diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
index 95b74586..d060a969 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@ if [ -e /dev/disk/by-label/CNFLNT_IDNT ]; then
 fi
 cd /sys/class/net
 if ! grep MANAGER: /etc/confluent/confluent.info; then
+    confluentsrv=$(getarg confluent)
+    if [ ! -z "$confluentsrv" ]; then
+        if [[ "$confluentsrv" = *":"* ]]; then
+            /usr/libexec/nm-initrd-generator ip=:dhcp6
+        else
+            /usr/libexec/nm-initrd-generator ip=:dhcp
+        fi
+        NetworkManager --configure-and-quit=initrd --no-daemon
+        myids=uuid=$(cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid)
+        for mac in $(ip -br link|grep -v LOOPBACK|awk '{print $3}'); do
+            myids=$myids"/mac="$mac
+        done
+        myname=$(curl -sH "CONFLUENT_IDS: $myids" https://$confluentsrv/confluent-api/self/whoami)
+        if [ ! -z "$myname" ]; then
+            echo NODENAME: $myname > /etc/confluent/confluent.info
+            echo MANAGER: $confluentsrv >> /etc/confluent/confluent.info
+            echo EXTMGRINFO: $confluentsrv'||1' >> /etc/confluent/confluent.info
+        fi
+    fi
     while ! grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk -F'|' '{print $3}' | grep 1 >& /dev/null && [ "$TRIES" -lt 60 ]; do
         TRIES=$((TRIES + 1))
         for currif in *; do
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py b/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py
index b927ea75..39178613 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ class NetManager(object):
             if ipv6addr:
                 myattribs['ipv6_method'] = 'static'
                 myattribs['ipv6_address'] = ipv6addr
+        else:
+            myattribs['ipv6_method'] = 'dhcp'
         if attribs.get('ipv6_gateway', None) and 'ipv6_method' in myattribs:
             myattribs['ipv6_gateway'] = attribs['ipv6_gateway']
         if 'ipv4_method' not in myattribs and 'ipv6_method' not in myattribs:
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py b/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
index 1e9cc144..e084fff5 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
@@ -71,6 +71,22 @@ def handle_request(env, start_response):
     cfg = configmanager.ConfigManager(None)
     nodename = env.get('HTTP_CONFLUENT_NODENAME', None)
     clientip = env.get('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR', None)
+    if env['PATH_INFO'] == '/self/whoami':
+        clientids = env.get('HTTP_CONFLUENT_IDS', None)
+        if not clientids:
+            start_response('400 Bad Request', [])
+            yield 'Bad Request'
+            return
+        for ids in clientids.split('/'):
+            _, v = ids.split('=', 1)
+            repname = disco.get_node_by_uuid_or_mac(v)
+            if repname:
+                start_response('200 OK', [])
+                yield repname
+                return
+        start_response('404 Unknown', [])
+        yield ''
+        return
     if env['PATH_INFO'] == '/self/registerapikey':
         crypthmac = env.get('HTTP_CONFLUENT_CRYPTHMAC', None)
         if int(env.get('CONTENT_LENGTH', 65)) > 64: