diff --git a/metal3-chart/Chart.yaml b/metal3-chart/Chart.yaml
index 50f2777..9270b53 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%metal3-chart:0.8.1
-#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%metal3-chart:0.8.1-%RELEASE%
+#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%metal3-chart:0.9.0
+#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%metal3-chart:0.9.0-%RELEASE%
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: 1.16.0
+appVersion: 0.9.0
 dependencies:
 - alias: metal3-baremetal-operator
   name: baremetal-operator
   repository: file://./charts/baremetal-operator
-  version: 0.5.0
+  version: 0.6.0
 - alias: metal3-ironic
   name: ironic
   repository: file://./charts/ironic
-  version: 0.7.0
+  version: 0.8.0
 - alias: metal3-mariadb
+  condition: global.enable_mariadb
   name: mariadb
   repository: file://./charts/mariadb
   version: 0.5.4
@@ -19,9 +20,9 @@ dependencies:
   condition: global.enable_metal3_media_server
   name: media
   repository: file://./charts/media
-  version: 0.5.0
+  version: 0.6.0
 description: A Helm chart that installs all of the dependencies needed for Metal3
 icon: https://github.com/cncf/artwork/raw/master/projects/metal3/icon/color/metal3-icon-color.svg
 name: metal3
 type: application
-version: 0.8.1
+version: 302.0.0_up0.9.0
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/Chart.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/Chart.yaml
index 1900441..808b950 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: 0.6.1
+appVersion: 0.8.0
 description: A Helm chart for baremetal-operator, used by Metal3
 name: baremetal-operator
 type: application
-version: 0.5.0
+version: 0.6.0
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/crds/customresource-baremetalhosts.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/crds/customresource-baremetalhosts.yaml
index 6406700..6b37062 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/crds/customresource-baremetalhosts.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/crds/customresource-baremetalhosts.yaml
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ spec:
       name: BMC
       priority: 1
       type: string
-    - description: The type of hardware detected
-      jsonPath: .status.hardwareProfile
-      name: Hardware_Profile
-      priority: 1
-      type: string
     - description: Whether the host is online or not
       jsonPath: .spec.online
       name: Online
@@ -740,6 +735,7 @@ spec:
                 type: object
               hardwareProfile:
                 description: The name of the profile matching the hardware details.
+                  Hardware profiles are deprecated and should not be relied on.
                 type: string
               lastUpdated:
                 description: LastUpdated identifies when this status was last observed.
@@ -1136,7 +1132,6 @@ spec:
             required:
             - errorCount
             - errorMessage
-            - hardwareProfile
             - operationalStatus
             - poweredOn
             - provisioning
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/configmap-ironic.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/configmap-ironic.yaml
index 20d3b8c..86ed040 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/configmap-ironic.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/configmap-ironic.yaml
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
   {{- $protocol := ternary "https" "http" $enableTLS }}
   {{- $ironicIP := .Values.global.ironicIP | default "" }}
   {{- $ironicApiHost := print $ironicIP ":6385" }}
-  {{- $ironicInspectorHost := print $ironicIP ":5050" }}
   {{- $ironicBootHost := print $ironicIP ":6180" }}
   {{- $ironicCacheHost := print $ironicIP ":6180" }}
 
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
   IRONIC_ENDPOINT: "{{ $protocol }}://{{ $ironicApiHost }}/v1/"
-  IRONIC_INSPECTOR_ENDPOINT: "{{ $protocol }}://{{ $ironicInspectorHost }}/v1/"
   RESTART_CONTAINER_CERTIFICATE_UPDATED: "false"
   # Switch VMedia to HTTP if enable_vmedia_tls is false
   {{- if and $enableTLS $enableVMediaTLS }}
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 877c714..4687c0d 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -78,14 +78,6 @@ spec:
           mountPath: "/opt/metal3/auth/ironic/password"
           subPath: password
           readOnly: true
-        - name: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
-          mountPath: "/opt/metal3/auth/ironic-inspector/username"
-          subPath: username
-          readOnly: true
-        - name: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
-          mountPath: "/opt/metal3/auth/ironic-inspector/password"
-          subPath: password
-          readOnly: true
