PowerFlex: How to Reboot a PowerFlex Node
Summary: This article explains how to reboot different node types for PowerFlex system
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Note: Service Mode can be used instead of Maintenance Mode, which will put each node into the proper maintenance mode, meaning SDS node from PFMP and SDC from vCenter
MDM role switching is Not part of the Service Mode and must be done separately
Storage Only (SO) Nodes - SDSs
- Make sure the SDS is not a Primary MDM
- If SDS is Primary MDM , switch node role to be secondary MDM See PowerFlex 4.X: How to Switch MDM Ownership Using Command Line
- Only if the SDS is not Primary MDM , place node into IMM\PMM from PowerFlex Manager then reboot the node from iDRAC See Dell PowerFlex Appliance Administration Guide
Compute Only (CO) Nodes - SDCs
- Put the CO node into maintenance mode from vCenter and then reboot the node from iDRAC See Place an ESXi Host in Maintenance Mode in the VMware Host Client (External Link)
Hyperconverged Node (HCI) - SDS and SDC
- Put the node into maintenance mode from PowerFlex Manager- follow the same steps for SDS above
- Put the node into maintenance mode from vCenter - follow the same steps for SDC above
Management Node (MVM)
- See section Power off the PowerFlex management cluster (ESXi) in article PowerFlex: How to Power On\Off a Powerflex Appliance
Storage Data Replicator (SDR)
- Put SDR in MM and reboot from idrac See Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x and PowerFlex Manager 4.6.x Administration Guide
Affected Products
PowerFlex rack, ScaleIOArticle Properties
Article Number: 000491367
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 23 تموز 2026
Version: 1
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