DS8000 family lifecycle and support matrix
The following table details the IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack (Cinder) lifecycle with compatible DS8000 family storage systems and OpenStack versions, along with operating systems tested on.
Note:
- Starting from version 2.0.0, IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack became an open-source project, available as a part of the OpenStack Cinder code.
- To download the previous releases of the IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack from the main Fix Central page, use the Product Selector and Installed Version drop-down menus to find your IBM storage system and its microcode. On the Select fixes page, click the link to the required IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack software and continue with the download.
- For the latest DS8000 storage system support information, see the DS8000 Code Recommendation website.
| Driver version | Supported OpenStack releases | General availability | End of support | Currently supported DS8000 microcode versions | Operating systems tested on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.10.0 (open-source) | Antelope | March 2023 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later
DS8900F: 9.0 or later |
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 |
| 2.9.0 (open-source) | Zed | October 2022 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later
DS8900F: 9.0 or later |
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 |
| 2.8.0 (open-source) | Yoga | March 2022 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later
DS8900F: 9.0 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.7.0 (open-source) | Xena | October 2021 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later
DS8900F: 9.0 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.6.0 (open-source) | Wallaby | April 2021 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later
DS8900F: 9.0 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.5.0 (open-source) |
Victoria Ussuri |
May 2020 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later
DS8900F: 9.0 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.4.0 (open-source) | Train | October 2019 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later
DS8900F: 9.0 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.4.0 (open-source) | Stein | April 2019 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.3.0 (open-source) | Rocky | August 2018 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.2.0 (open-source) | Queens | February 2018 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.1.0 (open-source) | Pike | August 2017 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |
| 2.0.0 (open-source) | Ocata | February 2017 | No |
DS8880: 8.1 or later |
RHEL 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04 CentOS Linux 7.x KVM for IBM z Systems |