diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
index 18d40acdcf8..515672f8ba0 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
@@ -600,6 +600,67 @@ class XIVProxyTest(test.TestCase):
         perf_name = p._check_perf_class_on_backend({})
         self.assertEqual('', perf_name)
 
+    def test_qos_class_name_contains_qos_type(self):
+        """Test backend naming
+
+        Test if the naming convention is correct
+        when getting the right specs with qos type
+        """
+        driver = mock.MagicMock()
+        driver.VERSION = "VERSION"
+
+        p = self.proxy(
+            self.default_storage_info,
+            mock.MagicMock(),
+            test_mock.cinder.exception,
+            driver)
+
+        p.ibm_storage_cli = mock.MagicMock()
+        p.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.perf_class_list.return_value.as_list = []
+        perf_name = p._check_perf_class_on_backend({'bw': '100',
+                                                    'type': 'independent'})
+
+        self.assertEqual('cinder-qos_bw_100_type_independent', perf_name)
+
+    def test_qos_called_with_type_parameter(self):
+        """Test xcli call for qos creation with type"""
+        driver = mock.MagicMock()
+        driver.VERSION = "VERSION"
+
+        p = self.proxy(
+            self.default_storage_info,
+            mock.MagicMock(),
+            test_mock.cinder.exception,
+            driver)
+
+        p.ibm_storage_cli = mock.MagicMock()
+        p.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.perf_class_list.return_value.as_list = []
+        perf_name = p._check_perf_class_on_backend({'bw': '100',
+                                                    'type': 'independent'})
+        p.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.perf_class_create.assert_called_once_with(
+            perf_class=perf_name,
+            type='independent')
+
+    def test_qos_called_with_wrong_type_parameter(self):
+        """Test xcli call for qos creation with wrong type"""
+        driver = mock.MagicMock()
+        driver.VERSION = "VERSION"
+
+        p = self.proxy(
+            self.default_storage_info,
+            mock.MagicMock(),
+            test_mock.cinder.exception,
+            driver)
+
+        p.ibm_storage_cli = mock.MagicMock()
+        p.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.perf_class_list.return_value.as_list = []
+        p.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.perf_class_create.side_effect = (
+            errors.XCLIError('llegal value'))
+
+        ex = getattr(p, "_get_exception")()
+        self.assertRaises(ex, p._check_perf_class_on_backend,
+                          {'bw': '100', 'type': 'BAD'})
+
     def test_qos_class_on_backend_name_correct(self):
         """Test backend naming
 
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
index 3e758a940c6..90f7f5cb413 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
     """Proxy between the Cinder Volume and Spectrum Accelerate Storage.
 
     Supports IBM XIV, Spectrum Accelerate, A9000, A9000R
+    Version: 2.1.0
+    Required pyxcli version: 1.1.2
+
+    2.0 - First open source driver version
+    2.1.0 - Support Consistency groups through Generic volume groups
+          - Support XIV\A9000 Volume independent QoS
+
     """
     async_rates = (
         Rate(rpo=120, schedule='00:01:00'),
@@ -172,6 +179,10 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
             self.ibm_storage_remote_cli = self._init_xcli(remote_id)
         self._event_service_start()
         self._update_stats()
+        LOG.info("IBM Storage %(common_ver)s "
+                 "xiv_proxy %(proxy_ver)s. ",
+                 {'common_ver': self.full_version,
+                  'proxy_ver': self.full_version})
         self._update_system_id()
         if remote_id:
             self._update_active_schedule_objects()
@@ -355,8 +366,10 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
 
             # list is not empty, check if class has the right values
             for perf_class in classes_list:
-                if (not perf_class.max_iops == specs.get('iops', '0') or
-                        not perf_class.max_bw == specs.get('bw', '0')):
+                if (not perf_class.get('max_iops',
+                                       None) == specs.get('iops', '0') or
+                        not perf_class.get('max_bw',
+                                           None) == specs.get('bw', '0')):
                     raise self.meta['exception'].VolumeBackendAPIException(
                         data=PERF_CLASS_VALUES_ERROR %
                         {'details': perf_class_name})
@@ -374,8 +387,16 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
     def _create_qos_class(self, perf_class_name, specs):
         """Create the qos class on the backend."""
         try:
-            self._call_xiv_xcli("perf_class_create",
-                                perf_class=perf_class_name)
+            # check if we have a shared (default) perf class
+            # or an independent perf class
+            if 'type_' in perf_class_name:
+                _type = perf_class_name.split('type_')[1]
+                self._call_xiv_xcli("perf_class_create",
+                                    perf_class=perf_class_name,
+                                    type=_type)
+            else:
+                self._call_xiv_xcli("perf_class_create",
+                                    perf_class=perf_class_name)
 
         except errors.XCLIError as e:
             details = self._get_code_and_status_or_message(e)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/xiv-new-qos-independent-type-58885c77efe24798.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/xiv-new-qos-independent-type-58885c77efe24798.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31b84528045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/xiv-new-qos-independent-type-58885c77efe24798.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Added independent and shared types for qos classes in XIV & A9000.
+    Shared type enables to share bandwidth and IO rates between volumes
+    of the same class. Independent type gives each volume the same
+    bandwidth and IO rates without being affected by other volumes in
+    the same qos class.