diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode b/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode
index c2c2e2a73..957a2c5cc 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/updatenode
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ push (@{$cmdref->{arg}}, @ARGV);
 # check the syntax
 if (
     !GetOptions(
-				'A|updateallsw'    => \$::ALLSW,
+                'A|updateallsw'    => \$::ALLSW,
                 'c|cmdlineonly'    => \$::CMDLINE,
-				'd=s'              => \$::ALTSRC,
+                'd=s'              => \$::ALTSRC,
                 'h|help'           => \$::HELP,
                 'v|version'        => \$::VERSION,
                 'V|verbose'        => \$::VERBOSE,
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ if (
                 'o|os:s'      	   => \$::OS,
                 'fanout=i'         => \$::fanout,
                 't|timetout=i'     => \$::timeout,
+                'n|noverify'       => \$::NOVERIFY,
     )
   ) {
     &updatenode_usage();
diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/updatenode.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/updatenode.1.pod
index fb7478a2c..df1fc6de0 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/updatenode.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/updatenode.1.pod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ B<updatenode> - Update nodes in an xCAT cluster environment.
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-B<updatenode> B<noderange> [B<-V>|B<--verbose>] [B<-F>|B<--sync>] [B<-f>|B<--snsync>] [B<-S>|B<--sw>]  [B<-l>  I<userID>]  [B<-P>|B<--scripts> [B<script1,script2...>]] [B<-s>|B<--sn>] [B<-A>|B<--updateallsw>] [B<-c>|B<--cmdlineonly>] [B<-d alt_source_dir>] [B<--fanout>] [B<-t timeout>} [B<attr=val> [B<attr=val...>]]
+B<updatenode> B<noderange> [B<-V>|B<--verbose>] [B<-F>|B<--sync>] [B<-f>|B<--snsync>] [B<-S>|B<--sw>]  [B<-l>  I<userID>]  [B<-P>|B<--scripts> [B<script1,script2...>]] [B<-s>|B<--sn>] [B<-A>|B<--updateallsw>] [B<-c>|B<--cmdlineonly>] [B<-d alt_source_dir>] [B<--fanout>] [B<-t timeout>} [B<attr=val> [B<attr=val...>]] [B<-n>|B<--noverify>]
 
 B<updatenode> B<noderange> [B<-k>|B<--security>] [B<-t timeout>]
 
@@ -368,6 +368,10 @@ be run during install.  You should use updatenode <noderange> -F instead.
 
 Specifies that node software should be updated.  In Sysclone environment, specifies pushing the delta changes to target nodes.
 
+=item B<-n|--noverify>
+
+Specifies that node network availability verification will be skipped.
+
 =item B<-s|--sn>
 
 Set the server information stored on the nodes in /opt/xcat/xcatinfo on Linux.
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm
index 860f83dc9..9f79879d3 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/updatenode.pm
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ sub preprocess_updatenode
     }
 
     # parse the options
-    my ($ALLSW,$CMDLINE,$ALTSRC,$HELP,$VERSION,$VERBOSE,$FILESYNC,$GENMYPOST,$USER,$SNFILESYNC,$SWMAINTENANCE,$SETSERVER,$RERUNPS,$SECURITY,$OS,$fanout,$timeout); 
+    my ($ALLSW,$CMDLINE,$ALTSRC,$HELP,$VERSION,$VERBOSE,$FILESYNC,$GENMYPOST,$USER,$SNFILESYNC,$SWMAINTENANCE,$SETSERVER,$RERUNPS,$SECURITY,$OS,$fanout,$timeout,$NOVERIFY); 
     Getopt::Long::Configure("bundling");
     Getopt::Long::Configure("no_pass_through");
     if (
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ sub preprocess_updatenode
                     'o|os:s'        => \$OS,
                     'fanout=i'      => \$fanout,
                     't|timetout=i'  => \$timeout,
+                    'n|noverify'    => \$NOVERIFY, 
 
         )
       )
@@ -252,6 +253,11 @@ sub preprocess_updatenode
     } else {
        undef $::timeout;
     }
+    if (defined($NOVERIFY)) {
+       $::NOVERIFY=$NOVERIFY;
+    } else {
+       undef $::NOVERIFY;
+    }
     if (defined($fanout)) {
        $::fanout=$fanout;
     } else {
@@ -1078,7 +1084,7 @@ sub updatenode
     chomp $nimprime;
 
