IBM Storwizw v7.4.x - HW & Driver & OS Support - Jun 2018

V7.4.
x Supported Hardware List, Device

Driver, Firmware and Recommended
Software Levels for IBM Storwize V7000
Preventive Service Planning
Abstract
As of the 1st January 2017 the Host/Controllers/Switches section will not longer be updated.
Please use SSIC instead:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss
The documents titled Supported Hardware List and Recommended Software Levels provide the
operating systems, Host adapters, SAN fabric elements, RAID controllers and selected other
hardware that have been tested or qualified by IBM. This page combines the previously separate
Software and Hardware support matrices.
For operating systems, we show the latest tested release levels and service packs. Only the listed
operating systems are supported. For host adapters, SAN fabric elements and RAID controllers,
we list our currently recommended firmware and/or BIOS levels and formally support only the
hardware listed.
While these levels are not mandatory levels for a customer to be supported by IBM, they are the
recommended levels. There may be known operational issues with older firmware and BIOS
levels and, in these cases, a customer working with the IBM Support center may be directed to
upgrade a component to a recommended level.
Storwize V7000 will support all OS applications at any level that run to the standard block level
OS interface. This includes such applications as Oracle, HP Virtual Connect, etc.
Note:
* The levels shown in italic text indicate previously recommended levels.
* The level shown in bold text indicates the latest recommended level.
* EOL - (End of Life):

Where interoperability items have gone end of life (out of support) and are no longer supported
by the vendor either generally or by extended service contact IBM will continue to support the
environment on a best can do basis. Where issues occur which are deemed by IBM support to be
directly related to items which are no longer generally supported by the vendor IBM may direct
customers to upgrade a component to a recommended level.
Content
Whilst IBM recommends these levels based upon the most recent testing, the following
levels were tested against previous versions of Storwize V7000 and IBM will support the
use of these levels with Storwize V7000 V7.4.x
If you have Interoperability requirements which are not listed in this document please
contact your IBM Account Representative
16Gbps Fibre Channel Canister Connection
Please see SSIC for supported 16Gbps Fibre Channel configurations supported with 16Gbps
node hardware. Note 16Gbps Node hardware is supported when connected to Brocade and Cisco
8Gbps or 16Gbps fabrics only.
Direct connections to 2Gbps or 4Gbps SAN or direct host attachment to 2Gbps or 4Gbps ports is
not supported.
Other configured switches which are not directly connected to the16Gbps Node hardware can be
any supported fabric switch as currently listed in SSIC.
Additional Links Last Updated

Previously Supported Levels 14 Oct 2014
Supported Drive Types 26 Apr 2012
Easy Tier Function Supported Configurations 26 Sep 2014
Storwize V7000 Code Compatibility 30 Mar 2012
Non Disruptive Volume Move 08 Jun 2016
Hosts
IBM SAN Volume Controller 06 Feb 2012
IBM AIX Fibre Channel 08 Jun 2016
IBM AIX FCoE 08 Jun 2016
IBM AIX iSCSI 27 Jan 2014
IBM AIX and VIOS Direct Attach (AIXPCM) 03 Nov 2016
IBM AIX and VIOS Direct Attach (SDDPCM) 03 Nov 2016
VIOS Fibre Channel 08 Jun 2016
VIOS FCoE 08 Jun 2016
IBMi Fabric Attach 13 Jul 2015
IBMi Direct Attach 13 Jul 2015
Windows 2008 Server using MPIO Fibre Channel 29 Jun 2016
Windows 2008 Server Hyper-V 29 Jun 2016
Windows 2008 Server using MPIO FCoE 29 Jun 2016
Windows 2008 Server using MPIO iSCSI 26 Jul 2013
Windows 2008 Direct Attach Fibre Channel 29 Jun 2016
Windows 2012 Server using MPIO Fibre Channel 29 Jun 2016
Windows 2012 Server Hyper-V 29 Jun 2016
Windows 2012 Server using MPIO FCoE 29 Jun 2016
Windows 2012 Server using MPIO iSCSI 26 Jul 2013
Windows 2012 Direct Attach Fibre Channel 29 Jun 2016
Red Hat EL 5.0 Fibre Channel 16 Jul 2014
Red Hat EL 5.0 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems 09 Nov 2015
Red Hat EL 5.0 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems 09 Nov 2015
Red Hat EL 5.0 FCoE 16 Nov 2015
Red Hat EL 5.0 iSCSI 26 Nov 2013
Red Hat EL 6.0 Fibre Channel 28 Jan 2016
Red Hat EL 6.0 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems 28 Jan 2016
Red Hat EL 6.0 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems 09 Nov 2015
Red Hat EL 6.0 FCoE 05 Oct 2016
Red Hat EL 6.0 iSCSI 14 May 2014
Red Hat 6.0 Direct Attach Fibre Channel 04 Aug 2016
Red Hat EL 7.0 Fibre Channel 29 Apr 2015
Red Hat EL 7.0 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems 09 Nov 2015
Red Hat EL 7.0 iSCSI 16 Jan 2015
SLES 9 Fibre Channel *End of Life* 11 Feb 2014
SLES10 Fibre Channel *End of Life* 06 Oct 2016
SLES10 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems *End of Life* 06 Oct 2016
SLES10 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems *End of Life* 06 Oct 2016
SLES10 FCoE *End of Life* 06 Oct 2016
SLES11 Fibre Channel 21 Oct 2016
SLES11 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems 21 Oct 2016
SLES11 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems 21 Oct 2016
SLES11 FCoE 21 Oct 2016
SLES11 iSCSI 21 Oct 2016
SLES11 Direct Attach Fibre Channel 17 Apr 2013
SLES11 Power Direct Attach Fibre Channel 14 May 2015
HP-UX 11i v1 07 Oct 2010
HP-UX 11i v2 19 Jan 2015
HP-UX 11i v3 25 Jun 2015
Sun Solaris 8 Fibre Channel 11 Feb 2014
Sun Solaris 9 Fibre Channel 10 Dec 2014
Sun Solaris 10 Fibre Channel 20 Nov 2015
Sun Solaris 10 FCoE 20 Nov 2015
Sun Solaris 11 Fibre Channel 23 Mar 2016
Sun Solaris 11.1 FCoE 24 Feb 2015
Oracle Linux Fibre Channel 03 Dec 2015
Oracle VM Server Fibre Channel 17 Sep 2014
Oracle VM Server iSCSI 30 Oct 2014
Novell Netware *End of Life* 11 Feb 2014
VMware SRM 04 May 2016
VMware VAAI 27 Jun 2012
VMware VASA 30 Mar 2015
VMware Fibre Channel 12 Jul 2016
VMware iSCSI 12 Jul 2016
VMware FCoE 12 Jul 2016
VMware 5.0/5.1 Direct Attach Fibre Channel 12 Jul 2016
VMware 5.5 Direct Attach Fibre Channel 22 Jan 2016
VMware 6.0 Direct Attach Fibre Channel 12 Jul 2016
OpenVMS 05 Sep 2011
z/VSE 29 Oct 2015
z/VM 01 Sep 2014
Apple Mac OS X 04 Aug 2014
Citrix XenServer Fibre Channel 29 Sep 2015
Citrix XenServer iSCSI 10 Dec 2013
IBM BladeCenter®
Support for BladeServer Configurations 07 Oct 2010
IBM Flex V7000 and General Flex Systems Support 24 Apr 2014
HS & LS Models 21 Oct 2016
JS Models 08 Jun 2016
HP Blade Servers 02 Sep 2016
Cisco UCS B & C Series Servers 29 Jun 2016
Cisco UCS Mini 20 Jul 2015
Controllers
Storwize V3700 15 Feb 2013
Storwize V7000 09 Oct 2013
Storwize V7000 Gen 2 04 Jun 2014
Storwize V5000 22 Nov 2013
IBM FlashSystem A9000 & IBM FlashSystem A9000R 04 Jul 2016
IBM FlashSystem 11 Oct 2016
DS3000 25 May 2016
DS4000 28 May 2014
DS5000 25 Oct 2013
DS6000 07 Oct 2010
DS8000 11 Mar 2016
IBM ESS 07 Oct 2010
IBM N Series and NetApp FAS 04 Apr 2016
NetApp 18 Nov 2016
DCS3700/DCS3860 25 May 2016
DCS3xx0 with Gen2 Controller 16 Feb 2016
XIV 29 Jul 2015
HPE 26 Aug 2016
HPE 3PAR 11 Nov 2015
Hitachi Data Systems 17 Nov 2016
EMC 07 Oct 2016
EMC XtremIO 09 Mar 2016
Sun StorEdge 07 Oct 2010
StorageTek 07 Oct 2010
Fujitsu Eternus 09 Oct 2015
Bull Storeway 06 Feb 2012
NEC iStorage 28 Jul 2015
UIT 28 Jul 2015
Oracle Pillar Axiom 29 Nov 2013
Oracle Flash Storage Systems 01 Jul 2016
Texas Memory Systems 06 Sep 2012
Fusion-io 20 Mar 2015
Inspur 20 Mar 2015
Infinidat 25 Mar 2015
Toshiba 11 Sep 2014
Xiotech 18 Feb 2016
Nexsan 14 Oct 2013
Dell Compellent 01 Aug 2016
Dell 16 Jul 2015
PureStorage 27 Oct 2016
Violin Memory 17 Feb 2014
Huawei 27 Apr 2016
Switches
ISL Blades 07 Oct 2010
BladeCenter Supported Configurations 20 Jan 2015
Brocade FC 07 Oct 2016
Brocade Converged Network Switches
Cisco MDS
17 Nov 2016
Cisco Nexus
Qlogic 12 Apr 2016
Juniper QFabric 23 Jan 2013
Other Hardware & Software
Inter Cluster Fibre Extenders 13 Feb 2013
Inter Cluster SAN Routers 09 Aug 2016
IBM System Storage™ TS7650G ProtecTIER De-
26 Jan 2016
duplication Gateway
VSS 05 Jul 2016
Management GUI 24 Sep 2014
GPFS / IBM Spectrum Scale 11 Mar 2016
IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager (FCM) / IBM
01 Jul 2016
Spectrum Protect Snapshot
Oracle 20 Mar 2015
Previously Supported Levels
Storwize
Previous Support Levels
Version
7.3.x V7.3 Supported Hardware List, Device Driver, Firmware and Recommended
V6.4 Supported Hardware List, Device Driver, Firmware and Recommended
6.4.x
V6.3 Supported Hardware List, Device Driver, Firmware and Recommended
6.3.x
IBM Storwize V7000 V6.2 Supported Hardware List, Device Driver, Firmware
6.2.x
and Recommended Software Levels
IBM Storwize V7000 Supported Hardware List, Device Driver, Firmware and
6.1.x
Recommended Software Levels V6.1
Storwize V7000 Supported Drive Types
Storwize V7000 Supported Drive Types

Please follow this link for details on Supported Drive Types and Firmware Levels for
Storwize V7000
Storwize V7000 Easy Tier Function Supported Configurations
Tier 0 Storage Tier 1 Storage Tier 2 Storage Notes

Internal or externally Internal or externally Internal or externally Easy Tier is not
virtualized flash virtualized enterprise virtualized nearline supported in any
storage HDDs (10k/15k rpm) HDDs configuration where
If there are no flash storage is not
enterprise HDDs in exclusively being used
the pool: Internal or as the Tier 0 storage.
externally virtualized
nearline HDDs
Storwize V7000 Code Compatibility
Storwize V7000
Version
Please visit the concurrent compatibility and code cross
reference for Storwize V7000
Storwize V7000 Non Disruptive Volume Move ( NDVM )
The following Fibre Channel attached host types are supported for non-disruptively
moving a volume between I/O groups (control enclosures)
OS Version NPIV or vSCSI Multipathing Clustering Notes

AIX7.1 TL1 with NPIV SDDPCM 2.6.4.0 Non Disruptive In SDDPCM
VIOS 2.2.1.4 SDDPCM 2.6.5.1 Volume Move 2.6.4.0, a new
FP25-SP02 SDDPCM 2.6.6.0 may leave the command
SDDPCM 2.6.7.0 same Volume "changeprefcntl"
SDDPCM 2.6.8.0 mapped to is introduced to
different hosts in solve the host
the same host limitation -
cluster using "Preferred paths
different SCSI are not detected
IDs. If the host after moving a
cluster cannot volume to a new
tolerate this I/O group. " in
configuration SDDPCM 2.6.3.2
then non
disruptive move
cannot be used.
For Host
Clusters which iSCSI hosts are
cannot tolerate not supported.
this condition SAN Boot is
SAN Boot is
SDDPCM 2.6.4.0 users should supported.
SDDPCM 2.6.5.1 quiesce their vSCSI only.
AIX7.1 TL2 with hosts, perform
vSCSI SDDPCM 2.6.6.0
VIOS 2.2.2.2 the NVDM steps
SDDPCM 2.6.7.0 NPIV is not
SDDPCM 2.6.8.0 to move the supported in this
volumes to configuration.
another IO
SDDPCM 2.6.4.0 iSCSI hosts are
group, reassign
SDDPCM 2.6.5.1 not supported
the SCSI IDs
SDDPCM 2.6.6.0 NPIV is
manually, then
SDDPCM 2.6.7.0 supported
reconfigure and
SDDPCM 2.6.8.0
restart the hosts.
SAN Boot
Supported, boot
path should be
updated after
NDVM
In NPIV
configuration
when RAW I/O is
running over a
disk, some
enabled paths of
that disk may get
failed/invalid
during NDVM.
The failed/invalid
paths will be
recovered
automatically by
AIX path health
check hence
application I/O
will not be
impacted. Disks
used by filesystem
do not have such
issue.
SDDPCM 2.6.4.0 vSCSI only.
AIX7.1 TL2 with NPIV SDDPCM 2.6.5.1
AIX6.1 TL3 with SDDPCM 2.6.6.0 NPIV is not
VIOS 2.2.0.12- vSCSI SDDPCM 2.6.7.0 supported in this
FP-24 SP-02 SDDPCM 2.6.8.0 configuration.
In NPIV
configuration
when RAW I/O is
running over a
disk, some
enabled paths of
that disk may get
failed/invalid
during NDVM.
The failed/invalid
paths will be
recovered
AIX7.1 with AIXPCM with PowerHA 7.1 automatically by
vSCSI
VIOS 2.2.x APAR IV42360 Supported AIX path health
check hence
application I/O
will not be
impacted. Disks
used by filesystem
do not have such
issue.
Storwize V7000
host type should
be changed to
"TPGS"
AIX7.1 TL3 SP03 AIXPCM Non Disruptive
Windows 2008 SDDDSM Volume Move iSCSI hosts are
may leave the not supported
Windows 2012 SDDDSM
same Volume
mapped to Procedures for a
different hosts in Windows cluster
the same host NDVM:
cluster using
different SCSI Step1: Move disk
IDs. If the host into new IO
cluster cannot group
tolerate this Step2: Add new
configuration IO group access
then non into disk
Step3: Rescan all
the disk path on
all of the
Windows cluster
Veritas DMP
RHEL5.9
6.0.5
RHEL6.1 DMMP
iSCSI hosts are
DMMP not supported
RHEL6.2 Veritas DMP disruptive move
6.0.5 cannot be used.
SLES11 SP1 DMMP
VMware ESxi5 Native For Host VAAI is
Clusters which supported using
VMware ESxi5.5 Native cannot tolerate NDVM with
this condition Storwize
users should
iSCSI hosts are
quiesce their
not supported
Solaris10 u10 MPxIO hosts, perform
SAN Boot is
the NVDM steps
supported
to move the
MPxIO volumes to iSCSI hosts are
Solaris 11.1 not supported
SPARC Veritas DMP SFHA 6.1 SAN Boot is
supported
iSCSI hosts are
Hewlett Packard Service Guard not supported
Native
B.11.31.1303 11.20 SAN Boot is
supported
For all other host types, I/O should be quiesced when moving a volume.
Hosts
IBM SAN Volume Controller
Type Version Notes

IBM SAN Volume 2145 5.1.0.8 or Higher Please visit the
Controller following flash for
details on Storwize
V7000 as Backend
Storage for SAN
Volume Controller
IBM AIX Fibre Channel
Supported Multipath SAN

Host Bus Platform & OS
Server HBA Driver Driver Clustering Boot
Adapter Version
Model
IBM System FC 1905 Driver SDDPCM System p
p / Power 5
FC 1910 included in 2.6.4.0
Servers FC 1977 Technology SDDPCM AIX 5.3
FC 5716 Level 2.6.5.1 PowerHA Technology Level
IBM Power FC 5273 SDDPCM System 12
Yes
6 Servers FC 5276 2.6.6.0 Mirror EOL: extended
FC 5758 SDDPCM Standard service contract
IBM Power FC 5759 2.6.7.0 Edition only.
7 Servers FC 5773 SDDPCM 6.1
FC 5774 2.6.8.0 7.1
IBM Power AIXPCM All supported
8 Servers ( AIX 6.1 and Yes Power Servers
7.1 Only )
AIX 6.1
Veritas Yes
Technology Level
Storage
1
Foundation
Technology Level
HA
2
Veritas DMP Version 5.1
Technology Level
Version 5.1 SP1
3
SP1 Technology Level
Veritas
4
Veritas DMP Storage
Technology Level
Version 6.1 Foundation 5
( Supported HA
Technology Level
with AIX 6.1 Version 6.1 6
TL7 and ( Supported
Technology Level
above & AIX with AIX 6.1 7
7.1 ) TL7 and
Technology Level
above & AIX
8
7.1 )
Technology Level
9
AIX 7.1
Technology Level
1
Technology Level
2
Technology Level
3
Technology Level
4
For specific
server / HBA
combinations
please refer to
the IBM Power
Minimum
supported code
FC5735
levels : AIX 7.1
FC5729
TL1, 6.1 TL7,
VIOS 2.2.1
SDDPCM
2.6.4.0
IBM Power SDDPCM PowerHA
6 Servers 2.6.5.1 System
FC EN0A SDDPCM Mirror AIX 6.1 TL9
IBM Power 2.6.6.0
FC EN0B Standard Yes AIX 7.1 TL3
7 Servers SDDPCM
FC EN0Y Edition AIX 7.1 TL4
2.6.7.0 6.1
IBM Power SDDPCM 7.1
8 Servers 2.6.8.0
AIXPCM
IBM AIX FCoE

Supported Host
HBA Multipath SAN Platform &
Server Bus Clustering Notes
Driver Driver Boot OS Version
Model Adapter
FC8242 AIX 5.3
IBM CNA TL12
PowerBlade FC 8271 EOL:
CNA extended
service
contract
only.
AIX 6.1
Technology
Level 1
Technology
Level 2
Technology
Level 3
Technology
Level 4
SDDPCM Technology Supported with
2.6.4.0 Level 5 Cisco Nexus
FC5708 SDDPCM Technology and Brocade
IBM Power CNA Driver 2.6.5.1 Level 6 8000/VDX6730
6 Servers included in SDDPCM Technology
No No FCoE switches.
FC5270 Technology 2.6.6.0 Level 7 Please see the
IBM Power Level SDDPCM Technology switch tables
7 Servers 2.6.7.0 Level 8 for further
SDDPCM Technology information
IBM Power 2.6.8.0 Level 9
8 Servers
AIX 7.1
Technology
Level 1
Technology
Level 2
Technology
Level 3
Technology
Level 4
AIX 6.1
FC TL9
EN0H AIX 7.1
FC TL3
EN0J AIX 7.1
TL4
IBM AIX iSCSI
Platform Notes
Supported Host Bus HBA Multipath SAN
Clustering & OS
Server Model Adapter Driver Driver Boot
Version
AIX 5.3 AIX 5.3
TL12 TL12 & all
EOL: versions of
extended V6.1 & 7.1
Any
service supported
N/A Software N/A N/A No No
contract via single
NIC
only path only.
AIX 6.1
AIX 7.1
IBM AIX and Virtual I/O Server Direct Attach (AIXPCM)
Supported Multipathing SANBoot

OS
Server HBA Driver Firmware Notes
Version
Model
IBM Power FC Driver in AIXPCM
6 Servers 5729 OS
AIX 6.1 FC Version
203305
IBM Power TL05 5735
7 Servers and FC
higher 5273
IBM Power FC
8 Servers 271315
5773
FC
271315 No
5774
AIX 7.1 FC
271315
TL01 5773
AIX 7.1 FC
TL02 5729
AIX 7.1 FC
TL03 203305
5735
FC
5273
VIOS FC 203305 Yes Please see
2.2.1.0 5729 the following
VIOS FC APAR when
2.2.1.4 5735 using the
VIOS FC System i
2.2.2.3 5273 family OS
IBM AIX and Virtual I/O Server Direct Attach (SDDPCM)
Supported OS HBA Driver Firmware Multipathing Clustering SANBoot Notes

Server Version
Model
FC
5773
271315
AIX 7.1 FC PowerHA
TL01 5774 System
IBM AIX 7.1 FC Mirror
SDDPCM
Power 6 TL02 5729 Standard
2.6.4.0
Servers AIX 7.1 FC Edition
TL03 5735 SDDPCM 6.1
2.6.5.1
IBM FC Driver
SDDPCM
Power 7 5273 in OS Yes
2.6.6.0
Servers Version Please
SDDPCM
203305 2.6.7.0 see the
IBM FC
SDDPCM following
Power 8 5729
2.6.8.0 APAR
Servers VIOS FC
No when
2.2.3.1 5735
using the
FC
System i
5273
family
OS
IBM Virtual I/O Server ( VIOS ) Fibre Channel
Supported Host Bus HBA Multipath SAN Platform & OS

Clustering
Server Model Adapter Driver Driver Boot Version
IBM System p SDDPCM VIOS 2.2.x
/ Power 5 2.6.4.0 VIOS 2.2.1.x
Driver
Servers SDDPCM VIOS 2.2.2.x
included in
FC 1905 2.6.5.1 No Yes VIOS 2.2.3.x
VIOS
IBM Power 6 FC 1910 SDDPCM
version
Servers FC 1977 2.6.6.0 Clients
FC 5708 SDDPCM Power 6
FC 5716 Power 7
FC 5273 Power 8
FC 5276
IBM Power 7 FC 5758 2.6.7.0 IBM i Client
Servers FC 5759 SDDPCM Versions 7.2, 7.1
FC 5773 2.6.8.0 TR1 and
IBM Power 8 FC 5774 6.1.1 ( non NPIV )
Servers AIXPCM
( AIX 6.1 Please see the
and 7.1 Only following APAR
) when using
System i family
OS
NPIV is supported
with FC 5273, FC
5735 and FC 5708
HBAs
Minimum
supported code
FC5735 levels :
FC5729 VIOS 2.2.1, IBM i
7.1TR3, i 6.1.1
(latest ML)
IBM Power 6 FC EN0A SDDPCM VIOS 2.2.3.x
Servers FC EN0B 2.6.4.0
FC EN0Y SDDPCM
IBM Power 7 2.6.5.1
SDDPCM
Servers 2.6.6.0
SDDPCM
IBM Power 8 2.6.7.0
Servers SDDPCM
2.6.8.0
IBM Virtual I/O Server ( VIOS ) FCoE
Supported Host Platform