         {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.global.enable_tls }}
         - name: cacert
@@ -116,9 +108,6 @@ spec:
       - name: ironic-basic-auth
         secret:
           secretName: ironic-basic-auth
-      - name: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
-        secret:
-          secretName: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
       {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.global.enable_tls }}
       - name: cacert
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/values.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/values.yaml
index cf7fad4..6e137f1 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/baremetal-operator/values.yaml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ images:
   baremetalOperator:
     repository: registry.opensuse.org/isv/suse/edge/metal3/containers/images/baremetal-operator
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "0.6.1"
+    tag: "0.8.0"
   rbacProxy:
     repository: registry.opensuse.org/isv/suse/edge/metal3/containers/images/kube-rbac-proxy
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v0.14.2"
+    tag: "0.18.1"
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: "manger"
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/Chart.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/Chart.yaml
index a9d39ec..4cfc28d 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/Chart.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: 24.1.2
+appVersion: 26.1.2
 description: A Helm chart for Ironic, used by Metal3
 name: ironic
 type: application
-version: 0.7.0
+version: 0.8.0
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/_helpers.tpl b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/_helpers.tpl
index eb97966..0d1ab97 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ Get ironic CA volumeMounts
 - name: cert-ironic-ca
   mountPath: "/certs/ca/ironic"
   readOnly: true
-- name: cert-ironic-inspector-ca
-  mountPath: "/certs/ca/ironic-inspector"
-  readOnly: true
 {{- if .Values.global.enable_vmedia_tls }}
 - name: cert-ironic-vmedia-ca
   mountPath: "/certs/ca/vmedia"
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/certificates.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/certificates.yaml
index f745c34..e78d329 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/certificates.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/certificates.yaml
@@ -25,19 +25,6 @@ spec:
     kind: Issuer
     name: ca-issuer
   secretName: ironic-cert
----
-apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
-kind: Certificate
-metadata:
-  name: ironic-inspector-cert
-spec:
-  commonName: ironic-inspector-cert
-  ipAddresses:
-  - {{ .Values.global.ironicIP }}
-  issuerRef:
-    kind: Issuer
-    name: ca-issuer
-  secretName: ironic-inspector-cert
 {{- if .Values.global.enable_vmedia_tls }}
 ---
 apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/configmap.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/configmap.yaml
index 3a66c9d..dafe310 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ data:
   {{- $protocol := ternary "https" "http" $enableTLS }}
   {{- $ironicIP := .Values.global.ironicIP | default "" }}
   {{- $ironicApiHost := print $ironicIP ":6385" }}
-  {{- $ironicInspectorHost := print $ironicIP ":5050" }}
   {{- $ironicBootHost := print $ironicIP ":6180" }}
   {{- $ironicCacheHost := print $ironicIP ":6180" }}
 
@@ -25,15 +24,11 @@ data:
   {{- end }}
   HTTP_PORT: "6180"
   PREDICTABLE_NIC_NAMES: "{{ .Values.global.predictableNicNames }}"
-  USE_IRONIC_INSPECTOR: "true"
+  USE_IRONIC_INSPECTOR: "false"
   IRONIC_API_BASE_URL: {{ $protocol }}://{{ $ironicApiHost }}
   IRONIC_API_HOST: {{ $ironicApiHost }}
   IRONIC_API_HTTPD_SERVER_NAME: {{ $ironicApiHost }}
   IRONIC_ENDPOINT: {{ $protocol }}://{{ $ironicApiHost }}/v1/
-  IRONIC_INSPECTOR_BASE_URL: {{ $protocol }}://{{ $ironicInspectorHost }}
-  IRONIC_INSPECTOR_ENDPOINT: {{ $protocol }}://{{ $ironicInspectorHost }}/v1/
-  IRONIC_INSPECTOR_HOST: {{ $ironicInspectorHost }}
-  IRONIC_INSPECTOR_HTTPD_SERVER_NAME: {{ $ironicInspectorHost }}
   # Switch VMedia to HTTP if enable_vmedia_tls is false
   {{- if and $enableTLS $enableVMediaTLS }}
     {{- $ironicBootHost = print $ironicIP ":" .Values.global.vmediaTLSPort }}
@@ -55,11 +50,9 @@ data:
   {{- if .Values.global.provisioningIP }}
   PROVISIONING_IP: {{ .Values.global.provisioningIP }}
   {{- end }}
-  IRONIC_INSPECTOR_VLAN_INTERFACES: all
   IRONIC_ILO_USE_SWIFT: "false"
   IRONIC_ILO_USE_WEB_SERVER_FOR_IMAGES: "true"
   IRONIC_FAST_TRACK: "true"
-  IRONIC_USE_MARIADB: "true"
   LISTEN_ALL_INTERFACES: "true"
   {{- if .Values.global.ironicIP }}
   IRONIC_IP: {{ .Values.global.ironicIP }}
