Supported storage systems

IBM® Spectrum Connect version 3.5.0 supports different IBM storage systems as listed in the following table.

Storage system	Microcode version	Compatibility note	Supported cloud interface(s)
IBM DS8870	7.5.1	VMware VASA 2.0 support is introduced by the bundle 87.51.xxx with the RESTful API patch. Virtual volume technology is not supported. For IBM DS8000 Family, IBM Storage Enabler for Containers does not support IBM System Z (s390x) architecture.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM DS8880	8.0.1, 8.1.x, 8.2.x, 8.3.x	VMware vSphere Web Client support is introduced by the bundle 88.1.xxx. Virtual volume technology is not supported. For IBM DS8000 Family, IBM Storage Enabler for Containers does not support IBM System Z (s390x) architecture.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM FlashSystem 9100	8.2.x		IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM FlashSystem A9000	12.0.x, 12.1.x, 12.2.x	VMware virtual volume technology (VVol) is not supported	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Enabler for Containers IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell
IBM FlashSystem A9000R	12.0.x, 12.1.x, 12.2.x	VMware virtual volume technology (VVol) is not supported	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Enabler for Containers IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell
IBM FlashSystem V9000	7.4.1, 7.5.0, 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.x, 8.1.x, 8.2.x		IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Flex System V7000	7.1.0, 7.2.0	IBM Flex System V7000 is bundled with Storwize® product family	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client
IBM SAN Volume Controller	7.4.0, 7.5.0, 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.x, 8.1.x	Microcode 7.3.0 PTF (with security fix) is also supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Spectrum Accelerate	11.5.x	Can be managed using Spectrum Connect RESTful APIs. VMware virtual volume technology (VVol) is not supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Spectrum Virtualize as software only	7.7.1, 7.8.x, 8.1.x	Microcode 7.3.0 PTF (with security fix) is also supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Storwize V3500	7.4.0, 7.5.0, 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.x	Microcode 7.3.0 PTF (with security fix) is also supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Storwize V3700	7.4.0, 7.5.0, 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.x	Microcode 7.3.0 PTF (with security fix) is also supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Storwize V5000	7.4.0, 7.5.0, 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.x, 8.1.x	Microcode 7.3.0 PTF (with security fix) is also supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Storwize V7000	7.4.0, 7.5.0, 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.x, 8.1.x, 8.2.x	Microcode 7.3.0 PTF (with security fix) is also supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified	1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.5.x	Only block storage is supported. File shares and file systems are not supported.	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager
IBM XIV® Storage System	11.0.x, 11.1.x, 11.2.x, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x, 11.6.x	VMware VASA 2.0 (VVol) is supported by version 11.5.1 and above	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager IBM Storage Enabler for Containers

Note:

Newer microcode versions may also be compatible. When a newer microcode version becomes available, contact IBM Support to inquire whether the new microcode version is compatible with the current version of IBM Spectrum Connect. Alternatively, check for a newer version of IBM Spectrum Connect. In addition, the IBM Spectrum Connect lifecycle and compatibility matrix on IBM Knowledge Center details the Spectrum Connect lifecycle with compatible storage system microcodes and supported cloud interfaces.
IBM FlashSystem® V9000, IBM FlashSystem 9100, IBM Storwize Family and IBM SAN Volume Controller storage systems run the IBM Spectrum Virtualize software. In addition, IBM Spectrum Virtualize package is available as a deployable solution that can be run on any compatible hardware.
Refer to the VMware compatibility matrix on IBM Knowledge Center for information about supported combinations of IBM storage system software versions and various VMware cloud platforms.