Changing Major Asterisk Versions on the Fly
The FreePBX Distro has a built-in utility to allow you to change the Major Asterisk version you are using or even reinstall the same version of Asterisk.
To change which Major Asterisk release you are using type;
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asterisk-version-switch |
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You will then be prompted to pick which Asterisk Version to install
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Current version: Asterisk 18.15.1 is running
(LTS) = Long Term Support | (EOL) = End of Life | (S) = Standard
Press 1 for Asterisk 13 (EOL)
Press 2 for Asterisk 13 Certified (EOL)
Press 3 for Asterisk 15 (EOL)
Press 4 for Asterisk 16 (EOL)
Press 5 for Asterisk 16 Certified (EOL)
Press 6 for Asterisk 17 (EOL)
Press 7 for Asterisk 18 (LTS)
Press 8 for Asterisk 18 Certified (LTS)
Press 9 for Asterisk 19 (EOL)
Press 0 for Asterisk 20 (LTS)
Press q to exit and not change your Asterisk Version
This action below will cause Asterisk to stop and all calls in progress will be terminated
Please, select the Asterisk Version to change to : |
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Choosing a selection will prompt for confirmation then start the download and install
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Please, select the Asterisk Version to change to : 7
Selected Asterisk 18. Confirm (y/N)? y
You picked asterisk18 - clearing yum cache |
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The install will proceed for several minutes, after which there is a confirmation of the installed version. All PBX services will then be restarted which can take another minute or more.
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asterisk18 has now been verified to be installed
Starting Asterisk... |
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The PBX will then perform a reload and re-write all the configuration files based on the version of Asterisk you switch to.
You can verify the running version of Asterisk at the bash prompt with:
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# asterisk -x "core show version"
Asterisk 13.9.1 built by mockbuild @ jenkins2.schmoozecom.net on a x86_64 running Linux on 2016-05-13 20:33:39 UTC |
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If the old Asterisk version is still shown, you can restart with:
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fwconsole restart |
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The final step is to reload the system dial plan:
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fwconsole reload |
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Starting in asterisk-version-switch ver. 6.1, a version check flag has been added:
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# asterisk-version-switch -v
Version : 6.1
Release : 25.sng7 |
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For unattended mode, you can run the script with an argument specifying the Asterisk version index:
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# asterisk-version-switch 7 |
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