diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm
index 9efdb69e4..84927e125 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ use Getopt::Long;
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head1 
-  xCAT plugin package to setup of nfs and mount /install 
-  and /tfptboot
+  xCAT plugin package to start nfs  
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ use Getopt::Long;
 
 Check to see if on a Service Node
 Check database to see if this node is a NFS server
-   should be always
 Call  setup_NFS
 
 =cut
@@ -34,12 +32,7 @@ sub handled_commands
 
 {
     my $rc = 0;
-    mkpath "/var/ftp/install";
-    mkpath "/var/ftp/tftpboot";
-    system "mount -o bind $installdir /var/ftp/install";
-    system "mount -o bind /tftpboot /var/ftp/tftpboot";
-    # make sure vsftpd is started
-    my $cmd = "service vsftpd start";
+
     if (xCAT::Utils->isServiceNode())
     {
         my @nodeinfo   = xCAT::Utils->determinehostname;
@@ -47,7 +40,7 @@ sub handled_commands
         my @nodeipaddr = @nodeinfo;                        # get ip addresses
         my $service    = "nfsserver";
         $rc = xCAT::Utils->isServiceReq($nodename, $service, \@nodeipaddr);
-        if ($rc == 1)   
+        if ($rc == 1)
         {
 
             # service needed on this Service Node
@@ -59,11 +52,10 @@ sub handled_commands
         }
         else
         {
-            if ($rc == 2)  # this is probably no longer needed on Service Node
+            if ($rc == 2)
             {    # just start the daemon
-                my $cmd = "service nfs start";
-                xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-                if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+                system "service nfs restart";
+                if ($? > 0)
                 {    # error
                     xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd");
                     return 1;
@@ -92,8 +84,7 @@ sub process_request
 
 =head3 setup_NFS 
 
-    Sets up NFS services and mounts /install  
-	on /install from Master Node  
+    Sets up NFS services   
 
 =cut
 
@@ -101,113 +92,23 @@ sub process_request
 sub setup_NFS
 {
     my ($nodename) = @_;
-    my $rc         = 0;
-    my $installdir = "/install";    # default
+    my $rc = 0;
 
-    # read DB for nodeinfo
-    my $master;
-    my $os;
-    my $arch;
-
-    xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-    if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+    system "chkconfig nfs on";
+    if ($? > 0)
     {    # error
-         xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd");
+        xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command:$cmd");
     }
-    my $cmd = "chkconfig vsftpd on";
-    xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-    if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-    {    # error
-         xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command:$cmd");
-    }
-    my $retdata = xCAT::Utils->readSNInfo($nodename);
-    if ($retdata->{'arch'})
-    {                               # no error
-        $master = $retdata->{'master'};
-        $os     = $retdata->{'os'};
-        $arch   = $retdata->{'arch'};
 
-        # read install directory from database, if it exists
-        my @installdir1 = xCAT::Utils->get_site_attribute("installdir");
-        if ($installdir1[0])
-        {
-            $installdir = $installdir1[0];
-        }
-        if (!(-e $installdir))
-        {
-            mkdir($installdir);
-        }
-        # the start of nfs is not really needed for the mount
-		# remove in the future
-        my $cmd = "chkconfig nfs on";
-        xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-        {    # error
-            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command:$cmd");
-        }
-
-        # make sure nfs is restarted
-        my $cmd = "service nfs stop";
-        xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-        {    # error
-            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        # make sure nfs is started
-        my $cmd = "service nfs start";
-        xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-        {    # error
-            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        # check to see if install  already mounted
-        my $directory = $installdir;
-        $cmd = "df -P $directory";
-        my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
-        my $found = 0;
-        foreach my $line (@output)
-        {
-            my ($file_sys, $blocks, $used, $avail, $cap, $mount_point) =
-              split(' ', $line);
-            if ($mount_point eq $directory)
-            {
-                $found = 1;
-                last;
-            }
-        }
-        if ($found == 0)
-        {
-
-            # need to  mount the directory
-            my $cmd = " mount -o rw,nolock $master:$directory $directory";
-            xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-            if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-            {    # error
-				 $rc=1;
-                xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error $cmd");
-            }
-        }
-
-    }
-    else
-    {            # error reading Db
-        $rc = 1;
-    }
-    if ($rc == 0)
+    # make sure nfs is restarted
+    system "service nfs restart";
+    if ($? > 0)
     {
-
-        # update fstab to mount on reboot
-        $cmd = "grep $master:$installdir $installdir  /etc/fstab  ";
-        xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
-        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-        {
-            `echo "$master:$installdir $installdir nfs timeo=14,intr 1 2" >>/etc/fstab`;
-        }
+        xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S", "Error on command: $cmd");
+        return 1;
     }
+
     return $rc;
 }
+
 1;