diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
index 9cff2d8ce..65a32de0b 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
@@ -230,18 +230,18 @@ sub fsp_state_action {
     return( [$Rc,@res] ); 
 }
 
-sub getTypeOfHcp
+sub getTypeOfNode
 {
     my $class      = shift;
-    my $hcp        = shift;
+    my $node        = shift;
     
     my $nodetypetab = xCAT::Table->new( 'nodetype');
 
     xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Failed to open table 'nodetype'.") if ( ! $nodetypetab);
-    my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $hcp,[qw(nodetype)]);
+    my $nodetype_hash    = $nodetypetab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(nodetype)]);
     my $nodetype    = $nodetype_hash->{nodetype};
     if ( !$nodetype) {
-	    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Not found the $hcp\'s  nodetype");	
+	    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Not found the $node\'s  nodetype");	
         return undef;
     }
     return $nodetype;    
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm
index 89e401b22..4f1333d94 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ package xCAT::FSPpower;
 use strict;
 #use Getopt::Long;
 use xCAT::PPCcli qw(SUCCESS EXPECT_ERROR RC_ERROR NR_ERROR);
-use xCAT::Usage;
-use xCAT::MsgUtils;
-use Data::Dumper;
-use xCAT::DBobjUtils;
 use xCAT::PPCpower;
 use xCAT::FSPUtils;
 ##########################################################################
@@ -387,7 +383,7 @@ sub state1 {
 	    if($$d[4] =~ /^fsp$/ || $$d[4] =~ /^bpa$/) {
 	        $action = "cec_state";		  
             } 
-            my $stat = xCAT::Utils::fsp_api_action ($node_name, $d, $action);
+            my $stat = xCAT::FSPUtils::fsp_api_action ($node_name, $d, $action);
             my $Rc = @$stat[2];
     	    my $data = @$stat[1];
             my $type = @$d[4];
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/PPC.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/PPC.pm
index f34c91c15..669cacabc 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/PPC.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/PPC.pm
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ sub process_request {
 	        }#end of if
 	        #print "thishcp:$thishcp\n";
 	        #get the nodetype of hcp:
-	        my $thishcp_type = xCAT::FSPUtils->getTypeOfHcp($thishcp, $callback);
+	        my $thishcp_type = xCAT::FSPUtils->getTypeOfNode($thishcp);
             if(!defined($thishcp_type)) {
                 $request = {};
 	            next;
@@ -1952,18 +1952,24 @@ sub getHCPsOfNodes
     my %hcps     = ();
     #get hcp from ppc.
     foreach my $node( @$nodes) {
-        my $ppctab = xCAT::Table->new( 'ppc');
-        unless($ppctab) {
-            $callback->({data=>["Cannot open ppc table"]});	
-	    return undef;
-	}	
-	#xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Failed to open table 'ppc'.") if ( ! $ppctab);
-        my $hcp_hash    = $ppctab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(hcp)]);
-        my $hcp    = $hcp_hash->{hcp};
-        if ( !$hcp) {
-	    #xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Not found the hcp of $node");	
-	    $callback->({data=>["Not found the hcp of $node"]});
-	    return undef;
+        my $thishcp_type = xCAT::FSPUtils->getTypeOfNode($node);
+        if( $thishcp_type eq "hmc") {
+            $hcps{$node}{hcp} = [$node];
+            $hcps{$node}{num} = 1;
+        } else {
+            my $ppctab = xCAT::Table->new( 'ppc');
+            unless($ppctab) {
+                $callback->({data=>["Cannot open ppc table"]});	
+	            return undef;
+	        }	
+	        #xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Failed to open table 'ppc'.") if ( ! $ppctab);
+            my $hcp_hash    = $ppctab->getNodeAttribs( $node,[qw(hcp)]);
+            my $hcp    = $hcp_hash->{hcp};
+            if ( !$hcp) {
+	        #xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Not found the hcp of $node");	
+	        $callback->({data=>["Not found the hcp of $node"]});
+	        return undef;
+        }
 	}
 	#print "hcp:\n";
 	#print Dumper($hcp);