diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm
index 8c14fc39e..0dc3efb65 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/ProfiledNodeUtils.pm
@@ -719,28 +719,6 @@ sub get_nodes_profiles
     return \%profile_dict;
 }
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head3 get_imageprofile_prov_osvers
-      Description : Get A node's provisioning os version and profile from its imageprofile attribute.
-      Arguments   : $imgprofilename - imageprofile name
-      Returns     : node's osversion and profile
-=cut
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-sub get_imageprofile_prov_osvers
-{
-
-    my $class = shift;
-    my $imgprofilename = shift;
-    my $osimgtab = xCAT::Table->new('osimage');
-    my $osimgentry = ($osimgtab->getAllAttribsWhere("imagename = '$imgprofilename'", 'ALL' ))[0];
-    my $osversion = $osimgentry->{'osvers'};
-    my $profile = $osimgentry->{'profile'};
-    return ($osversion, $profile);
-}
-
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head3 get_imageprofile_prov_method
@@ -770,6 +748,27 @@ sub get_imageprofile_prov_method
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+=head3 get_imageprofile_prov_osvers
+      Description : Get A node's provisioning os version and profile from its imageprofile attribute.
+      Arguments   : $imgprofilename - imageprofile name
+      Returns     : node's osversion and profile
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub get_imageprofile_prov_osvers
+{
+
+    my $class = shift;
+    my $imgprofilename = shift;
+    my $osimgtab = xCAT::Table->new('osimage');
+    my $osimgentry = ($osimgtab->getAllAttribsWhere("imagename = '$imgprofilename'", 'ALL' ))[0];
+    my $osversion = $osimgentry->{'osvers'};
+    my $profile = $osimgentry->{'profile'};
+    return ($osversion, $profile);
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 =head3 check_profile_consistent
       Description : Check if three profile consistent
       Arguments   : $imageprofile - image profile name
@@ -861,6 +860,11 @@ sub check_profile_consistent{
             return 0, "$nictype networkprofile must use with hardwareprofile.";
         }
     }
+
+    if ($mgt eq 'vm') 
+    {
+        return 1, "";
+    }  
        
     # For nodetype is lpar node, not need to check the nictype as it is not required for lpar node
     if (not $nictype and $mgt and $nodetype ne 'lpar' ) {