diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index b615099f3..27479fba1 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ sub mknetboot
     my $installroot;
     $installroot = "/install";
     my $xcatdport = "3001";
+    my $xcatiport = "3002";
+    my $nodestatus = "y"; 
 
     #if ($sitetab)
     #{
@@ -190,6 +192,12 @@ sub mknetboot
     {
         $installroot = $site_ent;
     }
+    @ents = xCAT::TableUtils->get_site_attribute("nodestatus");
+    $site_ent = $ents[0];
+    if ( defined($site_ent) )
+    {
+        $nodestatus = $site_ent;
+    }
     #    ($ref) = $sitetab->getAttribs({key => 'xcatdport'}, 'value');
     @ents = xCAT::TableUtils->get_site_attribute("xcatdport");
     $site_ent = $ents[0];
@@ -197,6 +205,12 @@ sub mknetboot
     {
         $xcatdport = $site_ent;
     }
+    @ents = xCAT::TableUtils->get_site_attribute("xcatiport");
+    $site_ent = $ents[0];
+    if ( defined($site_ent) )
+    {
+        $xcatiport = $site_ent;
+    }
     #    ($ref) = $sitetab->getAttribs({key => 'tftpdir'}, 'value');
     @ents = xCAT::TableUtils->get_site_attribute("tftpdir");
     $site_ent = $ents[0];
@@ -679,8 +693,10 @@ sub mknetboot
                     } else {
                         $xcatmasterip = $xcatmaster;
                     }
-		    $kcmdline .=
-			    "XCAT=$xcatmasterip:$xcatdport ";
+
+                    $kcmdline .= "XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport ";
+
+
             if ($rootfstype ne "ramdisk") {
                 # BEGIN service node
                 my $isSV = xCAT::Utils->isServiceNode();
@@ -701,9 +717,14 @@ sub mknetboot
         else {
             $kcmdline =
               "imgurl=$httpmethod://$imgsrv:$httpport/$rootimgdir/rootimg.$suffix ";
-            $kcmdline .= "XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport ";
+              $kcmdline .= "XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport ";
             $kcmdline .= "NODE=$node ";
         }
+        #inform statelite/stateless node not to  update the nodestatus during provision 
+        if(($nodestatus eq "n") or ($nodestatus eq "N") or ($nodestatus eq "0")){
+           $kcmdline .= " nonodestatus ";
+        }
+
 
         # add one parameter: ifname=<eth0>:<mac address>
         # which is used for dracut
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
index a23b20259..0d6a0f2e4 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ sub mknetboot
     $installroot = "/install";
 
     my $xcatdport = "3001";
-
+    my $xcatiport = "3002";
+    my $nodestatus = "y";
     #if ($sitetab)
     #{
         #(my $ref) = $sitetab->getAttribs({key => 'installdir'}, 'value');
@@ -79,6 +80,17 @@ sub mknetboot
         if ( defined($t_entry) ) {
             $xcatdport = $t_entry;
         }
+        @entries =  xCAT::TableUtils->get_site_attribute("xcatiport");
+        $t_entry = $entries[0];
+        if ( defined($t_entry) ) {
+            $xcatiport = $t_entry;
+        }
+        @entries =  xCAT::TableUtils->get_site_attribute("nodestatus");
+        $t_entry = $entries[0];
+        if ( defined($t_entry) ) {
+            $nodestatus = $t_entry;
+        }
+
     #}
 
     my $ntents = $ostab->getNodesAttribs($req->{node}, ['os', 'arch', 'profile', 'provmethod']);
@@ -553,6 +565,13 @@ sub mknetboot
               "imgurl=$httpmethod://$imgsrv/$rootimgdir/rootimg.$suffix ";
         }
         $kcmdline .= "XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport quiet ";
+        
+        #if site.nodestatus="n", append "nonodestatus" to kcmdline 
+        #to inform the statelite/stateless node not to update the nodestatus during provision
+        if(($nodestatus eq "n") or ($nodestatus eq "N") or ($nodestatus eq "0")){
+           $kcmdline .= " nonodestatus ";
+        }
+
         $kcmdline .= "NODE=$node ";
 
         # add the kernel-booting parameter: netdev=<eth0>, or BOOTIF=<mac>
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.rh b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.rh
index a0d8675c6..8fc78775f 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.rh
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.rh
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@ if [ -r /tmp/updates/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt ]; then
         cp -f /tmp/updates/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs/
 fi
 
