diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/updateSNimage b/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/updateSNimage
index 9a5de3d43..5790e3c8d 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/updateSNimage
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/updateSNimage
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use File::Copy;
 
    This routine updates the service node diskless install image with
    the extra files it needs to support running the postgresql and xcatd
-   daemon on the service node.
+   daemon on the service node. If also creates a new fstab in the install image.
 
    Arguments:
 	  -n host ipaddress or name that can be used to scp, or blank for local host
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ my $rc = 0;
 my $hostname;
 my $path;
 my $cpy;
+my $cmd;
+
 @hostpath = &getarg();
 $path     = pop @hostpath;
 my $hostname  = pop @hostpath;
@@ -68,14 +70,14 @@ if ($thostname eq "local")
 else
 {
     $cpy = "scp";
-    $hostname .= ":";    
+    $hostname .= ":";
 }
 
 # check to see  /etc/xcat/ca and /etc/xcat/cert directory exist
 # if not make them
 
 if ($thostname eq "local")
-{                        # local host
+{                       # local host
     $cmd = "ls $path/etc/xcat/ca";
 }
 else
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
 if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
 {
     if ($thostname eq "local")
-    {                    # local host
+    {                   # local host
         $cmd = "mkdir $path/etc/xcat/ca";
     }
     else
@@ -150,8 +152,10 @@ if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
     }
 }
 my $path1 = "$path/";
+
 # build each copy command
 my $path1 = "$path/";
+
 # build each copy command
 # cp -p /etc/sysconfig/xcat $path/etc/sysconfig/xcat , if local or
 # scp -p /etc/sysconfig/xcat $hostname:$path/etc/sysconfig/xcat if remote
@@ -231,6 +235,10 @@ foreach $cmd (@cmd)
     }
 }
 
+# create a new fstab
+
+$rc = &create_fstab($path);
+
 exit $rc;
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -308,7 +316,7 @@ sub getarg
 sub usage
 {
     my $usage;
-    my $usage1 = " upadteSNimage -h \n updateSNimage -v \n ";
+    my $usage1 = " updateSNimage -h \n updateSNimage -v \n ";
     my $usage2 = "updateSNimage {-n hostname | hostip } [-p path to image] \n ";
     my $usage3 =
       "               -n hostname or ipadress where image is located \n ";
@@ -319,3 +327,52 @@ sub usage
     xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $usage);
     return 0;
 }
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2   create_fstab 
+
+ Saves old fstab and creates a new one, if not already done 
+
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub create_fstab
+{
+    my ($path) = @_;
+    my $cmd;
+    my $file = "$path/etc/fstab";
+    my $file2 = "$path/etc/fstab.ORIG";
+    if (!(-e $file2))
+    {    # if not already done
+        $cmd = "cp -p $file $file2";
+        my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+        {
+            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", "Error from $cmd, @output");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        # build the fstab file
+        my @fstabtemplate;
+        $fstabtemplate[0] = "proc        /proc            proc     rw 0 0\n";
+        $fstabtemplate[1] = "sysfs       /sys             sysfs    rw 0 0\n";
+        $fstabtemplate[2] =
+          "devpts      /dev/pts         devpts   rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0\n";
+        $fstabtemplate[3] = "#tmpfs      /dev/shm         tmpfs    rw 0 0\n";
+        $fstabtemplate[4] = "compute_x86_64 /             tmpfs    rw 0 1\n";
+        $fstabtemplate[5] =
+          "none        /tmp             tmpfs    defaults,size=10m 0 2\n";
+        $fstabtemplate[6] =
+          "none        /var/tmp         tmpfs    defaults,size=10m 0 2\n";
+
+        open(FSTABCFG, ">$file")
+          or
+          xCAT::MsgUtils->message('S', "Cannot open $file for fstab setup. \n");
+        print FSTABCFG @fstabtemplate;
+        close FSTABCFG;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+