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Update firmware on DELL servers to mitigate hardware failure and security risk #5268

Closed tbaker1313 closed 1 week ago

tbaker1313 commented 1 week ago

Describe the issue CHG0064176 - Due to some hardware issues, we've been advised by DELL to upgrade the firmware bios on our DELL servers to version 2.22.2 from 2.21.2 which has a known issue.

Additional context https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000227762/dsa-2024-308-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-for-intel-august-2024-security-advisories-2024-3-ipu

How does this benefit the users of our platform? Promotes more stable hardware and mitigates a small security risk.

Definition of done Firmware updated on:

tbaker1313 commented 1 week ago

Firmware upgraded on all impacted nodes.