diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/NetconfHelper.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/NetconfHelper.java
index be8d68a5648..06718d0f35e 100644
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/NetconfHelper.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/NetconfHelper.java
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ public class NetconfHelper {
         parseOkReply(receive());
     }
 
+    public void addPortProfile(String name, PortProfileType type, BindingType binding,
+            SwitchPortMode mode, int vlanid, String vdc, String espName) throws CloudRuntimeException {
+        String command = VsmCommand.getAddPortProfile(name, type, binding, mode, vlanid, vdc, espName);
+        if (command != null) {
+            command = command.concat(SSH_NETCONF_TERMINATOR);
+            parseOkReply(sendAndReceive(command));
+        } else {
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Error generating rpc request for adding port profile.");
+        }
+    }
+
     public void addPortProfile(String name, PortProfileType type, BindingType binding,
             SwitchPortMode mode, int vlanid) throws CloudRuntimeException {
         String command = VsmCommand.getAddPortProfile(name, type, binding, mode, vlanid);
@@ -160,6 +171,17 @@ public class NetconfHelper {
         }
     }
 
+    public void addVServiceNode(String vlanId, String ipAddr)
+            throws CloudRuntimeException {
+        String command = VsmCommand.getVServiceNode(vlanId, ipAddr);
+        if (command != null) {
+            command = command.concat(SSH_NETCONF_TERMINATOR);
+            parseOkReply(sendAndReceive(command));
+        } else {
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Error generating rpc request for adding vservice node for vlan " + vlanId);
+        }
+    }
+
     public PortProfile getPortProfileByName(String name) throws CloudRuntimeException {
         String command = VsmCommand.getPortProfile(name);
         if (command != null) {
diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/VsmCommand.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/VsmCommand.java
index b2d81bca9e2..fdab390557d 100644
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/VsmCommand.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/cisco/n1kv/vsm/VsmCommand.java
@@ -69,6 +69,40 @@ public class VsmCommand {
         removevlanid
     }
 
+    public static String getAddPortProfile(String name, PortProfileType type,
+            BindingType binding, SwitchPortMode mode, int vlanid, String vdc, String espName) {
+        try {
+            // Create the document and root element.
+            DocumentBuilderFactory docFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
+            DocumentBuilder docBuilder = docFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
+            DOMImplementation domImpl = docBuilder.getDOMImplementation();
+            Document doc = createDocument(domImpl);
+
+            // Edit configuration command.
+            Element editConfig = doc.createElement("nf:edit-config");
+            doc.getDocumentElement().appendChild(editConfig);
+
+            // Command to get into exec configure mode.
+            Element target = doc.createElement("nf:target");
+            Element running = doc.createElement("nf:running");
+            target.appendChild(running);
+            editConfig.appendChild(target);
+
+            // Command to create the port profile with the desired configuration.
+            Element config = doc.createElement("nf:config");
+            config.appendChild(configPortProfileDetails(doc, name, type, binding, mode, vlanid, vdc, espName));
+            editConfig.appendChild(config);
+
+            return serialize(domImpl, doc);
+        } catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
+            s_logger.error("Error while creating add port profile message : " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        } catch (DOMException e) {
+            s_logger.error("Error while creating add port profile message : " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static String getAddPortProfile(String name, PortProfileType type,
             BindingType binding, SwitchPortMode mode, int vlanid) {
         try {
@@ -366,8 +400,86 @@ public class VsmCommand {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String getVServiceNode(String vlanId, String ipAddr) {
+        try {
+            // Create the document and root element.
+            DocumentBuilderFactory docFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
+            DocumentBuilder docBuilder = docFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
+            DOMImplementation domImpl = docBuilder.getDOMImplementation();
+            Document doc = createDocument(domImpl);
+
+            // Edit configuration command.
+            Element editConfig = doc.createElement("nf:edit-config");
+            doc.getDocumentElement().appendChild(editConfig);
+
+            // Command to get into exec configure mode.
+            Element target = doc.createElement("nf:target");
+            Element running = doc.createElement("nf:running");
+            target.appendChild(running);
+            editConfig.appendChild(target);
+
+            // Command to create the port profile with the desired configuration.
+            Element config = doc.createElement("nf:config");
+            config.appendChild(configVServiceNodeDetails(doc, vlanId, ipAddr));
+            editConfig.appendChild(config);
+
+            return serialize(domImpl, doc);
+        } catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
+            s_logger.error("Error while adding vservice node for vlan " + vlanId + ", " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        } catch (DOMException e) {
+            s_logger.error("Error while adding vservice node for vlan " + vlanId + ", " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Element configVServiceNodeDetails(Document doc, String vlanId, String ipAddr) {
+        // In mode, exec_configure.
+        Element configure = doc.createElementNS(s_ciscons, "nxos:configure");
+        Element modeConfigure = doc.createElement("nxos:" + s_configuremode);
+        configure.appendChild(modeConfigure);
+
+        // vservice node %name% type asa
+        Element vservice = doc.createElement("vservice");
+        vservice.appendChild(doc.createElement("node"))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("ASA_" + vlanId))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("type"))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("asa"));
+        modeConfigure.appendChild(vservice);
+
+        Element address = doc.createElement(s_paramvalue);
+        address.setAttribute("isKey", "true");
+        address.setTextContent(ipAddr);
+
+        // ip address %ipAddr%
+        modeConfigure.appendChild(doc.createElement("ip"))
+        		.appendChild(doc.createElement("address"))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("value"))
+        		.appendChild(address);
+
+        Element vlan = doc.createElement(s_paramvalue);
+        vlan.setAttribute("isKey", "true");
+        vlan.setTextContent(vlanId);
+
+        // adjacency l2 vlan %vlanId%
+        modeConfigure.appendChild(doc.createElement("adjacency"))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("l2"))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("vlan"))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("value"))
+                .appendChild(vlan);
+
+        // fail-mode close
+        modeConfigure.appendChild(doc.createElement("fail-mode"))
+                .appendChild(doc.createElement("close"));
+
+        // Persist the configuration across reboots.
+        modeConfigure.appendChild(persistConfiguration(doc));
+
+        return configure;
+    }
+
     private static Element configPortProfileDetails(Document doc, String name, PortProfileType type,
-            BindingType binding, SwitchPortMode mode, int vlanid, String VDC, String espName) {
+            BindingType binding, SwitchPortMode mode, int vlanid, String vdc, String espName) {
 
         // In mode, exec_configure.
         Element configure = doc.createElementNS(s_ciscons, "nxos:configure");
@@ -433,21 +545,19 @@ public class VsmCommand {
         Element portgroup = doc.createElement("port-group");
         vmware.appendChild(portgroup);
         portProf.appendChild(vmware);
-        
-        //org root/TestTenant1/TestVDC
-        //vservice node <Node Name> profile <Edge Security Profile Name in VNMC>
+
+        // org root/%vdc%
+        // vservice node <Node Name> profile <Edge Security Profile Name in VNMC>
         Element org = doc.createElement("org");
-        Element vdc = doc.createElement(VDC);
-        org.appendChild(vdc);
+        org.appendChild(doc.createElement(vdc));
         portProf.appendChild(org);
-        
+
         String asaNodeName = "ASA_" + vlanid;
         Element vservice = doc.createElement("vservice");
         vservice.appendChild(doc.createElement("node"))
                 .appendChild(doc.createElement(asaNodeName))
                 .appendChild(doc.createElement("profile"))
                 .appendChild(doc.createElement(espName));
-        
         portProf.appendChild(vservice);
 
         // no shutdown.