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PowerFlex Software: Technical Documentation
This article provides links to PowerFlex software documentation.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000307994
PowerFlex Rack: Technical Documentation
This article provides links to PowerFlex rack technical documentation.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000211966
PowerFlex Users with ProSupport are Eligible for Upgrades
PowerFlex announces that any new or existing PowerFlex rack and appliance systems with active ProSupport contracts, are eligible for remote upgrades through Dell Technologies starting August 04, 2025. These upgrades are in PowerFlex ProSupport contracts.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000353428
PowerFlex 3.X: UI Does Not Show The Correct "Installation ID" Of The Cluster
Generating a PowerFlex license fails when using the UI's 'Installation ID'.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000200698
PowerFlex: How to Perform MVM Cleanup and Space Reclamation
This article explains how to reclaim space on the Management Virtual Machine (MVMs).
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000348682
PowerFlex 3.X: RCM/IC SDC CO Upgrade Error
ESXi and Compute Only (CO) upgrades may fail with PowerFlex Manager 3.8.0.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000200466
PowerFlex Deployment or Upgrade fails on Diskless nodes
Using PowerFlex Manager Deployment or Upgrade will fail in Diskless nodes due to the backplane. When performing deployments on diskless Compute Only (CO) nodes, if the backplane shows as non-compliant PFxM attempts to upgrade and it Fails.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000200302
PowerFlex: How To Import and Set a Foreign Virtual Disk as BOSS-S2 Native
This article explains using the Boot Optimized Storage Solution - S2 (BOSS-S2) configuration utility to import a foreign virtual disk, a feature only when the controller detects a foreign disk.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000249178
PowerFlex: How To Convert Hard Drive to NON-RAID Mode and Claim for VSAN
The guide explains converting a hard drive to non‑RAID by iDRAC, then claiming it for a PowerFlex Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) cluster and assigning cache or capacity roles.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000248864
PowerFlex: How to Migrate vCLS VMs to a shared Storage
When you add an existing resource group, PowerFlex Manager checks to see whether there are any vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) VMs on local storage. If it finds any, it puts the resource group in lifecycle mode and lets you migrate the VMs to shared storage.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000248849
PowerFlex: High Latency Display Issue during Rebuild with Testing Tools
The user is checking performance using FIO (also seen with vdbench) and reports high latency during a rebuild.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000244398
PowerFlex: Restore PFMP from Backup FAILED When Password Is Not Encoded
This article explain how to fix the restore operation failure when password is not encoded as mentioned in the admin guide
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000464562
PowerFlex 3.X: SDS Decouples and Fails to Start Due to Panic Suspected SELINUX Rules Issue
The ScaleIO Data Server (SDS) panics at startup, producing stack traces and causing a single‑point‑of‑failure state; a Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) rule set is suspected, on version 3.5.1.1.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000244393
PowerFlex: Upgrade from 3.6.x to 4.x Fails Due to Insufficient Resources
PowerFlex upgrade from 3.6.0.6 to 4.5.2 fails, logs show “Failed to fork wrapper” and “Get Installed Components command was not successful” on nodes, caused by low memory and vCPU resources for SVMs.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000244324
PowerFlex: Partial Network Automation Requirements
This article details the requirements to use the partial network automation feature in PowerFlex Manager.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000188309
PowerFlex: PNA Unconfigured Port Channels Cause RG Deployment Failures
Storage‑Only Resource Group (RG) deployment fails with missing MDM IPs, connection timeouts and ARP errors; the cause is unconfigured port channels required by Partial Network Automation (PNA).
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000244319
PowerFlex: Update Resources Grayed Out in Compliance Report Due to Decommissioned vCenter
Upgrade is blocked because a decommissioned vCenter remains in a compute‑only resource group on PFxM 3.6, preventing PowerFlex Management Platform from complying with the intelligent catalog.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000242480
PowerFlex 3.X: Gateway Logs Collected from All Nodes Even When Some Selected
The Collects Logs feature collects the logs from all the system nodes although only a few were selected.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000242474
PowerFlex 3.X: Upgrade Fails With MDM Cluster Version Mismatch
The PowerFlex Gateway upgrade operation fails to upgrade the MDM cluster.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000199583
PowerFlex 3.x ESXi SDC Crashes With PSOD When Removed And Added Back To The Cluster
ESXi SDC crashes with PSOD.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000199582
PowerFlex: Cisco FN - 72150 - Nexus 9000/3000 Will Fail With SSD Read-Only Filesystem - Power Cycle Required - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended
Due to a flaw in the SSD (SSD) firmware, the SSD will no longer respond after approximately 3.2 years of continuous operation.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000199065
PowerFlex 3.X: Backups may fail in version 3.8.0.8187 due to log4j remediation changes
Due to changes in the code for the log4j remediation in PowerFlex Manager 3.8.0.8187, backups may fail.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000198214
PowerFlex: SVM vm.overcommit Best Practices
This article provides instructions on how to check the vm.overcommit_memory and vm.overcommit_ratio settings and how to modify the settings to match best practices.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000198177
PowerFlex: Top Dial Home Events and Alert with Recommended Action
Top PowerFlex Software and Hardware Dial Home Alerts; PowerFlex
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000184617
PowerFlex: How to Restore PowerFlex Manager from Backup
This article explains the step by step procedure to restore PFMP from a backup file
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000464566
PowerFlex: DIMM Hardware Issue Causes High CPU Usage And SDS Decoupling
Memory errors and CMCI storm entries in logs cause load, SDS stalls and decoupling; a failing Dual In-line memory module (DIMM) triggers interrupts, EDAC CMCI rate exceeds threshold, causing storm.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000197735
PowerFlex 3.X: Gateway UI Does Not Open, Receive a 404 Error
PowerFlex 3.x UI is inaccessible, receive a 404 error when trying to open it. PowerFlex 3.x is reachable from the CLI.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000233376
PowerFlex: PFX00056.0000001: The Events and Alerts Service is Unavailable - NATS is Down
This article explains how to troubleshoot the alert PFX00056.0000001 - The Events and Alerts service is unavailable - NATS is down.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000446689
PowerFlex: PFX00102.0000209 - The ETCD Certificate is About to Expire
This article explains how to troubleshoot the alert "PFX00102.0000209 - The ETCD certificate is about to expire."
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000446686
PowerFlex 3.X: Configured spare capacity is smaller than the size of the largest Fault Set
When spare capacity in PowerFlex is smaller than the size of the largest Fault Set, PowerFlex alerts the user. Increasing the spare capacity helps clear this alert.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000223578