HBA Multipath SAN
Server Bus Clustering & OS Notes
Driver Driver Boot
Model Adapter Version
FC8242 VIOS 2.2.x
IBM CNA VIOS Supported with
PowerBlade FC 8271 2.2.1.x Cisco Nexus
CNA VIOS and Brocade
SDDPCM 2.2.2.x 8000/VDX6730
2.6.4.0 VIOS FCoE switches.
SDDPCM 2.2.3.x Please see the
IBM Power FC5708 Driver 2.6.5.1
switch tables
6 Servers CNA included in SDDPCM
No No Supported for further
Technology 2.6.6.0 Clients information
IBM Power FC5270 Level SDDPCM Power 6
7 Servers 2.6.7.0 Power 7 Please see the
SDDPCM Power 8 following
IBM Power 2.6.8.0
FC APAR when
8 Servers using System i
EN0H VIOS
FC 2.2.3.x family OS
EN0J
IBMi Fabric Attach
Supported Operating
HBA SAN
Server HBA Multipathing Clustering System Notes
Driver Boot
Model Level
IBM 16Gb/s Driver IBMi Native PowerHA Yes IBM i 7.1 IBM i 7.1
Power 7 included in Multipathing SystemMirro TR8 Technology
Servers FCEN0A Technology r for i (5770- IBM i 7.1 Refresh PTF
FCEN0B Level HAS) TR9 Group Level
IBM IBM i 7.1 6, along with
Power 8 TR10 permanently
Servers IBM i 7.2 applied
IBM i 7.2 PTFs
TR2
IBM i 7.1
TR6
8Gb/s
IBM i 7.1
TR7
FC5735
IBM i 7.1
FC5273
TR8
IBM i 7.1 MF56600,
4Gb/s
TR9 MF56753,
IBM i 7.1 and
FC5774
TR10 MF56854 or
FC5276
IBM i 7.2 Resave level
FC5749
IBM i 7.2 RS-710-H
TR2
IBM i is not
supported
with IBM
Power 6
Servers.
IBMi Direct Attach
Supported Operating
HBA SAN
Server HBA Multipathing Clustering System Notes
Driver Boot
Model Level
IBM FC5774 Driver IBMi Native PowerHA Yes IBM i 7.1 IBM i 7.1
Power 7 FC5276 included in Multipathing SystemMirror TR6 Technology
Servers FC5749 Technology for i (5770- IBM i 7.1 Refresh PTF
Level HAS) TR7 Group Level
IBM IBM i 7.1 6, along with
Power 8 TR8 permanently
Servers IBM i 7.1 applied
TR9 PTFs
IBM i 7.1 MF56600,
TR10 MF56753,
IBM i 7.2 and
IBM i 7.2 MF56854 or
TR2 Resave level
RS-710-H
IBM i is not
supported
with IBM
Power 6
Servers.
Please see
this link for
further
product
support.
Please see
the following
APAR when
using System
i family OS
Windows 2008 Server (Using MPIO) Fibre Channel
Platfor
HBA m&
Host Bus HBA Multipa Cluster SAN Virtualis
Firmw OS Notes
Adapter Driver thing ing Boot ation
are Versio
n
IBM QLogic BIOS STOR SDDDS Yes Yes Intel/A Hyper-V *IBM highly
FC-2 QLA2340 1.52 Minipo M MD on x64 recommends
133 QLA2340 BIOS rt 2.4.4.0 Please 32 & based the use of
24P09 L 1.54 9.1.4.15 2.4.5.0 visit the 64 bit systems SDDDSM
60 QLA2342 9.1.7.16 2.4.5.1 V7.4 Editio is 2.4.7.1 for
FC2- QLA2342 9.1.7.18 2.4.6.0 Softwar ns supporte clustered
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inform Enterp Window 2.4.4.0 &
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regardi Editio 32bit environment
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Editio With
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Standa M the IBM
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Editio Qlogic V7000
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Enterp Channel Center for
Boot rise cards configuratio
Cluster x64 are not n details &
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SAN nter to Cisco Please see
Boot is x64 or the following
BIOS STOR MSCS No
3.24 Minipo with Editio Brocade link for
Firmw rt Veritas n FCF advice on
are 9.1.4.15 Volume switches. QLogic HBA
39M5 7.01.00 9.1.7.16 Manag SP2 Queue
QLA2460 R2 SP1 Depth
894 9.1.7.18 er
9.1.8.25 5.1 settings
9.1.9.25 6.0
9.1.9.27 6.0.1 Veritas
9.1.11.2 6.1 Storage
0 Foundations
DMPDS VERIT
9.1.11.2 Settings.
M AS
4 The default
Storage
9.1.11.2 setting of
Founda
6 VERITAS
tion
Storage
High
Foundation
39M5 Availa
QLA2462 5.1 is SCSI-
895 bility
2. However
Cluster
in
ing
Configuratio
5.1
ns with SVC
6.0
or V7000
6.0.1
IBM
6.1
recommends
39R65 QLE2460 MSCS the use of
25 with SCSI-3 for
Veritas native
Volume solution,
Manag VCS +
er VERITAS
5.1 Storage
6.0
6.0.1
6.1
39R65
QLE2462
27 VERIT
42D05 AS
01 QLE2560 Storage
42D05 QLE2562 Founda
10 tion
High
Availa Foundation
bility 5.1 (VSFW
00Y33 Cluster 5.1 HA) +
37 QLE2660 ing DMPDSM
00Y33 QLE2662 5.1 or when
41 6.0 using
6.0.1 VERITAS
6.1 Storage
Foundation
5.1 with
IBM Emulex 1.92a1 Storpor SDDDS Yes *IBM highly
** ** t Driver M Hyper-V recommends
LP9802D 1.30a9 2.4.4.0 Please on x64 the use of
C 2.00a12 2.4.5.0 visit the based SDDDSM
LP1050, 2.4.5.1 V7.4 systems 2.4.7.1 for
LP1050D 2.10a4 2.4.6.0 Softwar is clustered
C 2.10a7 2.4.7.0 e supporte environment
LP1050Ex 2.20.00 2.4.7.1* Restrict d with s. With
, 6 ions the versions of
LP1050Ex 2.32.00 docume followin SDDDSM
DC 2 nt for g guest earlier than
Yes
LP10000, 2.42a0 inform OS 2.4.4.0 &
LP10000D 2.50.00 ation Window clustered
C 7 regardi s 2008 environment
LP10000E 2.74.01 ng 32bit s please see
xDC 4.001 Windo Window the following
LP1005D ws SAN s 2008 flash.
CCM2 Boot 64bit
Cluster With ** HBA
s SDDDS NodeTimeO
(MSCS M ut on
) Emulex
MSCS No N/A adapters
with with
Veritas Windows OS
Volume should be set
Manag to 3 seconds.
er Please see
5.1 the following
6.0 flash.
6.0.1
6.1 Please visit
DMPDS VERIT the IBM
M AS Storwize
Storage V7000
Founda Information
tion Center for
High configuratio
Availa n details &
bility Guidelines
Cluster for Hyper-V
ing
5.1 Please see
6.0 the IBM
6.0.1 Storwize
6.1 V7000
Information
MSCS
Center for
with
recommende
Veritas
d settings for
Volume
QLE2560/Q
Manag
LE2562 &
er
Emulex
5.1
HBAs
6.0
6.0.1
6.1
Veritas
VERIT Storage
AS Foundations
LP11000, Storage Settings
LP11002 2.50a6 Founda The default
LP1150 2.72a2 10.4.24 tion setting of
LPe11000, 2.82a3 6.0 High VERITAS
LPe11002 2.82x6 Availa Storage
LPe1150 bility Foundation
Cluster 5.1 is SCSI-
1.10a5
ing 2. However
1.11a5
42D04 5.1 in
2.00a3
85 LPe12000 10.4.24 6.0 Configuratio
2.01A1
42D04 LPe12002 6.0 6.0.1 ns with SVC
1
94 6.1 or V7000
2.02x1
1 IBM
81Y16 LPe16000 10.4.25 10.4.24 recommends
55
81Y16 LPe16002 5.23 6.0
62
IBM Brocade Intel/A
59Y19 1.1.0.x 1.1.0.x MD
87 ** ** 32 &
59Y19 415 2.1.0.x 2.1.0.x 64 bit
93 425 2.3.0.x 2.3.0.x Editio
46M6 815 3.0.x.0 3.0.x.0 ns
049 825 3.1.0.1 3.1.0.1 Standa
46M6 3.2.0.0 3.2.0.0 rd
050 Editio
n
Enterp
rise
Editio
SDDDS n
M Datace
2.4.4.0 nter
the use of
2.4.5.0 Editio
MSCS Yes N/A SCSI-3 for
2.4.5.1 n
native
2.4.6.0 Standa
solution
2.4.7.0 rd x64
81Y16 BR-1860- VCS +
3.0.x.0 3.0.x.0 2.4.7.1* Editio
55 1 VERITAS
3.1.0.1 3.1.0.1 n
81Y16 BR-1860- Storage
3.2.0.0 3.2.0.0 Enterp
75 2 Foundation
rise
5.1 (VSFW
x64
5.1 HA) +
Editio
DMPDSM
n
or when
Datace
using
nter
VERITAS
x64
Storage
Editio
Foundation
n
5.1 with
SP2
SDDDSM
R2 SP1
Windows 2008 Server (Using MPIO) FCoE
HBA Platform
HBA Multipathin Clusterin SAN
Host Bus Adapter Firmwar & OS Notes
Driver g g Boot
e Version
IBM Brocade Intel/AM Supported
SDDDSM
2.4.4.0
3.0.0 3.0.0 2.4.5.0
42C182 1010/102
3.0.x.0 3.0.x.0 2.4.5.1 No No
0 0
3.1.0.1 3.1.0.1 2.4.6.0
2.4.7.0
2.4.7.1
IBM Qlogic
42C180 QLE814 SDDDSM
0 2 2.4.4.0
2.4.5.0
9.1.9.3
2.4.5.1 No No
QLE815 9
2.4.6.0
2 2.4.7.0
2.4.7.1
Windows 2008 Server (Using MPIO) iSCSI
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SA Platform Notes

Adapter Firmware Driver g g N & OS
Boo Version
t
Any Software N/A N/A MPIO No No Intel/AM
NIC D
IBM Qlogic Windows
2008 32 &
QLE-SR- 1.0.0.1 N/A MPIO No Yes SAN Boot
64bit
CK 8140 supported in
Editions
QLE-SR- Network
Enterpris
CK 8042 Boot
e Edition
Configuratio
Datacente
ns e.g. PXE
r Edition
Clustering
SP1
will be
supported
only with
single session.
A single
session
should exist
from a host
initiator to
Storwize
V7000 target.
Multi session
IBM Emulex
Oce10102 Emulex 2.103.269.3 MPIO No Yes For
-I iSCSI 0 OCE10102-
Oce10102 Storport NX-X iSCSI
-NX-X Miniport SAN Boot is
Driver supported in
Oce10102
Version Network
-N-X
2.102.348. Boot
( With
0 Configuratio
iSCSI
ns
Personalit
Oce10102-I
y
& Oce10102-
enabled )
N-X with
iSCSI
personality
enabled are
hardware
iSCSI
initiators
Note iSCSI
SAN Boot is
not
supported
with Cisco
Nexus 5010
Series Switch
Clustering
will be
supported
only with
single session.
A single
session
should exist
from a host
initiator to
Storwize
V7000 target.
Multi session
is not
supported.
Windows 2008 Direct Attach Fibre Channel
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SAN Platform Notes

Adapter Driver Firmwar g g Boot & OS
e Version
IBM Qlogic *IBM highly
42D050 QLe256 recommends
1 0 the use of
SDDDSM
2.4.7.1 for
clustered
environment
s. With
versions of
SDDDSM
Microsoft
earlier than
Windows
SDDDSM 2.4.4.0 &
Server
STOR 2.4.4.0 clustered
2008 R2
Minipor 2.4.5.0 Failover environment
Enterprise
t 7.00.02 2.4.5.1 Clusterin Yes s please see
42D051 QLe256 9.1.11.2 2.4.6.0 g the following
0 2 Hyperviso
4 2.4.7.0 flash.
r with
2.4.7.1* guests
Minimum
Supported
Storwize
version
7.2.0.0
HBA should
be set to
point to point
only
Windows 2012 Fibre Channel
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipath Clusteri SA Hyperviso Platfor Comments

Adapter Firmwa Driver ing ng N r m & OS
re Boo Version
t
IBM QLogic
39R65 QLe
27 2462 BIOS
39R65 QLe 3.13
25 2460 Firmwar
42D05 QLe25 e
10 62 5.06.05 9.1.10.26 SDDDSM
9.1.11.24 2.4.4.0
42D05 QLe BIOS 9.1.11.26 2.4.5.0
01 2560 3.24 2.4.5.1 MSCS
00Y33 QLe26 Firmwa 2.4.6.0
37 60 re 2.4.7.0
00Y33 QLe26 7.01.00 2.4.7.1*
41 62
IBM Emulex
** **
42C20 LPe110 2.74.014.
71 02 2.01a4 001
42C20 LPe110 2.82x6 10.4.246.
69 00 0
42D04 LPe120 10.0.720.
85 00 2.01a11 0
Veritas
42D04 LPe120 2.02x11 10.4.246.
Cluster
94 02 0 DMPDS
Server
81Y16 LPe160 2.74.014. M
1.1.55.0 Version
55 00 001 6.1
10.0.803
10.0.720.
.8
81Y16 LPe160 10.4.255 0
62 02 10.4.246.
.23
0
Brocad
IBM
e
46M60 BIOS 3.1.0.1 SDDDSM MSCS
BR-825
50 3.1.0.1 3.2.0.0 2.4.4.0
46M60 Firmwar 2.4.5.0
BR-815 e 3.1.0.1 2.4.5.1
49
2.4.6.0
59Y19
BR-415 BIOS 2.4.7.0
87
3.2.0.0 2.4.7.1*
59Y19
BR-425 Firmwa
93 re
81Y16 BR- 3.2.0.0
68 1860-1
81Y16 BR
Windows 2012 Server (Using MPIO) FCoE
SA
HBA Platform
HBA Multipathin Clusterin N
Host Bus Adapter Firmwar & OS Notes
Driver g g Boo
e Version
t
IBM Brocade
SDDDSM
2.4.4.0
3.0.0 3.0.0 2.4.5.0 Supported
42C182 1010/102
3.0.x.0 3.0.x.0 2.4.5.1 Yes Yes Intel/AM with Cisco
0 0 Nexus and
3.1.0.1 3.1.0.1 2.4.6.0 D
2.4.7.0 Brocade
Windows
2.4.7.1 8000/VDX673
2012 All
0 FCoE
IBM Qlogic Editions
switches.
42C180 QLE814 SDDDSM Please see the
0 2 2.4.4.0 Windows
switch tables
9.1.9.39 2.4.5.0 2012 R2
for further
5.09.00 9.1.10.1 2.4.5.1 Yes Yes information
QLE815 8 2.4.6.0
2 2.4.7.0
2.4.7.1
Windows 2012 Server (Using MPIO) iSCSI
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SA Platform Notes

Adapter Firmware Driver g g N & OS
Boo Version
t
Any Software N/A N/A MPIO No No Intel/AM
NIC D
IBM Qlogic Windows
2012 All
QLE-SR- 1.0.0.1 N/A MPIO No Yes SAN Boot
Editions
QLE-SR- Network
Windows
CK 8042 Boot
2012 R2
Configuratio
ns e.g. PXE
Clustering
will be
supported
only with
single session.
A single
session
IBM Emulex
Oce10102 Emulex 2.103.269.3 MPIO No Yes For
-I iSCSI 0 OCE10102-
Oce10102 Storport NX-X iSCSI
-NX-X Miniport SAN Boot is
Driver supported in
Oce10102
Version Network
-N-X
2.102.348. Boot
( With
0 Configuratio
iSCSI
ns
Personalit
Oce10102-I
y
& Oce10102-
enabled )
N-X with
iSCSI
personality
enabled are
hardware
iSCSI
initiators
Note iSCSI
SAN Boot is
not
supported
with Cisco
Nexus 5010
Series Switch
Clustering
will be
supported
only with
single session.
A single
session
should exist
from a host
Windows 2012 Direct Attach Fibre Channel

Adapter Driver Firmwar g g Boot & OS
e Version
IBM Qlogic Microsoft *IBM highly
42D050 QLe256 STOR 7.00.02 SDDDSM Failover Yes Windows recommends
1 0 Minipor 2.4.4.0 Clusterin Server the use of
t 2.4.5.0 g 2012 R2 SDDDSM
42D051 QLe256
9.1.11.2 2.4.5.1 Datacente 2.4.7.1 for
0 2
4 2.4.6.0 r clustered
2.4.7.0 environment
2.4.7.1* Hyperviso s. With
r with versions of
guests SDDDSM
earlier than
2.4.4.0 &
clustered
environment
s please see
the following
flash.
Minimum
Supported
Storwize
version
7.2.0.0
HBA should
be set to
point to point
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 Fibre Channel
Multipathin Clustering SA
HBA HBA
g N Platform &
Host Bus Adapter Drive Firmwar Notes
Boo OS Version
r e
t
IBM QLogic In Multiflas 32 & 64 bit Volume
QLA2340 Distro h Image Intel/AMD expansion
Drive 1.56 Based &
QLA2342
r (BIOS Platforms contraction
39M589 1.24) is not
QLA2460
4 5.0 Kernel supported
39M589 Multiflas 2.6.18-8.el5
QLA2462
5 h Image U1 Kernel
39R6525 QLE2460 1.69 Red Hat 2.6.18- Please
(BIOS Cluster 53.el5 Visit the
39R6527 QLE2462 2.02) Device U2 Kernel Storwize
server
Mapper Yes 2.6.18- V7000
39M589 Steeleye
QLA2460 Multipath 92.1.6.el5 Informatio
4 Lifekeepe
1.62af r 7.0 U3 Kernel n Center
39M589
QLA2462 2.6.18- for details
5
128.el5 on Linux
4.04.00 U4 Kernel Host
42D0501 QLE2560
04.06.02 2.6.18- Settings
42D0510 QLE2562
5.03.16 164.el5
00Y3337 QLE2660 U5 Kernel
6.03.00
00Y3341 QLE2662 2.6.18-
IBM Emulex 1.91a5 194.el5
2.70a5 U6 Kernel KVM is
LP9802 Veritas Veritas Yes
2.72a2 2.6.18.238.el supported
LP10000 DMP Storage
5
LP10000D Foundatio
U7 Kernel
C 5.1 SP1 n HA
2.6.18.274.el
LP11000 1.20x8 6.0
5
LP11002 2.70a5 6.0.1 5.1 SP1
U8 Kernel
LPe11000 2.72a2 6.0
2.6.18-
LPe11002 2.82a3 6.0.1
308.el5
LP1150
U9 Kernel
LPe1150
2.6.18-
42D0485 LPe12000 348.el5
1.11a5
42D0494 LPe12002 U10 Kernel
81Y1655 LPe16000 1.1.21.9
81Y1662 LPe16002
2.6.18-
IBM Brocade
Brocade
59Y1987 415
59Y1993 Brocade In 1.1.0.x
Device
46M604 815 Distro 2.1.0.x
Mapper No No
9 Brocade Drive 2.3.0.x
Multipath
46M605 425 r 3.0.3.0
0 Brocade
825
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SAN Platform & Notes
Adapter Driver Firmwar g g Boot OS Version
e
IBM Emulex In Device No No IBM Power Volume
Distro 1.91a5 Mapper Systems/ expansion
5716 LP10000
Driver Multipath System p &
LPe1100
contraction
0
1.20x8 5.0 Kernel is not
5773 LPe1100
2.70a5 2.6.18-8.el5 supported
5774 0
2.72a2 U1 Kernel
LPe1100
2.6.18-53.el5 KVM is
2
U2 Kernel supported
5758 2.6.18-
5759 LP11002 92.1.6.el5
5749 LP11000 U3 Kernel
2.71x4
(IBM LP11002 2.6.18-
System LP11002 128.el5
i) U4 Kernel
5735 LPe1200 1.11a5 2.6.18-
2 164.el5
U5 Kernel
2.6.18-
194.el5
U6 Kernel
2.6.18.238.el
5
U7 Kernel
2.6.18.274.el
5
U8 Kernel
2.6.18-
308.el5
U9 Kernel
2.6.18-
348.el5
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform & Notes
Adapter Driver Firmware Boot OS Version
FC3319 zfcp Device No Yes IBM z Volume
SX/LX Mapper Systems expansion &
FC 3320 Multipath V5.2 Kernel contraction
SX/LX 2.6.18- is not
Ficon 92.el5 supported
Express 4,
10km LX: Supported KVM is
#3321 Machines: supported
Ficon System z
Express 4, z800 - IBM
SX: #3322 2066
Ficon System z
Express 4, z800 - IBM
4km LX: 2086
#3324 System z
z900 - IBM
2064
System z
z990 - IBM
2084
System z
z9-109
System z
z10 2097-
E12
System z
z10 2097-
E26
System z
z10 2097-
E40
System z
z10 2097-
E56
System z
z10 2097-
E64
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 FCoE
SA
HBA HBA
Multipathin Clusterin N Platform &
Host Bus Adapter Drive Firmwar Notes
g g Boo OS Version
r e
t
IBM Brocade 32 & 64 bit Supported
In Intel/AMD with Cisco
Brocade Device
42C182 Distro In Distro
1010/1020 Mapper No No
0 Drive Driver
CNA Multipath
r
IBM Qlogic
In
Device
QLE8142 Mapper No No
0 Drive Driver
Multipath
r
IBM Emulex
OCe1010
2-NX N/A N/A N/A
( NIC )
In No No
OCe1010 Device
Distro
2-FM N/A Mapper
Drive
( CNA ) Multipath
r
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 iSCSI
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SA Platform & Notes

Adapter Drive Firmware g g N OS Version
r Boo
t
Any Software N/A N/A Yes No No 32 & 64 bit
NIC Intel/AMD
IBM Qlogic Based
Systems
QLE-SR- In 1.7 Yes No Yes SAN Boot is
CK 8140 Distro supported in
Network Boot
QLE-SR- Drive
configurations
CK 8042 r
ie PXE
IBM Emulex
Oce10102- 0102-NX-X,
I iSCSI SAN
Oce10102- Boot
NX-X supported in
Network Boot
In Configuration
Oce10102- Distro 2.103.269.3 Yes No Yes
s. 2.Oce10102-
N-X (with Drive 0 I & Oce10102-
iSCSI r N-X with
Personalit iSCSI
y personality
enabled ) enabled, are
hardware
iSCSI
HBA Platform Notes

HBA Multipathin SAN
Host Bus Adapter Firmwar Clustering & OS
Driver g Boot
e Version
IBM QLogic
32 & 64
RHEL 6
bit
Cluster Please Visit
QLA246 Intel/AM
Server the
39M5894 0 D Based
04.06.02 Device Storwize
39M5895 QLA246 Systems
5.08.00 Mapper Veritas V7000
39R6525 2 Multipath Storage Informatio
39R6527 QLE2460 V6.0
Foundatio n Center
QLE2462 In Kernel
Veritas n HA for details
2.6.32-
Distro DMP Veritas Yes on Linux
71.el6
42D0501 QLE2560 Driver 5.1 Cluster Host
7.03.00 6.0 Server Settings
42D0510 QLE2562 V6.1
6.0.1 5.1
00Y3337 QLe2660 Kernel
6.03.00 6.1 6.0 KVM is
00Y3341 QLe2662 2.6.32-
6.2.1 6.0.1 supported
131.0.15
IBM Emulex 6.1
SFRAC
LP11000 2.82a4 V6.2
6.2.1
LP11002 Kernel
LPe1100
0
LPe1100
LPe1200
42D0485 0
2.02X11
42D0494 LPe1200
2
LPe1600 2.6.32-220
81Y1655
0
1.1.21.9
LPe1600 V6.3
81Y1662
2 Kernel
IBM Brocade 2.6.32-279
BR-1860-
V6.4
81Y1668 1
3.1.0.1 Kernel
81Y1675 BR-1860- In RHEL 6
Distro DMMP Cluster 2.6.32-358
2
Driver Server
46M6049 815 3.0.0.0 V6.5
46M6050 825 3.1.0.1
Host Bus Adapter

HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform Notes
Driver Firmware Boot & OS
Version
IBM Emulex IBM
1.91a5 Power
5716 LP10000
Systems/
LPe11000 1.20x8
5773 System p
LPe11000 2.70a5
5774
LPe11002 2.72a2
V6.0
5758 Kernel
5759 LP11002 In Device
2.6.32- KVM is
5749 LP11000 Distro Mapper No No
2.71x4 71.el6 supported
(IBM LP11002 Driver Multipath
System LP11002 V6.1
i) Kernel
2.6.32-
5273 131.0.15
LPe12002 203305
5735
V6.2
Kernel
2.6.32-
220
V6.3
Kernel
2.6.32-
279
V6.4
Kernel
2.6.32-
IBM QLogic
V6.2 &
QLE2564L- 8.02.00
EN0Y higher
IBM
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clustering SAN Platform & OS Notes
Adapter Driver Firmware g Boot Version
IBM zfcp Device No Yes z Systems Please visit
FC3319 Mapper System z for
SX/LX Multipath V6.3 Kernel Service Pack
FC 3320 2.6.32- levels
SX/LX 279.9.1.el6.s390
Ficon x Recommended
Express 4, multipath &
10km LX: Supported udev settings
#3321 Machines:
Ficon System z z800 -
Express 4, IBM 2066
SX: #3322 System z z890 -
Ficon IBM 2086
Express 4,
4km LX:
#3324
Ficon
Express 8,
10km LX:
#3325 System z z900 -
Ficon IBM 2064
Express 8, System z z990 -
SX: #3326 IBM 2084
Ficon System z z196 -
Express8S IBM 2817
SX: #0410 System z z114 -
IBM 2818
System z zEC12
- IBM 2827
System z z9-109
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 FCoE
HBA HBA Platform Notes

Multipathin Clusterin SAN
Host Bus Adapter Drive Firmwar & OS
g g Boot
r e Version
IBM Emulex 32 & 64 Supported
In bit with Cisco
OCe10102 Device
Distro
-FM Mapper No Yes
Drive
( CNA ) Multipath
r
IBM QLogic
42C180
QLE8142 In
0 Device
Distro In Distro
Mapper No No V6.7
Drive Driver
QLE8362 Multipath Kernel
r
2.6.32-573
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform Notes

