diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
index 0dab656a2..c0d38cffb 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
@@ -147,6 +147,28 @@ if ( -e "/etc/debian_version" ){
 # determine whether redhat or sles
 $::linuxos = xCAT::Utils->osver();
 
+# SLES SP 1
+my $sp1flag;
+# if linuxos==sles12
+if ( $::linuxos == "sles12" ){
+    # open /etc/os-release
+    my @lines;
+    my $relfile;
+    $sp1flag = 0;
+    open($relfile,"<","/etc/os-release");
+    # parse lines
+    @lines = <$relfile>;
+    close($relfile);
+    chomp(@lines);
+    # if == 12.1
+    if (grep /VERSION_ID="12.1"/, @lines){
+        #$::linuxos == "sles12.1";
+        $sp1flag = 1;
+    }
+}
+# set flag
+# SLES SP 1
+
 # is this MariaDB or MySQL
 $::MariaDB=0;
 my $cmd;
@@ -202,7 +224,7 @@ if (grep(/$mysqlcheck/, @output))
 
 #for ubuntu 14,  after install mysql/maria server, the mysql will running
 #need to stop mysql in order to setup init xcat mysql
-if ( $::debianflag ){
+if ( $::debianflag or $sp1flag ){
     $cmd = "pidof mysqld";
     xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
     if ($::RUNCMD_RC == 0)
@@ -950,7 +972,7 @@ sub mysqlstart
     {
         my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
         my $mysqlcheck = "--datadir";    # see if really running
-        if ( $::debianflag ){
+        if ( $::debianflag or $sp1flag ){
             $mysqlcheck = "mysqld";
         }
         if (grep(/$mysqlcheck/, @output))