Restore files to an ECS instance from an on-premises server or across regions - Cloud Backup - Alibaba Cloud - Cloud Backup

After you back up files from an ECS instance to a Cloud Backup

Important

You can no longer add instances that use the old version of the backup client. Use the new version to back up your ECS instances for enhanced features and a better user experience. You can upgrade existing instances from the old version by clicking the Upgrade

Prerequisites

You have backed up files from your ECS instance, and at least one backup is available. For more information, see Back up ECS files.

Same-region restore

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Back Up.
In the upper-left corner, select the region where the backup vault is located.
On the ECS File Backup page, click Go to Old Version.
On the ECS Instance
In the Create Restore Job
- Recover from This ECS
  
  Select this option to restore files by using a backup from the current ECS instance.
  1. Click Next
  2. Select a backup and click Next
  3. On the Configure Restore Policy
    
    You can select the files that you want to restore by Select Files
    
    The restore policy includes the following options:
    - Include All Files: Restores all files from the selected backup.
    - Include Specified Files or Exclude Specified Files: Enter a list of files and directories in the text box to specify the scope of the restore.
    Enter one path per line. Each path must be specified relative to the source backup directory.
    
    For example, on a Windows system, if the source backup path is C:\Windows\ABC and you want to restore the folder directory and the folder\file.txt file from within it, enter the following paths:
```
folder
folder\file.txt
```
- Recover from Another ECS
  
  Select this option to restore files from another ECS instance that uses the same backup vault.
  1. Select the source ECS instance and click Next
  2. Select a backup and click Next
  3. On the Configure Restore Policy
    
    Note
    The steps for configuring the restore policy are the same as for restoring from the current ECS instance.
- On-premises Server
  
  Select this option to restore files from an on-premises client to the current ECS instance.
  1. Select the source on-premises client and click Next
  2. Select a backup and click Next
  3. On the Configure Restore Policy
    
    Note
    The steps for configuring the restore policy are the same as for restoring from the current ECS instance.

Cross-region restore

A backup vault is a repository in Cloud Backup that stores backup data. For disaster recovery, you can use a mirror vault to restore ECS files to a different region.

To perform a cross-region restore, you must first create a mirror vault. For more information, see Cross-region backup.

Follow these steps:

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Back Up.
In the upper-left corner, select the region where the mirror vault is located.
On the ECS File Backup page, click Go to Old Version.
On the ECS Instance

Note
You must select a mirror vault. Mirror vault names contain the [COPY] suffix. For information about other client installation parameters, see Install backup clients on a few ECS instances.
In the Actions column, click Restore

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