VxFlex: 14G Ready Node - Spontaneous SDC Disconnects
Summary: ESXi VMkernel log shows that SDC disconnects on 14G Ready Nodes.
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Symptoms
14G Ready Node ESXi SDCs report sockets closed in vmkernel.log, with no network connectivity events present.
Symptoms
Vmkernel.log shows sockets closing from the SDS side:
2018-06-06T12:32:26.751Z cpu18:67023)scini: netSock_RcvIntrn: 1903: ScaleIO R2_5:Error: Failed Connection reset by peer to receive 128 data PTR 0x43099c807194 socket 0x43099c8075b0 2018-06-06T12:32:26.751Z cpu5:66328)scini: netSock_Disconnect_CK: 1062: ScaleIO R2_5:Warning: Error Connection reset by peer to shut down socket 0x43099c828260
Impact
None is observed, but in the middle of IO this could potentially impact volume access.
Cause
BIOS issue
Resolution
Customers must upgrade to BIOS version 1.3.7 or higher.
Additional Information
Impacted versions
14G Ready Nodes (PowerEdge 14G) with BIOS below 1.3.7
Fixed in version
PowerEdge BIOS 1.3.7+ (BIOS version 1.4.5 included in AMS 2.6, for instance.)
Affected Products
VxFlex Product FamilyProducts
PowerFlex Software, VxFlex Product Family, VxFlex Ready Node, PowerFlex appliance R640, PowerFlex appliance R740XD, PowerFlex appliance R840Article Properties
Article Number: 000067874
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2025
Version: 4
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