Additional Cli Commands For A Usb Key; Testing New Firmware Before Installing - Fortinet FortiGate Series Install Manual

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Additional CLI Commands for a USB key

Testing new firmware before installing

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3 Enter the following command to see the new firmware installation settings:
get system status
Use the following CLI commands when you want to delete a file from the FortiUSB key, list
what files are on the key, including formatting the key or renaming a file:
• exec usb-disk list
• exec usb-disk delete <filename>
• exec usb-disk format
• exec usb-disk rename <old_filename1> <old_filename2>
Note: If you are trying to delete a configuration file from the CLI command interface, and
the filename contains spaces, you will need quotations around the filename before you can
delete the file from the FortiUSB key.
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 Fortinet unit
operates using the new firmware image with the current configuration. This new firmware
image is not permanently installed. The next time the Fortinet 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 the firmware" on page
To use this procedure, you must connect to the CLI using the Fortinet console port and a
RJ-45 to DB-9 or null modem cable. This procedure temporarily installs a new firmware
image using your current configuration.
For this procedure you install a TFTP server that you can connect to from the Fortinet
internal interface. The TFTP server should be on the same subnet as the internal
interface.
To test the new firmware image
1 Connect to the CLI using a RJ-45 to DB-9 or null modem cable.
2 Make sure the TFTP server is running.
3 Copy the new firmware image file to the root directory of the TFTP server.
4 Make sure the internal interface is connected to the same integer as the TFTP server.
You can use the following command to ping the computer running the TFTP server. For
example, if the TFTP server's IP address is 192.168.1.168:
execute ping 192.168.1.168
5 Enter the following command to restart the Fortinet unit:
execute reboot
6 As the Fortinet unit reboots, press any key to interrupt the system startup. As the
Fortinet unit starts, a series of system startup messages appears.
When the following messages appears:
Press any key to display configuration menu....
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