diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm
index ba80c5448..c3f3d74a8 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPconn.pm
@@ -332,7 +332,31 @@ sub lshwconn_parse_args
     {
         return( ["Failed to open table 'nodehm'.\n"]);
     }
-
+    #need to transfer CEC/Frame to FSPs/BPAs
+    my @inodes = ();
+    my @validnodes = ();
+    my $pnode;
+    my $cnode;
+    if ($request->{node})
+    {
+        foreach $pnode(@{$request->{node}})
+        {
+            my $ntype = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getnodetype($pnode);
+                if ($ntype =~ /^(cec|frame)$/)
+                {
+                    $cnode = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getchildren($pnode);
+                    foreach (@$cnode)
+                    {
+                        push @validnodes, $_;
+                    }
+                } else
+                {
+                    push @validnodes, $pnode;
+                }
+        }
+        $request->{node} = \@validnodes;
+    }    
+      
     my $nodetype;
     for my $node ( @{$request->{node}})
     {