diff --git a/xCAT-UI/js/provision/images.js b/xCAT-UI/js/provision/images.js
index 48fa1d84f..df57fab9b 100644
--- a/xCAT-UI/js/provision/images.js
+++ b/xCAT-UI/js/provision/images.js
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ function loadImages(data) {
 		loadCopyCdPage();
 	});
 	
+	// Create new button
+	var newBtn = createButton("Create Image");
+	newBtn.bind('click',function(event){
+		loadCreateImage();
+	});
+	
 	// Create edit button
 	var editBtn = createButton('Edit');
 	editBtn.bind('click', function(event){
@@ -170,6 +176,7 @@ function loadImages(data) {
 	 */
 	var actionsBar = $('<div></div>').css('margin', '10px 0px');
 	actionsBar.append(copyLinuxBtn);
+	actionsBar.append(newBtn);
 	actionsBar.append(editBtn);
 	actionsBar.append(saveBtn);
 	actionsBar.append(undoBtn);
@@ -418,6 +425,195 @@ function setImageDefAttrs(data) {
 	} // End of for
 }
 
+/**
+ *Load create image page
+ *
+ *@param Nothing
+ *		Create a new image for provision
+ *@return Nothing
+ */
+function loadCreateImage(){
+	// get nodes tab
+	var tab=getProvisionTab();
+	var tabId = 'createImageTab';
+	//Generate new tab ID
+	if($('#' + tabId).length){
+		tab.select(tabId);
+		return ;
+	}
+	
+	// Open new tab
+	// Create set properties form 
+	var setPropsForm = $('<div class="form"></div>');
+
+	var infoBar= createInfoBar('Input the image info ,you want to generate. When you finished, click generate.');
+	setPropsForm.append(infoBar);
+	
+	// Create an input for each generate attribute
+	var showStr = '';
+	//os version selector
+	showStr += '<p><label>OS Version:</label><select id="osvers"><option value="rhsel6">rhlse6</option></select></p>';
+	//os arch selector
+	showStr += '<p><label>OS Architecture:</label><select id="osarch"><option value="ppc64">ppc64</option></select></p>';
+	//net boot interface input
+	showStr += '<p><label>Net Boot Interface:</label><input type="text" id="netbootif"></p>';
+	//profile selector
+	showStr += '<p><label>Profile:</label><select id="profile"><option value="compute">compute</option>' + 
+			   '<option value="service">service</option></select></p>';
+	//boot method selector
+	showStr += '<p><label>Boot Method:</label><select id="bootmethod"><option value="stateless">stateless</option>' + 
+	   		   '<option value="statelite">statelite</option></select></p>';
+
+	// advanced software when select the compute profile
+	showStr += '<fieldset id="hpcsoft"><legend>HPC Software Stack</legend><ul>' +
+			   '<li id="gpfsli"><input type="checkbox" onclick="gpfsCheck(this)" name="gpfs">GPFS</li>' + 
+			   '<li id="loadli"><input type="checkbox" name="loadll">LoadLeveler</li>'
+			   + '</ul></fieldset>';
+	
+	setPropsForm.append(showStr);
+	
+	var createImageBtn=createButton("CreateImage");
+	createImageBtn.bind('click',function(event){
+		createImage();
+	});
+	
+	setPropsForm.append(createImageBtn);	
+	tab.add(tabId, 'Create Image', setPropsForm, true);
+	tab.select(tabId);
+	
+	//for the profile select, if not compute could not select the software
+	$('#createImageTab #profile').bind('change', function(){
+		if('compute' != $(this).attr('value')){
+			$('#createImageTab #hpcsoft').hide();
+		}
+		else{
+			$('#createImageTab #hpcsoft').show();
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+/**
+ * use users' input or select to create image
+ * 
+ * @param 
+ *  
+ * @return Nothing
+ */
+function createImage(){
+	var osvers = $("#createImageTab #osvers").val();
+	var osarch = $("#createImageTab #osarch").val();
+	var profile = $("#createImageTab #profile").val();
+	var bootInterface = $("#createImageTab #netbootif").val();
+	var bootMethod = $("#createImageTab #bootmethod").val();
+	
+	$('#createImageTab .ui-state-error').remove();
+	
+	if (!bootInterface){
+		$("#createImageTab").prepend('<div class="ui-state-error ui-corner-all">' + 
+					                 '<p>Input the netboot interface please.</p></div>');
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	var createImageArgs = "createimage;" + osvers + ";" + osarch + ";" + profile + ";" + bootInterface + ";" +
+						  bootMethod + ";";
+	
+	$("#createImageTab :checkbox:checked").each(function (){
+		createImageArgs+=$(this).attr("name")+",";
+	});
+	
+	createImageArgs=createImageArgs.substring(0,(createImageArgs.length-1));
+	$.ajax({
+		 url : 'lib/cmd.php',
+         dataType : 'json',
+         data : {
+   		         cmd : 'webrun',
+                 tgt : '',
+                 args : createImageArgs,
+                 msg : ''
+		},
+		success : function(data){
+
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+/**
+ * when users want to install gpfs on compute node, 
+ * should check the rpms install and copy status first.
+ * 
+ * @param 
+ *  
+ * @return Nothing
+ */
+function gpfsCheck(obj) {
+	if(0 < $('#createImageTab #gpfsli .ui-icon-circle-check').size()){
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	$('#createImageTab #gpfsli .ui-state-error').remove();
+	$('#createImageTab #gpfsli').append(createLoader());
+	$.ajax({
+		url : 'lib/systemcmd.php',
+		dataType : 'json',
+		data:{
+			cmd : 'rpm -q gpfs.base gpfs.gpl gpfs.msg  xCAT-IBMhpc createrepo'
+		},
+		success : function(data){
+			var checkResult=data.rsp.split("\n");
+			var errorStr = '';
+			
+			for (var i in checkResult){
+				if (-1 != checkResult[i].indexOf("not installed")){
+					errorStr += ' ' + checkResult[i] + ',';
+				}
+			}
+			
+			if ('' != errorStr){
+				errorStr = errorStr.substr(0, errorStr.length - 1);
+				$(":checkbox[name=gpfs]").attr("checked",false);
+				//add the error
+				var errorPart = '<div style="display:inline-block;margin:0px" class="ui-state-error">' +
+								'<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-alert"></span>' + errorStr + '</div>';
+				$('#createImageTab #gpfsli').find('img').remove();
+				$('#createImageTab #gpfsli').append(errorPart);
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			gpfsCopyCheck();
+		}
+	});	
+}
+
+function gpfsCopyCheck(){
+	var osvers=$("#createImageTab #osvers").val();
+	var osarch=$("#createImageTab #osarch").val();
+	$.ajax({
+		url: 'lib/systemcmd.php',
+		dataType : 'json',
+		data : {
+			cmd : 'ls /install/post/otherpkgs/' + osvers + '/' + osarch + '/gpfs/gpfs.gplbin*.rpm'
+		},
+		success : function(data){
+			var installPath = '/install/post/otherpkgs/' + $("#createImageTab #osvers").val() + '/' + 
+							  $("#createImageTab #osarch").val() + '/gpfs';
+			//remove the loading image.
