OpenStack support summary

The Storwize® Cinder driver supports several OpenStack versions and releases of Storwize family products.

The following tables summarize the OpenStack versions that are supported by Storwize family products. An x in a column indicates that the specific release supports the OpenStack version.

Note: Some of the Supported release columns in each table refer to multiple releases:
  • 7.6 includes Release 7.6.0 and Release 7.6.1.
  • 7.7 includes Release 7.7.0 and Release 7.7.1.
  • 7.8 includes Release 7.8.0 and Release 7.8.1.
  • 8.1 includes Release 8.1.0 through Release 8.1.3
  • 8.2 includes Release 8.2.0 and Release 8.2.1.

SAN Volume Controller support

Table 1 summarizes the OpenStack versions that are supported in each release of SAN Volume Controller.
Table 1. OpenStack version support in SAN Volume Controller
OpenStack version Supported release
7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.2
Juno x            
Kilo x x          
Liberty x x x        
Mitaka x x x x      
Newton x x x x x    
Ocata x x x x x    
Pike x x x x x x  
Queen x x x x x x  
Rocky x x x x x x x

Storwize V3500 and Storwize V3700 support

Table 2 summarizes the OpenStack versions that are supported in each release of Storwize V3500 and Storwize V3700.
Note: Starting in Release 8.1, Storwize V3500 and Storwize V3700 systems are no longer supported.
Table 2. OpenStack version support in Storwize V3500 and Storwize V3700
OpenStack version Supported release
7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8
Kilo x      
Liberty x x    
Mitaka x x x  
Newton x x x x
Ocata x x x x
Pike x x x x
Queen x x x x
Rocky x x x x

Storwize V5000, Storwize V5000 Gen2, Storwize V5000E, and Storwize V5100 support

Table 3 summarizes the OpenStack versions that are supported in each release of Storwize V5000, Storwize V5000 Gen2, Storwize V5000E, and Storwize V5100 systems.
Notes:
  • OpenStack support for Storwize V5000 Gen2 systems began in Release 7.7.0.
  • Support for Storwize V5000 systems ended in Release 8.1.
  • OpenStack support for Storwize V5000E and Storwize V5100 systems began in Release 8.2.1
Table 3. OpenStack version support in Storwize V5000, Storwize V5000 Gen2, Storwize V5000E, and Storwize V5100
OpenStack version Supported release
7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.2
Kilo x          
Liberty x x        
Mitaka x x x      
Newton x x x x    
Ocata x x x x    
Pike x x x x x  
Queen x x x x x  
Rocky x x x x x x

Storwize V7000 support

Table 4 summarizes the OpenStack versions that are supported in each release of Storwize V7000 (Storwize V7000 Gen1, Storwize V7000 Gen2, Storwize V7000 Gen2+, and Storwize V7000 Gen3).
Notes:
  • Support for Storwize V7000 Gen1 systems ended in Release 8.1.
  • OpenStack support for Storwize V7000 Gen3 systems began in Release 8.2.1.
Table 4. OpenStack version support in Storwize V7000
OpenStack version Supported release
7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.2
Kilo x          
Liberty x x        
Mitaka x x x      
Newton x x x x    
Ocata x x x x    
Pike x x x x x  
Queen x x x x x  
Rocky x x x x x x

Storwize V7000 Unified support

Table 5 lists the OpenStack version that is supported in Storwize V7000 Unified.
Notes:
  • Only block storage is supported. File sharing and file systems are not supported.
  • As of September 2017, Version 1.5 is no longer supported.
Table 5. OpenStack versions that are supported in Storwize V7000 Unified
OpenStack version Supported version
1.4.2 1.4.3 1.5.0 1.6.0
Juno x x x  
Kilo x x x  
Liberty x x x  
Mitaka x x x  
Newton x x x  
Ocata x x x  
Pike x x x  
Queen x x x x
Rocky       x

FlashSystem 9100 support

Table 6 lists the OpenStack versions that are supported by FlashSystem 9100.
Table 6. OpenStack version support in IBM FlashSystem V9000
OpenStack version Supported release
8.2
Queen x
Rocky x

IBM FlashSystem V9000 support

Table 7 summarizes the OpenStack versions that are supported in each release of IBM FlashSystem V9000.
Table 7. OpenStack versions that are supported in IBM FlashSystem V9000
OpenStack version Supported release
7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.2
Kilo x x          
Liberty x x x        
Mitaka x x x x      
Newton x x x x x    
Ocata x x x x x    
Pike x x x x x x  
Queen x x x x x x x
Rocky x x x x x x x