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James_G
James_G
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February 7, 2018
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FortiOS 5.4.6 to 5.6.3 upgrade

  • February 7, 2018
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As subject - is this possible? Obviously the 5.6.3 release notes don't reference 5.4.6 as this was released after.

 

The GUI allows the upgrade, so I assume it's OK.

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    Kenundrum
    Kenundrum
    New Member
    February 7, 2018

    http://cookbook.fortinet.com/sysadmins-notebook/supported-upgrade-paths-fortios/3/

    Check the supported upgrade path. There are certain functions that break if you don't do the correct order. It used to be more straightforward in older releases.

    It looks like 5.4.6 can go straight to 5.6.2 and then to 5.6.3

    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    February 7, 2018

    5.6.3 release notes says below:

    "FortiOS version 5.6.3 officially supports upgrading from version 5.4.5, 5.4.6, 5.4.7, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, and 5.6.2."

    However, you have to watch out for the special notes, which have been discussed in multiple threads in this forum.

    "If you are upgrading from version 5.4.5, 5.4.6, or 5.4.7, the IPsec phase1 psksecret setting might be lost. If this happens, reconfigure the psksecret setting after upgrading."

    James_G
    James_GAuthor
    New Member
    February 7, 2018

    I went to 5.6.2 and then to 5.6.3 - seems to be OK

     

    And no IPsec issues :O)

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