Upgrading Software Remotely Through Telnet or FTP

Follow these steps to upgrade your system software remotely:

Copy the new release to your system (using Telnet of FTP).

Note: The release you are installing must be Release 5.1.2 or higher-numbered 5.x.x release.
Install and arm the release from the config# prompt using the normal upgrade procedures as described in this chapter.
Reload and configure the software.

After the system is configured with a 5.x.x release, newer releases are supported and can be installed.