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Q & A - How to upgrade firmware using CLI on ASE switch?

Q & A - How to upgrade firmware using CLI on ASE switch?

Using the CLI you can upgrade the firmware of an ASE switch. Note: This can also be done via the GUI for all modesl of ASE switches.

Prequisites

A TFTP server with anonymous access.
Network Access from switch to TFTP server.
Privliged Exec mode on ASE switch.

 

Commands

Show current version of firmware.

ASE_switch# show version

MAC Address : cc-66-18-1a-88-99
Serial Number : LBADTN223112345
Previous Restart : Cold
.......
Primary Image
-------------
Image : linux (Active)
Version : v20.12-3-1225
Date : 2023-04-13T11:18:33+08:00

Backup Image
------------
Image : linux.bk
Version : v20.12-3
Date : 2022-09-27T09:37:13+08:00



Copy firmware file TO switch from TFTP server. 

Copy the file to the switch from the TFTP server.

syntax:  firmware upgrade tftp://<ipaddress>/<filename> 
example: 
ASE_switch# firmware upgrade tftp://10.10.10.100/NetVanta-1760-12F_v20.12-3.1225.imgs
Downloading...
Got 22399253 bytes
% Saving 4850 bytes to flash:web_02
% Saving 169 bytes to flash:web_04
% Saving 4850 bytes to flash:web_01
% Saving 3066 bytes to flash:web_03
% Saving 1647 bytes to flash:custom-config
% Saving 102 bytes to flash:webiconlist
Starting flash update - do not power off device!
done
Waiting for Image info update...
completed
File transfer is completed, reload the device to activate the firmware

Swap firmware files between Active and Backup images.

syntax: firmware swap 
example ASE_switch# firmware swap

 

Additional info

A valid file name is a text string drawn from alphabet (A-Za-z), digits (0-9), dot (.), hyphen (-), under score (_). The maximum length is 63
and hyphen must not be first character. The file name content that only contains '.' is not allowed.

 

Version history
Last update:
‎05-25-2023 09:27 AM
Updated by:
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