PowerFlex : How To Change LIA Token After Installation

Summary: When LIA has been installed with an incorrect token, or the customer want to change the token without reinstall the LIA agent.

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Symptoms

How to configure the LIA password manually after the ScaleIO Cluster is deployed.
Is it possible to manually set/change the LIA admin password on a per node basis after the cluster has been deployed?

Cause

 

Resolution

  1. Go to the LIA conf file and open it.
    • Linux location: "/opt/emc/scaleio/lia/cfg/conf.txt"
    • Windows location: "C:\Program Files\EMC\scaleio\lia\cfg\conf.txt"

  2. "lia_token" value is the hashed value of the token provided on installation, replace it with the token you want to use. Below is an example
    Before change:

    lia_token=3d32aa40caffcce4ba40811bccd97dbe3531fb0797119f59ec1b633cb3a5a85a
    After change:
    lia_token=Scaleio123!
  3. Restart the LIA agent service

    • On Linux: Run the next command

      pkill lia

    • On Windows: Open cmd and run the next command

      net stop lia_service && net start lia_service
  4. LIA will rehash the token and apply the new token.

Affected Products

PowerFlex appliance connectivity
Article Properties
Article Number: 000024811
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 03 Dec 2025
Version:  6
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