Adapter Driver Firmware Boot & OS
Version
NIC Intel/AMD
IBM Qlogic Based
Systems
QLE-SR-
CK 8140 In
Distro 1.7 Yes No No V6.1
QLE-SR- Driver Kernel
CK 8042 2.6.32-
IBM Emulex 131.0.15
Oce10102-I
Oce10102- V6.2
NX-X Kernel
2.6.32-220
In
Oce10102- Distro 2.103.269.30 V6.3
Yes No No
N-X (with Driver Kernel
iSCSI 2.6.32-279
Personality
enabled ) V6.4
Kernel
2.6.32-358
Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 Direct Attach FC
Platform
HBA HBA SAN
Host Bus Adapter Multipathing Clustering & OS Notes
Driver Firmware Boot
Version
8 Gb FC HBAs 32 & 64 HBA
IBM Qlogic bit should
Intel/AMD be set
In
42D0501 QLE2560 Based to
Distro 5.08.00 DMMP No No
42D0510 QLE2562 Systems point
Driver
IBM Emulex
In 2.01A4
42D0485 LPe12000
Distro (U3D2.01A4), DMMP No No
42D0494 LPe12002
Driver sli-3
IBM Brocade
In
46M6049 815
Distro 3.1.0.1 DMMP No No
46M6050 825
Driver
Host Bus Adapter HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform Notes
Version
IBM QLogic 32 & 64 bit
42D0501 QLE2560 7.01.00 Intel/AMD
42D0510 QLE2562 Based
Systems
00Y3337 QLE2660 In Red Hat
7.02.00
00Y3341 QLE2662 Distro DMMP Cluster Yes
RHEL
IBM Emulex Driver server
2.02X11 V7.0
(U3D2.02X11) Kernel
42D0485 LPe12000
sli-3 3.10.0-
42D0494 LPe12002
123.el7
Host Bus Adapter

HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform Notes
Version
IBM Emulex IBM
5273 203305 Power
LPe12002 Systems
5735
In
IBM QLogic
Distro DMMP No No RHEL
Driver V7.0
QLE2564L- 8.02.00 Kernel
EN0Y
IBM 3.10.0-
123.el7
Host Bus Adapter Multipathing Clustering SAN Boot Notes

N/A
Supported with
Red Hat Cluster
Software initiator DMMP No
server
only
SLES 9 Novell/SuSE *End of Life*

HBA HBA Platform
Multipathin Clusterin SAN
Host Bus Adapter Drive Firmwar & OS Notes
g g Boot
r e Version
FC-2 QLA2310F
P/N QLA2310F
19K1246 L
FC-2
QLA2340
133 P/N BIOS
QLA2340L
24P0960 1.52
FC2-133
Dual QLA2342
Port P/N QLA2342L Steeleye
24P8053 Lifekeepe
P/N Multiflas r
39M589 QLA2460 h Image 6.3 32 & 64
4 1.56 Device bit Volume
7.0
(BIOS Mapper No Intel/AM expansion
1.24) Multipath D Based &
39R6525 QLE2460 Linux
HA- Platforms contraction
Multiflas Heartbeet SP3 is not
P/N
h Image 1.2.5 2.6.5- supported
39M589 QLA2462
1.69 7.276
5 In
Kernel Please Visit
Distro (BIOS
39R6527 QLE2462 SP4 the
Drive 2.02)
2.6.5- Storwize
42D0501 QLE2560 r
4.04.00 7.308 V7000
42D0510 QLE2562
Kernel Informatio
Emulex 2.6.5- n Center
3.92a1 7.311 for details
LP9002 Kernel on Linux
1.91a5 2.6.5- Host
LP9802 7.312 Settings
1.92a1 Kernel
LP10000
LP10000DC
LP11000
LP11002 Veritas VSFHA
2.50a6 No
LP1150 DMP 5.1
2.72a2
LPe1150
LPe11000
LPe11002
LPe1150
LPe12002 1.10a5
IBM 1.91a5 No No System P Volume
expansion
&
FC5716 / FC1977 contraction
is not
supported
Supporte
d
Machines:
System z
z800 -
IBM 2066
System z
z800 -
IBM 2086
System z
FC 2315 LX / SX
z900 -
FC 2318 LX / SX
IBM 2064
FC 2319 LX / SX
System z
FC 2320 LX / SX Volume
z990 -
FC 3319 LX / SX expansion
IBM 2084
FC 3320 LX / SX &
zfcp System z
Ficon Express 4, contraction
z9-109
10km LX: #3321 is not
System z
Ficon Express 4, SX: supported
z10 2097-
#3322
E12
Ficon Express 4, 4km
System z
LX: #3324
z10 2097-
E26
System z
z10 2097-
E40
System z
z10 2097-
E56
System z
z10 2097-
E64
SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel *End of Life*
SA
HBA Platform
HBA Multipathin N
Host Bus Adapter Drive Clustering & OS Notes
Firmware g Boo
r Version
t
IBM Emulex 32 & 64 &
LP9802 Veritas bit contractio
1.91a5 Veritas Storage Intel/AM n is not
LP10000
DMP Foundatio D Based supported
LP10000D
5.1 SP1 n HA Yes Platforms
C
6.0 5.1 SP1 Please
LP11002 6.0.1 6.0 SP2 Visit the
LP1150 6.0.1 2.6.16.60- Storwize
2.70a5
LPe11000 0.21-smp V7000
LPe11002 SP3 Informatio
1.10A5 2.6.16.60- n Center
LPe12002- 0.54.5- for details
(U3D1.10A
M8 smp on Linux
5)
SP4 Host
81Y1655 LPe16000 In
1.1.21.9 2.6.16.60- Settings
81Y1662 LPe16002 Distro 0.103.1-
IBM QLogic Drive
r
QLA2340 Native
Multiflash Cluster
QLA2342 Device
Image 1.69 with
39M589 (BIOS 2.02) Mapper Heartbeat Yes
QLA2460
4 4.04.09 Multipath
/ Stonith
39M589 ( BIOS version
QLA2462
5 2.02)
39R6525 QLE2460
4.04.09
39R6527 QLE2462
(BIOS 2.10)
42D0501 QLE2560
42D0510 QLE2562
00Y3337 QLE2660
6.03.00
00Y3341 QLE2662
IBM Brocade
Brocade
59Y1987 415
1.1.0.x
59Y1993 Brocade In
2.1.0.x Device
46M604 425 Distro
2.3.0.x Mapper No No
9 Brocade Drive
3.0.x.0 Multipath
46M605 815 r
3.1.0.1
0 Brocade
825
SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems *End of Life*
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform Notes

Adapter Driver Firmware Boot & OS
Version
IBM IBM
FC5716 1.91a5 Power
FC1977 Systems/
System p
SP1
2.6.16.46-
0.12-ppc64 Volume
In SP2 expansion &
Multipath
FC5758 Distro No No 2.6.16.60- contraction
Tools
FC1910 Driver 0.21-ppc64 is not
2.10x8 SP3 supported
FC1905
FC5759 2.6.16.60-
0.54.5-
ppc64
SP4
2.6.16.60-
0.103.1-
ppc64
SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel IBM z Systems *End of Life*
Platform
Host Bus HBA HBA SAN
Multipathing Clustering & OS Notes
Adapter Driver Firmware Boot
Version
IBM zfcp Device No Yes IBM z Volume
FC 2319 LX Mapper Systems expansion &
FC 2320 SX Multipath System z contraction
Ficon z800 - is not
Express 4, IBM 2066 supported
10km System z
LX:#3321 z800 -
Ficon IBM 2086
Express 4, System z
SX: #3322 z900 -
Ficon IBM 2064
Express 4, System z
4km LX: z990 -
#3324 IBM 2084
System z
Ficon z196 -
Express 8, IBM 2817
10km LX:
#3325
Ficon
Express 8, System z
SX: #3326 zEC12 -
IBM 2827
System z
z9-109
System z
z10 2097-
E12
System z
z10 2097-
E26
System z
z10 2097-
E40
SLES 10 Novell/SuSE FCoE *End of Life*
Host Bus Adapter HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SAN Platform Notes
Drive Firmwar g g Boot & OS
r e Version
IBM Brocade
32 & 64 Supported
bit with Cisco
In Intel/AM Nexus and
Device
42C182 1010/102 Distro In Distro D Based Brocade
Mapper No No
0 0 Drive Driver Platforms 8000/VDX673
Multipath
r SLES10 0 FCoE
SP4 switches.
Please see the
IBM Qlogic switch tables
32 & 64
bit
In
Device Intel/AM
QLE8142 Mapper No No D Based
0 Drive Driver
Multipath Platforms
r
SLES10
SP4
SLES 11 Fibre Channel
HBA HBA Multipathin Clustering SAN Platform

Host Bus Adapter Drive Firmwar g Boot & OS Notes
r e Version
IBM Emulex In Device High- Yes 32 & 64 Please Visit
LP10000 Distro Mapper Availability bit the
LP10002 Drive 2.82a4
Multipath -Extension / Intel/AM Storwize
LP11000 r OpenAIS D Based V7000
LP11002 Veritas ( HAE - Platforms Informatio
LP1150 DMP native SLES11U n Center
5.1 cluster ) 0 *EoL for details
42C2071 LPe1100
6.0 SLES11U on Linux
2
FV 6.0.1 Veritas 1 *EoL Host
LPe1200 2.50a6 6.1 Storage ( With Settings
42D0485 0 1.00a12 6.2.1 Foundation latest
42D0494 LPe1200 HA Patches ) KVM is
2 Veritas SLES11 Supported
LPe1600 Cluster SP2
81Y1655
0 Server SLES11
1.1.43.12
LPe1600 5.1 SP3
81Y1662 6.0 SLES11
2
IBM QLogic 6.0.1 SP4
6.1
QLA234 v3.03.27
SFRAC
2
6.2.1
39M589 QLA246 4.06.02
4 0
39M589 QLA246
5 2
QLE246
39R6525
0
QLE246
39R6527
2
42D0501 QLE256
0
QLE256
42D0510
2
QLE266
00Y3337
0
6.03.00
QLE266
00Y3341
2
IBM Brocade
59Y1987
59Y1993 415 2.1.0.x
46M604 425 2.3.0.x
9 815 In 3.0.x.0
46M605 825 3.1.0.1 Device
Distro
0 Mapper No No
Drive
Multipath
BR-1860- r
3.0.0
81Y1668 1
3.0.x.0
81Y1675 BR-1860-
3.1.0.1
2
SLES 11 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems
Host Bus HBA HBA SAN Platform &

Multipathing Clustering Notes
IBM IBM Power
FC5716 1.91a5 Systems/
FC1977 System p
FC5758
SLES11SP1
FC1910
1.91a5 *EoL
FC1905
Kernel
FC5759
2.6.32.59-
0.7.1
In Device SLES11SP2
Kernel KVM is
Distro Mapper No No
3.0.42-0.7- Supported
Driver Multipath
FC5273 default
203305 SLES11SP3
FC5735
Kernel
3.0.76-0.11.1
SLES11SP4
Kernel
3.0.101-63.1
SLES11SP2
FC EN0Y 8.02.00
and higher
SLES 11 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems
Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform & Notes
IBM zfcp Device No Yes IBM z Please visit z
FC 2319 Mapper Systems Systems for
LX Multipath Service Pack
FC 2320 SLES11SP1 levels
SX *EoL
Ficon Kernel Recommended
Express 4, 2.6.32.59- multipath &
10km 0.7.1 udev settings
LX:#3321 SLES11SP2
Ficon Kernel
Express 4, 3.0.42-0.7-
SX: #3322 default
Ficon SLES11SP3
Express 4, Kernel
4km LX: 3.0.76-0.11.1
#3324 SLES11SP4
Kernel
Ficon 3.0.101-63.1
Express 8,
10km LX: System z
#3325 z800 - IBM
Ficon 2066
Express 8, System z
SX: #3326 z890 - IBM
Ficon 2086
Express8S System z
SX: #0410 z900 - IBM
2064
System z
z990 - IBM
2084
System z
z196 - IBM
2817
System z
z114 - IBM
2818
System z
zEC12 -
IBM 2827
System z z9-
109
System z
z10 2097-
E12
System z
z10 2097-
E26
System z
SLES 11 FCoE
Host Bus Adapter HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SA Platform Notes

Drive Firmwar g g N & OS
r e Boot Version
IBM Brocade Supported
42C182 1010/1020 In In Distro Device No Yes with Cisco
0 Distro Driver Mapper Nexus and
Drive Multipath 32 & 64 bit Brocade
r Intel/AMD 8000/VDX673
Based 0 FCoE
IBM Emulex
Systems switches.
OCe10102 N/A N/A N/A No No Please see the
-NX ( NIC
SLES11 switch tables
)
SP1 *EoL for further
OCe10102 In Device No No SLES11SP information
-FM Distro Mapper 2
( CNA ) Drive Multipath SLES11SP
r 3
IBM Qlogic SLES11SP
42C180 QLE8142 In In Distro Device No No 4
0 Distro Driver Mapper
Drive Multipath
r
SLES 11 iSCSI

Adapter Drive Firmware g g Boot & OS
r Version
NIC Intel/AMD
IBM Qlogic Based
Systems
QLE-SR- SAN Boot is
SLES11
U0 *EoL
In Network Boot
SLES11SP
Distro configurations
1.7 Yes No Yes 2
QLE-SR- Drive ie PXE
SLES11SP
CK 8042 r 3
SLES11SP
4
IBM Emulex
Oce10102- 0102-NX-X,
32 & 64 bit
I iSCSI SAN
Intel/AMD
Oce10102- Boot
Based
NX-X supported in
Systems
Network Boot
In Configuration
SLES11
Oce10102- Distro 2.103.269.3 s. 2.Oce10102-
Yes No Yes U0 *EoL
N-X (with Drive 0 I & Oce10102-
SLES11SP
iSCSI r N-X with
2
Personalit iSCSI
SLES11SP
y personality
3
enabled ) enabled, are
SLES11SP
hardware
4
iSCSI
SLES11 SP2 Direct Attach

Host Bus HBA HBA SAN Platform & Notes
Multipathing Clustering
IBM Emulex 32 & 64 bit HBA
In 2.01A4 Intel/AMD should
LPe12000
Distro (U3D2.01A4), DMMP No No
LPe12002
Driver sli-3
Qlogic
QLe2560 In 5.06.03(90d5) DMMP No No
QLe2562 Distro
Driver
Brocade
815 In
825 Distro 3.1.0.1 DMMP No No
Driver
SLES11 Power Direct Attach Fibre Channel
Supporte Host
d Server Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SAN Platform &
Notes
Model Adapte Driver Firmware g g Boot OS Version
r
IBM
Power 7 IBM Power Storwize
Servers In 2.02X7 Systems V7000
FC5273
Distro (U3K2.02X7) DMMP No No V7.4.0.3
FC5735
IBM Driver , sli-3 SLES11SP &
Power 8 3 higher
Servers
HP 11i v1 for PA-RISC (64-bit only) Fibre Channel
Host Bus Multipathing Clustering SAN Boot Platform & OS

HBA Driver
Adapter Version
A5158A B.11.11.12
B.11.11.0806
A6795A B.11.11.0812
A6826A
A9782A
A9784A HP 9000 Series
AB378A Service Guard Servers (PA-
PV Links Yes
V11.16 RISC 64bit
AB379A B.11.11.13
B.11.11.16 only)
AB378B B.11.11.17
AB379B
AB465A
AD193A
AD194A
HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) for PA RISC and Itanium Fibre Channel
Host Bus San

HBA Driver Multipathing Clustering Platform & OS Version
Adapter Boot
A5158A B.11.23.0512 HP 9000 Series Servers (PA-RISC
Service
A6795A B.11.23.0812 64bit) & HP Itanium ServersThe
Guard
following patches should be
A6826A B.11.23.0802 V11.17
PV Links Yes applied to the base OS:
A9782A B.11.23.0803 Service
B.11.23.0806 Guard
A9784A BUNDLE11i(B.11.23.0409.3)
B.11.23.0903 V11.18
AB378A HWEnable11i(B.11.23.0706.064)
AB379A Veritas DMP No Veritas FEATURE11i(B.11.23.0706.063)
5.1 SP1 Cluster QPK1123(B.11.23.0706.064)
AB378B
Service
AB379B Set PV (Physical Volume) timeout
5.1 SP1
AB465A to 60 seconds when using PV
AD193A Links. This is to avoid I/O
AD194A timeouts during fabric
maintenance and IBM Storwize
V7000 CCLs (Concurrent code
loads)
BUNDLE11i
B.11.23.0409.3 Required Patch
Bundle for HP-UX 11i v2
(B.11.23),
FEATURE11i
B.11.23.0803.070a Feature
Enablement Patches for HP-UX
11i v2,
HWEnable11i
B.11.23.0712.070 Hardware
Enablement Patches for HP-UX
11i v2,
OnlineDiag
B.11.23.10.05 HPUX 11.23
Support Tools Bundle,
QPKAPPS
B.11.23.0806.072 Applications
Patches for HP-UX 11i v2,
QPKBASE
B.11.23.0806.072 Base Quality
Pack Bundle for HP-UX 11i v2,
HPUX11i-OE-MC
B.11.23.0712 HP-UX Mission
Critical Operating Environment
Component
AD300A
AD355A B.11.23.0712 HP Itanium Servers only
A6826A B.11.23.0802
HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) for PA RISC and Itanium Fibre Channel
Host
Multipathin San
Bus HBA Driver Clustering Platform & OS Version
g Boot
Adapter
FibreChannel- HP Native
00 Multipath
B.11.31.0803
FibreChannel- Veritas DMP
00 HP 9000 Series Servers (PA-
A6795A B.11.31.0809 RISC 64bit)
A5158A FibreChannel- & HP Itanium Servers
00 HP requires a disk mapped at
B.11.31.0812 LUN0 in order to support CCL
FibreChannel (Command Control LUN) and
-00 ServiceGuar
for disk discovery to take place
B.11.31.0903 d
HWEnable11i(B.11.31.0803.318a
Yes 11.18
FibreChannel- )
11.19
AB378A 00 FEATURE11i(B.11.31.0803.318b
11.20
AB378B B.11.31.0803 )
AB379A FibreChannel- QPKAPPS(B.11.31.0803.318a)
AB379B 00 QPKBASE(B.11.31.0803.318a)
AB465A B.11.31.0809
AD193A FibreChannel- Please visit this Flash if using
AD194A 00 Oracle ASM with HPUX
A9782A B.11.31.0812
A9784A FibreChannel
A6826A -00
B.11.31.0903
AD300A FibreChannel No Veritas HP Itanium Servers Only
-00 Storage
B.11.31.0903 Foundation Please visit this Flash if using
HA Oracle ASM with HPUX
5.1 SP1
6.0
Veritas
Cluster
Server 5.1
SP1
6.0
Please use the

following asl-
apm package
FibreChannel
-00
B11.31.1003
FibreChannel
-01
AH400A B.11.31.1103
AH401A FibreChannel ServiceGuar
-01 d
B.11.31.1403 11.19
11.20
FibreChannel
-01 Yes
B.11.31.1303
FibreChannel
AH403A -02 No
B.11.31.1103
ServiceGuar
FibreChannel
403619- d
-01 No
B21 11.19
B.11.31.1407
11.20
FibreChannel HP Native
451872-
-01 Multipath
001 ServiceGuar
B.11.31.1103
Yes d
FibreChannel 11.20
456972-
-02
B21
B.11.31.1103
SunOS 5.8/Solaris 8 (32 and 64 bit Sparc) Fibre Channel - Sustaining Support Phase
Host Bus HBA

Adapter Driver FCode Multipathing San Boot Clustering Platform
Sun- SG- Supplied Supplied MPxIO No No Sparc
Badged XPCIxxx with SAN with SAN (included in
QLogic 2GB package package SAN
(qlc SG- which
driver) XPCIxxx includes the
4GB drivers
QLogic QLx23xx Select
SG-
Supplied
XPCIxxx
with SAN
Sun (2GB ) package)
package
Badged SG-
which
Emulex XPCIxxx
includes the
(emlxs (4GB)
drivers
driver) All
Select
Emulex
StorageTek
Emulex models
SAN 4.4.x
(emlxs listed
on this link.
driver) here
SunOS 5.9/Solaris 9 (32 and 64 bit Sparc ) Fibre Channel - Sustaining Support Phase
Host Bus HBA San

FCode Multipathing Clustering Platform
Adapter Driver Boot
Sun-
Badged
QLogic
Veritas DMP SFHA/SFRAC
(qlc
5.1 5.1
driver) SG- No Sparc
6.0 6.0
XPCIxxx Supplied 6.0.1 6.0.1
QLogic 2GB with SAN
(qlc SG- package
driver) XPCIxxx Supplied
which
with SAN
4GB includes the MPxIO
package
QLx23xx drivers Guidance on
(2GB) Select SUN Cluster
Configuring
QLx24xx StorageTek 3.1 & 3.2
Solaris
(4GB) SAN 4.4.x (IBM Storwize
MPXIO for Yes
on this link. V7000Supports
use with IBM
up to 4-node
Storwize
SUN clusters)
V7000
Volumes
Sun SG- Supplied Supplied Veritas DMP SFHA/SFRAC
Badged XPCIxxx with SAN with SAN 5.1 No 5.1
6.0 6.0
2GB 6.0.1 6.0.1
Emulex package
SG- MPxIO
(emlxs which
XPCIxxx Guidance on
driver) includes the SUN Cluster
4GB Configuring
drivers 3.1 & 3.2
All package Solaris
Select (IBM Storwize
Emulex MPXIO for Yes
Emulex StorageTek V7000 Supports
models use with IBM
(emlxs SAN 4.4.x up to 4-node
listed Storwize
driver) on this link. SUN clusters)
here V7000
Volumes
SunOS 5.10/Solaris 10 (64 bit) Fibre Channel
Host Notes
Bus Host Bus HBA Multipathin San
FCode Clustering Platform
Adapter Adapter Driver g Boot
Vendor
Sun- SG- Part Supplied SFHA/SFRA An issue
Badged XPCIxxx of OS with C has been
QLogic 2GB SAN 5.1 identified
(qlc SG- package 6.0 with certain
driver) XPCIxxx 6.0.1 Solaris
4GB Veritas SUN Cluster versions
Qlogic SG- DMP 3.1 that may
Sparc &
(qlc QF8xxx 5.1 Yes 3.2 cause I/O
x86
driver) 8GB 6.0 3.3 failures
QLx23xx 6.0.1 Storwize during a
(2GB) V7000 failover
QLx24xx Supports up scenario.
(4GB) to 4-node Affected
QLx25xx SUN clusters Versions
(8GB) are
SG- MPxIO Yes Sparc & Solaris 10
XPCIxxx x86 Kernel
2GB Patches
SG- Guidance on 150400-
XPCIxxx Configuring 14(SPARC
4GB Solaris platform)
QLx23xx MPXIO for and higher /
(2GB) use with 150401-
Storwize 14(x86
SG-
V7000 platform
XPCIxxx
Volumes and Higher
2GB
SG-
XPCIxxx
4GB
SG-
QF8xxx
8GB
SG- MPxIO
XPCIxxx Guidance on
2GB Configuring
SG- Solaris
Sparc &
Sun XPCIxxx MPXIO for Yes
x86
Badged 4GB use with
Emulex SG- Storwize
Supplied
(emlxs XPCIxxx V7000
Part with
driver) 8GB Volumes
of OS SAN The
package following
Emulex All
(emlxs Emulex Veritas IDRs
driver) Fibre DMP resolve the
Sparc &
Channel 5.1 Yes issue and
x86
models 6.0 are
listed 6.0.1 available
here directly
from
MPxIO Oracle
IDR151753-
Guidance on 01 and
415 Configuring IDR151754-
425 Solaris Sparc & 01 for
Brocade 3.0.3.0 h No No
815 MPXIO for x86 Solaris10
825 use with SPARC
Storwize with kernal
V7000 patch
Volumes 150400-30
SunOS 5.10/Solaris 10 (64 bit) FCoE
Host Bus Adapter HBA FCode Multipathing San Clustering Notes

Driver Boot
IBM Emulex An issue has
49Y4250 OCe10102- N/A N/A N/A No No been
NX ( NIC ) identified
with certain
39Y6146 OCe10102- 145953- N/A MPxIO No No
Solaris
FM ( CNA ) 06
versions that
may cause
I/O failures
during a
failover
scenario.
Affected
Versions are
Solaris 10
Kernel
Patches
150400-
14(SPARC
platform) and
higher /
150401-
14(x86
platform and
Higher
The following
IDRs resolve
the issue and
are available
directly from
Oracle
IDR151753-
01 and
IDR151754-
01 for
Solaris10
SPARC with
kernal patch
150400-30
SunOS 5.11/Solaris 11.x(64 bit) Fibre Channel
Host Host Bus HBA Firmwa Multipathi San Clustering Platfor Notes
Bus
Adapte
r
Vendo Drive Boo
r Adapter r re ng t m
Sun- SG- Supported OS
Badge QF8xxx No Sparc Versions
d 8GB Solaris 11.0
QLogi Solaris 11.1
c Sparc Solaris 11.2
(qlc QLE2562 & Solaris 11.3
No
driver) x86_x6
4 Oracle VM
Sun Cluster 4.0
Qlogic Server for
(qlc SG- SPARC
Sun Cluster 4.1
driver) XPCIxxx version 3.0
8GB Yes Sun Cluster 4.2
Minimum
Sun Cluster 4.3
371-4325- Storwize V7000
01 Sparc Version 6.4.1.5
Only 2 nodes
SG- supported with
An issue has
XPCIE2F Yes SCSI-2
been identified
C-QF8 Reservations
with certain
7023303 Supplie MPxIO Yes Solaris versions
QLE8362 Part d with Greater than 2
that may cause
SG- of OS SAN Veritas node clusters
I/O failures
XPCIxxx package DMP 6.1 are supported
during a
4GB with SCSI-3
No Reservations Sparc failover
SG- scenario. The
with Solaris
Sun XPCIxxx effected
8GB 11.1 and higher
Badge Versions are
d Sparc S11.1SRU20
VCS 6.1 with
Emule LPe11002 & and later, S11.2
Veritas DMP
x x86_x6 and later,
(emlxs LPe12002 No
4 S11.2SRU
driver) Yes PRIMECLUST
The following
ER V4.3
Emule IDRs resolve
x LPe11002 the issue and
(emlxs -S are available
driver) LPe12002 Sparc directly from
-S Oracle
IDR1352.1 for
Solaris
11.1.21.4.1
IDR1565.1 for
Solaris
11.2.4.6.0
IDR1563.1 for
SunOS 5.11/Solaris 11.1 FCoE
Host Notes
Bus Host Bus HBA San
FCode Multipathing Clustering Platform
Adapter Adapter Driver Boot
Vendor
Qlogic An issue has
(qlc been
driver) identified
with certain
Solaris
versions that
may cause
I/O failures
during a
failover
scenario.
BIOS: The effected
3.19; Versions are
qlc
fcode: S11.1SRU20
QLE8362 20130621- MPxIO Yes No SPARC
4.04; and later.
4.02b
EFI:
5.39; The
following
IDR resolves
the issue
and is
available
directly
from Oracle
IDR1352.1
for Solaris
11.1.21.4.1
Oracle Linux Fibre Channel
Platform
HBA SAN
Host Bus Adapter HBA Driver Multipathing Clustering & OS
Firmware Boot
Version
IBM QLogic
42D0501 QLE2560
42D0510 QLE2562
00Y3337 QLE2660 Oracle
00Y3341 QLE2662 Linux
In In Oracle
DMMP Yes 5.x
IBM Emulex Distribution Distribution Clusterware
6.x
42D0485 LPe12000 7.x
42D0494 LPe12002
81Y1655 LPe16000
81Y1662 LPe16002
Oracle VM Server
SA
OVM
Firmware / Multipathi Clusterin Guest N Platfor
HBA Driver Versio
BIOS ng g OS Boo m
n
t
8.03.07.03.32. 5.03.07 / For X86_64
QLe2562 DMMP No 3.0.2
1-k BIOS 2.16 Guest
8.03.07.12.39. 5.03.07 / Operatin No
QLe2562 g System
0-k BIOS 2.16
support
2.01A4
(U3D2.01A4 DMMP No 3.1.1 please
LPe1200 refer to
8.3.5.58.2p ), sli-3 Yes
2 Oracle
/ BIOS
5.12a7
QLe2562 8.03.07.07-k 5.06.03 DMMP No 3.2 No
(90d5) /
BIOS 3.00
LPe1200 8.3.5.82.2p 2.00X6
2 (U3D2.00X6
), sli-3
/ BIOS
5.12a3
BR-825 3.0.2.2 3.0.0.0 /
3.0.3.0
8.06.00.14.39. 5.03.06 /
QLe2562
0-k1 BIOS 2.16 Oracle
2.12a15 / DMMP VM 3.3.1 Yes
LPe1200 cluster
8.3.7.34.4p BIOS
2
2.02x11
Oracle VM Server iSCSI
SAN
HBA Multipathing Clustering OVM Version Platform
Boot
N/A 3.0.2
No
Supported with 3.2
DMMP No X86_64
Software Oracle VM
initiator only 3.3.1
cluster
Novell Netware 6.5 *End of Life*
Host Bus HBA HBA SAN Platform &

Adapter Driver Firmware Multipathing Clustering Boot OS Version
QLogic QLA2310/F 6.90o BIOS 1.52 Native Novell No IA32_Based
QLA2310/FL Netware Cluster Servers
QLA2340 Multipathing Services (32 bit)
QLA2340L Driver v1.7 & 6.5 SP6
V1.84 IBM has seen
QLA2342
an issue with
QLA2342L
path
QLA2462 recovery
after a node
has been
removed
from the
IBM
Storwize
V7000
cluster for an
extended
period. If this
issue is
encountered
manual
rescan of
paths is
required
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager ( SRM )
vCenter SRM Protocol ESX Version

SRA Version Notes
Version
5.0 SRA code can be
5.01 downloaded from
Fibre Channel IBM Fix Central
5.1
2.3.1.1 Please apply all
5.5 maintenance
5.x 3.1.0
5.0 3.2.0 recommended by
5.01 server vendor.
iSCSI Please apply all
5.1
recommended
5.5
VMware maintenance.
Supported guest
environments must
2.3.1.1 align with VMware
6.x Fibre Channel 6.0 3.1.0 support statements.
3.2.0 Clustered Windows
guest environments
are currently not
supported.
VMware vStorage API for Array Integration ( VAAI )
VAAI Version Notes

Note no API is required for ESX/ESXi
1.2
Version 5
VMware API's for Storage Awareness ( VASA )

VASA Provider Versions Protocol ESX Version
For information on
VASA Provider Versions 5.1
Fibre Channel
and Support please visit 5.5
the information center
VMware ( ESX/ESXi ) vSphere Fibre Channel

Host Bus Additional
ESX Adapter Guest OS Multipathing Note information
V4.0 *End
of Life*
V4.0U1
*End of
Life*
V4.0U2 Please see the
*End of VMware Guest
Life* Operating
V4.0U3 Support Guide
Supported
*End of
Fibre
Life*
Channel VMware Please visit
V4.0U4 Customers who
adapters Guest the VMWare
*End of VMware Native are running ESXi
Listed in the Operating Hardware
Life* Multipathing 5.5 Update 2, 5.5
VMware I/O System compatibility
V4.1 *End Update 3, 6.0, 6.0
compatibility Support guide
of Life* Update 1 or 6.0
guide
V4.1U1 Update 2 or are
*End of planning to
Life* upgrade to these
V5.0, U1, U2 levels should
& U3 review this Flash
V5.1, U1,
U2, U3
V5.5, U1,
U2, U3
V6.0, U1, U2
VMware ( ESX/ESXi ) iSCSI
Host Bus
Version Guest OS SAN Boot Multipathing Notes
Adapter
VMware ESX N/A VMware Currently not VMware Supported
& ESXi 4.1 Supported Guest supported Native only with the
and 4.1U1 with Software Operating Multipathing VMware
*End of Life* initiator only System ( With all Software
VMware ESXi Support VMware iSCSI
5.0, U1, U2 & Hardware multipathing Initiator
U3 iSCSI policies ) Hardware
VMware ESXi Adapters are Initiators are
5.1 U1, U2 currently not not
VMware ESXi supported supported at
5.5 U1, U2, U3 with V7000 this time
VMware ESXi
6.0, U1, U2 Storwize
V7000
1Gbps and Version
10Gbps iSCSI 6.3.0.1
supports
multi session
VMware
iSCSI.
Earlier 6.x
Versions
support
single session
only
Mutual
CHAP is not
supported
Customers
who are
running
VMware FCoE
Host Bus OS SA Guest Notes
HBA
Adapter HBA Version Multipathi Clusteri N OS
Firmwa
Driver ng ng Boo
re
t
IBM Emulex
49Y42 OCE101 8.2.2.1- 4.2.324. vSphere/E Custome
50 02 18vmw 30 Fixed &
SXi 5.0, VMwar rs who
Round
IBM Qlogic U1, U2 & e HA are
Robin
42C18 QLE814 901.k1.1- U3 running
5.07.00 ESXi 5.5
00 2 14vmw
IBM Qlogic Update
vSphere/E
2, 5.5
42C18 QLE814 902.k1.1- SXi 5.1, Fixed No
5.03.05 Update
00 2 9vmw U1, U2
3, 6.0,
IBM Emulex VMwar
6.0
e Guest
49Y42 OCE101 Update 1
Operati
50 02 10.0.575. 4.6.281. Yes or 6.0
vSphere/E ng
95Y37 OCE111 10 8 Update 2
SXi 5.5, System
60 02 or are
U1, U2, U3 Support
planning
IBM Qlogic
Fixed & to
42C18 QLE814 902.k1.1- VMwar upgrade
5.07.00 Round
00 2 12vmw e HA to these
Robin
IBM Emulex levels
49Y42 OCE101 10.2.309. 2.02X11 should
50 02 7 vSphere/E review
SXi 6.0, this
IBM Qlogic U1, U2 Flash
42C18 QLE814 902.k1.1- 5.07.00
00 2 12vmw
VMware5.0/5.1 Direct Attach Fibre Channel
HBA Driver / SAN Platform & Notes

Host Bus Adapter Multipathing Clustering
Firmware Boot OS Version
IBM Emulex Please refer 32 & 64 bit Storwize
42D0485 LPe12000 to the Intel/AMD V7000
VMware
42D0494 LPe12002 VMware NMP Yes Based version
HA
IBM Qlogic Compatibility Systems 7.1.0.2 &
Guide above.
42D0501 QLe2560
42D0510 QLe2562
IBM Brocade
46M6049 815 vSphere/ESXi
46M6050 825 NMP No No 5.0 HBA
vSphere/ESXi should
5.1 U1, U2, be set to
VMware5.5 Direct Attach Fibre Channel
HBA Driver SAN Platform & Notes

Emulex Storwize
42D0485 LPe12000 V7000
42D0494 LPe12002 version
7.1.0.2 &
Qlogic
above.
HBA
should be
set to point
to point
32 & 64 bit
only
Intel/AMD
Based
Customers
Please refer Systems
who are
to the
Round VMware running
VMware Yes vSphere/ESXi
Robin HA ESXi 5.5
Compatibility 5.5
42D0501 QLe2560 Update 2,
Guide vSphere/ESXi
42D0510 QLe2562 5.5 Update
5.5 U1, U2,
3, 6.0, 6.0
U3
Update 1
or 6.0
Update 2
or are
planning
to upgrade
to these
levels
should
review this
Flash
VMware 6.0 Direct Attach Fibre Channel

HBA Driver / SAN Platform & Notes
IBM Emulex HBA
42D0485 LPe12000 should be
42D0494 LPe12002 set to point
to point
IBM Qlogic
only
Customers
who are
running
ESXi 5.5
Please refer Update 2,
to the 5.5 Update
NMP Round VMware vSphere/ESXi
VMware Yes 3, 6.0, 6.0
Robin HA 6.0, U1, U2
Compatibility Update 1
42D0501 QLe2560 Guide or 6.0
42D0510 QLe2562 Update 2
or are
planning
to upgrade
to these
levels
should
review this
Flash
OpenVMS
OpenVMS Alpha
Host Bus HBA SAN Platform &

Driver Multipathing Clustering Notes
Adapter Firmware Boot OS Version
KGPSA- 3.92A2 Both Alpha
CA 3.93A0 and
KGPSA- Integrity
Driver 3.92A2 AlphaServer (I64)
DA
Supplied 3.93A0 Servers are
(FCA2354) Native
with Yes Yes 8.2 supported
KGPSA- Multipathing
Operating 8.3 LUN
EA 1.90A4
System numbering:
(FCA2384) 1.91x1 When
1.91x6 mapping
FCA2684
vdisks to
hosts, only
LUNs in the
range 0 to
254 can be
used
IBM
Storwize
OpenVMS Integrity (I64)
Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform

Host Bus HBA
Driver Boot & OS Notes
Adapter Firmware
Version
AB378B Driver 2.15 EFI Native Yes Yes Integrity Both Alpha
Supplied Driver Multipathing (I64) and
with 5 Mar 8.2-1 Integrity
Operating 2010 8.3 (I64)
System 2.20 EFI 8.3-1H1 Servers are
Driver 8.4 supported
17 May LUN
2010 numbering:
1.76af- When
2.08 mapping
BIOS/2.04 vdisks to
EFI hosts, only
AB379B 1 Dec 2009 LUNs in the
AB379- range 0 to
60101 1.89 -2.15 254 can be
BIOS/ used.
2.20 EFI
26 May IBM
2010 Storwize
V7000
AD299A EFI
Volume
AD355A 4.00a8,
Expansion
AD355- FW 2.80a4
and
60001 10 Sep
contraction
2010
is not
supported.
z/VSE
IBM Platform Notes

z/VSE 5.1 and later Please visit the z/VSE
z/VSE support also includes System z Homepage for further
System IPL information on support
z/VM
IBM Platform Notes

The following z/VM PTFs are required for
z/VM 5.4.0 and later
EDEVICE use:
supports Emulated Device
5.4.0 - UM32870, UM32716
(EDEVICE) attachment for
6.2.0+ - N/A
all EDEVICE use including
paging, spooling, minidisks,
EDEVICE restriction:
and system IPL. System z
I/O must be quiesced during Concurrent Code
Load (CCL) of a IBM Storwize V7000 cluster
z/VM 5.4.0 and later also
supports guest attachment
See Linux for System z and z/VSE info for support
via dedicated FCP
details regarding guest attachment via dedicated
subchannels.
FCP subchannels.
Apple Mac OS X Server
ATTO
HostB SA
Multipathi ATTO Fcode/BI
us Multipathi Clusteri N
ng/ Configurati OS Notes
Operati Adapte HBA on Tool Version
ng ng Boo
ng r t
Driver
System
Atto 1.27MP 3.32 2008_08_ Atto No No
Celerit 26 Multipath
y Driver
Apple FC- Version
Mac OS 41ES 1.27MP
X Server FC-
10.5.4 42ES Mac OS X
FC- Flash
Apple 44ES Bundle
Mac OS 2008_08_2
X Server
10.5.5 6
ATTO
Apple
Multipath
Mac OS
Driver
X Server FC-
version
10.5.x 81EN
1.32MP
FC- 2010_07_
1.32MP 3.38 No No
Apple 82EN 28
Mac OS X
Mac OS FC-
Flash
X Server 84EN
Bundle
10.6.x
2010_07_2
(32bit)
8
ATTO You must
Multipath save the
Driver initial
FC-
version configurati
Apple 81EN
2.04MP on
Mac OS FC- 2010_07_
2.04MP 4.08 No No with the
X Server 82EN 28
Mac OS X ATTO
10.6.8 FC-
Flash Config
84EN
Bundle Tool after
2010_07_2 initial
8 setup
ATTO
Multipath
Driver
FC-
version
Apple 81EN
2.04MP
Mac OS FC- 2010_07_
2.04MP 4.11 No No
X Server 82EN 28
Mac OS X
10.8.5 FC-
Flash
84EN
Bundle
2010_07_2
8
Apple FC- 2.13MP 4.11 2010_07_ ATTO No No
Mac OS 81EN 2.25MP 4.13 28 Multipath
X Server FC- Driver
10.9.1 82EN version
FC- 2.13MP
84EN
Mac OS X
Flash
Bundle
2010_07_2
8
Citrix XenServer Fibre Channel
Host Bus San Platform

HBA Multipathi Clusteri Guest
Adapter FCode Boo & OS Notes
Driver ng ng OS
t Version
IBM QLogic
42D051 QLE256
0 2 XenServ
er Citrix
IBM Emulex V6.1 HA HCL
42D049 LPe120 For Support
4 02 Guest Matrix
IBM QLogic Built Operati
42D051 QLE256 Suppile into Citrix ng Please see
0 2 d with Citrix DMMP HA Yes System the
OS XenServ Cluster XenServ support Informatio
IBM Emulex er
er please n Center
42D049 LPe120 V6.2 refer to for support
4 02 Citrix and
81Y166 LPe160 configurati
2 02 on details
XenServ
42D049 LPe120
er
4 02
V6.5
Citrix XenServer iSCSI
Host Bus
Version Multipathing Clustering SAN Boot Notes
Adapter
N/A
Supported
XenServer Currently not
with Software DMMP No
V6.2 supported
initiator only
IBM System Storage™ TS7650G ProtecTIER De-duplication Gateway
IBM System Operating Multipath SAN Boot

Clustering Support Notes
Storage System Driver Support
TS7650G ProtecTIER Native No ProtecTIERCluster IBM System
ProtecTIER Storage
De- TS7650G
ProtecTier De-
duplication
Gateway
duplication Please see the

Gateway Knowledge
Center for
support and
configuration
details
Support for BladeServer Configurations
IBM Storwize V7000 supports Server Blades that meet all of the following criteria;
1. The Server blade contains Qlogic and Emulex generic chip sets running the IBM or
equivalent supported Drivers;
and
2. These generic chip sets and drivers are present in the IBM Storwize V7000 support
matrix for HBAs used in non Blade servers;
and
3. The Server blade is running an OS that is present in the IBM Storwize V7000 support
matrix;
and
4. Either a Fibre Channel pass through module is used in the Blade server chassis to
connect the Blades to an external FC network; or
The Fibre Channel switch module used in the Blade server chassis is equivalent (in the
sense it runs the same microcode on the same switch hardware base) to a discrete Fibre
Channel switch that is already listed in the IBM Storwize V7000 support matrix.
Examples of specific BladeCentre configurations that IBM includes in IBM Storwize V7000
interoperability testing currently include:
IBM Flex V7000 and General Flex Systems Support
For IBM Flex V7000 and general Flex Systems support please consult the IBM System
Storage Interoperation Center
HS & LS Intel & AMD Models
Blade
Operati HBA HBA Multipathi SAN
IBM Server HBA Clustering Notes
ng Driver BIOS ng Boot
System
IBM Supported in
48P7061 Multifla MSCS both 32bit &
2Gbps sh with 64bit
FC Image Veritas windows
Expansio 1.56 Volume 2008
DMPDSM No
For HBA to n Card (BIOS Manager Follow this
Chassis IBM 1.24) 5.1 link for
Emulex
compatibilit 26K4841 BIOS 6.0 installation
2.10A7
y - Qlogic 2.10 6.0.1 of device
please visit QLA234 drivers.
Qlogic
the follow 2 SDDDSM
9.1.2.1
Link & IBM 2.4.4.0
9
select your 26R0890 (Uses
9.1.7.1 Please
Bladecenter Window - Qlogic MPIO)
6 follow *IBM highly
Model s 2008 QMC246 9.1.8.25 SDDDSM
2s the recommends
(32 and 2.4.5.0
The IBM 64 bit) IBM driver the use of
link for (Uses
HS20 is now 26R0884 SDDDSM
BIOS MPIO)
End of Window - Qlogic 2.4.7.1 for
levels SDDDSM
Service. s 2008 QMC246 clustered
2.4.5.1
R2 2 environment
(Uses
Bladecenter s. With
MPIO)
HS20 MSCS Yes versions of
SDDDSM
( 8843,8852, SDDDSM
2.4.6.0
7989 ) earlier than
(Uses
2.4.4.0 &
MPIO)
Bladecenter IBM clustered
SDDDSM
LS20 39Y9186 environment
2.20.00 2.4.7.0
( 8850,8852, - Emulex 2.70a5 s please see
06 (Uses
7989 ) LP1105B the following
MPIO)
C flash.
SDDDSM
2.4.7.1
(Uses
MPIO) *
Red Hat IBM In Qlogic device- RedHat Yes SAN boot
EL 48P7061 Distro Multifla mapper- Cluster (IPL) is
Advanc 2Gbps Driver sh multipath Server supported
from IBM
Storwize
V7000
however the
FC IPL
Expansio processes
n Card can fail
IBM because
26K4841 there is no
- Qlogic multipath
QLA234 support
2 Steeleye during the
IBM Lifekeeper boot process
26R0890 6.3.0
Image No
ed - Qlogic Steeleye Remove the
1.56 Lifekeeper ql2xfailover
Server QMC246
(BIOS V7 =0
5.0 2s
1.24) parameter
through IBM
U10 26R0884 from the
Emulex IBM
(32 and - Qlogic
(2.72a2 modprobe.co
64 bit) QMC246
2.82a3) nf
2
Supported
with Emulex
IBM 11000 and
39Y9186 QLogic 2460
- Emulex Veritas For Emulex
LP1105B Veritas
Storage & Qlogic the
C DMP
Foundatio SCSI timout
(RedHat
n HA Yes value must
5.2
5.1 be set to 60
through
6.0 ( default is
5.10)
6.0.1 20 )
Red Hat IBM In Qlogic device- RedHat Yes
EL 48P7061 Distro Multifla mapper- Cluster
Advanc 2Gbps Driver sh multipath Server
ed FC Image
Server Expansio 1.56
6.0 n Card (BIOS
U1 IBM 1.24)
through 26K4841
U5 - Qlogic
(32 and QLA234 Emulex
64 bit) 2 (2.72a2
IBM
26R0890
- Qlogic
QMC246
2s
IBM
26R0884
- Qlogic
QMC246
2 2.82a3)
IBM
39Y9186
- Emulex
LP1105B
C
SLES 9 IBM In Qlogic Linux-HA We
(32 and 48P7061 Distro BIOS Heartbeat recommend
64 bit) 2Gbps Driver 1.52 1.2.5 using the
*End of FC Multifla Steeleye 2.6.5-7.308-
device-
Life* Expansio sh Lifekeeper No smp kernel.
mapper-
n Card Image 6.3.0
multipath
IBM 1.56 Steeleye 2.6.5-7.193
26K4841 (BIOS Lifekeeper and 2.6.5-
- Qlogic 1.24) V7 7.257 kernels
QLA234 Veritas Veritas No are not
2 Emulex DMP Storage supported
IBM 2.72a2 Foundatio
26R0890 2.82a3 n HA
- Qlogic 5.1
QMC246
2s
IBM
26R0884
- Qlogic
QMC246
2
BM
39Y9186
- Emulex
LP1105B
C
I
BM Native
48P7061 Cluster
2Gbps device- With
FC mapper- Heartbeat / Yes
Expansio multipath Stonith
n Card Version
IBM 2.0.8.0-19
26K4841 Qlogic HPDM ServiceGu Vdisk
- Qlogic BIOS Multipathi ard No expansion &
QLA234 1.52 ng A.11.18.00 contraction
SLES 2 Multifla is not
10 IBM sh supported
SP1 26R0890 In Image
through - Qlogic Distro 1.56 IBM
SP4 QMC246 Driver (BIOS Storwize
*End of 2s 1.24) Veritas V7000
Life* IBM Storage Supports
26R0884 Emulex Foundatio two node
- Qlogic 2.72a2 Veritas n HA Yes Native
QMC246 2.82a3 DMP Clusters
5.1
2 6.0
6.0.1
IBM
39Y9186
- Emulex
LP1105B
C
SLES IBM In Qlogic device- High- Yes Single path
11 48P7061 Distro BIOS mapper- Availabilit (see SAN boot
SP2 2Gbps Driver 1.52 multipath y- note Problem:
through FC Multifla Extension / s) SLES
SP4 Expansio sh 11Server
n Card Image OpenAIS x86_64
IBM 1.56 (HAE - doesn't boot
26K4841 (BIOS native after OS
- Qlogic 1.24) cluster) installation
QLA234 sle-hae- on SAN disk.
2 Emulex release-11- Problem
IBM 2.72a2 1.12 appears
26R0890 2.82a3 openais- when
- Qlogic 0.80-3-26.1 Adaptec
QMC246 Raid
2s controller
IBM BIOS (local
26R0884 disk) and
- Qlogic Emulex
QMC246 HBA BIOS
2 are active.
Solution:
BM Host boots
39Y9186 from SAN
- Emulex disk when
LP1105B local disk
C controller
BIOS is
disabled.
For HBA Support Please see
VMware I/O compatibility guide
VMwar For BladeCenter supported VMware levels please visit the

e BladeCenter Interoperability Guide
For IBM Storwize V7000 supported OS levels please visit

