of this option might result in IP address conflicts.
            Static (Reserved) Not available for legacy networks. The network interface uses a static private IP address that was reserved in Google Compute Engine or in advance.
            Static (New)

            Not available for legacy networks. The network interface uses a new static private IP address that is defined by you.

            Note  Allocation of the IP address in Google Compute Engine is performed at the very beginning of the restore. If the allocation fails, the restore task is terminated without being logged.

          4. Click Add or Save.

        • Click Delete Delete next to the network interface that you want to delete. Keep in mind that you cannot restore the instance without a network interface.

    3. Only if you want to edit or download the restore specification. Do the following:

      1. Click Advanced.

      2. Click Edit or download restore JSON. The restore specification generated by R‑Cloud for all selected instances is displayed, and you can edit it as required.

      3. Only if you want to download the restore specification. Click Download JSON.

      4. Only if you want to start the restore. Click Restore from JSON.

        Note  If you want to edit the restore specification by using the REST API Explorer, you can use the URL that is displayed under Request URL.

    4. Click Save Restore Settings.

  6. Click Continue to Summary.

  7. Only if you want to download the restore summary. Click Download Restore Summary as JSON.

  8. Review the restore summary, and then click Restore.