From d8777c0f9bbb2cf3601f5641e8fb1f418708e384 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hannes Laimer Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:34:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add note for why FAT is not supported for removable datastores Signed-off-by: Hannes Laimer --- docs/storage.rst | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/storage.rst b/docs/storage.rst index bf97f57a..69b4200c 100644 --- a/docs/storage.rst +++ b/docs/storage.rst @@ -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.