{"id":11210,"date":"2015-10-07T23:45:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T19:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msp360.com\/blog\/?p=11210"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:28:46","slug":"how-to-do-a-full-server-restore-on-amazon-ec2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-do-a-full-server-restore-on-amazon-ec2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do a Full Server Restore to Amazon EC2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we explain how to recover your server to Amazon EC2. This will be helpful in disaster recovery cases when you don\u2019t have spare hardware but need to restore server nonetheless. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Full server backup and recovery to the cloud service, including Amazon EC2, can be done with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/backup\/\">MSP360 Backup for Windows Server<\/a>.<br \/>\nDiscover all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/backup-vs-disaster-recovery\/\">backup and disaster recovery<\/a> options on AWS in our free whitepaper: <!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper hs-cta-deferred\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-a7971cf6-4ecb-4b03-a1fa-b88fc8d73838\" data-portal=\"5442029\" data-id=\"a7971cf6-4ecb-4b03-a1fa-b88fc8d73838\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-a7971cf6-4ecb-4b03-a1fa-b88fc8d73838\" id=\"hs-cta-a7971cf6-4ecb-4b03-a1fa-b88fc8d73838\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/5442029\/a7971cf6-4ecb-4b03-a1fa-b88fc8d73838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-a7971cf6-4ecb-4b03-a1fa-b88fc8d73838\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/5442029\/a7971cf6-4ecb-4b03-a1fa-b88fc8d73838.png\" alt=\"CTA\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h2>How to Do a Full Server Restore to Amazon EC2 with MSP360 Backup<\/h2>\n<p>Choose the Restore to EC2 option<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28231 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-7.png\" alt=\"Restore to EC2 option\" width=\"776\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-7.png 776w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-7-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-7-768x140.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-7-624x113.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click next<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28232 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Restore to EC2 Wizard\" width=\"648\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-1.png 648w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-1-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-1-624x484.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select Restore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/file-level-vs-image-level-backup\/\">Image Based Backup<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28233 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Select Restore Image Based Backup\" width=\"647\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-2.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-2-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-2-624x486.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select Restore as Amazon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/ec2-instance-types\/\">EC2 Instance<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28234 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Select Restore as Amazon EC2 Instance\" width=\"647\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-3.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-3-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-3-624x486.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the specifics of your Amazon S3 account and target EC2 instance<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-4.png\" alt=\"specifics of your Amazon S3 account\" width=\"647\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-4.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-4-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-4-624x486.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select a temporary instance if needed<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28236 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-5.png\" alt=\"Select a temporary instance \" width=\"647\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-5.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-5-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-5-624x486.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the temporary EC2 instance details if you\u2019ve chosen to recover with temporary instance. After that click next. That\u2019s the final step for setting up the EC2 recovery<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28230 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-6.png\" alt=\"temporary EC2 instance details\" width=\"647\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-6.png 647w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-6-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/image-6-624x486.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>MSP360 Backup has a 15-day fully-functional trial version. Check it and decide if it meets your needs. If you have any questions, don\u2019t hesitate to contact us in the comments, through any social media or our support system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we explain how to recover your server to Amazon EC2. 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