diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm
index a966e7b00..7d09cf267 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ sub mkhwconn_parse_args
     ##########################################
     my $nodes = $request->{node};
     my $ppctab  = xCAT::Table->new( 'ppc' );
-    my $nodetypetab = xCAT::Table->new( 'nodetype');
+    #my $nodetypetab = xCAT::Table->new( 'nodetype');
     my $vpdtab = xCAT::Table->new( 'vpd');
     my @bpa_ctrled_nodes = ();
     my @no_type_nodes    = ();
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ sub mkhwconn_parse_args
     ##########################################
     if ( exists $opt{p} )
     {
-        my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $opt{p},[qw(nodetype)]);
-        my $nodetype    = $nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+        #my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $opt{p},[qw(nodetype)]);
+        #my $nodetype    = $nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+        my $nodetype = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getnodetype($opt{p});
         if( !defined($nodetype) ) {
             return(usage("Something wrong with the specified HMC (-p Option). The HMC type doesn't exist."));
         }
@@ -118,15 +119,16 @@ sub mkhwconn_parse_args
             my $node_parent = undef;
             my $nodetype    = undef;
             my $node_hcp_nodetype = undef;    
-            my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(nodetype)]);
+            #my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(nodetype)]);
             my $node_parent_hash = $ppctab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(parent)]);
             if ( exists $opt{t} )
             {
                 my $node_hcp_hash = $ppctab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(hcp)]);
                 if ( $node_hcp_hash->{hcp} )
                 {
-                    my $node_hcp_nodetype_hash = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs($node_hcp_hash->{hcp},[qw(nodetype)]);
-                    $node_hcp_nodetype = $node_hcp_nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+                    #my $node_hcp_nodetype_hash = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs($node_hcp_hash->{hcp},[qw(nodetype)]);
+                    #$node_hcp_nodetype = $node_hcp_nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+                    $node_hcp_nodetype = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getnodetype($node_hcp_hash->{hcp});
                 }
                 if ( defined $hcp_nodetype )
                 {
@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ sub mkhwconn_parse_args
                 }
  
             }
-            $nodetype    = $nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+            #$nodetype    = $nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+            $nodetype = CAT::DBobjUtils->getnodetype($node);
             $node_parent = $node_parent_hash->{parent};
             if ( !$nodetype )
             {
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ sub mkhwconn_parse_args
     }
     
     $ppctab->close();
-    $nodetypetab->close();
+    #$nodetypetab->close();
     $vpdtab->close();
     
     $request->{method} = 'mkhwconn';
@@ -332,11 +335,11 @@ sub lshwconn_parse_args
     if ( scalar( @ARGV)) {
         return(usage( "No additional flag is support by this command" ));
     }
-    my $nodetypetab = xCAT::Table->new('nodetype');
-    if (! $nodetypetab)
-    {
-        return( ["Failed to open table 'nodetype'.\n"]);
-    }
+    #my $nodetypetab = xCAT::Table->new('nodetype');
+    #if (! $nodetypetab)
+    #{
+    #    return( ["Failed to open table 'nodetype'.\n"]);
+    #}
     my $nodehmtab = xCAT::Table->new('nodehm');
     if (! $nodehmtab)
     {
@@ -346,35 +349,36 @@ sub lshwconn_parse_args
     my $nodetype;
     for my $node ( @{$request->{node}})
     {
-        my $ent = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $node, [qw(nodetype)]);
+        #my $ent = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $node, [qw(nodetype)]);
         my $nodehm = $nodehmtab->getNodeAttribs( $node, [qw(mgt)]);
-        if ( ! $ent) 
-        {
-            return( ["Failed to get node type for node $node.\n"]);
-        }
-        if ( ! $nodehm)
+        #if ( ! $ent) 
+        #{
+        #    return( ["Failed to get node type for node $node.\n"]);
+        #}
+        my $ttype = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getnodetype($node);
+        if ( ! $ttype)
         {
             return( ["Failed to get nodehm.mgt value for node $node.\n"]);
         }
-        if ( $ent->{nodetype} ne 'fsp' and $ent->{nodetype} ne 'cec'
-                and $ent->{nodetype} ne 'bpa' and $ent->{nodetype} ne 'frame')
+        if ( $ttype ne 'fsp' and $ttype ne 'cec'
+                and $ttype ne 'bpa' and $ttype ne 'frame')
         {
-            return( ["Node type $ent->{nodetype} is not supported for this command in FSPAPI\n"]);
+            return( ["Node type $ttype is not supported for this command in FSPAPI\n"]);
         }
         if ( ! $nodetype)
         {
-            $nodetype = $ent->{nodetype};
+            $nodetype = $ttype; #$ent->{nodetype};
         }
         else
         {
-            if ( $nodetype ne $ent->{nodetype})
+            if ( $nodetype ne $ttype) #$ent->{nodetype})
             {
                 return( ["Cannot support multiple node types in this command line.\n"]);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    $nodetypetab->close();
+    #$nodetypetab->close();
     $nodehmtab->close();
     
     $request->{nodetype} = $nodetype;
@@ -441,8 +445,8 @@ sub rmhwconn_parse_args
     my $nodes = $request->{node};
     my $ppctab  = xCAT::Table->new( 'ppc' );
     return( ["Failed to open table 'ppc'.\n"]) if ( ! $ppctab);
-    my $nodetypetab = xCAT::Table->new( 'nodetype');
-    return( ["Failed to open table 'nodetype'.\n"]) if ( ! $nodetypetab);
+    #my $nodetypetab = xCAT::Table->new( 'nodetype');
+    #return( ["Failed to open table 'nodetype'.\n"]) if ( ! $nodetypetab);
     my $vpdtab = xCAT::Table->new( 'vpd');
     return( ["Failed to open table 'vpd'.\n"]) if ( ! $vpdtab);
     my $nodehmtab = xCAT::Table->new('nodehm');
@@ -460,9 +464,10 @@ sub rmhwconn_parse_args
         
 	my $node_parent = undef;
         my $nodetype    = undef;
-        my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(nodetype)]);
+        #my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(nodetype)]);
         my $node_parent_hash = $ppctab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(parent)]);
-        $nodetype    = $nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+        #$nodetype    = $nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
+        $nodetype = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getnodetype($node);
         $node_parent = $node_parent_hash->{parent};
         if ( !$nodetype)
         {
@@ -497,7 +502,7 @@ sub rmhwconn_parse_args
     }
 
     $ppctab->close();
-    $nodetypetab->close();
+    #$nodetypetab->close();
     $vpdtab->close();
     $nodehmtab->close();