diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
index 38f600067..f44d6e295 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ sub handled_commands {
     getmacs => 'nodehm:getmac,mgt',
     rscan => 'nodehm:mgt',
     rpower => 'nodehm:power,mgt',
+    getbladecons => 'blade',
     rvitals => 'nodehm:mgt',
     rinv => 'nodehm:mgt',
     rbeacon => 'nodehm:mgt',
@@ -1350,6 +1351,60 @@ sub build_depend {
 }
 
 
+sub getbladecons {
+   my $noderange = shift;
+   my $callback=shift;
+   my $mpatab = xCAT::Table->new('mpa');
+   my $passtab = xCAT::Table->new('mpa');
+   my $tmp;
+   my $user="USERID";
+   if ($passtab) {
+     ($tmp)=$passtab->getAttribs({'key'=>'blade'},'username');
+     if (defined($tmp)) {
+       $user = $tmp->{username};
+     }
+   }
+   my %mpausers;
+   my %checkedmpas=();
+   my $mptab=xCAT::Table->new('mp');
+   my $mptabhash = $mptab->getNodesAttribs($noderange,['mpa','id']);
+   foreach my $node (@$noderange) {
+      my $rsp = {node=>[{name=>[$node]}]};
+      my $ent=$mptabhash->{$node}->[0]; #$mptab->getNodeAttribs($node,['mpa', 'id']);
+      if (defined($ent->{mpa})) { 
+          $rsp->{node}->[0]->{mm}->[0]=$ent->{mpa};
+          if (defined($checkedmpas{$ent->{$mpa}}) or not defined $mpatab) {
+            if (defined($mpausers{$ent->{mpa}})) {
+                $rsp->{node}->[0]->{username}=[$mpausers{$ent->{mpa}}];
+            } else {
+                $rsp->{node}->[0]->{username}=[$user];
+            }
+          } else {
+              $checkedmpas{$ent->{$mpa}}=1;
+              ($tmp)=$mpatab->getAttribs({'mpa'=>$mpa},'username');
+              if (defined($tmp) and defined $tmp->{username}) {
+                  $mpausers{$ent->{mpa}}=$tmp->{username};
+                  $rsp->{node}->[0]->{username}=[$tmp->{username}];
+              } else {
+                  $rsp->{node}->[0]->{username}=[$user];
+              }
+
+          }
+      } else { 
+          $rsp->{node}->[0]->{error}=["no mpa defined"];
+          $rsp->{node}->[0]->{errorcode}=[1];
+          $callback->($rsp);
+          next;
+      }
+      if (defined($ent->{id})) { 
+          $rsp->{node}->[0]->{slot}=$ent->{id};
+      } else { 
+          $rsp->{node}->[0]->{slot}="";
+      }
+      $callback->($rsp);
+   }
+}
+
 sub preprocess_request { 
   my $request = shift;
   if ($request->{_xcatdest}) { return [$request]; }    #exit if preprocessed
@@ -1390,6 +1445,12 @@ sub preprocess_request {
   }
   my %mpa_hash=();
   my $mptabhash = $mptab->getNodesAttribs($noderange,['mpa','id']);
+  if ($request->{command}->[0] eq "getbladecons") { #Can handle it here and now
+      getbladecons($noderange,$callback);
+      return [];
+  }
+
+
   foreach my $node (@$noderange) {
     my $ent=$mptabhash->{$node}->[0]; #$mptab->getNodeAttribs($node,['mpa', 'id']);
     if (defined($ent->{mpa})) { push @{$mpa_hash{$ent->{mpa}}{nodes}}, $node;}
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade
index 300839a56..b4db3e966 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade
@@ -4,57 +4,78 @@ BEGIN
 {
     use Time::HiRes qw(sleep);
     $::XCATROOT = $ENV{'XCATROOT'} ? $ENV{'XCATROOT'} : '/opt/xcat';
-    my $sleepint=int(rand(10));
+    my $sleepint=int(rand(10)); #Stagger start to avoid overwhelming conserver/xCATd
     print "Opening console in ".(2+(0.5*$sleepint))." seconds...\n";
     sleep $sleepint;
 }
 use lib "$::XCATROOT/lib/perl";
+$ENV{HOME}='/root/';
+require xCAT::Client;
 
