diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py
index 930797d6bf5..65793a13a69 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py
@@ -1269,6 +1269,12 @@ class PowerMaxData(object):
                 'getDynamicRDFCapability': 'RDF1_Capable', 'RDFA': False},
             'timeFinderInfo': {'snapVXTgt': False, 'snapVXSrc': False}}]
 
+    priv_vol_func_response_multi_sg = deepcopy(priv_vol_func_response_single)
+    priv_vol_func_response_multi_sg[0].get('volumeHeader').update(
+        {'numStorageGroups': 2})
+    priv_vol_func_response_multi_sg[0].get('volumeHeader').update(
+        {'storageGroup': ['SG1', 'SG2']})
+
     volume_create_info_dict = {utils.ARRAY: array, utils.DEVICE_ID: device_id}
 
     volume_info_dict = {
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py
index e79d9d94c0e..f1cff7afdc3 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py
@@ -590,6 +590,11 @@ class PowerMaxUtilsTest(test.TestCase):
             self.assertFalse(
                 self.utils.is_volume_manageable(volume))
 
+    def test_is_volume_manageable_multi_sg(self):
+        for volume in self.data.priv_vol_func_response_multi_sg:
+            self.assertFalse(
+                self.utils.is_volume_manageable(volume))
+
     def test_is_snapshot_manageable(self):
         for volume in self.data.priv_vol_func_response_multi:
             self.assertTrue(
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py
index aeed7b9d332..eea56fbf714 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ class PowerMaxUtils(object):
         if vol_head['userDefinedIdentifier'][0:3] == 'OS-':
             return False
 
+        if vol_head.get('numStorageGroups', 0) > 1:
+            return False
+
         return True
 
     @staticmethod