diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/tools/rmnodecfg b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/tools/rmnodecfg
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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+# removes the configuration of a node so that the next time you reboot 
+# a node it forces it to go through the discovery process.
+# usage: rmnodecfg <noderange>
+# this does not remove it completely from xCAT.  You may want to do this
+# command before running noderm to completely purge the system of the node
+use strict;
+use Socket;
+
+my $blades = shift;
+if(! $blades) {
+  print "Please specify a noderange of blades to remove\n";
+  exit; 
+}
+
+foreach my $blade (`/opt/xcat/bin/nodels $blades`){
+  chomp($blade);
+  my $hex = ip2hex($blade); 
+  my $cmd = "nodech $blade chain.currstate= chain.currchain= chain.chain=";
+  $cmd = "chtab -d node=$blade chain";
+  print "$cmd\n";
+  `$cmd`;
+  $cmd = "chtab -d node=$blade mac";
+  print "$cmd\n";
+  `$cmd`;
+  $cmd = "makedhcp -d $blade";
+  print "$cmd\n";
+  `$cmd`;
+  $cmd = "rm /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/$blade";
+  print "$cmd\n";
+  `$cmd`;
+  if($hex){
+    $cmd = "rm /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/$hex";
+    print "$cmd\n";
+    `$cmd`;     
+  }     
+}
+
+sub ip2hex {
+  my $node = shift;
+  my $ip = '';
+  my @quad;
+  my $hex = '';
+  my $packed_ip = gethostbyname($node);
+  if(defined $packed_ip){
+    $ip = inet_ntoa($packed_ip);
+    @quad = split('\.', $ip);
+    $hex = sprintf("%02X%02X%02X%02X", @quad);
+  }
+  return $hex;
+}
+