diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rinv.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rinv.1.pod
index 17628b828..551976e18 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rinv.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rinv.1.pod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ B<rinv> I<noderange> {B<mtm>|B<serial>|B<mac>|B<bios>|B<diag>|B<mprom>|B<mparom>
 
 =head2 VMware specific:
 
-B<rinv> I<noderange>
+B<rinv> I<noderange> [B<-t>]
 
 =head1 B<Description>
 
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ Print help.
 
 Print version.
 
+=item B<-t>
+
+Set the values in the vm table to what vCenter has for the indicated nodes.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 B<Examples>
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/esx.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/esx.pm
index a96074473..a8ecb8af6 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/esx.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/esx.pm
@@ -565,6 +565,24 @@ sub inv {
       return;
     }
   }
+
+  @ARGV= @{$args{exargs}};
+  require Getopt::Long;
+  my $tableUpdate;
+  my $rc = GetOptions(
+      't' => \$tableUpdate,
+  );
+  $SIG{__WARN__} = 'DEFAULT';
+
+  if(@ARGV) {
+    xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Invalid arguments:  @ARGV", $output_handler);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if(!$rc) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   my $vmview = $args{vmview};
   my $moref = $vmview->{mo_ref}->value;
   xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Managed Object Reference: $moref", $output_handler,$node);
@@ -574,6 +592,12 @@ sub inv {
   xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("CPUs:  $cpuCount", $output_handler,$node);
   my $memory = $vmview->config->hardware->memoryMB;
   xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Memory:  $memory MB", $output_handler,$node);
+
+  if($tableUpdate){
+    my $vm=xCAT::Table->new('vm',-create=>1);
+    $vm->setNodeAttribs($node,{cpus=>$cpuCount, memory=>$memory});
+  }
+
   my $devices = $vmview->config->hardware->device;
   my $label;
   my $size;