In-Place cloud instance restore

A system, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, wherein the one or more memories store code comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the system to perform actions comprising:
• receiving, at a workload management system, a virtual machine recovery instruction, wherein a first cloud server of a hosted service environment hosts one or more virtual machines associated with the workload management system;
• instructing the first cloud server to launch a recovery instance in the hosted service environment;
• instructing the recovery instance to mount one or more data volumes corresponding to a first snapshot stored in the hosted service environment, the first snapshot capturing a machine state at a point in time;
• replacing a first root volume associated with the recovery instance with a second root volume;
• instructing the recovery instance to detach the one or more data volumes;
• attaching the one or more data volumes to a first virtual machine;
• and
• starting the first virtual machine including the second root volume and the one or more data volumes.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions configured to, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform actions comprising:

• receiving, at a workload management system, a virtual machine recovery instruction, wherein a first cloud server of a hosted service environment hosts one or more virtual machines associated with the workload management system;
• instructing the first cloud server to launch a recovery instance in the hosted service environment;
• instructing the recovery instance to mount one or more data volumes corresponding to a first snapshot stored in the hosted service environment, the first snapshot capturing a machine state at a point in time;
• replacing a first root volume associated with the recovery instance with a second root volume;
• instructing the recovery instance to detach the one or more data volumes;
• attaching the one or more data volumes to a first virtual machine;
• and
• starting the first virtual machine including the second root volume and the one or more data volumes.