loadRootCredentials()

	// Perform any self-tests
	bootstrapTrace("selftests", func() {
		bitrotSelfTest()
		erasureSelfTest()
		compressSelfTest()
	})

	// Initialize KMS configuration
	bootstrapTrace("handleKMSConfig", handleKMSConfig)

	// Initialize all help
	bootstrapTrace("initHelp", initHelp)

	// Initialize all sub-systems
	bootstrapTrace("initAllSubsystems", func() {

	// and allowed to save.
	z.poolMeta = newPoolMeta(z, poolMeta{})
	z.poolMeta.dontSave = true

	bootstrapTrace("newSharedLock", func() {
		globalLeaderLock = newSharedLock(GlobalContext, z, "leader.lock")
	})

	// Start self healing after the object initialization
	// so various tasks will be useful
	bootstrapTrace("initAutoHeal", func() {
		initAutoHeal(GlobalContext, z)
	})

	// initialize the object layer.