-require xCAT::Table;
-require xCAT::Utils;
+#require xCAT::Table;
+#require xCAT::Utils;
 require File::Basename;
 import File::Basename;
 my $scriptname = $0;
 
-$mptab = xCAT::Table->new('mp');
-unless ($mptab) {
+#$mptab = xCAT::Table->new('mp');
+#unless ($mptab) {
   #sleep 5; #Try not to overwhelm logfiles...
-  die "mp table must be configured";
-}
-$mpatab = xCAT::Table->new('mpa');
-$passtab = xCAT::Table->new('passwd');
+#  die "mp table must be configured";
+#}
+#$mpatab = xCAT::Table->new('mpa');
+#$passtab = xCAT::Table->new('passwd');
 
 my $username = "USERID";
 my $passsword = "PASSW0RD";
 my $mm;
 my $slot;
-my $dba;
-if ($passtab) {
-  ($dba) = $passtab->getAttribs({key=>blade},qw(username password));
-  if ($dba->{username}) {
-    $username = $dba->{username};
-  }
-  if ($dba->{password}) {
-    $password = $dba->{password};
-  }
-}
+#my $dba;
+#if ($passtab) {
+#  ($dba) = $passtab->getAttribs({key=>blade},qw(username password));
+#  if ($dba->{username}) {
+#    $username = $dba->{username};
+#  }
+#  if ($dba->{password}) {
+#    $password = $dba->{password};
+#  }
+#}
 
-$dba = $mptab->getNodeAttribs($ARGV[0],[qw(mpa id)]);
-$mm = $dba->{mpa};
-$slot = $dba->{id};
-if ($mpatab) {
-  ($dba) = $mpatab->getAttribs({mpa=>$mm},qw(username password));
-  if ($dba) {
-    if ($dba->{username}) { $username = $dba->{username}; }
-    if ($dba->{password}) { $password = $dba->{password}; }
-  }
-}
-xCAT::Utils::close_all_dbhs;
+#$dba = $mptab->getNodeAttribs($ARGV[0],[qw(mpa id)]);
+#$mm = $dba->{mpa};
+#$slot = $dba->{id};
+#if ($mpatab) {
+#  ($dba) = $mpatab->getAttribs({mpa=>$mm},qw(username password));
+#  if ($dba) {
+#    if ($dba->{username}) { $username = $dba->{username}; }
+#    if ($dba->{password}) { $password = $dba->{password}; }
+#  }
+#}
+#xCAT::Utils::close_all_dbhs;
 #sleep 5; #Slow start, I know, but with exec, can't return
+sub getans {
+    my $rsp = shift; 
+    if ($rsp->{node}) {
+        $mm = $rsp->{node}->[0]->{mm}->[0];
+        $username = $rsp->{node}->[0]->{username}->[0];
+        $slot = $rsp->{node}->[0]->{slot}->[0];
+    }
+}
+my $cmdref={
+    command=>"getbladecons",
+    arg=>"text",
+    noderange=>$ARGV[0]
+};
+xCAT::Client::submit_request($cmdref,\&getans);
+until ($mm and $username and $slot) {
+    print "console not ready\n";
+    sleep 5+int(rand(10));
+    xCAT::Client::submit_request($cmdref,\&getans);
+}
 exec "ssh -t $username"."@"."$mm console -o -T blade[$slot]";
 #my $pathtochild= dirname($scriptname). "/";
 #exec $pathtochild."blade.expect $mm $slot $username $password";
   
-
-
+#SECURITY:  In this case, the authentication is expected to be done  using the script user's ssh keys.  As such,
+#this script does not receive any particularly sensitive data from the xCAT server.