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Supported Storage System Matrix for IBM Copy Services Manager 6.3.x

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This page provides details about storage systems supported by IBM Copy Services Manager.

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Supported storage systems
The following table provides details about the storage systems that are supported by IBM Copy Services Manager.

NOTE: Firmware levels newer than what are listed here are considered untested but are expected to work similarly and can be used. Newer levels are often recommended to pick up the latest fixes and functionality. If issues arise while using the newer levels, open a PMR and IBM Support will investigate the problem and attempt to resolve it, but resolution is not guaranteed. An upgrade to a later version of IBM Copy Services Manager may be required, particularly for new functions. Any issues will be documented as they are identified.

Storage systems supported by Copy Services Manager

Storage SystemVersion and release level
IBM DS8000
Storage

Recommended Code Levels
IBM DS8A00
R 10.1
R 10.0
IBM DS8900
R 9.4
 
R 9.3
 
R 9.2
 
R9.1
 
R9.0
 
IBM DS8880

R8.5

R8.3

R8.2

R8.1

R8.0

IBM FlashSystem
Storage
IBM FlashSystem 5000, 7000, 9000 series
R9.1
R8.7
R8.6
R8.5
R8.4
R8.3
R8.2
R8.1
IBM SAN Volume Controller / Storage Virtualize
Storage
IBM SAN Volume Controller* / Storage Virtualize
9.1
8.7
8.6
8.5
8.4
8.3
8.2
8.1
 
* Specify a user ID and password of an administrator on the cluster that has sufficient
privileges to maintain the SSH keys.

** The Storage System is no longer officially supported. If issues arise while managing the storage system, open a PMR and IBM Support will investigate the problem and attempt to resolve it, but resolution is not guaranteed
 
Older versions of FlashSystem and DS8000 storage may still be supported.  The table has been modified to display the currently supported models for simplicity

 

 


Vendor-Acquired Storage for IBM Copy Services Manager
The non-IBM storage systems listed below are supported with IBM Copy Services Manager.

 

 

 

 

Vendor
Supported Devices
Hitachi Vantara1Virtual Storage Platform(VSP) 5100, 5100H, 5500, 5500H, 5200, 5200H, 5600, 5600H
Hitachi Vantara1Virtual Storage Platform(VSP) F1500
Hitachi Vantara1Virtual Storage Platform(VSP) G1500


1Only Basic HyperSwap and Metro Mirror Failover/Failback with HyperSwap sessions support this storage system for mainframe attached volumes. Please contact vendor directly to confirm support of desired configuration.

NOTE: Starting with the Copy Services Manager 6.2.5.0 release, session using Metro Mirror relationships will first attempt to start the pairs in Global Copy mode in order to provide faster synchronization on DS8000 storage systems.  Global Copy is not supported on Hitachi systems and customers using Copy Services Manager to manage Hitachi relationships should set the following property in Server Properties to avoid issues during a Start command.

csm.server.startmm_in_gcmode=false

 

 

Date first published

27 July 2021

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11 December 2025

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