diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 3fc93c4f..b1364bd0 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -1,10 +1,50 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+function test_mgr() {
+    if curl -s https://${1}/confluent-api/ > /dev/null; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+function confluentpython() {
+    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
+        /usr/libexec/platform-python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python3 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python3 $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python2 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python2 $*
+    fi
+}
+
 function set_confluent_vars() {
     if [ -z "$nodename" ]; then
         nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk '{print $2}')
     fi
+    if [[ "$confluent_mgr" == *"%"* ]]; then
+        confluent_mgr=""
+    fi
     if [ -z "$confluent_mgr" ]; then
         confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | sed -e 's/[^ ]*: //')
+        if ! test_mgr $confluent_mgr; then
+            confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | sed -e 's/[^ ]*: //')
+            if [[ "$confluent_mgr" = *":"* ]]; then
+                confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
+            fi
+        fi
+        if ! test_mgr $confluent_mgr; then
+            BESTMGRS=$(grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | grep '|1$' | sed -e 's/EXTMGRINFO: //' -e 's/|.*//')
+            OKMGRS=$(grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | grep '|0$' | sed -e 's/EXTMGRINFO: //' -e 's/|.*//')
+            for confluent_mgr in $BESTMGRS $OKMGRS; do
+                if [[ $confluent_mgr == *":"* ]]; then
+                    confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
+                fi
+                if test_mgr $confluent_mgr; then
+                    break
+                fi
+            done
+        fi
     fi
     if [ -z "$confluent_profile" ]; then
         confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | sed -e 's/[^ ]*: //')
@@ -24,7 +64,11 @@ fetch_remote() {
 
 source_remote_parts() {
     confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
-    scriptlist=$(/usr/libexec/platform-python /etc/confluent/apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    apiclient=/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
+    if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
+        apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
+    fi
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
     for script in $scriptlist; do
         source_remote $1/$script
     done
@@ -33,7 +77,11 @@ source_remote_parts() {
 
 run_remote_parts() {
     confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
-    scriptlist=$(/usr/libexec/platform-python /etc/confluent/apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    apiclient=/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
+    if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
+        apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
+    fi
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
     for script in $scriptlist; do
         run_remote $1/$script
     done
@@ -102,11 +150,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     mkdir -p $(dirname $1)
     curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo "'$*'" failed to download; return 1; fi
-    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
-        /usr/libexec/platform-python $*
-    else
-        /usr/bin/python $*
-    fi
+    confluentpython $*
     retcode=$?
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
@@ -122,18 +166,12 @@ run_remote_config() {
     fi
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     echo Requesting to run remote configuration for "'$*'" from $confluent_mgr under profile $confluent_profile
-    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
-        /usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
-        /usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
-    else
-        /usr/bin/python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
-        /usr/bin/python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
-    fi
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
     echo
     echo 'Completed remote configuration'
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     return
 }
-
 #If invoked as a command, use the arguments to actually run a function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"
\ No newline at end of file
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 3f305fc0..b1364bd0 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ function test_mgr() {
     return 1
 }
 
+function confluentpython() {
+    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
+        /usr/libexec/platform-python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python3 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python3 $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python2 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python2 $*
+    fi
+}
+
 function set_confluent_vars() {
     if [ -z "$nodename" ]; then
         nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk '{print $2}')
@@ -40,28 +52,74 @@ function set_confluent_vars() {
 }
 
