diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_mnode/src/mmInt.c b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_mnode/src/mmInt.c
index b3b740f0fb..b1b7a90db8 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_mnode/src/mmInt.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_mnode/src/mmInt.c
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ static int32_t mmRequire(const SMgmtInputOpt *pInput, bool *required) {
   return code;
 }
 
-static void mmBuildConfigForDeploy(SMnodeMgmt *pMgmt) {
-  persistGlobalConfig(getGlobalCfg(tsCfg), pMgmt->path, tsmmConfigVersion);
-}
-
 static void mmBuildOptionForDeploy(SMnodeMgmt *pMgmt, const SMgmtInputOpt *pInput, SMnodeOpt *pOption) {
   pOption->deploy = true;
   pOption->msgCb = pMgmt->msgCb;
@@ -124,7 +120,6 @@ static int32_t mmOpen(SMgmtInputOpt *pInput, SMgmtOutputOpt *pOutput) {
     dInfo("mnode start to deploy");
     pMgmt->pData->dnodeId = 1;
     mmBuildOptionForDeploy(pMgmt, pInput, &option);
-    mmBuildConfigForDeploy(pMgmt);
   } else {
     dInfo("mnode start to open");
     mmBuildOptionForOpen(pMgmt, &option);
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndConfig.h b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndConfig.h
index 22a115b30b..b054e3c855 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndConfig.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndConfig.h
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
-int32_t        mndInitConfig(SMnode *pMnode);
+int32_t mndInitConfig(SMnode *pMnode);
+
 SSdbRaw       *mnCfgActionEncode(SConfigItem *pCfg);
 SSdbRow       *mndCfgActionDecode(SSdbRaw *pRaw);
 static int32_t mndCfgActionInsert(SSdb *pSdb, SConfigItem *item);
 static int32_t mndCfgActionDelete(SSdb *pSdb, SConfigItem *item);
 static int32_t mndCfgActionUpdate(SSdb *pSdb, SConfigItem *oldItem, SConfigItem *newItem);
+static int32_t mndCfgActionDeploy(SMnode *pMnode);
+static int32_t mndCfgActionPrepare(SMnode *pMnode);
 
 static int32_t mndProcessConfigReq(SRpcMsg *pReq);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConfig.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConfig.c
index 59fdc6260a..bf864d64b8 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConfig.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConfig.c
@@ -29,28 +29,22 @@ int32_t mndSetCreateConfigCommitLogs(STrans *pTrans, SConfigItem *item);
 
 int32_t mndInitConfig(SMnode *pMnode) {
   int32_t   code = 0;
-  SSdbTable table = {
-      .sdbType = SDB_CFG,
-      .keyType = SDB_KEY_INT32,
-      .encodeFp = (SdbEncodeFp)mnCfgActionEncode,
-      .decodeFp = (SdbDecodeFp)mndCfgActionDecode,
-      .insertFp = (SdbInsertFp)mndCfgActionInsert,
-      .updateFp = (SdbUpdateFp)mndCfgActionUpdate,
-      .deleteFp = (SdbDeleteFp)mndCfgActionDelete,
-  };
-
-  if (pMnode->deploy) {
-    mndInitWriteCfg(pMnode);
-  } else {
-    mndInitReadCfg(pMnode);
-  }
+  SSdbTable table = {.sdbType = SDB_CFG,
+                     .keyType = SDB_KEY_BINARY,
+                     .encodeFp = (SdbEncodeFp)mnCfgActionEncode,
+                     .decodeFp = (SdbDecodeFp)mndCfgActionDecode,
+                     .insertFp = (SdbInsertFp)mndCfgActionInsert,
+                     .updateFp = (SdbUpdateFp)mndCfgActionUpdate,
+                     .deleteFp = (SdbDeleteFp)mndCfgActionDelete,
+                     .deployFp = (SdbDeployFp)mndCfgActionDeploy,
+                     .prepareFp = (SdbPrepareFp)mndCfgActionPrepare};
 
   mndSetMsgHandle(pMnode, TDMT_MND_CONFIG, mndProcessConfigReq);
 
   return sdbSetTable(pMnode->pSdb, table);
 }
 
-SSdbRaw *mnCfgActionEncode(SConfigItem *pCfg) {
+SSdbRaw *mnCfgActionEncode(SConfigItem *pItem) {
   int32_t code = 0;
   int32_t lino = 0;
   terrno = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
@@ -60,26 +54,25 @@ SSdbRaw *mnCfgActionEncode(SConfigItem *pCfg) {
   SSdbRaw *pRaw = sdbAllocRaw(SDB_CFG, CFG_VER_NUMBER, size);
   if (pRaw == NULL) goto _OVER;
 
