Westermo RedFox Series User Manual
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Westermo OS Management Guide
Version 4.17.0-0
– Main and backup partitions of size 12.5 MB (hex 0x00c80000) means
the new partition table is used.
– Main partition of size 8.5 MB (hex 0x00880000) and backup of size 7 MB
(hex 0x00700000) means the old partition table is used.
❼ Do you need to update your partition table?
It is possible to upgrade the primary firmware to WeOS 4.3.x even if your
RedFox has an old partition table. If your RedFox has an old partition table,
you must update it in order to:
1. Upgrade your backup firmware (i.e., the firmware on the backup parti-
tion) to WeOS 4.3.x or later.
2. Upgrade your primary firmware to a WeOS image larger than 8.5 MByte.
The WeOS 4.3.x image for RedFox is below this limit, but later firmware
versions (4.4.x and later) may be larger than 8.5 MB, and then the flash
table needs to be updated.
❼ How to update your flash table:
Warning
Updating the flash partition table will corrupt your system! Configura-
tion files, certificates and backup image will be destroyed.
Although this update facility has been tested extensively by Westermo there
are no guarantees it will work flawlessly for all use cases.
Therefore, we do not recommend this action on active running units in the
field. Instead, replace the unit with a spare one first.
1. Backup your .cfg files, startup-config and any certificate files to a USB
stick or remote (T)FTP/SCP server (see
2. If you are running WeOS version 4.2.0 or later proceed directly to the
next step. If you are running WeOS 4.0.0, you must first upgrade your
primary firmware to a later release, e.g., 4.2.0 or 4.3.0 (see
or
3. Access the CLI via the console port, run the ”flash-table-update”
command (see
), and wait for it to finish. The unit reboots
when it has completed the update.
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