diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/SN_setup_case b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/SN_setup_case
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df43c01f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/SN_setup_case
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+start:SN_setup_case
+os:Linux
+stop:yes
+
+cmd:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn __GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__  __GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:chtab key=nameservers site.value="<xcatmaster>"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then chdef -t node -o $$SN vmstorage=dir:///var/lib/libvirt/images/ && rmvm $$SN -f -p &&  mkvm $$SN -s 25G; fi
+
+cmd:makedns -n
+check:rc==0
+cmd:makeconservercf 
+check:rc==0
+cmd:cat /etc/conserver.cf | grep $$SN
+check:output=~$$SN
+cmd:sleep 10
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then getmacs -D $$SN; fi
+check:rc==0
+cmd:makedhcp -n
+check:rc==0
+cmd:makedhcp -a
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if cat /etc/*release |grep SUSE >/dev/null;then cat /var/lib/dhcp/db/dhcpd.leases|grep $$SN;elif cat /etc/*release |grep "Red Hat" >/dev/null;then cat /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases|grep $$SN;fi 
+check:output=~$$SN
+
+cmd:chdef -t node $$SN groups=service,all
+check:rc==0
+cmd:chdef -t group -o service profile=service  primarynic=mac installnic=mac
+check:rc==0
+cmd:chdef -t group -o service setupnfs=1 setupdhcp=1 setuptftp=1 setupnameserver=1 setupconserver=1
+check:rc==0
+cmd:chdef -t group -o service nfsserver=$$MN tftpserver=$$MN xcatmaster=$$MN monserver=$$MN
+check:rc==0
+cmd:chtab node=service postscripts.postscripts="servicenode"
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:copycds $$ISO
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:chdef -t site clustersite installloc="/install"
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:cd /install/post/otherpkgs/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__/xcat/xcat-core && createrepo .  
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__" =~ "rh" ]]; then path="rh";elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__" =~ "sles" ]];then path="sles";fi; ver="__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__"; tmp=${ver%.*};ver=`echo "$tmp"|sed 's:[a-zA-Z]::g'`;cd /install/post/otherpkgs/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__/xcat/xcat-dep/$path$ver/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__ && createrepo .;
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:chdef -t osimage __GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__-install-service otherpkgdir=/install/post/otherpkgs/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__" =~ "rh" ]]; then path="rh";elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__" =~ "sles" ]];then path="sles";fi; ver="__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__"; chdef -t osimage __GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__-install-service otherpkglist=/opt/xcat/share/xcat/install/$path/service.${ver%.*}.__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__.otherpkgs.pkglist;
+check:rc==0
+
+#cmd:chdef -t osimage __GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__-install-service pkgdir="/install/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__/__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__"
+#check:rc==0
+
+cmd:nodeset $$SN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__-install-service
+check:rc==0
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__" =~ "ppc64" ]]; then rnetboot $$SN;elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]];then rpower $$SN boot; fi
+check:rc==0
+
+cmd:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn __GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__ __GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__
+
+cmd:ping $$SN -c 3
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~64 bytes from $$SN
+cmd:lsdef -l $$SN | grep status
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~booted
+cmd:xdsh $$SN date
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~\d\d:\d\d:\d\d
+cmd:xdsh $$SN "ps -ef |grep xcatd"
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~xcatd:
+cmd:xdsh $$SN "lsdef"
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~$$SN: $$SN
+cmd:xdsh $$SN "tabdump site"
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~tftpdir 
+cmd:xdsh $$SN "mount"
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~/install on /install
+cmd:xdsh $$SN "mount"
+check:rc==0
+check:output=~/tftpboot on /tftpboot
+
+cmd:if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,arch)__" =~ "x86_64" ]]; then if [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__" =~ "sles" ]];then xdsh $$SN "zypper -n install perl-Sys-Virt"; elif [[ "__GETNODEATTR($$SN,os)__" =~ "rh" ]];then xdsh $$SN "yum install -y perl-Sys-Virt";fi;fi
+check:rc==0
+
+end
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..406252acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+my $os=$ARGV[0];
+my $arch=$ARGV[1];
+my $log="/tmp/pre_deploy_sn.log";
+
+my $orgclusterconffile="/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/default.conf";
+my $snnodename = `cat $orgclusterconffile |grep SN|grep =|awk -F'=' '{print \$2}'`;
+chomp($snnodename);
+`echo "SN=$snnodename" >> $log`;
+sleep 300;
+
+my $timecnt=0;
+while($timecnt < 200){
+    my $booted=system("lsdef -l $snnodename|grep status|grep booted");
+    last if($booted==0);
+ 
+    if($os =~ /rhel/i && $arch =~ /^ppc64$/i){
+        my $booting=system("lsdef -l $snnodename|grep status|grep booting");
+        system("xdsh $snnodename \"echo 1\"")  if($booting==0);
+        `echo "send signal to $snnodename for the $timecnt times" >> $log`;
+    }
+  
+    sleep 10;
+    $timecnt++;
+} 
+ 
+exit 0;
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b58c44474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+my $os=$ARGV[0];
+my $arch=$ARGV[1];
+my $log="/tmp/pre_deploy_sn.log";
+
+sub runcmd{
+    my $cmd=shift;
+    `$cmd >> $log 2>&1`;
+    if($?){
+        #print "run $cmd ....[error]\n";
+        exit 1;
+    }
+}
+
+my $setupmysqlscript="#!/usr/bin/expect -f
+set timeout -1
+spawn mysqlsetup -i
+expect \"in the MySQL database:\"
+send \"12345\\r\"
+expect \"in the MySQL database:\"
+send \"12345\\r\"
+interact
+";
+
+my $cmd = "echo '$setupmysqlscript' > /tmp/setupmysqlscript && chmod +x /tmp/setupmysqlscript";
+runcmd("$cmd");
+
+$cmd="bash -lic \"/tmp/setupmysqlscript > /tmp/setupmysqlscript.rst\" ";
+runcmd("$cmd");
+
+$cmd="echo \"GRANT ALL on xcatdb.* TO xcatadmin@\'%\'  IDENTIFIED BY \'12345\'\;\" | mysql -u root -p12345";
+runcmd("$cmd");
+
+my $xcatballpath = "/install/post/otherpkgs/$os/$arch/xcat";
+$cmd="mkdir -p $xcatballpath/xcat-core && cp -r /xcat-core/* $xcatballpath/xcat-core && cp -r /xcat-dep $xcatballpath";
+runcmd("$cmd");
+
+exit 0;