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feat: introduce metal agent mode
Introduce a new operating mode called the metal agent mode.
The mode is activated by the presence of a /usr/etc/is-metal-agent
file under the root FS.
In this mode, Talos will:
- Only run the Initialize sequence, won't follow it up with the install/boot sequences
- Mark META/STATE partitions as
missing
, so they will always be detected as in "not installed" state. - Block applying configuration via API while in maintenance mode.
This mode can be used e.g., to collect hardware information from bare-metal servers.