diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/aixinstall.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/aixinstall.pm
index f02b2e20b..8e8218c4f 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/aixinstall.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/aixinstall.pm
@@ -3625,6 +3625,46 @@ sub mk_lpp_source
                   "Could not run command \'$lpp_cmd\'. (rc = $::RUNCMD_RC)\n";
                 xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $callback);
                 return undef;
+            }
+
+			#
+			# make sure we get the extra packages we need
+			#   - openssh, ?
+			#
+			my $out;
+			my $outp;
+			my $ccmd;
+
+			# try to find openssh and copy it to the new lpp_source loc
+			my $fcmd = "/usr/bin/find $::opt_s -print | /usr/bin/grep openssh.base";
+			$outp = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$fcmd", -1);
+			if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+            {
+                my $rsp;
+                push @{$rsp->{data}}, "Could not find openssh file sets in source location.\n";
+                xCAT::MsgUtils->message("W", $rsp, $callback);
+            }
+
+			chomp $outp;
+			my $dir = dirname($outp);
+
+			$ccmd = "/usr/bin/cp $dir/openssh* $loc/installp/ppc 2>/dev/null";
+			$out = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$ccmd", -1);
+            if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+            {
+                my $rsp;
+                push @{$rsp->{data}}, "Could not copy openssh to $loc/installp/ppc.\n";
+                xCAT::MsgUtils->message("W", $rsp, $callback);
+            }
+			
+			# run inutoc
+			my $icmd = "/usr/sbin/inutoc $loc/installp/ppc";
+			$out = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$icmd", -1);
+            if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+            {
+                my $rsp;
+                push @{$rsp->{data}}, "Could not run inutoc on $loc/installp/ppc.\n";
+                xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $callback);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -3640,10 +3680,6 @@ sub mk_lpp_source
     return $lppsrcname;
 }
 
-
-
-
-
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head3   mk_spot
@@ -4125,6 +4161,7 @@ sub mk_resolv_conf_file
         if ($::VERBOSE)
         {
             my $rsp;
+
             push @{$rsp->{data}}, "Set domain $domain into $fullname";
             xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $rsp, $callback);
         }
@@ -4819,6 +4856,7 @@ sub mk_mksysb
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 =head3   prermnimimage
 
         Preprocessing for the rmnimimage command.