diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index 5156d75a1..326c1e289 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -1801,9 +1801,14 @@ sub setupLinuxexports
 
     if ($changed_exports)
     {
-
         # restart nfs
-        my $cmd = "/sbin/service nfs restart";
+        my $os = xCAT::Utils->osver();
+        my $cmd;
+        if ($os =~ /sles/) {
+          $cmd = "/sbin/service nfsserver restart";
+        } else {
+          $cmd = "/sbin/service nfs restart";
+        }
         my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
         if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
         {
@@ -1814,7 +1819,11 @@ sub setupLinuxexports
             xCAT::MsgUtils->message('I', "NFS has been restarted.");
         }
 
-        $cmd = "/sbin/chkconfig nfs on";
+        if ($os =~ /sles/) {
+          $cmd = "/sbin/chkconfig nfsserver on";
+        } else {
+          $cmd = "/sbin/chkconfig nfs on";
+        }
         $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
         if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
         {