diff --git a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
index 74d4fd3cf5..8a0c2258fe 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ snapChannel=edge
 tarChannelOrTag=edge
 delete=false
 enableGpu=false
+bootDiskType=""
 leaderRotation=true
 useTarReleaseChannel=false
 
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ Deploys a CD testnet
    -g                   - Enable GPU (default: $enableGpu)
    -b                   - Disable leader rotation
    -a [address]         - Set the bootstrap fullnode's external IP address to this GCE address
-   -d                   - Delete the network
+   -d [disk-type]       - Specify a boot disk type (default None) Use pd-ssd to get ssd on GCE.
+   -D                   - Delete the network
 
    Note: the SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG environment variable is used to configure
          metrics
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ zone=$3
 [[ -n $zone ]] || usage "Zone not specified"
 shift 3
 
-while getopts "h?p:Pn:c:s:t:gG:a:db" opt; do
+while getopts "h?p:Pn:c:s:t:gG:a:Dbd:" opt; do
   case $opt in
   h | \?)
     usage
@@ -110,6 +112,9 @@ while getopts "h?p:Pn:c:s:t:gG:a:db" opt; do
     bootstrapFullNodeAddress=$OPTARG
     ;;
   d)
+    bootDiskType=$OPTARG
+    ;;
+  D)
     delete=true
     ;;
   *)
@@ -127,6 +132,10 @@ create_args=(
   -z "$zone"
 )
 
+if [[ -n $bootDiskType ]]; then
+  create_args+=(-d "$bootDiskType")
+fi
+
 if $enableGpu; then
   if [[ -z $bootstrapFullNodeMachineType ]]; then
     create_args+=(-g)
diff --git a/ci/testnet-manager.sh b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
index 729b25b786..211ae6f333 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-manager.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ start() {
       export NO_VALIDATOR_SANITY=1
       ci/testnet-deploy.sh edge-testnet-solana-com ec2 us-west-1a \
         -t "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -n 3 -c 0 -P -a eipalloc-0ccd4f2239886fa94 \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-edge-perf)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ start() {
       ci/testnet-deploy.sh edge-perf-testnet-solana-com ec2 us-west-2b \
         -g -t "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -c 2 \
         -b \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-beta)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ start() {
       ci/testnet-deploy.sh beta-testnet-solana-com ec2 us-west-1a \
         -t "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -n 3 -c 0 -P -a eipalloc-0f286cf8a0771ce35 \
         -b \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-beta-perf)
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ start() {
       ci/testnet-deploy.sh beta-perf-testnet-solana-com ec2 us-west-2b \
         -g -t "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -c 2 \
         -b \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet)
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ start() {
       export NO_VALIDATOR_SANITY=1
       #ci/testnet-deploy.sh testnet-solana-com gce us-east1-c \
       #  -s "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -n 3 -c 0 -P -a testnet-solana-com  \
-      #  ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+      #  ${maybeDelete:+-D}
       ci/testnet-deploy.sh testnet-solana-com ec2 us-west-1a \
         -t "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -n 3 -c 0 -P -a eipalloc-0fa502bf95f6f18b2 \
         -b \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-perf)
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ start() {
         -t "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -c 2 \
         -b \
         -d pd-ssd \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
       #ci/testnet-deploy.sh perf-testnet-solana-com ec2 us-east-1a \
       #  -g \
       #  -t "$CHANNEL_OR_TAG" -c 2 \
-      #  ${maybeDelete:+-d}
+      #  ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   *)