Log in to the SCP management platform. Go to Resource Center to select the resource pool that needs FC storage, click Storage > External Storage > External StorageList click New select FC. Fill in the following information:
Storage Resource: selected the target FC storage.
Name: Fill in the name for the storage.
Description: Fill in the description for the storage.
Storage tag: It is mainly used to differentiate between different types of storage, enabling better management and utilization of storage resources within resource pools and clusters.
• High Performance Storage: High read/write performance, suitable for creating high-performance cloud hosts.
• Performance Sensitive Storage: Strong read/write performance, but relatively older, typically referring to legacy storage.
• Capacity Sensitive Storage: Average read/write performance, but large in capacity, high in security, and cost-effective.
Connected nodes: Choose the nodes within the cluster that this storage needs to connect to, based on actual requirements. Click OK fill in the Sangfor platform password in the pop-up windows, then click OK.
Space Reclamation: Refers to the actual storage space that is freed up after files are deleted.
Other: check Add this datastore to VM backup repositories as well you can add this datastore VM backup repositories at the same time.
Waiting for the addition process to be completed, after the FC add complete you can see the FC storage in the External Storage List page and the status is normal.