 fetch_remote() {
-    if [ -f /etc/confluent/ca.pem ]; then
-        curlargs=" --cacert /etc/confluent/ca.pem"
-    fi
-    set_confluent_vars
-    curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
-    if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo $1 failed to download; return 1; fi
-}
-
-run_remote() {
-    requestedcmd="'$*'"
     curlargs=""
     if [ -f /etc/confluent/ca.pem ]; then
         curlargs=" --cacert /etc/confluent/ca.pem"
     fi
     set_confluent_vars
+    mkdir -p $(dirname $1)
+    curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo $1 failed to download; return 1; fi
+}
+
+source_remote_parts() {
+    confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    apiclient=/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
+    if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
+        apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
+    fi
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    for script in $scriptlist; do
+        source_remote $1/$script
+    done
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
+}
+
+run_remote_parts() {
+    confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    apiclient=/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
+    if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
+        apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
+    fi
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    for script in $scriptlist; do
+        run_remote $1/$script
+    done
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
+}
+
+source_remote() {
+    set_confluent_vars
+    echo
+    echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+    echo Sourcing $1 from https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/
+    if [ -z "$confluentscripttmpdir" ]; then
+        confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    fi
+    echo Sourcing from $confluentscripttmpdir
+    cd $confluentscripttmpdir
+    fetch_remote $1
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo $1 failed to download; return 1; fi
+    chmod +x $1
+    cmd=$1
+    shift
+    source ./$cmd
+    cd - > /dev/null
+    return $retcode
+}
+
+run_remote() {
+    requestedcmd="'$*'"
+    set_confluent_vars
     echo
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     echo Running $requestedcmd from https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/
-    tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
-    echo Executing in $tmpdir
-    cd $tmpdir
-    curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
+    if [ -z "$confluentscripttmpdir" ]; then
+        confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    fi
+    echo Executing in $confluentscripttmpdir
+    cd $confluentscripttmpdir
+    fetch_remote $1
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo $requestedcmd failed to download; return 1; fi
     chmod +x $1
     cmd=$1
@@ -71,7 +129,9 @@ run_remote() {
     shift
     ./$cmd $*
     retcode=$?
-    echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $retcode"
+    if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $retcode"
+    fi
     cd - > /dev/null
     return $retcode
 }
@@ -87,9 +147,10 @@ run_remote_python() {
     tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
     echo Executing in $tmpdir
     cd $tmpdir
+    mkdir -p $(dirname $1)
     curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo "'$*'" failed to download; return 1; fi
-    /usr/libexec/platform-python $*
+    confluentpython $*
     retcode=$?
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
@@ -105,13 +166,12 @@ run_remote_config() {
     fi
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     echo Requesting to run remote configuration for "'$*'" from $confluent_mgr under profile $confluent_profile
-    /usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
-    /usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
     echo
     echo 'Completed remote configuration'
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     return
 }
-
 #If invoked as a command, use the arguments to actually run a function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"
\ No newline at end of file
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 670ae9b8..b1364bd0 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ function test_mgr() {
     return 1
 }
 
+function confluentpython() {
+    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
+        /usr/libexec/platform-python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python3 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python3 $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python2 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python2 $*
+    fi
+}
+
 function set_confluent_vars() {
     if [ -z "$nodename" ]; then
         nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk '{print $2}')
@@ -56,7 +68,7 @@ source_remote_parts() {
     if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
         apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
     fi
-    scriptlist=$(/usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
     for script in $scriptlist; do
         source_remote $1/$script
     done
@@ -69,7 +81,7 @@ run_remote_parts() {
     if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
         apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
     fi
-    scriptlist=$(/usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
     for script in $scriptlist; do
         run_remote $1/$script
     done
@@ -138,11 +150,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     mkdir -p $(dirname $1)
     curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo "'$*'" failed to download; return 1; fi
-    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
-        /usr/libexec/platform-python $*
-    else
-        /usr/bin/python $*
-    fi
+    confluentpython $*
     retcode=$?
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
@@ -158,18 +166,12 @@ run_remote_config() {
     fi
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     echo Requesting to run remote configuration for "'$*'" from $confluent_mgr under profile $confluent_profile
-    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
-        /usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
-        /usr/libexec/platform-python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
-    else
-        /usr/bin/python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
-        /usr/bin/python $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
-    fi
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
     echo
     echo 'Completed remote configuration'
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     return
 }
-
 #If invoked as a command, use the arguments to actually run a function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"
\ No newline at end of file
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 71f9f93d..b1364bd0 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ function test_mgr() {
     return 1
 }
 
