PowerFlex

Upgrade PowerFlex CSI driver

Starting with CSM 1.12, all deployments will need to use images from quay.io. Please note that from CSM 1.14 (May 2025), upgrading with helm will fail if it attempts to use images from Docker Hub.

You can upgrade the CSI Driver for Dell PowerFlex using Helm or Dell CSM Operator.

Update Driver from v2.11.0 to v2.12.0 using Helm

Steps

  1. Run git clone -b v2.12.0 https://github.com/dell/csi-powerflex.git to clone the git repository and get the v2.12.0 driver.
  2. You need to create secret.yaml with the configuration of your system.
  3. Update myvalues file as needed.
  4. Run the csi-install script with the option --upgrade by running: 
    
cd ../dell-csi-helm-installer && ./csi-install.sh --namespace vxflexos --values ./myvalues.yaml --helm-charts-version <version> --upgrade

NOTE:

  • The parameter --helm-charts-version is optional and if you do not specify the flag, by default the csi-install.sh script will clone the version of the helm chart that is specified in the driver’s csi-install.sh file. If you wish to install the driver using a different version of the helm chart, you need to include this flag. Also, remember to delete the helm-charts repository present in the csi-powerflex directory if it was cloned before.

  • If you are upgrading from a driver version that was installed using Helm v2, ensure that you install Helm3 before installing the driver.

  • To update any installation parameter after the driver has been installed, change the myvalues.yaml file and run the install script with the option --upgrade, for example:

    
./csi-install.sh --namespace vxflexos --values ./myvalues.yaml --helm-charts-version <version> --upgrade

  • The logging configuration from v1.5 will not work in v2.1, since the log configuration parameters are now set in the myvalues.yaml file located at dell-csi-helm-installer/myvalues.yaml. Please set the logging configuration parameters in the myvalues.yaml file.

  • You cannot upgrade between drivers with different fsGroupPolicies. To check the current driver’s fsGroupPolicy, use this command:

     kubectl describe csidriver csi-vxflexos.dellemc.com

    and check the “Spec” section:

    ...
Spec:
  Attach Required:     true
  Fs Group Policy:     ReadWriteOnceWithFSType
  Pod Info On Mount:   true
  Requires Republish:  false
  Storage Capacity:    false
...

Upgrade using Dell CSM Operator:

Note: Upgrading the Operator does not upgrade the CSI Driver.

  1. Upgrade the Dell CSM Operator by following here
  2. Once the operator is upgraded, to upgrade the driver, refer here