diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/base/doc.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/base/doc.go
index b3c9c30f5..cce62e86f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/base/doc.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/base/doc.go
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ type Client interface {
 type Validator interface {
 	// Validate that a VM's disk backing storage has been mapped.
 	StorageMapped(vmRef ref.Ref) (bool, error)
+	// Validate that a VM's direct LUN/FC has the details (oVirt only)
+	DirectStorage(vmRef ref.Ref) (bool, error)
 	// Validate that a VM's networks have been mapped.
 	NetworksMapped(vmRef ref.Ref) (bool, error)
 	// Validate that a VM's Host isn't in maintenance mode.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go
index 2dbdf6a26..1cc5341a3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ocp/validator.go
@@ -179,3 +179,8 @@ func (r *Validator) NetworksMapped(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Validator) DirectStorage(vmRef ref.Ref) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/openstack/validator.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/openstack/validator.go
index 3c14be692..8531805a6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/openstack/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/openstack/validator.go
@@ -110,3 +110,8 @@ func (r *Validator) PodNetwork(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 	ok = podMapped <= 1
 	return
 }
+
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Validator) DirectStorage(vmRef ref.Ref) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ova/validator.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ova/validator.go
index 590d1ebc0..9f73a60aa 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ova/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ova/validator.go
@@ -108,3 +108,8 @@ func (r *Validator) MaintenanceMode(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 	ok = true
 	return
 }
+
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Validator) DirectStorage(vmRef ref.Ref) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/BUILD.bazel
index f61362258..539a508c0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/controller/plan/adapter/base",
         "//pkg/controller/plan/context",
         "//pkg/controller/plan/util",
+        "//pkg/controller/provider/container",
         "//pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt",
         "//pkg/controller/provider/web",
         "//pkg/controller/provider/web/base",
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/client.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/client.go
index 0217149f3..c65d791a9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/client.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/client.go
@@ -286,6 +286,22 @@ func (r *Client) getVM(vmRef ref.Ref) (ovirtVm *ovirtsdk.Vm, vmService *ovirtsdk
 			vmRef.String())
 		return
 	}
+	//system, err := r.connection.SystemService().Get().Send()
+	//product_info
+	/*
+		//	<product_info>
+		//	  <name>oVirt Engine</name>
+		//	  <vendor>ovirt.org</vendor>
+		//	  <version>
+		//	    <build>4</build>
+		//	    <full_version>4.0.4</full_version>
+		//	    <major>4</major>
+		//	    <minor>0</minor>
+		//	    <revision>0</revision>
+		//	  </version>
+		//	</product_info>
+	*/
+
 	vmService = r.connection.SystemService().VmsService().VmService(vm.ID)
 	vmResponse, err := vmService.Get().Query("correlation_id", r.Migration.Name).Send()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/validator.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/validator.go
index 5716b850f..2a96dd757 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/ovirt/validator.go
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 package ovirt
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+
 	api "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/apis/forklift/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/apis/forklift/v1beta1/ref"
+	"github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/controller/provider/container"
 	"github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/controller/provider/web"
 	model "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/controller/provider/web/ovirt"
 	liberr "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/lib/error"
 	"github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/settings"
 )
 
-// vSphere validator.
+// oVirt validator.
 type Validator struct {
 	plan      *api.Plan
 	inventory web.Client
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@ func (r *Validator) PodNetwork(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 
 // Validate that a VM's disk backing storage has been mapped.
 func (r *Validator) StorageMapped(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
-	// TODO validate ovirt version > ovirt-engine-4.5.2.1 (https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-engine/commit/e7c1f585863a332bcecfc8c3d909c9a3a56eb922)
 	if r.plan.Referenced.Map.Storage == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -106,20 +108,96 @@ func (r *Validator) StorageMapped(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 			vmRef.String())
 		return
 	}
+
 	for _, da := range vm.DiskAttachments {
 		if da.Disk.StorageType != "lun" {
 			if !r.plan.Referenced.Map.Storage.Status.Refs.Find(ref.Ref{ID: da.Disk.StorageDomain}) {
 				return
 			}
-		} else if len(da.Disk.Lun.LogicalUnits.LogicalUnit) > 0 {
-			// Have LUN disk but without the relevant data. This might happen with older oVirt versions.
-			return
 		}
 	}
 	ok = true
 	return
 }
 
+// Validates oVirt version in case we use direct LUN/FC storage
+func (r *Validator) DirectStorage(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
+	if r.plan.Referenced.Map.Storage == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	vm := &model.Workload{}
+	err = r.inventory.Find(vm, vmRef)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = liberr.Wrap(
+			err,
+			"VM not found in inventory.",
+			"vm",
+			vmRef.String())
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, da := range vm.DiskAttachments {
+		if da.Disk.StorageType == "lun" {
+			if len(da.Disk.Lun.LogicalUnits.LogicalUnit) > 0 {
+				if ok, err := r.checkOvirtVersion(); err != nil || !ok {
+					return ok, err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	ok = true
+	return
+}
+
+// Checks the version for ovirt direct LUN/FC
+func (r *Validator) checkOvirtVersion() (ok bool, err error) {
+	// validate ovirt version > ovirt-engine-4.5.2.1 (https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-engine/commit/e7c1f585863a332bcecfc8c3d909c9a3a56eb922)
+	rl := container.Build(nil, r.plan.Referenced.Provider.Source, r.plan.Referenced.Secret)
+	major, minor, build, revision, err := rl.Version()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	val, err := strconv.Atoi(major)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if val != 4 {
+		if val > 4 {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	val, err = strconv.Atoi(minor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if val != 5 {
+		if val > 5 {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	val, err = strconv.Atoi(build)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if val != 2 {
+		if val > 2 {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	val, err = strconv.Atoi(revision)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if val < 1 {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	ok = true
+	return
+}
+
 // Validate that a VM's Host isn't in maintenance mode. No-op for oVirt.
 func (r *Validator) MaintenanceMode(_ ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 	ok = true
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/vsphere/validator.go b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/vsphere/validator.go
index 404cb26a6..bd01649c6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/vsphere/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/adapter/vsphere/validator.go
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ func (r *Validator) MaintenanceMode(vmRef ref.Ref) (ok bool, err error) {
 	ok = !host.InMaintenanceMode
 	return
 }
+
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Validator) DirectStorage(vmRef ref.Ref) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/plan/validation.go b/pkg/controller/plan/validation.go
index d71cfe9ca..0935a6378 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/plan/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/plan/validation.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	libcnd "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/lib/condition"
 	liberr "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/lib/error"
 	libref "github.com/konveyor/forklift-controller/pkg/lib/ref"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	k8serr "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	k8svalidation "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 	VMAlreadyExists              = "VMAlreadyExists"
 	VMNetworksNotMapped          = "VMNetworksNotMapped"
 	VMStorageNotMapped           = "VMStorageNotMapped"
+	VMStorageNotSupported        = "VMStorageNotSupported"
 	VMMultiplePodNetworkMappings = "VMMultiplePodNetworkMappings"
 	HostNotReady                 = "HostNotReady"
 	DuplicateVM                  = "DuplicateVM"
@@ -342,6 +344,14 @@ func (r *Reconciler) validateVM(plan *api.Plan) error {
 		Message:  "VM has unmapped storage.",
 		Items:    []string{},
 	}
+	unsupportedStorage := libcnd.Condition{
+		Type:     VMStorageNotSupported,
+		Status:   True,
+		Reason:   NotValid,
+		Category: Critical,
+		Message:  "VM has unsupported storage. Direct LUN/FC in oVirt requires version 4.5.2.1",
+		Items:    []string{},
+	}
 	maintenanceMode := libcnd.Condition{
 		Type:     HostNotReady,
 		Status:   True,
@@ -411,6 +421,12 @@ func (r *Reconciler) validateVM(plan *api.Plan) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if plan.Referenced.Secret == nil {
+			err = r.setupSecret(plan)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		if plan.Referenced.Map.Network != nil {
 			ok, err := validator.NetworksMapped(*ref)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -435,6 +451,13 @@ func (r *Reconciler) validateVM(plan *api.Plan) error {
 			if !ok {
 				unmappedStorage.Items = append(unmappedStorage.Items, ref.String())
 			}
+			ok, err = validator.DirectStorage(*ref)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if !ok {
+				unsupportedStorage.Items = append(unsupportedStorage.Items, ref.String())
+			}
 		}
 		ok, err := validator.MaintenanceMode(*ref)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -491,6 +514,9 @@ func (r *Reconciler) validateVM(plan *api.Plan) error {
 	if len(unmappedStorage.Items) > 0 {
 		plan.Status.SetCondition(unmappedStorage)
 	}
+	if len(unsupportedStorage.Items) > 0 {
+		plan.Status.SetCondition(unsupportedStorage)
+	}
 	if len(maintenanceMode.Items) > 0 {
 		plan.Status.SetCondition(maintenanceMode)
 	}
@@ -670,3 +696,17 @@ func (r *Reconciler) validateVddkImage(plan *api.Plan) (err error) {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (r *Reconciler) setupSecret(plan *api.Plan) (err error) {
+	key := client.ObjectKey{
+		Namespace: plan.Referenced.Provider.Source.Spec.Secret.Namespace,
+		Name:      plan.Referenced.Provider.Source.Spec.Secret.Name,
+	}
+	secret := v1.Secret{}
+	err = r.Get(context.TODO(), key, &secret)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	plan.Referenced.Secret = &secret
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ocp/collector.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ocp/collector.go
index 349be939b..5f126f07e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ocp/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ocp/collector.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ func New(db libmodel.DB, provider *api.Provider, secret *core.Secret) libcontain
 	}
 }
 
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Collector) Version() (_, _, _, _ string, err error) {
+	return
+}
+
 // OCP collector.
