Restore config file to another box

[ymolinet]

Hi all,

I've read many post about this question : Is it possible to restore a config file from one host to another ?
I have many machine (same hardware, different mac address) based on virtualization system (KVM) with same pfsense configuration.

I need to know if is it possible to clone one pfsense vm and replace only the config.xml file for each (to set ip/mask/gw/hostname for example).

Thanks,
Yannick

[kidlat020]

if you don't know what you're doing, just *.rar the whole VM (where pfsense is) as a backup.

it should work.

[individual-it]

I would think that is no problem.
we are doing this with 2 boxes for updates or testing:

• box 1 is production

• box 2 is spare

• copy the configuration from box1 to box 2 via Diagnostic->Backup/Restore

• apply patches, new version of pfsense etc. to box 2

• test box 2

• swap the boxes so box 2 become the production one

All that works fine even its physically 2 boxes with different MAC addresses

[ymolinet]

I know this method based on the gui.
I want to do the same from the shell :
    1. Restore config.xml.
    2. Install automatically packages requiered.

Thanks,
Yannick