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Support Information for SAN Volume Controller

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Abstract

With every SAN Volume Controller release, a collection of supported hardware and recommended software level pages are maintained and published to ensure your environment is running at an optimal level.

This page contains a series of links to these pages, by version, for all supported SAN Volume Controller releases in a single place for your convenience.

For each release, a cumulative list of Problems Resolved and New Features can be found in the latest release note.

Content

Software and firmware upgrade information

 

Copy services compatibility

 
Information on interoperability with attached devices
 
 
Information on IP quorum
 

 

LTS Releases:

 

SAN Volume Controller V9.1.0.x  (Latest 9.1.0.3, released January 2026)

V9.1.0.x Configuration Limits for IBM FlashSystem and SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v9.1.0

V9.1.0 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.7.0.x  (Latest 8.7.0.9, released January 2026)

V8.7.0.x Configuration Limits for IBM FlashSystem and SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.7.0

V8.7.0 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.6.0.x  (Latest 8.6.0.10, released December 2025)

V8.6.0 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.6.0

V8.6.0 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.5.0.x  (Latest 8.5.0.17, released November 2025)

V8.5.0 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.5.0

V8.5.0 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.4.0.x  (Latest 8.4.0.19, released November 2025)

V8.4.0 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.4

V8.4 product documentation

 

Non-LTS Releases:

 

SAN Volume Controller V9.1.2.x  (Latest 9.1.2.0, released March 2026)

V9.1.2.x Configuration Limits for IBM FlashSystem and SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v9.1.2

V9.1.2 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.7.1.x  (superseded by 9.1.0.x)

V8.7.1.x Configuration Limits for IBM FlashSystem and SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.7.1

V8.7.1 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.6.3.x  (superseded by 8.7.0.x)

V8.6.3.x Configuration Limits for IBM FlashSystem and SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.6.3

V8.6.3 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.6.2.x  (superseded by 8.7.0.x)

V8.6.2 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.6.2

V8.6.2 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.6.1.x  (superseded by 8.7.0.x)

V8.6.1 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.6.1

V8.6.1 product documentation

 

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.5.2.x  (superseded by 8.6.0.x)

V8.5.2 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.5.2

V8.5.2 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.5.1.x  (superseded by 8.6.0.x)

V8.5.1 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.5.1

V8.5.1 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.4.2.x  (superseded by 8.5.0.x)

V8.4.2 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.4.2

V8.4.2 product documentation

 

SAN Volume Controller V8.4.1.x  (superseded by 8.5.0.x)

V8.4.1 Configuration Limits and Restrictions for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

IBM Storage Virtualize Release Note for v8.4.1

V8.4.1 product documentation

 

 

End of Support Releases (EOS):

 

For EOS releases, please refer to the Support Statement for the Storage Virtualize family of products and Related Software page.

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 March 2026

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