diff --git a/ipmitool/bldipmi.pl b/ipmitool/bldipmi.pl
index ef160c5..bfe63be 100755
--- a/ipmitool/bldipmi.pl
+++ b/ipmitool/bldipmi.pl
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ if ( ! grep /openssl-devel|libopenssl/, @output ) {
 
 # check the source files
 my $pwd = `pwd`;
-my $version = "1.8.15";
+my $version = "1.8.17";
 chomp($pwd);
 if ( (! -f "$pwd/ipmitool-$version.tar.gz")
   || (! -f "$pwd/ipmitool.spec")
   || (! -f "$pwd/ipmitool-$version-saneretry.patch")
-  || (! -f "$pwd/ipmitool-$version-rflash.patch")) {  
+  || (! -f "$pwd/ipmitool-$version-rflash.patch")
+  || (! -f "$pwd/ipmitool-$version-signal.patch")) {  
   print "missed some necessary files for building.\n";
   exit 1;
 }
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ if (! grep /libcrypto.so/, @output) {
   exit 1;
 }
 
-my $objrpm = "$blddir/RPMS/$arch/ipmitool-xcat-$version-3.$arch.rpm";
+my $objrpm = "$blddir/RPMS/$arch/ipmitool-xcat-$version-0.$arch.rpm";
 my $dstdir = "/tmp/build/$os/$arch";
 
