Looks like some of you need to start reading changelogs. Excerpt from the widely popular R730 and the release of 2.4.3 BIOS: * The Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v4 based system may have CPU Internal error (iERR) and Machine Check error when idle. * Rarely, the system may stop responding because of a power failure during the boot process.
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Stefan M. Radman <[email protected]> wrote: > David, > > For what it's worth: > Firmware updates for the sake of updating firmware might not be a good > idea but ... > I've been more successful with frequent (e.g. quarterly) incremental > updates than "Jumbo Patches" every couple of years. > Keeps you practicing your updates, change management and rollback > procedures. > > Your mileage may vary. > > Stefan > > > On Nov 27, 2017, at 2:13 PM, David Newall <[email protected] > om> wrote: > > > > On 27/11/17 23:18, Jesper Lykkegaard Karlsen wrote: > >> The firmware on the cards are rather old and could need an update > > > > Perhaps, if it's not broken, don't fix it. I get the impression that a > lot of people are spending a lot of time regularly upgrading the firmware > of their machines for no reason other than that a newer version is > available. This, perhaps, is asking for trouble. > > > > I'm sure this is not the advice you were hoping for, probably not even > advice that is welcome, but I think it's wise. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > -- Tech III * AppControl * Endpoint Protection * Server Maintenance Buncombe County Schools Technology Department Network Group ComicSans Awareness Campaign <http://comicsanscriminal.com>
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