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restore secondary-image

restore secondary-image

Use this command to install backup firmware on the secondary partition and reboot.

Back up the configuration before installing new firmware. Installing new firmware can change default settings and reset settings that are incompatible with the new version. For backup commands, see backup full-config and backup cli-config.

Unlike installing firmware via TFTP during a boot interrupt, installing firmware using this command will attempt to preserve settings and files, and not necessarily restore the FortiWeb appliance to its firmware/factory default configuration.

To use this command, your administrator account’s access control profile must have either w or rw permission to the mntgrp area. For details, see Permissions.

Syntax

execute restore secondary-image ftp <filename_str> <ftp_ipv4>

execute restore secondary-image tftp <filename_str> <tftp_ipv4>

Variable Description Default

<filename_str>

Enter the name of the firmware image file.

No default.

<ftp_ipv4>

Enter the IP address of the FTP server.

No default.

<tftp_ipv4>

Enter the IP address of the TFTP server.

No default.

Example

This example installs a firmware file named firmware.out from the TFTP server, 192.0.2.23, to the FortiWeb appliance.

execute restore secondary-image tftp firmware.out 192.0.2.23

The FortiWeb appliance downloads the firmware file, installs it, and reboots.

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restore secondary-image

restore secondary-image

Use this command to install backup firmware on the secondary partition and reboot.

Back up the configuration before installing new firmware. Installing new firmware can change default settings and reset settings that are incompatible with the new version. For backup commands, see backup full-config and backup cli-config.

Unlike installing firmware via TFTP during a boot interrupt, installing firmware using this command will attempt to preserve settings and files, and not necessarily restore the FortiWeb appliance to its firmware/factory default configuration.

To use this command, your administrator account’s access control profile must have either w or rw permission to the mntgrp area. For details, see Permissions.

Syntax

execute restore secondary-image ftp <filename_str> <ftp_ipv4>

execute restore secondary-image tftp <filename_str> <tftp_ipv4>

Variable Description Default

<filename_str>

Enter the name of the firmware image file.

No default.

<ftp_ipv4>

Enter the IP address of the FTP server.

No default.

<tftp_ipv4>

Enter the IP address of the TFTP server.

No default.

Example

This example installs a firmware file named firmware.out from the TFTP server, 192.0.2.23, to the FortiWeb appliance.

execute restore secondary-image tftp firmware.out 192.0.2.23

The FortiWeb appliance downloads the firmware file, installs it, and reboots.

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