This release enhances operational continuity by significantly accelerating the resumption of background batch jobs after a node restart. Additionally, storage configuration is now more robust, automatically applying safe defaults to prevent errors during initial system setup and ensure data integrity.

### Improvements

*   Introduced a default storage parity setting to prevent configuration errors and ensure operational integrity during initial deployment. (#297)

### Bug Fixes

*   Resolved a delay that prevented timely resumption of background batch jobs, such as object expiration and replication, after a node restart. Recovery time for these critical operations is now consistently under 10 minutes. (#293)