diff --git a/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/node.py b/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
index 9d0ad19..6b7421f 100644
--- a/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
+++ b/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
@@ -163,6 +163,27 @@ class NodesController(rest.RestController):
         pecan.request.rpcapi.destroy_node(pecan.request.context,
                                           rpc_node.uuid)
 
+    @expose.expose(Node, types.uuid_or_name, body=Node, status_code=200)
+    def patch(self, node_ident, val_Node):
+        """Update a node.
+
+        :param node_ident: UUID or logical name of a node.
+        :param Node: values to be changed
+        :return updated_node: updated_node
+        """
+
+        node = api_utils.get_rpc_node(node_ident)
+        val_Node = val_Node.as_dict()
+        for key in val_Node:
+            try:
+                node[key] = val_Node[key]
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        updated_node = pecan.request.rpcapi.update_node(pecan.request.context,
+                                                        node)
+        return Node.convert_with_locates(updated_node)
+
     @expose.expose(Node, body=Node, status_code=201)
     def post(self, Node):
         """Create a new Node.
diff --git a/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/utils.py b/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/utils.py
index 9d3336e..7971dd6 100644
--- a/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/utils.py
+++ b/iotronic/api/controllers/v1/utils.py
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ from iotronic.common.i18n import _
 from iotronic.common import utils
 from iotronic import objects
 
-
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
-
 JSONPATCH_EXCEPTIONS = (jsonpatch.JsonPatchException,
                         jsonpatch.JsonPointerException,
                         KeyError)
@@ -87,10 +85,12 @@ def get_rpc_node(node_ident):
         return objects.Node.get_by_uuid(pecan.request.context, node_ident)
 
     # We can refer to nodes by their name, if the client supports it
-    if allow_node_logical_names():
-        if utils.is_hostname_safe(node_ident):
-            return objects.Node.get_by_name(pecan.request.context, node_ident)
-        raise exception.InvalidUuidOrName(name=node_ident)
+    # if allow_node_logical_names():
+    #    if utils.is_hostname_safe(node_ident):
+    else:
+        return objects.Node.get_by_name(pecan.request.context, node_ident)
+
+    raise exception.InvalidUuidOrName(name=node_ident)
 
     # Ensure we raise the same exception as we did for the Juno release
     raise exception.NodeNotFound(node=node_ident)
diff --git a/iotronic/conductor/endpoints.py b/iotronic/conductor/endpoints.py
index 329548c..2f1105f 100644
--- a/iotronic/conductor/endpoints.py
+++ b/iotronic/conductor/endpoints.py
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ class ConductorEndpoint(object):
 
         return
 
+    def update_node(self, ctx, node_obj):
+        node = serializer.deserialize_entity(ctx, node_obj)
+        LOG.debug('Updating node %s', node.name)
+        node.save()
+        return serializer.serialize_entity(ctx, node)
+
     def create_node(self, ctx, node_obj, location_obj):
         new_node = serializer.deserialize_entity(ctx, node_obj)
         LOG.debug('Creating node %s',
diff --git a/utils/iotronic.sql b/utils/iotronic.sql
index d63aa67..8bd8be8 100644
--- a/utils/iotronic.sql
+++ b/utils/iotronic.sql
@@ -132,59 +132,11 @@ ENGINE = InnoDB
 AUTO_INCREMENT = 10
 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET = utf8;
 
-
--- -----------------------------------------------------
--- Table `iotronic`.`plugins`
--- -----------------------------------------------------
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `iotronic`.`plugins` ;
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `iotronic`.`plugins` (
-  `created_at` DATETIME NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  `updated_at` DATETIME NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  `id` INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
-  `name` VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
-  `category` VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
-  `jsonschema` LONGTEXT NOT NULL,
-  `code` LONGTEXT NOT NULL,
-  PRIMARY KEY (`id`))
-ENGINE = InnoDB
-AUTO_INCREMENT = 10
-DEFAULT CHARACTER SET = utf8;
-
-
--- -----------------------------------------------------
--- Table `iotronic`.`plugins_injected`
--- -----------------------------------------------------
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `iotronic`.`plugins_injected` ;
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `iotronic`.`plugins_injected` (
-  `created_at` DATETIME NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  `updated_at` DATETIME NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  `node_id` INT(11) NOT NULL,
-  `plugin_id` INT(11) NOT NULL,
-  `state` VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL)
-ENGINE = InnoDB
-DEFAULT CHARACTER SET = utf8;
-
-
--- -----------------------------------------------------
--- Table `iotronic`.`sensors`
--- -----------------------------------------------------
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `iotronic`.`sensors` ;
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `iotronic`.`sensors` (
-  `created_at` DATETIME NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  `updated_at` DATETIME NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  `id` INT NOT NULL,
-  `type` VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
-  `unit` VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
-  `fabric_name` VARCHAR(45) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  `model` VARCHAR(45) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-  PRIMARY KEY (`id`))
-ENGINE = InnoDB
-DEFAULT CHARACTER SET = utf8;
-
-
 SET SQL_MODE=@OLD_SQL_MODE;
 SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=@OLD_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS;
 SET UNIQUE_CHECKS=@OLD_UNIQUE_CHECKS;
+
+
+-- insert testing nodes
+INSERT INTO `nodes` VALUES ('2017-02-20 10:38:26',NULL,132,'f3961f7a-c937-4359-8848-fb64aa8eeaaa','12345','registered','node','server',NULL,NULL,0,'{}','{}'),('2017-02-20 10:38:45',NULL,133,'ba1efce9-cad9-4ae1-a5d1-d90a8d203d3b','yunyun','registered','yun22','yun',NULL,NULL,0,'{}','{}'),('2017-02-20 10:39:08',NULL,134,'65f9db36-9786-4803-b66f-51dcdb60066e','test','registered','test','server',NULL,NULL,0,'{}','{}');
+INSERT INTO `locations` VALUES ('2017-02-20 10:38:26',NULL,6,'2','1','3',132),('2017-02-20 10:38:45',NULL,7,'2','1','3',133),('2017-02-20 10:39:08',NULL,8,'2','1','3',134)
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