Failback Job Wizard for Amazon EC2: Destination

On this page of the wizard, you can specify a failback destination for your Amazon EC2 instances. Failback to the original location will update/replace the existing source instance in the original location; failback to the new location will create a new instance. Refer to the following subsections on providing a destination for your Amazon EC2 replica failback job:

• Setting Original EC2 Failback Destination

• Setting Single New EC2 Failback Destination

• Setting Multiple New Failback Destinations for EC2 Instances

Setting Original EC2 Failback Destination

To use the original location as a destination for your Amazon EC2 failback job, follow the steps below:

1. In the Failback location list, choose Original Location.

   Important
   To successfully failback an Amazon EC2 instance to its original location, the source instance should not exist.

2. Click Next to go to the Options page.
   
   

Setting Single New EC2 Failback Destination

To create a new destination for all instances of your Amazon EC2 failback job, follow the steps below:

1. In the Failback location list, choose New Location.

2. A set of fields opens for editing: