The following requirements for full instance restores must be met:
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When restoring to Amazon VPC, the primary network interface must be a new interface that is created for cloud connectivity.
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Importing virtual machines for paravirtual (PV) instances is not supported. But Linux PVHVM drivers are supported within imported instances.
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Imported Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) instances must use Cloud Access (BYOL) licenses.
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VM Import/Export Tools for AWS do not support GPT partitioned root volumes. Convert the virtual machine's root volume to an MBR partition and perform a new backup before converting the virtual machine to Amazon.
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For virtual machines running Microsoft Windows (32- and 64-bit), the VM Import/Export for AWS supports MBR-partitioned volumes that are formatted using the NTFS file system.
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You must have a Commvault access node available with AWS IAM permissions to perform restores. See IAM Policies for Protecting AWS Services with Commvault.
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You can perform Amazon EC2 instance restores without a Commvault access node in the destination region. See EBS Direct API Restores for AWS.
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Cross-region and cross-zone full instance restores are faster when using Amazon EBS direct APIs. Commvault uses Amazon EBS direct APIs during cross-region and cross-zone recovery by default.
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If you are using the Commvault HotAdd restore mode, your access node must exist within the region you are restoring the Amazon EC2 instance to.
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To enable advanced automatic AMI selection, AWS Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) must be installed on Linux/Unix Amazon EC2 instances before backup.
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No AWS SSM IAM permissions are required.
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Operating system distribution and platform information is saved during backup to enable automatic AMI selection.
To install AWS Systems Manager (SSM) on the Amazon EC2 instance prior to backup, see the following:
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