VMware OS Supported Levels
HBA Multipat Clusteri SAN Notes
IBM HBA
OS HBA Firmware hing ng Boot
Server Driver
/ BIOS
Bladecen Windows IBM Emulex Emulex DMPDS VERIT No
ter HX5 2008 43W68 2.70a5 2.10A7 M AS
(32 and 64 59 - 2.01A11 2.74.014.00 Storage
Bladecen bit) Emulex 1 Foundat
ter HS21 Windows 4Gb Qlogic ion
( 8853) 2008 CFFv Bios 2.13 Qlogic High
SP1, SP2, IBM FW 9.1.2.19 Availabi
Bladecen R2 46M614 5.07.01 9.1.7.16 lity
ter HS21 0- 9.1.8.25 Clusteri
Emulex Qlogic 9.1.8.35 ng
XM( 799 8Gbps CNA 9.1.10.26
5) CIOv Multiboot 9.1.11.26
Image (STORpor 5.1
The IBM IBM 1.01.92 t) 6.0
SDDDS Yes Yes *IBM
HS21 is 24R089 M highly
now End 0- Qlogic 2.4.4.0 No recommen
of Qlogic CNA (Uses San ds the use
Service. QMC24 9.1.8.26 MPIO) Boot of
62S SDDDS with SDDDSM
Bladecen IBM M 00Y32 2.4.7.1 for
ter HS22 39Y930 2.4.5.0 80 clustered
( 7870,78 6- (Uses environme
09) Qlogic MPIO) nts. With
QMI34 SDDDS versions of
Bladecen 72 M SDDDSM
ter IBM 2.4.5.1 earlier
HS22v 41Y852 (Uses than
( 7871 ) 7- MPIO) 2.4.4.0 &
Qlogic SDDDS clustered
Bladecen QMI24 M environme
ter HS23 72 2.4.6.0 nts please
IBM (Uses see the
( 7875 ) 44X194 MPIO) following
0- SDDDS flash.
Bladecen Qlogic M
ter LS21 QMI35 2.4.7.0 With
( 7971 ) 72 (Uses 90Y3566
IBM MPIO) &
Bladecen 00Y327 SDDDS 90Y3550+
ter LS22 0- M the BNT
( 7901 ) Qlogic 2.4.7.1 10 Port
QMI35 (Uses 10Gb
Bladecen 72 MPIO) * Ethernet
ter LS41 IBM Switch
( 7972 ) 44X194 Module
5- (PN
Bladecen Qlogic 46C7191)
ter LS42 QMI25 and
( 7902 ) 82 QLogic
IBM Virtual
For 46M606 Fabric
HBA to 5- Extension
Chassis Qlogic Module
compati QMI25 (PN
bility 72 46M6172)
please are
visit the IBM required
follow 00Y328 component
Link & 0- s.
select Qlogic PN
your QMI81 90Y3550
Bladecen 42 must be
ter 2-port upgraded
Model 10Gb with PN
Conver 49Y4265
ged (Advanced
Networ Upgrade).
k pNIC
Adapte mode only
r when used
(CFFh) with the
IBM
IBM Brocade
90Y356 Converged
6 10GbE
IBM Switch
90Y355 Module
0 + P/N (P/N
49Y426 69Y1909)
5 pNIC or
P/N vNIC1
90Y355 mode
0 + P/N when used
49Y423 with the
5 IBM BNT
10 Port
10Gb
Ethernet
Switch
Module
(P/N
46C7191)
Windows IBM Emulex Emulex SDDDS Yes *IBM
2012 46M614 2.02x11 10.2.261.4 M highly
0- 2.4.4.0 recommen
Emulex QLogic QLogic 2.4.5.0 ds the use
MSCS
LPe120 Firmware 9.1.11.26 2.4.5.1 of
5 7.01.00/ 2.4.6.0 SDDDSM
8Gbps BIOS 2.14 2.4.7.0 2.4.7.1 for
CIOv 2.4.7.1 * clustered
DMPDS VERIT environme
IBM M AS nts. With
44X194
5- Storage
Qlogic Foundat
QMI25 ion
82 High
IBM Availabi
46M606 lity versions of
5- Clusteri SDDDSM
Qlogic ng earlier
QMI25 6.0.2 than
72 2.4.4.0 &
clustered
Red Hat IBM In Distro Qlogic, device- Yes SAN boot
Enterprise 43W68 Driver Emulex mapper- No (IPL) is
Linux 5.0 59 - In Distro multipat Red Hat San supported
through Emulex Driver h Cluster Boot from IBM
5.10 4Gb Qlogic Server with Storwize
CFFv CNA 00Y32 V7000how
IBM 8.03.00.09. 80 ever the
46M614 05.04-k Steeleye No IPL
0- 5.5 In Lifekeep processes
Emulex Distro er 6.3.0 can fail
LPe120 Steeleye because
5 Lifekee there is no
8Gbps per V7 multipath
CIOv support
during the
IBM boot
24R089 process
0-
Qlogic Remove
QMC24 the
62S ql2xfailove
IBM r=0
39Y930 parameter
6- from the
Qlogic IBM
QMI34 modprobe.
72 conf
IBM
41Y852
7- Supported
Qlogic with
QMI24 Emulex
72 11000 and
IBM QLogic
44X194 2460
0- With
Qlogic 90Y3566
QMI35 &
72 90Y3550+
IBM the BNT
00Y327 10 Port
0- 10Gb
Qlogic Ethernet
QMI35 Switch
72 Module
IBM (PN
44X194 46C7191)
5- and
Qlogic QLogic
QMI25 Virtual
82 Fabric
IBM Extension
46M606 Module
5- (PN
Qlogic 46M6172)
QMI25 are
72 required
component
IBM s.
00Y328 PN
0- 90Y3550
Qlogic must be
QMI81 upgraded
42 with PN
2-port 49Y4265
10Gb (Advanced
Conver Upgrade).
ged pNIC
Networ mode only
k when used
Adapte with the
r IBM
(CFFh) Brocade
Converged
IBM 10GbE
00Y561 Switch
8- Module
QLogic (P/N
QMI82 69Y1909)
42 pNIC or
10Gb vNIC1
Virtual
Fabric
CNA
IBM
90Y356
6 mode
IBM when used
90Y355 with the
0 + P/N IBM BNT
49Y426 10 Port
5 10Gb
VERIT
P/N AS For
90Y355 Storage Yes Emulex &
0 + P/N Veritas
Foundat No Qlogic the
49Y423 DMP
ion San SCSI time
5 (RedHat
High Boot out value
( Min 5.2
Availabi with must be
RHEL through
lity 00Y32 set to 60
5.6 ) 5.5)
5.1 80 ( default is
6.0 & 20 )
6.0.1
Red Hat IBM In Distro Emulex device- Red Hat Yes
Enterprise 43W68 Driver 8.0.16.40 mapper- Cluster
Linux 6.0 59 - multipat Server
through 6.7 Emulex Qlogic h
4Gb In Distro
CFFv Driver
IBM
46M614
0-
Emulex
LPe120
5
8Gbps
CIOv
IBM
26R089
0-
Qlogic
QMC24
62S
IBM
39Y930
6-
Qlogic
QMI34
72
IBM
41Y852
7-
Qlogic
QMI24
72
IBM
44X194
0-
Qlogic
QMI35
72
IBM
00Y327
0-
Qlogic
QMI35
72
IBM
44X194
5-
Qlogic
QMI25
82
IBM
46M606
5-
Qlogic
QMI25
72
IBM
00Y328
0-
Qlogic
QMI81
42
2-port
10Gb
Conver
ged
Networ
k
Adapte
r
(CFFh)
IBM
00Y561
8-
QLogic
QMI82
42
10Gb
Virtual
Fabric
CNA
SLES 9 IBM In Distro In Distro Linux- We
*End of 24R089 Driver Driver HA recommen
Life* 0- Heartbe d using the
Qlogic device- at 1.2.5 2.6.5-
QMC24 mapper- Steeleye 7.308-smp
No
62S multipat Lifekeep kernel.
IBM h er 6.3.0
39Y930 Steeleye 2.6.5-7.193
6- Lifekee and 2.6.5-
Qlogic per V7 7.257
QMI34 Veritas VERIT No kernels are
72 DMP AS not
IBM Storage supported
41Y852 Foundat
7- ion
Qlogic High
QMI24 Availabi
72 lity v5.1
IBM
44X194
0-
Qlogic
QMI35
72
IBM
00Y327
0-
Qlogic
QMI35
72
SLES 10 IBM In Distro Qlogic, Native Vdisk
SP1,SP2,SP 43W68 Driver Emulex Cluster Yes expansion
3,SP4 59 - In Distro With No &
device-
*End of Emulex Driver Heartbe San contractio
mapper-
Life* 4Gb at / Boot n is not
multipat
CFFv Qlogic Stonith with supported
h
IBM CNA In Version 00Y32
46M614 Distro 2.0.8.0- 80 IBM
0- Driver 19 Storwize
Emulex VeritasD VERIT Yes V7000
8Gbps MP AS No Supports
CIOv Storage San two node
Foundat Boot Native
IBM ion with Clusters
24R089 High 00Y32 With
0- Availabi 80 90Y3566
Qlogic lity &
QMC24 5.1 90Y3550+
62S 6.0 the BNT
IBM 6.0.1 10 Port
39Y930 10Gb
6- Ethernet
Qlogic Switch
QMI34 Module
72 (PN
IBM 46C7191)
41Y852 and
7- QLogic
Qlogic Virtual
QMI24 Fabric
72 Extension
IBM Module
44X194 (PN
0- 46M6172)
Qlogic are
QMI35 required
72 component
IBM s.
00Y327 PN
0- 90Y3550
Qlogic must be
QMI35 upgraded
72 with PN
IBM 49Y4265
44X194 (Advanced
5- Upgrade).
Qlogic pNIC
QMI25 mode only
82 when used
IBM with the
46M606 IBM
5- Brocade
Qlogic Converged
QMI25 10GbE
72 Switch
Module
IBM (P/N
00Y328 69Y1909)
0- pNIC or
Qlogic vNIC1
QMI81 mode
42 when used
2-port with the
10Gb IBM BNT
Conver 10 Port
ged 10Gb
Networ Ethernet
k Switch
Adapte Module
r (P/N
(CFFh) 46C7191)
IBM
00Y561
8-
QLogic
QMI82
42
10Gb
Virtual
Fabric
CNA
IBM
90Y356
6
IBM
90Y355
0 + P/N
49Y426
5
P/N
90Y355
0 + P/N
49Y423
5
( Min
SP3 )
IBM Single
43W68 path SAN
59 - boot
Emulex Problem:
4Gb SLES
CFFv 11Server
IBM x86_64
46M614 doesn't
0- boot after
Emulex OS
8Gbps installatio
CIOv n on SAN
disk.
High-
IBM Problem
Availabi
24R089 appears
lity-
0- when
Qlogic, Extensio
Qlogic Adaptec
Emulex n/
QMC24 Raid
In Distro OpenAI
62S device- controller
SLES 11 Driver S (HAE Yes
IBM In Distro mapper- BIOS
SP2,SP3,SP - native (see
39Y930 Driver multipat (local disk)
4 Qlogic cluster) notes)
6- h and
CNA In sle-hae-
Qlogic Emulex
Distro release-
QMI34 HBA
Driver 11-1.12
72 BIOS are
openais-
IBM active.
0.80-3-
41Y852 Solution:
26.1
7- Host boots
Qlogic from SAN
QMI24 disk when
72 local disk
IBM controller
44X194 BIOS is
0- disabled.
Qlogic
QMI35 Expand /
72 shrink
IBM vdisk
00Y327 Warning:
0- data loss
Qlogic possible !!!
QMI35 !!
72 Document
IBM ation:
44X194 SLES 11
5- Storage
Qlogic Administr
QMI25 ation
82 Guide -
IBM Chapter 5
46M606 With
5- 90Y3566
Qlogic &
QMI25 90Y3550+
72 the BNT
10 Port
IBM 10Gb
00Y328 Ethernet
0- Switch
Qlogic Module
QMI81 (PN
42 46C7191)
2-port and
10Gb QLogic
Conver Virtual
ged Fabric
Networ Extension
k Module
Adapte (PN
r 46M6172)
(CFFh) are
required
IBM component
00Y561 s.
8- PN
QLogic 90Y3550
QMI82 must be
42 upgraded
10Gb with PN
Virtual 49Y4265
Fabric (Advanced
CNA Upgrade).
pNIC
mode only
IBM when used
90Y356 with the
IBM
Brocade
Converged
10GbE
6 Switch
IBM Module
90Y355 (P/N
0 + P/N 69Y1909)
49Y426 pNIC or
5 vNIC1
P/N mode
90Y355 when used
0 + P/N with the
49Y423 IBM BNT
5 10 Port
( Min 10Gb
SP1 ) Ethernet
Switch
Module
(P/N
46C7191)
VMware IBM For HBA Provided Native Boot
ESX 24R089 Support by VMware for
( Please See 0 - Please see VMware Multipat Guest
VMware Qlogic VMware hing Opera
tables for QMC24 I/O ting
supported 62S compatibil Syste
ESX levels IBM ity guide ms
& Guest 39Y930 and
OS ) 6- For Server
Qlogic BladeCent s
QMI34 er
72 supported
IBM VMware
41Y852 levels
7 - please visit
Qlogic the
QMI24 BladeCent
72 er
IBM Interopera
44X194 bility
0- Guide
Qlogic
QMI35
72
IBM
44X194
5-
Qlogic
QMI25
82
IBM
46M606
5-
Qlogic
QMI25
72
IBM
00Y328
0-
Qlogic
QMI81
42
2-port
10Gb
Conver
ged
Networ
k
Adapte
r
(CFFh)
IBM
00Y561
8-
QLogic
QMI82
42
10Gb
Virtual
Fabric
CNA
JS Power Models
Blade
Operating HBA SAN
IBM Server System HBA Driver Multipathing Clustering Boot Notes
Bladeserver Red Hat IBM Driver device-mapper- No No
EL 5
(through
update
10)
System P multipath
Red Hat
EL 6
device-mapper-
(through No Yes
multipath
update 5)
System P
39Y9306 -
SLES 10 Qlogic
*End of QMI3472FC included device-mapper-
Life* 8252 in distro multipath No Yes
AIX 5.3 IBM SDDPCM
TL12 41Y8527 - 2.6.4.0
EOL: Qlogic SDDPCM
extended QMI2472FC Driver 2.6.5.1
HACMP
service 8248 included SDDPCM
6.1
JS12 contract IBM in TL 2.6.6.0
7.1
( 7998 ) only. 43W6859 - Level SDDPCM
Emulex 4Gb 2.6.7.0
AIX 6.1 CFFv FC SDDPCM
AIX 7.1 8251 2.6.8.0 Yes
IBM MPIO with
39Y9306 - SDDPCM Yes
Qlogic 2.6.4.0 (IBM i
VIOS 2.x QMI3472FC (IBM
MPIO with and
Storwize
8252 SDDPCM VIOS)
Please see V7000
IBM 2.6.5.1 support
the Driver
41Y8527 - MPIO with for boot
following included
Qlogic SDDPCM2.6.6. No from
APAR in VIOS
QMI2472FC 0 SAN on
when version
8248 MPIO with LPAR
using
IBM SDDPCM for both
System i
2.6.7.0
family OS 43W6859 - VIO (VIOS
Emulex 4Gb MPIO with Server only -
CFFv FC SDDPCM or Guest no
8251 2.6.8.0 OS) IBM i)
Bladeserver AIX 5.3 IBM
JS20 TL12 26R0884 -
( 8842 ) EOL: Qlogic
extended QMC2462
service IBM
contract 48P7061
only. 2Gbps FC
Expansion
AIX 5.3 IBM
TL12 39Y9306 -
EOL: Qlogic
extended QMI3472FC
service 8252
contract IBM
Driver
only. 41Y8527 -
included
Bladeserver AIX 6.1 Qlogic
in TL
JS21 QMI2472FC
AIX 7.1 Level
( 8844,7988 8248
) IBM
26R0890 -
Qlogic
QMC2462s
IBM
SLES9 39Y9186 - Driver
*End of Emulex included
Life* LP1105BC in distro Please see OS tables for latest support
Bladeserver AIX 5.3 IBM
JS22 TL12 39Y9306 -
( 7998 ) EOL: Qlogic
extended QMI3472FC
service 8252
contract IBM
only. 41Y8527 - Driver
Qlogic included
AIX 6.1 QMI2472FC in TL
AIX 7.1 8248 Level
IBM
43W6859 -
SLES 10 Emulex 4Gb Driver
*End of CFFv FC included
Life* 8251 in distro Please see OS tables for latest support
VIOS 2.x IBM Driver Please see OS tables for latest
39Y9306 - included support
Please see Qlogic in VIOS (IBM i
the QMI3472FC version and
following 8252 VIOS)
APAR IBM (VIOS
when 41Y8527 - only -
using Qlogic no
System i QMI2472FC IBM i)
family OS 8248
IBM
43W6859 -
Emulex 4Gb
CFFv FC
8251
Red Hat IBM
EL 5 39Y9306 -
(through Qlogic
update QMI3472
10) FC 8252
Red Hat
EL 6 IBM Driver
(through 44X1940 - included
update 7) Qlogic in distro
QMI3572
AIX 5.3
FC 8271
TL12
EOL:
IBM
extended
Bladeserver 44X1945 -
service
JS23/JS43 Qlogic
contract
( 7778 ) QMI2582
only. Driver
FC 8242
included
Power 6
AIX 6.1 in TL
IBM
AIX 7.1 Level
46M6140 -
Emulex
VIOS 2.x LPe1205
8Gbps CIOv
Please see FC8240
the
following IBM
APAR 46M6065 -
when Qlogic Driver
using QMI2572 included
System i 4Gbps CIOv in VIOS Please see OS tables for latest
family OS FC8241 version support
Bladeserver Red Hat IBM Driver Please see OS tables for latest
PS700 EL 5 39Y9306 - included support
Power 7 (through Qlogic in distro
update QMI3472
Technical 10) FC 8252
overview Red Hat
EL 6 IBM
(through 44X1940 -
update 7) Qlogic
AIX 5.3
TL12
EOL:
extended
service
contract
only. Driver
included
AIX 6.1 in TL
AIX 7.1 Level
QMI3572
VIOS 2.x FC 8271
Please see IBM

the 44X1945 -
following Qlogic
APAR QMI2582
when FC 8242 Driver
using included
System i IBM in VIOS
family OS 46M6140 - version
Cisco UCS B & C Series Servers
Fabric Attach
UCS
OS HBA
System Protocol Multipathing Clustering Notes
Release
Microsoft M81KR 2.1(2) FC/FCoE SDDDSM Microsoft *IBM highly
Windows VIC1240 2.4.4.0 Failover recommends the
Server 2008 / 1280 2.4.5.0 Cluster use of SDDDSM
Microsoft VIC1225 2.4.5.1 2.4.7.1 for
Windows 2.4.6.0 clustered
Server 2008 2.4.7.0 environments.
R2 2.4.7.1 * With versions of
Microsoft Microsoft SDDDSM earlier
Windows Windows than 2.4.4.0 &
Server 2012 MPIO clustered
Microsoft environments
Windows please see the
Server 2008 following flash.
R2 Hyper-V
Microsoft
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Server 2008
R2
Microsoft
Windows
Server 2012 M81KR
Microsoft VIC1240
2.2(3) Microsoft
Windows / 1280
2.2(4) Windows
Server 2012 VIC1340
2.2(5) HyperVisor is not
R2 / 1380
2.2(6) currently
Microsoft VIC1225
supported with
Windows / 1227
the VIC1340/1380
Server 2008
or VIC1225
R2 Hyper-V
HBAs
Microsoft
Windows
Please refer to the
Server 2012
Cisco UCS HW
R2 Hyper-V
and SW
Interoperability
Matrix for
specific HBA
Driver /
Firmware levels
Redhat M81KR 2.1(2) FC/FCoE DMMP RHCS Please refer to the
enterprise VIC1240 Cisco UCS HW
Linux 5.8 / 1280 and SW
Redhat VIC1225 Interoperability
enterprise Matrix for
Linux 5.9 specific HBA
Redhat Driver /
enterprise Firmware levels
Linux 6.3 and supported
Redhat Servers
enterprise
Linux 6.4 UCS System
M81KR
VIC1240
Redhat / 1280
enterprise VIC1340
Linux 6.5 / 1380
VIC1225 2.2(3)
/ 1227 2.2(4)
2.2(5)
VIC1240 2.2(6)
/ 1280
Redhat
VIC1340
enterprise
/ 1380
Linux 7
VIC1225
/ 1227 No
VIC1240
Redhat 2.2(4)
/ 1280
enterprise 2.2(5)
VIC1340
Linux 7.1 2.2(6)
/ 1380
SUSE Linux M81KR
Enterprise VIC1240 multipath
2.1(2) No
Server 11 / 1280 tools
SP2 VIC1225
M81KR
VIC1240
SUSE Linux 2.2(3) Release 2.1(2)
/ 1280
Enterprise 2.2(4)
VIC1340
Server 11 2.2(5) UCS System
/ 1380 FC/FCoE
SP3 2.2(6) Release 2.2(3)
VIC1225 Novell
/ 1227 DMMP Cluster UCS System
VIC1240 Services Release 2.2(4)
/ 1280
SUSE Linux 2.2(4)
VIC1340 UCS System
Enterprise 2.2(5)
/ 1380 Release 2.2(5)
Server 12 2.2(6)
VIC1225
/ 1227 UCS System
M81KR Release 2.2(6)
VMware VIC1240
2.1(2)
ESX 4.1 U3 / 1280
VIC1225
2.2(4) VMWARE
VMware FC/FCoE NMP
M81KR 2.2(5) HA
ESXi5.0 U3
2.2(6)
M81KR
VMware
VIC1240 2.1(2)
ESXi 5.1
/ 1280
VIC1225
M81KR
VIC1240
2.2(3)
VMware / 1280
2.2(4)
ESXi 5.1 U1, VIC1340
2.2(5)
U2, U3 / 1380
2.2(6)
VIC1225
/ 1227
M81KR
VIC1240
2.2(3)
VMware / 1280
2.2(4)
ESXi 5.5 U1, VIC1340
2.2(5)
U2 / 1380
2.2(6)
VIC1225
/ 1227
VIC1240
/ 1280
2.2(4)
VMware VIC1340
2.2(5)
ESXi 6.0 / 1380
2.2(6)
VIC1225
/ 1227
M81KR
Citrix
VIC1240
XenServer 2.1(2)
/ 1280
6.0.2
VIC1225
M81KR
VIC1240
2.2(3)
Citrix / 1280
2.2(4)
XenServer VIC1340
2.2(5)
6.2 / 1380 FC/FCoE DMMP HA Cluster
2.2(6)
VIC1225
/ 1227
VIC1240
/ 1280
Citrix 2.2(4)
VIC1340
XenServer 2.2(5)
/ 1380
6.5 2.2(6)
VIC1225
/ 1227
Direct Connect
UCS
OS HBA System Protocol Multipathing Notes
Release
Microsoft SDDDSM
Windows Server UCS System
2.4.4.0
2008 R2 Release 2.2(4)
2.4.5.0
Microsoft 2.4.5.1
VIC1240 / UCS System
Windows Server FC 2.4.6.0
1280 Release 2.2(5)
2012 2.4.7.0
Microsoft 2.4.7.1 *
UCS System
Windows Server Microsoft
Release 2.2(6)
2012 R2 Windows MPIO
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
7 VIC1240 /
FC DMMP
Red Hat 1280 2.2(4)
Enterprise Linux 2.2(5)
7.1 2.2(6)
SUSE Linux
VIC1340 /
Enterprise Server FC DMMP
1380 UCS System
11 SP3
Release 2.2(4)
SUSE Linux
VIC1240 /
Enterprise Server FC DMMP UCS System
1280
12 Release 2.2(5)
VMware ESXi 5.1 VIC1240 /
FC NMP
U3 1280 UCS System
VIC1240 / Release 2.2(6)
1280
VMware ESXi 6.0 FC NMP
VIC1340 /
1380
Citrix XenServer VIC1340 /
2.2(4) FC DMMP
6.2 1380
Citrix XenServer VIC1340 / 2.2(5)
FC DMMP
6.5 1380 2.2(6)
Cisco UCS Mini FI Model – UCS FI 6324

