diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 74de37df..082ac16f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "platformdirs==3.5.1",
     "plotly==5.15.0",
     "polars==0.18.4",
+    "prettytable==3.8.0",
     "PyYAML==6.0",
     "stable-baselines3==1.6.2",
     "tensorflow==2.12.0",
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/core.py b/src/primaite/simulator/core.py
index b157a994..a48709e0 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/core.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/core.py
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 class SimComponent(BaseModel):
     """Extension of pydantic BaseModel with additional methods that must be defined by all classes in the simulator."""
 
-    uuid: str
-    """The component UUID."""
-
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         if not kwargs.get("uuid"):
             kwargs["uuid"] = str(uuid4())
@@ -21,11 +18,6 @@ class SimComponent(BaseModel):
     uuid: str
     "The component UUID."
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        if not kwargs.get("uuid"):
-            kwargs["uuid"] = str(uuid4())
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-
     @abstractmethod
     def describe_state(self) -> Dict:
         """
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py b/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py
index eb406521..11782abd 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import re
 import secrets
 from enum import Enum
 from ipaddress import IPv4Address, IPv4Network
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from prettytable import PrettyTable
 
 from primaite import getLogger
 from primaite.exceptions import NetworkError
 from primaite.simulator.core import SimComponent
+from primaite.simulator.file_system.file_system import FileSystem
 from primaite.simulator.network.protocols.arp import ARPEntry, ARPPacket
 from primaite.simulator.network.transmission.data_link_layer import EthernetHeader, Frame
 from primaite.simulator.network.transmission.network_layer import ICMPPacket, ICMPType, IPPacket, IPProtocol
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ class Node(SimComponent):
     "All services on the node."
     processes: Dict = {}
     "All processes on the node."
-    file_system: Any = None
+    file_system: FileSystem
     "The nodes file system."
     sys_log: SysLog
     arp: ARPCache
@@ -814,6 +815,8 @@ class Node(SimComponent):
             kwargs["software_manager"] = SoftwareManager(
                 sys_log=kwargs.get("sys_log"), session_manager=kwargs.get("session_manager")
             )
+        if not kwargs.get("file_system"):
+            kwargs["file_system"] = FileSystem()
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.arp.nics = self.nics