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

• Restore using AWS Backup

• 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.

Download the appropriate package based on your processor architecture:

• x86_64: Download here

• arm64: Download here

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.

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.