PowerFlex: How to reset oscillating_failure_counters from the Primary MDM

Summary: This Article explains how to reset the oscillating_failure_counters from the primary MDM Oscillating_failure_counters are used to trace the all-time number of networks flapping between nodes, and to understand if this is an ongoing problem or a historical problem, counters must be reset. ...

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Instructions

Oscillating_failure_counters are used to trace the all-time number of networks flapping between nodes, and to understand if this is an ongoing problem or a historical problem; counters must be reset. 

Resetting oscillating_failure_counters on the Primary MDM

  1. Log in to the Primary MDM with SSH
  2. Log in to the cluster with 
    scli --login --username admin
  3. Perform the following command 
    scli --reset_oscillating_failure_counters --all_counters --all_sdc
  4. Will prompt you to enter 'Y" to approve this certificate and add it to the truststore.
  5. When finished, update inventory on Gateway

Additional Information

Affected Products

ScaleIO
Article Properties
Article Number: 000323513
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 27 Jan 2026
Version:  2
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