diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
index ae2b4a4fd..3e8a6197e 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
@@ -716,6 +716,36 @@ sub setup_FTP
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub setup_DNS
+{
+    my $rc = 0;
+
+    # run makedns
+    my $XCATROOT = "/opt/xcat";    # default
+
+    if ($ENV{'XCATROOT'})
+    {
+        $XCATROOT = $ENV{'XCATROOT'};
+    }
+    my $cmdref;
+    $cmdref->{command}->[0] = "makedns";
+    $cmdref->{arg}->[0]     = "-n";
+    $cmdref->{cwd}->[0]     = "/opt/xcat/sbin";
+
+    no strict "refs";
+    my $modname = "ddns";
+    ${"xCAT_plugin::" . $modname . "::"}{process_request}
+      ->($cmdref, \&xCAT::Client::handle_response);
+
+    my $rc = xCAT::Utils->startService("named");
+    if ($rc != 0)
+    {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return $rc;
+}
+
+if(0)
 {
 
     my $XCATROOT = "/opt/xcat";    # default