diff --git a/common-powervc/powervc/common/client/extensions/nova.py b/common-powervc/powervc/common/client/extensions/nova.py
index 4d575d3..4cceade 100644
--- a/common-powervc/powervc/common/client/extensions/nova.py
+++ b/common-powervc/powervc/common/client/extensions/nova.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from powervc.common.gettextutils import _
 from powervc.common import utils
 from webob import exc
 import logging
+import json
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -266,6 +267,11 @@ class PVCServerManager(servers.ServerManager):
         if key_name:
             body["server"]["key_name"] = key_name
         if scheduler_hints:
+            try:
+                scheduler_hints = json.loads(scheduler_hints)
+            except:
+                LOG.info(_("cannot convert s_hints to json object %s" %
+                           scheduler_hints))
             body['os:scheduler_hints'] = scheduler_hints
         if config_drive:
             body["server"]["config_drive"] = config_drive
@@ -348,6 +354,8 @@ class PVCServerManager(servers.ServerManager):
                 all_net_data.append(net_data)
             body['server']['networks'] = all_net_data
 
+        LOG.info(_("boot vm from pvc driver, body str is %s" % body))
+
         return self._create(resource_url, body, response_key,
                             return_raw=return_raw, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/driver.py b/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/driver.py
index c4aa2bf..d5da966 100644
--- a/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/driver.py
+++ b/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/driver.py
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ class PowerVCDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
         # check if the host selection will be defer to PowerVC
         isDefer = self._check_defer_placement(instance)
 
+        # get scheduler hint if set in metadata
+        scheduler_hints = self._get_scheduler_hints(instance)
+
         # If hosting OS decide to select one host,
         # get the PowerVC Hypervisor host name
         # else the host name will be ignore
@@ -275,7 +278,8 @@ class PowerVCDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
                                     nics=pvc_nics,
                                     hypervisorID=pvcHypervisor,
                                     availability_zone=pvcAvailabilityZone,
-                                    isDefer=isDefer)
+                                    isDefer=isDefer,
+                                    scheduler_hints=scheduler_hints)
         except BadRequest as e1:
             with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                 self._clean_vm_and_save_fault_message(e1, e1.message,
@@ -1469,6 +1473,36 @@ class PowerVCDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
 
         return isDefer
 
+    def _get_scheduler_hints(self, instance):
+        """
+        Get instance meta data from instance
+        such as "powervm:scheduler_hints" : "xxx"
+        """
+        # The instance metatdata can be of multiple forms.
+        # Handle cases : dict, list of class InstanceMetadata
+        def get_scheduler_hints_key_value(meta):
+            if isinstance(meta, dict):
+                for key in meta:
+                    scheduler_hints_val = meta[key]
+                    if key == u'powervm:scheduler_hints':
+                        return scheduler_hints_val
+            else:
+                for entry in meta:
+                    scheduler_hints_key = entry.get('key', None)
+                    scheduler_hints_val = entry.get('value', None)
+                    if scheduler_hints_key == u'powervm:scheduler_hints':
+                        return scheduler_hints_val
+
+        scheduler_hints = None
+        # During spawn a vm, by default is defer=true
+        meta = instance.get('metadata', None)
+        if meta:
+            scheduler_hints = get_scheduler_hints_key_value(meta)
+
+        if scheduler_hints:
+            LOG.info(_("Boot Scheduler hints: %s.") % scheduler_hints)
+        return scheduler_hints
+
     def get_pvc_flavor_by_flavor_id(self, flavor):
         """
         Get detailed info of the flavor from the PowerVC
diff --git a/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/service.py b/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/service.py
index f2363b8..81318d8 100644
--- a/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/service.py
+++ b/nova-powervc/powervc/nova/driver/virt/powervc/service.py
@@ -615,7 +615,8 @@ class PowerVCService(object):
                   orig_instance)
 
     def spawn(self, context, instance, injected_files, name, imageUUID,
-              flavorDict, nics, hypervisorID, availability_zone, isDefer):
+              flavorDict, nics, hypervisorID, availability_zone, isDefer,
+              scheduler_hints):
         """Call pvcnovaclient to boot a VM on powerVC
         :param context: admin context
         :param instance: passed-in instance
@@ -671,7 +672,8 @@ class PowerVCService(object):
                                      config_drive=config_drive,
                                      nics=nics,
                                      hypervisor=hypervisorID,
-                                     availability_zone=availability_zone)
+                                     availability_zone=availability_zone,
+                                     scheduler_hints=scheduler_hints)
             LOG.debug(_('Exit to invoke powervc api to deploy instance of %s,'
                         'isDefer status is %s') % (name, isDefer))
         else:
@@ -688,7 +690,8 @@ class PowerVCService(object):
                                                  # support key_data,
                                                  # key_data = key_data,
                                                  config_drive=config_drive,
-                                                 nics=nics)
+                                                 nics=nics,
+                                                 scheduler_hints=scheduler_hints)
             LOG.debug(_('Exit to invoke powervc api to deploy instance of %s,'
                         'isDefer status is %s') % (name, isDefer))