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docs: add note for why FAT is not supported for removable datastores

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Signed-off-by: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com>
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@ -172,9 +172,14 @@ mounted and unmounted. Other than that they behave the same way a normal datasto
would.
They can be created on already correctly formatted partitions, which, as with normal
datastores, should be either ``ext4`` or ``xfs``. It is also possible to create them
on completely unused disks through "Administration" > "Disks / Storage" > "Directory",
using this method the disk will be partitioned and formatted automatically for the datastore.
datastores, should be either ``ext4`` or ``xfs``.
.. note:: FAT filesystems don't support the concept of POSIX file ownership. Since
datastores rely on it, removable datastores can't be created on those filesystems.
It is also possible to create them on completely unused disks through
"Administration" > "Disks / Storage" > "Directory", using this method the disk will
be partitioned and formatted automatically for the datastore.
Devices with only one datastore on them will be mounted automatically. Unmounting has
to be done through the UI by clicking "Unmount" on the summary page or using the CLI.