Technical Tip: Upgrading FortiSwitch Firmware

[FortiKoala]

Description

This article describes how to upgrade FortiSwitch firmware.

Scope

FortiSwitch v6.4, FortiSwitch v7.0, FortiSwitch v7.2, FortiSwitch v7.4, FortiSwitch v7.6.

Solution

Updating standalone FortiSwitch firmware from GUI.

Upgrade the firmware from the dashboard or the system configuration page.
To upgrade the firmware from the dashboard:

1. Go to System -> Dashboard.
   
2. Next to the Firmware Version field, select Update.

 
To upgrade the firmware from the system configuration:

1. Go to System -> Config -> Firmware.
   
2. Select Choose File and then navigate to the firmware image.
   

3.  Select Apply.
   

Updating Standalone FortiSwitch firmware from CLI.

Download a firmware image from an FTP server, a FortiManager unit, or a TFTP server. The FortiSwitch unit reboots and then loads the new firmware.

 

Updating Managed FortiSwitch firmware from GUI.

To view the FortiSwitch firmware version:

1. Go to WiFi & Switch Controller > Managed FortiSwitch.
   
2. In the main panel, select the FortiSwitch faceplate and select Edit.
   
3. In the Edit Managed FortiSwitch panel, the Firmware section displays the current build on the FortiSwitch.
   

To upgrade the firmware on multiple FortiSwitch units at the same time:

1. Go to WiFi & Switch Controller -> Managed FortiSwitch.
   
2. Select the faceplates of the FortiSwitch units that need to be upgraded.
   
3. Select Upgrade. Then, the Upgrade FortiSwitches page opens.
   
4. Select FortiGuard or select Upload and then select the firmware file to upload. If FortiGuard is selected, all FortiSwitch units that can be upgraded are upgraded. If Upload is selected, only one firmware image can be used at a time for upgrading.
   
5. Select Upgrade.
   

Updating Managed FortiSwitch firmware from CLI.

Use the following command to stage a firmware image on all FortiSwitch units:

diagnose switch-controller switch-software stage all

Use the following command to upgrade the firmware image on one FortiSwitch unit:

diagnose switch-controller switch-software upgrade

Use the following CLI commands to enable the use of HTTPS to download firmware to managed FortiSwitch units:

config switch-controller global

    set https-image-push enable

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From the FortiGate CLI, upgrade the firmware of all of the managed FortiSwitch units of the same model using a single execute command.

The command includes the name of a firmware image file, and all of the managed FortiSwitch units compatible with that firmware image file are upgraded.

For example:

execute switch-controller switch-software stage all

The following command to restart all of the managed FortiSwitch units after a 2-minute delay can also be used.

execute switch-controller switch-action restart delay all

Note:

FortiSwitchOS v7.2.x, v7.4.x and v7.6.x support upgrade from FortiSwitchOS v3.5.0 and later. But, in case the FortiSwitch is any of the following models: FortiSwitch-424E, FortiSwitch-424E-POE, FortiSwitch-424E-FPOE, FortiSwitch-424E-Fiber, and FortiSwitch-M426-FPOE, there is a two-step upgrade process if upgrading from FortiSwitchOS v6.0.x or v6.2.x to v7.2.x or v7.4.x or v7.6.x:

1. Upgrade from FortiSwitchOS v6.0.x or v6.2.x to FortiSwitchOS v6.4.12 or later.

2. Upgrade from FortiSwitchOS v6.4.12 or later to v7.2.x or v7.4.x, or v7.6.x.