Upgrading Cluster Firmware - Fortinet FortiController-5913C System Manual

Upgrading cluster firmware

Upgrading cluster firmware
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• To connect using SSH to the worker in slot 8 enter a command similar to
ssh admin@10.10.10.1 -p2208
• To connect using telnet to the worker in slot 5 enter a command similar to telnet
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Fortinet periodically updates the FortiController-5913C and worker (FortiGate) firmware
to include enhancements and address issues. After you have registered the
FortiController-5913C boards and workers in your cluster you can download
FortiController-5913C and FortiOS firmware from the support web site
http://support.fortinet.com.
You upgrade the FortiController-5913C firmware from the FortiController-5913C
web-based manager or CLI. You can upgrade the worker firmware from the worker
web-based manager or CLI. The recommended procedure is to upgrade the worker first
and then upgrade the FortiController-5913C firmware.
Upgrading the firmware may briefly interrupt network traffic so it should be done during
a quiet period.
To upgrade worker firmware from the web-based manager
This procedure upgrades the firmware running on all of the workers in the cluster in a
single operation from the worker web-based manager. The firmware running on all of the
workers in the cluster is updated simultaneously.
1 Log into the worker web-based manager.
2 From the Global System Information dashboard widget beside Firmware Version
select Update.
3 Select the new firmware file and select OK.
The firmware image file is uploaded and verified then installed on all of the workers.
After a few minutes the cluster continues operating, the workers running the new
firmware build.
You can confirm that all of the workers are back in the cluster from the Load Balance >
Status page of the FortiController-5913C web-based manager.
To upgrade FortiController-5913C firmware from the web-based manager
If the cluster contains two FortiController-5913C boards, this procedure upgrades the
firmware running on both of them in a single operation.
1 Log into the FortiController-5913C web-based manager.
2 From the System Information dashboard widget beside Firmware Version select
Update.
3 Select the new firmware file and select OK.
The firmware image file is uploaded and verified then installed on all of the
FortiController-5913C boards. After a few minutes the cluster continues operating.
FortiController-5913C Session-Aware Load Balancing Cluster (SLBC) System Guide
Basic Configuration
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