How to Upgrade Allied Telesis Switch Firmware via CLI

Configuration

Switch Models

• x530L Series
• x530 Series
• x930 Series

Default password

• The default login / password: manager / friend

Procedure

• Copy the new firmware to your TFTP root directory.

Check available free space

• Check available space:

awplus> enable
awplus# show file systems

Transfer Firmware to the Switch (TFTP or USB)

• Copy the new firmware from the TFTP server to the switch:

awplus# copy tftp://IP_TFTP_SERVER/firmware.rel firmware.rel

• Example:

awplus# copy tftp://IP_TFTP_SERVER/x930-5.5.0-2.12.rel x930-5.5.0-2.12.rel

• You can also transfer the firmware from a USB storage device:

awplus# copy usb://x930-5.5.0-2.12.rel x930-5.5.0-2.12.rel
Enter source path with file name[]:
Copying...

• Verify that the firmware file has been successfully transferred to the switch flash memory:

awplus# dir flash

Reboot with the new firmware

• Configure the switch to boot on the new firmware:

awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# boot system firmware.rel

• Check boot options:

awplus(config)# do show boot
Boot configuration
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Current software   : x930-5.4.9-2.4.rel 
Current boot image : flash:/x930-5.5.0-2.12.rel (file exists)
Backup  boot image : Not set 
Default boot config: flash:/default.cfg
Current boot config: flash:/default.cfg (file exists)
Backup  boot config: Not set 
Autoboot status    : disabled
Boot Security Level: none

• (Optional) Set a backup release to be loaded if the main release file cannot be loaded:

awplus(config)# boot system backup x930-5.4.9-2.4.rel

• Restart to load the new firmware:

awplus(config)# do reboot