+			$('#createImageTab #gpfsli').find('img').remove();
+			
+			//check the return information
+			if (null == data.rsp){
+				var errorPart = '<div style="display:inline-block;margin:0px" class="ui-state-error">' +
+								'<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-alert"></span>Build the GPFS portability layer rpm, install it and copy it into ' +
+								installPath + '.<br/>For information: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Setting_up_GPFS_in_a_Statelite_or_Stateless_Cluster#Install.2FBuild_GPFS" target="_blank">Install/Build GPFS</a></div>';
+				$('#createImageTab #gpfsli').append(errorPart);
+				$(":checkbox[name=gpfs]").attr("checked",false);
+			}
+			else{
+				var infoPart = '<div style="display:inline-block;margin:0px"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-circle-check"></span></div>';
+				$('#createImageTab #gpfsli').append(infoPart);
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
 /**
  * Load set image properties page
  * 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/web.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/web.pm
index edf49a455..be12cbb28 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/web.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/web.pm
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ sub process_request {
 		'monls'         => \&web_monls,
 		'discover'      => \&web_discover,
 		'updatevpd'     => \&web_updatevpd,
+		'createimage'   => \&web_createimage
 		#'xdsh' => \&web_xdsh,
 		#THIS list needs to be updated
 	);
@@ -1027,4 +1028,205 @@ sub web_updatevpd{
     $vpdtab->close();
 }
 
+sub web_createimage{
+    my ( $request, $callback, $sub_req ) = @_;
+    my $ostype = $request->{arg}->[1];
+    my $osarch = lc($request->{arg}->[2]);
+    my $profile = $request->{arg}->[3];
+    my $bootif = $request->{arg}->[4];
+    my $imagetype = lc($request->{arg}->[5]);
+    my @softArray;
+    my $netdriver = '';
+    my $installdir = xCAT::Utils->getInstallDir();
+    my $tempos = $ostype;
+    $tempos =~ s/[0-9]//;
+    my $CONFILE;
+    my $archFlag = 0;
+    my $ret = '';
+    my $cmdPath = '';
+
+    if ($request->{arg}->[6]){
+        @softArray = split(',' , $request->{arg}->[6]);
+
+        #check the arch 
+        if('ppc64' ne $osarch){
+            $callback->({data=>'Error: only support PPC64!'});
+            return;
+        }
+
+        #check the osver
+        unless (-e "/opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/IBMhpc.$ostype.ppc64.pkglist"){
+            $callback->({data=>'Error: only support rhels6 and sles11!'});
+            return;
+        }
+
+        #check the custom package, if the path is not exist, must create the dir first
+        if (-e "$installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/"){
+            #the path is exist, so archive all file under this path.
+            opendir(TEMPDIR, "$installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/");
+            my @fileArray = readdir(TEMPDIR);
+            closedir(TEMPDIR);
+            if (2 < scalar(@fileArray)){
+                $archFlag = 1;
+                unless (-e "/tmp/webImageArch/"){
+                    system("mkdir -p /tmp/webImageArch/");
+                }
+                system("mv $installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/*.* /tmp/webImageArch/");
+            }
+            else{
+                $archFlag = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        else{
+            #do not need to archive
+            $archFlag = 0;
+            system("mkdir -p $installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/");
+        }
+        
+        #write pkglist
+        open($CONFILE, ">$installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/$profile.pkglist");
+        print $CONFILE "#INCLUDE:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/IBMhpc.$ostype.ppc64.pkglist# \n";
+        close($CONFILE);
+
+        #write otherpkglist
+        open($CONFILE, ">$installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/$profile.otherpkgs.pkglist");
+        print $CONFILE "\n";
+        close($CONFILE);
+
+        #write exlist for stateless
+        open($CONFILE, ">/install/custom/netboot/$ostype/$profile.exlist");
+        print $CONFILE "#INCLUDE:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/IBMhpc.$ostype.$osarch.exlist#\n";
+        close($CONFILE);
+
+        #write postinstall
+        open($CONFILE, ">$installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/$profile.postinstall");
+        print $CONFILE "/opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/IBMhpc.$tempos.postinstall \$1 \$2 \$3 \$4 \$5 \n";
+        close($CONFILE);
+
+        for my $soft (@softArray){
+            $soft = lc($soft);
+            if ('gpfs' eq $soft){
+                web_gpfsConfigure($ostype, $profile, $installdir);
+            }
+        }
+
+        #chmod 
+        system("chmod 755 $installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/*.*");
+    }
+
+    if ($bootif =~ /hf/i){
+        $netdriver = 'hf_if';
+    }
+    else{
+        $netdriver = 'ibmveth';
+    }
+
+    if ($tempos =~ /rh/i){
