Converting a backup into a master?

[dark.fibre]

Hi,
i wrote the topic "getting master-conf from backup-conf ", perhaps a little confused.

After testing around and always running in the same problems, tonight i had this idea:
How about converting my running backup-pfsense into the new master and setting up a new fresh backup-pfsense?
Has anyone do this before?

My running pfsense is 2.1, i would take a fresh 2.1.4 as new backup. Should this work?

Thanks for any idea and info.

Fred

[cthomas]

If I attempted this..  I'd download the config from the backup and manually modify the XML file, then re-upload it.  Off the top of my head, you need to update the following;

• hostname

• IP Address of all Interfaces - i.e., change from .3 to .2

• Skew for all CARP VIPs - i.e, change skew from 100 to 0

• Failover Peer IP for DHCP - i.e., change peer from .2 to .3

Once you get your second instance of pfSense up, you'll just need to configure pfSync and XMLRPC Sync.

-ct