IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software 8.4.2

IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software 8.4.2 delivers resilient primary storage

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.4.2 adds Safeguarded Copy to provide secure, immutable snapshots to help protect from cyberattacks.

IBM Storage offers Copy Manager for Spectrum Virtualize software to coincide with this release. Copy Manager for Spectrum Virtualize software is a copy management software package that is designed to deliver copy services and data management capabilities across hybrid cloud storage environments.

Copy Manager for Spectrum Virtualize software offering bundles following existing software products:

Copy Services Manager 6.3.0.1, or later versions
Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1.12, or later versions

Spectrum Virtualize 8.4.2 delivers additional features and updates to the Spectrum Virtualize family of products, including FlashSystem 5000, 7000, and 9000 models, and SAN Volume Controller (SVC).

The following updates are available in V8.4.2:

Safeguarded Copy provides secure, immutable snapshots to protect and recover from cyberattacks
Number of host volumes has increased to 15,864 on FlashSystem 7000, FlashSystem 9000, and SVC
Nondisruptive volume migration between systems allows migration of volumes from one Spectrum Virtualize system to another for load balancing or upgrading hardware, without losing host access or requiring any application down time during the migration
HyperSwap max. capacity increased to 2PB per I/O group on FlashSystem 7200 and 9200, and SVC models SV2 and SA2
IP replication partnerships increased to three with existing FC-based replication
Expand FlashCopy volumes allows user to expand volumes with FlashCopy mapping and perform a fast restore operation of an expanded volume
Support for multiple IP addresses and VLANs per port enables use of VLAN tagging to isolate tenants and provides multitenancy of host I/O ports

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Key requirements

Software requirements

SVC (5641-VC8, 5641-CP8, 5725-M19, and 5725-H04) requires the base software feature. All other features are optional.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for SVC Encryption (5641-B08 and 5725-Y35) requires PID 5641-VC8 or 5725-M19.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for Storwize V7000 (5639-CB8, 5639-XB8, and 5639-EB8) requires the base software feature. All other features are optional.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 5100 External Data Virtualization Software (5639-ET8) requires the base software feature. All other features are optional.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 5100 (5639-SV9) requires the base software feature. All other features are optional.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 7000 (5639-DB8) requires the base software feature. Externally virtualized storage is subject to the same capacity-based licenses as SVC and is optional.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 7000 Expansions (5639-XD8) requires at least one FlashSystem 7000 expansion enclosure (2076-12G, 2076-24G, or 2076-92G) for installation. The high-density enclosures (2076-92G) require four of the base software charge codes to support the number of drive slots in the system.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 9110 (5639-FA2) requires the base software feature. Externally virtualized storage is subject to the same capacity-based licenses as SVC and is optional.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 9150 and 9200 (5639-FA3) requires the base software feature. Externally virtualized storage is subject to the same capacity-based licenses as SVC and is optional.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 9×00 Expansions (5639-FA1) requires at least one FlashSystem 9100 expansion enclosure (9846-AFF, 9846-A9F, 9848-AFF, or 9848-A9F) for installation. The high-density enclosures (9846-A9F and 9848-A9F) require four of the base software charge codes to support the number of drive slots in the system.
SVC utility models (5639-UTL) require configuration and monitoring of the capacity utilized by Storage Insights or Storage Insights Pro (5725-U02).

Hardware requirements

Spectrum Virtualize Software for SVC requires at least one pair of System Storage SVC (2145-SV1, 2145-DH8, 2145-SA2, 2145-SV2, 2147- SV1, 2147-SA2, or 2147-SV2) storage engines for installation. This software is also used to license External Data Virtualization on the FlashSystem 7000 and 9000 families.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for SVC Encryption (5641-B08 and 5725-Y35) requires Encryption Enablement Feature ACE2 or ACE5.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for Storwize V7000 Controller (5639-CB8) requires at least one Storwize V7000 control enclosure (2076-724, 2076-U7B, 2076-U7A, 2076-AF6, 2076-624, or 2076-524) for installation. 2076-724 and 2076-U7B require version 8.2.0.2, or later.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for Storwize V7000 Expansion software (5639-XB8) requires at least one Storwize V7000 expansion enclosure (2076-A9F, 2076-92F, 2076-AFF, 2076-12F, or 2076-24F) for installation. The high-density enclosures (2076-A9F or 2076-92F) require four of the base software charge codes to support the number of disk slots in the system.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for Storwize V7000 External Data Virtualization (5639-EB8) requires at least one Storwize V7000 enclosure (2076-724, 2076-AF6, 2076-624, or 2076-524) for installation.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 5100 (5639-SV9) requires at least one FlashSystem 5100 (2077-4H4, 2078-4H4, or 2078-UHB) or Storwize V5100 control enclosure (2077-AF4, 2077-424, 2078-AF4, 2078-424, or 2078-U5B) for installation.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 7000 Controller software (5639-DB8) requires at least one FlashSystem 7000 control enclosure (2076-824 or 2076-U7C) for installation.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 7000 Expansion software (5639-XD8) requires at least one FlashSystem 7000 expansion enclosure (2076-12G, 2076-24G, 2076-92G) for installation. The high-density enclosures (2076-92G) require 4 of the base software charge codes to support the number of drive slots in the system.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 5100 External Data Virtualization (5639-ET8) requires at least one Storwize V5000 control enclosure (2077-AF4, 2077-424, 2077-AF3, 2077-312, 2077-324, 2078-AF4, 2078-424, 2078-AF3, 2078-312, or 2078-324) or one FlashSystem 5100 control enclosure (2077-4H4, 2078-4H4, or 2078-UHB) for installation.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 5100 (5639-SV9) requires at least one FlashSystem 5100 (2077-4H4, 2078-4H4, or 2078-UHB) or Storwize V5100 control enclosure (2077-AF4, 2077-424, 2078-AF4, 2078-424, or 2078-U5B) for installation.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 9110 Controller (5639-FA2) requires at least one IBM FlashSystem 9110 control enclosure (9846-AF7, 9848-AF7, or 9848-UF7) for installation.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 9150 and 9200 Controller (5639-FA3) requires at least one FlashSystem 9150 control enclosure (9846-AF8, 9848-AF8, or 9848-UF8), or one FlashSystem 9200 (9846-AG8, 9848-AG8, or 9848-UG8), for installation.
Spectrum Virtualize Software for FlashSystem 9×00 Expansions (5639-FA1) requires at least one IBM FlashSystem 9100 expansion enclosure (9846-AFF, 9846-A9F, 9848-AFF, or 9848-A9F) for installation. The high-density enclosures (9846-A9F and 9848-A9F) require 4 of the base software charge codes to support the number of drive slots in the system.
Spectrum Virtualize software for SVC requires at least one pair of System Storage SVC storage engines (2145-SV1, 2145-DH8, 2145-SA2, 2145-SV2, 2147- SV1, 2147-SA2, or 2147-SV2) for installation.