1. A method comprising: a first node in a clustered multi-node storage system that manages storage data on a set of multiple shared storage devices performing bootstrapping operations; broadcasting, to a plurality of nodes in said clustered multi-node storage system, a request for other running nodes in said clustered multi-node storage system to send configuration information to said first node; receiving, from a second node from said plurality of nodes in said clustered multi-node storage system, a response to said request with configuration information; and said first node completing performing the bootstrapping operations based on said configuration information.