Fabric Attach
UCS Mini
Release
Microsoft UCS VIC 3.0(2) FC Microsoft Please refer to the
Windows Server 1240 Windows MPIO Cisco UCS HW and
2012 UCS VIC SW Interoperability
Microsoft
Windows Server
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
5.10
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3.0(2) DMMP
6.5 1280 Matrix for specific
Red Hat UCS VIC HBA Driver /
Enterprise Linux 1340 Firmware levels and
7.0 UCS VIC supported Servers.
VMware ESXi 1380
5.1, U1, U2, U3 UCS 3.0(2) Release
3.0(2) NMP Notes.
VMware ESXi
5.5, U1, U2, U3
UCS Server Drivers
Direct Connect
UCS Mini
Release
Microsoft
Windows Server
2012 Microsoft
3.0(2)
Microsoft Windows MPIO
Windows Server Please refer to the
2012 R2 Cisco UCS HW and
Red Hat UCS VIC SW Interoperability
Enterprise Linux 1240 Matrix for specific
5.10 UCS VIC HBA Driver /
Red Hat 1280 Firmware levels and
FC
Enterprise Linux UCS VIC 3.0(2) DMMP supported Servers.
6.5 1340
UCS VIC UCS 3.0(2) Release
Red Hat 1380 Notes.
Enterprise Linux
7.0 UCS Server Drivers
VMware ESXi
5.1, U1, U2, U3
3.0(2) NMP
VMware ESXi
5.5, U1, U2, U3
HP Blade Servers
Hewlett Packard C Class Blade Servers
FCoE
Operating Notes
HBA Driver Firmware Clustering Multipathing
system
No SDDDSM HBA
2.4.4.0 NodeTimeOut
2.4.5.0 on HP branded
2.4.5.1 Emulex
MSCS 2.4.6.0 adapters with
Windows 2.4.7.0 Windows OS
Server NC553i 2.4.7.1 * should be set
10.2.261.4 10.2.340.19 to 3 seconds.
2008 R2 & 554FLB SDDDSM
SP1 2.4.4.0
2.4.5.0 *IBM highly
VCS 5.1 recommends
2.4.5.1
SP2 the use of
2.4.6.0
2.4.7.0 SDDDSM
2.4.7.1 * 2.4.7.1 for
clustered
Windows No
NC553i environments.
Server 10.2.261.4 10.2.340.19 MSCS SDDDSM With versions
554FLB
2012 VCS 6.0.2 2.4.4.0 of SDDDSM
534FLB 7.12.8.0 7.12.41.0 2.4.5.0 earlier than
Failover
Windows 554FLB 2.4.5.1 2.4.4.0 &
10.2.261.4 10.2.340.19 clustering 2.4.6.0
Server clustered
630FLB 7.12.8.0 7.12.41.0 2.4.7.0
2012 R2 environments
Hyper V 650FLB No 2.4.7.1 * please see the
10.4.246.0 10.5.160.1
following flash.
No DMMP
NC553i 8.2.0.108.4p 4.2.401.6 VCS Veritas DMP
RHEL 5.x
554FLB 8.2.2.33-1 10.2.340.19 5.1SP1RP4 5.1SP1RP4
6.0.1 6.0.1
No DMMP
NC553i 8.3.5.68.5p 4.2.401.6
RHEL 6.x
554FLB 10.2.340.16 10.2.340.19 VCS 6.0.1 Veritas DMP
6.0.1
SLES11 NC553i
8.3.7.10.6p 10.2.340.19 No DMMP
SP3 554FLB
VMware NC553i 8.2.2.1-18vmw 4.2.401.6 No VMware
ESXi 4.1 Native
Update2 Multipathing
VMware NC553i
8.2.2.1-18vmw 4.1.450.7
ESXi 5.0 554FLB
VMware 630FLB 8.2.2.1-18vmw 4.2.401.6
ESXi 5.0
U2
VMware 8.2.3.1-
554FLB 4.2.401.6
ESXi 5.1 127vmw
Plugin (NMP)
VMware
554FLB 10.2.340.18 10.2.340.19
ESXi 5.5
VMware
ESXi 5.5 534FLB 1.712.50.v55.7 7.12.1
U1 VMware
HA
VMware 650FLB 10.2.309.8 10.5.160.1
ESXi 6.0
Oracle VM 554FLB 8.3.7.26.3p 10.2.340.19 Oracle VM DMMP
3.2.9 cluster
Fibre Channel
Operating HBA Driver Firmware Clustering Multipathing Notes

system
No SDDDSM HBA
Windows Failover 2.4.4.0 NodeTimeOut
5.03.15 / 2.4.5.0 on HP branded
Server 2008 QMH2462 9.1.10.26 clustering
BIOS 3.13 2.4.5.1 Emulex
R2 & SP1 VCS 5.1
2.4.6.0 adapters with
SP2
2.4.7.0 Windows OS
Windows 7.03.01 / Failover 2.4.7.1 * should be set to
QMH2672 9.1.11.28
Server 2012 3.24 clustering 3 seconds.
Windows LPe1205- 10.4.246.0 2.02x13
Server 2012 HP *IBM highly
R2 recommends
the use of
SDDDSM
2.4.7.1 for
clustered
environments.
With versions
of SDDDSM
earlier than
2.4.4.0 &
clustered
environments
please see the
No DMMP
RHEL 5.x QMH2462 VCS Veritas DMP
5.1SP1RP4 5.1SP1RP4
No DMMP
RHEL 6.x QMH2462 9.1.10.26 5.03.15 / Veritas DMP
BIOS 3.13 VCS 6.0.1 6.0.1
VMware
VMware
Native
ESXi 4.1 QMH2462 No
Multipathing
Update2
Plugin (NMP)
Controllers
Please refer to the Configuration Guide which details the recommended customer
configurable settings that should be applied for each storage controller type.
Multipathing
 Round Robin: IO is distributed over multiple ports on the controller.

 Mdisk Group Balanced: IO is sent to one target port on the controller for each mdisk. The
assignment of ports to mdisks is chosen to spread all the mdisks within a mdisk group
across all of the active target ports as evenly as possible.
 Single port active: All IO is sent to a single port on the controller for all mdisks.
 Controller Balanced: IO is sent to one target port on the controller for each mdisk. The
assignment of ports to mdisks is chosen to spread all the mdisks accross all of the active
target ports as evenly as possible.
IBM Storwize V3700

Supports
Support
Storwize
Controller for
Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
Model MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
IBM Version 6.4.1 Yes Yes Round Robin Please visit the
Storwize & Higher Also Storewize V7000
V3700 supports Information
Center for details
on Configuring
Extended
and Servicing
Quorum
external storage
systems
IBM Storwize V7000
Supports
Support
Storwize
Controller for
Model MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
Please visit the
IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for details
Yes
on Configuring
Also
and Servicing
supports
IBM external storage
Version 6.4.0 Extended
Storwize Yes Round Robin systems
and Higher Quorum on
V7000
Fibre
Note : Storwize
Channel
V7000 as storage
only.
behind Storwize
V7000 can
configured using
either Fibre
Channel or FCoE
IBM Storwize V7000 Gen 2
Supports
Support
Storwize
Controller for
Model MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
IBM Minimum Yes Yes Round Robin Please visit the
Storwize V7.3.0.1 Also IBM Storwize
V7000 Gen 2 supports V7000
Extended Information
Quorum on Center for details
on Configuring
and Servicing
external storage
systems
Fibre
Note : Storwize
Channel
V7000 Gen 2 as
only.
storage behind
Storwize V7000
can configured
using either Fibre
Channel or FCoE
IBM Storwize V5000
Supports
Support
Storwize
Controller for
Model MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
Please visit the
Yes
IBM Storwize
Also
V7000
supports
IBM Information
Version 7.1.x Extended
Storwize Yes Round Robin Center for details
and Higher Quorum on
V5000 on Configuring
Fibre
and Servicing
Channel
external storage
only.
systems
IBM FlashSystem A9000 & IBM FlashSystem A9000R
Supports
Storwize Support for
Controller
Firmware V7000 MDisks Multipathing Notes
Model
Quorum >2TB
Disks
A9000 12.0.x Yes Yes Round Robin FlashSystem
A9000R A9000/A9000R is
supported with SAN
Volume Controller /
Storwize version
7.4.0.10 and higher
Please ensure you
upgrade to a minimum
of version 7.4.0.10 of
SAN Volume
Controller / Storwize
code prior to
connecting the
FlashSystem
A9000/A9000R to your
system.
IBM FlashSystem
Supports
Controller
Model
Quorum >2TB
Disks
710 5.6.0 Yes Round Robin
5.6.2.1(P1) Storwize V7000
5.6.2.3 (P3) minimum
810 5.6.2-p4 firmware level 7.1
5.6.2-p5 required
5.6.2-p6
720 6.3.0 IBM
No
6.3.1 FlashSystems
6.3.2.1(P1) 710, 810, 720 &
6.3.2.2 (P2) 820 are not
820 6.3.2.3 (P3) currently
6.3.2-p4 supported with
6.3.2-p5 16Gbps SANs..
6.3.2-p6
840 1.1.0.3 Yes IBM FlashSystem
1.1.1.3 840 and 900 are
1.1.2.2 supported with 8
1.1.2.6 or 16Gbps SANs.
1.1.2.7 If you are using
1.1.3.2 1.1.0.3 firmware
1.1.3.6 please upgrade to
1.1.3.7 a later version.
1.1.3.8
1.2.0.11
1.2.1.4
1.2.1.5
1.2.1.6
1.2.1.7
1.2.1.8
1.2.1.9
1.2.1.10
1.3.0.2
1.3.0.3
1.3.0.4
1.2.0.11
1.2.1.4
1.2.1.5
1.2.1.6
1.2.1.7
1.2.1.8
1.2.1.9
1.2.1.10
1.3.0.2
1.3.0.3
900
1.3.0.4
1.3.0.5
1.3.0.6
1.4.0.7
1.4.0.8
1.4.0.10
1.4.3.0
1.4.4.0
1.4.4.2
1.4.5.0
IBM DS3000
Control Firmwa NVSRAM ESM Suppo Suppor Host Mulitpat Notes

ler re rts t for Attach hing
Model Storwi MDisks ment
ze
V7000
Quoru >2TB
m
Disks
DS3400 06.70.22 N1726D340R2 0186 or Yes Yes FC Mdisk Concurren
.XX 70V05 higher (Also Minimu Group t download
suppo m Balancin of ESM
06.70.24 rts Firmwa g code with
.XX Exten re Level I/O is not
ded 07.35.5 supported.
06.70.69 Quoru 3.xx
.XX m) Do not
reboot
7.35.41. both
XX controllers
simultaneo
7.35.xx.x usly.
x Storwize
V7000
Supports
SAS and
SATA
Drive
configurati
ons.
Single
Controller
configurati
on is not
supported.
RAID-5
Array size
must be
4+1 or
larger.
RAID-6
Array size
must be
4+1+1 or
larger.
Ensure
Host type
is set to
"IBM TS
SAN
VCE".
DS3400
maximum
LUNs per
partition is
currently
32, limiting
the
number of
LUNs from
a single
DS3400 to
a single
Storwize
V7000
cluster to
32
Please visit
the IBM
Storwize
V7000
Informatio
n Center
for details
on
Configurin
g and
Servicing
external
storage
systems
DS3500 07.70.xx. Yes *Upgradin
xx g to
07.77.xx. 7.86.xx.xx
xx and later
07.83.18 from an
.xx earlier
07.84.xx. level or
xx between
*07.86.3 versions at
2.00 7.86.xx.xx
*07.86.4 and higher
0.xx of
*08.20.x controller
x.xx firmware
is not a
concurrent
upgrade
please see
the
following
Technote.*
Concurren
t download
of ESM
code with
I/O is not
supported.
Ensure
Host type
*See is set to
Notes* "IBM TS
SAN
VCE".
Please visit
the IBM
Storwize
V7000
Informatio
n Center
for details
on
Configurin
g and
Servicing
external
storage
systems
DS3950 07.60.xx. Please Yes Yes Please visit
xx refer to the IBM
07.70.xx. DS3950 Storwize
xx document V7000
07.77.xx. ation with Informatio
xx regard to n Center
07.83.18 ESM for details
.xx Download. on
07.84.xx. Configurin
xx g and
Servicing
external
storage
systems
IBM DS4000
Support Notes
s Support
Controlle Firmware Storage Storwiz for ESM Multipathi
r Model Release Manager e V7000 MDisks Support ng
Quorum >2TB
Disks
06.12.56.x Do\wnload Yes Mdisk Dynamic
DS4100 No
x the (Also Group expansion of
06.23.05.xx recommend support Balancing controller
06.60.02.xx ed version of s LUNs is not
06.60.08.xx the Storage Extende supported
06.60.17.xx Manager d
06.60.22.xx from the Quorum Please refer
06.60.34.x DS4000 ) the DS4000
x website Concurre website for
07.10.23.xx Yes nt the latest
07.15.07.xx Minimum download recommende
07.15.10.xx Firmware of ESM d DS4000
DS4200 client
*07.36.08. Level firmware
xx 07.60.28.x with I/O is software
07.36.14.xx x not and RDAC
07.36.17.xx supported levels
07.50.13.xx
07.60.28.xx Please refer
07.60.40.x the DS4000
x website for
07.60.63.x specific
x configuratio
n guidelines,
06.12.56.x No
DS4400 cabling
x
requirement
DS4300 06.12.56.xx Concurre s&
06.23.05.xx nt restrictions
06.60.02.xx download when
06.60.08.xx of ESM attaching
06.60.17.xx firmware EXP810 to
06.60.22.xx with I/O is DS4300 &
06.60.34.x supported
with DS4500
x controller
06.12.56.xx
06.23.05.xx firmware DS4000
06.60.02.xx 06.23.05.0 copy
DS4300 06.60.08.xx 0 or later . services
Turbo 06.60.17.xx (FlashCopy,
06.60.22.xx VolumeCop
06.60.34.x y,
x MetroMirro
r) can be
06.12.56.xx
used with
06.23.05.xx
Storwize
06.60.02.xx
V7000
06.60.08.xx
DS4500
06.60.17.xx
RAID-5
06.60.22.xx
Array size
06.60.34.x
must be 4+1
x
or larger.
06.23.05.xx Yes
06.60.02.xx Minimum RAID-6
06.60.08.xx Firmware Array size
06.60.17.xx Level must be
06.60.22.xx 07.60.28.x 4+1+1 or
06.60.34.x x larger.
x
07.10.23.xx DS4000
07.15.07.xx range
07.15.10.xx maximum
DS4700
*07.36.08. LUNs per
xx partition is
07.36.14.xx currently
07.36.17.xx 256, limiting
07.50.13.xx the number
07.60.28.xx of LUNs
07.60.40.x from a
x single
07.60.63.x DS4000 to a
x single
DS4800 06.23.05.xx Round Storwize
06.60.02.xx Robin V7000
06.60.08.xx cluster to
06.60.17.xx 256.
06.60.22.xx
06.60.34.x
x
07.10.23.xx
07.15.07.xx
07.15.10.xx
*07.36.08.
xx
07.36.14.xx
07.36.17.xx
07.50.13.xx * Please see
07.60.28.xx the
07.60.40.x following
x DS4K
07.60.63.x flashes
x DS4200
DS4700
DS4800
If you have
07.36.08.xx
code, you
MUST
contact
DS4000
support
prior to
upgrading
to your
DS4000
firmware.
FAStT (The IBM TotalStorage FAStT Family has been renamed the IBM TotalStorage
DS4000 Series)
Supports Support
Storwize for
Controller Firmware Storage
V7000 MDisks Multipathing Notes
Model Release Manager
Quorum >2TB
Disks
FAStT200 05.30.25.xx Download the Yes No Mdisk Group Dynamic
FAStT500 05.30.25.xx recommended Yes Balancing expansion of
version of the (Also controller
Storage supports LUNs is not
Manager from Extended supported
the DS4000 Quorum)
website Concurrent
download of
ESM
firmware with
I/O is not
supported
DS4000 copy
services
(FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy,
MetroMirror)
can be used
with Storwize
V7000.
Please refer
the DS4000
website for the
latest
recommended
DS4000 client
software and
RDAC levels
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring
and Servicing
external
storage
IBM DS5000
Support
s Support
Controlle Firmwar Storage Storwiz for ESM Multipathi
Notes
r Model e Release Manager e V7000 MDisks Support ng
Quoru >2TB
m Disks
07.60.xx.x Download Yes Yes Please refer Round Dynamic
x the (Also Minimu to DS5000 Robin expansion of
07.70.xx.x recommend support m documentati controller
x ed version s Firmwar on with LUNs is not
07.77.xx. of the Extende e Level regard to supported
DS5020
xx Storage d 07.60.13. ESM
07.83.18. Manager Quoru xx Download. Please refer
xx from the m) the DS5000
07.84.xx. DS5000 website for
xx website the latest
DS5100 07.30.21. recommend
xx ed DS5000
DS5300
07.36.14. client
xx software,
07.36.17. RDAC
xx levels,
07.50.12. specific
xx configuratio
07.50.13. n guidelines,
xx cabling
07.60.xx.x requirement
x s&
07.70.xx.x restrictions
x when
07.77.xx. attaching
xx EXP5000
07.83.18. and EXP810
xx
07.84.xx. DS5000
xx Support
DS5000
copy
services
(FlashCopy,
VolumeCop
y,
MetroMirro
r) can be
used with
Storwize
V7000.
DS5000
range
maximum
LUNs per
partition is
currently
256, limiting
the number
of LUNs
from a
single
DS5000 to a
Storwize
V7000
cluster to
256.
RAID-5
Array size
must be 4+1
or larger
RAID-6
Array size
must be
4+1+1 or
larger
Please visit
the IBM
Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring
and
Servicing
external
IBM DS6000
Supports
Storwize
Support for
Model Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks >2TB
Quorum
Disks
DS6000 copy
services
(FlashCopy,
MetroMirror)
can be used
with Storwize
V7000.
Please visit the

For further
IBM Storwize
support,
V7000
including Yes
Information
interoperability (Also
Mdisk Group Center for
DS6800 details & latest supports No
Balancing details on
supported code Extended
Configuring
levels, visit the Quorum)
and Servicing
DS6800 support
external
pages
storage
systems
Please refer to
the DS6000
support site
for further
information
on DS6000
IBM DS8000
Model Firmware Supports Support for Multipathing Notes

Storwize MDisks >2TB
V7000
Quorum
Disks
For further Yes Round Robin DS8000 copy
support, (Also services
including supports (FlashCopy,
interoperability Extended MetroMirror)
details & latest Quorum) can be used
supported code with Storwize
DS8100 levels, V7000.
visit the 8100
support pages
DS8700 Thin
DS8000 Code provisioning is
Bundle not supported
Information
No
For further
support, Please visit the
including IBM Storwize
interoperability V7000
details & latest Information
supported code Center for
DS8300 levels, details on
visit the 8300 Configuring
support pages and Servicing
external
DS8000 Code storage
Bundle systems
Information
For further Yes
support,
including
interoperability
details & latest
supported code
DS8700 levels,
visit the 8700
support pages
DS8700 Code
Bundle
Information
DS8800 For further
support,
including
interoperability
details & latest
supported code
levels,
visit the 8800
support pages
DS8800 Code
Bundle
Information
For further
support,
including
interoperability
details & latest
supported code
DS8870 levels,
visit the 8870
support pages
DS8870 Code
Bundle
Information
For further
support,
including
interoperability
details & latest
supported code
DS8880 levels,
visit the 8880
support pages
DS8880 Code
Bundle
Information
IBM ESS

Storwize MDisks >2TB
V7000
Quorum Disks
2105-E10 minimum EC Dynamic
2105-E20 2.3.3.134 Yes expansion of
2105-F10 minimum EC (Also supports controller
2.3.3.178 Extended LUNs is not
2105-F20 Quorum) supported
2105-800
Please visit
the IBM
Storwize
Mdisk Group
No V7000
Balancing
minimum EC Information
2.4.4.70 Center for
2105-750 minimum EC Yes details on
2.4.4.112 Configuring
and
Servicing
external
storage
systems
IBM DCS3700/DCS3860
Supports
Support for
Controller Storwize
Firmware MDisks Multipathing Notes
Model V7000
>2TB
Quorum Disks
DCS3700 *Upgrading to
7.86.xx.xx and
later from an
earlier level or
07.77.18
between
07.83.18.xx
Yes versions at
07.84.xx.xx
(Also supports Mdisk Group 7.86.xx.xx and
*07.86.32.00 Yes
DCS3860 Extended Balancing higher of
*07.86.40.xx
Quorum) controller
*08.20.xx.xx
firmware is not
*See Notes*
a concurrent
upgrade please
see the following
Technote.*
IBM DCS3xx0 with Gen2 Controller

Supports
Support for
Controller Storwize
Firmware MDisks Multipathing Notes
Model V7000
>2TB
Quorum Disks
DCS3700 with
Gen2 Controllers
DCS3700 Installation,
(Gen2) User's, and
Yes Maintenance
(Also supports Mdisk Group Guide
08.20.xx.xx Yes
Extended Balancing DCS3860 with
Quorum) Gen2 Controllers
DCS3860 Installation,
(Gen2) User's, and
Maintenance
Guide
NetApp
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
Model Firmware NVSRAM V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
N5468- Yes Yes Mdisk Group Thin
07.84.x
784834-xxx Balancing provisioning is
N5468- supported
E5460 07.86.x
786834-xxx
E5424 For further
E5412 N5468-
08.10.x information
810834-xxx
please see the
N5468- Information
08.20.x
820834-xxx Center Errata -
N5468- NetApp E
07.86.x
786834-xxx Series
N5468- Virtualised
EF540 08.10.x Storage
810834-xxx
N5468-
08.20.x
820834-xxx
E2660 N26X0-
07.84.x
E2624 784834-xxx
E2612 07.86.x N26X0-
786834-xxx
N26X0-
08.10.x
810834-xxx
N26X0-
08.20.x
820834-xxx
N5501-
08.10.x
810834-xxx
E5560
N5501-
E5524 08.20.x
820834-xxx
E5512
N5501-
08.25.x
825834-xxx
N5501-
08.10.x
810834-xxx
N5501-
EF550 08.20.x
820834-xxx
N5501- Thin
08.25.x
825834-xxx provisioning is
N2701- supported
08.10.x
810834-xxx
N2701- For further
E2760 08.20.x information
820834-xxx
E2724 Yes Yes please see the
E2712 N2701- Information
08.25.x
825834-xxx Center Errata -
N2701- NetApp E
08.30.x
830834-xxx Series
N5600- Virtualised
08.20.x
820834-xxx Storage
E5660
N5600-
E5624 08.25.x
825834-xxx
E5612
N5600-
08.30.x
830834-xxx
N5600-
08.20.x
820834-xxx
N5600-
EF560 08.25.x
825834-xxx
N5600-
08.30.x
830834-xxx
XIV

Storwize MDisks
V7000
Quorum >2TB
Disks
IBM XIV Yes Yes Round Robin XIV advanced
Storage functions
System ( Native copy
services and
Thin
Provisioning )
are not
supported with
Storwize V7000
10.0
Do not attempt
to create 512
LUNs with 10.0
fimware, the
current
maximum
number of LUNS
supported is 511
10.0.x XIV advanced

10.1.x functions
10.2.x ( Native copy
11.0.x services and
11.1.x Thin
11.2.x Provisioning )
11.3.x are not
11.4.x supported with
11.5.x Storwize V7000
11.6.x
XIV Concurrent
code upgrade is
supported from
XIV code levels
10.1.0a & 10.1.0b
to XIV code level
10.2.0a and
above.
Please consult
your XIV TA
prior to
performing any
upgrades on
XIV.
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring and
Servicing
external storage
systems
Concurrent
Upgrade from
10.2.2 to 10.2.2a
is not supported
Please refer to
the XIV support
site for further
information on
XIV
HPE
Model Firmware AKA Supports Support Notes

Storwize for
V7000 MDisks Multipathing
Quorum >2TB
Disks
MSA1000 7.0 N/A No No Controller Your HPE
MSA1500 ( Active/Active Balancing support
) representative
will perform
hardware
maintenance
and firmware
upgrade
procedures.
These operations
are non-
disruptive to
Storwize V7000
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Please visit the
IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Mdisk Group Center for
MSA2000 J200P39
Balancing details on
Configuring and
Servicing
external storage
systems
Please visit the
IBM Storwize
Bundle V7000
Version Information
MSA TS240P003 Mdisk Group Center for
Yes Yes
P2000 G3 Bundle Balancing details on
Version Configuring and
TS251P006-02 Servicing
external storage
systems
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
Model Firmware AKA V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
EVA 4000 Yes No Mdisk Group Your HPE
EVA 6000 XCS 6.2xx Balancing support
representative
EVA 8000
will perform
EVA 4100 XCS 6.2xx hardware
EVA 6100
EVA 8100
EVA 4400
EVA 6400
09.53.40.00
1000.x000
maintenance
1100.1000
EVA 8400 and firmware
upgrade
procedures.
These operations
are non-
disruptive to
Storwize V7000
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
Refer to EVA
product
P6300 Yes
Thin
P6500 With
1000.x000 provisioning is
IBM
P6350 1100.1000 supported
Storwize
1100.1100 with IBM
V7000
1120.0000 Storwize V7000
P6550 Version
1130.0000 Version 6.4.0.3
6.4.0.3 or
or higher
higher
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
Model Firmware AKA V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
XP48 01-19-99-00/04 HDS No No Mdisk Group Your HPE
9910 Balancing support
HDS representative
XP512 will perform
9960
hardware
HDS
XP128 maintenance
9970V
21-14-46-00/00 and firmware
HDS upgrade
XP1024
9980V procedures.
HDS These operations
XP10000
50-09-90-00/00 NSC55 are non-
& earlier HDS disruptive to
XP12000 Storwize V7000
USP
HDS
XP24000 Dynamic
USPv
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
Ensure that you

wait until each
Volume is
formatted before
you present it to
the IBM
Yes Storwize V7000.
60-08-59 & Please visit the
earlier HDS IBM Storwize
XP20000
USPv m V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring and
Servicing
external storage
systems
XP24000 &
20000 advanced
function such as
thin
provisioning are
not supported
P9500 70-06-42-00 & HDS Yes ( See No Quorum disk
requires HMO
39 and HMO 95.
earlier VSP Notes ) Firmware
version 70-06-35
and higher.
80-02-43-00 &
No
earlier
Quorum disk
HDS requires HMO
XP7 Yes
G1000 Yes ( See 39 and HMO 96.
80-04-22-00
Notes ) Firmware
version 80-04-01
and higher.
HPE 3PAR
Supports
Model Firmware Multipathing Notes
V7000 MDisks >2TB
Quorum Disks
F200 Please visit
F400 2.3.1 (MU4 & IBM
MU5) Storewize
T400 3.1.1 V7000
T800 Information
Center for
further
information
StoreServ 7000 3.1.1
Mdisk Group on
Series 3.1.2 Yes Yes
Balancing restrictions
StoreServ 3.2.1
and
10000 Series 3.2.2
configuring
3Par
Controllers
StoreServ 8000 Minimum
Series Storwize
3.2.2
StoreServ V7000
20000 Series Version 7.4.x
Hitachi Data Systems
HDS Firmware AKA Supports Support Multipathing Notes

