Thank you, Peter, for reinforcing my own point, posted earlier:
Doing as I suggested, you don’t inadvertently “compete” with built-in auto-directives for disk handling.
Full disclosure, my own fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda3 during installation
# /dev/sda3 ext4 DB001_F1 5dcf1a96-fa2e-42f5-9a08-37fcce0f0878 195.3G / INTERNAL
UUID=5dcf1a96-fa2e-42f5-9a08-37fcce0f0878 / ext4 defaults,nofail,errors=remount-ro,journal_checksum 0 1
#
###############################################################################################################
#
###FOREIGN-REF### /dev/sda6 /home ext3 noatime,nodiratime,relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 2
# /dev/sda7 ext4 DB001_F2 7e9a663e-ff1d-4730-8544-c37519056b6f 293G /DB001_F2 INTERNAL
#UUID=7e9a663e-ff1d-4730-8544-c37519056b6f /DB001_F2 ext4 defaults,nofail,data=journal,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,block_validity,nodelalloc,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 1
UUID=7e9a663e-ff1d-4730-8544-c37519056b6f /DB001_F2 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 1
# /dev/sda8 ext4 DB001_F3 4f7d4192-b136-4a94-b06b-736f76155816 293G /DB001_F3 INTERNAL
#UUID=4f7d4192-b136-4a94-b06b-736f76155816 /DB001_F3 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto,data=journal,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,block_validity,nodelalloc,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 0
UUID=4f7d4192-b136-4a94-b06b-736f76155816 /DB001_F3 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 2
# /dev/sda9 ext4 DB001_F4 7f37ffd4-779a-46c6-b440-f384fb75eb98 293G /DB001_F4 INTERNAL
#UUID=7f37ffd4-779a-46c6-b440-f384fb75eb98 /DB001_F4 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto,data=journal,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,block_validity,nodelalloc,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 0
UUID=7f37ffd4-779a-46c6-b440-f384fb75eb98 /DB001_F4 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 2
# /dev/sda12 ext4 DB001_F5 14e15125-6c47-499e-b1a9-734a0f928b5e 195.3G /DB001_F5 INTERNAL
#UUID=14e15125-6c47-499e-b1a9-734a0f928b5e /DB001_F5 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto,data=journal,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,block_validity,nodelalloc,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 0
UUID=14e15125-6c47-499e-b1a9-734a0f928b5e /DB001_F5 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 2
# /dev/sda13 ext4 DB001_F6 0d416936-e091-49a7-9133-b8137d327ce0 195.3G /DB001_F6 INTERNAL
#UUID=0d416936-e091-49a7-9133-b8137d327ce0 /DB001_F6 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto,data=journal,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,block_validity,nodelalloc,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 0
UUID=0d416936-e091-49a7-9133-b8137d327ce0 /DB001_F6 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 2
# /dev/sda14 ext4 DB001_F7 c2ff9e15-b50e-4c56-9c03-918bf81e0ab5 293G /DB001_F7 INTERNAL
#UUID=c2ff9e15-b50e-4c56-9c03-918bf81e0ab5 /DB001_F7 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto,data=journal,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,block_validity,nodelalloc,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 0
UUID=c2ff9e15-b50e-4c56-9c03-918bf81e0ab5 /DB001_F7 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 2
# /dev/sda4 ext4 DB001_F8 46fcb33d-5f0d-423b-b6a7-512c58c76aba 93.6G /DB001_F8 INTERNAL
#UUID=46fcb33d-5f0d-423b-b6a7-512c58c76aba /DB001_F8 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto,data=journal,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,block_validity,nodelalloc,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 0
UUID=46fcb33d-5f0d-423b-b6a7-512c58c76aba /DB001_F8 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard 0 2
#
###############################################################################################################
