diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py
index 05db302596d..50e3f076b75 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ class VMAXCommonData(object):
                  {"symmetrixId": array_herc,
                   "model": "VMAXHERC",
                   "ucode": "5978.1091.1092"}]
+    version_details = {"version": "V9.0.0.1"}
 
     headroom = {"headroom": [{"headroomCapacity": 20348.29}]}
 
@@ -847,6 +848,8 @@ class FakeRequestsSession(object):
                 if job['jobId'] in url:
                     return_object = job
                     break
+        elif 'version' in url:
+            return_object = self.data.version_details
         else:
             for symm in self.data.symmetrix:
                 if symm['symmetrixId'] in url:
@@ -1652,6 +1655,13 @@ class VMAXRestTest(test.TestCase):
         array_details = self.rest.get_array_serial(self.data.failed_resource)
         self.assertIsNone(array_details)
 
+    def test_get_uni_version(self):
+        version, major_version = self.rest.get_uni_version()
+        self.assertEqual('90', major_version)
+        with mock.patch.object(self.rest, '_get_request', return_value=None):
+            version, major_version = self.rest.get_uni_version()
+            self.assertIsNone(major_version)
+
     def test_get_srp_by_name(self):
         ref_details = self.data.srp_details
         srp_details = self.rest.get_srp_by_name(
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/rest.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/rest.py
index 965877acb0b..aa21c52d810 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/rest.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/rest.py
@@ -430,6 +430,20 @@ class VMAXRest(object):
                 is_next_gen = True
         return is_next_gen
 
+    def get_uni_version(self):
+        """Get the unisphere version from the server.
+
+        :return: version and major_version(e.g. ("V8.4.0.16", "84"))
+        """
+        version, major_version = None, None
+        target_uri = "/%s/system/version" % U4V_VERSION
+        response = self._get_request(target_uri, 'version')
+        if response and response.get('version'):
+            version = response['version']
+            version_list = version.split('.')
+            major_version = version_list[0][1] + version_list[1]
+        return version, major_version
+
     def get_srp_by_name(self, array, srp=None):
         """Returns the details of a storage pool.
 
@@ -944,8 +958,10 @@ class VMAXRest(object):
         :returns: volume dict
         :raises: VolumeBackendAPIException
         """
+        version = self.get_uni_version()[1]
         volume_dict = self.get_resource(
-            array, SLOPROVISIONING, 'volume', resource_name=device_id)
+            array, SLOPROVISIONING, 'volume', resource_name=device_id,
+            version=version)
         if not volume_dict:
             exception_message = (_("Volume %(deviceID)s not found.")
                                  % {'deviceID': device_id})