In static pinning, SAN pin groups are defined by the administrator on Fabric Interconnects using UCSM, which can be assigned to vHBAs or vHBA templates. Static pin groups are defined under the SAN tab of the UCSM navigation pane. In case of static pinning, if the uplink goes down, automatic re-pinning will not occur.

The steps for creating a static pin group and assigning to a vHBA are as follows:

1. Log into UCS Manager.
2. Click on the SAN tab in the navigation pane.
3. In the SAN tab, right-click on SAN Pin Groups or click on the + sign on the right-hand side to create a new global SAN pin group:

4. In the pop-up window, provide a name for the SAN pin group and bind the interfaces (uplink ports or port channels) to each Fabric Interconnect.
5. Click on OK to complete the configuration. A pop-up message will appear to make sure that the selected uplinks are in the same layer 2 network: