diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/switchdiscover.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/switchdiscover.pm
index ec6575145..de7bae5de 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/switchdiscover.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/switchdiscover.pm
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use xCAT::Utils;
 use XML::Simple;
 no strict;
 use Data::Dumper;
+use Socket;
 
 #global variables for this module
 my %globalopt;
@@ -718,7 +719,7 @@ sub xCATdB {
         $ret = xCAT::Utils->runxcmd( { command => ['lsdef'], arg => ['-t','switch','-o',$host] }, $sub_req, 0, 1);
         if ($::RUNCMD_RC == 0)
         {
-            $ret = xCAT::Utils->runxcmd({ command => ['chdef'], arg => ['-t','switch','-o',$host,"ip=$ip","comments=$vendor","switchtype=$stype"] }, $sub_req, 0, 1);
+            $ret = xCAT::Utils->runxcmd({ command => ['chdef'], arg => ['-t','switch','-o',$host,"ip=$ip","comments=$vendor",'nodetype=switch','mgt=switch',"switchtype=$stype"] }, $sub_req, 0, 1);
         } else {
             $ret = xCAT::Utils->runxcmd( { command => ['mkdef'], arg => ['-t','switch','-o',$host,'groups=switch',"ip=$ip","comments=$vendor",'nodetype=switch','mgt=switch',"switchtype=$stype"] }, $sub_req, 0, 1);
         }