Upload and Export firmware using Enterprise Command Line Interface (E-CLI)
Description
Resolution
SonicOS 5.9 introduces a new, more robust, enterprise-level Command Line Interface (E-CLI). This article describes how to upload / export SonicOS firmware using E-CLI.
The CLI can be accessed via Serial cable and SSH. Please refer to the SonicOS 5.9 – Administration Guide. Appendix A: CLI Guide for more details.
Global System Commands
The following system commands are global and can be executed from anywhere in the config module.
| Command | Description | Command | Description |
| Tab key | Tab key aids in completing a command. Displays useful information such as the next option in the command. | end | Exit current mode and return to global configuration mode without saving changes made in the current mode. |
| ? key | The ? key lists the next command or commands with a short description of each command. For certain commands, the ? key even displays examples of using the given command. | exit | Exit current mode without saving changes made in the current mode |
| q key | The 'q' key breaks listing of commands or information. Useful when the output of a command like Show current-config needs to be stopped. | export | Export system status or configuration |
| cancel | Exit from the mode without saving changes. | help | Display command help |
| clear | Reset functions. | no | Negate a command or set its defaults. |
| commit | Save configuration changes. The command commit best-effort will save only valid changes | show | Show system status or configuration. |
| diag | Diagnostic functions. |
For a complete list of E-CLI commands, refer to the SonicOS 5.9 Enterprise CLI Reference Guide (PDF).
Procedure:
To be able to upload or download SonicOS firmware via CLI, you require a FTP server to be installed and reachable from the SonicWall. You need to ensure read / write permissions for the FTP folder where the firmware is to be downloaded from or uploaded into.
In the new E-CLI, all commands related to FTP have the FTP URL in the form: ftp://username:password@hostname/filename.sig. In the examples below, the username and password is "test". The IP address of the FTP server is 10.10.10.2. The name of the file in the FTP folder is sonicos.sig.
Login to the CLI using the admin username and password.
Navigate to the config prompt by entering config and press enter
To import a firmware and boot with uploaded firmware
import firmware ftp ftp://test:test@10.10.10.2/sonicos.sig
To boot the uploaded firmware with current settings
boot uploaded //This will reboot the SonicWall.
To boot the uploaded firmware with factory default settings
boot uploaded factory-default //This will reboot the SonicWall with factory default settings.
To boot the uploaded firmware with backup settings
boot uploaded backup //This will reboot the SonicWall with back settings.
To export the current firmware
export firmware current ftp ftp://test:test@10.10.10.2/sonicos.sig
To export an uploaded firmware
export firmware uploaded ftp ftp://test:test@10.10.10.2/sonicos.sig