Do not automount firewire or usb disk at startup

Hi
I do have a Xserve with Xraid via (fiber link)
Xraid do have 2 partitions MailStore and FileStore.
I do use external disks (usb/firewire) to do a quick backup,one is called FileStore and the other MailStore.
when mounted OSx mount them as 'FileStore 1' and 'MailStore 1'
I use this for DR since I can just connect the external disks to another system and use them like if they were the 'real ' thing or use the other server as a DR server.
THe problem is:
If the server reboots (for any reason) the external disks will be mounted first if they are present then the Xraid which is no good because the system will be using the wrong disks hence writing the data on the wrong volume.
How can I 'disable' the automount of the external drive.
Or how can I force the mount of the Xraid before the external drive
Regards,
Andre

pnahoj, welcome to the forum,
had you updated R&R at some point before you ran the backup? It may be possible that your backup was made with a newer version than the one that is now loaded.
Are you attaching the usb drive before booting or hot plugging it? Ensure it is attached before booting; my experience says this works, hot plugging doesn't.
Thanks
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