@@ -69,7 +62,6 @@ data:
   IRONIC_KERNEL_PARAMS: {{ .Values.global.ironicKernelParams }} tls.enabled=true
   IPA_INSECURE: "0"
   IRONIC_REVERSE_PROXY_SETUP: "true"
-  INSPECTOR_REVERSE_PROXY_SETUP: "true"
   {{- if  ( .Values.global.enable_vmedia_tls ) }}
   VMEDIA_TLS_PORT: "{{ .Values.global.vmediaTLSPort }}"
   {{- end }}
@@ -81,6 +73,10 @@ data:
   {{- end }}
   {{- if  ( .Values.global.enable_basicAuth ) }}
   AUTH_STRATEGY: "http_basic"
-  INSPECTOR_AUTH_STRATEGY: "http_basic"
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.global.enable_mariadb }}
   MARIADB_HOST: {{ .Values.global.databaseServiceName }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
+  IRONIC_USE_MARIADB: "true"
+  {{- else }}
+  IRONIC_USE_MARIADB: "false"
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/deployment.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7f5e39d..4d96e3d 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ spec:
             name: ironic-bmo
         livenessProbe:
           exec:
-            command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - curl {{ if and .Values.global.enable_tls .Values.global.enable_vmedia_tls }}-sSfk https://127.0.0.1:{{ .Values.global.vmediaTLSPort }}/boot.ipxe {{ else }}-sSf http://127.0.0.1:6180/boot.ipxe{{ end }}
+            command: ["sh", "-c", "curl -sSfk https://127.0.0.1:6385"]
           failureThreshold: 10
           initialDelaySeconds: 30
           periodSeconds: 30
@@ -62,10 +59,7 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         readinessProbe:
           exec:
-            command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - curl {{ if and .Values.global.enable_tls .Values.global.enable_vmedia_tls }}-sSfk https://127.0.0.1:{{ .Values.global.vmediaTLSPort }}/boot.ipxe {{ else }}-sSf http://127.0.0.1:6180/boot.ipxe{{ end }}
+            command: ["sh", "-c", "curl -sSfk https://127.0.0.1:6385"]
           failureThreshold: 10
           initialDelaySeconds: 30
           periodSeconds: 30
@@ -78,9 +72,6 @@ spec:
           - name: cert-ironic
             mountPath: "/certs/ironic"
             readOnly: true
-          - name: cert-ironic-inspector
-            mountPath: "/certs/ironic-inspector"
-            readOnly: true
           {{- if .Values.global.enable_vmedia_tls }}
           - name: cert-ironic-vmedia
             mountPath: "/certs/vmedia"
@@ -90,73 +81,6 @@ spec:
             name: cert-ironic-ca
             readOnly: true
         {{- end }}
-      - name: ironic-inspector
-        image: {{ .Values.images.ironic.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.ironic.tag }}
-        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.ironic.pullPolicy }}
-        securityContext:
-          {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 10 }}
-        command:
-        - /bin/runironic-inspector
-        envFrom:
-        - configMapRef:
-            name: ironic-bmo
-        env:
-        {{- if .Values.global.enable_basicAuth }}
-        - name: INSPECTOR_HTPASSWD
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
-              key: htpasswd
-        {{- end }}
-        - name: MARIADB_PASSWORD
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              key: password
-              name: ironic-mariadb
-        livenessProbe:
-          exec:
-            command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - curl -sSf http://127.0.0.1:{{ if .Values.global.enable_tls }}5049{{ else }}5050{{ end }}
-          failureThreshold: 10
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
-          periodSeconds: 30
-          successThreshold: 1
-          timeoutSeconds: 10
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 5050
-          name: inspector
-          protocol: TCP
-        readinessProbe:
-          exec:
-            command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - curl -sSf http://127.0.0.1:{{ if .Values.global.enable_tls }}5049{{ else }}5050{{ end }}
-          failureThreshold: 10
-          initialDelaySeconds: 30
-          periodSeconds: 30
-          successThreshold: 1
-          timeoutSeconds: 10
-        volumeMounts:
-          {{- include "ironic.sharedVolumeMount" . | nindent 10 }}
-        {{- if .Values.global.enable_basicAuth }}
-          - mountPath: "/auth/ironic/auth-config"
-            name: ironic-basic-auth
-            subPath: auth-config
-            readOnly: true
-          - mountPath: "/auth/ironic-inspector/auth-config"
-            name: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
-            subPath: auth-config
-            readOnly: true
-        {{- end }}
-        {{- if .Values.global.enable_tls }}
-          {{- include "ironic.CAVolumeMounts" . | nindent 10 }}
