PowerFlex: drvcfg not persistent following reboot of SDC

Summary: The following command was performed on the SDC to add MDM. ./drv_cfg --add_mdm --ip Following reboot of SDC, the ./drv_cfg --query_mdm reports 0 MDMs retrieved. ...

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Symptoms



Following reboot of SDC, the ./drv_cfg --query_mdm reports 0 MDMs retrieved.

command output  

The customer has to manually re-add using the below procedure.

cd /opt/emc/scaleio/sdc/bin/

./drv_cfg --add_mdm --ip <MDM_IP_ADDRESS_LIST>
./drv_cfg --query_mdm  (Retrieved 1 MDM(s))

command output  
The --add_mdm is not persistent following a reboot.

 

Cause

The below flag was not added to the --add_mdm command.

--file <CONFIG_FILE_NAME> Name of the configuration file to which the MDM information should be written.

Resolution

To make the change persistent, use the --file parameter.

/opt/emc/scaleio/sdc/bin/drv_cfg --add_mdm --ip <MDM_IP_ADDRESS_LIST --file /etc/emc/scaleio/drv_cfg.txt


The change was persistent upon adding the parameter following a reboot.

Affected Products

PowerFlex Software

Products

PowerFlex rack, VxFlex Ready Nodes, PowerFlex custom node, PowerFlex appliance R650, PowerFlex appliance R6525, PowerFlex appliance R660, PowerFlex appliance R6625, Powerflex appliance R750, PowerFlex appliance R760, PowerFlex appliance R7625 , PowerFlex custom node, PowerFlex custom node R650, PowerFlex custom node R6525, PowerFlex custom node R660, PowerFlex custom node R6625, PowerFlex custom node R750, PowerFlex custom node R760, PowerFlex custom node R7625, PowerFlex rack connectivity, VxFlex Ready Node, VxFlex Ready Node R640, VxFlex Ready Node R740xd, PowerFlex appliance R640, PowerFlex appliance R740XD, PowerFlex appliance R7525, PowerFlex appliance R840, VxFlex Ready Node R840 ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000168740
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 25 Nov 2025
Version:  4
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