Thunder Storwize for
V7000
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
9200
9520V
Thunder
These Products are End Of Service and as such are no
9530V /
longer formally supported
9570V
9580V
9585V
Supports
Support
Storwize
HDS for
Firmware AKA V7000 Multipathing Notes
Lightning MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
9910
9960 These Products are End Of Service and as such are no
9970V longer formally supported
9980V
Supports
Support
Supported Storwize
for
Hitachi Firmware AKA V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Levels Quorum
>2TB
Disks
NSC55 Yes No Mdisk Group Your HDS
USP100 50-09-90- Balancing support
00/00 & representative
USP600 earlier will perform
USP1100 hardware
USPv 60-08-59 & XP24000 maintenance
USPv m earlier XP20000 and firmware
upgrade
procedures.
These
operations are
non-disruptive
to Storwize
V7000
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
An Storwize
V7000
configuration
must include at
least one storage
controller which
supports
Storwize V7000
quorum disks
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring and
Servicing
VSP 70-06-42-00 HPE Yes ( See No Mdisk Group Quorum disk
& earlier P9500 Notes ) Balancing requires HMO
39 and HMO 95.
Firmware
version 70-06-35
and higher:
Please contact
your HDS
support
representative
HDS Advanced
Function of
Thin
Provisioning is
supported with
Storwize V7000
Quorum disk
requires HMO
VSP F400 39 and HMO 96.
VSP F600 Firmware
VSP F800 version 83-03-01
Yes ( See Mdisk Group and higher:
83-03-24-00 Yes
VSP G200 Notes ) Balancing Please contact
VSP G400 your HDS
VSP G600 support
VSP G800 representative
For further
informtion
please see the
HDS VSP G
Series and F
Series storage
attachment
errata.
VSP G1000 80-02-43-00 HPE XP7 Yes Mdisk Group HDS Advanced
No
& earlier Balancing Function of
80-04-22-00 Yes ( See Thin
Notes ) Provisioning is
supported with
Storwize V7000
Quorum disk
requires HMO
39 and HMO 96.
Firmware
version 80-04-01
and higher:
Please contact
your HDS
support
representative
For further
informtion
please see the
HDS VSP G
Series and F
HUS VM 73-03-50-00 Yes ( See Yes. Mdisk Group Your HDS
& earlier Notes ) Balancing support
Storwize representative
V7.1.0.3 will perform
and above hardware
maintenance
and firmware
upgrade
procedures.
These
operations are
non-disruptive
to Storwize
V7000
HDS Advanced
Function of
Thin
Provisioning is
supported with
Storwize V7000
Quorum disk
requires HMO
39 and HMO 95.
Firmware
version 73-03-44
and higher:
Please contact
your HDS
support
representative
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring and
Servicing
external storage
systems
Supports
Support
Supported Storwize
AMS & for
Firmware Note V7000 Multipathing Notes
WMS MDisks
Levels Quorum
>2TB
Disks
AMS200 Yes No Mdisk Group Your HDS
AMS500 0786/C & Balancing support
AMS1000 earlier representative
WMS100 will perform
AMS2100 08D5/B & hardware
AMS2300 earlier maintenance
AMS2500 and firmware
upgrade
procedures.
These
operations are
non-disruptive
to Storwize
V7000
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
HDS Advanced
Function such
as Thin
Provisioning are
not supported
with Storwize
V7000 at this
time
Please set the

host type for
AMS2xxx to
Windows.
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring and
Supports
Support
Supported Storwize
for
HUS Firmware AKA V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Levels Quorum
>2TB
Disks
HUS110 0984/A & N/A Yes Yes Mdisk Group Minimum
HUS130 earlier Balancing Supported
HUS150 Storwize V7000
version 6.4.1.3
Your HDS
support
representative
will perform
hardware
maintenance
and firmware
upgrade
procedures.
These
operations are
non-disruptive
to Storwize
V7000
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
HDS Advanced
Function of
Thin
Provisioning is
supported with
Storwize V7000.
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
EMC
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
EMC Clariion Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
CX 200 02.19.200.5.xxx Yes No Mdisk Group Your EMC
CX 400 02.19.400.5.xxx Balancing support
representative
CX 600 02.19.600.5.xxx
will perform
02.19.300.5.xxx hardware
CX 300
02.26.300.5.xxx maintenance and
02.19.500.5.xxx firmware
CX 500
02.26.500.5.xxx upgrade
02.19.700.5.xxx procedures.
CX 700 These operations
02.26.700.5.xxx
CX3-10 03.26.010.5.xxx are non-
disruptive to
CX3-20 03.26.020.5.xxx
Storwize
CX3-40 03.26.040.5.xxx
CX3-80 03.26.080.5.xxx Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring and
Servicing
external storage
systems
CX4-120 04.28.000.5.xxx We recommend
CX4-240 04.28.000.5.504 the customers
04.29.000.5.003 who are running
CX4-480
04.29.000.5.006 Raid 6 to
CX4-960 04.30.000.5.508 upgrade to the
latest supported
firmware.
Advanced
Functions such
as thin
provisioning are
not supported
with Storwize
Dynamic
expansion of
FC4700 08.51.60 controller LUNs
is not supported
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring and
Servicing
external storage
systems
Supports
Support
Storwize Your EMC
for
EMC VNX Firmware V7000 Multipathing support
MDisks
Quorum representative
>2TB
Disks will perform
5100 hardware
Yes with maintenance and
5300
05.31.xxx 7.3.0.5 Mdisk Group firmware
5500 Yes upgrade
05.32.xxx and Balancing
5700 higher procedures.
7500 Concurrent
EMC VNX2 Firmware Supports Support Multipathing hardware
Storwize for maintenance
V7000 MDisks operations are
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
5200
5400
5600
5800
7600
8000
Yes with
05.33.xx and 7.3.0.5 Mdisk Group non-disruptive to
Yes
higher and Balancing Storwize.
higher
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
Thin
Provisioning is
supported with
VNX and VNX2
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
EMC Symmetrix Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
8000 Series (8130, Yes No Round Robin If you have DMX
8230, 8430, 8530, Enginuity 5568 attached to
8730, 8830) Storwize, please
DMX & DMX-2 see the following
Enginuity 5671 flash: Invalid
800/1000/2000/3000
Configurations
Enginuity 5772
DMX-3 on EMC
Enginuity 5773
Symmetrix
DMX-4 Enginuity 5772
Enginuity 5773 Your EMC
support
representative
will perform
hardware
maintenance and
firmware
upgrade
procedures.
These operations
are non-
disruptive to
Storwize
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs
is not supported
Symmetrix copy
services (SRDF
etc.) can be used
with Storwize.
Refer to the
following hint &
tip for more
information:
Using Native
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
VMAX Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
10k 5874 Yes Yes Round Robin For advanced
20k 5875 functions such as
40k 5876 deduplication,
100K encryption please
200K contact your
400K EMC support
representative
for best practice
guidelines.
Please visit the

IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
450F 5977
details on
450FX Configuring and
850F Servicing
850FX external storage
systems
Please visit the

following
document for
details on VMAX
settings for
Storwize V7000
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
EMC Unity Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
Unity 300
Unity 400
Unity 500
Unity 600
Mdisk Group
4.0.x and higher Yes Yes
Balancing
Unity 300F
Unity 400F
Unity 500F
Unity 600F
EMC XtremIO
Supports
Model Firmware V7000 MDisks Multipathing Notes
Quorum >2TB
Disks
Minimum
supported
Storwize V7000
Version 7.4.0.3
XtremIO
Attachment
Guide
XtremIO 2.4.x
and 3.0.x requires
a WWN patch
from EMC
installed prior to
2.4.x being configured
XtremIO 3.0.x Yes Yes Round Robin to Storwize
4.0.x V7000. Please
contact your
EMC
representative for
details. XtremIO
is not supported
with Storwiz
V7000 without
the patch
installed.
However,
XtremIO 4.0.x
and later does not
require a WWN
patch.
Sun StorEdge
Supports
Storwize
Support for
StorEdge Firmware AKA V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks >2TB
Quorum
Disks
01-19-99- HDS No No Mdisk Group Your Sun support
9910
00/04 9910 Balancing representative
01-19-99- HDS will perform
9960 hardware
00/04 9960
maintenance and
9970 21-14-34- HDS
00/00 9970V
21-14-46- HDS
9980 00/00 9980V
50-09-06-
9990
00/00
50-09-85- firmware upgrade

00/00 procedures. These
9990v 50-09-90- USPv operations are
00/00 non-disruptive to
60-08-53 Storwize V7000
Dynamic
expansion of
controller LUNs is
not supported
StorageTek
StorageTek D-Series
Support
s Suppor
Firmwar NVSRA SANTricit Storwize t for Multipathin
Model AKA Notes
e M y V7000 MDisks g
Quorum >2TB
Disks
N2772- Yes No Mdisk Please visit
5.30.23.0
D173 530855- 8.30.G2.05 Group the IBM
0
006 Balancing Storwize
D178 5.39.01.0 N4884- 8.30.G2.00 V7000
0 530855- 8.40.G2.08 Informatio
5.40.19.0 005 9.10.G2.03 n Center
0 N4884- 9.15.G2.01 for details
6.10.15.0 540855- on
0 005 Configurin
6.12.10.0 N4884- g and
0 610855- Servicing
006
N4884-
612855-
003
N2882-
5.34.08.0
D220 534855- 8.34.G2.05
0
003
N2882-
540855-
5.40.19.0
007
0
N288X- 8.40.G2.08 AKA
6.10.15.0
D240 610855- 9.10.G2.03 FlexLin
0
006 9.15.G2.01 e 240
6.12.10.0
N288X-
0
612855-
003
external
N5884- storage
530855- systems
5.30.23.0 005
0 N5884-
5.40.19.0 540855- 8.30.G2.05
AKA
0 005 8.40.G2.08
D280 FlexLin
6.10.15.0 N588X- 9.10.G2.03
e 280
0 610855- 9.15.G2.01
6.12.10.0 006
0 N588X-
612855-
003
D380 6.15.12.0 N6091- 9.15.G2.01 AKA
0 614855- FlexLin
004 e 380
StorageTek FlexLine 200 Series
Support AKA
s Suppor
Firmwar NVSRA SANTricit Storwize t for Multipathin
Model Notes
e M y V7000 MDisks g
Quorum >2TB
Disks
FLX210 6.12.10.0 N282X- 9.12.G2.01 Yes No Mdisk Please visit
0 612855- Group the IBM
003 Balancing Storwize
N288X- AKA V7000
6.12.10.0
FLX240 612855- D240 Informatio
0
003 n Center
N588X- AKA for details
6.12.10.0 on
FLX280 612855- D280
0 Configurin
003
g and
FLX380 AKA
N6091- Servicing
6.15.12.0 D380
614855- 9.15.G2.01 external
0 storage
004
systems
StorageTek 6000 Series
Supports
Storwize
Support for MDisks
>2TB
Quorum
Disks
6540 06.16.81.10 Your Sun support
6130 06.60.xx.xx representative will
perform hardware
6140 07.70.xx.xx
maintenance and
6180 06.60.xx.xx firmware upgrade
6580 procedures. These
operations are non-
disruptive to IBM
Storwize V7000
Mdisk Group Dynamic expansion

Yes No
Balancing of controller LUNs
is not supported
07.70.xx.xx
6780
Please visit the IBM
Storwize V7000
Information Center
for details on
Configuring and
Servicing external
storage systems
IBM N Series and NetApp FAS
Supports
Support
Storwize
IBM N for
NetApp Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
Series MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
920 Yes No Mdisk Group Your IBM or
940 DataONTAP Balancing NetApp
N/A support
960 7.2.4
representative
980 will perform
N3300 DataONTAP hardware
FAS2020A
2859-A20 7.2.4 maintenance
DataONTAP and firmware
7.3 upgrade
DataONTAP procedures.
N3600 7.3.1 These
FAS2050A DataONTAP
2862-A20 operations are
7.3.2 non-disruptive
DataONTAP to Storwize
7.3.5.1 V7000
N3700 DataONTAP
7.2.4 Dynamic
2863-A10 270
DataONTAP expansion of
2863-A20
7.3 controller
N5200 DataONTAP LUNs is not
2864-A10 3020 7.3.1 supported
2864-A20 DataONTAP
N5300 7.3.2 Please visit the
2869-A10 3040 DataONTAP IBM Storwize
2869-A20 7.3.5.1 V7000
DataONTAP Information
N5500
8.0.x Center for
2865-A10 3050
DataONTAP details on
2865-A20
8.1.x Configuring
N5600 DataONTAP and Servicing
2868-A10 3070 8.2.x external
2868-A20 storage systems
N6040
2858-A10 3140 Note: host type
2858-A20 should be set to
N6060 3160 Linux
2858-A12
2858-A22 Please refer to
N6070
2858-A11 3170
2858-A21
N7600
2866-A10 6030
2866-A20
N7700
2866-A11 6040
2866-A21
N7800
2867-A10 6070
2867-A20
the N Series
N7900 support site for
2867-A11 6080 further
2867-A21 information on
N32x0 22x0 N Series
N3400 2040
ONTAP 8.x
N62xx 32xx
supported in '7-
N7550T 6210 mode'. C-mode
N7750T 6240 currently not
supported.
N7950T 6280
DataONTAP
7.2.4
DataONTAP
7.3
DataONTAP
7.3.1 MDisks >2TB
DataONTAP & C-mode
8020 7.3.2 (currently 2-
8040 DataONTAP node only)
Yes
8060 7.3.5.1 supported with
8080 EX DataONTAP a minimum of
DataONTAP version 7.4.0.7
8.1.x
DataONTAP
8.2.x
DataONTAP
8.3.1Px
Fujitsu Eternus
Supports
Type Model Firmware V7000 MDisks Multipathing Notes
Quorum >2TB
Disks
410
DX400 Please visit
440 the Storwize
V20L50
8100 V7000
V20Lxx
DX8000 8400 Information
8700 Center for
details on
DX60
V10L50 Configuring
DX DX80 and
V10Lxx
DX90 Servicing
DX60S2 V20L10 external
V20Lxx storage
systems
DX80S2
DX S2
DX90S2 V10L11 Dynamic
Yes Yes Round Robin
DX410S2 V10Lxx expansion of
DX440S2 controller
DX8100S2 LUNs is not
V10L20
DX8000S2 supported
DX8700S2 V10Lxx
DX100 S3
DX200 S3 V10L11
DX500 S3 V10Lxx
DX S3
DX600 S3
DX8700 S3 V10L40
DX8900 S3 V10Lxx
V10L11
DX200F DX200F
V10Lxx
Bull
Supports
V7000 MDisks >2TB
Quorum Disks
StoreWay 436 Yes No Mdisk Group Host Type
FDA1500 Balancing should be set
StoreWay to Linux
FDA2500
StoreWay
435
FDA2900
StoreWay
632
Optima 1500
StoreWay
639
Optima 2000
Please visit
the IBM
StoreWay Storwize
635 V7000
Optima 3000
Information
Center for
details on
StoreWay
73A
Optima 1600
Host Type
StoreWay
should be set
Optima 2600
739 to Linux
StoreWay
Optima 3600
NEC iStorage
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
S1500
436
S2500 No Host Type should
S2900 435 be set to Linux
M100
M300 Please visit the
010A(07xx/08xx) Yes with Mdisk Group IBM Storwize
M500 Yes Storwize Balancing V7000 Information
M700 V7000 Center for details
M110 7.4.0.5 on Configuring and
M310 and Servicing external
010A(09xx) above storage systems
M510
M710
UIT
Supports Support
Storwize for
V7000 MDisks
Quorum Disks >2TB
Host Type should
SV5000G3 010A(09xx) be set to Linux
Yes with
Storwize Please visit the IBM
V7000 Mdisk Group Storwize V7000
Yes
7.4.0.5 Balancing Information Center
and for details on
SV8000G3 010A(09xx)
above Configuring and
Servicing external
storage systems
Oracle Pillar Axiom
Model Supports
Firmware Multipathing Notes
V7000 MDisks >2TB
Quorum Disks
Axiom 300 1.6.6 Yes No Mdisk Group Please visit
Balancing the IBM
Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Axiom 500 2.8.6 Configuring
and
Servicing
external
storage
systems
Axiom 600 03.03.07 Please visit

04.02.00 the IBM
SAN 4.6 Storwize
SAN 5.4 V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring
and
Servicing
external
storage
systems
Minimum
Storwize
V7000
version
6.4.1.2
Oracle Flash Storage Systems
Supports
Storwize
Support for
MDisks >2TB
Quorum
Disks
Minimum
Storwize V7000
6.1.x version 7.4.0.6
FS1-2 Yes Yes Round Robin
6.2.x
Oracle FS1-2
Documentation
Texas Memory Systems
Supports
Storwize Support
Model Firmware V7000 for MDisks Multipathing Notes
Quorum >2TB
Disks
RamSan 440
RamSan 500 Minimum Please visit the
3.4.3 IBM Storwize
RamSan 620
V7000
RamSan 630 Mdisk Group Information
RamSan 710 Yes No
Balancing Center for details
RamSan 720 on Configuring
Minimum
RamSan 810 and Servicing
5.5.1
external storage
RamSan 820
systems
Fusion-io

Storwize MDisks
V7000 >2TB
Quorum
Disks
Minimum
supported
FusionIO ION Storwize
V2.3.0 No Yes Round Robin
Accelerator V7000
Version
7.4.0.3
Inspur

Storwise MDisks
V7000 >2TB
Quorum Disks
Minimum
AS500G supported
Mdisk Group
AS500E V1.2.8.1 Yes Yes Storwize
Balancing
AS520G V7000 Version
7.4.0.3
Infinidat
Storwise MDisks
V7000 >2TB
Quorum
Disks
Minimum
supported
Storwize
1.5 V7000 Version
InfiniBox;
1.7 Yes Yes Round Robin 7.4.0.3
F2000, F6000
2.0
Infinidat
attachment
guide
Toshiba Flash Array
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
Type Model Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
V7000 LUNs should be set to
512 Block format
All Storwize V7000 ports
should be entered in the
following format
FL FL 5.6.x
Yes Yes Round Robin wwn.xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:x
6000 6000 6.3.x
Please note that this is an
offline upgrade. Concurrent
upgrades are not supported
with Storwize V7000
Xiotech
Supports
Support for
Model Firmware Storwize V7000 Notes
MDisks >2TB
Quorum Disks
1.2.C3.4 Yes
1.5.2
1.6.0
1.6.1
ISE1 (ISE1400) No
1.6.2
1.6.3 Please visit the IBM
1.8.x Information Center
for details on
2.2.3
Configuring and
2.3.x
ISE2 (ISE2400) No Servicing external
2.4.x
storage systems
2.5.x
Yes with
ISE2 (ISE2400) 2.6.x
Storwize V7000
X-IO Archive ISE 2.7.x
7.3.0.5 and
(110) 2.8.x
higher
G3 (ISE3401) 3.2.x Yes ISE 3401 supported
with a minimum
Storwize V7000
version 7.4.0.7
Nexsan
Supports
Storwize Support
Model Firmware V7000 for MDisks Multipathing Notes
Quorum >2TB
Disks
Please visit the
IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
SATABeast NT66 No
details on
Mdisk Group Configuring and
Yes Servicing
Balancing
external storage
systems
E18 Q011.1044 Minimum
E48 Q011.1047 supported
Yes
Q011.1100 Storwize V7000
E60
Q011.1101 Version 6.4.0.3
Dell Compellent
Supports
Model Firmware V7000 MDisks Multipathing Notes
Quorum >2TB
Disks
SC030 5.2.3 Yes No Mdisk Group These models are
SC040 5.4.x Balancing still supported as
5.5.x listed but no further
5.4.x and testing/validation
5.5.x are only will be carried out.
supported
with Storwize
V7000
version
6.2.0.3 and
higher
Please visit the IBM
Storwize V7000
Information Center
for details on
Configuring and
Servicing external
storage systems
Compellent
6.3.x Yes with
Advanced Functions
6.4.x Storwize
Mdisk Group are not supported
SC Series 6.5.x Yes V7000
Balancing with Storwize V7000
6.6.x V7.1.0.5 and
6.7.x above
Please visit this
document link if you
are performing
concurrent
firmware upgrade
on the compellent
storage Array
behind Storwize
V7000
Dell

Storwize MDisks
V7000 >2TB
Quorum
Disks
MD36xxf 07.84.47.xx Yes Yes Mdisk group Please visit the
08.20.09.xx balancing IBM Storwize
V7000
Information
Center for
details on
Configuring
and Servicing
external storage
systems
Minimum
supported
Storwize V7000
Level 7.2.0.2
PureStorage

Storwize MDisks
V7000 >2TB
Quorum Disks
Minimum
3.2.1
3.2.7 For further

FA-400 3.4.x information please
Series 4.0.x see the Software
4.1.x Installation and
4.5.x Yes Yes Round Robin
Configuration
4.6.x Guide; Pure
4.7.x Storage Infocenter
4.5.1 and Errata
FA //m above
Series 4.6.x
4.7.x
Violin Memory
Supports
Support
Storwize
for
Type Model Firmware V7000 Multipathing Notes
MDisks
Quorum
>2TB
Disks
3110 Yes Yes Round Robin
3100 3120 V7000 LUNs should be set to
3140 512 Block format
All Storwize V7000 ports
3202 G5.0.2
should be entered in the
3205 following format
3200
3210 wwn.xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:x
3220
6000 6000 5.2.1 V7000 LUNs should be set to
5.5.1 512 Block format
5.5.2 All Storwize V7000 ports
5.6.x should be entered in the
following format
wwn.xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:x
6.2.x
6.3.x
Please note that this is an
offline upgrade
Huawei
Supports
Huasy/Huawei
OceanStor Series
Quorum >2TB
Disks
S2600t
S5500t V100R002
S5600t V100R005
S5800t V200R002
S6800t
S2200t V100R005
S2900 Mdisk Group
Yes Yes
S3900 Balancing
V100R002
S5900-M100
V100R005
S5900-M200
S6900-M100
V300R001
V3 Series V300R002
V300R003 Note: host
Supports type should be
Huawei Storwize Support for set to Linux
OceanStor 18000 Firmware V7000 MDisks Multipathing
Series Quorum >2TB
Disks
18500
Mdisk Group
18800 V100R001 Yes Yes
Balancing
18800F
Supports
Huawei
Firmware V7000 MDisks Multipathing
OceanStor Dorado
Quorum >2TB
Disks
2100G2 Mdisk Group
V100R001 Yes Yes
5100 Balancing
Switches
IBM Storwize V7000 supports NPIV products in the SAN with the restriction that these
products can only be used for host attachment. An example of an NPIV product is the
Brocade Access Gateway module for the BladeCenter.
FCIP technology listed on the IBM SAN Support pages can be used in IBM Storwize V7000
configurations for the following uses:
1) iSCSI host attachment. Please refer to the iSCSI Host Attachment section for more
information.
2) Links between two IBM Storwize V7000 clusters in a Metro Mirror or Global Mirror
configuration. Please refer to the Configuration Guide for details
ISL Blades
All blades comprising of ISWL ports are supported in
IBM Storwize V7000
configurations, provided that they are listed on the IBM
SAN Support pages. This includes the Cisco MDS 9000
Family 4-port 10Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
and the Brocade 10Gbps Fibre Channel blade.
IBM BladeCenter Supported Configurations
Supported Switch models Notes

