Supported storage systems

IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition supports different IBM storage systems as listed in the following table.

Storage system	Microcode version	Compatibility note	Supported cloud interface(s)
IBM DS8700	6.3.x		IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client
IBM DS8800	6.3.x		IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client
IBM DS8870	7.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.4.0		IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client
IBM FlashSystem™ 900	1.2		IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA
IBM Flex System® V7000	7.1.0, 7.2.0		IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client
IBM SAN Volume Controller	7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.4.0	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 Storwize® V3500	7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.4.0	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 Storwize V3700	7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.4.0	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 Storwize V5000	7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.4.0	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 Storwize V7000	7.1.0, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.4.0	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 Storwize V7000 Unified	1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.5.0, 1.5.1	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 XIV® Storage System	10.2.4.x 11.0.x, 11.1.x, 11.2.x, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.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 vCenter Orchestrator IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vCenter Operations Manager
IBM Spectrum Accelerate	11.5.0.b	Can be managed using Spectrum Control RESTful APIs	IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator

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 version 2.0.1 of IBM Spectrum Control™. Alternatively, check for a newer version of IBM Spectrum Control.
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.