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name: satellite-host-storage-fusion
title: Attaching IBM Storage Fusion HCI hosts
description: IBM Storage Fusion is a container-native data platform for Red Hat® OpenShift® with enterprise-grade storage and data protection for mission-critical workloads.
last-updated: 2026-08-27
---

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# Attaching IBM Storage Fusion HCI hosts
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IBM Storage Fusion is a container-native data platform for Red Hat® OpenShift® with enterprise-grade storage and data protection for mission-critical workloads.
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Before you can create a Location and add IBM Storage Fusion HCI virtual machines as hosts, you must first order the required hardware. Then, you can deploy Storage Fusion to your Satellite Location. 

Get started by reviewing the benefits and solution brief of [IBM Storage Fusion HCI](https://www.ibm.com/products/storage-fusion){: external}.


Ready to order?
:   [Contact IBM Sales](https://www.ibm.com/products/storage-fusion){: external}

Ready to add IBM Storage Fusion HCI virtual machines as hosts?
:   See the [IBM Storage Fusion documentation](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-fusion){: external} for deployment steps.

## I added hosts to my location, what's next?
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Now that you added hosts to your location, you can assign them to your location control plane or to your IBM Cloud services.
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1. Assign [hosts to the location control plane](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-setup-control-plane&format=markdown) or [to your IBM Cloud services](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-assigning-hosts&format=markdown).
2. Create a [Satellite-enabled IBM Cloud service](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-managed-services&format=markdown), such as a [Red Hat OpenShift cluster](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?topic=openshift-satellite-clusters&format=markdown). You can even [register existing Red Hat OpenShift clusters to your location](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-register-openshift-clusters&format=markdown) to use as deployment targets.
3. [Manage your applications](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-cluster-config&format=markdown) with Satellite Config.
4. Create [Satellite cluster storage templates](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-storage-template-ov&format=markdown).
5. Learn more about the [Satellite Link component](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-link-location-cloud&format=markdown) and how you can use endpoints to manage the network traffic between your location and IBM Cloud.

Need help? Check out [Getting support](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-get-help&format=markdown) where you can find information about cloud status, issues, and logging; contacting support; and setting your email notification preferences for IBM Cloud platform-related items.