PowerStore: System Health Checks detects recovery file

Summary: The System Health Checks detected unexpected recovery files.

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Instructions

System Health may fail the FSCK Leftover Check and display a failure message such as "/cyc_var/cyc-cfg.txt.d/cyc-sys-mode-override.txt exists, please refer to (KB#000201738)" one of the following scenarios:
 

  • Running a System Check using PowerStore Manager (UI) with the Run System Check option or with the Run Upgrade Extensions option:
  • Running a System Check using PowerStore Manager (UI) with the Run Upgrade Extensions option (PowerStoreOS 2.1.x only)
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  • Running the System Health Service Script (svc_health_check) using an SSH connection:
Note: Output truncated for illustrative purposes.
  
[SVC:service@1KGRJM3-A user]$ svc_health_check run -rhc fsck_leftover_check
Name                  Location  Status     Description
FSCK Leftover Check   node_a    Failed     /cyc_var/cyc-cfg.txt.d/cyc-sys-mode-override.txt exists, please refer to (KB#000201738)
FSCK Leftover Check   node_b    Failed     /cyc_var/cyc-cfg.txt.d/cyc-sys-mode-override.txt exists, please refer to (KB#000201738)
  
The above message indicates that unexpected recovery files were detected on the appliance.

If System Health detects this condition, NDU will fail resulting in a node failure. NDU and maintenance operations should not be performed until this issue is resolved.

Contact technical support for assistance. Reference KB # 000201738 for expedited attention and resolution. 

Additional Information

For more information on System Health Checks, see KB 000198084 PowerStore: How to use the System Check feature or KB 000192601 PowerStore: How to Check the Health of the Cluster Before Software Upgrade Using Pre-Upgrade Health Check and System Check. 

KB# 000214752 PowerStore: Landing Page for In Market (off-release) System Health Checks lists all the health checks in the Health Check thin package.

Affected Products

PowerStore
Article Properties
Article Number: 000201738
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2025
Version:  5
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