Flex 200H - Dual partitions for upgrade

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GiuseppeR
GiuseppeR Posts: 526 image  Master Member
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edited September 2024 in Security

Hello everyone,

I needed to upgrade this firewall remotely:

200H_remoteupdate.png

And everything was OK:

200H_remotereboot.png

But I see only one partition available for firmware test.

Wouldn't it be better to always have the double partition available?

An easy way to have also the "Standby" one instead of only "Running" one like I have on all other Flex/ATP series?

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Thanks a lot

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  • PeterUK
    PeterUK Posts: 4,167 image  Guru Member
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    edited September 2024 Answer ✓

    It does have dual partitions you just don't see it the upgrade will always be to standby.

    To see both run SSH
    
edit running
    
gui system standby-firmware-display true
    
commit
    
copy running startup
  • Zyxel_Kay
    Zyxel_Kay Posts: 1,279 image  Guru Member
    Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - Nebula Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - WLAN Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - Switch Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - Security
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    Hi @GiuseppeR

    As @PeterUK mentioned, the USG FLEX 200H does have dual partitions, even though only the "Running" partition is shown in the web GUI. The new firmware is uploaded to the "Standby" partition, and the device boots from there. This design simplifies the process and prevents confusion for some users.

    If you prefer to display the "Standby" partition in the web GUI, you can do so with a CLI command. Please refer to this FAQ article.

    https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/19244/how-to-display-the-standby-firmware-partition-on-gui

    Kay

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  • PeterUK
    PeterUK Posts: 4,167 image  Guru Member
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    edited September 2024 Answer ✓

    It does have dual partitions you just don't see it the upgrade will always be to standby.

    To see both run SSH
    
edit running
    
gui system standby-firmware-display true
    
commit
    
copy running startup
  • Zyxel_Kay
    Zyxel_Kay Posts: 1,279 image  Guru Member
    Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - Nebula Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - WLAN Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - Switch Zyxel Certified Network Engineer Level 2 - Security
    Answer ✓

    Hi @GiuseppeR

    As @PeterUK mentioned, the USG FLEX 200H does have dual partitions, even though only the "Running" partition is shown in the web GUI. The new firmware is uploaded to the "Standby" partition, and the device boots from there. This design simplifies the process and prevents confusion for some users.

    If you prefer to display the "Standby" partition in the web GUI, you can do so with a CLI command. Please refer to this FAQ article.

    https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/19244/how-to-display-the-standby-firmware-partition-on-gui

    Kay

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