diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
index d4f528a11..466cc8167 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ if [ "$(uname -s|tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')" = "linux" ];then
    . $str_dir_name/nicutils.sh
 fi
 error_code=0
+#########################################################################
+# ifdown/ifup will not be executed in diskful provision postscripts stage
+#########################################################################
+reboot_nic_bool=1
+if [ -z "$UPDATENODE" ] || [ $UPDATENODE -ne 1 ] ; then
+    if [ "$NODESETSTATE" = "install" ] && ! grep "REBOOT=TRUE" /opt/xcat/xcatinfo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        reboot_nic_bool=0
+    fi
+fi
 function configipv4(){
     str_if_name=$1
     str_v4ip=$2
@@ -978,7 +987,9 @@ else
                 if [ "$str_os_type" = "debian" ];then
                     ifdown --force $str_nic_name > /dev/null
                 else
-                    ifdown $str_nic_name > /dev/null
+                    if [ $reboot_nic_bool -eq 1 ]; then
+                        ifdown $str_nic_name > /dev/null
+                    fi
                 fi
             fi
             #delete all old ip address
@@ -1057,11 +1068,13 @@ else
                 error_code=1
             fi
         else
-            echo "bring up ip"
-            ifup $str_nic_name
-            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-                log_error "ifup $str_nic_name failed."
-                error_code=1
+            if [ $reboot_nic_bool -eq 1 ]; then
+                echo "bring up ip"
+                ifup $str_nic_name
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                    log_error "ifup $str_nic_name failed."
+                    error_code=1
+                fi
             fi
         fi
     fi
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh b/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh
index ea86d4320..d72a4b00e 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/nicutils.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ uniq="uniq"
 xargs="xargs"
 modprobe="modprobe"
 
+#########################################################################
+# ifdown/ifup will not be executed in diskful provision postscripts stage 
+#########################################################################
+reboot_nic_bool=1
+if [ -z "$UPDATENODE" ] || [ $UPDATENODE -ne 1 ] ; then
+    if [ "$NODESETSTATE" = "install" ] && ! grep "REBOOT=TRUE" /opt/xcat/xcatinfo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        reboot_nic_bool=0
+    fi
+fi
+
 ######################################################
 #
 # log lines
@@ -885,7 +895,7 @@ function create_bridge_interface {
     local _pretype=""
     local _port=""  #pre nic
     local _mtu=""
-
+    rc=0
     # parser input arguments
     while [ -n "$1" ];
     do
@@ -970,8 +980,10 @@ function create_bridge_interface {
          inattrs="$cfg"
 
     # bring up interface formally
-    lines=`$ifdown $ifname; $ifup $ifname`
-    rc=$?
+    if [ $reboot_nic_bool -eq 1 ]; then
+        lines=`$ifdown $ifname; $ifup $ifname`
+        rc=$?
+    fi
     if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
         log_warn "ifup $ifname failed with return code equals to $rc"
         echo "$lines" \
@@ -1062,8 +1074,10 @@ function create_ethernet_interface {
         inattrs="$cfg"
 
     # bring up interface formally
-    true || lines=`$ifdown $ifname; $ifup $ifname`
-    rc=$?
+    if [ $reboot_nic_bool -eq 1 ]; then
+        lines=`$ifdown $ifname; $ifup $ifname`
+        rc=$?
+    fi
     if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
         log_warn "ifup $ifname failed with return code equals to $rc"
         echo "$lines" \
@@ -1188,8 +1202,10 @@ function create_vlan_interface {
         inattrs="$cfg"
     if [ x$xcatnet != x ]; then
         # bring up interface formally
-        lines=`$ifdown $ifname.$vlanid; $ifup $ifname.$vlanid`
-        rc=$?
+        if [ $reboot_nic_bool -eq 1 ]; then
+            lines=`$ifdown $ifname.$vlanid; $ifup $ifname.$vlanid`
+            rc=$?
+        fi
         if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
             log_warn "ifup $ifname.$vlanid failed with return code equals to $rc"
             echo "$lines" \
@@ -1486,8 +1502,10 @@ function create_bond_interface {
         xcatnet=$xcatnet \
         inattrs="$cfg"
     if [ x$xcatnet != x ]; then
-        lines=`$ifdown $ifname; $ifup $ifname 2>&1`
-        rc=$?
+        if [ $reboot_nic_bool -eq 1 ]; then
+            lines=`$ifdown $ifname; $ifup $ifname 2>&1`
+            rc=$?
+        fi
         if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
             log_warn "ifup $ifname failed with return code equals to $rc"
             echo "$lines" \