PowerFlex: SDCs IC upgrade fails - Invalid LIA session

Summary: This article provides a workaround for the issue for PowerFlex Manager Platform (PFMP) 4.8 systems.

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Symptoms

Earlier versions involving this error were supposed to have this issue fixed in PFMP 4.8, but it was missed by the time of the release and was not included in the 4.8 GA release. This article provides a workaround for the issue in PFMP 4.8 systems.

For 3.X see article PowerFlex 4.X: System Resource Upgrade from 3.6 to 4.5 Fails, Invalid LIA Session 

 

"Invalid LIA session" errors seen in the UI:

"Invalid LIA session" errors on IC upgrade.

 

 

Impact

IC upgrade failure.

Cause

PFMP upgrade process attempts to connect to LIA components on SDC-only nodes. An Invalid LIA session error occurs because the SDC-Only node with LIA installed is configured with the incorrect LIA token.

Resolution

After PFMP is upgrade to 4.8 and before proceeding with node upgrade, the SDC nodes must be excluded and manually upgraded later 

Run this one-line command on any of the PFMP MVMs

kubectl patch hr thin-deployer -n powerflex -p '{"spec":{"values":{"ignoreAllSDC": true}}}' --type=merge

 

Alternatively: 

  1. Edit the Thin Deployer Helm Release details: 
    kubectl edit hr thin-deployer -n powerflex

 

  1. Add the following string "ignoreAllSDC: true" in the spec.values section, as per the screenshot below:

ignoreAllSDC: true

 

Impacted Versions

PFxM 4.8

Fixed In Version

PFMP 5.1

Products

PowerFlex rack, ScaleIO
Article Properties
Article Number: 000439061
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 03 يونيو 2026
Version:  4
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