diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.custom b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.custom
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8635f0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script is executed 'chrooted' into a cloned disk target before rebooting
+# 
+
+nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
+confluent_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
+confluent_mgr=$(grep deploy_server /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
+confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
+export nodename confluent_mgr confluent_profile
+. /etc/confluent/functions
+mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
+exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+exec 2>> /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log
+tail -f /var/log/confluent/confluent-post.log > /dev/console &
+logshowpid=$!
+curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/firstboot.service > /etc/systemd/system/firstboot.service
+mkdir -p /opt/confluent/bin
+curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/firstboot.sh > /opt/confluent/bin/firstboot.sh
+chmod +x /opt/confluent/bin/firstboot.sh
+
+run_remote post.custom
+# post scripts may be placed into post.d, e.g. post.d/01-firstaction.sh, post.d/02-secondaction.sh
+run_remote_parts post.d
+
+# Induce execution of remote configuration, e.g. ansible plays in ansible/post.d/
+run_remote_config post.d
+
+curl -sf -X POST -d 'status: staged' -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $apikey" https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-api/self/updatestatus
+
+kill $logshowpid
+
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
index 711ef3ed..3a35eae4 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ def _init_core():
                     'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
                     'default': 'ipmi',
                 }),
+                'location': PluginRoute({
+                    'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
+                    'default': 'ipmi',
+                }),
                 'ntp': {
                     'enabled': PluginRoute({
                         'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
index 09ec17e1..13df986e 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
@@ -509,6 +509,8 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
             return self.handle_hostname()
         elif self.element[1:3] == ['management_controller', 'domain_name']:
             return self.handle_domain_name()
+        elif self.element[1:3] == ['management_controller', 'location']:
+            return self.handle_location_config()
         elif self.element[1:3] == ['management_controller', 'ntp']:
             return self.handle_ntp()
         elif self.element[1:4] == ['management_controller', 'extended', 'all']:
@@ -1276,6 +1278,10 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
             self.ipmicmd.set_domain_name(dn)
             return
 
+    def handle_location_config(self):
+        if 'read' == self.op:
+            lc = self.ipmicmd.get_location_information()
+
     def handle_bmcconfig(self, advanced=False):
         if 'read' == self.op:
             try: