diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/firstboot.d/.gitignore b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/firstboot.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/post.d/.gitignore b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/post.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.d/.gitignore b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh
index 54fea7c2..7f386698 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -38,15 +38,20 @@ if grep ^ntpservers: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then
     echo '</ntp_servers></ntp-client>' >> /tmp/ntp.cfg
     ntpcfg=$(paste -sd '' /tmp/ntp.cfg)
 fi
-mdadm --assemble --scan
-run_remote_python getinstalldisk
-if grep ^md /tmp/installdisk > /dev/null; then
-   for md in /dev/disk/*/*; do
-	rmd=$(readlink $md)
-	if echo $rmd|grep $(cat /tmp/installdisk)$ > /dev/null; then
-	    echo ${md#/dev/} > /tmp/installdisk
-	fi
-   done
+export confluent_mgr confluent_profile nodename
+run_remote pre.custom
+run_remote_parts pre.d
+if [ ! -e /tmp/installdisk ]; then
+    mdadm --assemble --scan
+    run_remote_python getinstalldisk
+    if grep ^md /tmp/installdisk > /dev/null; then
+    for md in /dev/disk/*/*; do
+        rmd=$(readlink $md)
+        if echo $rmd|grep $(cat /tmp/installdisk)$ > /dev/null; then
+            echo ${md#/dev/} > /tmp/installdisk
+        fi
+    done
+    fi
 fi
 sed -e s'!'%%INSTDISK%%'!'/dev/$(cat /tmp/installdisk)'!' -e s'!'%%NODENAME%%'!'$nodename'!' -e 's!<networking\(.*\)>!'"$ntpcfg"'<networking\1>!' -e "s?%%ROOTPASSWORD%%?${rootpw}?" /tmp/profile/autoinst.xml > /tmp/profile/modified.xml
 if grep append /tmp/bootloader.xml > /dev/null; then
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/firstboot.d/.gitignore b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/firstboot.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/post.d/.gitignore b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/post.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/pre.d/.gitignore b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/pre.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/pre.sh
index 54fea7c2..7f386698 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/server/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -38,15 +38,20 @@ if grep ^ntpservers: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then
     echo '</ntp_servers></ntp-client>' >> /tmp/ntp.cfg
     ntpcfg=$(paste -sd '' /tmp/ntp.cfg)
 fi
-mdadm --assemble --scan
-run_remote_python getinstalldisk
-if grep ^md /tmp/installdisk > /dev/null; then
-   for md in /dev/disk/*/*; do
-	rmd=$(readlink $md)
-	if echo $rmd|grep $(cat /tmp/installdisk)$ > /dev/null; then
-	    echo ${md#/dev/} > /tmp/installdisk
-	fi
-   done
+export confluent_mgr confluent_profile nodename
+run_remote pre.custom
+run_remote_parts pre.d
+if [ ! -e /tmp/installdisk ]; then
+    mdadm --assemble --scan
+    run_remote_python getinstalldisk
+    if grep ^md /tmp/installdisk > /dev/null; then
+    for md in /dev/disk/*/*; do
+        rmd=$(readlink $md)
+        if echo $rmd|grep $(cat /tmp/installdisk)$ > /dev/null; then
+            echo ${md#/dev/} > /tmp/installdisk
+        fi
+    done
+    fi
 fi
 sed -e s'!'%%INSTDISK%%'!'/dev/$(cat /tmp/installdisk)'!' -e s'!'%%NODENAME%%'!'$nodename'!' -e 's!<networking\(.*\)>!'"$ntpcfg"'<networking\1>!' -e "s?%%ROOTPASSWORD%%?${rootpw}?" /tmp/profile/autoinst.xml > /tmp/profile/modified.xml
 if grep append /tmp/bootloader.xml > /dev/null; then