Restore Another P-Series Appliance/Software Edition from a Backup

This topic describes how to restore a P-Series Appliance/Software Edition to a backup that is generated from another PBX.

Background information

Yeastar Central Management allows you to restore P-Series Appliance/Software Edition from a backup, which is generated from itself or another PBX of the same product model.

To restore a P-Series Appliance/Software Edition from a backup originating from another PBX system, see this topic.

To restore a P-Series Appliance/Software Edition from its source backup, see Restore P-Series Appliance/Software Edition from a Backup.

Prerequisites

P-Series Appliance/Software Edition is connected to Yeastar Central Management and is online.
For more information, see Connect PBX System/Gateway to Yeastar Central Management Using Yeastar ID and Connect PBX System/Gateway to Yeastar Central Management Using Authentication Code.
There is at least one backup file of P-Series Appliance/Software Edition, either uploaded by yourself or generated from a scheduled backup task.

For more information, see Create a Backup File of P-Series Appliance/Software Edition, Upload a Backup File of P-Series Appliance/Software Edition, Create an On-demand Backup Task, and Schedule an Automated Backup Task.

Procedure

Log in to Yeastar Central Management, go to Repository > Backup Files > P-Series Device.
Click beside a desired backup file.
In the pop-up window, do as follows:
1. In the drop-down list of Restore to, select a desired PBX.
2. If you want to retain existing network configurations, unselect the checkbox of Restore network configuration.
3. Click Restore.

Result

PBX status is displayed as , and there is a pop-up window prompting that PBX system is restoring from the backup file.
Tip: You can click Collapse to collapse the window to the bottom-right corner.
After PBX system starts up, the current configurations are overwritten with the backup data, and PBX status is displayed as .