VMware compatibility matrix
This page details supported combinations of various VMware products and IBM® storage system software versions that are supported by one or more versions of IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition.
Last updated: 12 February 2020
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Important: IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition is superseded by IBM Spectrum Connect. All further developments are now within
the scope of IBM Spectrum Connect. Consequently, this matrix page is no
longer being updated.
For information about supported combinations of various VMware products and IBM storage system software versions that are supported by one or more versions of IBM Spectrum Connect, see the Spectrum Connect VMware compatibility matrix. For information about which IBM storage system software versions are supported by which IBM Spectrum Connect versions, see the Spectrum Connect lifecycle and support matrix. |
Click on a storage system name to navigate to the relevant section.
- IBM DS8870
- IBM DS8880
- IBM FlashSystem® 900
- IBM FlashSystem A9000, A9000R
- IBM FlashSystem V9000
- IBM Storwize® Family, SAN Volume Controller
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
- IBM Spectrum Accelerate, as a deployable software
- IBM XIV® Storage System
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Note: This table includes information about VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) which uses
the IBM Spectrum Accelerate Family, IBM DS8000 and Spectrum Virtualize Family Storage Replication
Adapters (SRAs) to run site-to-site failovers together with supported IBM storage systems. For
information about these add-ons, see the relevant section on the IBM Knowledge Center:
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For updated information about VMware products storage compatibility and certification,
check the VMware compatibility guides. To display information relevant to IBM products, select
IBM in the Partner Name scroll box.
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Note: To find information about supported combinations of Spectrum Control Base Edition releases and
microcode versions of IBM storage systems, see release notes for IBM Spectrum Control Base
Edition on IBM Knowledge Center.
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| 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 |
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| 7.5.1 | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | N/A | N/A | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 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 |
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| 8.3.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | N/A | N/A | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 8.2.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | N/A | N/A | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 8.1.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | N/A | N/A | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 8.0.1 | N/A | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | N/A | N/A | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 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 |
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| 1.2 | 1.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.2.0 | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2 , 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 6.1, 6.5 |
| 12.1.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2 , 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 12.0.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 12.0 | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | N/A |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1.x | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.8.0 | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.7.x | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.6.1 | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x,7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.6.0 | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 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, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 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, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 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 |
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| 8.1.x (except for IBM Storwize V3000 Family) | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.8.0 | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.7.0 | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.6.1 | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x,7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 7.6.0 | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 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, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 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, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 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, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 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, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 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, 6.5 | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1 |
| 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 |
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| 1.5.x | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 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 |
| 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 |
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| 11.5.4.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.5 |
| 11.5.3.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.5 |
| 11.5.2.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.5 |
| 11.5.1.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.5 |
| 11.5.0.x | 1.0, 2.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.5 |
| 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 |
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| 11.6.x | 1.0, 2.0 | ESXi 6.0, 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 11.5.x | 1.0, 2.0 (starting from 11.5.1) | ESXi 6.0 (starting from 11.5.1), 6.5 | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 11.4.x | 1.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 11.3.x | 1.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 11.2.x | 1.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 11.1.x | 1.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 |
| 11.0.x | 1.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5, 6.6 | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.5 |
| 10.2.4.x | 1.0 | N/A | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x | 5.1, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 | 5.8.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x | 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0 |