Supported storage systems

The IBM Spectrum Virtualize Family SRA supports the following IBM® Storage products.

Storage system Microcode version Compatibility note
IBM FlashSystem® 5000 8.2.x to 8.4.x  
IBM FlashSystem 5100 8.2.x to 8.4.x  
IBM FlashSystem 5200 8.4.0.1  
IBM FlashSystem 7200 8.3.x to 8.4.x  
IBM FlashSystem 9100 8.2.0 to 8.4.x  
IBM FlashSystem 9200 8.3.x to 8.4.x  
IBM Storwize® V3700 7.8.x  
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen1 7.8.x  
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 7.8.x to 8.4.x  
IBM Storwize V5000E 8.2.x to 8.4.x  
IBM Storwize V5100 8.2.x to 8.4.x  
IBM Storwize V7000 7.8.x to 8.4.x  
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.4.1 to 1.6.2 Only block storage is supported. File systems and file shares are not supported.
IBM SAN Volume Controller 7.8.x to 8.4.x Requires the Remote Mirror and FlashCopy® features to be enabled.
IBM FlashSystem V9000 7.8.x to 8.4.x  
IBM Spectrum Virtualize as software only 7.8.x to 8.4.x  
Note:
  • Newer microcode versions may also be compatible. When a newer microcode version becomes available, refer to the Lifecycle and support matrix page on IBM Knowledge Center to check whether the new microcode version is also supported.
  • All storage systems listed above run the IBM Spectrum Virtualize software.