This indicates how this vHBA was instantiated, for example whether it comes directly from a static configuration or was instantiated dynamically from a template. An admin checks this to know whether editing the parent SAN connectivity template will automatically update this vHBA, or whether it was configured independently and will not inherit template changes. For example, a vHBA instantiated from an updating template will change automatically if the admin edits that template's QoS policy, while one instantiated statically will not.