diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/setiscsiparms.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/setiscsiparms.awk
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d0eed95ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/setiscsiparms.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/awk -f
+BEGIN {
+	xcatdhost = ARGV[1]
+	xcatdport = ARGV[2]
+	kernel = ARGV[3]
+	initrd = ARGV[4]
+	kcmd = ARGV[5]
+	ns = "/inet/tcp/0/" ARGV[1] "/" xcatdport
+
+	while(1) {
+                if((ns |& getline) > 0)
+                        print $0 | "logger -t xcat"
+
+                if($0 == "ready")
+                        print "setiscsiparms "kernel" "initrd" "kcmd |& ns
+                if($0 == "done")
+                        break
+	}
+	close(ns)
+	exit 0
+}