diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/db2install b/xCAT/postscripts/db2install
index 0f0bad58f..4057592b3 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/db2install
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/db2install
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ if (!(-e ($db2install)))
     chomp $::db2installloc;
     $::db2installloc =~
       s/^(\'|\")(.*)(\"|\')$/$2/;              # remove any surrounding quotes
-
+ 
+    # startNFS
+    $rc = &startNFS; 
     # mount the db2 directory to get to the db2 code to install
     $rc = &mountdb2code;
 
@@ -241,6 +243,43 @@ sub getcfgloc
     }
     return 0;
 
+}
+#####################################################
+#
+# startNFS 
+#    Makes sure NFS is running 
+#
+#####################################################
+sub startNFS
+ 
+{
+   my $rc = 0;
+
+   if (xCAT::Utils->isLinux())
+   {
+        my $os = xCAT::Utils->osver();
+        if ($os =~ /sles.*/)
+        {
+            $rc = xCAT::Utils->startService("nfs");
+            $rc = xCAT::Utils->startService("nfsserver");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            $rc = xCAT::Utils->startService("nfs");
+        }
+   }
+   else
+   {    #AIX
+        $rc = xCAT::Utils->startService("nfsd");
+   }
+   if ($rc != 0)
+   {
+        return 1;
+   }
+
+    return $rc;
+
+
 }
 #####################################################
 #