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Ensure that SQL Instances are configured to use the latest SQL versions.

Risk Level

Medium

Address

Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, Security

Compliance Standards

CBP

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

To remediate the misconfiguration of SQL instances not configured with the latest SQL versions in GCP, follow the below steps:

  1. Login to the GCP console.
  2. Go to the SQL instances page.
  3. Identify the SQL instances that are not configured with the latest SQL versions.
  4. Click on the name of the instance that needs to be remediated.
  5. In the instance details page, click on the ‘Edit’ button.
  6. Scroll down to the ‘Database version’ section.
  7. Select the latest version of the SQL database that is available from the dropdown list.
  8. Click on the ‘Save’ button to save the changes.
  9. Wait for the instance to be updated with the latest SQL version.

By following the above steps, you have successfully remediated the misconfiguration of SQL instances not configured with the latest SQL versions in GCP.