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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Storage
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 1, 2020

Add NVMe over FC support for IBM i

Please add support for NVMe over FC for IBMi - being it native or NPIV/VIOS.


Use Case:

A lot of IBM i installations are built on VIOS/NPIV connecting to IBM Spectrum Virtualize systems.
Most newer storage systems are ready to provide NVMe over FC host attachments. So please also add attachment for IBM i.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Oct 2, 2020

    Currently performance studies have shown minimal to no performance gain for NVMe over fibre channel if the fibre channel SCSI stack is updated to use current best practices. While we continue to monitor the industry and evaluate the IBM i customer data center trends, we don't see a benefit in the short term for investing in this for IBM i customers.