Section 3: Upgrading Via Bios - Fortinet FortiDDoS Series Release Notes

FortiDDoS
Section 3: Upgrading via BIOS
Ensure that you have read the general
Note : You can upgrade directly to FortiDDoS 5.3.0 via BIOS from any version.
To upgrade the firmware:
1. Download the new firmware image.
2. Copy the file to a location you can access from the FortiDDoS appliance using TFTP.
3. Connect to the FortiDDoS appliance console.
4. Reboot the system and, when prompted, press any key to display the BIOS configuration menu.
5. Select option G so that the system can get the new firmware image from the TFTP server and load it when it
reboots.
The following example shows the CLI sequence:
FI-1KBXXXXXXXXX # execute reboot
This operation will reboot the system ! Do you want to
continue? (y/n) y
System is rebooting... The system is going down NOW !!
Please stand by while rebooting the system.
FortiDDoS-1000B (20:41-06.12.2018)
Ver:04000001
Serial number:FI1KBXXXXXXXXXX
RAM activation
CPU(00:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
CPU(01:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
CPU(02:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
CPU(03:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
CPU(04:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
CPU(05:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
CPU(06:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
CPU(07:000306a9 bfebfbff): MP initialization
Total RAM: 8192MB
Enabling cache...Done.
Scanning PCI bus...Done.
Allocating PCI resources...Done.
Enabling PCI resources...Done.
Zeroing IRQ settings...Done.
Verifying PIRQ tables...Done.
Boot up, boot device capacity: 15272MB.
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The system configuration will be lost when upgrading via BIOS. For this reason,
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BIOS upgrade should only be used for:
a. Upgrading new systems that have not been put in service.
b. When continuity of the system configuration is not important.
Backup your configuration before starting a BIOS upgrade. It is not recommended to
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attempt to restore the system configuration but it can be done by editing the
configuration. This is useful only for maintaining administrative information. Please
contact FortiCare TAC for further information.
Upgrading
section before you start an upgrade.
Section 3: Upgrading via BIOS
FortiDDoS 5.3.0 Release Notes
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