Fortinet 87 FortiWeb 5.0 Patch 6 Administration Guide
Please connect TFTP server to Ethernet port "1".
11.Typ e G to get the firmware image from the TFTP server.
The following message appears:
Enter TFTP server address [192.168.1.168]:
12.Type the IP address of the TFTP server and press Enter.
The following message appears:
Enter local address [192.168.1.188]:
13.Type a temporary IP address that can be used by the FortiWeb appliance to connect to the
TFTP server.
The following message appears:
Enter firmware image file name [image.out]:
14.Type the firmware image file name and press Enter.
The FortiWeb appliance downloads the firmware image file from the TFTP server and
displays a message similar to the following:
MAC:00219B8F0D94
###########################
Total 28385179 bytes data downloaded.
Verifying the integrity of the firmware image.
Save as Default firmware/Backup firmware/Run image without
saving:[D/B/R]?
15.Typ e B.
The FortiWeb appliance saves the backup firmware image and restarts. When the FortiWeb
appliance reboots, it is running the primary firmware.
See also
•Booting from the alternate partition
•Installing firmware
•Manually initiating update requests
Booting from the alternate partition
System > Maintenance > Backup & Restore lists the firmware versions currently installed on
your FortiWeb appliance.
Each appliance can have up to two firmware versions installed. Each firmware version is stored
in a separate partition. The partition whose firmware is currently running is noted with a white
check mark in a green circle in the Active column.
To boot into alternate firmware via the web UI
1. Install firmware onto the alternate partition (see “Installing alternate firmware” on page 84).
If the download fails after the integrity check with the error message:
invalid compressed format (err=1)
but the firmware matches the integrity checksum on the Fortinet Technical Support web site,
try a different TFTP server.