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Restore to EC2 Error: "Failed to validate machine: Cannot find a suitable image for the restored machine."

Restore to EC2 Error: "Failed to validate machine: Cannot find a suitable image for the restored machine."

KB ID:	4503
Product:	Veeam Backup & Replication \| 11 \| 12
Published:	2023-10-18
Last Modified:	2023-10-19

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Challenge

A Restore to Amazon EC2 fails with the error:

Failed to validate machine <name>: Cannot find a suitable image for restored machine.

Cause

The default list of Windows Images that Veeam Backup & Replication attempts to reference contains images that were recently removed from AWS.

Solution

Note: This issue will be resolved in the next release of Veeam Backup & Replication.

To resolve this issue in Veeam Backup & Replication versions 11/11a/12, create the following registry value on the Veeam Backup Server:

Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication
Value Name: AmazonDefaultWindowsImage
Value Type: Multi-String Value (REG_MULTI_SZ)
Value Data: <see code block below>

^{Tip: Hover over the code block and click the copy button in the top-right corner.}

Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-Base-2023.08.10
Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-Base*
*Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-Base*
*Windows_Server-2022-English-Core-Base*
*Windows_Server-2019-English-Core-Base*

Note: The values shown will support the restore of all Windows OSes, and there is no need to modify this list to add additional OSes.

PowerShell command to create the registry value:

New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication' -Name 'AmazonDefaultWindowsImage' -Value "Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-Base-2023.08.10","Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-Base*","*Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-Base*","*Windows_Server-2022-English-Core-Base*","*Windows_Server-2019-English-Core-Base*" -PropertyType MultiString -Force
                
            

No Reboot Required

This registry value does not require a reboot and will be effective during the next restore attempt.

More Information

Example of correct registry value configuration:

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