diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/collectd/files/default/rabbitmq_info.py b/chef/cookbooks/collectd/files/default/rabbitmq_info.py
index fd9137d..61fdf7d 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/collectd/files/default/rabbitmq_info.py
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/collectd/files/default/rabbitmq_info.py
@@ -84,15 +84,37 @@ def get_stats():
         return None
     for i in resp:
         if i['vhost'] == VHOST:
+            # AN issue here is that the name has a GUID embedded and this is not a correct
+            # metric name for a time series database. The next lines attempt to remeady this
+            # by removing anything after the first or second character sequence followed by "_".
+
+            iname = str(i['name']).split("_")
+            #logger('warn', 'iname = %s simplified.' % iname)
+            #logger('warn', 'Simplified from i[name] = %s.' % str(i['name']))
+            iname = str(i['name']).split("_")
+            if(len(iname) > 1):
+                if(iname[0] == 'reply'):
+                    mname = iname[0]
+                else:
+                    mname = iname[0] + "_" + iname[1]
+            else:
+                mname = iname[0] 
+
             if "messages" in i:
                 stats['ctl_messages'] += i['messages']
-                stats['ctl_messages_%s' % i['name']] = i['messages']
+                #stats['ctl_messages_%s' % i['name']] = i['messages']
+                stats['ctl_messages_%s' % mname ] = i['messages']
+                #logger('warn', 'ctl_message = %s.' % str(i['messages']))
             if "memory" in i:
                 stats['ctl_memory'] += i['memory']
-                stats['ctl_memory_%s' % i['name']] = i['memory']
+                #stats['ctl_memory_%s' % i['name']] = i['memory']
+                stats['ctl_memory_%s' % mname ] = i['memory']
+                #logger('warn', 'ctl_memory = %s.' % str(i['memory']))
             if "consumers" in i:
                 stats['ctl_consumers'] += i['consumers']
-                stats['ctl_consumers_%s' % i['name']] = i['consumers']
+                #stats['ctl_consumers_%s' % i['name']] = i['consumers']
+                stats['ctl_consumers_%s' % mname ] = i['consumers']
+                #logger('warn', 'ctl_consumers = %s.' % str(i['consumers']))
     if not stats['ctl_memory'] > 0:
         logger('warn', '%s reports 0 memory usage. This is probably incorrect.'
                % RABBITMQ_API)
diff --git a/cobbler/kickstarts/default.ks b/cobbler/kickstarts/default.ks
index 89c0375..5452c1a 100644
--- a/cobbler/kickstarts/default.ks
+++ b/cobbler/kickstarts/default.ks
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 # System Authorization
 auth --useshadow --enablemd5
 
-# System Bootloader
-bootloader --location=mbr
-
-# Clear MBR
-zerombr
-
 # Use Text Mode
 text
 
@@ -70,6 +64,7 @@ $SNIPPET('kickstart_pre_partition_disks')
 
 # Enable installation monitoring
 $SNIPPET('kickstart_pre_anamon')
+%end
 
 # Packages
 %packages --nobase
@@ -85,6 +80,7 @@ libestr
 libgt
 liblogging
 rsyslog
+%end
 
 %post --log=/var/log/post_install.log
 $SNIPPET('log_ks_post')
@@ -109,3 +105,4 @@ $SNIPPET($kickstart_tool)
 #end if
 $SNIPPET('kickstart_post_anamon')
 $SNIPPET('kickstart_done')
+%end
diff --git a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_chef_run.sh b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_chef_run.sh
index 56628ea..dcef27f 100644
--- a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_chef_run.sh
+++ b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_chef_run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+#set ip_address = ""
+#set ikeys = $interfaces.keys()
+#for $iname in $ikeys
+    #set $idata = $interfaces[$iname]
+    #set $static        = $idata["static"]
+    #set $management    = $idata["management"]
+    #set $ip            = $idata["ip_address"]
+    #if $management and $ip
+        #set $ip_address = $ip
+    #end if
+#end for
+
 cat << EOF > /etc/chef/run.sh
 #!/bin/bash
 touch /tmp/chef.log
@@ -15,13 +27,20 @@ while true; do
         let all_nodes_success=1
         for node in \\$nodes; do
             mkdir -p /var/log/chef/\\$node
-            cat << EOL > /etc/chef/\\$node.json
+	    if [ ! -f /etc/chef/\\$node.json ]; then
+                cat << EOL > /etc/chef/\\$node.json
 #if $getVar("local_repo","") != ""
-{"local_repo": "$local_repo"}
+{
+    "local_repo": "$local_repo",
+    "ip_address": "$ip_address"
+}
 #else
-{}
+{
+    "ip_address": "$ip_address"
+}
 #end if
 EOL
+            fi
             if [ ! -f "/etc/chef/\\$node.pem" ]; then
                 cat << EOL > /etc/rsyslog.d/\\$node.conf
 \\\\$ModLoad imfile
diff --git a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_post_anamon b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_post_anamon
index 8d5a47f..debfecc 100644
--- a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_post_anamon
+++ b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_post_anamon
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cat << EOF > /etc/init.d/anamon.init
 #              installation.
 #
 #end raw
-/usr/local/sbin/anamon --watchfile "/var/log/boot.log /var/log/messages /var/log/dmesg" --name $name --server $server --port $http_port --exit
+/usr/local/sbin/anamon --watchfile "/var/log/boot.log /var/log/messages /var/log/dmesg /var/log/anaconda.log" --name $name --server $server --port $http_port --exit
 chkconfig anamon.init off
 mv /etc/init.d/anamon.init /tmp/anamon.init
 EOF
diff --git a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_pre_partition_disks b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_pre_partition_disks
index d48b1c9..15bfb6d 100644
--- a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_pre_partition_disks
+++ b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_pre_partition_disks
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ done
 
 partition_size=\${partitions_size[/boot]:-500}
 unset \${partitions_name[/boot]}
+echo "bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=\${sorted_disks[0]}" >> /tmp/part-include
+echo "zerombr" >> /tmp/part-include
+echo "part biosboot --fstype=biosboot --size=1 --ondisk=\${sorted_disks[0]}" >> /tmp/part-include
 echo "part /boot --fstype=\${partition_fstype} --size=\${partition_size} --ondisk=\${sorted_disks[0]}  --asprimary" >> /tmp/part-include
 partition_size=\${partitions_size[swap]:-0}
 if [[ "\$partition_size" == "0" ]]; then