Yeastar P-Series Self-Hosted Migration to Different Platform

On the current Yeastar P Series PBX

Check for new firmware and if available upgrade the Yeastar to the latest firmware

Select Maintenance – Upgrade – Check for New Firmware

Select Upgrade Now (when ready to upgrade)

The upgrade progress will display (example)

Once upgrade is complete, the system will reboot

Login again and check to confirm that the system is up to date

Add your public IP to Static Defense

Select Security - Security Rules - Static Defense

Select Add

Enter your details and save

Select Maintenance – Backup and Restore

Select Backup

Enter Details and select data to include (tick all boxes)

Select Save

Confirm you have the license activation code of the current Yestar P series instance

Shutdown the current Yeastar P series instance

Spin up a new Yeastar P Series instance in the new hosting environment

When accessing the new Yeastar P Series

It will not allow you to restore the backup file from the wizard using the file you downloaded

Because the firmware used to install the instance will not be the latest and so will not match your downloaded backup file

Instead select New Installation

Enter the original systems Activation Code and select Activate

Complete the rest of the initialization setup

Once the system has rebooted

Login and select Maintenance – Upgrade - Check for the New Firmware

Once the new upgrade firmware displays, select Upgrade Now and continue to upgrade

The new firmware should match the version of your original system the backup was taken from

Once the system has been upgraded to the latest firmware and restarted

Login to the Yeastar P Series

Select Maintenance – Backup and Restore

Select Backup

Take a backup of the existing system

Enter a File Name, Comments

Tick all boxes to take a complete backup

Select Save

Browse and select the backup file on your PC, that was downloaded from the original Yeastar P Series instance

Enter a comment

Once uploaded

Select the newly uploaded file (from the original Yeastar P Series)

Select restore by selecting the restore icon under Operations (right)

When successful, a notification will confirm this

Select Reboot Now to complete the restore

Login to the Yeastar P Series instance

Check the configuration has restored correctly

Check Extensions are registered

Check Trunks are registered

Complete testing to confirm everything is working as required

Once all is confirmed you can delete the original Yeastar P Series instance you shutdown in your original hosted environment