IP PBX Branch Configuration File

In a branch.cfg file, you would list all the branches. For a branch that
has a server, and is being used as a backup server you would enter:

<server_type=backup_local>

The valid types for servers at a branch are:

active
backup_local
backup_all
none = Teleworkers / roaming user extension

The valid time zones for servers at a branch are:

Pacific: <tz=PST8PDT>
Mountain: <tz=MST7MDT>
Central: <tz=CST6CDT>
Eastern: <tz=EST5EDT>

Example branch.cfg files might look like the following;

The Primary Server:

<branch=0><name=Plano><server_type=active><server_addr=0.0.0.0>
<branch=0><ctrl_branch=0><tz=CST6CDT><trunk_group_for_911=0>

The Backup Server:

<branch=1><name=><server_type=backup_local><server_addr=>
<branch=1><ctrl_branch=0><tz=CST6CDT><trunk_group_for_911=0>

Remote User, with no site server:

<branch=2><name=generic><server_type=none><server_addr=>
<branch=2><ctrl_branch=0><tz=PST8PDT><trunk_group_for_911=>

Currently, server_type and tz are the only fields actually being used.

The sys.branch.cfg file is used when there are multiple branches and one or more branches has a backup server. In the sys.branch.cfg on the backup server, you would need to have the following entry.

Example:

<this_branch=0> <-------- branch entry -------

What this means is that the sys.branch.cfg file cannot be one of the files that is typically copied from the main server. This is due to other reasons, which includes the ca_addr= and mail_server= entries.

Example:

<ca_addr=0.0.0.0> <-------- call agent entry ---
<mail_server=0.0.0.0:25> <-------- SMTP entry ---------

The sys.branch.cfg will need to be updated on all the backup systems to reflect their actual branch values.