diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet b/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet
index f2a2edff..7e641205 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                     curridx = addr[-1]
         if curridx in doneidxs:
             continue
-        for tries in (1, 2 3):
+        for tries in (1, 2, 3):
             try:
                 status, nc = apiclient.HTTPSClient(usejson=True, host=srv).grab_url_with_status('/confluent-api/self/netcfg')
                 break
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 continue
         nc = json.loads(nc)
         if not dc:
-            for tries in (1, 2 3):
+            for tries in (1, 2, 3):
                 try:
                     status, dc = apiclient.HTTPSClient(usejson=True, host=srv).grab_url_with_status('/confluent-api/self/deploycfg2')
                     break
diff --git a/confluent_server/bin/confluent_selfcheck b/confluent_server/bin/confluent_selfcheck
index 1b504e95..cc1409cf 100755
--- a/confluent_server/bin/confluent_selfcheck
+++ b/confluent_server/bin/confluent_selfcheck
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import confluent.sshutil as sshutil
 import confluent.certutil as certutil
 import confluent.client as client
 import confluent.config.configmanager as configmanager
+import confluent.netutil as netutil
 import eventlet.green.subprocess as subprocess
 import tempfile
 import shutil
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 allok = False
                 uuidok = True  # not really, but suppress the spurious error
             dnsdomain = rsp.get('dns.domain', {}).get('value', '')
-            if ',' in dnsdomain or ' ' in dnsdomain:
+            if dnsdomain and (',' in dnsdomain or ' ' in dnsdomain):
                 allok = False
                 emprint(f'{args.node} has a dns.domain that appears to be a search instead of singular domain')
                 uuidok = True  # not really, but suppress the spurious error
@@ -269,9 +270,28 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                     switch_value = rsp[key].get('value',None)
                     if switch_value and switch_value not in valid_nodes:
                         emprint(f'{switch_value} is not a valid node name (as referenced by attribute "{key}" of node {args.node}).')
+        print(f"Checking network configuration for {args.node}")
+        cfg = configmanager.ConfigManager(None)
+        bootablev4nics = []
+        bootablev6nics = []
+        for nic in glob.glob("/sys/class/net/*/ifindex"):
+            idx = int(open(nic, "r").read())
+            nicname = nic.split('/')[-2]
+            ncfg = netutil.get_nic_config(cfg, args.node, ifidx=idx)
+            if ncfg['ipv4_address'] or ncfg['ipv4_method'] == 'dhcp':
+                bootablev4nics.append(nicname)
+            if ncfg['ipv6_address']:
+                bootablev6nics.append(nicname)
+        if bootablev4nics:
+            print("{} appears to have network configuration suitable for IPv4 deployment via: {}".format(args.node, ",".join(bootablev4nics)))
+        elif bootablev6nics:
+            print('{} appears to have networking configuration suitable for IPv6 deployment via: {}'.format(args.node, ",".join(bootablev6nics)))
+        else:
+            emprint(f"{args.node} may not have any viable IP network configuration (check name resolution (DNS or hosts file) "
+                    "and/or net.*ipv4_address, and verify that the deployment serer addresses and subnet mask/prefix length are accurate)")
         if not uuidok and not macok:
             allok = False
-            emprint(f'{args.node} does not have a uuid or mac address defined in id.uuid or net.*hwaddr, deployment will not work')
+            emprint(f'{args.node} does not have a uuid or mac address defined in id.uuid or net.*hwaddr, deployment will not work (Example resolution: nodeinventory {args.node} -s)')
         if allok:
             print(f'No issues detected with attributes of {args.node}')
         fprint("Checking name resolution: ")
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
index f70bc6ae..6ab6bd59 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
@@ -481,6 +481,20 @@ def _init_core():
                     'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
                     'default': 'ipmi',
                 }),
+                'normalized': {
+                    'inlet_temp': PluginRoute({
+                        'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
+                        'default': 'ipmi',
+                    }),
+                    'average_cpu_temp': PluginRoute({
+                        'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
+                        'default': 'ipmi',
+                    }),
+                    'total_power': PluginRoute({
+                        'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
+                        'default': 'ipmi',
+                    }),
+                },
                 'energy': PluginCollection({
                     'pluginattrs': ['hardwaremanagement.method'],
                     'default': 'ipmi',
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 938b69ae..06a8c444 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -861,6 +861,23 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
             resourcename = sensor['name']
             self.ipmicmd.sensormap[simplify_name(resourcename)] = resourcename
 
+    def read_normalized(self, sensorname):
+        readings = None