-          - name: cert-ironic-inspector
-            mountPath: "/certs/ironic-inspector"
-            readOnly: true
-        {{- end }}
       - name: ironic-log-watch
         image: {{ .Values.images.ironic.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.ironic.tag }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.ironic.pullPolicy }}
@@ -184,37 +108,33 @@ spec:
               name: ironic-basic-auth
               key: htpasswd
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.global.enable_mariadb }}
         - name: MARIADB_PASSWORD
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
               key: password
               name: ironic-mariadb
+        {{- end }}
         livenessProbe:
           exec:
-            command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - curl -sSf http://127.0.0.1:{{ if .Values.global.enable_tls }}6388{{ else }}6385{{ end }}
-          failureThreshold: 10
+            command: ["/bin/ironic-liveness"]
           initialDelaySeconds: 30
           periodSeconds: 30
-          successThreshold: 1
           timeoutSeconds: 10
+          successThreshold: 1
+          failureThreshold: 10
         ports:
         - containerPort: 6385
           name: api
           protocol: TCP
         readinessProbe:
           exec:
-            command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - curl -sSf http://127.0.0.1:{{ if .Values.global.enable_tls }}6388{{ else }}6385{{ end }}
-          failureThreshold: 10
+            command: ["/bin/ironic-readiness"]
           initialDelaySeconds: 30
           periodSeconds: 30
-          successThreshold: 1
           timeoutSeconds: 10
+          successThreshold: 1
+          failureThreshold: 10
         volumeMounts:
           {{- include "ironic.sharedVolumeMount" . | nindent 10 }}
           {{- if .Values.global.enable_basicAuth }}
@@ -222,10 +142,6 @@ spec:
             name: ironic-basic-auth
             subPath: auth-config
             readOnly: true
-          - mountPath: "/auth/ironic-inspector/auth-config"
-            name: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
-            subPath: auth-config
-            readOnly: true
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.global.enable_tls }}
           {{- include "ironic.CAVolumeMounts" . | nindent 10 }}
@@ -308,15 +224,16 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
       volumes:
       - name: ironic-data-volume
+      {{- if .Values.persistence.ironic.size }}
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: ironic-shared-volume
+      {{- else }}
+        emptyDir: {}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.global.enable_basicAuth }}
       - name: ironic-basic-auth
         secret:
           secretName: ironic-basic-auth
-      - name: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
-        secret:
-          secretName: ironic-inspector-basic-auth
       {{- if .Values.global.enable_tls }}
       - name: trusted-certs
         projected:
@@ -333,12 +250,6 @@ spec:
       - name: cert-ironic
         secret:
           secretName: ironic-cert
-      - name: cert-ironic-inspector-ca
-        secret:
-          secretName: ironic-cacert
-      - name: cert-ironic-inspector
-        secret:
-          secretName: ironic-inspector-cert
       {{- if .Values.global.enable_vmedia_tls }}
       - name: cert-ironic-vmedia-ca
         secret:
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/pvc.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/pvc.yaml
index e50c856..1bd0fba 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Values.persistence.ironic.size }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
@@ -22,3 +23,4 @@ spec:
   storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistence.ironic.storageClass }}
   {{- end }}
   volumeMode: Filesystem
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/secrets-basic-auth.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/secrets-basic-auth.yaml
index aa5736d..288987f 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/secrets-basic-auth.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/templates/secrets-basic-auth.yaml
@@ -29,34 +29,5 @@ data:
   htpasswd: {{ b64enc (htpasswd $ironicUsername $ironicPassword) }}
   auth-config: |
   {{- printf "[ironic]\nauth_type=http_basic\nusername: %s\npassword: %s" $ironicUsername $ironicPassword | b64enc | nindent 4 }}
----
-{{- $ironicInspectorUsername := "" -}}
-{{- $ironicInspectorPassword := "" -}}
-{{- $inspectorSecretName := "ironic-inspector-basic-auth" -}}
 
-# Check if the secret is deployed and has a password
-{{- $oldInspectorSecret := lookup "v1" "Secret" .Release.Namespace $inspectorSecretName }}
