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PowerFlex Software: Technical Documentation
This article provides links to PowerFlex software documentation.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000307994
PowerFlex: Product Documentation
This article provides links to documentation for PowerFlex Rack, PowerFlex Appliance, PowerFlex Custom Node, VxFlex Ready Node, PowerFlex Software, PowerFlex for AWS, PowerFlex for Azure and CloudLink.
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000308007
PowerFlex: Failed to add acceleration device, could not open SDS device
Unable to add dax device to an SDS node.
Updated:  May 15, 2026 ID: 000202755
PowerFlex: CO SLES 15 SP3 Deployment Fails
In PowerFlex Manager 4.0, performing a Linux Compute Only deployment using a SLES 15 SP3 ISO gets stuck during the OS installation phase.
Updated:  May 15, 2026 ID: 000202410
PowerFlex: Logical Volume On Scini Device Is Not Automatically Activated After Booting Up
LVs (Logical Volume) built on scini devices as Physical Volumes (PVs) are not activated after SDC boot.
Updated:  May 15, 2026 ID: 000047739
PowerFlex: SDS Panics due to NO_RESOURCES in spef_SynchronizeExtentDataWithIoCommitPhaseCk
Multiple SDS nodes may intermittently panic with a NO_RESOURCES assertion in spef_SynchronizeExtentDataWithIoCommitPhaseCk during high internal SPEF resource utilization.
Updated:  May 15, 2026 ID: 000465101
PowerFlex 3.6: Inconsistent SDS Decoupling After Upgrade And Removing Snapshots
Data Unavailability (DU) noticed after upgrading PowerFlex to version 3.6, an SDS service will fail and restart irregularly. There is no specific order in which this happens.
Updated:  May 15, 2026 ID: 000202260
PowerFlex The SDC Monitoring Pod May Consume Excessive CPU Cycles
The customer is using the SDC monitoring pod (also called the sdc-monitor sidecar) and noticed an excessive amount of CPU is being used by it.
Updated:  May 15, 2026 ID: 000202226
PowerFlex 4.X: PFMP crash after restart of network services on MVMs
PowerFlex Manager Platform (PFMP) crashes after restarting network services using "systemctl restart network."
Updated:  May 15, 2026 ID: 000202162
PowerFlex 3.X: Slow Writes To OS Disk Can Cause Multiple MDM Issues.
Slow writes to operating system disk can cause multiple MDM issues.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000201707
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 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: 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: 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 3.6: Device /Dev/Scini Is Still Present On An SDC After Unmap
After successfully unmapping, a volume from an SDC the corresponding block device (/dev/sciniX) is still visible on the SDC side. This problem can occur when PowerFlex 3.6 SDC is installed in a PowerFlex cluster running an older version of the code (3.5, 3.0.x, etc.)
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000199584
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 3.X: LIA Authentication Shows Invalid When The Lia_trusted_ips Option Is In Use
LIA Authentication field resulted in Invalid while performing "Retrieve system topology" from Gateway/Installation Manager's Maintain tab.
Updated:  May 14, 2026 ID: 000199107
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 3.6: The System is Not Registered to SRS - Disable ESRS Registration
Unable to clear alert after PowerFlex Appliance deployment
Updated:  May 13, 2026 ID: 000197911