+        if sensorname == 'average_cpu_temp':
+            cputemp = self.ipmicmd.get_average_processor_temperature()
+            readings = [cputemp]
+        elif sensorname == 'inlet_temp':
+            inltemp = self.ipmicmd.get_inlet_temperature()
+            readings = [inltemp]
+        elif sensorname == 'total_power':
+            sensor = EmptySensor('Total Power')
+            sensor.states = []
+            sensor.units = 'W'
+            sensor.value = self.ipmicmd.get_system_power_watts()
+            readings = [sensor]
+        if readings:
+            self.output.put(msg.SensorReadings(readings, name=self.node))
+
     def read_sensors(self, sensorname):
         if sensorname == 'all':
             sensors = self.ipmicmd.get_sensor_descriptions()
@@ -1157,6 +1174,8 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
         if len(self.element) < 3:
             return
         self.sensorcategory = self.element[2]
+        if self.sensorcategory == 'normalized':
+            return self.read_normalized(self.element[-1])
         # list sensors per category
         if len(self.element) == 3 and self.element[-2] == 'hardware':
             if self.sensorcategory == 'leds':
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
index 20315134..f53cc393 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
@@ -712,6 +712,23 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
             resourcename = sensor['name']
             self.sensormap[simplify_name(resourcename)] = resourcename
 
+    def read_normalized(self, sensorname):
+        readings = None
+        if sensorname == 'average_cpu_temp':
+            cputemp = self.ipmicmd.get_average_processor_temperature()
+            readings = [cputemp]
+        elif sensorname == 'inlet_temp':
+            inltemp = self.ipmicmd.get_inlet_temperature()
+            readings = [inltemp]
+        elif sensorname == 'total_power':
+            sensor = EmptySensor('Total Power')
+            sensor.states = []
+            sensor.units = 'W'
+            sensor.value = self.ipmicmd.get_system_power_watts()
+            readings = [sensor]
+        if readings:
+            self.output.put(msg.SensorReadings(readings, name=self.node))
+
     def read_sensors(self, sensorname):
         if sensorname == 'all':
             sensors = self.ipmicmd.get_sensor_descriptions()
@@ -1012,6 +1029,8 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
         if len(self.element) < 3:
             return
         self.sensorcategory = self.element[2]
+        if self.sensorcategory == 'normalized':
+            return self.read_normalized(self.element[-1])
         # list sensors per category
         if len(self.element) == 3 and self.element[-2] == 'hardware':
             if self.sensorcategory == 'leds':
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/sshutil.py b/confluent_server/confluent/sshutil.py
index 0a52fe81..d097ade1 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/sshutil.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/sshutil.py
@@ -129,11 +129,21 @@ def prep_ssh_key(keyname):
             ap.write('#!/bin/sh\necho $CONFLUENT_SSH_PASSPHRASE\nrm {0}\n'.format(askpass))
         os.chmod(askpass, 0o700)
         os.environ['CONFLUENT_SSH_PASSPHRASE'] = get_passphrase()
+        olddisplay = os.environ.get('DISPLAY', None)
+        oldaskpass = os.environ.get('SSH_ASKPASS', None)
         os.environ['DISPLAY'] = 'NONE'
         os.environ['SSH_ASKPASS'] = askpass
-        with open(os.devnull, 'wb') as devnull:
-            subprocess.check_output(['ssh-add', keyname], stdin=devnull, stderr=devnull)
-        del os.environ['CONFLUENT_SSH_PASSPHRASE']
+        try:
+            with open(os.devnull, 'wb') as devnull:
+                subprocess.check_output(['ssh-add', keyname], stdin=devnull, stderr=devnull)
+        finally:
+            del os.environ['CONFLUENT_SSH_PASSPHRASE']
+            del os.environ['DISPLAY']
+            del os.environ['SSH_ASKPASS']
+            if olddisplay:
+                os.environ['DISPLAY'] = olddisplay
+            if oldaskpass:
+                os.environ['SSH_ASKPASS'] = oldaskpass
         ready_keys[keyname] = 1
     finally:
         adding_key = False
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py b/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
index 556d9bcf..6c11d072 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ def sync_list_to_node(sl, node, suffixes, peerip=None):
                     unreadablefiles.append(filename.replace(targdir, ''))
         if unreadablefiles:
             raise Exception("Syncing failed due to unreadable files: " + ','.join(unreadablefiles))
+        elif b'Permission denied, please try again.' in e.stderr:
+            raise Exception('Syncing failed due to authentication error, is the confluent automation key not set up (osdeploy initialize -a) or is there some process replacing authorized_keys on the host?')
         else:
             raise
     finally:
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/util.py b/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
index 1509a827..8cf9bbc9 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def run(cmd):
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     retcode = process.poll()
     if retcode:
-        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args, output=stdout)
+        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args, output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
     return stdout, stderr