diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/schema/samples/Sample.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/schema/samples/Sample.pm
index ad8de1135..d46ab5344 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/schema/samples/Sample.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/schema/samples/Sample.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package xCAT_schema::Sample;
 #      Please do not use SQL reserved words for your table names and column names.
 #      Use this site to check the reserved words: 
 #         http://www.petefreitag.com/tools/sql_reserved_words_checker/  
-#   5 Change the keys.
+#   5 Change the keys. Foreign keys are optional
 #   6 Change the data types. For SQLite
 #           the  default data type is TEXT if not specified.
 #     The supported data types are: 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ package xCAT_schema::Sample;
     x_lljob => {      #your table name should start with "x_".
 	cols => [qw(jobid status comments disable)],  #do not change 'disable' and 'comments', it is required by xCAT
 	keys => [qw(jobid)],
+	keys => [qw(jobid)],
         required => [qw(jobid)],
         types => {
 	    jobid => 'INTEGER',  
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ package xCAT_schema::Sample;
     x_llnode => {     
         cols => [qw(node jobid jobstatus cpu_usage comments disable)],
         keys => [qw(node)],
+        foreignkeys => [qw(node) REFERENCES x_lljob(node) ON DELETE CASCADE)],
         required => [qw(node jobid)],
         types => {
 	    jobid => 'INTEGER',