PowerFlex 4.x: How to Change SVM OS Password From PFMP

Summary: This article lists a detailed step-by-step process for changing the MVM OS root password from PFMP.

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Instructions

Note: This article explains how to change the SVM's OS root password to a new password, assuming PFMP already has a configured Resource Credential for the SVM with the correct password.

If PFMP does not have the correct password and the Customer has lost it too, then password recovery is needed PowerFlex 4.x How to Reset or Recover an MVM or SVM Lost Password

Steps:

  1. Create new resource credentials with the new password from settings.
    Go to PFMP UI => Settings => Security => Resource Credentials.
    Credential Type: OS Admin
    Settings Resource Credentials

  2. Create a new resource Credentials.

    Note: Do not edit the old credentials having the correct password instead, create a new one with the new password, PFMP must have both the old correct password and the new password, each in a separate credential entry.
    Create button under Resource Credentials

  3. Choose OS Admin in Credential Type, enter a new Credential Name, a new Password and click Save.
    PowerFlex OS password 

    You should find a new entry created for the new credential and assigned to Zero Resources.
    New entry created

  4. Assign the new Resource Credentials to the SVM Nodes.

    Go to Resources => Select the nodes having SVMs to be changed => Click Update Password.
    If needed, use the filter to enter a keyword that is unique for the SVM node names to easily list them.

  5. Check the SVM Operating System Password and click Next.
    update SVM password

  6. From the Select drop-down menu, select the resource credential you created in step 3 and click Finish.
    PowerFlex select credentials OS password

    Alternatively, instead of Steps 1 to 3, you can create a new resource credential from the + sign.
     

  7. Update the PFMC Resource Group (RG) with the new SVM password

    Go to Lifecycle => Resource Groups => Click the Hyperlink name of the RG hosting the SVMs to View Details of this RG.
    Click the Hyperlink name of the RG hosting the SVMs to View Details of this RG

    Verify the RG name to ensure that it matches the correct RG hosting the SVM nodes, and then click More Actions > Update Resource Group Details.
    Update Resource Group Details

    In the SVMs Section, change the Credentials to the new one created in Step 3.
    The SVM section appears only if you selected the correct hosts running SVMs.
    SVMs Section

  8. After testing the new Credentials, you may delete the old one.

    Go to Settings => Security => Resource Credentials => Select the old SVM OS Credentials => click Remove.

 

Additional Information

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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 appliance R860, PowerFlex appliance R640, PowerFlex appliance R740XD, PowerFlex appliance R7525, PowerFlex appliance R840 ...
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Article Number: 000344784
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2025
Version:  4
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