Verifying Upgrades and Updates

Verify the success or failure of the transfer

To verify whether a firmware upgrade succeeded, use the xferStatus command in the command line interface to view the last transfer result, or use an SNMP GET to the mfiletransferStatusLastTransferResult OID.

Last Transfer Result codes

Code

Description

 

 

Successful

The file transfer was successful.

 

 

Result not available

There are no recorded file transfers.

 

 

Failure unknown

The last file transfer failed for an unknown reason.

 

 

Server inaccessible

The TFTP or FTP server could not be found on the network.

 

 

Server access denied

The TFTP or FTP server denied access.

 

 

File not found

The TFTP or FTP server could not locate the requested file.

 

 

File type unknown

The file was downloaded but the contents were not recognized.

 

 

File corrupt

The file was downloaded but at least one Cyclical Redundancy Check (CRC) failed.

 

 

Verify the version numbers of installed firmware.

Use the Web interface to verify the versions of the upgraded firmware modules by selecting the Administration tab, General on the top menu bar, and About on the left navigation menu, or use an SNMP GET to the MIB II sysDescr OID. In the command line interface, use the about command.

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