Parameters
bootflash-image Enter the keyword bootflash-image to upgrade the bootflash 
image.
bootselector-
image
Enter the keyword bootselector-image to upgrade the boot 
selector image. Use with technical assistance center (TAC)-
supervision only.
system-image Enter the keyword system-image to upgrade the cache boot 
image.
all Enter the keyword all to upgrade the bootflash/boot selector image 
on all processors in the E-Series. This keyword does not upgrade the 
bootflash on the standby RPM.
linecard 
linecard-
slot
Enter the keyword linecard followed by the slot number to change 
the bootflash image on a specific line card. For the E-Series, the 
range is 0 to 13 on the E1200, 0 to 6 on the E600, and 0 to 5 on the E300.
rpm Enter the keyword rpm to upgrade the bootflash/boot selector image 
on all processors on the RPM.
booted Enter this keyword booted to upgrade using the image packed with 
the currently running FTOS image.
file-url
Enter the following location keywords and information to upgrade 
using an FTOS image other than the one currently running. Enter the 
transfer method and file location:
• flash:
//filename
• ftp:
//userid:password@hostip/filepath
• slot0:
//filename
• tftp:
//hostip/filepath
 where hostip is either an IPv4 dotted 
decimal address or an IPv6 URI [x:x:x:x::x] format address.
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version 7.7.1.0 Removed alt-bootflash-image, alt-bootselector-
image, alt-system-image options and the rp1, rp2, and cp 
options.
E-Series Original command
Usage 
Information
RFC 3986 specifies that IPv6 host addresses in a uniform resource identifier (URI) should be 
enclosed in square brackets, [X:X:X:X::X]. For maximum flexibility, this command accepts IPv6 
host addresses with or without the square brackets.
A system message appears stating the Bootflash upgrade status. Reload the system to boot 
from the upgraded boot images.
After the URL is specified, you can use the same downloaded image for upgrading an individual 
RPM, line cards, SFM FPGA, and system-image for cache-boot without specifying the file-url 
again using the command upgrade {bootflash-image | bootselector-image | 
system-image
} {all | linecard linecard-slot | rpm}. After 20 minutes, the 
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