diff --git a/build-ubunturepo b/build-ubunturepo
index b13a91db3..49e46cf63 100755
--- a/build-ubunturepo
+++ b/build-ubunturepo
@@ -495,5 +495,41 @@ __EOF__
     chgrp root $dep_tar_name
     chmod g+w $dep_tar_name
 
+
+    USER="xcat"
+    SERVER="xcat.org"
+    FILES_PATH="files"
+    FRS="/var/www/${SERVER}/${FILES_PATH}"
+    APT_DIR="${FRS}/xcat"
+    APT_REPO_DIR="${APT_DIR}/repos/apt"
+
+    # Decide whether to upload the xcat-dep package or NOT (default is to NOT upload xcat-dep 
+    if [ "$UP" != "1" ]; then
+        echo "Upload not specified, Done! (rerun with UP=1, to upload)"
+        cd $old_pwd
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    #upload the dep packages
+    i=0
+    echo "Uploading debs from xcat-dep to ${APT_REPO_DIR}/xcat-dep/ ..."
+    while [ $((i+=1)) -le 5 ] && ! rsync -urLv --delete xcat-dep $USER@${SERVER}:${APT_REPO_DIR}/
+    do : ; done
+
+    #upload the tarball
+    i=0
+    echo "Uploading $dep_tar_name to ${APT_DIR}/xcat-dep/2.x_Ubuntu/ ..."
+    while [ $((i+=1)) -le 5 ] && ! rsync -v --force $dep_tar_name $USER@${SERVER}:${APT_DIR}/xcat-dep/2.x_Ubuntu/
+    do : ; done
+
+    #upload the README file
+    cd debs
+    i=0
+    echo "Uploading README to ${APT_DIR}/xcat-dep/2.x_Ubuntu/ ..."
+    while [ $((i+=1)) -le 5 ] && ! rsync -v --force README $USER@${SERVER}:${APT_DIR}/xcat-dep/2.x_Ubuntu/
+    do : ; done
+
 fi
+
+cd $old_pwd
 exit 0
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
index 423ea320d..a66576cf4 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ sub nodeonmynet
         my $nettab = xCAT::Table->new("networks");
         my @vnets = $nettab->getAllAttribs('net', 'mgtifname', 'mask');
         foreach (@vnets) {
-            if ((defined $_->{mgtifname}) && ($_->{mgtifname} eq '!remote!'))
+            if ((defined $_->{mgtifname}) && ($_->{mgtifname} =~ /!remote!/))
             {
                 if (xCAT::NetworkUtils->ishostinsubnet($nodeip, $_->{mask}, $_->{net}))
                 {
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ sub nodeonmynet
         my $nettab = xCAT::Table->new("networks");
         my @vnets = $nettab->getAllAttribs('net', 'mgtifname', 'mask');
         foreach (@vnets) {
-            if ((defined $_->{mgtifname}) && ($_->{mgtifname} eq '!remote!'))
+            if ((defined $_->{mgtifname}) && ($_->{mgtifname} =~ /!remote!/))
             {    #global scoped network
                 my $curm = unpack("N", inet_aton($_->{mask}));
                 my $bits = 32;
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
index 5b167aadb..c9f9a0268 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
@@ -679,12 +679,12 @@ passed as argument rather than by table value',
         },
     },
     pdu => {
-        cols => [qw(pdu machinetype modelnum serialnum outletCount comments disable)],
-        keys         => [qw(pdu)],
-        nodecol      => "pdu",
+        cols => [qw(node machinetype modelnum serialnum outletCount comments disable)],
+        keys         => [qw(node)],
+        nodecol      => "node",
         table_desc   => 'Parameters to use when interrogating pdus',
         descriptions => {
-            pdu => 'The hostname/address of the pdu to which the settings apply',
+            node => 'The hostname/address of the pdu to which the settings apply',
             machinetype => 'The pdu machine type',
             modelnum    => 'The pdu model number',
             serialnum   => 'The pdu serial number',
@@ -1840,6 +1840,7 @@ foreach my $tabname (keys(%xCAT::ExtTab::ext_tabspec)) {
     zone           => { attrs => [], attrhash => {}, objkey => 'zonename' },
     firmware       => { attrs => [], attrhash => {}, objkey => 'cfgfile' },
     taskstate      => { attrs => [], attrhash => {}, objkey => 'node' },
+    pdu            => { attrs => [], attrhash => {}, objkey => 'node' },
 
 );
 
@@ -2855,22 +2856,22 @@ my @nodeattrs = (
     {   attr_name => 'machinetype',
         only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
         tabentry        => 'pdu.machinetype',
-        access_tabentry => 'pdu.pdu=attr:node',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
     },
     { attr_name => 'modelnum',
         only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
         tabentry        => 'pdu.modelnum',
-        access_tabentry => 'pdu.pdu=attr:node',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
     },
     { attr_name => 'serialnum',
         only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
         tabentry        => 'pdu.serialnum',
-        access_tabentry => 'pdu.pdu=attr:node',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
     },
     { attr_name => 'outletcount',
         only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
         tabentry        => 'pdu.outletcount',
-        access_tabentry => 'pdu.pdu=attr:node',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
     },
 
 #########################
@@ -4075,6 +4076,46 @@ push(@{ $defspec{group}->{'attrs'} }, @nodeattrs);
     },
   );
 
+#############################
+#  pdu object #
+#############################
+#############################
+#    pdu table #
+#############################
+@{ $defspec{pdu}->{'attrs'} } =
+  (
+    { attr_name => 'node',
+        tabentry        => 'pdu.node',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
+    },
+    { attr_name => 'nodetype',
+        only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
+        tabentry        => 'pdu.nodetype',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
+    },
+    {   attr_name => 'machinetype',
+        only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
+        tabentry        => 'pdu.machinetype',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
+    },
+    { attr_name => 'modelnum',
+        only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
+        tabentry        => 'pdu.modelnum',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
+    },
+    { attr_name => 'serialnum',
+        only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
+        tabentry        => 'pdu.serialnum',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
+    },
+    { attr_name => 'outletcount',
+        only_if         => 'nodetype=pdu',
+        tabentry        => 'pdu.outletcount',
+        access_tabentry => 'pdu.node=attr:node',
+    },
+);
+
+
 
 ###################################################
 
diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/pping b/xCAT-client/bin/pping
index 09bf8cdba..af13369d4 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/pping
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/pping
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ sub fping_pping {
     }
     else
     {
+        if (!-x '/usr/bin/fping')
+        {
+            print "fping is not available, please install missing package fping.\n";
+            exit 1;
+        }
         open(FPING, "fping " . join(' ', @$nodes) . " 2>&1 |") or die("Cannot open fping pipe: $!");
     }
     while (<FPING>) {
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rhevm.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rhevm.pm
index db9259585..5a45e7870 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rhevm.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rhevm.pm
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ sub preprocess_request {
     }
 
     #pdu commands will be handled in the pdu plugin
-    if (($extrargs->[0] eq 'pdustat') || ($extrargs->[0] eq 'pduon') || ($extrargs->[0] eq 'pduoff')) {
+    if (($extraargs->[0] eq 'pdustat') || ($extraargs->[0] eq 'pduon') || ($extraargs->[0] eq 'pduoff')) {
         return;
     }