     # parse the options
-    my ($ALLSW,$CMDLINE,$ALTSRC,$HELP,$VERSION,$VERBOSE,$FILESYNC,$GENMYPOST,$USER,$SNFILESYNC,$SWMAINTENANCE,$SETSERVER,$RERUNPS,$SECURITY,$OS,$fanout,$timeout); 
+    my ($ALLSW,$CMDLINE,$ALTSRC,$HELP,$VERSION,$VERBOSE,$FILESYNC,$GENMYPOST,$USER,$SNFILESYNC,$SWMAINTENANCE,$SETSERVER,$RERUNPS,$SECURITY,$OS,$fanout,$timeout,$NOVERIFY); 
     Getopt::Long::Configure("bundling");
     Getopt::Long::Configure("no_pass_through");
     if (
@@ -1100,6 +1106,7 @@ sub updatenode
                     'o|os:s'        => \$OS,
                     'fanout=i'      => \$fanout,
                     't|timetout=i'  => \$timeout,
+                    'n|noverify'    => \$NOVERIFY,
         )
       )
     {
@@ -1117,6 +1124,11 @@ sub updatenode
     } else {
        undef $::timeout;
     }
+    if (defined($NOVERIFY)) {
+       $::NOVERIFY=$NOVERIFY;
+    } else {
+       undef $::NOVERIFY;
+    }
     if (defined($fanout)) {
        $::fanout=$fanout;
     } else {
@@ -1521,20 +1533,22 @@ sub updatenoderunps
 
             push @$args1,"--nodestatus"; # return nodestatus
             if (defined($::fanout))  {  # fanout
-             push @$args1,"-f" ;
-             push @$args1,$::fanout;
+               push @$args1,"-f" ;
+               push @$args1,$::fanout;
             }
             if (defined($::timeout))  {  # timeout 
-             push @$args1,"-t" ;
-             push @$args1,$::timeout;
+               push @$args1,"-t" ;
+               push @$args1,$::timeout;
             }
             if (defined($::USER))  {  # -l contains sudo user
-             push @$args1,"--sudo" ;
-             push @$args1,"-l" ;
-             push @$args1,"$::USER" ;
+               push @$args1,"--sudo" ;
+               push @$args1,"-l" ;
+               push @$args1,"$::USER" ;
             }
             push @$args1,"-s";  # streaming
-            push @$args1,"-v";  # streaming
+            if (!defined($::NOVERIFY))  {  # NOVERIFY
+               push @$args1,"-v";  # streaming
+            }
             push @$args1,"-e";  # execute 
             push @$args1,"$runpscmd"; # the command 
 
@@ -1946,20 +1960,22 @@ sub updatenodesoftware
             # build xdsh command
             push @$args1,"--nodestatus"; # return nodestatus
             if (defined($::fanout))  {  # fanout
-             push @$args1,"-f" ;
-             push @$args1,$::fanout;
+               push @$args1,"-f" ;
+               push @$args1,$::fanout;
             }
             if (defined($::timeout))  {  # timeout 
-             push @$args1,"-t" ;
-             push @$args1,$::timeout;
+               push @$args1,"-t" ;
+               push @$args1,$::timeout;
             }
             if (defined($::USER))  {  # -l contains sudo user
-             push @$args1,"--sudo" ;
-             push @$args1,"-l" ;
-             push @$args1,"$::USER" ;
+               push @$args1,"--sudo" ;
+               push @$args1,"-l" ;
+               push @$args1,"$::USER" ;
             }
             push @$args1,"-s";  # streaming
-            push @$args1,"-v";  # streaming
+            if (!defined($::NOVERIFY))  {  # NOVERIFY
+               push @$args1,"-v";  # streaming
+            }
             push @$args1,"-e";  # execute 
             push @$args1,"$cmd"; # the command 
 
@@ -2966,11 +2982,13 @@ sub updateAIXsoftware
 			my $args1;
 			push @$args1,"--nodestatus";
 			push @$args1,"-s";
-			push @$args1,"-v";
+			if (!defined($::NOVERIFY))  {  # NOVERIFY
+			    push @$args1,"-v";
+			}
 			push @$args1,"-e";
 			if (defined($::fanout))  {  # fanout input
-				push @$args1,"-f" ;
-				push @$args1,$::fanout;
+			    push @$args1,"-f" ;
+			    push @$args1,$::fanout;
 			}
          if (defined($::timeout))  {  # timeout 
             push @$args1,"-t" ;