How to create a backup server?

[Charles_Darwin]

In the old days Backup&Restore was not reliable, therefore I switched to Virtualbox…long time ago. You can easily backup and restore your freePBX server in mins.
I mentioned it here

Vmware machine cloning : actvation?

In Virtualbox, if you use the export option “include MAC addresses of ALL network adapters”, you can use the exported image as a full backup of your freePBX system. If your hardware fails, you can import this image into any VirtualBox installation on a Windows, MacOS or Linux machine and it will behave like the original (same ID, no activation needed). The critical point seems to be that you have to copy BOTH MAC addresses, WIFI and ethernet. The harddisk and other hw parts are virtualized (an…