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# EC2: Convert a Volume to EBS Snapshot

This article explains how to convert an Eon snapshot of an EBS volume to an EBS snapshot.

## Decide whether to convert to an EBS snapshot or restore

A volume can be converted to an EBS snapshot or restored as an EBS volume, so you'll need to decide which option is best for your case:

| EBS snapshot                                                                                                     | Volume restore                                                                                    |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| * Can be shared with another availability zone or region.
* Can be used to create multiple copies of the volume. | - Deployed in a specific availability zone.
- Can be attached only to instances in the same zone. |

This article covers converting to an EBS snapshot.
If you want to restore the volume, see [EC2: Restore a Volume].

[EC2: Restore a Volume]: /data-protection/restoring/restore-cloud-workloads/aws/ec2/ec2-restore-a-volume

## Convert the volume

#### Before you start

Before you convert to an EBS snapshot, make sure:

[connect-restore-account]: /data-protection/restoring/restore-accounts/about-restore-accounts

* A [restore account has been connected][connect-restore-account] to your Eon account.

* The AWS restore account has a KMS key that grants access to `EonRestoreAccountRole` and `EonRestoreNodeRole`.

#### Find the snapshot you want to convert

1. In your

   inventory

   , select the EC2 resource you want to restore.
   The **Resource Details** drawer opens.

2. Click the **Eon snapshots** tab.
   You'll see a calendar view with colored dots on the days when snapshots were taken.
   There can be more than one snapshot per day.

   When you click a day, a list of Eon snapshots taken that day is displayed below the calendar.

3. Expand the snapshot you want to restore.
   Click **Specific volume**, select the volume you want to restore, and then click  (Convert to EBS snapshot).
   The **Convert to EBS Snapshot** wizard opens.

#### Choose the restore account

In the Convert to EBS Snapshot wizard, you're taken through a two-step process.
The first step is to choose a restore account.

Choose the cloud account you want to restore the volume in, and then click **Next**.

#### Set the EBS snapshot details

In the *Configuration* step, you'll set the restored volume details.

1. Choose a **Region** to deploy the restored volume to.

2. In *Encrypt this resource*, select a KMS key that grants access to `EonRestoreAccountRole` and `EonRestoreNodeRole`.
   You can either select a key from the **Encryption key** list or enter a **Key ARN**.

3. If you want to retain the tags that were present when the snapshot was taken, turn **Keep original tags** on.
   Otherwise, turn **Keep original tags** off.

   In both cases, the new volume is tagged with `eon:restore=true`.
   Tags with the `eon:` prefix aren't included in the original tags because Eon uses this prefix for internal operations.

4. Click **Start** to start the asynchronous restore job.

#### Monitor the restore job

You can see your list of restore jobs on the

Restore jobs tab

in the Jobs page.

After the job is completed, the status changes to **SUCCESS**, and you can work with the EBS snapshot as normal.