diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm
index 505c5c57e..0ff2b7e6b 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm
@@ -618,6 +618,20 @@ sub check_profile_consistent{
     my $networkprofile = shift;
     my $hardwareprofile = shift;
     
+    # Check the profiles are existing in DB.
+    my @nodegrps = xCAT::TableUtils->list_all_node_groups();
+    unless(grep{ $_ eq $imageprofile} @nodegrps){
+        return 0, "Image profile not defined in DB."
+    }
+    unless(grep{ $_ eq $networkprofile} @nodegrps){
+        return 0, "Network profile not defined in DB."
+    }
+    if ($hardwareprofile){
+        unless(grep{ $_ eq $hardwareprofile} @nodegrps){
+            return 0, "Hardware profile not defined in DB."
+        }
+    }
+
     # Profile consistent keys, arch=>netboot,  mgt=>nictype
     my %profile_dict = ('x86' => 'xnba','x86_64' => 'xnba', 'ppc64' => 'yaboot',
                         'fsp' => 'FSP', 'ipmi' => 'BMC');
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm
index 4d673aa01..a24107027 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm
@@ -761,11 +761,22 @@ Usage:
         return;
     }
 
+    my ($returncode, $errmsg) = xCAT::ProfiledNodeUtils->check_profile_consistent($args_dict{'imageprofile'}, $args_dict{'networkprofile'}, $args_dict{'hardwareprofile'});
+    if (not $returncode) {
+        setrsp_errormsg($errmsg);
+        return;
+    }
+
     # validate hostnameformat:
     my $nameformattype = xCAT::ProfiledNodeUtils->get_hostname_format_type($args_dict{'hostnameformat'});
     if ($nameformattype eq "unknown"){
         setrsp_errormsg("Invalid node name format: $args_dict{'hostnameformat'}");
         return;
+    }elsif($nameformattype eq 'rack'){
+        if ((! exists $args_dict{'rack'}) && (! exists $args_dict{'chassis'})){
+            setrsp_errormsg("Specify rack/chassis as node name format includes rack info.");
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     my $recordsref = xCAT::ProfiledNodeUtils->get_all_rack(1);