Upgrading The Switch From 2.0 To 2.1; Upgrading The Switch From 1.4.0/1.4.1.0/1.4.1.1/1.4.2/1.4.3 To 2.1 - Symbol WS5000 Series System Reference Manual

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a. Copy the vdate to the switch
b. Copy the dominfo to the switch
c. Copy the PreUpgradeScript to the switch.
Note You must run the PreUpgradeScript before you upgrade the switch.This is valid
only when you upgrade the switch from 1.4.x to 2.1

2.2.1.1 Upgrading the Switch from 2.0 to 2.1

To upgrade from WS5000 2.0 to the WS5000 2.1 baseline:
1. Copy the WS5000_v2.1.0.0-xxxx.sys.img image (using ftp) to the system to be upgraded.
Use the following command under the cfg mode of the CLI:
WS5000.(Cfg)> copy ftp system -u ftpuser -m bin
Enter the file name to be copied from FTP server :
WS5000_v2.1.0.0-xxxR.sys.img
IP address of the FTP server : 111.111.111.111
Enter the user password : *******
Copying 'WS5000_v2.1.0.0-xxxR.sys.img' from ftp://
111.111.111.111 to Switch...
Data connection mode : BINARY (Connecting as 'ftpuser')
Status : Transfer completed successfully
17091650 bytes received in 10.3 seconds (1666803 bytes/s)
Verifying imagefile...
Valid imagefile. Completing verification.
WS5000.(Cfg)>
2. Run the following command
WS5000.(Cfg)> restore system WS5000_v2.1.0.0-xxxR.sys.img
This command will reset the system and boot up with the new
restored image.
Do you want to continue (yes/no)
Restoring system image and configuration from WS5000_v2.1.0.0-
xxxR.sys.img
It might take a few minutes.......

2.2.1.2 Upgrading the Switch from 1.4.0/1.4.1.0/1.4.1.1/1.4.2/1.4.3 to 2.1

To determine whether your WS5000 Series Switch has the memory required for upgrading to xxx, run the
PreUgradeScript. If the switch has the memory, the script tells you how to upgrade. If the switch does not have
enough memory, the script enables you to free the memory to upgrade.
To upgrade from WS5000 1.4.0/1.4.1.0/1.4.1.1/1.4.2/1.4.3 to the WS5000 2.1 baseline:
Copy the vdate to the switch
WS5000.(Cfg)> copy ftp system -u ftpuser -m bin
Enter the file name to be copied from FTP server : vdate
IP address of the FTP server : 111.111.111.111
Enter the user password : *******
: yes