diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc b/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc
index a93a9c875..642487cc8 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ sub invoke_cmd {
     #################################
     # Check for valid "type"
     #################################
-    if ( $ent->{nodetype} !~ s/^(osi)$/lpar/ ) {
+    my @types = split /,/, $ent->{nodetype};
+    my ($type) = grep( /^lpar|osi$/, @types );
+
+    if ( !defined( $type )) {
         return( "Invalid node type: $ent->{nodetype}" );
     }
     #################################
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ sub invoke_cmd {
     my $mtms   = "$vpd->{mtm}*$vpd->{serial}";
     my $host   = $att->{hcp};
     my $lparid = $att->{id};
-    my $type   = $ent->{nodetype};
+    my $type   = "lpar";
 
     #################################
     # Connect to the remote server
@@ -243,3 +246,4 @@ if ( $result ne "0" ) {
 exit(0);
 
 
+