Created on
06-20-2022
08:25 AM
Edited on
12-11-2024
08:16 AM
By
Stephen_G
Description
This article describes how to install firmware from a USB disk.
This is not a firmware upgrade to preserve the configuration! Configuration files may be lost.
Scope
FortiGate.
Solution
config system auto-install
set auto-install-config disable
set auto-install-image disable
end
exec usb-disk list
It will show output such as this:
(global) # exec usb-disk list
2024-08-20 13:04:16 65532578 FGT60Fv7.2.9.out <<< file renamed to short version for easy restore
2024-08-19 10:09:28 <DIR> System Volume Information
execute restore image usb <filename>
For a VDOM enabled environment:
(global) # exec restore image usb FGT60Fv7.2.9.out
This operation will replace the current firmware version!
Do you want to continue? (y/n) Y <-- Press y to upload the image and reboot FortiGate.
Please wait...
Copy image FGT60Fv7.2.9.out from USB disk ...
Get image from USB disk OK.
Verifying the signature of the firmware image.
Checking new firmware integrity ... pass
Please wait for system to restart.
After the reboot is done, check the firmware image on the FortiGate unit as per the below CLI command:
get sys status
Reference article for flash format TFTP uploads through console connection:
Technical Tip: Formatting and loading FortiGate firmware image using TFTP
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