diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
index 9079766aa..8efc2296d 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPUtils.pm
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ sub getIPaddress
             } else {
                 return -3;
             }
-        } elsif ($type eq "frame" or $type eq "cec" or $type eq "lpar") {
+        } elsif ($type eq "frame" or $type eq "cec" or ($type =~ /lpar/i)) {
             #In DFM
 	    #1. when the node type is frame, its hcp( $nodetocheck ) is frame, 
 	    #and it will get the BPAs IPs for the Frame.
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/fsp.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/fsp.pm
index 605da02a2..b6bb00010 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/fsp.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/fsp.pm
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ sub getfspcon {
     my $fsp_name   = $att->{hcp};
     my $id = $att->{id};
    
-    my $request; 
-    xCAT::FSPUtils::getHcpAttribs($request, \%tabs); 
+    my %request; 
+    xCAT::FSPUtils::getHcpAttribs(\%request, \%tabs); 
     #my $fsp_ip = xCAT::Utils::getNodeIPaddress( $fsp_name );
-    my $fsp_ip = xCAT::FSPUtils::getIPaddress($request, $type, $fsp_name );
+    my $fsp_ip = xCAT::FSPUtils::getIPaddress(\%request, $type, $fsp_name );
     if(!defined($fsp_ip)) {
         #return "Failed to get the $fsp_name\'s ip";
         $rsp->{node}->[0]->{error}=["Can't get node address"];