Release notes for IBM Storage Ceph as a Service

30 June 2026

CSI driver upgrade command

IBM Storage Ceph as a Service CSI driver installation documentation now includes the upgrade command for existing CSI driver installations. See CSI driver setup and installation.

Consultation request process

The cost estimation tool for IBM Storage Ceph as a Service has been replaced with a streamlined consultation request process. See Getting started with IBM Storage Ceph as a Service.

22 January 2026

This IBM Storage Ceph as a Service release supports the Asynchronous disaster recovery feature, extending to both, low-cost disaster recovery (brownfield) and greenfield environments.

Ceph upgrade

IBM Storage Ceph as a Service now supports upgraded Ceph version from 8.0 to 8.1 for improved performance and compatibility.

Async Disaster Recovery (DR) Enhancements

This release includes comprehensive checks for synchronization, failover, and replication consistency across environments. See Object asynchronous disaster recovery

High Availability Improvements

Increased replica counts for critical platform and storage pods to enhance resilience.

29 September 2025

TLS Encryption for NVMe/TCP

IBM Storage Ceph as a Service now supports TLS encryption for NVMe/TCP via API, CLI, and UI, ensuring secure data transmission and payload encryption.

Carbon 11 UI and navigation upgrade

This release introduces UI updates aligned with Carbon 11, including improvements to responsiveness, layout alignment, colors, fonts, and hover states. Page navigations have been streamlined, with full validation for input handling, browser compatibility, and performance optimization.

Snapshot functionality

Users can manage block volume snapshots via API and CLI, with read-only UI visibility for enhanced monitoring, management, and resiliency.

Event notifications

IBM Storage Ceph as a Service now supports sending event alerts via email, SMS, and webhooks through IBM Cloud® Event Notifications, enabling easier communication and event-driven automation.

20 March 2025

General availability of API, Go SDK and Terraform

Block and Object storage management API reference documentation are now available along with documentation for Go SDK and Terraform.

4 March 2025

Introducing IBM® Storage Ceph® as a Service

IBM Storage Ceph as a Service is a multi-protocol, cloud-like software-defined storage solution, delivered on-premises, and fully managed by IBM. This innovative service offers a fast and effortless way to transition to a modern cloud-operating model, allowing you to quickly and easily self-deploy storage within your data center, without the need for costly infrastructure setup or lengthy implementation timelines.