UPGRADING FW ON FG60B

[SYQUEST]

The last update I did on a clients FGT60B was last year. I updated to 4.00 build 0092. I see that there are various MR releases, and newer versions up to 4.0.4. What rules govern doing updates? Do they have to be incremental updates, or can I skip the in between, and go to 4.0.4, the way Apple does with the OS 10 combined updates? I have browsed through the release notes, but none of them really spell out the process. Any clarification would be helpful. Thanks for help! ....JIM....

[Carl_Wallmark]

the release notes always describes the supported upgrade path, all you need is to read them and take a backup of your configuration.

[SYQUEST]

Well, I did read the release notes for 4.0.2 and 4.0.3, and neither one mentions upgrading from FortiOS 4.00. In both notes it only says " Upgrading from FortiOS 3.00 MR6/MR7" and back again. Now in the release notes for 4.0.4, it does mention upgrading from 4.00. So I guess I can skip the in between ones, correct? Does anyone know if it is possible to save any of the log files to a USB thumb drive on the FGT60B? ....JIM....

[Carl_Wallmark]

its safe to go from 4.00 to 4.0.4, no you cannot save them to a USB, you need either a remote syslog or a FortiAnalyzer to save your logs " outside" the firewall.

[rwpatterson]

You can save them to a USB that' s connected to the workstation. Not sure if that' s your goal though.