 type Collector struct {
 	*libocp.Collector
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/openstack/collector.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/openstack/collector.go
index 87b4e0236..a1535e5c4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/openstack/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/openstack/collector.go
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ func (r *Collector) Test() (_ int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Collector) Version() (_ , _, _, _ string, err error) {
+	return
+}
+
 // Start the collector.
 func (r *Collector) Start() error {
 	ctx := Context{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ova/collector.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ova/collector.go
index 6e5e64fe2..610ee33fc 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ova/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ova/collector.go
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ func (r *Collector) Test() (_ int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Collector) Version() (_, _, _, _ string, err error) {
+	return
+}
+
 // Start the collector.
 func (r *Collector) Start() error {
 	ctx := Context{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/client.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/client.go
index beae959ee..e9d9a9e4f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/client.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/client.go
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ func (r *Client) get(path string, object interface{}, param ...libweb.Param) (er
 }
 
 // Get system.
-func (r *Client) system() (s *System, status int, err error) {
+func (r *Client) system() (system *System, status int, err error) {
 	status, err = r.connect()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	system := &System{}
+	system = &System{}
 	status, err = r.client.Get(r.url, system)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/collector.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/collector.go
index 4972561b1..df700add2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/collector.go
@@ -133,6 +133,21 @@ func (r *Collector) Test() (status int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (r *Collector) Version() (major, minor, build, revision string, err error) {
+	system, _, err := r.client.system()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	version := strings.Split(system.Product.Version.FullVersion, ".")
+	major = version[0]
+	minor = version[1]
+	build = version[2]
+	if len(version) > 3 {
+		revision = strings.Split(version[3], "-")[0]
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // Start the collector.
 func (r *Collector) Start() error {
 	ctx := Context{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/resource.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/resource.go
index b925308c5..f7bcb4c9e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/ovirt/resource.go
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ type System struct {
 		Name    string `json:"name"`
 		Vendor  string `json:"vendor"`
 		Version struct {
-			Build    string `json:"build"`
-			Major    string `json:"major"`
-			Minor    string `json:"minor"`
-			Revision string `json:"revision"`
+			Build       string `json:"build"`
+			Major       string `json:"major"`
+			Minor       string `json:"minor"`
+			Revision    string `json:"revision"`
+			FullVersion string `json:"full_version"`
 		} `json:"version"`
 	} `json:"product_info"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/collector.go b/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/collector.go
index aeb82c93c..c427f02f6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/provider/container/vsphere/collector.go
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ func (r *Collector) Test() (status int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// NO-OP
+func (r *Collector) Version() (_, _, _, _ string, err error) {
+	return
+}
+
 // Start the collector.
 func (r *Collector) Start() error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
diff --git a/pkg/lib/inventory/container/container.go b/pkg/lib/inventory/container/container.go
index 525ce156d..90e5ea17a 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/inventory/container/container.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/inventory/container/container.go
@@ -148,4 +148,6 @@ type Collector interface {
 	Test() (int, error)
 	// Reset
 	Reset()
+	// Get the system verion - only ovirt
+	Version() (string, string, string, string, error)
 }