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Upgrade method
Remarks
Upgrading from the BootWare menu
Use this method when the router cannot correctly
start up.
Software Upgrading Through Web
Provides a quick software upgrade method through
Web.
Preparing for the upgrade
Before you upgrade system software, complete the following tasks:
Set up the upgrade environment as shown in
Table 15 5
.
Configure routes to make sure that the router and the file server can reach each other.
Run a TFTP or FTP server on the file server.
Log in to the CLI of the router through the console port.
Copy the upgrade file to the file server and correctly set the working directory on the TFTP or
FTP server.
Make sure the upgrade has minimal impact on the network services. During the upgrade, the
router cannot provide any services.
IMPORTANT:
In the BootWare menu, if you choose to download files over Ethernet, the Ethernet port must be
ETH0 on an MSR900, MSR920, MSR20-1X, MSR20-20, MSR20-21, MSR20-24, MSR30-10,
MSR30-11E, MSR30-11F, and MSR30-16 router, and must be GE0 on an MSR93X, MSR30-20,
MSR30-40, MSR30-60, MSR50-40, and MSR50-60 router.
Table 14 Storage media
Model
Storage medium
Path
MSR900 / 920
Flash
flash:/
MSR93X
Flash
flash:/
MSR20-1X
Flash
flash:/
MSR20-20 / 20-21 / 20-40
CF card
cfa0:/
MSR30-10 / 30-11E / 30-11F
Flash
flash:/
MSR30-16 / 30-20 / 30-40 / 30-60
CF card
cfa0:/
MSR50-40 / 50-60
CF card
cfa0:/
