diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/capacity/CapacityManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/capacity/CapacityManagerImpl.java
index 14afd5e86f1..86f62945d37 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/capacity/CapacityManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/capacity/CapacityManagerImpl.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class CapacityManagerImpl implements CapacityManager , StateListener<Stat
         _name = name;
         _hostCapacityCheckerDelay = NumbersUtil.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(Config.HostCapacityCheckerWait.key()), 3600);
         _hostCapacityCheckerInterval = NumbersUtil.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(Config.HostCapacityCheckerInterval.key()), 3600);
-        _vmCapacityReleaseInterval = NumbersUtil.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(Config.VmHostCapacityReleaseInterval.key()), 86400);
+        _vmCapacityReleaseInterval = NumbersUtil.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(Config.CapacitySkipcountingHours.key()), 3600);
         _executor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1, new NamedThreadFactory("HostCapacity-Checker"));
         VirtualMachine.State.getStateMachine().registerListener(this);
         return true;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
index 61a3119f484..c8f9683373f 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public enum Config {
 	NetworkGcInterval("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "network.gc.interval", "600", "Seconds to wait before checking for networks to shutdown", null),
 	HostCapacityCheckerWait("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "host.capacity.checker.wait", "3600", "Seconds to wait before starting host capacity background checker", null),
 	HostCapacityCheckerInterval("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "host.capacity.checker.interval", "3600", "Seconds to wait before recalculating host's capacity", null),
-	VmHostCapacityReleaseInterval("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "vm.resource.release.interval", "86400", "Seconds to wait before release VM's cpu and memory when VM in stopped state", null),
+	CapacitySkipcountingHours("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "capacity.skipcounting.hours", "3600", "Seconds to wait before release VM's cpu and memory when VM in stopped state", null),
 	VmStatsInterval("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "vm.stats.interval", "60000", "The interval in milliseconds when vm stats are retrieved from agents.", null),
 	VmTransitionWaitInterval("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "vm.tranisition.wait.interval", "3600", "Seconds to wait before taking over a VM in transition state", null),
 	
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java
index 8493f633bd9..9a26d6404a9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/FirstFitPlanner.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.cloud.deploy;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.ejb.Local;
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import com.cloud.capacity.CapacityManager;
 import com.cloud.capacity.CapacityVO;
 import com.cloud.capacity.dao.CapacityDao;
+import com.cloud.configuration.Config;
+import com.cloud.configuration.dao.ConfigurationDao;
 import com.cloud.dc.ClusterVO;
 import com.cloud.dc.DataCenter;
 import com.cloud.dc.HostPodVO;
@@ -49,11 +52,13 @@ public class FirstFitPlanner extends PlannerBase implements DeploymentPlanner {
 	@Inject GuestOSDao _guestOSDao = null; 
     @Inject GuestOSCategoryDao _guestOSCategoryDao = null;
     @Inject CapacityManager _capacityMgr;
+    @Inject ConfigurationDao _configDao;
 	
 	@Override
 	public DeployDestination plan(VirtualMachineProfile vmProfile,
 			DeploymentPlan plan, ExcludeList avoid)
 			throws InsufficientServerCapacityException {
+	    String _allocationAlgorithm = _configDao.getValue(Config.VmAllocationAlgorithm.key());
 		VirtualMachine vm = vmProfile.getVirtualMachine();
 		ServiceOffering offering = vmProfile.getServiceOffering();
 		DataCenter dc = _dcDao.findById(vm.getDataCenterId());
@@ -92,14 +97,16 @@ public class FirstFitPlanner extends PlannerBase implements DeploymentPlanner {
 		if (pods == null)
 			pods = _podDao.listByDataCenterId(plan.getDataCenterId());
 		
-		//Collections.shuffle(pods);
+		if (_allocationAlgorithm != null && _allocationAlgorithm.equalsIgnoreCase("random")) {
+		    Collections.shuffle(pods);
+		}
 		
 		for (HostPodVO hostPod : pods) {
 			if (avoid.shouldAvoid(hostPod)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			
-			//Collections.shuffle(clusters);
+			
 			List<ClusterVO> clusters = null;
 			if (plan.getClusterId() != null) {
 				ClusterVO cluster = _clusterDao.findById(plan.getClusterId());
@@ -116,6 +123,10 @@ public class FirstFitPlanner extends PlannerBase implements DeploymentPlanner {
 				clusters = _clusterDao.listByPodId(hostPod.getId());
 			}
 			
+			if (_allocationAlgorithm != null && _allocationAlgorithm.equalsIgnoreCase("random")) {
+                Collections.shuffle(clusters);
+            }
+			
 			for (ClusterVO clusterVO : clusters) {
 				if (avoid.shouldAvoid(clusterVO)) {
 					continue;
@@ -127,7 +138,9 @@ public class FirstFitPlanner extends PlannerBase implements DeploymentPlanner {
 				}
 				
 				List<HostVO> hosts = _hostDao.listBy(Host.Type.Routing, clusterVO.getId(), hostPod.getId(), dc.getId());
-				//Collections.shuffle(hosts);
+				if (_allocationAlgorithm != null && _allocationAlgorithm.equalsIgnoreCase("random")) {
+				    Collections.shuffle(hosts);
+				}
 				
 				 // We will try to reorder the host lists such that we give priority to hosts that have
 		        // the minimums to support a VM's requirements