Updates/Upgrades

In this chapter we will cover:

Updates

In order to update PBXware to a specific firmware version follow these steps:

  1. Login into PBXware web interface

  2. Navigate to 'Site Settings: Updates' and click on 'Updates' button

  3. Enter update username='pbxware' and password='update' and wait until the system shows the interface again

Upgrades

PBXware uses even numbers for stable and odd numbers for development releases. Current stable release is 2.0 and development version is 2.1. To upgrade PBXware to 2.0 version for example do the following:

  1. Login to PBXware via SSH

  2. Stop all servers

    /home/servers/sitemanager/sh/stop
/home/servers/pbxware/sh/stop
/home/servers/httpd/sh/stop

  3. Modify:

    '/home/servers/sitemanager/sh/update' by setting the PROJECT line to 'PROJECT=sitemanager-2.0'
    '/home/servers/pbxware/sh/update' by settings the PROJECT line to 'PROJECT=pbxware-2.0'
    '/home/servers/httpd/sh/update' by setting the PROJECT line to 'PROJECT=httpd-2.0'

  4. Upgrade the software:

    /home/servers/sitemanager/sh/update
/home/servers/pbxware/sh/update
/home/servers/httpd/sh/update

    NOTE: default update username: pbxware, password: update

  5. Start all servers

    /home/servers/sitemanager/sh/start
/home/servers/pbxware/sh/start
/home/servers/httpd/sh/start

  6. Navigate to PBXware interface and login.

  7. Re-save at least one 'SIP' and IAX' extension, 'MOH(Music on Hold)' and a 'Queue', but going through all options and re-saving them is recommended

License Upgrades

To upgrade PBXware license do as follows:

  1. Login into PBXware web interface

  2. Navigate to 'Site Settings: Upgrades'

  3. Enter the system root username and password (default ones 'pbxware'/'update')

  4. Enter the license number in 'License Number' field (e.g. 0A9DS8F7)

  5. Click on 'Save' button