Lifecycle and support matrix
The following table details the IBM Spectrum® Accelerate Family Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) lifecycle with compatible IBM® storage system microcodes, supported operating systems, and supported VMware platforms.
Note: The IBM Spectrum Accelerate Family Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service software is available for download on IBM Fix Central.
| VSS version | General availability | End of support | Availability at IBM Fix Central | Supported FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R microcode versions | Supported XIV® microcode versions1 | Supported Spectrum Accelerate microcode versions | Supported operating systems (Windows Server) | Supported VMware platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.12.0 | December 2021 |
Spectrum Accelerate: 30 September 2022
XIV and FlashSystem A9000/R: No |
Available | 12.3.2.c or later | 11.6.2.x | 11.5.3.c, 11.5.4 |
2008 SP1/SP2,
2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016, 2019, 2022 |
vSphere ESXi Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0
vCenter Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0 |
| 2.11.0 | June 2021 |
Spectrum Accelerate: 30 September 2022
XIV and FlashSystem A9000/R: No |
Available | 12.3.2.c or later | 11.6.2.x | 11.5.3.c, 11.5.4 |
2008 SP1/SP2,
2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016, 2019 |
vSphere ESXi Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0
vCenter Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0 |
| 2.10.0 | January 2019 |
Spectrum Accelerate: 30 September 2022
XIV and FlashSystem A9000/R: 31 December 2022 |
Available | 12.3.2.c or later | 11.6.2.x | 11.5.3.c, 11.5.4 |
2008 SP1/SP2,
2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016 |
vSphere ESXi Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 vCenter Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 |
| 2.9.0.1 | June 2018 |
Spectrum Accelerate: 30 September 2022
XIV and FlashSystem A9000/R: 31 December 2022 |
Available | 12.3.2.c or later | 11.6.2.x | 11.5.3.c, 11.5.4 |
2008 SP1/SP2,
2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016 |
vSphere ESXi Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 vCenter Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 |
| 2.9.0 | June 2017 |
Spectrum Accelerate: 30 September 2022
XIV and FlashSystem A9000/R: 31 December 2022 |
Available | 12.3.2.c or later | 11.6.2.x | 11.5.3.c, 11.5.4 |
2008 SP1/SP2,
2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016 |
vSphere ESXi Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 vCenter Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 |
1 As of 31 December 2020, model 114 is
no longer supported.