diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm.2 b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm.2
index 66a98528b..872df8ce4 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm.2
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm.2
@@ -4447,11 +4447,13 @@ sub checkleds {
 	
 sub vitals {
 	my $subcommand = shift;
+    my @textfilters = split /,/,$subcommand;
+    unless (scalar @textfilters) { @textfilters = ("all"); }
 
 	my $rc = 0;
 	my $text;
 	my $key;
-	my @sensor_filters=(0x00);
+	my %sensor_filters=();
 	my @output;
 	my $reading;
 	my $unitdesc;
@@ -4462,36 +4464,38 @@ sub vitals {
    my $doall;
    $doall=0;
 	$rc=0;
+    #filters: defined in sensor type codes and data table
+    # 1 == temp, 2 == voltage 3== current (we lump in wattage here for lack of a better spot), 4 == fan
 
-	if($subcommand eq "all") {
-		@sensor_filters=(0x01); #,0x02,0x03,0x04);
+	if(grep { $_ eq "all"} @textfilters) {
+	  $sensor_filters{1}=1; #,0x02,0x03,0x04); rather than filtering, unfiltered results
+      $sensor_filters{energy}=1;
       $doall=1;
 	}
-	elsif($subcommand =~ /temp/) {
-		@sensor_filters=(0x01);
+	if(grep /temp/,@textfilters) {
+		$sensor_filters{0x01}=1;
 	}
-	elsif($subcommand eq "voltage") {
-		@sensor_filters=(0x02);
+	if(grep /volt/,@textfilters) {
+		$sensor_filters{0x02}=1;
 	}
-    elsif($subcommand =~ /watt/) {
-        @sensor_filters=(0x03);
+    if(grep /watt/,@textfilters) {
+        $sensor_filters{0x03}=1;
     }
-	elsif($subcommand eq "fanspeed") {
-		@sensor_filters=(0x04);
+	if(grep /fan/,@textfilters) {
+		$sensor_filters{0x04}=1;
 	}
-	elsif($subcommand eq "power") {
-		($rc,$text) = power("stat");
-		$text = sprintf($format,"Power Status:",$text);
-		return($rc,$text);
+	if(grep /power/,@textfilters) {  #power does not really include energy, but most people use 'power' to mean both
+        $sensor_filters{0x03}=1;
+        $sensor_filters{powerstate}=1;
+        $sensor_filters{energy}=1;
 	}
-	elsif($subcommand eq "leds") {
-		my @cleds;
-		($rc,@cleds) = checkleds();
-		foreach $text (@cleds) {
-			push(@output,$text);
-		}
+	if(grep /energy/,@textfilters) { 
+        $sensor_filters{energy}=1;
 	}
-	else {
+	if(grep /led/,@textfilters) {
+        $sensor_filters{leds}=1;
+	}
+	unless (keys %sensor_filters) {
 		return(1,"unsupported command vitals $subcommand");
 	}
 
@@ -4500,8 +4504,9 @@ sub vitals {
 		return($rc,$text);
 	}
 
-	foreach(@sensor_filters) {
+	foreach(keys %sensor_filters) {
 		my $filter = $_;
+        if ($filter eq "energy" or $filter eq "leds") { next; }
 
 		foreach $key (sort {$sdr_hash{$a}->id_string cmp $sdr_hash{$b}->id_string} keys %sdr_hash) {
 			my $sdr = $sdr_hash{$key};
@@ -4585,15 +4590,20 @@ sub vitals {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if($subcommand eq "all") {
+	if($sensor_filters{leds}) {
 		my @cleds;
+		($rc,@cleds) = checkleds();
+        push @output,@cleds;
+    }
+    if ($sensor_filters{powerstate}) {
 		($rc,$text) = power("stat");
 		$text = sprintf($format,"Power Status:",$text,"");
 		push(@output,$text);
-		($rc,@cleds) = checkleds();
-        push @output,@cleds;
-        ($rc,@cleds)=readenergy();
-        push @output,@cleds;
+    }
+    if ($sensor_filters{energy}) {
+        my @energies;
+        ($rc,@energies)=readenergy();
+        push @output,@energies;
 	}
 
 	return($rc,@output);