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Francho02
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June 27, 2022
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Fortigate Upgrade directy version 7.0.5

  • June 27, 2022
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Hello Fortigate team, I have a query, is it possible to perform a direct update of the Fortigate ios version in case the team is new without configuration. FortiGate 

Best answer by kcheng

Hi @Francho02 

 

We would not recommend any upgrade without following the upgrade path. This is because there may be coding change during an upgrade, hence, following the upgrade path would ensure that the code change is taken in place accordingly. Since your FortiGate is new and has no configuration, it would be more appropriate to perform a flash format and perform a fresh install of FortiOS via TFTP. By performing the fresh install, it is cleaner and easier for you to manage in a long run. Please refer to the following document for the flash format and performing a fresh installation of FortiOS:

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Formatting-and-loading-FortiGate-firmware-image/ta-p/197617

 

2 replies

warshad
Staff
Staff
June 27, 2022

Dear Franchob,

 

What is current FGT version?

 

Please see the following kb article for upgrade path.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-verify-FortiGate-Upgrade-path-to-upgrade/ta-p/193717

 

 

 

Francho02
Francho02Author
New Member
June 30, 2022

From version 6.4.4 to version 7.0.0

kcheng
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kchengAnswer
Staff & Editor
June 28, 2022

Hi @Francho02 

 

We would not recommend any upgrade without following the upgrade path. This is because there may be coding change during an upgrade, hence, following the upgrade path would ensure that the code change is taken in place accordingly. Since your FortiGate is new and has no configuration, it would be more appropriate to perform a flash format and perform a fresh install of FortiOS via TFTP. By performing the fresh install, it is cleaner and easier for you to manage in a long run. Please refer to the following document for the flash format and performing a fresh installation of FortiOS:

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Formatting-and-loading-FortiGate-firmware-image/ta-p/197617