2.4 Support matrix 2.5 Product integration overview 2.5.1 IBM Spectrum Virtualize: SAN Volume Controller  68  Implementing IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 GLYPH<SM590000> IBM FlashCopyfi point-in-time copies GLYPH<SM590000> Local and remote mirroring GLYPH<SM590000> Thin provisioning The IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 all-flash storage array provides clients with storage  that is fast and features low latency.  IBM SAN Volume Controller delivers the functions of IBM Spectrum Virtualize, which is part of  the IBM Spectrum Storage family. It improved infrastructure flexibility and data economics for  more than 10 years.  Its innovative data virtualization capabilities provide the foundation for the entire IBM Storwize  family. IBM SAN Volume Controller provides the latest storage technologies for unlocking the  business value of stored data, including virtualization and Real-time Compression. IBM SAN Volume Controller enriches any storage environment by adding storage  management functions and the following features: IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 is an all-flash storage system that can enhance the  performance of almost any application. A high-level overview of how the IBM FlashSystem  900 Model AE3 works with a list of IBM products and applications is described in this section.  In addition to the products that are described here, the IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 also  works with various other IBM software applications and hardware products, and products  from third-party vendors. For more information about incorporating the IBM FlashSystem 900  Model AE3 into any of these or other applications, contact with your IBM salesperson or IBM  Business Partner. For more information about deploying the IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 with the IBM  products that are described here, see Chapter 9, “Product integration” on page 337. For more  information about the use of the IBM FlashSystem with other IBM and third-party solutions  and applications, see the IBM Storage website. Contact your IBM sales representative or IBM Business Partner for assistance or questions  about the IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 or IBM SAN Volume Controller interoperability.  Also, consider the use of the IBM SAN Volume Controller as a front-end, host-facing interface  for the IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3. If the IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 is used  with the IBM SAN Volume Controller, the host interoperability matrix for the IBM SAN Volume  Controller is relevant. For more information about IBM SAN Volume Controller interoperability,  see the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC). For more information, see the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC). IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 supports various operating systems (Windows Server 2008  and 2012, Linux, IBM AIX and VMware vSphere/ESXi), hardware platforms (IBM System x,  IBM Power Systems, and x86 servers not from IBM), host bus adapters (HBAs), and SAN  fabrics. 