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Creating a new Instance from Backup
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Since 4.21, Users can create a new Instance from a backup. The backup metadata also stores
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the instance configuration details at the time of taking the backup such as service offering,
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template, disk offering of all data volumes, networks attached etc.
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The new Instance will be created with the same configuration as the original Instance
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from which the backup was taken with all the data from the backup.
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Since CloudStack 4.21, users can now remove the backup offering and expunge or unmanage an instance
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that has existing backups, for the supported backup providers — Dummy, NAS, and Veeam.
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Additionally, users can create a new instance from a backup using any of these providers.
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Each backup now includes metadata that captures the instance’s configuration at the time of backup including service offering,
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template, disk offerings for all data volumes, attached networks, and instance-specific settings.
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The new instance will be created with the same configuration and data as the original instance at the time the backup was taken.
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.. warning::
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Users should ensure that the entry for the expunged or unmanaged instance is not purged from the database, as the backup framework relies on it to function correctly.
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|B&R-CreateInstanceFromBackup.png|
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Users can also choose to configure the new Instance with different parameters similar to while deploying a new Instance.
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The form will be initially prefilled with the values stored in the backup. If configuring volume sizes, users have to
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make sure that the size of a volume in the instance is not less than the size of the corresponding volume in the backup.
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Users also have the option to customize the configuration of the new instance, similar to deploying a new instance from scratch.
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The deployment form will be pre-filled with the values captured in the backup, but users can modify them as needed.
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However, the number of volumes in the new instance must match the number of volumes in the backup.
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If volume sizes are customized, users must ensure that each volume is at least as large as the corresponding volume in the backup.
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Advanced settings are not pre-filled in the form by default, but if left unset, they will automatically be retrieved from the backup metadata.
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If the original instance from which the backup was created has been expunged, users will be presented with an option to reuse thesame IP address and
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MAC address stored in the backup metadata. The new instance will be assigned the same IP and MAC address, provided they are still available in the network.
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|B&R-ConfigureInstance.png|
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This will also work if the original Instance and the volumes used to create the backup are expunged.
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If one or few of the resources stored in the backup such as template, networks etc are no longer available
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in the system, the user will be prompted to reconfigure the Instance before creating it from backup.
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This feature is supported for Dummy, NAS and Veeam plugins.
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If the backup was created in a release prior to 4.21, the backup metadata won't contain the instance configuration details,
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