Testing A New Firmware Image Before Installing It - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3000 Administration Manual

Changing the FortiGate firmware
11
12

Testing a new firmware image before installing it

46
Enter the firmware image filename and press Enter.
The TFTP server uploads the firmware image file to the FortiGate unit and messages
similar to the following are displayed:
• FortiGate unit running v2.x BIOS
Do You Want To Save The Image? [Y/n]
Type Y.
• FortiGate unit running v3.x BIOS
Save as Default firmware/Run image without saving:[D/R]
or
Save as Default firmware/Backup firmware/Run image without
saving:[D/B/R]
Type D.
The FortiGate unit installs the new firmware image and restarts. The installation might
take a few minutes to complete.
Restoring the previous configuration
Change the internal interface address if required. You can do this from the CLI using
the command:
config system interface
edit internal
set ip <address_ipv4mask>
set allowaccess {ping https ssh telnet http}
end
After changing the interface address, you can access the FortiGate unit from the
web-based manager and restore the configuration.
• To restore the FortiGate unit configuration, see
• To restore IPS custom signatures, see
files" on page 305.
• To restore web content filtering lists, see
• To restore email filtering lists, see
• To update the virus and attack definitions to the most recent version, see
"Updating antivirus and attack definitions" on page
If you are reverting to a previous firmware version (for example, reverting from
FortiOS v2.80 to FortiOS v2.50), you might not be able to restore your previous
configuration from the backup up configuration file.
You can test a new firmware image by installing the firmware image from a system
reboot and saving it to system memory. After completing this procedure the FortiGate
unit operates using the new firmware image with the current configuration. This new
firmware image is not permanently installed. The next time the FortiGate unit restarts,
it operates with the originally installed firmware image using the current configuration.
If the new firmware image operates successfully, you can install it permanently using
the procedure "Upgrading to a new firmware version" on page
01-28006-0010-20041105
"Backup and restore" on page
"Backing up and restoring custom signature
"Backup and restore" on page
"Backup and restore" on page
128.
System status
123.
123.
123.
39.
Fortinet Inc.