file-url Enter the following location keywords and information to
upgrade using an Dell Networking OS image other than the
one currently running:
• To specify an Dell Networking OS image on the internal
flash, enter
flash:// file-path/filename.
• To specify an Dell Networking OS image on an FTP
server, enter ftp://user:password@hostip/
filepath.
• To specify an Dell Networking OS image on the external
flash, enter slot0://file-path/filename.
• To copy a file on a TFTP server, enter tftp://hostip/
filepath/filename.
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
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.0(0.0) Added support for IPv6 for the file-url parameter.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000. Added support for the SSD on the
Z9000 only.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.7.1.0 Added support for TFTP and SCP.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Usage
Information
RFC 3986 specifies that IPv6 host addresses in a uniform resource identifier (URI)
must 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.
Reload Dell Networking OS after executing this command. To copy Dell
Networking OS from the management unit to one or more stack members, use the
upgrade system stack-unit (S-Series stack member) command.
Example
Dell# upgrade system ?
ftp: Copy from remote file system (ftp://
userid:password@hostip/filepath)
scp: Copy from remote file system (scp://
userid:password@hostip/filepath)
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File Management