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How to boot without bringing up storage

When creating and configuring the static nodes, HyperCloud and VM Squared will automatically mount and ingest all storage devices attached to the cluster. This can be suspended with the GRUB boot argument automount_suspend.

  • From a terminal GRUB interface, press 'e' to edit the boot line.

    GRUB wizard

  • At the line starting with "linux ...", append the automount_suspend argument.

    Edit boot

  • Key Ctrl-x or F10 to accept changes and boot the static node configuration.

  • Reboot to return to normal state.

Do not set flag during node installation; however, it can be set on the node’s first boot, after the installation is completed.