diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index b542cc7dc..046400d05 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -608,7 +608,9 @@ sub mknetboot
                 );
             next;
         }
-        my $kcmdline; # add two more arguments: XCAT=xcatmaster:xcatport and ifname=<eth0>:<mac address>
+        my $kcmdline;
+        # add  more arguments: XCAT=xcatmaster:xcatport NODE=<nodename> 
+        #and ifname=<eth0>:<mac address>
 	    if($statelite){
             if ($rootfstype ne "ramdisk") {
 		        # get entry for nfs root if it exists:
@@ -700,6 +702,7 @@ sub mknetboot
             $kcmdline =
               "imgurl=$httpmethod://$imgsrv:$httpport/$rootimgdir/rootimg.$suffix ";
             $kcmdline .= "XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport ";
+            $kcmdline .= "NODE=$node ";
         }
 
         # add one parameter: ifname=<eth0>:<mac address>
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
index ac48b5a52..ffab2ab89 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
@@ -1334,6 +1334,8 @@ sub mknetboot
 		$kcmdline .= $statemnt ." ";
 		$kcmdline .=
 			"XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport ";
+		$kcmdline .=
+			"NODE=$node ";
         # BEGIN service node
         my $isSV = xCAT::Utils->isServiceNode();
         my $res = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("hostname", 0);
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
index 4174bac13..a23b20259 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ sub mknetboot
               "imgurl=$httpmethod://$imgsrv/$rootimgdir/rootimg.$suffix ";
         }
         $kcmdline .= "XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport quiet ";
+        $kcmdline .= "NODE=$node ";
 
         # add the kernel-booting parameter: netdev=<eth0>, or BOOTIF=<mac>
         my $netdev = "";