Supported storage systems

IBM® Storage Enabler for Containers version 2.1.0 supports different IBM storage systems as listed in the following table.

Storage system	Microcode version	Compatibility note
IBM DS8870	7.5.1
IBM DS8880	8.0.1, 8.1.x, 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.4.x, 8.5.x
IBM FlashSystem 9100	8.2.x
IBM FlashSystem A9000	12.0.x, 12.1.x, 12.2.x, 12.3.x
IBM FlashSystem A9000R	12.0.x, 12.1.x, 12.2.x, 12.3.x
IBM FlashSystem V9000	7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.x, 8.1.x, 8.2.x
IBM SAN Volume Controller	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 Spectrum Accelerate	11.5.x
IBM Spectrum Scale	5.x.x, see recommended version for deployment	Operating system: RHEL 7.x, SLES 12 SP3 (s390x only). See IBM Spectrum Scale FAQs. Architecture: x64, IBM Power Systems (ppc64le), IBM System Z (s390x) Orchestration platform: Kubernetes (1.10, 1.11, 1.12), ICP (2.1.0.3, 3.1.x)
IBM Spectrum Virtualize as software only	7.7.1, 7.8.x, 8.1.x, 8.2.x	Microcode 7.3.0 PTF (with security fix) is also supported.
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 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 Storwize V5000	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 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 XIV® Storage System	11.6.x

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 Storage Enabler for Containers.
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.