# ROOT DEVICE
# NOT VERY BENEFICIAL -- Too large
# /swapfile swap DB001_S1 UUID=5dcf1a96-fa2e-42f5-9a08-37fcce0f0878,offset=????????? 6G [SWAP] INTERNAL
# /swapfile none swap sw,pri=1 0 0
# /swapfile -->> resume=UUID=5dcf1a96-fa2e-42f5-9a08-37fcce0f0878 resume_offset=37326848
# /dev/sda2 swap DB001_S1 UUID=266efd3e-f04d-4ea3-89e6-45e6ac227fa1 1G [SWAP] INTERNAL
UUID=266efd3e-f04d-4ea3-89e6-45e6ac227fa1 none swap sw,pri=99 0 0
# /dev/sda10 swap DB001_S2 UUID=3b9a2c7a-67d4-4de7-ae66-214937dc47f4 996.2M [SWAP] INTERNAL
UUID=3b9a2c7a-67d4-4de7-ae66-214937dc47f4 none swap sw,noauto,pri=30 0 0
# /dev/sda11 swap DB001_S3 UUID=78b04c8c-8ace-4b46-817d-7059aa1668b7 996.2M [SWAP] INTERNAL
UUID=78b04c8c-8ace-4b46-817d-7059aa1668b7 none swap sw,noauto,pri=20 0 0
# /dev/sda5 swap HIBERNATE UUID=d6818877-fcce-4e10-b45c-17d5bf4670b8 6G [SWAP] INTERNAL
UUID=d6818877-fcce-4e10-b45c-17d5bf4670b8 none swap sw,noauto,pri=1 0 0
#
###############################################################################################################
# SECONDARY DEVICE (DEFUNCT - Ubuntu Desktop a.k.a. GNOME)
#
# /dev/sdc2 ext4 DB004_F1 88fcdce7-c227-4812-b4e6-bcc771ee3809 459.8G /site/DB004_F1 INTERNAL
#UUID=88fcdce7-c227-4812-b4e6-bcc771ee3809 /site/DB004_F1 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto 0 2
#
###############################################################################################################
# SECONDARY DEVICE (Ubuntu Server + LightDM + MATE + curated list of Application packages
#
# /dev/sdc2 ext4 DB007_F1 06ea0ae0-47d5-43a6-92c6-d54fa5d4b4b3 459.8G /site/DB007_F1 INTERNAL
UUID=06ea0ae0-47d5-43a6-92c6-d54fa5d4b4b3 /site/DB007_F1 ext4 defaults,nofail,noauto 0 2
#
###############################################################################################################
# EXTERNAL DEVICE
#
# /dev/sdc3 ext4 DB005_F1 11c8fbcc-c1e1-424d-9ffe-ad0ccf480128 100G /site/DB005_F1 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=11c8fbcc-c1e1-424d-9ffe-ad0ccf480128 /site/DB005_F1 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc4 ext4 DB005_F2 a48c6161-986f-4fd9-b127-7d070d86d68f 300G /site/DB005_F2 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=a48c6161-986f-4fd9-b127-7d070d86d68f /site/DB005_F2 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc5 ext4 DB005_F3 965ad4c7-2f2c-4d8d-8790-0ffb8e18dd1b 300G /site/DB005_F3 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=965ad4c7-2f2c-4d8d-8790-0ffb8e18dd1b /site/DB005_F3 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc6 ext4 DB005_F4 62026971-3ab4-48c9-bc5b-2b40aa3cc70a 300G /site/DB005_F4 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=62026971-3ab4-48c9-bc5b-2b40aa3cc70a /site/DB005_F4 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc7 ext4 DB005_F5 c76adc01-99d2-42f9-acba-d0678ee87e8f 200G /site/DB005_F5 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=c76adc01-99d2-42f9-acba-d0678ee87e8f /site/DB005_F5 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc8 ext4 DB005_F6 4feee7f0-b285-40dc-88de-aafc61433b21 200G /site/DB005_F6 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=4feee7f0-b285-40dc-88de-aafc61433b21 /site/DB005_F6 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc9 ext4 DB005_F7 0267ec5e-e71b-4eac-b1fa-ec1d92b10400 300G /site/DB005_F7 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=0267ec5e-e71b-4eac-b1fa-ec1d92b10400 /site/DB005_F7 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc10 ext4 DB005_F8 5b1980b2-df9a-47c6-bedb-df140fbbe8f0 100G /site/DB005_F8 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=5b1980b2-df9a-47c6-bedb-df140fbbe8f0 /site/DB005_F8 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc2 swap DB005_S1 a668c722-b4db-4d4a-a91b-a01b4faa0fc6 4G [SWAP] USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=a668c722-b4db-4d4a-a91b-a01b4faa0fc6 none swap sw,noauto,pri=3 0 0
#==============================================================================================================================
