diff --git a/python/lib/cloudutils/serviceConfig.py b/python/lib/cloudutils/serviceConfig.py
index 55b7cc2a952..b9ee7d55153 100755
--- a/python/lib/cloudutils/serviceConfig.py
+++ b/python/lib/cloudutils/serviceConfig.py
@@ -495,6 +495,27 @@ class nfsConfig(serviceCfgBase):
             logging.debug(formatExceptionInfo())
             return False
 
+class hostConfig(serviceCfgBase):
+    def __init__(self, syscfg):
+        super(hostConfig, self).__init__(syscfg)
+        self.serviceName = "Host"
+
+    def config(self):
+        try:
+            cfo = configFileOps("/etc/cloudstack/agent/agent.properties", self)
+            reservedMemory = float(cfo.getEntry("host.reserved.mem.mb").strip() or 1024)
+            totalMemory = float(bash("awk '/MemTotal/ { printf \"%.3f \\n\", $2/1024 }' /proc/meminfo").getStdout().strip())
+            if totalMemory < reservedMemory :
+                raise CloudRuntimeException("CloudStack requires more than %d MB memory since %d MB is reserved" %(reservedMemory, reservedMemory))
+
+            if int(bash('ip a | grep "^\\w" | grep -iv "^lo" | wc -l').getStdout()) < 1 :
+                raise CloudRuntimeException("CloudStack requires at least a single NIC")
+
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.debug(e)
+            return False
+
 class securityPolicyConfigUbuntu(serviceCfgBase):
     def __init__(self, syscfg):
         super(securityPolicyConfigUbuntu, self).__init__(syscfg)
diff --git a/python/lib/cloudutils/syscfg.py b/python/lib/cloudutils/syscfg.py
index 2c96e10e83b..64fffadbebb 100755
--- a/python/lib/cloudutils/syscfg.py
+++ b/python/lib/cloudutils/syscfg.py
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class sysConfigAgentUbuntu(sysConfigAgent):
         super(sysConfigAgentUbuntu, self).__init__(glbEnv)
         self.svo = serviceOpsUbuntu()
 
-        self.services = [securityPolicyConfigUbuntu(self),
+        self.services = [hostConfig(self),
+                         securityPolicyConfigUbuntu(self),
                          networkConfigUbuntu(self),
                          libvirtConfigUbuntu(self),
                          firewallConfigUbuntu(self),
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ class sysConfigAgentUbuntu(sysConfigAgent):
 class sysConfigRedhat6(sysConfigAgentRedhatBase):
     def __init__(self, glbEnv):
         super(sysConfigRedhat6, self).__init__(glbEnv)
-        self.services = [cgroupConfig(self),
+        self.services = [hostConfig(self),
+                         cgroupConfig(self),
                          securityPolicyConfigRedhat(self),
                          networkConfigRedhat(self),
                          libvirtConfigRedhat(self),
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ class sysConfigRedhat6(sysConfigAgentRedhatBase):
 class sysConfigRedhat5(sysConfigAgentRedhatBase):
     def __init__(self, glbEnv):
         super(sysConfigRedhat5, self).__init__(glbEnv)
-        self.services = [
+        self.services = [hostConfig(self),
                          securityPolicyConfigRedhat(self),
                          networkConfigRedhat(self),
                          libvirtConfigRedhat(self),
@@ -200,7 +202,8 @@ class sysConfigRedhat5(sysConfigAgentRedhatBase):
 class sysConfigRedhat7(sysConfigAgentRedhat7Base):
     def __init__(self, glbEnv):
         super(sysConfigRedhat7, self).__init__(glbEnv)
-        self.services = [securityPolicyConfigRedhat(self),
+        self.services = [hostConfig(self),
+                         securityPolicyConfigRedhat(self),
                          networkConfigRedhat(self),
                          libvirtConfigRedhat(self),
                          firewallConfigAgent(self),
@@ -211,7 +214,8 @@ class sysConfigRedhat7(sysConfigAgentRedhat7Base):
 class sysConfigRedhat8(sysConfigAgentRedhat8Base):
     def __init__(self, glbEnv):
         super(sysConfigRedhat8, self).__init__(glbEnv)
-        self.services = [securityPolicyConfigRedhat(self),
+        self.services = [hostConfig(self),
+                         securityPolicyConfigRedhat(self),
                          networkConfigRedhat(self),
                          libvirtConfigRedhat(self),
                          firewallConfigAgent(self),
@@ -221,7 +225,8 @@ class sysConfigRedhat8(sysConfigAgentRedhat8Base):
 class sysConfigSUSE(sysConfigAgentSUSE):
     def __init__(self, glbEnv):
         super(sysConfigSUSE, self).__init__(glbEnv)
-        self.services = [securityPolicyConfigSUSE(self),
+        self.services = [hostConfig(self),
+                         securityPolicyConfigSUSE(self),
                          networkConfigSUSE(self),
                          libvirtConfigSUSE(self),
                          firewallConfigAgent(self),