Lifecycle and support matrix
The following table details the IBM block storage CSI driver lifecycle with compatible IBM storage system microcodes and supported orchestration platforms.
| CSI driver version | General availability | End of support | Supported FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R microcode versions | Supported Spectrum Virtualize family microcode versions1 | Supported DS8000 family versions | Supported operating systems and architectures | Supported Kubernetes versions and architectures | Supported Red Hat OpenShift versions and architectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9.0 | March 2022 | No | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86, IBM Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems5 |
1.22, 1.23 with x86 architecture
|
4.8, 4.9 , 4.10 with x86, IBM Z and IBM Power Systems architectures5 |
| 1.8.0 | December 2021 | No | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86, IBM Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems5 |
1.21, 1.22 with x86 architecture
|
4.7, 4.8, 4.9 with x86, IBM Z and IBM Power Systems architectures5 |
| 1.7.0 | September 2021 | No | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86, IBM Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems5 |
1.21, 1.22 with x86 architecture
|
4.8 with x86, IBM Z and IBM Power Systems architectures5 |
| 1.6.0 | June 2021 | No | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86, IBM Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems5 |
1.20, 1.21 with x86 architecture
|
4.7, 4.8 with x86, IBM Z and IBM Power Systems architectures5 |
| 1.5.1 | July 2021 | No | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems5 |
1.19, 1.20 with x86 architecture
|
4.6, 4.7 with x86, IBM Z and IBM Power Systems architectures5 |
| 1.5.0 | March 2021 | No | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems2 |
1.19, 1.20 with x86 architecture
|
4.6, 4.7 with x86, IBM Z and IBM Power Systems architectures2 |
| 1.4.0 | December 2020 | No | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z3, IBM Power Systems2,3 |
1.18, 1.19 with x86 architecture
|
4.4, 4.5, 4.6 with x86, IBM Z3 and IBM Power Systems 2,3 architectures |
| 1.3.0 | September 2020 | Yes | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems2,3 |
1.17, 1.18 with x86 architecture
|
4.34 with IBM Z and IBM Power Systems2 architectures 4.4 with x86 and IBM Z architectures 4.5 with x86 architecture |
| 1.2.0 | June 2020 | Yes | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z, IBM Power Systems2,3 |
1.164, 1.17 with x86 architecture
|
4.34 with x86, IBM Z, and IBM Power Systems2 architectures 4.4 with x86 architecture |
| 1.1.0 | March 2020 | Yes | 12.3.2.b or later |
7.8 and above
8.x |
8.x and higher with same API interface |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) x86, IBM Z |
1.14, 1.16 with x86 architecture
|
4.2 with x86 and IBM Z architectures 4.3 with x86 architecture |
| 1.0.0 | November 2019 | Yes | 12.3.2.b or later |
IBM FlashSystem V9000, IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC), IBM Spectrum Virtualize as software only, IBM Storwize® V5000, IBM Storwize V7000: 7.8 and above, 8.x
IBM FlashSystem 9100: 8.x |
N/A |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x x86
|
1.14 with x86 architecture
|
4.2 with x86 architecture |
|
1IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ family including Spectrum Virtualize as software only, Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud, SAN Volume Controller (SVC), and FlashSystem® family members built with Spectrum® Virtualize (including FlashSystem 5xxx, 7xxx, 9xxx).
2IBM Power Systems architecture is only supported on Spectrum Virtualize storage systems. 3IBM Z and IBM Power Systems architectures are only supported using GitHub (CLI) installation. 4For volume snapshot support, the minimum orchestration platform version requirements are Red Hat OpenShift 4.4 and Kubernetes 1.17. 5IBM Power Systems architecture is only supported on Spectrum Virtualize and DS8000 Family storage systems. |
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