# /dev/sdc11 ext4 DB006_F1 d827a05e-e151-4ce9-8be4-6f8515a71eab 100G /site/DB006_F1 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=d827a05e-e151-4ce9-8be4-6f8515a71eab /site/DB006_F1 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc12 ext4 DB006_F2 ef36596a-8566-4a03-8015-2d4f6f8ec7a0 300G /site/DB006_F2 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=ef36596a-8566-4a03-8015-2d4f6f8ec7a0 /site/DB006_F2 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc13 ext4 DB006_F3 7e9d1316-f988-458d-bd6a-caa8f0ae861a 300G /site/DB006_F3 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=7e9d1316-f988-458d-bd6a-caa8f0ae861a /site/DB006_F3 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc14 ext4 DB006_F4 14b29e8c-2955-496e-84ca-2f2ef002c070 300G /site/DB006_F4 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=14b29e8c-2955-496e-84ca-2f2ef002c070 /site/DB006_F4 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc15 ext4 DB006_F5 965e626b-5f45-48b4-b296-efd964307067 200G /site/DB006_F5 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=965e626b-5f45-48b4-b296-efd964307067 /site/DB006_F5 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc16 ext4 DB006_F6 04fb8fc0-df53-4767-848f-4fbe9d03d79a 200G /site/DB006_F6 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=04fb8fc0-df53-4767-848f-4fbe9d03d79a /site/DB006_F6 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc17 ext4 DB006_F7 a5f6f5c2-1588-4a8d-b135-9d29f8ae7436 300G /site/DB006_F7 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=a5f6f5c2-1588-4a8d-b135-9d29f8ae7436 /site/DB006_F7 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
# /dev/sdc18 ext4 DB006_F8 9ed33f4b-76e0-4bab-bf8d-0be444febd17 222G /site/DB006_F8 USB_EXTERNAL
UUID=9ed33f4b-76e0-4bab-bf8d-0be444febd17 /site/DB006_F8 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
#==============================================================================================================================
## /dev/sdd1 on /media/ericthered/VERB_R_F1 type vfat
## (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2)
## rw,relatime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2
#
# /dev/sdc1 vfat null D4FB-FBCF 28.9G /media/ericthered/VERB_R_F1 USB_EXTERNAL
#UUID=29BF-35A0 /media/ericthered/VERB_R_F1 vfat rw,relatime,codepage=347,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2,nofail,noauto 0 0
UUID=29BF-35A0 /media/ericthered/VERB_R_F1 vfat user,owner,utf8,rw,suid,dev,umask=000,relatime,codepage=347,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2,nofail,noauto 0 0
###
## /dev/sdd1 on /media/ericthered/KINGSTON1 type vfat
## (ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2)
UUID=5932-FD87 /site/KINGSTON vfat rw,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,noauto 0 0
###
#UUID=C0E29556E2955210 /site/MyPassport ntfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1000,group_id=1000,default_permissions,blksize=4096,uhelper=udisks2 0 0
#UUID=C0E29556E2955210 /site/MyPassport ntfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=007,blksize=4096,uhelper=udisks2 0 0
UUID=7CB8-B781 /media/ericthered/SLIP_USB vfat user,owner,utf8,rw,suid,dev,umask=000,relatime,codepage=347,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2,nofail,noauto 0 0
###
### TEST ENTRIES
###
UUID=71db8ca8-2ca4-4926-925d-3c378ebe8f1d none swap sw,noauto,pri=3 0 0
UUID=cb8c2a02-a871-46d9-b455-1095d8435c99 none swap sw,noauto,pri=3 0 0
UUID=ae44c502-de89-41c7-bf9e-7b58611d40c3 /site/boot ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
UUID=2af8b0d6-3788-4dd8-95c2-e7399529091c /site/DB008_F1 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0
UUID=d835a150-ffb7-44c7-b2ed-a8dbc0d04599 /site/DB008_F2 ext4 defaults,nofail,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,commit=15,errors=remount-ro,journal_ioprio=2,data_err=ignore,nodiscard,noauto 0 0