+cat >/tmp/baz.py <<EOF
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import socket
+import sys
+
+sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+sock.connect(('#XCATVAR:XCATMASTER#',#TABLE:site:key=xcatiport:value#))
+
+print sys.argv[1]
+response = sock.recv(100)
+if(response == "ready\n"):
+        sock.send(sys.argv[1]+"\n")
+        response = sock.recv(100)
+
+sock.close()
+EOF
+
+
 
 cat >/tmp/foo.py <<EOF
 #!/usr/bin/python
@@ -123,6 +141,14 @@ finally:
 EOF
 
 chmod 755 /tmp/foo.py
+chmod 755 /tmp/baz.py
+
+NODESTATUS=#TABLEBLANKOKAY:site:key=nodestatus:value#
+
+if [ -z "$NODESTATUS" ] || [ "$NODESTATUS" != "0" -a   "$NODESTATUS" != "N"  -a  "$NODESTATUS" != "n" ]; then
+   /tmp/baz.py "installstatus installing" &
+fi
+
 
 /tmp/foo.py >/foo.log 2>&1 &
 #time to ascertain fstype and PReP/UEFI/legacy
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.sles b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.sles
index 055fcd393..b1c587cd1 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.sles
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/pre.sles
@@ -14,28 +14,30 @@ cat >/tmp/bar.awk <<EOF
 #!$AWK -f
 
 BEGIN {
-	xcatdport = "#TABLE:site:key=xcatiport:value#"
-	xcatdhost = "#XCATVAR:XCATMASTER#"
 
-	ns = "/inet/tcp/0/" xcatdhost "/" xcatiport
+        xcatiport = "#TABLE:site:key=xcatiport:value#"
+        xcatdhost = "#XCATVAR:XCATMASTER#"
 
-	print "xCAT_xcatd" |& ns
+        ns = "/inet/tcp/0/" xcatdhost "/" xcatiport
+        print ARGV[1]
+        print "xCAT_xcatd" |& ns
 
-	while(1) {
-		ns |& getline
+        while(1) {
+                ns |& getline
 
-		if(\$0 == "ready")
-			print "installmonitor" |& ns
-		if(\$0 == "done")
-			break
-	}
+                if(\$0 == "ready")
+                        print ARGV[1] |& ns
+                if(\$0 == "done")
+                        break
+        }
 
-	close(ns)
+        close(ns)
 
-	exit 0
+        exit 0
 }
 EOF
 
+
 if [ ! -c /dev/vcs ]; then
 	mknod /dev/vcs c 7 0
 fi
@@ -111,8 +113,17 @@ EOF
 chmod 755 /tmp/foo.awk
 chmod 755 /tmp/bar.awk
 
-/tmp/bar.awk &
+
+/tmp/bar.awk "installmonitor" &
+
+NODESTATUS=#TABLEBLANKOKAY:site:key=nodestatus:value#
+
+if [ -z "$NODESTATUS" ] || [ "$NODESTATUS" != "0" -a   "$NODESTATUS" != "N"  -a  "$NODESTATUS" != "n" ]; then
+   /tmp/bar.awk "installstatus installing" &
+fi
+
 /tmp/foo.awk >/tmp/foo.log 2>&1 &
+
 shopt -s nullglob
 for disk in /dev/vd*[^0-9];do
 	if [ -z "$firstdirectdisk" ]; then firstdirectdisk=$disk; fi #remember first disk as a guess of medium resort
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.netboot b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.netboot
index e9beb2376..d9cd35d83 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.netboot
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.netboot
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ dracut_install wget cpio gzip dash  modprobe touch echo cut wc
 dracut_install grep ifconfig hostname awk egrep grep dirname expr
 dracut_install mount.nfs
 dracut_install parted mke2fs bc mkswap swapon chmod
+inst "$moddir/xcat-updateflag" "/tmp/updateflag"
 inst "$moddir/xcatroot" "/sbin/xcatroot"
 inst_hook cmdline 10 "$moddir/xcat-cmdline.sh" 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.statelite b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.statelite
index 456fe5799..727f2b864 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.statelite
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/install.statelite
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ echo $drivers
 dracut_install wget cpio gzip dash  modprobe wc touch echo cut
 dracut_install grep ifconfig hostname awk egrep grep dirname expr
 dracut_install parted mke2fs bc mkswap swapon chmod
+inst "$moddir/xcat-updateflag" "/tmp/updateflag"
+inst_hook pre-mount 5 "$moddir/xcat-premount.sh"
 inst_hook pre-pivot 5 "$moddir/xcat-prepivot.sh"
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/xcatroot b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/xcatroot
index 45c663ee7..477a7c549 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/xcatroot
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/dracut/xcatroot
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ XCATMASTER=$XCAT
 
 . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
 rootlimit="$(getarg rootlimit=)"
+
+
+getarg nonodestatus
+NODESTATUS=$?
+
+MASTER=`echo $XCATMASTER |awk -F: '{print $1}'`
+XCATIPORT="$(getarg XCATIPORT=)"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+XCATIPORT="3002"
+fi
+
+
+if [ $NODESTATUS -ne 0 ];then
+/tmp/updateflag $MASTER $XCATIPORT "installstatus netbooting"
+fi
+
 if [ ! -z "$imgurl" ]; then
 	if [ xhttp = x${imgurl%%:*} ]; then
 		NFS=0
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage
index 28537feb0..47b8cc962 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/genimage
@@ -771,11 +771,19 @@ sub mkinitrd_dracut {
         $perm = (stat("$fullpath/$dracutdir/install.statelite"))[2];
         chmod($perm&07777, "$dracutmpath/install");
 
+        cp("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-updateflag",$dracutmpath);
+        $perm = (stat("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-updateflag"))[2];
+        chmod($perm&07777, "$dracutmpath/xcat-updateflag");
+
         cp("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-prepivot.sh",$dracutmpath);
         $perm = (stat("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-prepivot.sh"))[2];
         chmod($perm&07777, "$dracutmpath/xcat-prepivot.sh");
 
-        # update etc/dracut.conf
+        cp("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-premount.sh",$dracutmpath);
+        $perm = (stat("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-premount.sh"))[2];
+        chmod($perm&07777, "$dracutmpath/xcat-premount.sh");
+  
+        #update etc/dracut.conf
         open($DRACUTCONF, '>', "$rootimg_dir/etc/dracut.conf");
         if (-d glob("$rootimg_dir/usr/share/dracut/modules.d/[0-9]*fadump")){
             print $DRACUTCONF qq{dracutmodules+="xcat nfs base network kernel-modules fadump"\n};
@@ -795,6 +803,10 @@ sub mkinitrd_dracut {
         $perm = (stat("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-cmdline.sh"))[2];
         chmod($perm&07777, "$dracutmpath/xcat-cmdline.sh");
 
+        cp("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-updateflag",$dracutmpath);
+        $perm = (stat("$fullpath/$dracutdir/xcat-updateflag"))[2];
+        chmod($perm&07777, "$dracutmpath/xcat-updateflag");
+
         if ($prinic) {
             my $optspec;
             open($optspec,'>>',"$dracutmpath/xcat-cmdline.sh");
@@ -1051,6 +1063,7 @@ grep '\(debug\)' /proc/cmdline > /dev/null && export DEBUG=1
 # TODO: does "anaconda.busybox sh" support "set " ?
 
 PRINIC=$prinic
+NODESTATUS='y'
 
 for i in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
     KEY=`echo \$i |awk -F= '{print \$1}'`
@@ -1063,6 +1076,14 @@ for i in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
         VALUE=`echo \$i |awk -F= '{print \$2}'`
         # format: XCAT=xcatmaster:3001
         XCATSERVER=\$VALUE
+    elif [ "\$KEY" == 'XCATIPORT' ]; then
+        VALUE=`echo \$i |awk -F= '{print \$2}'`
+        # format: XCAT=xcatmaster:3001
+        XCATIPORT=\$VALUE
+    fi
+    #if "nonodestatus" specified,do not update the nodestatus 
+    if [ \$i == 'nonodestatus' ]; then
+       NODESTATUS='n'
     fi
 done
 
@@ -1091,6 +1112,18 @@ while ! ifconfig | grep inet; do
 done
 ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
 ifconfig lo up
+
+XCATMASTER=`echo \$XCATSERVER|awk -F: '{print \$1}'`
+
+if [ -z \$XCATIPORT ]; then
+     XCATIPORT="3002"
+fi
+
+#update nodelist.nodestatus to "netbooting"
+if [ \$NODESTATUS != 'n' ]; then
+    /tmp/updateflag \$XCATMASTER \$XCATIPORT "installstatus netbooting"
+fi
+
 cd /
 for i in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
    KEY=`echo \$i |awk -F= '{print \$1}'`
@@ -1137,6 +1170,10 @@ for i in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
    fi
 done
 