 # check the build result
diff --git a/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-rflash.patch b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-rflash.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d88fdb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-rflash.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--- ipmitool-1.8.17/lib/ipmi_hpmfwupg.c	2016-05-06 10:48:54.000000000 -0400
++++ ipmitool-1.8.17-rflash/lib/ipmi_hpmfwupg.c	2016-09-08 15:00:12.441654169 -0400
+@@ -730,18 +730,6 @@
+ 			lprintf(LOG_NOTICE, "\n    Upgrade undesirable at this moment");
+ 			return HPMFWUPG_ERROR;
+ 		}
+-		/* Get confimation from the user if he wants to continue when
+-		 * service affected during upgrade
+-		 */
+-		if (!(option & COMPARE_MODE)
+-				&& (pFwupgCtx->targetCap.GlobalCapabilities.bitField.servAffectDuringUpg == 1
+-					|| pImageHeader->imageCapabilities.bitField.servAffected == 1)) {
+-			if (HpmGetUserInput("\nServices may be affected during upgrade. Do you wish to continue? (y/n): ")) {
+-				rc = HPMFWUPG_SUCCESS;
+-			} else {
+-				return HPMFWUPG_ERROR;
+-			}
+-		}
+ 	}
+ 	/* Get the general properties of each component present in image */
+ 	for (componentId = HPMFWUPG_COMPONENT_ID_0;
diff --git a/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-saneretry.patch b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-saneretry.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e40fdf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-saneretry.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+--- ipmitool-1.8.17/lib/ipmi_sol.c	2016-05-06 10:48:54.000000000 -0400
++++ ipmitool-1.8.17-saneretry/lib/ipmi_sol.c	2016-09-08 14:55:18.201644718 -0400
+@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
+ #define SOL_PARAMETER_SOL_PAYLOAD_CHANNEL       0x07
+ #define SOL_PARAMETER_SOL_PAYLOAD_PORT          0x08
+ 
+-#define MAX_SOL_RETRY 6
+ 
+ const struct valstr sol_parameter_vals[] = {
+ 	{ SOL_PARAMETER_SET_IN_PROGRESS,           "Set In Progress (0)" },
+@@ -1535,7 +1534,6 @@
+ 	int    retval;
+ 	int    buffer_size = intf->session->sol_data.max_inbound_payload_size;
+ 	int    keepAliveRet = 0;
+-	int    retrySol = 0;
+ 
+ 	/* Subtract SOL header from max_inbound_payload_size */
+ 	if (buffer_size > 4)
+@@ -1572,29 +1570,8 @@
+ 		
+ 			if (keepAliveRet != 0)
+ 			{
+-				/*
+-				 * Retrying the keep Alive before declaring a communication
+-				 * lost state with the IPMC. Helpful when the payload is
+-				 * reset and brings down the connection temporarily. Otherwise,
+-				 * if we send getDevice Id to check the status of IPMC during
+-				 * this down time when the connection is restarting, SOL will
+-				 * exit even though the IPMC is available and the session is open.
+-				 */
+-				if (retrySol == MAX_SOL_RETRY)
+-				{
+-					/* no response to Get Device ID keepalive message */
+-					bShouldExit = 1;
+-					continue;
+-				}
+-				else
+-				{
+-					retrySol++;
+-				}
+-			}
+-			else
+-			{
+-				/* if the keep Alive is successful reset retries to zero */
+-				retrySol = 0;
++				bShouldExit = 1;
++				continue;
+ 			}
+ 		} /* !oem="i82571spt" */
+ 		/* Wait up to half a second */
diff --git a/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-signal.patch b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-signal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5ff435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17-signal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+--- ipmitool-1.8.17/include/ipmitool/ipmi_sol.h	2016-05-06 10:48:54.000000000 -0400
++++ ipmitool-1.8.17-signal/include/ipmitool/ipmi_sol.h	2016-09-08 14:28:20.051574790 -0400
+@@ -104,5 +104,6 @@
+ 					  uint8_t                  channel,
+ 					  struct sol_config_parameters * params);
+ 
++void leave_raw_mode(void);
+ 
+ #endif /* IPMI_SOL_H */
+--- ipmitool-1.8.17/lib/ipmi_main.c	2016-05-06 10:48:54.000000000 -0400
++++ ipmitool-1.8.17-signal/lib/ipmi_main.c	2016-09-08 14:32:32.011584407 -0400
+@@ -271,23 +271,25 @@
+ 	if (cmdlist != NULL)
+ 		ipmi_cmd_print(cmdlist);
+ }
+-/* ipmi_catch_sigint  -  Handle the interrupt signal (Ctrl-C), close the
+- *                       interface, and exit ipmitool with error (-1)
++ /* ipmi_catch_sig  -  Handle the interrupt signal (Ctrl-C),TERM signal,
++ *                    and HUP signal. Close the interface, and exit
++ *                    ipmitool with error (-1)
+  *
+- *                       This insures that the IOL session gets freed
+- *                       for other callers.
++ *                    This insures that the IOL session gets freed
++ *                    for other callers.
+  *
+  * returns -1
+  */
+-void ipmi_catch_sigint()
++void ipmi_catch_sig(const int sig)
+ {
+ 	if (ipmi_main_intf != NULL) {
+-		printf("\nSIGN INT: Close Interface %s\n",ipmi_main_intf->desc);
++		printf("\nSIGN %s: Close Interface %s\n",strsignal(sig), ipmi_main_intf->desc);
+ 		/* reduce retry count to a single retry */
+ 		ipmi_main_intf->ssn_params.retry = 1;
+ 		/* close interface */
+ 		ipmi_main_intf->close(ipmi_main_intf);
+ 	}
++	leave_raw_mode();
+ 	exit(-1);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -420,7 +422,9 @@
+ 	/* save program name */
+ 	progname = strrchr(argv[0], '/');
+ 	progname = ((progname == NULL) ? argv[0] : progname+1);
+-	signal(SIGINT, ipmi_catch_sigint);
++	signal(SIGINT, ipmi_catch_sig);
++	signal(SIGTERM, ipmi_catch_sig);
++	signal(SIGHUP, ipmi_catch_sig);
+ 
+ 	while ((argflag = getopt(argc, (char **)argv, OPTION_STRING)) != -1)
+ 	{
diff --git a/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17.tar.gz b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa56f74
Binary files /dev/null and b/ipmitool/ipmitool-1.8.17.tar.gz differ
diff --git a/ipmitool/ipmitool.spec b/ipmitool/ipmitool.spec
index f938992..2d736be 100644
--- a/ipmitool/ipmitool.spec
+++ b/ipmitool/ipmitool.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 Name:         ipmitool-xcat
 Summary:      ipmitool - Utility for IPMI control
-Version:      1.8.15
-Release:      3
+Version:      1.8.17
+Release:      0
 License:      BSD
 Group:        Utilities
 Packager:     IBM Corp.
 Source:       ipmitool-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch:        ipmitool-%{version}-saneretry.patch
 Patch2:       ipmitool-%{version}-rflash.patch
-Patch3:       ipmitool-%{version}-solactivate.patch
+#Patch3:       ipmitool-%{version}-solactivate.patch
 Patch4:       ipmitool-%{version}-signal.patch
 Buildroot:    /var/tmp/ipmitool-root
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 %setup -n ipmitool-%{version}
 %patch -p1
 %patch2 -p1
-%patch3 -p1
+#%patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 
 %build
diff --git a/ipmitool/make_deb.sh b/ipmitool/make_deb.sh
index 8c6813b..ba3bcfc 100755
--- a/ipmitool/make_deb.sh
+++ b/ipmitool/make_deb.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-VERSION=1.8.15
+VERSION=1.8.17
 
 tar xvfz ipmitool-$VERSION.tar.gz
 cd ipmitool-$VERSION