diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/chdef/cases0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/chdef/cases0
index dc3c0ab03..dc84f1e40 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/chdef/cases0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/chdef/cases0
@@ -153,12 +153,17 @@ end
 start:chdef_dynamic_group
 description:chdef with dynamic node group
 label:mn_only,ci_test,db
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
+cmd:tabdump nodelist
 cmd:mkdef -t node -o testnode1-testnode2 mgt=hmc cons=hmc groups=all,systemp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodelist|grep testnode
 cmd:mkdef -t node -o testnode3-testnode4 mgt=hmc cons=ipmi groups=all,systemx
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodelist|grep testnode
 cmd:mkdef -t group -o dyngrp -d -w cons==hmc
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp
 check:rc==0
 check:output=~testnode1
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ check:output!~testnode3
 check:output!~testnode4
 cmd:chdef -t group -o dyngrp -d -w mgt==hmc
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp
 check:rc==0
 check:output=~testnode1
@@ -175,6 +181,7 @@ check:output=~testnode3
 check:output=~testnode4
 cmd:chdef -t group -o dyngrp -d -p -w cons==hmc -w groups=~systemp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp
 check:rc==0
 check:output=~testnode1
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ check:rc==0
 check:output=~wherevals=mgt==hmc::cons==hmc::groups=~systemp
 cmd:chdef -t group -o dyngrp -d -m -w cons==hmc -w groups=~systemp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp
 check:output=~testnode1
 check:output=~testnode2
@@ -193,6 +201,7 @@ check:output=~testnode3
 check:output=~testnode4
 cmd:rmdef -t group -o dyngrp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:rmdef -t node -o testnode1-testnode4
 check:rc==0
 end
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0
index b360587d6..a9adc70cf 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0
@@ -95,12 +95,17 @@ end
 start:mkdef_dynamic_group
 description:mkdef with dynamic node group
 label:mn_only,ci_test,db
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
+cmd:tabdump nodelist
 cmd:mkdef -t node -o testnode1-testnode2 mgt=hmc cons=hmc groups=all,systemp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodelist|grep testnode
 cmd:mkdef -t node -o testnode3-testnode4 mgt=ipmi cons=ipmi groups=all,systemx
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodelist|grep testnode
 cmd:mkdef -t group -o dyngrp1 -d -w mgt==hmc
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp1
 check:rc==0
 check:output=~testnode1
@@ -109,6 +114,7 @@ check:output!~testnode3
 check:output!~testnode4
 cmd:mkdef -t group -o dyngrp2 -d -w mgt==hmc -w cons==hmc
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp2
 check:rc==0
 check:output=~testnode1
@@ -117,6 +123,7 @@ check:output!~testnode3
 check:output!~testnode4
 cmd:mkdef -t group -o dyngrp3 -d -w mgt==hmc -w cons==ipmi
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp3
 check:rc!=0
 check:output!~testnode1
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ check:output!~testnode3
 check:output!~testnode4
 cmd:rmdef -t group -o dyngrp1,dyngrp2,dyngrp3
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:rmdef -t node -o testnode1-testnode4
 check:rc==0
 end
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/rmdef/cases0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/rmdef/cases0
index e5bea9ce4..c4e746e4d 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/rmdef/cases0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/rmdef/cases0
@@ -90,21 +90,27 @@ description:rmdef to remove dynamic node group
 label:mn_only,ci_test,db
 cmd:lsdef testnode1;if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then lsdef -l testnode1 -z >/tmp/testnode1.standa ; rmdef testnode1;fi
 cmd:lsdef testnode2;if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then lsdef -l testnode2 -z >/tmp/testnode2.standa ; rmdef testnode2;fi
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
+cmd:tabdump nodelist
 cmd:mkdef -t node -o testnode1-testnode2 mgt=hmc cons=hmc groups=all,systemp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodelist|grep testnode
 cmd:mkdef -t group -o dyngrp -d -w mgt==hmc -w cons==hmc -w groups==all,systemp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -s dyngrp
 check:rc==0
 check:output=~testnode1
 check:output=~testnode2
 cmd:rmdef -t node -o dyngrp
 check:rc=0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -t node testnode1,testnode2
 check:output=~Could not find an object named 'testnode1' of type 'node'.
 check:output=~Could not find an object named 'testnode2' of type 'node'.
 cmd:rmdef -t group -o dyngrp
 check:rc==0
+cmd:tabdump nodegroup
 cmd:lsdef -t group -o dyngrp
 check:output=~Could not find an object named 'dyngrp' of type 'group'.
 cmd:if [ -e /tmp/testnode1.standa ]; then cat /tmp/testnode1.standa | mkdef -z; rm -rf /tmp/testnode1.standa; fi