diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog b/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory b/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodelist b/confluent_client/bin/nodelist
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/noderun b/confluent_client/bin/noderun
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4a614c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/noderun
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2016 Lenovo
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import optparse
+import os
+import select
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(path, '..', 'lib', 'python'))
+if path.startswith('/opt'):
+    sys.path.append(path)
+
+import confluent.client as client
+
+
+argparser = optparse.OptionParser(
+    usage="Usage: %prog node commandexpression",
+    epilog="Expressions are the same as in attributes, e.g. "
+           "'ipmitool -H {hardwaremanagement.manager}' will be expanded.")
+argparser.disable_interspersed_args()
+(options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
+if len(args) < 2:
+    argparser.print_help()
+    sys.exit(1)
+c = client.Command()
+cmdstr = " ".join(args[1:])
+
+nodeforpopen = {}
+popens = []
+for exp in c.create('/noderange/{0}/attributes/expression'.format(args[0]),
+                    {'expression': cmdstr}):
+    ex = exp['databynode']
+    for node in ex:
+        cmd = ex[node]['value'].encode('utf-8')
+        cmdv = shlex.split(cmd)
+        nopen = subprocess.Popen(
+            cmdv, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        popens.append(nopen)
+        nodeforpopen[nopen] = node
+
+all = set([])
+pipedesc = {}
+exitcode = 0
+for pop in popens:
+    node = nodeforpopen[pop]
+    pipedesc[pop.stdout] = { 'node': node, 'popen': pop, 'type': 'stdout'}
+    pipedesc[pop.stderr] = {'node': node, 'popen': pop, 'type': 'stderr'}
+    all.add(pop.stdout)
+    all.add(pop.stderr)
+rdy, _, _ = select.select(all, [], [], 10)
+while all and rdy:
+    for r in rdy:
+        data = r.readline()
+        desc = pipedesc[r]
+        if data:
+            node = desc['node']
+            if desc['type'] == 'stdout':
+                sys.stdout.write('{0}: {1}'.format(node,data))
+            else:
+                sys.stderr.write('{0}: {1}'.format(node, data))
+        else:
+            pop = desc['popen']
+            ret = pop.poll()
+            if ret is not None:
+                exitcode = exitcode | ret
+                all.discard(r)
+    if all:
+        rdy, _, _ = select.select(all, [], [], 10)
+sys.exit(exitcode)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
index c5043ab9..63d8aa4a 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
@@ -761,6 +761,14 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
                                                    decrypt=self.decrypt)
         return nodeobj
 
+    def expand_attrib_expression(self, nodelist, expression):
+        if type(nodelist) in (unicode, str):
+            nodelist = (nodelist,)
+        for node in nodelist:
+            cfgobj = self._cfgstore['nodes'][node]
+            fmt = _ExpressionFormat(cfgobj, node)
+            yield (node, fmt.format(expression))
+
     def get_node_attributes(self, nodelist, attributes=(), decrypt=None):
         if decrypt is None:
             decrypt = self.decrypt
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
index 9aa0adaf..608e8206 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ def _init_core():
         'attributes': {
             'all': PluginRoute({'handler': 'attributes'}),
             'current': PluginRoute({'handler': 'attributes'}),
+            'expression': PluginRoute({'handler': 'attributes'}),
         },
         'boot': {
             'nextdevice': PluginRoute({
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/configuration/attributes.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
index 9ee0f149..10aa3307 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
@@ -152,6 +152,20 @@ def update_nodegroup(group, element, configmanager, inputdata):
     return retrieve_nodegroup(group, element, configmanager, inputdata)
 
 
+def _expand_expression(nodes, configmanager, inputdata):
+    expression = inputdata.get_attributes(list(nodes)[0])
+    if type(expression) is dict:
+        expression = expression['expression']
+    if type(expression) is dict:
+        expression = expression['expression']
+    for expanded in configmanager.expand_attrib_expression(nodes, expression):
+        yield msg.KeyValueData({'value': expanded[1]}, expanded[0])
+
+
+def create(nodes, element, configmanager, inputdata):
+    if nodes is not None and element[-1] == 'expression':
+        return _expand_expression(nodes, configmanager, inputdata)
+
 def update_nodes(nodes, element, configmanager, inputdata):
     updatedict = {}
     for node in nodes: