diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index a7d917c1..a9d4c577 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ true
 
 ###########################################################################
 
-%post --interpreter=/bin/bash
+%post --interpreter=/bin/bash --nochroot
 HOOK_LABEL="post"
 . /tmp/lat/ks_functions.sh
 
@@ -1869,42 +1869,41 @@ if [ -n "$BOOTIF" ] ; then
         # convert to predictive name
         mgmt_dev=$(get_iface_from_ethname $ndev)
         if [ "${mgmt_dev}" == "" ] ; then
-            elog "failed to get predictive altname from ${ndev}"
-            mgmt_dev=${ndev}
-
-            # get vlan info for system node installs
-            system_node=$(is_system_node_install)
-            if [ "${system_node}" = true ] ; then
-                # Retrieve the management VLAN from sysinv if it exists
-                ilog "Querying system inventory for management vlan id"
-                mgmt_vlan=`curl -sf http://pxecontroller:6385/v1/isystems/mgmtvlan`
-                if [ ${?} -ne 0 ] ; then
-                    # TODO: uncomment to force install failure for product
-                    # report_failure_with_msg "Unable to communicate with System Inventory REST API. Aborting installation."
-                    wlog "ERROR: Unable to communicate with System Inventory REST API."
-                fi
+            report_failure_with_msg "failed to get predictive altname from ${ndev}"
+        fi
+        # get vlan info for system node installs
+        if is_system_node_install -eq 0 ; then
+            # Retrieve the management VLAN from sysinv if it exists
+            ilog "Querying system inventory for management vlan id"
+            mgmt_vlan=`curl -sf http://pxecontroller:6385/v1/isystems/mgmtvlan`
+            rc=$?
+            if [ ${rc} -ne 0 ] ; then
+                report_failure_with_msg "Unable to communicate with System Inventory REST API. Aborting installation. rc:${rc}"
             fi
+            ilog "Management Interface: ${ndev} -> ${mgmt_dev} -> vlan${mgmt_vlan}"
         else
             ilog "Management Interface: ${ndev} -> ${mgmt_dev}"
         fi
     else
-        elog "ERROR:POST: Unable to determine mgmt interface from BOOTIF=$BOOTIF."
         report_failure_with_msg "Unable to determine mgmt interface from BOOTIF=$BOOTIF."
     fi
 else
     wlog "BOOTIF is not set. Unable to determine mgmt interface."
 fi
 
-if [ ! -e "/etc/network/interfaces" ] ; then
-cat << EOF >> /etc/network/interfaces
+ilog "mgmt_dev : $mgmt_dev"
+ilog "mgmt_vlan: $mgmt_vlan"
+
+if [ ! -e "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces" ] ; then
+cat << EOF >> ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces
 # This file describes the network interfaces available on the system
 # and how to activate them. For more information , see interfaces(5)
-source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
+source ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d/*
 EOF
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "/etc/network/interfaces.d" ] ; then
-    mkdir -p -m 0775 /etc/network/interfaces.d
+if [ ! -d "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d" ] ; then
+    mkdir -p -m 0775 ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d
 fi
 
 ilog "Setup network scripts"
@@ -1916,13 +1915,13 @@ if [ $mgmt_vlan -eq 0 ] ; then
     update_platform_conf "management_interface=$mgmt_dev"
 
     # Build networking scripts
-    cat << EOF > /etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-lo
+    cat << EOF > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-lo
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
 EOF
 
 if [ $mgmt_dev != "lo" ]; then
-    cat << EOF > /etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-$mgmt_dev
+    cat << EOF > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-$mgmt_dev
 auto $mgmt_dev
 iface $mgmt_dev inet dhcp
     post-up  echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/autoconf; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_ra; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_redirects
@@ -1951,7 +1950,7 @@ else
     update_platform_conf "management_interface=vlan$mgmt_vlan"
 
     # Build networking scripts
-    cat << EOF > /etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-lo
+    cat << EOF > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-lo
 auto lo
 iface lo $mgmt_address_family static
 address 127.0.0.1
@@ -1959,18 +1958,43 @@ netmask 255.0.0.0
     post-up  echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/autoconf; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_ra; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_redirects
 EOF
 
-    cat << EOF > /etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-$mgmt_dev
+    cat << EOF > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-$mgmt_dev
 auto $mgmt_dev
 iface $mgmt_dev $mgmt_address_family manual
     post-up  echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/autoconf; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_ra; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_redirects
 EOF
 
-    cat << EOF > /etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-vlan$mgmt_vlan
+    cat << EOF > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/network/interfaces.d/ifcfg-vlan$mgmt_vlan
 auto vlan$mgmt_vlan
 iface vlan$mgmt_vlan $mgmt_address_family dhcp
     vlan-raw-device $mgmt_dev
     post-up  echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/autoconf; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_ra; echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo/accept_redirects
 EOF
+
+    # Reject DHCPOFFER from DHCP server that doesn't send
+    # wrs-install-uuid option
+    echo "require wrs-install-uuid;" >>/etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
+    echo "require dhcp6.wrs-install-uuid;" >>/etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
+
+    # Bring up the mgmt vlan so that a dhcp lease is acquired and an address is
+    # setup prior to the post-install reboot.  This is so that the timing of the IP
+    # address allocation is similar to how normal/non-pxe installation works.
+    mgmt_iface=vlan$mgmt_vlan
+    ilog "mgmt_iface=vlan$mgmt_vlan"
+    ilog "mgmt_address_family: $mgmt_address_family"
+
+    dhclient_family=$([[ $mgmt_address_family == "inet" ]] && echo -4 || echo -6)
+    ilog "dhclient_family: $dhclient_family"
+    ilog "ip link add link $mgmt_dev name $mgmt_iface type vlan id $mgmt_vlan"
+
+    ip link add link $mgmt_dev name $mgmt_iface type vlan id $mgmt_vlan
+
+    ilog "ip link set up dev $mgmt_iface"
+    ilog "dhclient $dhclient_family $mgmt_iface || true"
+
+    ip link set up dev $mgmt_iface
+    dhclient $dhclient_family $mgmt_iface || true
+
 fi
 
 true