AWS EC2 Restore Guide (eu-west-2)

This guide shows how to restore an EC2 instance from AWS Backup in the eu-west-2 Region, restore into the same VPC/Subnet, and reassign an Elastic IP.

Step 1 — Open AWS Backup Console

  1. Sign in to the AWS Backup Console.
  2. In the left-hand navigation, select Protected resources.
  3. Locate your EC2 resource to restore.
AWS Backup Protected Resources

Step 2 — Select Recovery Point

  1. Filter by Resource type = EC2.
  2. Click the EC2 instance to view recovery points.
  3. Select the desired recovery point and click Restore.
Select Recovery Point

Step 3 — Configure Restore Settings

  1. Choose Restore type: EC2 instance.
  2. Select the same VPC and Subnet.
  3. Specify instance details: Instance Type, Key Pair, Security Groups.
  4. Choose the IAM role AWSBackupDefaultServiceRole or equivalent.
  5. Optionally copy tags and configure advanced options.
  6. Click Restore backup.
Restore Settings

Step 4 — Monitor Restore Job

  1. Go to Jobs → Restore jobs.
  2. Wait for the status to change to Completed.
  3. If errors occur, check IAM permissions and resource limits.
Restore Job Status

Step 5 — Validate the Restored Instance

  1. Open EC2 Console → Instances.
  2. Locate the new restored instance (new Instance ID).
  3. Confirm: instance state, attached volumes, VPC, subnet, security groups.
  4. Connect via SSH/RDP and verify applications/data.
Validate EC2 Instance

Step 6 — Reassociate Elastic IP

  1. Navigate to EC2 Console → Network & Security → Elastic IPs.
  2. Identify your EIP (Allocation ID: eipalloc-xxxxxxxx).
  3. If associated with another instance, disassociate it.
  4. Click Associate address → select restored instance → confirm.
  5. Verify the public IP is correctly assigned.
If DNS pointed to the same EIP, no change is needed. If a new EIP was allocated, update DNS records accordingly.
Associate Elastic IP

Step 7 — Validation and Cleanup

  1. Confirm applications/services are functioning.
  2. Check inbound/outbound traffic rules and IAM roles.
  3. Terminate old instances if no longer needed.
  4. Release unused Elastic IPs to avoid charges.

✅ Your EC2 instance is now restored from AWS Backup in eu-west-2 and the Elastic IP has been reassigned successfully.