diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index acaca27..4d917f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 ipmitool-1.8.11.tar.bz2
 /ipmitool-1.8.12.tar.bz2
+/exchange-bmc-os-info
+/exchange-bmc-os-info.service
+/exchange-bmc-os-info.sysconf
+/set-bmc-url.sh
diff --git a/ipmitool.spec b/ipmitool.spec
index 98cf3c0..fa5ca97 100644
--- a/ipmitool.spec
+++ b/ipmitool.spec
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 Name:         ipmitool
 Summary:      Utility for IPMI control
 Version:      1.8.12
-Release:      7%{?dist}
+Release:      8%{?dist}
 License:      BSD
 Group:        System Environment/Base
 URL:          http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:      http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:      openipmi-ipmievd.sysconf
 Source2:      ipmievd.service
+Source3:      exchange-bmc-os-info.service
+Source4:      exchange-bmc-os-info.sysconf
+Source5:      set-bmc-url.sh
+Source6:      exchange-bmc-os-info
+
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel readline-devel ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires: systemd-units
 Requires(post): systemd-sysv
 Requires(post): systemd-units
 Requires(preun): systemd-units
 Requires(postun): systemd-units
+Requires: hostname
 Obsoletes: OpenIPMI-tools < 2.0.14-3
 Provides: OpenIPMI-tools = 2.0.14-3
 
@@ -73,17 +79,28 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %install
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 
+#mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/profile.d
+
 install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/ipmievd.service
 install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/ipmievd
+install -Dm 644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/exchange-bmc-os-info.service
+install -Dm 644 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/exchange-bmc-os-info
+install -Dm 644 %{SOURCE5} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/profile.d/set-bmc-url.sh
+install -Dm 755 %{SOURCE6} %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/exchange-bmc-os-info
+
 
 %post
 %systemd_post ipmievd.service
+%systemd_post exchange-bmc-os-info.service
 
 %preun
 %systemd_preun ipmievd.service
+%systemd_preun exchange-bmc-os-info.service
+
 
 %postun
 %systemd_postun_with_restart ipmievd.service
+%systemd_postun_with_restart exchange-bmc-os-info.service
 
 %triggerun -- ipmievd < 1.8.11-7
 # Save the current service runlevel info
@@ -97,7 +114,11 @@ install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/ipmievd
 
 %files
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/ipmievd
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/exchange-bmc-os-info
+%{_sysconfdir}/profile.d/set-bmc-url.sh
 %{_unitdir}/ipmievd.service
+%{_unitdir}/exchange-bmc-os-info.service
+%{_libexecdir}/*
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_sbindir}/*
 %{_mandir}/man*/*
@@ -106,6 +127,11 @@ install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/ipmievd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 30 2012 Praveen K Paladugu <praveen_paladugu@dell.com> -1.8.12-8
+- service & scripts to allow OS to capture BMC's IP & URL info
+- Also pass the OS information to BMC
+- patches submitted by Charles Rose (charles_rose[at]dell.com)
+
 * Fri Nov 16 2012 Ales Ledvinka <aledvink@redhat.com> 1.8.12-7
 - failed sol session activation crashes while logging exit
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index cb779dc..907b8d6 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 cfdfd15b6ee471c19a7a7e6b47233963  ipmitool-1.8.12.tar.bz2
+95bd2072031533893cd9d5d9c9603d92  exchange-bmc-os-info
+2b167a577a259bec99dbdd99f448f0b9  exchange-bmc-os-info.service
+3a728964cb3990f3fd6febef36b4e8af  exchange-bmc-os-info.sysconf
+b8943d4efa72aa65e2409194f8d30bdb  set-bmc-url.sh