Manually Updating FreePBX

[bigbear]

I have a FreePBX install I had to help move this weekend. They dont have Sys Admin pro. I remember some posts about manually updating FreePBX from @JaredBusch but cant find them.

[SmithErick]

Does this help, from 2017.
https://mangolassi.it/topic/13143/upgrading-the-freepbx-firmware

[bigbear]

@smitherick said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

Does this help, from 2017.
https://mangolassi.it/topic/13143/upgrading-the-freepbx-firmware

Thanks!

[JaredBusch]

The System firmware no longer exists if you are on FreePBX 14. That is all part of the yum upgrade now.

My FreePBX 14 monthly CLI method:

1. Upgrade the OS

yum upgrade -y

2. Upgrade the modules

fwconsole ma upgradeall
fwconsole reload

[bigbear]

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

The System firmware no longer exists if you are on FreePBX 14. That is all part of the yum upgrade now.

My FreePBX 14 monthly CLI method:

1. Upgrade the OS

yum upgrade -y

2. Upgrade the modules

fwconsole ma upgradeall
fwconsole reload

Man, I would definitely love to update these to 14. Would it be easier to backup settings and restore to a new 14 installation?

[JaredBusch]

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

The System firmware no longer exists if you are on FreePBX 14. That is all part of the yum upgrade now.

My FreePBX 14 monthly CLI method:

1. Upgrade the OS

yum upgrade -y

2. Upgrade the modules

fwconsole ma upgradeall
fwconsole reload

Man, I would definitely love to update these to 14. Would it be easier to backup settings and restore to a new 14 installation?

Depends on the system. But it certainly can work.

The fewer inbound routes and IVR the better.

[JaredBusch]

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

The System firmware no longer exists if you are on FreePBX 14. That is all part of the yum upgrade now.

My FreePBX 14 monthly CLI method:

1. Upgrade the OS

yum upgrade -y

2. Upgrade the modules

fwconsole ma upgradeall
fwconsole reload

Man, I would definitely love to update these to 14. Would it be easier to backup settings and restore to a new 14 installation?

I have done the "standard" migration a few times and never had a problem since it came out of beta.
https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/PPS/Upgrading+from+FreePBX+10.13.66+to+SNG7

[bigbear]

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

The System firmware no longer exists if you are on FreePBX 14. That is all part of the yum upgrade now.

My FreePBX 14 monthly CLI method:

1. Upgrade the OS

yum upgrade -y

2. Upgrade the modules

fwconsole ma upgradeall
fwconsole reload

Man, I would definitely love to update these to 14. Would it be easier to backup settings and restore to a new 14 installation?

I have done the "standard" migration a few times and never had a problem since it came out of beta.
https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/PPS/Upgrading+from+FreePBX+10.13.66+to+SNG7

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended? We could easily recreate/copy the extensions and trunk info on the new installation.

Their current install is broke, won't update and the dashboard wont even display. I was going to help them install FusionPBX but sticking with FreePBX would be more familiar for them. The updates have been my only headache. Well that and the issue with using a mobile app and getting banned while out of the office by RF.

[scottalanmiller]

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

[bigbear]

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

So FreePBX14 with Asterisk 15?

[scottalanmiller]

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

So FreePBX14 with Asterisk 15?

That's what we are using.

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

So FreePBX14 with Asterisk 15?

That's what we are using.

Yes, FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is what I have everywhere.

[bigbear]

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

So FreePBX14 with Asterisk 15?

That's what we are using.

Yes, FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is what I have everywhere.

I was thinking this. 14 and 14. Have you used FreePBX14 with asterisk15 in production?

[JaredBusch]

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

So FreePBX14 with Asterisk 15?

That's what we are using.

Yes, FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is what I have everywhere.

I was thinking this. 14 and 14. Have you used FreePBX14 with asterisk15 in production?

All of my production FreePBX 14 are Asterisk 15.

[bigbear]

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

So FreePBX14 with Asterisk 15?

That's what we are using.

Yes, FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is what I have everywhere.

I was thinking this. 14 and 14. Have you used FreePBX14 with asterisk15 in production?

All of my production FreePBX 14 are Asterisk 15.

So now that everything is fixed and the update is complete I see the update software section of System Admin is gone. I had read that they can automatically manage security and updates now. Is that what you are doing, or did you disable it?

[JaredBusch]

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@jaredbusch said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@scottalanmiller said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

@bigbear said in Manually Updating FreePBX:

So at this point I would assume a clean install of FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is recommended?

I've had better luck with Asterisk 15.

So FreePBX14 with Asterisk 15?

That's what we are using.

Yes, FreePBX 14 with Asterisk 14 is what I have everywhere.

I was thinking this. 14 and 14. Have you used FreePBX14 with asterisk15 in production?

All of my production FreePBX 14 are Asterisk 15.

So now that everything is fixed and the update is complete I see the update software section of System Admin is gone. I had read that they can automatically manage security and updates now. Is that what you are doing, or did you disable it?

I prefer to do it myself because I don't want to deal with a down PBX. Granted that has never happened from a normal update, at least to me.

It is now under Admin -> Updates

It has this scheduler, but it does not seem to actually do anything except check.