BladeCenter Optical Pass-thru Module (P/N For BladeCenter switch module,
02R9080) Passthrough module, switch vendor
QLogic 20-port Fibre Channel Module (P/N interconnectivity and supported
26R0881) firmware levels, please visit the IBM
QLogic 6Port Enterprise FC Module (P/N BladeCenter support website
26K6477)
Brocade Enterprise Module (P/N 90P0165)
Brocade 20-port 4Gb Module (P/N 32R1812)
Brocade 10-port 4Gb Module (P/N 32R1813)
Brocade 20-port 8Gb Module (P/N 44X1920)
Brocade 10-port 8Gb Module (P/N 44X1921)
QLogic 20-Port 4/8 Gb Module (P/N 88Y6406)
QLogic 20-port 8Gb Module (P/N 44X1905)
Nortel 10Gb 10-Port Ethernet Module (P/N
46C7191)
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module (P/N
46M6172)
10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module (P/N 46M6181)
Cisco 4Gb 20-port FC Module (P/N 39Y9280)
Cisco 4Gb 10 port FC Module (P/N 39Y9284)
Brocade Enterprise 20port 8Gb SAN Switch
Module (P/N 42C1828)
Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module (P/N
69Y1909)
Brocade
IBM Model Firmware Class AKA Notes

6.1.0c
6.1.0d
6.1.0e
6.1.0f
6.1.0g
6.1.0h
*End of Life*
6.1.1a
2005-B16 *End of 6.1.1b
Fabric Switch SAN16B-2
Life* 6.1.1c
Silkworm 200E
6.1.2
EMC DS-16B2
6.1.2b
6.1.2c
6.2.2b
6.2.2d
6.2.2e
6.2.2f
2109-M48 *End of 6.1.1c Director *End of Life*
Life* 6.1.2
6.1.2b SAN256B
6.1.2c Silkworm 48000
6.2.2b
6.2.2d
6.2.2e
6.3.1a
6.3.1b
6.3.2
6.3.2b
6.4.0a
6.4.0b
6.4.0c
6.4.1a
6.4.1b
6.4.2a
6.4.2b
6.4.3
6.4.3b
6.4.3c
6.4.3d
6.4.3e
6.4.3f
5.3.0d *End of Life*
5.3.1a
2005-H08 / H16 5.3.1b SAN Switch H08
Fabric Switch
*End of Life* 5.3.2 / 16
5.3.2b Silkworm 3250 /
5.3.2c 3850
6.1.1c *End of Life*
2005-B32 *End of 6.1.2
Life* 6.1.2b SAN32B-2
6.1.2c Silkworm 4100
6.2.2b
6.2.2d
6.2.2e
6.3.1a
6.3.1b
6.3.2
6.3.2b
Fabric Switch
6.4.0a *End of Life*
2005-B64 *End of 6.4.0b
Life* 6.4.0c SAN64B-2
6.4.1a Silkworm 4900
6.4.1b
6.4.2a
6.4.3
6.4.3b
6.4.3c
6.4.3d
6.4.3e
*End of Life*
2109-F32 *End of
5.3.0d Fabric Switch SAN Switch F32
Life*
5.3.1a Silkworm 3900
5.3.1b EMC DS-32B2
5.3.2 Director *End of Life*
5.3.2b
2109-M14 *End of 5.3.2c SAN Switch
Life*
M14
Silkworm 24000
2109-M12 *End of 5.0.5e *End of Life*
SAN Switch
Life* 5.0.5f
M12
Silkworm 12000
6.1.1c
6.1.2
6.1.2b
6.1.2c
6.2.2b
6.2.2d
6.2.2e
6.3.1a
6.3.1b
*End of Life*
6.3.2
2005-B5K *End of 6.3.2b
Fabric Switch Silkworm 5000
Life* 6.4.0a
SAN32B-3
6.4.0b
20055KB
6.4.0c
6.4.1a
6.4.1b
6.4.2a
6.4.3
6.4.3b
6.4.3c
6.4.3d
6.4.3e
2499-384 ( SAN 6.1.1c Please see the
768B ) 6.1.2 Brocade DCX following
2499-192 ( SAN 6.1.2b Brocade DCX-4s Technote for the
384B ) 6.1.2c Director correct Port
2498-B24 6.2.2b Fillword setting
6.2.2d Brocade 300 when connecting
(SAN24B-4)
6.2.2e 8Gbps Brocade
2498-B40 Fabric Switch Brocade 5100
6.3.1a switches to
(SAN40B-4) Brocade 5300
6.3.1b 8Gbps IBM
2498-B80
6.3.2 Storwize V7000
(SAN80B-4)
6.3.2b
6.4.0a IBM SAN b-type
6.4.0b Firmware
6.4.0c Version 7.x
6.4.1a Release Notes
6.4.1b
6.4.2a
6.4.3
6.4.3b The 2498-B24
6.4.3c (SAN24B-4),
6.4.3d Brocade 300 is
6.4.3e not supported
6.4.3f with zSeries.
7.0.0a
7.0.0b
7.0.0c
7.0.0d
7.0.1b
7.0.2a
7.0.2.c
7.1.0c
7.1.1
7.1.1b
7.1.1c
7.1.1c1
7.1.2
7.1.2a
7.1.2b
7.2.0d
7.2.1a
7.2.1b
7.2.1c
B Class 16Gbps
IBM Model Firmware Class AKA Notes
2499-816 ( SAN 7.0.0a Brocade DCX IBM SAN b-type
768B-2 ) 7.0.0b 8510-8 Firmware
7.0.0c Director Version 7.x
2499-416 ( SAN Brocade DCX
384B-2 ) 7.0.0d 8510-4 Release Notes
7.0.2a
Fabric Switch Brocade 6505
7.0.2.c
2498-F24 ( SAN24-
7.1.0c The 2498-F24
B5 ) 2498-X24
7.1.1 (SAN24B-5),
249824G
7.1.1b Brocade 6505 is
7.1.1c not supported
7.1.1c1 with zSeries.
7.1.2
7.1.2a
7.1.2b
7.2.0d
7.2.1a
7.2.1b
7.2.1c
7.2.1c1
7.2.1d
7.2.1e
7.2.1f
7.2.1g
2498-F48 ( SAN48- 7.3.0b
7.3.0c Brocade 6510
B5 )
7.3.1a
7.3.1b
7.3.1c
7.3.1d
7.3.1e
7.3.2
7.3.2a
7.3.2b
7.4.0a
7.4.0b
7.4.1
7.4.1a
7.4.1b
7.4.1c
7.4.1d
2498-F96 (SAN96- 7.1.0c Brocade 6520
B5) 7.1.1
7.1.1b 2498-N96
7.1.1c
7.1.1c1
7.1.2
7.1.2a
7.1.2b
7.2.0d
7.2.1a
7.2.1b
7.2.1c
7.2.1c1
7.2.1d
7.2.1e
7.2.1f
7.2.1g
7.3.0b
7.3.0c
7.3.1a
7.3.1b
7.3.1c
7.3.1d
7.3.1e
7.3.2
7.3.2a
7.3.2b
7.4.0a
7.4.0b
7.4.1
7.4.1a
7.4.1b
7.4.1c
7.4.1d
Brocade Converged Network Switches
IBM Firmware Class AKA Notes
NOS 2.1.1b CNS ( Combined Brocade VDX SVC/V7000,
VDX 6730
NOS 3.0.0a Network Switch ) 6730 node to node
VDX 6740 NOS 5.0.1a clustering is now
Brocade VDX supported over
6740 Fibre channel or
FCoE.
3758-B32 6.4.0b Brocade 8000 SVC/V7000,
6.4.0c node to node
6.4.1b clustering is now
6.4.2a supported over
6.4.3 Fibre channel or
7.0.0c FCoE.
7.0.0d
7.0.1b IBM SAN b-type
7.0.2a Firmware
7.0.2.c
7.1.0c
7.1.1
7.1.1b
Version 7.x
7.1.1c
Release Notes
7.1.1c1
7.1.2
7.1.2a
7.1.2b
Encryption
SAN32B-E4 7.0.0c Encryption Brocade BES Host Side
7.0.0d Encryption
7.0.1b only :
7.0.2a Encryption from
7.0.2.c Storwize V7000
7.1.0c to Storage is not
7.1.1 supported
7.1.1b
7.1.1c IBM SAN b-type
7.1.1c1 Firmware
7.1.2 Version 7.x
7.1.2a Release Notes
7.1.2b
7.2.0d
7.2.1a
7.2.1b
7.2.1c
7.2.1c1
7.2.1d
7.2.1e
7.2.1f
7.2.1g
7.3.0b
7.3.0c
7.3.1a
7.3.1b
7.3.1c
7.3.1d
7.3.1e
7.3.2
7.3.2a
7.3.2b
7.4.0a
7.4.0b
7.4.1
7.4.1a
7.4.1b
7.4.1c
7.4.1d
Cisco MDS
Model Firmware Class AKA Notes

6.2(11) Director
6.2(11b)
6.2(11c)
6.2(13)
6.2(13a)
9706 9710-E06
6.2(13b)
6.2(15)
6.2(17)
7.3(0)D1(1)
7.3(0)DY(1)
6.2(1)
6.2(3)
6.2(7)
6.2(9)
6.2(9a)
6.2(11)
6.2(11b)
9710 6.2(11c) 9710-E08
6.2(13)
6.2(13a)
6.2(13b)
6.2(15)
6.2(17)
7.3(0)D1(1)
7.3(0)DY(1)
9500 3.1(3a)
3.2(2c) 2062-D04
9506 3.2(3a) 2054-E04
3.3(1a)
2062-D07
9509 3.3(1c)
2054-E07
3.3.2
9513 3.3.3 2062-E11
3.3.4 2054-E11
4.1.1(c)
4.1.3(a)
4.2.1b
4.2.3
4.2.5
4.2.7a
4.2(7b)
5.0(1a)
5.0(4b)
5.2.1
5.2(2)
5.2(2a)
5.2(2d)
5.2(6)
5.2(6a)
5.2(6b)
5.2(8)
5.2(8a)
5.2(8b)
5.2(8c)
5.2(8e)
5.2(8g)
5.2(8h)
6.2(1)
6.2(3)
6.2(7)
6.2(9)
6.2(9a)
6.2(11)
6.2(11b)
6.2(11c)
6.2(13)
6.2(13a)
6.2(13b)
6.2(15)
6.2(17)
7.3(0)D1(1)
7.3(0)DY(1)
6.2(13) Fabric Switch
6.2(13a)
6.2(13b)
9396S 6.2(15) 9711-S96
6.2(17)
7.3(0)D1(1)
7.3(0)DY(1)
9222i 3.1(3a) 2054-E01
3.2(2c)
3.2(3a)
3.3(1a)
3.3(1c)
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
4.1.1(c)
4.1.3(a)
4.2.1b
4.2.3
4.2.5
4.2.7a
4.2(7b)
5.0(1a)
5.0(4b)
5.2.1
5.2(2)
5.2(2a)
5.2(2d)
5.2(6)
5.2(6a)
5.2(6b)
5.2(8)
5.2(8a)
5.2(8b)
5.2(8c)
5.2(8e)
5.2(8g)
5.2(8h)
6.2(1)
6.2(3)
6.2(7)
6.2(9)
6.2(9a)
6.2(11)
6.2(11b)
6.2(11c)
6.2(13)
6.2(13a)
6.2(13b)
6.2(15)
6.2(17)
9250i 6.2(11) 9710-E01
6.2(11b)
6.2(11c)
6.2(13)
6.2(13a)
6.2(13b)
6.2(15)
6.2(17)
7.3(0)D1(1)
7.3(0)DY(1)
5.0(1a)
5.0(4b)
5.2.1
5.2(2)
5.2(2a)
5.2(2d)
5.2(6)
5.2(6a)
5.2(6b)
5.2(8)
5.2(8a)
5.2(8b)
5.2(8c)
5.2(8e)
9148 5.2(8g) 2417-C48
5.2(8h)
6.2(1)
6.2(3)
6.2(7)
6.2(9)
6.2(9a)
6.2(11)
6.2(11b)
6.2(11c)
6.2(13)
6.2(13a)
6.2(13b)
6.2(15)
6.2(17)
6.2(11)
6.2(11b)
6.2(11c)
6.2(13)
6.2(13a)
9148S 9711-S48
6.2(13b)
6.2(15)
6.2(17)
7.3(0)D1(1)
7.3(0)DY(1)
9124 3.1(3a) 2053-424
3.2(2c) 2053-434
9134 *EoL* 3.2(3a) *EoL*
3.3(1a)
9216i *EoL* 2062-D1H
3.3(1c)
*EoL*
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
4.1.1(c)
4.1.3(a)
4.2.1b
4.2.3
4.2.5
4.2.7a
4.2(7b)
5.0(1a)
5.0(4b)
5.2.1
5.2(2)
5.2(2a)
5.2(2d)
5.2(6)
5.2(6a)
5.2(6b)
5.2(8)
5.2(8a)
5.2(8b)
5.2(8c)
5.2(8e)
5.2(8g)
5.2(8h)
9216 *EoL* 3.1(3a) 2062-D1A /
9216A *EoL* 3.2(2c) D1H *EoL*
3.2(3a) 2061-040
9140 *EoL* 3.3(1a) *EoL*
3.3(1c)
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4 2061-020
9120 *EoL* 4.1.1(c) *EoL*
4.1.3(a)
4.2.1b
4.2.3
2061-420
9020 *EoL* 2.1(2)
*EoL*
Cisco Nexus
Model Firmware Class Notes
5010 SVC/V7000, node to
node clustering is now
4.1(3)N1(1) supported over Fibre
4.1(3)N2(1a) channel or FCoE.
4.2(1)N2(1)
5020 5.0(3)N2(1) The minimum level of
5.2(1)N1(2) Cisco Nexus firmware
5.2(1)N1(2a) supported for FCoE with
the IBM Storwize V7000
Gen2 is 5.2(1)N1(2a).
Supported behind core
MDS switches with
Qlogic CNA (Combined
4.1(2)E1(1b) CNS ( Combined
4001 Network Adapters)
4.1(2)e1(1d) Network Switch )
Direct connection to
Storwize V7000 is not
supported
5548 SVC/V7000, node to
node clustering is now
supported over Fibre
5.0(3)N2(1) channel or FCoE.
5.2(1)N1(2)
5596 5.2(1)N1(2a) The minimum level of
6.0(2)N1(2) Cisco Nexus firmware
supported for FCoE with
the IBM Storwize V7000
Gen2 is 5.2(1)N1(2a).
Qlogic
Model Firmware Class AKA Notes

5600 *EoL* Max 64 hosts per
V6.8.0.03 I/O Group
5602 *EoL*
128 host N port
Fabric Switch
V6.6.0.15 logins per IO
9000 group (64 per
V6.8.0.03
node port)
Juniper QLogic
Model Firmware Notes

Clustered FCoE hosts are not
supported
Qfabric is supported as an
FCoE Transit switch, and
QFX3500 Standalone is
JUNOS Base Version supported acting as an FCoE
QFX3500
[12.2X50-D20.4] to FC Gateway device above
the Brocade SAN with Fibre
Channel connections to
Storwize V7000. Direct attach
of Qfabric or QFX3500 to
Storwize V7000 is not
supported.
Other Hardware & Software
Technologies for extending the distance between two IBM Storwize V7000 clusters can be
broadly divided into the following two categories.
Inter Cluster Fibre Channel Extenders
Fibre channel extenders simply extend a fibre channel link by transmitting fibre channel
packets across long links without changing the contents of those packets. IBM has tested a
number of such fibre channel extender technologies with IBM Storwize V7000 and will
support fibre channel extenders of all types provided that they are planned, installed and
operated as described in the Configuration Guide document.
Inter Cluster SAN Routers
SAN routers extend the scope of a SAN by providing "virtual nPorts" on two or more
SANs. The router arranges that traffic at one virtual nPort is propagated to the other
virtual nPort but the two fibre channel fabrics are independent of one another. Thus
nPorts on each of the fabrics cannot directly log into each other. There are distance
restrictions imposed due to latency. The amount of latency which can be tolerated depends
on the type of copy services being used (Metro Mirror or Global Mirror). Details of the
maximum latencies supported can be found in the Software Installation and Configuration
Guide.
Due to the more complex interactions involved, IBM explicitly tests products of this class
for interoperability with IBM Storwize V7000.
The following SAN Routers are supported for use with IBM Storwize V7000 when planned,
installed and operated as described in the Configuration Guide document.
AKA
Inter Cluster SAN Routers Firmware IBM# for IBM Notes
Badged
Switch
SAN16B-R SAN Brocade AP7420
7.4.1d 2109-A16
Router SAN Router
SAN18B-R Silkworm 7500 6.3.1b 2005-R18
6.3.2a
6.4.0b
6.4.0c
6.4.2a
SAN04B-R Silkworm 7500E 6.3.1b 2005-R04
6.3.2a
6.4.0a
6.4.2a
SAN06B-R Silkworm 7800 6.3.1a 2498-R06
6.3.1b
6.4.2a
6.4.3b
6.4.3c
7.0.0b
7.0.0c
7.0.0d
7.0.1b
7.0.2a
7.0.2.c
7.1.0c
7.1.1
7.1.1b
7.1.1c
7.1.1c1
7.1.2
7.1.2a
7.1.2b
7.2.0d
7.2.1a
7.2.1b
7.2.1c
7.2.1c1
7.2.1d
7.2.1e
7.2.1f
7.2.1g
7.3.0b
7.3.0c
7.3.1a
7.3.1b
7.3.1c
7.3.1d
7.3.1e
7.3.2
7.3.2a
7.3.2b
7.4.0a
7.4.0b
7.4.1
7.4.1a
7.4.1b
7.4.1c
7.4.1d
SAN42B-R Brocade 7840 7.3.0b 2498-R42
7.3.0c
7.3.1a
7.3.1b
7.3.1c
7.3.1d
7.3.1e
7.3.2
7.3.2a
7.3.2b
7.4.0a
7.4.0b
7.4.1
7.4.1a
7.4.1b
7.4.1c
7.4.1d
M48 FC3450 Blade Silkworm 48000 6.3.1b N/A
director blade FR4- 6.3.2a
18i 6.4.0a
6.4.0b
6.4.0c
6.4.1b
6.4.2a
SAN384B FX8-24 6.4.1b 2499-192
SAN768B Router Blade 6.4.2a 2499-384
FC3890 6.4.3b
6.4.3c
7.0.1b
7.0.0c
6.4.1b
6.4.2a
SAN384B-2
FX8-24 6.4.3b 2499-416
SAN768B-2
Router Blade 6.4.3c 2499-816
FC3890
7.0.1b
7.0.0c
Please see the
Cisco Switch
Cisco MDS 9000
table for
Series Inter VSAN
supported
Routing
firmware
versions
QLogic 6142 2.4.4.3
VSS
VSS VSS Version Operating System

Please use the following link for
IBM Storwize V7000 Support information on Microsoft VSS
Windows 2008
for Microsoft Volume Shadow Version 4.12.0.0
Windows 2012
Copy Service (VSS) Version 4.11.0.0
Version 4.10.0.1
Management GUI
To access the management GUI, you must ensure that your web browser is supported and
has the appropriate settings enabled.
Support link
For information on supported browsers & configuring you browser to work with the IBM
Storwize V7000 management GUI please visit the
IBM Storwize V7000 Information Center
GPFS / IBM Spectrum Scale Versions
GPFS / IBM Spectrum Scale

AIX Level Note
Version
3.5
6.1 Please see the following link for
4.1
3.5 Documentation
7.1
4.1
RHEL Level GPFS / IBM Spectrum Scale Note

Version
5.6 and above 3.5
4.1
6.2 & above Please see the following link for
4.1.1
6.4 & above 4.2 Documentation
3.5.0.21 & above
7
4.1.0.4 & above
IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager (FCM) / IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
FlashCopy Manager /
FlashCopy Manager / Spectrum
Spectrum Protect Snapshot Notes
Protect Snapshot Information
Level
Hardware and Software Requirements
4.1.1 : Version 4.1.1 IBM Tivoli FlashCopy
Manager
4.1.2 : Version 4.1.2 IBM Tivoli FlashCopy
Manager Storage Architecture
Support for Tivoli
Storage FlashCopy
4.1.3 : Version 4.1.3 IBM Spectrum Protect
Manager and IBM
Snapshot
Spectrum Protect
Hardware and Software Requirements Snapshot
Snapshot
Snapshot
Oracle
Minimum
*Oracle Minimum IBM
Clustering
Server Operating Storwize ASM Note
Support
Release System V7000
Level
10g AIX 5.1 V6.1.x Yes Yes AIX 5.1 & AIX 5.2 are now end
AIX 5.2 of service and as such no further
AIX 5.3 TL12 fixes will be made available.
AIX 6.1 Should you have an issue please
AIX 7.1 upgrade to a supported version of
RHEL5 AIX.
SLES9
*EoL* AIX 5.3 TL12 is now EOL:
SLES10 extended service contract only.
*EoL*
HPUX11iV2
Windows Please visit the IBM Storwize
AIX 5.1 & AIX 5.2 are now end
of service and as such no further
fixes will be made available.
Should you have an issue please
AIX 5.1
upgrade to a supported version of
AIX 5.2
AIX.
AIX 5.3 TL12
AIX 6.1
AIX 5.3 TL12 is now EOL:
AIX 7.1
extended service contract only.
RHEL5
11gR1
RHEL6
64bit
SLES9
11gR2 Please visit the IBM Storwize
*EoL*
64bit V7000 V7.4 restrictions
SLES10
document for further information
*EoL*
SLES11
Please visit this Flash if using
HPUX11iV2
Oracle ASM with HPUX
Windows
2008
On Linux servers running Oracle
RAC 11GR2 set Parameter
”_asm_hbeatiowait ” to 65s or
larger.
AIX 6.1 TL9
Please visit the IBM Storwize
AIX 7.1 TL3
V7000 V7.4 restrictions
RHEL6.5
document for further information
RHEL7
HPUX11.31
12c V7.3.x Yes Yes Please visit this Flash if using
Windows
Oracle ASM with HPUX
2008 R2
Windows
For notes on Solaris 11.2 IDRs
2012 R2
please see here
Solaris 11.2
Document Information
More support for:
IBM Storwize V7000 (2076)
Software version:
7.4
Operating system(s):
IBM Storwize V7000
Document number:
690065
Modified date:
17 June 2018

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x Supported Hardware List, Device

* EOL - (End of Life):

Additional Links Last Updated

Previously Supported Levels

Storwize V7000 Supported Drive Types

Storwize V7000 Supported Drive Types

Storwize V7000 Easy Tier Function Supported Configurations

Tier 0 Storage Tier 1 Storage Tier 2 Storage Notes

Storwize V7000 Code Compatibility

Storwize V7000 Non Disruptive Volume Move ( NDVM )

OS Version NPIV or vSCSI Multipathing Clustering Notes

IBM SAN Volume Controller

Type Version Notes

IBM AIX Fibre Channel

Supported Multipath SAN

IBM AIX FCoE

IBM AIX and Virtual I/O Server Direct Attach (AIXPCM)

Supported Multipathing SANBoot

IBM AIX and Virtual I/O Server Direct Attach (SDDPCM)

Supported OS HBA Driver Firmware Multipathing Clustering SANBoot Notes

IBM Virtual I/O Server ( VIOS ) Fibre Channel

Supported Host Bus HBA Multipath SAN Platform & OS

IBM Virtual I/O Server ( VIOS ) FCoE

Supported Host Platform

IBMi Fabric Attach

IBMi Direct Attach

Windows 2008 Server (Using MPIO) Fibre Channel

Windows 2008 Server (Using MPIO) FCoE

Windows 2008 Server (Using MPIO) iSCSI

Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SA Platform Notes

Windows 2008 Direct Attach Fibre Channel

Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SAN Platform Notes

Windows 2012 Fibre Channel

Host Bus HBA HBA Multipath Clusteri SA Hyperviso Platfor Comments

Windows 2012 Server (Using MPIO) FCoE

Windows 2012 Server (Using MPIO) iSCSI

Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SA Platform Notes

Windows 2012 Direct Attach Fibre Channel

Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SAN Platform Notes

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 Fibre Channel

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 FCoE

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 5 iSCSI

Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathin Clusterin SA Platform & Notes

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 Fibre Channel

HBA Platform Notes

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems

Host Bus Adapter

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 Fibre Channel IBM z Systems

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 FCoE

HBA HBA Platform Notes

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 iSCSI

Host Bus HBA HBA Multipathing Clustering SAN Platform Notes

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 6 Direct Attach FC

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 7 Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems

Host Bus Adapter

Red Hat EL Advanced Server 7 iSCSI

Host Bus Adapter Multipathing Clustering SAN Boot Notes

SLES 9 Novell/SuSE *End of Life*

SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel *End of Life*

SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems *End of Life*

SLES 9 Novell/SuSE End of Life

SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel End of Life

SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel IBM Power Systems End of Life

SLES 10 Novell/SuSE Fibre Channel IBM z Systems End of Life

SLES 10 Novell/SuSE FCoE End of Life

Novell Netware 6.5 End of Life