Upgrade method
Upgrading from the BootWare menu
Software Upgrading Through Web
Preparing for the upgrade
Before you upgrade system software, complete the following tasks:
Set up the upgrade environment as shown in
Configure routes to make sure that the router and the file server can reach each other.
Run a TFTP or FTP server on the file server.
Log in to the CLI of the router through the console port.
Copy the upgrade file to the file server and correctly set the working directory on the TFTP or
FTP server.
Make sure the upgrade has minimal impact on the network services. During the upgrade, the
router cannot provide any services.
IMPORTANT:
In the BootWare menu, if you choose to download files over Ethernet, the Ethernet port must be
ETH0 on an MSR900, MSR920, MSR20-1X, MSR20-20, MSR20-21, MSR20-24, MSR30-10,
MSR30-11E, MSR30-11F, and MSR30-16 router, and must be GE0 on an MSR93X, MSR30-20,
MSR30-40, MSR30-60, MSR50-40, and MSR50-60 router.
Table 14 Storage media
Model
MSR900 / 920
MSR93X
MSR20-1X
MSR20-20 / 20-21 / 20-40
MSR30-10 / 30-11E / 30-11F
MSR30-16 / 30-20 / 30-40 / 30-60
MSR50-40 / 50-60
Remarks
Use this method when the router cannot correctly
start up.
Provides a quick software upgrade method through
Web.
Table 15
Storage medium
Flash
Flash
Flash
CF card
Flash
CF card
CF card
16
5.
Path
flash:/
flash:/
flash:/
cfa0:/
flash:/
cfa0:/
cfa0:/