diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
index 79caf98d4..d6116d783 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
@@ -2502,9 +2502,12 @@ sub gen_net_boot_params
     } elsif ($installnic =~ /^[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}$/) {
         $mac = $installnic;
         $net_params->{mac} = $mac;
+        $net_params->{setmac} = $mac;
     } else {
+        $mac = $macmac;
         $nicname = $installnic;
         $net_params->{nicname} = $nicname;
+        $net_params->{mac} = $mac;
     }
 
     if ($nicname) {
@@ -2512,6 +2515,7 @@ sub gen_net_boot_params
         $net_params->{ip} = "ip=$nicname:dhcp";
         $net_params->{netdev} = "netdev=$nicname";
         $net_params->{netdevice} = "netdevice=$nicname";
+        $net_params->{ifname} = "ifname=$nodebootif:$mac";
     } elsif ($mac) {
         $net_params->{ksdevice} = "ksdevice=$mac";
         $net_params->{BOOTIF} = "BOOTIF=$mac";
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
index 8a9e5e8fc..549ab8618 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
@@ -4468,29 +4468,32 @@ sub cleanup_for_powerLE_hardware_discovery {
 #This may also be a "|" delimited string of "mac address!hostname" format (such as "01:02:03:04:05:0E!node5|01:02:03:05:0F!node6-eth1").
 sub parseMacTabEntry{
 
-        my $macString=shift;
-        if( $macString =~ /xCAT::Utils/)
-          {
-             $macString=shift;
+    my $macString=shift;
+    if( $macString =~ /xCAT::Utils/)     {
+        $macString=shift;
+    }
+    my $HostName=shift;
+    
+    my $mac_ret;
+    my @macEntry=split(/\|/,$macString);
+    
+    foreach my $mac_t  (@macEntry){
+        if($mac_t =~ /!/){
+            if($mac_t =~ /(.+)!$HostName$/){
+                $mac_ret=$1;
+            }
+        }else{
+            $mac_ret=$mac_t;
+        }
+    }
 
-          }
-        my $HostName=shift;
-
-        my $mac_ret;
-        my @macEntry=split(/\|/,$macString);
-
-        foreach my $mac_t  (@macEntry){
-                   if($mac_t =~ /!/){
-                     if($mac_t =~ /(.+)!$HostName$/){
-                        $mac_ret=$1;
-                     }
-                   }else{
-                     $mac_ret=$mac_t;
-                   }
-          }
-
-
-        return $mac_ret;
+    if ($mac_ret) {
+        if ($mac_ret !~ /:/) {
+            $mac_ret =~ s/(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)/$1:$2:$3:$4:$5:$6/;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return $mac_ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index 3ff436b20..1861ae340 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ sub mknetboot
         my $primarynic;
         my $mac;
         if (defined ($reshash->{$node}->[0]) && $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic}) {
-            $installnic = $reshash->{$node}->[0] and $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic};
+            $installnic = $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic};
         }
         if (defined ($reshash->{$node}->[0]) and $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{primarynic}) {
             $primarynic = $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{primarynic};
@@ -762,8 +762,13 @@ sub mknetboot
         my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($installnic, $primarynic, $mac, $nodebootif);
 
         if (defined ($net_params->{ifname}) || defined ($net_params->{netdev})) {
-            $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{ifname} $net_params->{netdev} ";
-        } elsif (defined ($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && $arch=~ /ppc/) {
+            if (defined ($net_params->{ifname})) {
+                $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{ifname} ";
+            }
+            if ( defined ($net_params->{netdev})) {
+                $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{netdev} ";
+            }
+        } elsif (defined ($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && ($net_params->{setmac} || $arch=~ /ppc/)) {
             $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
         }
 
@@ -1386,11 +1391,11 @@ sub mkinstall
                  $ent->{installnic} =~ s/eth/vmnic/g;
                  $ent->{primarynic} =~ s/eth/vmnic/g;
             }
-            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $macent->{mac});
-print "ori par: $ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $macent->{mac}\n";
-foreach (keys %{$net_params}) {
-    print "key[$_} = $net_params->{$_}\n";
-}
+            my $mac;
+            if ($macent->{mac}) {
+                $mac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macent->{mac}, $node);
+            }
+            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $mac);
             
             my $nicname = $net_params->{nicname};
              
@@ -1863,7 +1868,11 @@ sub mksysclone
             my $kcmdline = "ramdisk_size=$ramdisk_size";
 
             # Add kernel parameters to specify the boot network interface
-            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $macent->{mac});            
+            my $mac;
+            if ($macent->{mac}) {
+                $mac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macent->{mac}, $node);
+            }
+            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $mac);            
             $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{ksdevice} ";
             if ($arch =~ /ppc/) {
                   $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
index 3adf885d0..3daa675e9 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
@@ -1452,9 +1452,6 @@ sub mknetboot
         if( $machash->{$node}->[0] && $machash->{$node}->[0]->{'mac'}) {
             # TODO: currently, only "mac" attribute with classic style is used, the "|" delimited string of "macaddress!hostname" format is not used
             $mac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($machash->{$node}->[0]->{'mac'},$node);
-            if ($mac !~ /:/) {
-               $mac =~s/(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)/$1:$2:$3:$4:$5:$6/;
-            }
         }
         my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($installnic, $primarynic, $mac, $nodebootif);
         if (defined($net_params->{ifname})) {
@@ -1462,7 +1459,7 @@ sub mknetboot
         }
         if (defined($net_params->{netdev})) {
             $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{netdev} ";
-        } elsif (defined($net_params->{BOOTIF})) {
+        } elsif (defined($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && ($net_params->{setmac} || $arch=~ /ppc/)) {
             $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
         }