diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rnetboot.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rnetboot.1.pod
index 3b4f692dd..2ee7e1afb 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rnetboot.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rnetboot.1.pod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ B<rnetboot> - Cause the range of nodes to boot to network.
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-B<rnetboot> [B<-V>|B<--verbose>] B<[-s boot_device_order]> B<[-f]> I<noderange>
+B<rnetboot> [B<-V>|B<--verbose>] B<[-s boot_device_order]> B<[-f]> I<noderange> [-m table.column==expectedstatus [-m table.col-umn=~expectedstatus]] [-t timeout] [-r retrycount]
 
 B<rnetboot> [B<-h>|B<--help>] [B<-v>|B<--version>]
 
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ B<-s>          Set the boot device order.  Accepted boot devices are hd and net.
 
 B<-f>          Force immediate shutdown of the partition.
 
+B<-m>          Use one or multiple -m flags to specify the node attributes and the expected status for the node installation monitor
+ing and automatic retry mechanism. The operators ==, !=, =~ and !~ are valid. This flag must be used with -t flag.
+
+Note: if the "val" fields includes spaces or any other characters that will be parsed by shell, the "attr<oper-ator>val" needs to be quoted. If the operator is "!~", the "attr<operator>val" needs to be quoted using single quote.
+
+B<-r>          specify the number of retries that the monitoring process will perform before declare the failure. The default value is 3. Setting the retrycount to 0 means only monitoring the os installation progress and will not re-initiate the installation if the node status has not been changed to the expected value after timeout. This flag must be used with -m flag.
+
+B<-t>          Specify the the timeout, in minutes, to wait for the expectedstatus specified by -m flag. This is a required flag if the -m flag is specified.
+
 B<-V>          Verbose output.
 
 B<-h>          Display usage message.
diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod
index 16beb96fc..2e34b02a2 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ B<rpower> - remote power control of nodes
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-B<rpower> I<noderange> [B<--nodeps>] {B<on>|B<onstandby>|B<off>|B<stat>|B<state>|B<reset>|B<boot>}
+B<rpower> I<noderange> [B<--nodeps>] {B<on>|B<onstandby>|B<off>|B<stat>|B<state>|B<reset>|B<boot>} [-m table.column==expectedstatus [-m table.column=~expectedstatus]] [-t timeout] [-r retrycount]
 
 B<rpower> [B<-h>|B<--help>|B<-v>|B<--version>]
 
@@ -66,10 +66,26 @@ Power off, then on.
 
 Boot the node to open firmware mode.
 
+=item B<-m table.column==expectedstatus -m table.column=~expectedstatus>
+
+Use one or multiple -m flags to specify the node attributes and the expected status for the node installation monitoring and automatic retry mechanism. The operators ==, !=, =~ and !~ are valid. This flag must be used with -t flag.
+
+Note: if the "val" fields includes spaces or any other characters that will be parsed by shell, the "attr<oper-ator>val" needs to be quoted. If the operator is "!~", the "attr<operator>val" needs to be quoted using single quote.
+
 =item B<--nodeps>
 
 Do not use dependency table (default is to use dependency table). Valid only with on|off|boot|reset|cycle for blade power method.
 
+=item B<-r retrycount>
+
+specify the number of retries that the monitoring process will perform before declare the failure. The default value is 3. Setting the retrycount to 0 means only monitoring the os installation progress and will not re-initiate the installation if the node status has not been changed to the expected value after timeout. This flag must be used with -m flag.
+
+=item B<-t timeout>
+
+Specify the the timeout, in minutes, to wait for the expectedstatus specified by -m flag. This is a required flag if the -m flag is specified.
+
+Power off, then on.
+
 =item B<-h>|B<--help>
 
 Prints out a brief usage message.