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fjulianom
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March 3, 2022
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Upgrading FortiGate from 5.2.3 to 6.4.8

  • March 3, 2022
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Hi community,

 

Can anyone help me about the procedure how to upgrade a FortiGate 60D from 5.2.3 to 6.4.8. I have taken a look at the Upgrade Path Tool, but it doesn't show either 5.2.3 nor 6.4.8. Any ideas?

 

Regards,

Julián

Best answer by abarad

Hi Julián,

Please be notified that the minimum firmware version supported for the 60D firewall is V5.2.9 & Maximum it can go till V6.0.14
You cannot upgrade FortiGate firewall 60D to version  6.4.8.

Any firmware version upgrade or downgrade has to be checked on the upgrade tool to know the list of firmware versions supported and that can be upgraded to :
https://docs.fortinet.com/upgrade-tool

-> For upgrading legacy OS you can follow the below documentation:-

Upgrade path for legacy firmware :
https://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalId=FD45543

-> For step by step approach for firmware upgrade and downgrade with standard practices; Kindly follow the below documentation :

Upgrade Path Document:-

https://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalID=10948      ---> Upgrade guide
https://docs.fortinet.com/upgrade-tool                                              ---> Upgrade path.
https://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalID=FD35329 ---> Best Practices for firmware upgrades and downgrades

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abarad
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abaradAnswer
Staff
March 3, 2022

Hi Julián,

Please be notified that the minimum firmware version supported for the 60D firewall is V5.2.9 & Maximum it can go till V6.0.14
You cannot upgrade FortiGate firewall 60D to version  6.4.8.

Any firmware version upgrade or downgrade has to be checked on the upgrade tool to know the list of firmware versions supported and that can be upgraded to :
https://docs.fortinet.com/upgrade-tool

-> For upgrading legacy OS you can follow the below documentation:-

Upgrade path for legacy firmware :
https://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalId=FD45543

-> For step by step approach for firmware upgrade and downgrade with standard practices; Kindly follow the below documentation :

Upgrade Path Document:-

https://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalID=10948      ---> Upgrade guide
https://docs.fortinet.com/upgrade-tool                                              ---> Upgrade path.
https://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalID=FD35329 ---> Best Practices for firmware upgrades and downgrades

    fjulianom
    fjulianomAuthor
    Explorer II
    March 3, 2022

    Hi abarad,

    Thanks for your interest. For the document for upgrading legacy OS I understand I should upgrade from 5.2.3 to 5.2.5, (I think I can do this directly without go through 5.2.4). Then, once upgraded to 5.2.5 I upgrade to 5.2.7, and then to 5.2.9. Once upgraded to 5.2.9 I can follow the path according to the Upgrade Path Tool. Am I correct?

     

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    Regards,

    Julián

    abarad
    Staff
    abarad
    Staff
    March 3, 2022

    Hi Julian,

    Please note that if your firewall is in production it is recommended to follow upgrade path (in this case legacy os) .If firewall is not in production you can flash format Device and directly upgrade firewall to latest upgrade patch.

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