The embodiment of the present invention relating to a field of communication technology discloses an upgrading method for network equipment, an apparatus and a system thereof, and the present invention improves the reliability and efficiency of upgrading network equipment. The upgrading method for network equipment comprises the steps of obtaining upgrade software and upgrade server software; running the upgrade server software; running the upgrade software and recording the running state of the upgrade software by the upgrade server software; after that the running of the upgrade software is finished, the upgrade server software controlling the restart of objects to be upgraded and/or the network equipment that are functioned by upgrade files; in the restart process of the objects to be upgraded and/or the network equipment, the upgrade server software sending the running state of the upgrade software to upgrade equipment. The embodiment of the present invention is mainly applied in the technology of upgrading network equipment.