diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index 62fc1b60c..48c7ca2cd 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -211,19 +211,23 @@ if ($inet6support) {
             plugin_command(\%request,undef,\&build_response);
           #  exit(0);
           #}
-        } elsif ($text =~ /netbooted/) {
-          my %request = (
-            command => [ 'updatenodestat' ],
-            node => [ $node ],
-            arg => [ 'booted' ],
-            );
+        } elsif ($text =~ /installstatus/) {
+	  my @tmpa=split(' ', $text);
+          for (my $i = 1; $i <= @tmpa-1; $i++) {
+            my $newstat=$tmpa[$i];
+            my %request = (
+              command => [ 'updatenodestat' ],
+              node => [ $node ],
+              arg => [ "$newstat" ],
+              );
+            #node should be blocked, race condition may occur otherwise
+            #my $pid=xCAT::Utils->xfork();
+            #unless ($pid) { #fork off the nodeset and potential slowness
+              plugin_command(\%request,undef,\&build_response);
+            #   exit(0);
+            #}
+          }
           close($conn);
-          #node should be blocked, race condition may occur otherwise
-          #my $pid=xCAT::Utils->xfork();
-          #unless ($pid) { #fork off the nodeset and potential slowness
-            plugin_command(\%request,undef,\&build_response);
-          #  exit(0);
-          #}
         } elsif ($text =~ /^unlocktftpdir/) { #TODO: only nodes in install state should be allowed
        mkpath("$tftpdir/xcat/$node");
 	    chmod 01777,"$tftpdir/xcat/$node";
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost b/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
index f879d0c56..79354ef49 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ if (&runcmd($chcmd) != 0) {
 }
 
 # check & run the postscript
+my $nodesetstat="standalone";
 if (-f $scriptname)
 {
     if (@ARGV>0) {
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ if (-f $scriptname)
       `echo "$POSTS" | tr "," "\n" >> $scriptname`;
    }
 
+   $nodesetstat=`grep "NODESETSTATE=" $scriptname|awk -F \= '{print \$2}'`;
+   chomp($nodesetstat);
+
     if (&runcmd("cd /xcatpost;$scriptname") != 0)
     {
 		print "$::sdate  xcataixpost: Could not run $scriptname.\n";
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ if (-f $scriptname)
 }
 
 if (@ARGV<1) {
-  if (&updateflag != 0) {
+  if (&updateflag($nodesetstat) != 0) {
     print "$::sdate xcataixpost: Failed to update the xCAT server.\n";
     print $::LOG_FILE "$::sdate xcataixpost: Failed to update the xCAT server..\n";
     close($::LOG_FILE);
@@ -173,7 +177,11 @@ sub  getmypost {
 #
 ############################################################
 sub  updateflag {
-   print "updateflag servicenode=$servnode\n";
+    my $nodesetstat=shift;
+    my $state="netbooted";
+    if ($nodesetstat eq "standalone") { $state="installed booting"; }
+
+ 
     my $port = "3002";
     my $remote = IO::Socket::INET->new( Proto => "tcp", PeerAddr  => $servnode, PeerPort  => $port, );
     unless ($remote) { 
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ sub  updateflag {
     while (defined ($line = <$remote>)) {
         chomp $line;
         if ($line eq "ready") {
-           print $remote "netbooted\n";
+           print $remote "installstatus $state\n";
         } elsif ($line eq "done") {
 	    last;
         }
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatdsklspost b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatdsklspost
index 7c6b93d42..26f6b6f40 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatdsklspost
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatdsklspost
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
   #notify the server that we are done with netbooting
-  echo "updateflag.awk \$MASTER 3002 netbooted" >> /tmp/mypostscript
+  echo "updateflag.awk \$MASTER 3002 \"installstatus booted\"" >> /tmp/mypostscript
 fi
 
 chmod +x /tmp/mypostscript