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Fortress ES-Series CLI Guide: System Options, Maintenance and Licensing
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View which of the two software images on the Mesh Point is
currently running and which is selected for the next time the
Fortress Mesh Point is booted with
show bootimage:
> show bootimage
Image1: 5.4.3.1058
Image2: 5.4.3.1052
Running Image1
NextRun Image1
Use set bootimage to select an image for the next boot
CAUTION: If an
AvailableImage
is listed as Invalid, do
not run the image.
# set bootimage 1|2
[OK] reboot required for next run Image
N
You can also use set bootimage without argument to discover
the current running image before making the decision to
specify the other image for the next boot.
# set bootimage
Available Image1:5.4.3.1058
Available Image2:5.4.3.1052
You are running Image1
Would you like to switch the Image? [Y|N] y|n
The Mesh Point does not automatically restart when a new
boot image is selected. To begin using the software on the
image you specified, you must restart the Mesh Point with the
reboot command.
You must be logged on to an
administrator
-level account to
select a different image for the next boot (refer to Section 2.2).
5.3 Upgrading Mesh Point Software
View the
current software version with the
about
command
(Section 6.1).
Upgrades to Mesh Point software are supplied by General
Dynamics C4 Systems in the form of upgrade packages,
protected by the password,
fortress
. Upgrade package files
must be used on the correct platform model, as distinguished
by their file names:
ES2-<version.build>.pkg
: ES2440
ES-<version.build>.pkg
: ES820, ES520, ES210
When you upgrade Mesh Point software, the new version is
written to the non-running compact flash card partition as a
new boot image (Section 5.2.1). The existing version of the
software currently saved on the non-running flash partition is
overwritten by the upgrade process.