[ aws . opsworkscm ]
restore-server
Description
Restores a backup to a server that is in a CONNECTION_LOST , HEALTHY , RUNNING , UNHEALTHY , or TERMINATED state. When you run RestoreServer, the server’s EC2 instance is deleted, and a new EC2 instance is configured. RestoreServer maintains the existing server endpoint, so configuration management of the server’s client devices (nodes) should continue to work.
Restoring from a backup is performed by creating a new EC2 instance. If restoration is successful, and the server is in a HEALTHY state, AWS OpsWorks CM switches traffic over to the new instance. After restoration is finished, the old EC2 instance is maintained in a Running or Stopped state, but is eventually terminated.
This operation is asynchronous.
An InvalidStateException is thrown when the server is not in a valid state. A ResourceNotFoundException is thrown when the server does not exist. A ValidationException is raised when parameters of the request are not valid.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Synopsis
restore-server
--backup-id <value>
--server-name <value>
[--instance-type <value>]
[--key-pair <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
Options
--backup-id (string)
--server-name (string)
--instance-type (string)
^([cm][34]|t2).* For example, m5.large . Valid values are m5.large , r5.xlarge , and r5.2xlarge . If you do not specify this parameter, RestoreServer uses the instance type from the specified backup.--key-pair (string)
--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.
--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.
Global Options
--debug (boolean)
Turn on debug logging.
--endpoint-url (string)
Override command’s default URL with the given URL.
--no-verify-ssl (boolean)
By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.
--no-paginate (boolean)
Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.
--output (string)
The formatting style for command output.
- json
- text
- table
- yaml
- yaml-stream
--query (string)
A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.
--profile (string)
Use a specific profile from your credential file.
--region (string)
The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.
--version (string)
Display the version of this tool.
--color (string)
Turn on/off color output.
- on
- off
- auto
--no-sign-request (boolean)
Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.
--ca-bundle (string)
The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.
--cli-read-timeout (int)
The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-connect-timeout (int)
The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-binary-format (string)
The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.
- base64
- raw-in-base64-out
--no-cli-pager (boolean)
Disable cli pager for output.
--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
Examples
Note
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .
To restore a server
The following restore-server command performs an in-place restoration of a Chef Automate server named automate-06 in your default region from a backup with an ID of automate-06-2016-11-22T16:13:27.998Z. Restoring a server restores connections to the nodes that the Chef Automate server was managing at the time that the specified backup was performed.
The output is the command ID only. Output:
(None)
More Information
For more information, see Restore a Failed AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate Server in the AWS OpsWorks User Guide.
Output
Server -> (structure)
Describes a configuration management server.
AssociatePublicIpAddress -> (boolean)
BackupRetentionCount -> (integer)
ServerName -> (string)
CreatedAt -> (timestamp)
2016-07-29T13:38:47.520Z
CloudFormationStackArn -> (string)
CustomDomain -> (string)
https://aws.my-company.com . You cannot access the server by using the Endpoint value if the server has a CustomDomain specified.DisableAutomatedBackup -> (boolean)
Endpoint -> (string)
myserver-asdfghjkl.us-east-1.opsworks.io . You cannot access the server by using the Endpoint value if the server has a CustomDomain specified.Engine -> (string)
ChefAutomate and Puppet .EngineModel -> (string)
Monolithic for Puppet and Single for Chef.EngineAttributes -> (list)
The response of a createServer() request returns the master credential to access the server in EngineAttributes. These credentials are not stored by AWS OpsWorks CM; they are returned only as part of the result of createServer().
-
CHEF_AUTOMATE_PIVOTAL_KEY: A base64-encoded RSA private key that is generated by AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate. This private key is required to access the Chef API. -
CHEF_STARTER_KIT: A base64-encoded ZIP file. The ZIP file contains a Chef starter kit, which includes a README, a configuration file, and the required RSA private key. Save this file, unzip it, and then change to the directory where you’ve unzipped the file contents. From this directory, you can run Knife commands.
-
PUPPET_STARTER_KIT: A base64-encoded ZIP file. The ZIP file contains a Puppet starter kit, including a README and a required private key. Save this file, unzip it, and then change to the directory where you’ve unzipped the file contents. -
PUPPET_ADMIN_PASSWORD: An administrator password that you can use to sign in to the Puppet Enterprise console after the server is online.
(structure)
A name and value pair that is specific to the engine of the server.
Name -> (string)
Value -> (string)
EngineVersion -> (string)
2 . For a Puppet server, specify either 2019 or 2017 .InstanceProfileArn -> (string)
InstanceType -> (string)
KeyPair -> (string)
MaintenanceStatus -> (string)
SUCCESS or FAILED .PreferredMaintenanceWindow -> (string)
PreferredBackupWindow -> (string)
SecurityGroupIds -> (list)
The security group IDs for the server, as specified in the CloudFormation stack. These might not be the same security groups that are shown in the EC2 console.
(string)
ServiceRoleArn -> (string)
Status -> (string)
StatusReason -> (string)
SubnetIds -> (list)
The subnet IDs specified in a CreateServer request.
(string)
ServerArn -> (string)
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