Restoring an Amazon RDS for SQL Server Instance to the Same Amazon RDS for SQL Server Instance

You can restore an Amazon RDS for SQL Server instance to the same Amazon RDS for SQL Server instance. This is an in-place restore.

Before You Begin

If the space is limited on the RDS instance and you plan an in-place restore of a larger database, delete the existing database before submitting the restore job.

Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The Overview page appears.

2. On the Instances tab, click the instance.

   The instance properties page appears.

3. On the Overview tab, in the Recovery points section, choose the date and time for the backup you want to use, and then click RESTORE.

   The Backup content page appears.

4. Select the content to restore, and then click RESTORE.

   The Restore options dialog box appears.

5. Select In place.

   The Destination server and the Destination instance are populated with the information about the destination.

6. To specify pre or post commands, under Pre or Post options, which are under Advanced options, do the following:

   1. In the Pre recovery command box, enter the path of the process to run before the restore.

   2. In the Post recovery command box, enter the path of the process to run after the restore.

   3. To run a post process for all restore operation attempts of a job phase, whether it is successful, interrupted, suspended, or when the job fails, select Run post restore process for all attempts.

   4. To specify the user to run the pre and post commands, move the Run as User toggle button to the right and type the user name and password.

7. To select a MediaAgent to use for the recovery, under Data path, from the Select MediaAgent list, select a MediaAgent server.

8. Click SUBMIT.