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495495* Autoscale VM group instances cannot be backed up or restored.
496496* The service account must have Root Admin privileges for restore operations
497497 to succeed.
498- * Restore operations always result in **deployment of a new instance **
499- rather than restoring an existing instance in place. The
500- administrators must update the corresponding backup jobs for the new
501- instance if needed. This may also result in cloud-init re-running on
502- the restored instance if cloud-init is used for instance
503- initialization. Instances restored from password-protected templates
504- must be stopped, have the password reset, and then be started before
505- use.
498+ * Restore operations always result in **deployment of a new instance **.
499+ For restore to the same location, a new instance is created with the
500+ same instance ID. For restore to a new location, a completely new
501+ instance is created. In this case, cloud-init may re-run on the restored
502+ instance depending on its userdata configuration. Instances restored
503+ from password-protected templates may require a password reset; use
504+ the **Stop ** and **Reset Password ** functionality as needed.
506505* During restore, it is recommended to not select the option to power on the
507506 instance immediately. This allows administrators to first verify the
508507 restored instance configuration and attach any missing networks before
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