diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent
index fc68c7fb..4f7a76c0 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/casper-bottom/99confluent
@@ -11,8 +11,20 @@ MGR=$(grep ^MANAGER: /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info|head -n 1| aw
 MGTIFACE=$(grep $MGR /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info | grep ^EXTMGRINFO: | head -n 1 | awk -F'|' '{print $2}')
 oum=$(umask)
 umask 077
-chroot . custom-installation/confluent/bin/clortho $NODENAME $MGR > /root/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey
-MGR=[$MGR]
+if [ -e /tmp/cnflnthmackeytmp ]; then
+    hmackeyfile=/tmp/cnflnthmackeytmp
+    echo -n $(grep ^apitoken: /tmp/identdata/cnflnt.yml|awk '{print $2}') > $hmackeyfile
+    passfile=/tmp/cnflnttmppassfile
+    passcrypt=/tmp/cnflntcryptfile
+    hmacfile=/tmp/cnflnthmacfile
+    chroot . ln -sf /custom-installation/confluent/bin/clortho custom-installation/confluent/bin/genpasshmac
+    cp $hmackeyfile tmp
+    chroot . custom-installation/confluent/bin/genpasshmac $passfile $passcrypt $hmacfile $hmackeyfile
+    chroot . curl -f -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $NODENAME" -H "CONFLUENT_CRYPTHMAC: $(cat $hmacfile)" -d @/tmp/cnflntcryptfile  https://$MGR/confluent-api/self/registerapikey
+else
+    chroot . custom-installation/confluent/bin/clortho $NODENAME $MGR > /root/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey
+    MGR=[$MGR]
+fi
 deploycfg=/root/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
 if [ -z "$MGTIFACE" ]; then
 	chroot . usr/bin/curl -f -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $NODENAME" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $(cat /root//custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey)" https://${MGR}/confluent-api/self/deploycfg > $deploycfg
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
index ffc13c1b..1e632017 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
@@ -5,10 +5,48 @@ done
 mkdir -p /custom-installation
 cp -a /opt/confluent /custom-installation
 touch /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info
-while ! grep NODENAME /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info; do
-    /opt/confluent/bin/copernicus -t > /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info
+TRIES=5
+while [ ! -e /dev/disk ] && [ $TRIES -gt 0 ]; do
+    sleep 2
+    TRIES=$((TRIES - 1))
 done
-MGR="[$(grep MANAGER: /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')]"
+if [ -e /dev/disk/by-label/CNFLNT_IDNT ]; then
+    tmnt=/tmp/idntmnt
+    mkdir -p /tmp/identdata/
+    mkdir -p $tmnt
+    tcfg=/tmp/idnttmp
+    mount /dev/disk/by-label/CNFLNT_IDNT $tmnt
+    cp -a $tmnt/* /tmp/identdata/
+    cd $tmnt
+    deploysrvs=$(sed -n '/^deploy_servers:/,/^[^-]/p' cnflnt.yml |grep ^-|sed -e 's/^- //'|grep -v :)
+    sed -n '/^net_cfgs:/,/^[^- ]/{/^[^- ]/!p}' cnflnt.yml |sed -n '/^-/,/^-/{/^-/!p}'| sed -e 's/^[- ]*//'> $tcfg
+    autoconfigmethod=$(grep ^ipv4_method: $tcfg)
+    autoconfigmethod=${autoconfigmethod#ipv4_method: }
+    . /scripts/functions
+    if [ "$autoconfigmethod" = "static" ]; then
+        TRYNIC=$(ip link|grep LOWER_UP|awk '{print $2}'|sed -e s/:$//)
+        MYIP=$(grep ^ipv4_address: $tcfg | awk '{print $2}'|sed -e s'!/.*!!')
+        MYGW=$(grep ^ipv4_gateway: $tcfg | awk '{print $2}')
+        MYNM=$(grep ^ipv4_netmask: $tcfg | awk '{print $2}')
+        ipconfig -d $MYIP::$MYGW:$MYNM::$TRYNIC
+    else
+        configure_networking
+    fi
+    MGR=$deploysrvs
+    NODENAME=$(grep ^nodename: /tmp/idntmnt/cnflnt.yml | awk '{print $2}')
+    echo "NODENAME: $NODENAME" >> /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info
+    echo "MANAGER: $MGR" >> /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info
+    echo "EXTMGRINFO: $MGR||1" >> /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info
+    hmackeyfile=/tmp/cnflnthmackeytmp
+    echo -n $(grep ^apitoken: cnflnt.yml|awk '{print $2}') > $hmackeyfile
+    cd -
+    umount $tmnt
+else
+    while ! grep NODENAME /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info; do
+        /opt/confluent/bin/copernicus -t > /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info
+    done
+    MGR="[$(grep MANAGER: /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')]"
+fi
 osprofile=$(sed -e 's/.*osprofile=//' -e 's/ .*//' /proc/cmdline)
 cat /proc/cmdline > /custom-installation/confluent/cmdline.orig
 if [ -f /custom-installation/autocons.info ]; then