-{{- if and $oldInspectorSecret (index $oldInspectorSecret.data "username") (index $oldInspectorSecret.data "password") }}
-{{- $ironicInspectorUsername = b64dec (index $oldInspectorSecret.data "username" | toString) -}}
-{{- $ironicInspectorPassword = b64dec (index $oldInspectorSecret.data "password" | toString) -}}
-# If not, check if a username and password are provided in values.yaml
-{{- else if and (.Values.global.auth.ironicInspectorUsername) (.Values.global.auth.ironicInspectorPassword) }}
-{{- $ironicInspectorUsername = .Values.global.auth.ironicInspectorUsername -}}
-{{- $ironicInspectorPassword = .Values.global.auth.ironicInspectorPassword -}}
-{{- else }}
-# If no username and password are provided in values.yaml, generate new ones
-{{- $ironicInspectorUsername = "ironic" -}}
-{{- $ironicInspectorPassword = (randAlphaNum 20) -}}
-{{- end }}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: {{ $inspectorSecretName }}
-type: Opaque
-data:
-  username: {{ $ironicInspectorUsername | b64enc }}
-  password: {{ $ironicInspectorPassword | b64enc }}
-  htpasswd: {{ b64enc (htpasswd $ironicInspectorUsername  $ironicInspectorPassword) }}
-  auth-config: |
-  {{- printf "[inspector]\nauth_type=http_basic\nusername: %s\npassword: %s" $ironicInspectorUsername $ironicInspectorPassword | b64enc | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/values.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/values.yaml
index 2ffb69a..97b6120 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/values.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/ironic/values.yaml
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ images:
   ironic:
     repository: registry.opensuse.org/isv/suse/edge/metal3/containers/images/ironic
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: 24.1.2.0
+    tag: 26.1.2.0
   ironicIPADownloader:
     repository: registry.opensuse.org/isv/suse/edge/metal3/containers/images/ironic-ipa-downloader
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: 2.0.0
+    tag: 3.0.0
 
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ service:
     port: 6185
     protocol: TCP
     targetPort: 6185
-  - name: inspector
-    port: 5050
-    protocol: TCP
-    targetPort: 5050
   - name: api
     port: 6385
     protocol: TCP
@@ -144,8 +140,9 @@ persistence:
     # storageClass for the ironic shared volume
     # Ensure the storageClass is defined
     storageClass: ""
-    # size of the ironic shared volume
-    size: "1Gi"
+    # size of the ironic shared volume e.g "1Gi"
+    # When unset persistent storage is disabled and emptyDir is enabled
+    size: ""
     # accessMode of the ironic shared volume PVC
     # If empty defaults to ReadWriteOnce when replicaCount=1 otherwise ReadWriteMany
     accessMode: ""
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/media/Chart.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/media/Chart.yaml
index 544c704..0028050 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/media/Chart.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/media/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ appVersion: 1.16.0
 description: A Helm chart for Media, used by Metal3
 name: media
 type: application
-version: 0.5.0
+version: 0.6.0
diff --git a/metal3-chart/charts/media/values.yaml b/metal3-chart/charts/media/values.yaml
index 9f46ebe..0a52c8f 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/charts/media/values.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/charts/media/values.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 image:
   repository: registry.opensuse.org/isv/suse/edge/metal3/containers/images/ironic
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  tag: 24.1.2.0
+  tag: 26.1.2.0
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
diff --git a/metal3-chart/values.yaml b/metal3-chart/values.yaml
index 48af6e4..b4ac0f9 100644
--- a/metal3-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/metal3-chart/values.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ global:
   # IP on which the Ironic services will be exposed
   ironicIP: ""
 
+  # whether to enable mariadb (default is sqlite)
+  enable_mariadb: false
+
   # whether to enable media server.
   enable_metal3_media_server: false
 
@@ -28,8 +31,6 @@ global:
   auth:
     ironicUsername: ""
     ironicPassword: ""
-    ironicInspectorUsername: ""
-    ironicInspectorPassword: ""
 
   # whether to have additional trusted CA
   # NOTE: If enabled, a secret with name tls-ca-additional should be deployed
@@ -125,6 +126,4 @@ metal3-baremetal-operator:
       repository: "%%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIX%%baremetal-operator"
     rbacProxy:
       repository: "%%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIX%%kube-rbac-proxy"
-      tag: "v0.18.0"
-