What to backup before upgrading?

[DarknessBBB]

Hi there!
I would like to upgrade from a very old version of Vicibox Redux, and now is time to backup data and configuration!

I made this script in Bash:

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#!/bin/bash
tar cfPpz /backup/`date -I`_www.tar.gz /srv/www/htdocs

mysqldump --opt -uROOT -pPASSWORD asterisk | \
gzip -9 > /backup/`date -I`_db.sql.gz

tar cfPpz /backup/`date -I`_viciast.tar.gz /etc/asterisk

tar cfPpz /backup/`date -I`_astsound.tar.gz /var/lib/asterisk



What else have I to backup before completely erasing a "on production" multi server vicibox?

ViciBox_Redux.i686-0.1.2.iso | Vicidial 2.4-247 Build 100401-0014 | Asterisk 1.4.27 | DB/WEB + Dialer Servers | Digium TE120P | Webmin installed

Thank you!

[mflorell]

That is less than 6 months old, I would not consider that very old. Why not just upgrade the ViciDial code itself?

[williamconley]

There is a backup script in the /usr/share/astguiclient folder.

You'll also need your recordings (wherever you are storing them), asterisk sounds, Audio Store, and of course any CLIENT recordings you have made.

But I agree wholeheartedly with mflorell, you are MUCH better off learning how to "SVN" it up to the latest code (in place update) rather than wiping it clean.

That does NOT mean you shouldn't do a backup FIRST, in either case, of course! LOL

[DarknessBBB]

Hi, thank you for answering! I want to rip it off just because I'm using brand new LSI SAS 9750 raid controllers on servers. They're natively supported only from kernel 2.6.33.
So I had to recompile the driver, but I cannot upgrade anything, nor the kernel or a lot of software, and I'm always with the fear of losing anything
So, why not test the brand new 3.0.X Vicidia Redux?

[mflorell]

OK, that makes sense, just use the ADMIN_backup.pl script to backup your system, then you should be able to decompress that backup from the / directory and everything should be in place afterword