+        $cmdPath = "/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/rh";
+    }
+    else{
+        $cmdPath = "/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/sles";
+    }
+    #for stateless only run packimage is ok
+    if ('stateless' eq $imagetype){
+        my $retInfo = xCAT::Utils->runcmd( "${cmdPath}/genimage -i $bootif -n $netdriver -o $ostype -p $profile", -1, 1 );
+        $ret = join ("\n", @$retInfo);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC){
+            $callback->({data=>$ret});
+            return;
+        }
+        $ret .= "\n";
+        my $retInfo = xCAT::Utils->runcmd( "packimage -o $ostype -p $profile -a $osarch", -1, 1 );
+        $ret .= join ("\n", @$retInfo);
+    }
+    else{
+        #for statelist we should check the litefile table
+        #step1 save the old litefile table content into litefilearchive.csv
+        system('tabdump litefile > /tmp/litefilearchive.csv');
+
+        #step2 write the new litefile.csv for this lite image
+        open ($CONFILE, ">/tmp/litefile.csv");
+        print $CONFILE "#image,file,options,comments,disable\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/lvm/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/ntp.conf","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/resolv.conf","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/sysconfig/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/yp.conf","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/ssh/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/var/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/tmp/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/root/.ssh/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/opt/xcat/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        print $CONFILE '"ALL","/xcatpost/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+
+        if ('rhels' eq $tempos){
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/adjtime","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/securetty","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/rsyslog.conf","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/rsyslog.conf.XCATORIG","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/udev/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/ntp.conf.predhclient","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/resolv.conf.predhclient","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        }
+        else{
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/ntp.conf.org","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/syslog-ng/","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+            print $CONFILE '"ALL","/etc/fstab","tmpfs",,' . "\n";
+        }
+        close($CONFILE);
+        
+        for my $soft (@softArray){
+            $soft = lc($soft);
+            system ("grep '^[^#]' /opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/$soft/litefile.csv >> /tmp/litefile.csv");
+        }
+        
+        system("tabrestore /tmp/litefile.csv");
+
+        #create the image
+        my $retInfo = xCAT::Utils->runcmd( "${cmdPath}/genimage -i $bootif -n $netdriver -o $ostype -p $profile", -1, 1 );
+        $ret = join ("\n", @$retInfo);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC){
+            $callback->({data=>$ret});
+            return;
+        }
+        $ret .= "\n";
+        my $retInfo = xCAT::Utils->runcmd( "liteimg -o $ostype -p $profile -a $osarch", -1, 1 );
+        $ret .= join ("\n", @$retInfo);
+
+        #restore the litefile table
+        system("rm -r /tmp/litefile.csv ; mv /tmp/litefilearchive.csv /tmp/litefile.csv ; tabrestore /tmp/litefile.csv");
+    }
+
+    #recover all file in the $installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/
+    if ($request->{arg}->[6]){
+        system("rm -f $installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/*.*");
+    }
+    
+    if ($archFlag){
+        system("mv /tmp/webImageArch/*.* $installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/");
+    }
+    $callback->({data=>$ret});
+    return;
+}
+
+sub web_gpfsConfigure{
+    my ($ostype, $profile, $installdir) = @_;
+    my $CONFILE;
+    #other pakgs
+    open($CONFILE, ">>$installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/$profile.otherpkgs.pkglist");
+    print $CONFILE "#INCLUDE:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/gpfs/gpfs.otherpkgs.pkglist#\n";
+    close($CONFILE);
+
+    #exlist
+    open ($CONFILE, ">>/install/custom/netboot/$ostype/$profile.exlist");
+    print $CONFILE "#INCLUDE:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/gpfs/gpfs.exlist#\n";
+    close ($CONFILE);
+
+    #postinstall
+    system ('cp /opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/gpfs/gpfs_mmsdrfs /install/postscripts/gpfs_mmsdrfs');
+    open($CONFILE, ">>$installdir/custom/netboot/$ostype/$profile.postinstall");
+    print $CONFILE "NODESETSTATE=genimage installroot=\$1 /opt/xcat/share/xcat/IBMhpc/gpfs/gpfs_updates \n";
+    print $CONFILE "installroot=$1 /install/postscripts/gpfs_mmsdrfs\n";
+    close($CONFILE);
+}
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