diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCdb.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCdb.pm
index e41772ad6..4bd6ff5bc 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCdb.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCdb.pm
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ sub add_ppc {
             # Update nodehm table
             ###########################
             $db{nodehm}->setNodeAttribs( $name, {mgt=>$hwtype} );
+            if($type =~ /^lpar$/){
+                $db{nodehm}->setNodeAttribs( $name, {cons=>$hwtype} );
+            }
             $db{nodehm}{commit} = 1;
         }
         ###############################
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCscan.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCscan.pm
index 6b5ac3d53..91b37a84e 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCscan.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCscan.pm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ my @header = (
     ["serial-number", "%-15s" ],
     ["address",       "%s\n" ]);
 
-my @attribs = qw(nodetype node id mtm serial hcp pprofile parent groups mgt);
+my @attribs = qw(nodetype node id mtm serial hcp pprofile parent groups mgt cons);
 my %nodetype = (
     fsp  => $::NODETYPE_FSP,
     bpa  => $::NODETYPE_BPA,
@@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ sub format_stanza {
                 $d = "$type,all";
             } elsif ( /^mgt$/ ) {
                 $d = $hwtype;
+            } elsif ( /^cons$/ ) {
+                 if ( $type eq "lpar" ) {
+                    $d = $hwtype;
+                } else {
+                    $d = undef;
+                }
+               
             } elsif ( /^(mtm|serial)$/ ) {
                 if ( $type eq "lpar" ) {
                     $d = undef;                    
@@ -526,6 +533,12 @@ sub format_xml {
                 $d = "$type,all";
             } elsif ( /^mgt$/ ) {
                 $d = $hwtype;
+            } elsif ( /^cons$/ ) {
+                if ( $type eq "lpar" ) {
+                    $d = $hwtype;
+                } else {
+                    $d = undef;
+                }
             } elsif ( /^(mtm|serial)$/ ) {
                 if ( $type eq "lpar" ) {
                     $d = undef;
diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rscan.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rscan.1.pod
index 9e171d6cc..6a4e8e46e 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rscan.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rscan.1.pod
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ I<rscan ivm02 -x -w>
 Output is similar to:
 
  <Node>
+   <cons></cons>
    <profile></profile>
    <parent></parent>
    <serial>10B7D1G</serial>
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ Output is similar to:
  </Node>
 
  <Node>
+   <cons>ivm</cons>
    <profile>lpar01</profile>
    <parent>Server-9133-55A-10B7D1G</parent>
    <serial></serial>
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ Output is similar to:
  <Node>
 
  </Node>
+   <cons>ivm</cons>
    <profile>lpar02</profile>
    <parent>Server-9133-55A-10B7D1G</parent>
    <serial></serial>
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ Output is similar to:
     parent=
     groups=bpa,all
     mgt=hmc
+    cons=
 
   Server-9119-590-SN02C5F9E:
     objtype=node
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ Output is similar to:
     parent=Server-9458-100992001Y_B
     groups=fsp,all
     mgt=hmc
+    cons=
 
   lpar01:
     objtype=node
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ Output is similar to:
     parent=Server-9119-590-SN02C5F9E
     groups=lpar,all
     mgt=hmc
+    cons=hmc
 
   lpar02:
     objtype=node
@@ -160,7 +166,7 @@ Output is similar to:
     parent=Server-9119-590-SN02C5F9E
     groups=lpar,all
     mgt=hmc
-
+    cons=hmc
 
 =head1 FILES