+function confluentpython() {
+    if [ -x /usr/libexec/platform-python ]; then
+        /usr/libexec/platform-python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python3 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python3 $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python $*
+    elif [ -x /usr/bin/python2 ]; then
+        /usr/bin/python2 $*
+    fi
+}
+
 function set_confluent_vars() {
     if [ -z "$nodename" ]; then
         nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk '{print $2}')
@@ -40,6 +52,7 @@ function set_confluent_vars() {
 }
 
 fetch_remote() {
+    curlargs=""
     if [ -f /etc/confluent/ca.pem ]; then
         curlargs=" --cacert /etc/confluent/ca.pem"
     fi
@@ -49,38 +62,76 @@ fetch_remote() {
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo $1 failed to download; return 1; fi
 }
 
+source_remote_parts() {
+    confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    apiclient=/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
+    if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
+        apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
+    fi
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    for script in $scriptlist; do
+        source_remote $1/$script
+    done
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
+}
+
 run_remote_parts() {
-    scriptlist=$(python3 /etc/confluent/apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
+    confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    apiclient=/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
+    if [ -f /etc/confluent/apiclient ]; then
+        apiclient=/etc/confluent/apiclient
+    fi
+    scriptlist=$(confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/scriptlist/$1|sed -e 's/^- //')
     for script in $scriptlist; do
         run_remote $1/$script
     done
+    unset confluentscripttmpdir
+}
+
+source_remote() {
+    set_confluent_vars
+    echo
+    echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+    echo Sourcing $1 from https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/
+    if [ -z "$confluentscripttmpdir" ]; then
+        confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    fi
+    echo Sourcing from $confluentscripttmpdir
+    cd $confluentscripttmpdir
+    fetch_remote $1
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo $1 failed to download; return 1; fi
+    chmod +x $1
+    cmd=$1
+    shift
+    source ./$cmd
+    cd - > /dev/null
+    return $retcode
 }
 
 run_remote() {
     requestedcmd="'$*'"
-    curlargs=""
-    if [ -f /etc/confluent/ca.pem ]; then
-        curlargs=" --cacert /etc/confluent/ca.pem"
-    fi
     set_confluent_vars
     echo
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     echo Running $requestedcmd from https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/
-    tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
-    echo Executing in $tmpdir
-    cd $tmpdir
-    mkdir -p $(dirname $1)
-    curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
+    if [ -z "$confluentscripttmpdir" ]; then
+        confluentscripttmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    fi
+    echo Executing in $confluentscripttmpdir
+    cd $confluentscripttmpdir
+    fetch_remote $1
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo $requestedcmd failed to download; return 1; fi
     chmod +x $1
     cmd=$1
-    #if [ -x /usr/bin/chcon ]; then
-    #    chcon system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0 $cmd
-    #fi
+    if [ -x /usr/bin/chcon ]; then
+        chcon system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0 $cmd
+    fi
     shift
     ./$cmd $*
     retcode=$?
-    echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $retcode"
+    if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $retcode"
+    fi
     cd - > /dev/null
     return $retcode
 }
@@ -99,7 +150,7 @@ run_remote_python() {
     mkdir -p $(dirname $1)
     curl -f -sS $curlargs https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     if [ $? != 0 ]; then echo "'$*'" failed to download; return 1; fi
-    python3 $*
+    confluentpython $*
     retcode=$?
     echo "'$*' exited with code $retcode"
     cd - > /dev/null
@@ -115,13 +166,12 @@ run_remote_config() {
     fi
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     echo Requesting to run remote configuration for "'$*'" from $confluent_mgr under profile $confluent_profile
-    python3 $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
-    python3 $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/"$*" -d {}
+    confluentpython $apiclient /confluent-api/self/remoteconfig/status -w 204
     echo
     echo 'Completed remote configuration'
     echo '---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
     return
 }
-
 #If invoked as a command, use the arguments to actually run a function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"
\ No newline at end of file
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || $1 "${@:2}"