Dell has just announced details of the Dell EMC PowerEdge 2019 server updates. Here is a quick primer on the newly-refreshed Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and OpenManage systems management.
The Dell EMC PowerEdge 2019 Server Updates
The Dell EMC PowerEdge 2019 servers will come with new features like Openmanage FlexSelect Manage, and OpenManage FlexSelect Secure.
Both these features will provide greater flexibility in managing and securing the PowerEdge 2019 servers.
Greater Control
FlexSelect Manage offers customers new flexibility in selecting OpenManage Enterprise capabilities to streamline management efficiency.
Enhancements to the Redfish-compliant Dell EMC RESTful API and OpenManage Mobile also gives customers greater control of their server operations and devices.
Customers can reduce time by using fewer steps to maintain server health by 28%, compared to manually retrieving server logs.
Enhanced Security
OpenManage Secure EnterpriseKey Manager Scale provides data protection and streamlines the management of self-encrypting drives.
Customers can centrally manage keys for self-encrypting drives to better secure data at both the drive and server level.
Improved Performance and Scalability
The Dell EMC PowerEdge 2019 servers are powered by the 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, increasing their performance by up to 40% for core business applications.
Dell EMC PowerEdge 2019 Server Availability
These new Dell EMC PowerEdge 2019 servers and systems will be available beginning Q2 2019 :
Other Dell EMC PowerEdge servers like PowerEdge MX
Dell EMCReady Solutions for HPC with Intel Deep Learning Boost
Also available in Q2 2019 is the Intel Optane DC persistent memory hands-on trials through a Dell EMCcustomer proof of concept program and Dell Technologies Customer Solution Centers.
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Ever since the Meltdown and Spectre exploits were exposed, Microsoft has been working overtime to patch Windows against them. Unfortunately, they were quite secretive about their Spectre and Meltdown patch list and schedule. We usually only find out when something bad happens, like when some patches bricked AMD systems.
They changed that stance recently, quietly releasing their Windows Spectre and Meltdown patch schedule. This schedule listed the patches they have released so far, or are about to release. For your convenience, we have divided and sorted them according to the applicable Windows version.
Please note that the current Microsoft Spectre and Meltdown patch schedule covers the January and February 2018. We will update the schedule as and when Microsoft releases them.
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Updated @ 2018-02-22 :Added the late January and early February 2018 Spectre and Meltdown patch schedule for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.
Originally posted @ 2018-01-24
The Spectre + Meltdown Patch Schedule For Windows 10
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You may recall our extensive coverage of Intel’s buggy Spectre 2 patches that were causing random and spontaneous reboots in over 800 CPU models. It’s gotten so bad that Microsoft was forced to issue KB4078130 – an emergency update to disable the Intel Spectre 2 mitigations that were causing the spontaneous reboots.
Spectre Variant 2
Colloquially known as Spectre 2, it is more accurately known as Spectre Variant 2, Google Project Zero Variant 2 (GPZ Variant 2), or officially as CVE-2017-5715.
After deploying the Spectre 2 patches in their new microcode updates, Intel started receiving reports of “higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behaviour“.
Microsoft confirmed this, stating further that their “own experience is that system instability can in some circumstances cause data loss or corruption“.
KB4078130 : Update To Disable Mitigation Against Spectre, Variant 2
Unwilling to wait for Intel to fix the problem, Microsoft decided to issue KB4078130 – an “out of band” or emergency update. All it does is disable the mitigation against Spectre 2.
Their tests proved that this update is sufficient to prevent the random and spontaneous reboots experienced by the affected Intel processors.
If you are a system administrator, or a 1337 techie, Microsoft is making available a new registry key to manually disable and re-enable the mitigation against Spectre 2.
Instructions for Windows administrators –KB4073119
Instructions for Windows Server administrators – KB4072698
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