Technical Tip: Procedure to upgrade managed FortiSwitches via FortiGate with same model in batches (CLI)

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Description	This article describes a procedure to upgrade managed FortiSwitches via the FortiGate with the same model in batches with the CLI.
Scope	FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiLink.
Solution	Create a FortiSwitch group on the FortiGate. config switch-controller switch-group     edit "<group-name>"         set description "Optional description"         set member "<switch_id_1>" "<switch_id_2>"     next end   Use the following command to upload the FortiSwitch firmware image to the FortiGate's local storage.  This will require an FTP/TFTP server to be set up to upload the FortiSwitch image. FortiSwitch firmware image files are available for download on support.fortinet.com Note down the image file name in the output 'Image Saving [filename].swtp ...'. execute switch-controller switch-software upload ftp/tftp <image-name> <server-ip> Use the following command to stage a firmware image on FortiSwitch units: execute switch-controller switch-software stage switch-group <switch-group ID> <filename> The filename can be retrieved using the command below: execute switch-controller switch-software list-available Check the status of image staging using the command below: execute switch-controller get-upgrade-status To update a designated FortiSwitch group, execute the command below: execute switch-controller switch-action restart swtp switch-group <switch-group ID>   Related document: Viewing and upgrading the FortiSwitch firmware version