Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5001FA2 Installation Manual page 49

FortiGate Firmware
FortiGate-5000 series Installation Guide
If you are reverting to a previous FortiOS 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 configuration file.
Note: Installing firmware replaces the current antivirus and attack definitions with the definitions
included with the firmware release that you are installing. After you install new firmware, use the
procedure make sure that antivirus and attack definitions are up to date. For information, see
the FortiGate Administration Guide.
To install firmware from a system reboot
1 Connect to the CLI using the null-modem cable and FortiGate console port.
2 Make sure that the TFTP server is running.
3 Copy the new firmware image file to the root directory of the TFTP server.
4 Make sure that port8 is connected to the same network as the TFTP server. This is the
default interface for TFTP server firmware downloads.
Note: The default interface for TFTP server firmware downloads is port8. You can specify a
different interface after you restart the FortiGate-5000 module as described below.
5 To confirm that the FortiGate-5000 module can connect to the TFTP server, use the
following command to ping the computer running the TFTP server. For example, if the
IP address of the TFTP server is 192.168.1.168, enter:
execute ping 192.168.1.168
6 Enter the following command to restart the FortiGate-5000 module:
execute reboot
The FortiGate-5000 module responds with the following message:
This operation will reboot the system !
Do you want to continue? (y/n)
7 Type y.
As the FortiGate-5000 modules starts, a series of system startup messages is
displayed.
When one of the following messages appears:
• FortiGate-5000 module running v2.x BIOS
Press Any Key To Download Boot Image.
...
• FortiGate-5000 module running v3.x BIOS
Press any key to display configuration menu.......
Immediately press any key to interrupt the system startup.
Note: You have only 3 seconds to press any key. If you do not press a key soon enough, the
FortiGate-5000 module reboots and you must log in and repeat the
command.
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execute reboot
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