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IBM Storage systems

Hardware

System type

BVQ support

min. BVQ version

Comment

SAN Volume Controller

supported

any

supported

IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2

supported

any

IBM Storwize V5000 Gen3

supported

5.7.2

V5010E, V5030E, V5100

supported

IBM FlashSystem FS900

supported

any

no performance stats gathered

IBM FlashSystem FS5x00

supported

any

IBM FlashSystem FS7x00

supported

any

IBM FlashSystem FS91xx/FS92xx

supported

any

IBM FlashSystem FS95xx

supported

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.x

supported

5.5.3 → current

Support for FS9100 & V7000

8.2.1.x

supported

5.6.2 → current

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

8.3.0.x

supported

5.7.1 → current

Toleration support

8.3.1.x

supported

6.1.0 → current

Toleration support

8.4.0.x

supported

6.2.6 → current

Toleration support

8.5.0.x

supported

2022.H1.4 → current

Toleration support

8.5.2.x

supported

2022.H1.4 → current

Toleration support

8.5.3.x

supported

2022.H2.4 → current

Toleration support

8.5.4.x

supported

2022.H2.6 → current

Toleration support

8.6.0.x

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.
The issue has been fixed by IBM in 8.6.0.3

8.6.1.x

supported

2023.H1.6 → current

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

8.6.2.x

supported

2023.H2.5 → current

Toleration support

8.6.3.x

supported

2023.H2.5 → current

Toleration support

8.7.0.x

supported

2024.H1.2 → current

Toleration support

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.

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.

NetApp ONTAP

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

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 Unity

Unisphere version

BVQ support

BVQ version

Comment

<4.5

not supported

4.5 → 4.9

on request

5.0

supported

6.2 → current