This page details supported combinations of IBM storage system software versions and
various VMware products.
Last updated: 28 July 2016
Click on a storage system name to navigate to the relevant section.
Note: To facilitate integration with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) platform, the IBM
Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) software plug-in is deployed. Information about SRA versions and
supported storage system releases is available on IBM Knowledge
Center.
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For more information about VMware products storage compatibility and certification, check
the VMware compatibility guide.
Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
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Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
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Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
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Table 4. IBM FlashSystem V9000| Software version |
VMware vSphere APIs for Storage
Awareness (VASA) |
VMware virtual
volumes |
VMware vSphere Web
Client |
VMware vRealize
Orchestrator |
VMware vRealize Operations
Manager |
VMware Site Recovery
Manager |
|---|
| 7.6.1 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.6.0 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.5.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.4.1 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
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Table 5. IBM Storwize Family, SVC| Software version |
VMware vSphere APIs for Storage
Awareness (VASA) |
VMware virtual
volumes |
VMware vSphere Web
Client |
VMware vRealize
Orchestrator |
VMware vRealize Operations
Manager |
VMware Site Recovery
Manager |
|---|
| 7.7.0 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.6.1 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.6.0 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.5.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.4.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.3.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.2.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.1.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
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Table 6. IBM Storwize V7000 Unified| Software version |
VMware vSphere APIs for Storage
Awareness (VASA) |
VMware virtual
volumes |
VMware vSphere Web
Client |
VMware vRealize
Orchestrator |
VMware vRealize Operations
Manager |
VMware Site Recovery
Manager |
|---|
| 1.5.x |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
N/A |
N/A |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 1.4.3 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
N/A |
N/A |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 1.4.2 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
N/A |
N/A |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
|
Table 7. IBM Spectrum Accelerate| Software version |
VMware vSphere APIs for Storage
Awareness (VASA) |
VMware virtual
volumes |
VMware vSphere Web
Client |
VMware vRealize
Orchestrator |
VMware vRealize Operations
Manager |
VMware Site Recovery
Manager |
|---|
| 11.5.3.x |
1.0, 2.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0 |
| 11.5.2.x |
1.0, 2.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0 |
| 11.5.1.x |
1.0, 2.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0 |
| 11.5.0.x |
1.0, 2.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0 |
Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
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Table 8. IBM XIV Storage System| Software version |
VMware vSphere APIs for Storage
Awareness (VASA) |
VMware virtual
volumes |
VMware vSphere Web
Client |
VMware vRealize
Orchestrator |
VMware vRealize Operations
Manager |
VMware Site Recovery
Manager |
|---|
| 11.6.x |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 11.5.x |
1.0, 2.0 (starting from 11.5.1) |
ESXi 6.0 (starting from 11.5.1) |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 11.4.x |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 11.3.x |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 11.2.x |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 11.1.x |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 11.0.x |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0 |
| 10.2.4.x |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x |
5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0 |
Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases
and versions of the relevant VMware products, click on a VMware product name at the top of a column
in a storage system table. Prior to version 2.0.1, Spectrum Control Base Edition was referred to as
IBM Storage Integration Server.
|
Table 9. Spectrum Control Base Edition| Software version |
VMware vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) |
VMware virtual volumes |
VMware vSphere Web Client |
VMware vRealize Orchestrator |
VMware vRealize Operations Manager |
|---|
| 3.0.1 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0.x |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x |
5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0 |
5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1 |
| 2.2.1 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0 |
5.1.x, 5.5.x |
5.8.x |
| 2.1.1 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5 |
5.1.x, 5.5.x |
5.8.x |
| 2.0.1 |
1.0, 2.0 |
ESXi 6.0 |
5.1, 5.5 |
5.1.x, 5.5.x |
5.8.x |
| 1.5.1 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5 |
5.1.x, 5.5.x |
5.8.x |
| 1.5.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5 |
5.1.x, 5.5.x |
5.8.x |
| 1.2.2 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1.2.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1.1.0 |
1.0 |
N/A |
5.1, 5.5 |
N/A |
N/A |