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IBM Storage systems

Hardware

System type

BVQ support

min. BVQ version

Comment

SAN Volume Controller

(except model SA2/SV2)

yes

any

SAN Volume Controller model SA2/SV2

yes

6.1.3

IBM Storwize V7000U

yes

any

 

IBM Storwize V3500

IBM Storwize

V3700

yes

any

IBM Storwize V5000 Gen1
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2

yes

any

V5010, V5020, V5030

IBM Storwize

V7000

Gen1
IBM Storwize V7000

Gen2

yes

any

IBM Storwize V5000 Gen3

yes

5.7.2

V5010E, V5030E, V5100

IBM FlashSystem

V9000

FS900

yes

any

no performance stats gathered

IBM FlashSystem FS5100

yes

any

IBM FlashSystem

FS900

FS5200

yes

any

no performance stats gathered

IBM FlashSystem FS5300

yes

any

IBM FlashSystem FS91xx

yes

5.5

IBM FlashSystem FS92xx

yes

6.1.3

IBM FlashSystem FS95xx

yes

2022.H1.6

Software

Storage Virtualize Family (FlashSystems, SVC & Storwize)

Code version

BVQ support

BVQ version

Comment / Limits

<8.2.0.0

not supported

N/A

Out of IBM support (BVQ support on special request)

8.2.0.0 → 8.2.0.4

supported

5.5.3 → current

Support for FS9100 & V7000

8.2.1.0 → 8.2.1.18

supported

5.6.2 → current

Toleration support - Support of new V8.2.1 Features: NVMe planned for later release

8.3.0.0 → 8.3.0.3

supported

5.7.1 → current

Toleration support

8.3.1.0 → 8.3.1.10

supported

6.1.0 → current

Toleration support

8.4.0.0 → 8.4.2.0

supported

6.2.6 → current

Toleration support

8.5.0.0 → 8.5.0.11

supported

2022.H1.4 → current

Toleration support

8.5.2.0 → 8.5.2.2

supported

2022.H1.4 → current

Toleration support

8.5.3.0 → 8.5.3.1

supported

2022.H2.4 → current

Toleration support

8.5.4.0

supported

2022.H2.6 → current

Toleration support

8.6.0.1 → 8.6.0.2

supported

2023.H1.6 → current

Toleration support
(warning)  IBM encountered a memory issue in the CLI handled by APAR SVAPAR-111812.
With BVQ Versions BVQ° Versions 2023.H1.2 → 2023.H1.5 we only support clusters up to 400 VDisk copies. In BVQ 2023.H1.6 we integrated a workaround to prevent the issue.
 IBM ist currently under investigation about a suggested fix to be available in 8.6.0.3 (January 2024).
This information is from  

8.6.1.0 → 8.6.1.1

supported

2023.H1.6 → current

Toleration support
(warning)  Limited Support for BVQ° Version 2023.H1.2 → 2023.H1.5 - See above

8.6.2.0 → 8.6.2.1

supported

2023.H2.5 → current

Toleration support

8.6.3.0

supported

2023.H2.5 → current

Toleration support

8.7.0.0

supported

2024.H1.2 → current

Toleration support

All other

on request

N/A

Versions which are not mentioned above are considered as 'not supported'.
Please contact us in this case!  We reserve the time to test new versions internally first.

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Code version

BVQ support

BVQ version

Comment / Limits

<1.5.2.0

not supported

N/A

Out of IBM support (BVQ support on special request)

1.5.2.7 → 1.5.2.12

supported

5.4.1 → current

1.6.1.0 → 1.6.1.5

supported

5.4.1 → current

All other

on request

N/A

Versions which are not mentioned above are considered as 'not supported'.
Please contact us in this case!  We reserve the right to test unknown versions internally first.

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ONTAP version

BVQ support

BVQ version

<9.6

not supported

9.6

supported

6.2 → current

9.7

supported

6.2 → current

9.8

supported

6.2 → current

9.9

supported

6.2 → current

9.10

supported

6.2 → current

9.11

supported

6.2 → current

9.12

supported

6.2 → current

Dell Unity

Unisphere version

BVQ support

BVQ version

Comment

<4.5

not supported

4.5 → 4.9

on request

5.0

supported

6.2 → current