diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
index afc47c99a..efe2f4331 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ sub fsp_api_action {
     my $cmd;
     my $install_dir = xCAT::Utils->getInstallDir();
     if( $action =~ /^code_update$/) { 
-        $cmd = "$fsp_api -a $action -T $tooltype -t $type:$fsp_ip:$id:$node_name: -d $install_dir/packages_fw/";
+        $cmd = "$fsp_api -a $action -T $tooltype -t $type:$fsp_ip:$id:$node_name:$parameter -d $install_dir/packages_fw/";
     } elsif($action =~ /^add_connection$/) {
     	$cmd = "$fsp_api -a $action -u $user -p $password -T $tooltype -t $type:$fsp_ip:$id:$node_name:";
     } elsif ($action =~ /^set_frame_number$/) { 
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPflash.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPflash.pm
index 930c4d0e7..bdee63835 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPflash.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPflash.pm
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ sub rflash {
 	   dpush ( \@value, [$name, $msg]);
 	   }
 
-       my $res = xCAT::FSPUtils::fsp_api_action( $name, $d, $action );
+       my $res = xCAT::FSPUtils::fsp_api_action( $name, $d, $action, 0, $request->{opt}->{d} );
        push(@value,[$name, @$res[1], @$res[2]]);
        return (\@value);
 
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCrflash.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCrflash.pm
index 3e0dcde3a..99d55c6e9 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCrflash.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCrflash.pm
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use Getopt::Long;
 use File::Spec;
 use POSIX qw(tmpnam);
 
-
 my $packages_dir= ();
 my $activate    = ();
 my $verbose     = 0;
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ sub parse_args {
     $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = 0;
     Getopt::Long::Configure( "bundling" );
 
-    if ( !GetOptions( \%opt, qw(h|help v|version V|verbose p=s activate=s commit recover) )) {
+    if ( !GetOptions( \%opt, qw(h|help v|version V|verbose p=s d=s activate=s commit recover) )) {
         return( usage() );
     }
     
@@ -136,6 +135,17 @@ sub parse_args {
     if ( exists( $opt{p} ) && ($opt{p} !~ /^\//) ) {#relative path
         $opt{p} = xCAT::Utils->full_path($opt{p}, $request->{cwd}->[0]);
     }
+    
+    if( exists( $opt{d} ) ) {
+         if(!exists( $opt{activate}) ) {
+             return( usage("Option -d must be used with --activate ") );
+         }
+    }
+
+    if ( exists( $opt{d} ) && ($opt{d} !~ /^\//) ) {#relative path
+        $opt{d} = xCAT::Utils->full_path($opt{d}, $request->{cwd}->[0]);
+    }
+
     ###############################
     #--activate's value only can be concurrent and disruptive
     ################################
@@ -143,8 +153,12 @@ sub parse_args {
         if( ($opt{activate} ne "concurrent") && ($opt{activate} ne "disruptive")) {
             return (usage("--activate's value can only be concurrent or disruptive"));
         }
+
+        if(!exists( $opt{d} )) {
+            $opt{d} = "/tmp";
+        }
     }
-    
+   
     ####################################
     # Check for "-" with no option
     ####################################
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm
index c3b82c57f..858402557 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ my %usage = (
 "Usage: 
     rflash [ -h|--help|-v|--version]
     PPC (with HMC) specific:
-	rflash <noderange> -p directory [--activate concurrent | disruptive][-V|--verbose] 
+	rflash <noderange> -p <rpm_directory> [--activate concurrent | disruptive][-V|--verbose] 
 	rflash <noderange> [--commit | --recover] [-V|--verbose]
     PPC (using Direct FSP Management) specific:
-	rflash <noderange> -p directory --activate disruptive 
+	rflash <noderange> -p <rpm_directory> --activate disruptive [-d <data_directory>]
 	rflash <noderange> [--commit | --recover] [-V|--verbose]",
     "mkhwconn" =>
 "Usage: