PowerFlex: Release Matrix and Supported Upgrade Path
Summary: This article shows the PowerFlex release matrix, and guidance on how to correlate the various packages.
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PowerFlex Release Matrix
Recommended versions are shown in bold and are trusted releases that are evaluated against quality criteria. Recommended versions are set at the third digit of the PowerFlex Manager software. More on Minimum, Recommended, and Latest Code Versions for Dell Technologies Servers, Storage, and Networking products
Prior to upgrading refer to Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x and PowerFlex Manager 4.8.x Software Install and Upgrade Guide.
PowerFlex System Configuration Reporter (SCR) is highly recommended. SCR provides comprehensive configuration reporting, health assessment, & upgrade readiness checks. SCR 4.9 is the latest version and is available via SolVe Online.
The matrix below covers: PowerFlex Manager (PFxM) and PowerFlex Core software versions, and the Intelligence Catalog (IC) and Release Certification Matrix (RCM) package versions.
The supported upgrade paths are summarized in the next section.
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PFxM |
Core | IC | RCM | vSphere | Release
Date |
Recommended | Notes |
| 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 | 50.390.00 | 3.9.0.0 | 8.0 | 25 Mar 2026 | ||
| 4.8.0.1 | 4.5.5.1 | 48.383.02 | 3.8.3.1 | 8.0 | 24 Apr 2026 | May 2026 to present | Release Notes |
| 48.378.02 | 3.7.8.1 | 7.0 | |||||
| 4.8.0.0 | 4.5.5.0 | 48.383.01 | 3.8.3.0 | 8.0 | 05 Dec 2025 | Release Notes | |
| 48.378.01 | 3.7.8.0 | 7.0 | |||||
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4.6.2.1 |
4.5.4.0 | 46.382.00 | 3.8.2.0 | 8.0 | 03 Jul 2025 | ||
| 46.377.00 | 3.7.7.0 | 7.0 | |||||
| 4.6.2.0 | 4.5.4.0 | 46.382.00 | 3.8.2.0 | 8.0 | 28 Apr 2025 | ||
| 46.377.00 | 3.7.7.0 | 7.0 | |||||
| 4.6.1.0 | 4.5.3.0 | 46.381.00 | 3.8.1.0 | 8.0 | 27 Nov 2024 | ||
| 46.376.00 | 3.7.6.0 | 7.0 | |||||
| 4.6.0.1 | 4.5.2.1 | 46.380.01 | 3.8.0.1 | 8.0 | 30 Aug 2024 | ||
| 46.375.01 | 3.7.5.1 | 7.0 | |||||
| 4.6.0.0 | 4.5.2.1 | 46.380.00 | 3.8.0.0 | 8.0 | 30 May 2024 | ||
| 46.375.00 | 3.7.5.0 | 7.0 | |||||
| 4.5.2 | 4.5.2 | 45.374.00 | 3.7.4.0 | 7.0 | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| 4.5.1.2 | 4.5.1 | 45.373.01 | 3.7.3.1 | 7.0 | 08 Mar 2024 | ||
| 3.8.8 | 3.6.4 | 38.367.01 | 3.6.7.1 | 7.0 | 17 Apr 2025 | ||
| 3.8.8 | 3.6.4 | 38.367.00 | 3.6.7.0 | 7.0 | 07 Oct 2024 | ||
| 3.8.7 | 3.6.3 | 38.366.00 | 3.6.6.0 | 7.0 | 10 Apr 2024 | ||
| 3.8.6 | 3.6.2 | 38.365.00 | 3.6.5.1 | 7.0 | 31 Jan 2024 |
PowerFlex supported upgrade paths
Some PowerFlex upgrades cannot be done directly and require intermediate upgrade steps. These tables describe the valid upgrade paths. For additional details, refer to PowerFlex Upgrade Planner.
- Direct upgrades from 3.x to 4.x are not supported, but rather a one-time migration is required. See Dell PowerFlex Appliance and PowerFlex Rack Migration to PowerFlex 4.x for more information.
- An upgrade path may have restrictions when certain elements such as CloudLink are deployed.
| To 4.6.x | To 4.8.x | To 5.0.x | |
| From 3.6.x | 3.6.x → 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 | 3.6.x → 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 → 4.8 | unsupported |
| From 3.7.x | 3.7.x → 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 | 3.7.x → 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 → 4.8 | unsupported |
| From 3.8.0-2 | 3.8.x → 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 | 3.8.x → 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 → 4.8 | unsupported |
| From 3.8.3-8 | 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 | 3.8.3 → 4.6.2 → 4.8 | unsupported |
| From 4.0.x | 4.0.x → 4.5.2 → 4.6.2 | 4.0.x → 4.5.2 → 4.6.2 → 4.8 | unsupported |
| From 4.5.x | 4.5.x → 4.6.2 | 4.5.x → 4.6.2 → 4.8 | unsupported |
| From 4.6.x | 4.6 → 4.6 | 4.6.x → 4.8 | unsupported |
| From 4.8.x | unsupported | 4.8 → 4.8 | unsupported |