#Restore Instances

To restore an instance, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Restore page, and click the Virtual Machine tile.

2. In the Restore wizard, a calendar displays all the data recovery points. Click Google VM instances.

   You can choose whether to display the finished with the exception jobs in the calendar by selecting the Include jobs with only partial backup data option.

3. Hover over the data recovery point to view the job details, including the job status, job start time, scope name, scope ID, job ID, backup size, and the number of objects in a backup.

4. Click the data recovery point in the calendar. The instances backed up in the selected backup job are displayed in the table.

5. You can use the Project filter to find the instances of specific properties or use the Search box to search for instances via keywords in the name. You can also manage the columns to adjust the view of instances.

6. Select the instance that you want to restore and click Restore.

7. In the Restore options step, select where you would like to restore the instance data, choose a mode you want to use to run the restore job, and provide an optional description for further reference. If you choose to use the CAP Gateway mode, select a gateway from the drop-down list.

   • Restore the data to the original location – To restore the data to its original location, you must note that the instance in the original location will be overwritten, and the instance will be stopped (deallocated) if it is running

   • Restore the data to a new location, or with different settings – Follow the steps below to choose the location for the instance being restored, and configure the properties, disks, and network settings for the target instance.

     1. Location – In the Location step, select a region and zone for the instance being restored.

     2. Instance – Configure the name and machine type for the destination instance.

        *Note: The VM name cannot be a duplicate with VMs already in the target resource group.

     3. Disk – All the disks in this instance are displayed. By default, the disk name in the backup will be populated. You can use the same disk name or use a new name, but you must ensure the name is unique in the destination.

     4. Network – Configure a virtual network for this instance to access. Select the network and subnet from the lists.

8. Provide an optional description for further reference and click Next to continue.

9. Review the restore settings in the Overview step.

10. Click Restore to perform the restore job.