Hi Everyone
I have been playing with FreePBX for sometime now as a test rig in my office. I am now wanting to backup and restore the setup from the test server to our virtual server. I have found this impossible to do. I have made sure that both machines are running the same PBX and system versions. I backup the system on to a USB. The connect that USB to my VM Server, I then try to perform a restore using that backup file. Nothing happens, no error message, nothing. HELP!!! Please!!
For large backup files, I had to place the file on the server itself. Winscp works well for this. If your destination server doesnāt have a backup folder yet, run a backup first.
We had to upload the file via ssh to the server then let it spend forever to process it.
Hi Guys
Can you expand on this, Iām a complete newb when it comes to linux and asterisk. I can cope with the GUI but when it comes to the SSH side of things Iām stuck, got by with a little help from google but this one has stumped me. Iām worried as this is a massive feature that I will need if Iām to start installing them.
Can I make a suggestion to the Tech wizards at FreePBX (If anyone can add them to this chat) Upon first installation can we either create a new installation or restore from backup, this can be from USB drive? This is how 3CX operate and it works beautifully
FreePBX installs clean then allows for restores from any medium. This simplifies the installation by separating these two critical operation and allowing for error-checking on the way, as well as giving positive āpilot proofā controls to the install.
Not saying what youāre asking for is bad, just that you might want to expand on your suggestion a little bit to get some discussion flowing.
Oh, and code helps. This is still a free Open Source project.
Hi Dave
I have been trying for days to restore a PBX on to a newly installed FreePBX distro with no joy. Any pointers as to where I am going wrong. I backup current FreePBX on to USB, then take that USB to New Server running Win Server 2016 with a virtual instance of FreePBX installed. Select restore on the new server, select USB and select backup file, press OK, then nothing, nothing at all happens.
As long as the version numbers are the same, that should work exactly as you describe.
Hi Dave version numbers where the same, do I have to use the same Deployment ID?
Shouldnāt be required - thereās a document out on the Wiki that talks about the āwarm spareā backup strategy. In that, the ābackup and restoreā methodology is used to do pretty much exactly what you are describing.
Iām still yet to have a go at this as its been one of those weeks, as soon as I have a spare 30 mins, Iāll have a bash at it.
Hi Guys
Thanks for all of your advice, eventually got it working with Winscp and creating a backup on the warm server to create the folder.
Once again thanks!!