Prerequisites
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A valid recovery point exists in the Recovery Services Vault.
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You have Azure permissions to access the CAEVES instance and vault.
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The CAEVES instance has sufficient compute and storage resources for the restore.
- The CAEVES instance will be stopped during the restore.
Step-by-Step Procedure
Step 1: Open the Azure Portal
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Go to https://portal.azure.com.
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Sign in with your Azure credentials.
Step 2: Navigate to Azure Virtual Machines
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In the left-hand menu or search bar, select Virtual Machines.
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Locate and select the CAEVES instance you want to restore.
Step 3: Open the Backup Blade
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On the CAEVES instance page, open the left-hand menu.
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Under Backup + disaster recovery, click Backup.
Step 4: Start the Restore Operation
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On the Backup pane, click Restore VM
Step 5: Select a Restore Point
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Azure displays all available Recovery Points (snapshots or vault backups).
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Select the restore point you want to recover from.
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Click OK.
Step 6: Choose In-Place Restore
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Under Restore Configuration, select Replace existing (In-place restore).
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Review the warning that the CAEVES instance will be shut down and all changes after the restore point will be lost.
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Click OK to continue.
Step 7: Confirm Restore Settings
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Azure displays a summary of the restore configuration:
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CAEVES instance name
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Recovery point date/time
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Disks being restored
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Confirm the details and click Restore to start the operation.
Step 8: Monitor the Restore Job
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Go to Backup jobs → Restore in the Recovery Services Vault.
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Wait until the restore job shows Completed.
Step 9: Verify the Restored CAEVES Instance
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Once the restore completes, start the CAEVES instance.
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Connect via RDP/SSH.
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Confirm:
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CAEVES services are running correctly
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System modules and application configurations are intact
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Data integrity is verified
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Users can log in and access the instance normally
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You have successfully restored the CAEVES instance in place using Azure Backup