diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index fc337d37b..0b00548e3 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ sub handled_commands
     return {
             copycd    => "anaconda",
             mknetboot => "nodetype:os=(centos.*)|(rh.*)|(fedora.*)",
-            mkinstall => "nodetype:os=(centos.*)|(rh.*)|(fedora.*)",
+            mkinstall => "nodetype:os=(esx[34].*)|(centos.*)|(rh.*)|(fedora.*)",
             };
 }
 
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ sub mknetboot
         {
             $platform = "fedora";
         }
+        elsif ($osver =~ /esx.*/)
+        {
+            $platform = "esx";
+        }
 
         my $arch    = $ent->{arch};
         my $profile = $ent->{profile};
@@ -449,6 +453,10 @@ sub mkinstall
         {
             $platform = "fedora";
         }
+        elsif ($os =~ /esx.*/)
+        {
+            $platform = "esx";
+        }
         my $genos = $os;
         $genos =~ s/\..*//;
         if ($genos =~ /rh.s(\d*)/)