Scenario: Your JIRA instance encountered a critical issue, and you need to restore it from a backup. What steps should you follow to ensure a successful restoration process?

To ensure a successful restoration process in JIRA, you need to follow the steps: Perform a full backup to capture the current state, shut down JIRA to prevent any data conflicts, restore the backup files to revert to the saved state, and then restart JIRA to resume operations. This sequence ensures that the restored instance is consistent and functional.