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Add info on create instance from backups on upgraded backups
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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 table will also store
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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 to etc.
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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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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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This feature is supported for Dummy, NAS and Veeam plugins1.
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.. note::
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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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so users would have to fill in the required details by clicking on configure new Instance button.
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Supported APIs:
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