To upgrade to OpenBSD OSREV from a previous version start with the general instructions in the section "Installing OpenBSD". After booting with the miniroot, select the (U)pdate option rather than the (I)nstall option at the prompt in the install process. The upgrade script will use the existing disk partitions to install the new system in, and also preserves files in `/etc' which you are likely to have customized since a previous installation.