Now we will configure the storage, which includes both local storage and SAN connectivity vHBAs. The steps are as follows:

1. On the SAN Connectivity page, configure vHBAs. Similar to vNICs, there are the following multiple options for creating vHBAs:
   • Simple: The Simple option will create two vHBAs. Existing VSAN IDs can be assigned to the vHBAs or VSAN IDs can be created using the + sign. You also need to assign a WWNN pool or create an new WWNN pool using the + sign.
   • Expert: The Expert mode can be used to create any number (depending upon the mezzanine card model) of vHBA adapters. vHBAs can be configured manually or vHBA templates can also be created.
   • No vHBA: No vHBAs will be created. vHBAs can be added to a service profile later.
   • Hardware Inherited: This option creates vHBAs using the burned-in identities. This is the same as creating vHBAs in a basic service profile creation.
   • Use Connectivity Policy: Use this option to select a SAN connectivity policy.

2. In this example, we will use the Expert mode to create vHBAs. Selecting the Expert mode will change the screen configuration options.
3. Select an existing WWNN pool for WWNN number assignments or create a new WWNN pool by clicking on the + sign.
4. Click on the + sign near Add to create a new vHBA. A new pop-up page will provide options for configuring the vHBA:

5. On the pop-up page, you may either manually create the vHBA by assigning a WWNN address pool, fabric ID, VSAN membership, and various policies such as the QoS and adapter policy, or use an existing vHBA template. You can also quickly create a new vHBA template by clicking on the + sign on the same page.
6. In this example, we will use an existing vHBA template, refer to Chapter 6, Configuring SAN Connectivity, that discuss the procedure to create vHBA template. Click on the Use vHBA Template checkbox:

7. Clicking on the checkbox will change the screen. On the next screen, assign a Name to vHBA, select an existing vHBA template to abstract the vHBA configuration, or create a new vHBA template by clicking on the + sign. You can also assign an existing Adapter Policy for traffic optimization or create a new adapter policy.
8. Repeat steps 7 to 10 to create more vHBAs for the service profile.
9. In this example, we configured two vHBAs. You may configure the required number of vHBAs as per the requirements of your environment. Click on Next after the vHBAs creation.