FortiGate
FortiGate Next Generation Firewall utilizes purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance, including encrypted traffic.
ravisingh
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Article Id 401977
Description This article describes how to resolve the 'No valid upgrade path from v7.0.16 build7538' error when upgrading the FortiGate firmware to any higher version.
Scope FortiGate-90G/91G/120G/121G.
Solution

Check the upgrade path from v7.0.16 to any patch using the upgrade path tool. The v7.0.16 M build version is specified as 7536.

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Check if the Firmware version and the build number which is installed in the firewall are the same as above. If the build number is different, the behavior is expected, as it is a custom build number. Example: 7538


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To resolve this issue, download the next firmware package manually from the Support Portal and upload it to FortiGate: Technical Tip: How to manually download Firmware of FortiGate and how to upload it on FortiGate

 

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