-  int32_t      dataPos = 0;
-  SConfigItem *item = NULL;
-  SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, strlen(item->name), _OVER)
-  SDB_SET_BINARY(pRaw, dataPos, item->name, strlen(item->name), _OVER)
-  SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, item->dtype, _OVER)
-  switch (item->dtype) {
+  int32_t dataPos = 0;
+  SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, strlen(pItem->name), _OVER)
+  SDB_SET_BINARY(pRaw, dataPos, pItem->name, strlen(pItem->name), _OVER)
+  SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, pItem->dtype, _OVER)
+  switch (pItem->dtype) {
     case CFG_DTYPE_NONE:
       break;
     case CFG_DTYPE_BOOL:
-      SDB_SET_BOOL(pRaw, dataPos, item->bval, _OVER)
+      SDB_SET_BOOL(pRaw, dataPos, pItem->bval, _OVER)
       break;
     case CFG_DTYPE_INT32:
-      SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, item->i32, _OVER);
+      SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, pItem->i32, _OVER);
       break;
     case CFG_DTYPE_INT64:
-      SDB_SET_INT64(pRaw, dataPos, item->i64, _OVER);
+      SDB_SET_INT64(pRaw, dataPos, pItem->i64, _OVER);
       break;
     case CFG_DTYPE_FLOAT:
     case CFG_DTYPE_DOUBLE:
-      (void)sprintf(buf, "%f", item->fval);
+      (void)sprintf(buf, "%f", pItem->fval);
       SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, strlen(buf), _OVER)
       SDB_SET_BINARY(pRaw, dataPos, buf, strlen(buf), _OVER)
       break;
@@ -88,8 +81,8 @@ SSdbRaw *mnCfgActionEncode(SConfigItem *pCfg) {
     case CFG_DTYPE_LOCALE:
     case CFG_DTYPE_CHARSET:
     case CFG_DTYPE_TIMEZONE:
-      SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, strlen(item->str), _OVER)
-      SDB_SET_BINARY(pRaw, dataPos, item->str, strlen(item->str), _OVER)
+      SDB_SET_INT32(pRaw, dataPos, strlen(pItem->str), _OVER)
+      SDB_SET_BINARY(pRaw, dataPos, pItem->str, strlen(pItem->str), _OVER)
       break;
   }
 
@@ -101,7 +94,7 @@ _OVER:
     sdbFreeRaw(pRaw);
     return NULL;
   }
-  mTrace("cfg encode to raw:%p, row:%p", pRaw, pCfg);
+  mTrace("cfg encode to raw:%p, row:%p", pRaw, pItem);
   return pRaw;
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +114,7 @@ SSdbRow *mndCfgActionDecode(SSdbRaw *pRaw) {
     goto _OVER;
   }
 
-  pRow = sdbAllocRow(sizeof(SSdbRaw));
+  pRow = sdbAllocRow(sizeof(SConfigItem));
   if (pRow == NULL) goto _OVER;
 
   item = sdbGetRowObj(pRow);
@@ -184,6 +177,10 @@ static int32_t mndCfgActionUpdate(SSdb *pSdb, SConfigItem *pOld, SConfigItem *pN
   return 0;
 }
 
+static int32_t mndCfgActionDeploy(SMnode *pMnode) { return mndInitWriteCfg(pMnode); }
+
+static int32_t mndCfgActionPrepare(SMnode *pMnode) { return mndInitConfig(pMnode); }
+
 static int32_t mndProcessConfigReq(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
   SMnode    *pMnode = pReq->info.node;
   SConfigReq configReq = {0};
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndMain.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndMain.c
index 4cdad9825f..8fdbefa496 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndMain.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndMain.c
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ static int32_t mndAllocStep(SMnode *pMnode, char *name, MndInitFp initFp, MndCle
 
 static int32_t mndInitSteps(SMnode *pMnode) {
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-wal", mndInitWal, mndCloseWal));
-  TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-config", mndInitConfig, mndCleanupArbGroup));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-sdb", mndInitSdb, mndCleanupSdb));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-trans", mndInitTrans, mndCleanupTrans));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-cluster", mndInitCluster, mndCleanupCluster));
@@ -639,7 +638,7 @@ static int32_t mndInitSteps(SMnode *pMnode) {
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-query", mndInitQuery, mndCleanupQuery));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-sync", mndInitSync, mndCleanupSync));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-telem", mndInitTelem, mndCleanupTelem));
-
+  TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(mndAllocStep(pMnode, "mnode-config", mndInitConfig, mndCleanupArbGroup));
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -798,6 +797,12 @@ int32_t mndStart(SMnode *pMnode) {
       return -1;
     }
     mndSetRestored(pMnode, true);
+  } else {
+    if (sdbPrepare(pMnode->pSdb) != 0) {
+      mError("failed to prepare sdb while start mnode");
+      return -1;
+    }
+    mndSetRestored(pMnode, true);
   }
 
