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title: "Restore backed up Zesty Disk volumes"
slug: "restore-backed-up-zesty-disk-volumes"
updated: 2025-01-14T12:27:22Z
published: 2025-01-14T12:27:22Z
canonical: "docs.zesty.co/restore-backed-up-zesty-disk-volumes"
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# Restore backed up Zesty Disk volumes

This topic describes various ways to restore volumes that were backed up from Zesty Disk filesystems.

- [Zesty EBS snapshot restore tool](/v1/docs/restore-backed-up-zesty-disk-volumes#zesty-ebs-snapshot-restore-tool)
- [Restore using AWS Backup](/v1/docs/restore-backed-up-zesty-disk-volumes#restore-using-aws-backup)
- [Restore using Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager](/v1/docs/restore-backed-up-zesty-disk-volumes#restore-using-amazon-data-lifecycle-manager)

### Zesty EBS snapshot restore tool

This tool restores instances backed up using AWS Lifecycle Manager or AWS Backup.

The AWS standard restore processes do not preserve all instance and volume tags from the original instance.

The Zesty restore tool facilitates the restoration of instances along with their attached volumes, including preserving the instance and volume tags.

Tags are assigned as follows:

- **If the original instance exists**, the tool restores the original instance and volumes tags.
- **If the original instance no longer exists**, the tool restores the instance and its volumes while adding a `ZestyDisk: true` tag to the volumes. This ensures continued Zesty Disk compatibility after the restoration process.

#### To run the Zesty snapshot restore tool:

1. Download the appropriate package based on your processor architecture:
  - x86_64: [Download here](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/static.zesty.co/scripts/zesty_ebs_restore_tool-x86_64)
  - arm64: [Download here](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/static.zesty.co/scripts/zesty_ebs_restore_tool_arm64)
2. Run the following command:

```plaintext
zesty_ebs_restore_tool [-h] -i INSTANCE_ID -r REGION [-p AWS_PROFILE] [-d]
                              [--ssh-key-name SSH_KEY_NAME] [--iam-role-arn IAM_ROLE_ARN]
                              [--ami-id AMI_ID] [--instance-type INSTANCE_TYPE]
                              [--subnet-id SUBNET_ID] [--security-group-id SECURITY_GROUP_ID] [--debug]
```

**Example**:

`zesty_ebs_restore_tool.py -i i-0dfe60eeb85f0b286 -r us-west-2 -p zesty-account`

### Restore using AWS Backup

When restoring, EBS volume tags are not copied to the volumes attached to restored instances. You must manually reassign the required tags to the restored volumes to ensure your policies remain in effect.

Be sure to add the **ZestyDisk: True** tag to all Zesty Disk volumes post migration to allow your Zesty Disk filesystem to continue to extend and shrink.

To restore a backup taken with the AWS backup, see [Restoring an Amazon EC2 instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/restoring-ec2.html).

### **Restore using Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager**

To restore a snapshot taken with the AWS Lifecycle Manager, see [Restoring an Amazon EBS volume or an EC2 instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/backup-recovery/restore.html#restore-snapshot).