+
+
+
+
 # show xCAT logo
 fancydisplay
 
@@ -1346,8 +1383,38 @@ EOMS
    open($inifile,">"."/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/bin/netstart");
    print $inifile "#!/sbin/nash\n";
    close($inifile);
+
+   #/tmp/updateflag: a script to feedback node provision status to xcatd
+   system("mkdir -p /tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/tmp/");   
+   open($inifile, ">","/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/tmp/updateflag");
+
+   print $inifile <<EOMS;
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ \$# -eq 3 ]; then                                                           
+   echo \$3 > /tmp/ncarg                                                         
+   nc  \$1 \$2 -w 60 -e /tmp/updateflag                                           
+else                                                                            
+   retrytimes=0                                                                 
+   cmd=""                                                                       
+   while [ "\$cmd" != "done" ]; do                                               
+         retrytimes=`expr \$retrytimes + 1`                                      
+         if [ \$retrytimes -eq 60 ]; then                                        
+            break;                                                              
+         fi                                                                     
+         read -t 60 cmd                                                         
+         if [ "\$cmd" == "ready" ]; then                                         
+             head -n 1 /tmp/ncarg                                               
+             rm -rf /tmp/ncarg                                                  
+         fi                                                                     
+   done                                                                         
+                                                                                
+fi
+EOMS
+   close($inifile);
+
    chmod(0755,"/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/init");
    chmod(0755,"/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/bin/netstart");
+   chmod(0755,"/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/tmp/updateflag");
    @filestoadd=();
    foreach (@ndrivers) {
      if (-f "$customdir/$_") {
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
index 0e41dc7be..f38226de5 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ EOMS
 # check the kernel parameters firstly
 # if one parameter for the booting device is here, it will be used
 PRINIC=$prinic
+NODESTATUS='y'
 XCATMNTOPTS='nolock,tcp'
 for i in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
     KEY=`echo \$i |awk -F= '{print \$1}'`
@@ -1050,6 +1051,11 @@ for i in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
         XCATMNTOPTS=\$VALUE
 
     fi
+
+
+    if [ \$i == 'nonodestatus' ]; then
+       NODESTATUS='n'
+    fi
 done
 
 if [ -z "\$IFACE" ]; then
@@ -1083,6 +1089,18 @@ echo "STARTMODE=nfsroot" > /tmp/ifcfg-\$IFACE
 
 ip addr add dev lo 127.0.0.1/8
 ip link set lo up
+
+
+XCATMASTER=`echo \$XCATSERVER|awk -F: '{print \$1}'`
+
+if [ -z \$XCATIPORT ]; then
+     XCATIPORT="3002"
+fi
+
+if [ \$NODESTATUS != 'n' ]; then
+    /tmp/updateflag \$XCATMASTER \$XCATIPORT "installstatus netbooting"
+fi
+
 cd /
 for i in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
    KEY=`echo \$i |awk -F= '{print \$1}'`
@@ -1373,8 +1391,43 @@ cat /var/lib/dhcpcd/*info | grep HOSTNAME | uniq | awk -F= '{print \$2}'| sed \"
 END
 
    close($inifile);
+
+   #if "nonodestatus" specified,do not update the nodestatus 
+   system("mkdir -p /tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/tmp/");
+   open($inifile, ">","/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/tmp/updateflag");
+
+   print $inifile <<EOMS;
+#!/usr/bin/awk -f
+BEGIN {
+
+        xcatdhost = ARGV[1]
+        xcatiport = ARGV[2]
+
+
+        ns = "/inet/tcp/0/" xcatdhost "/" xcatiport
+        print "xCAT_xcatd" |& ns
+
+        while(1) {
+                ns |& getline
+
+                if(\$0 == "ready")
+                        print ARGV[3] |& ns
+                if(\$0 == "done")
+                        break
+        }
+
+        close(ns)
+
+        exit 0
+}
+
+EOMS
+
+
 	chmod(0755,"/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/init");
 	chmod(0755,"/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/bin/netstart");
+        chmod(0755,"/tmp/xcatinitrd.$$/tmp/updateflag");
+
    @filestoadd=();
    foreach (@ndrivers) {
      if (-f "$customdir/$_") {