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Hardware
System type | BVQ support | min. BVQ version |
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Comment |
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SAN Volume Controller |
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any
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IBM Storwize V7000U
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yes
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IBM Storwize V3500
IBM Storwize V3700
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yes
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IBM Storwize V5000 Gen1
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2
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yes
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supported | any | ||
supported | |||
IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 | |||
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supported | any |
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IBM Storwize V5000 Gen3 |
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supported | 5.7.2 |
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V5010E, V5030E, V5100 |
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IBM FlashSystem V9000
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yes
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supported | ||
IBM FlashSystem FS900 | ||
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supported | any |
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no performance stats gathered |
IBM FlashSystem |
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FS5x00 | supported | any | |
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IBM FlashSystem FS7x00 | supported | any | |
IBM FlashSystem FS91xx/FS92xx |
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supported | any | |
IBM FlashSystem FS95xx |
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supported | 2022.H1.6 |
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*1 Enclosured based pricing is available for customers who have used this form of licensing before BVQ Version 6.1.
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Software
Storage Virtualize Family (FlashSystems, SVC & Storwize)
Code version | BVQ support | BVQ version | Comment / Limits |
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<8.2.0.0 | not supported | N/A | Out of IBM support (BVQ support on special request) |
8.2.0. |
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x | supported | 5.5.3 → current | Support for FS9100 & V7000 |
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8.2.1. |
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x | supported | 5.6.2 → current | Toleration support - Support of new V8.2.1 Features: NVMe planned for later release |
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8.3.0. |
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x | supported | 5.7.1 → current | Toleration support |
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8.3.1. |
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x | supported | 6.1.0 → current | Toleration support |
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8.4.0. |
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x | supported | 6.2.6 → current | Toleration support |
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8.5.0. |
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x | supported | 2022.H1.4 → current | Toleration support |
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8.5. |
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x | supported | 2022.H1.4 → current | Toleration support |
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8.5. |
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3.x | supported | 2022.H2.4 → current | Toleration support |
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8.5. |
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x | supported | 2022.H2.6 → current | Toleration support |
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8.6.0.x | supported | 2023.H1. |
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6 → current | Toleration support |
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0.3 |
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8.6.1.x | supported | 2023.H1.6 → current | Toleration support |
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8.6.2.x | supported | 2023.H2.5 → current | Toleration support |
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2024.H1.2 → current | Toleration support |
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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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IBM FlashSystem FS900
IBM has discontinued service for FS840 and code versions <1.5.2.7. With that, we also no longer can support these system or code versions. IBM has announced to discontinue service for FS900 at . BVQ support for FS900 systems will also end at this point in time.
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Code version | BVQ support | BVQ version | Comment / Limits |
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<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 |
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Versions which are not mentioned above are considered as 'not supported'. |
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us in this case! |
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We reserve the |
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IBM has discontinued service for FS840 and code versions <1.5.2.7. With that, we also no longer can support these system or code versions. IBM has announced to discontinue service for FS900 at . BVQ support for FS900 systems will also end at this point in time.
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right to test unknown versions internally first. |
NetApp ONTAP
ONTAP version | BVQ support | BVQ version |
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<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 |
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9.13 | supported | 6.2 → current |
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9.14 | supported | 6.2 → current |
PureStorage FlashArray
Purity version | BVQ support | BVQ version |
|---|---|---|
<6.4 | not supported | |
6.4.x | supported | 2024.H2 |
6.6.x | supported | 2024.H2 |
Dell PowerStore
PowerOS version | BVQ support | BVQ version |
|---|---|---|
<3.6 | not supported | |
3.6.x | supported | 2024.H2 |
4.0.x | supported | 2024.H2 |
Dell Unity
Unisphere version | BVQ support | BVQ version | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
<4.5 | not supported | ||
4.5 → 4.9 | on request | ||
5.0.x | supported | 6.2 → current | |
5.2.x | supported | 6.2 → current |