   grantReset(pMnode, TSDB_GRANT_ALL, 0);
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/inc/sdb.h b/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/inc/sdb.h
index c9b352d79e..19a9343cea 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/inc/sdb.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/inc/sdb.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ typedef int32_t (*SdbInsertFp)(SSdb *pSdb, void *pObj);
 typedef int32_t (*SdbUpdateFp)(SSdb *pSdb, void *pSrcObj, void *pDstObj);
 typedef int32_t (*SdbDeleteFp)(SSdb *pSdb, void *pObj, bool callFunc);
 typedef int32_t (*SdbDeployFp)(SMnode *pMnode);
+typedef int32_t (*SdbPrepareFp)(SMnode *pMnode);
 typedef int32_t (*SdbValidateFp)(SMnode *pMnode, void *pTrans, SSdbRaw *pRaw);
 typedef SSdbRow *(*SdbDecodeFp)(SSdbRaw *pRaw);
 typedef SSdbRaw *(*SdbEncodeFp)(void *pObj);
@@ -164,8 +165,8 @@ typedef enum {
   SDB_GRANT = 26,  // grant log
   SDB_ARBGROUP = 27,
   SDB_ANODE = 28,
-  SDB_MAX = 29,
-  SDB_CFG = 30
+  SDB_CFG = 29,
+  SDB_MAX = 30
 } ESdbType;
 
 typedef struct SSdbRaw {
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ typedef struct SSdb {
   SdbUpdateFp    updateFps[SDB_MAX];
   SdbDeleteFp    deleteFps[SDB_MAX];
   SdbDeployFp    deployFps[SDB_MAX];
+  SdbPrepareFp   prepareFps[SDB_MAX];
   SdbEncodeFp    encodeFps[SDB_MAX];
   SdbDecodeFp    decodeFps[SDB_MAX];
   SdbValidateFp  validateFps[SDB_MAX];
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ typedef struct {
   ESdbType      sdbType;
   EKeyType      keyType;
   SdbDeployFp   deployFp;
+  SdbPrepareFp  prepareFp;
   SdbEncodeFp   encodeFp;
   SdbDecodeFp   decodeFp;
   SdbInsertFp   insertFp;
@@ -268,6 +271,14 @@ int32_t sdbSetTable(SSdb *pSdb, SSdbTable table);
  */
 int32_t sdbDeploy(SSdb *pSdb);
 
+/**
+ * @brief prepare the initial rows of sdb.
+ *
+ * @param pSdb The sdb object.
+ * @return int32_t 0 for success, -1 for failure.
+ */
+int32_t sdbPrepare(SSdb *pSdb);
+
 /**
  * @brief Load sdb from file.
  *
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbFile.c b/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbFile.c
index 474b22cca0..64cdcbee9e 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbFile.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbFile.c
@@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ static int32_t sdbDeployData(SSdb *pSdb) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+static int32_t sdbPrepareData(SSdb *pSdb) {
+  int32_t code = 0;
+  mInfo("start to prepare sdb");
+
+  for (int32_t i = SDB_MAX - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+    SdbDeployFp fp = pSdb->prepareFps[i];
+    if (fp == NULL) continue;
+
+    mInfo("start to prepare sdb:%s", sdbTableName(i));
+    code = (*fp)(pSdb->pMnode);
+    if (code != 0) {
+      mError("failed to prepare sdb:%s since %s", sdbTableName(i), tstrerror(code));
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  mInfo("sdb prepare success");
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static void sdbResetData(SSdb *pSdb) {
   mInfo("start to reset sdb");
 
@@ -641,6 +661,15 @@ int32_t sdbDeploy(SSdb *pSdb) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int32_t sdbPrepare(SSdb *pSdb) {
+  int32_t code = 0;
+  code = sdbPrepareData(pSdb);
+  if (code != 0) {
+    TAOS_RETURN(code);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static SSdbIter *sdbCreateIter(SSdb *pSdb) {
   SSdbIter *pIter = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(SSdbIter));
   if (pIter == NULL) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbHash.c b/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbHash.c
index 3f85ccb087..b159190119 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbHash.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/sdb/src/sdbHash.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ const char *sdbTableName(ESdbType type) {
       return "arb_group";
     case SDB_ANODE:
       return "anode";
+    case SDB_CFG:
+      return "config";
     default:
       return "undefine";
   }
@@ -444,7 +446,7 @@ void *sdbFetchAll(SSdb *pSdb, ESdbType type, void *pIter, void **ppObj, ESdbStat
 
 void sdbCancelFetch(SSdb *pSdb, void *pIter) {
   if (pIter == NULL) return;
-  SSdbRow  *pRow = *(SSdbRow **)pIter;
+  SSdbRow *pRow = *(SSdbRow **)pIter;
   mTrace("cancel fetch row:%p", pRow);
   SHashObj *hash = sdbGetHash(pSdb, pRow->type);
   if (hash == NULL) return;
@@ -532,12 +534,12 @@ int64_t sdbGetTableVer(SSdb *pSdb, ESdbType type) {
 }
 
 bool countValid(SMnode *pMnode, void *pObj, void *p1, void *p2, void *p3) {
-  int32_t* pInt = p1;
+  int32_t *pInt = p1;
   (*pInt) += 1;
   return true;
 }
 
-int32_t sdbGetValidSize(SSdb* pSdb, ESdbType type) {
+int32_t sdbGetValidSize(SSdb *pSdb, ESdbType type) {
   int32_t num = 0;
   sdbTraverse(pSdb, type, countValid, &num, 0, 0);
   return num;