diff --git a/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_miniboot_controller.cfg b/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_miniboot_controller.cfg
index 885f7dd6..df8ebfd2 100644
--- a/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_miniboot_controller.cfg
+++ b/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_miniboot_controller.cfg
@@ -3,17 +3,19 @@
 # Source common functions
 . /tmp/ks-functions.sh
 
+SW_VERSION=xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
+STAGING_DIR="platform-backup"
 BACKUP_PART_LABEL=Platform\\x20Backup
 BACKUP_DEVICE=/dev/disk/by-partlabel/${BACKUP_PART_LABEL}
-BACKUP_MOUNT=/mnt/platform-backup
+BACKUP_MOUNT=/mnt/${STAGING_DIR}
 BOOTIMAGE_ISO=""
 BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT=/mnt/bootimage
 KS="Miniboot  pre:"
 
-wlog "$KS local install check"
-
-error=false
+wlog "${KS} local install check"
 
+image=false
+check=true
 # Look for and validate the local iso image
 if [ -e ${BACKUP_DEVICE} ]; then
     mkdir -p ${BACKUP_MOUNT}
@@ -21,43 +23,69 @@ if [ -e ${BACKUP_DEVICE} ]; then
     rc=$?
     if [ $rc -eq 0 ] ; then
         sleep 2
-        cd ${BACKUP_MOUNT}/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
-        for file in * ; do
-            filename="${file%.*}"
-            extension="${file##*.}"
-            wlog "$KS prestaged file : ${file}"
-            if [ "${extension}" = "md5" ] ; then
-                md5sum -c "${file}"
-                if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
-                    wlog "$KS ${filename} check passed"
-                else
-                    wlog "$KS ${filename} check failed"
-                    error=true
-                fi
-            elif [ "${extension}" = "iso" ] ; then
-                # found the iso name for the mount operation below
-                BOOTIMAGE_ISO=${BACKUP_MOUNT}/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/${file}
-            fi
-        done
-        if [ "$error" = false ] ; then
-            if [ -f ${BOOTIMAGE_ISO} ]; then
-                wlog "$KS local iso found : ${BOOTIMAGE_ISO}"
-                mkdir -p ${BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT}
-                mount -o loop ${BOOTIMAGE_ISO} ${BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT}
-                wlog "$KS local iso mounted"
+        # does the prestaging dir for the specified sw version exist
+        if [ -d "${BACKUP_MOUNT}/${SW_VERSION}" ] ; then
+
+            # are there files in it ?
+            if [ "$(ls -A ${BACKUP_MOUNT}/${SW_VERSION})" ] ; then
+
+                # change to prestaging dir and load the file names
+                cd ${BACKUP_MOUNT}/${SW_VERSION}
+
+                # loop over the files if there are any
+                for file in $(ls -A .) ; do
+                    filename="${file%.*}"
+                    extension="${file##*.}"
+                    wlog "${KS} prestaged file : ${file}"
+                    if [ "${extension}" = "md5" ] ; then
+                        md5sum -c "${file}"
+                        if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+                            wlog "${KS} ${filename} check passed"
+                        else
+                            wlog "${KS} ${filename} check failed"
+                            check=false
+
+                        fi
+                    elif [ "${extension}" = "iso" ] ; then
+                        # found the iso name for the mount operation below
+                        BOOTIMAGE_ISO=${BACKUP_MOUNT}/${SW_VERSION}/${file}
+                        wlog "${KS} found prestaged iso image ${BOOTIMAGE_ISO}"
+                        image=true
+                    fi
+                done
             else
-                wlog "$KS local iso file not found : ${BOOTIMAGE_ISO}"
+                wlog "${KS} no prestaged files"
             fi
         else
-            wlog "$KS local install rejected due to validity check error"
+            wlog "${KS} Error: ${BACKUP_MOUNT} not mounted"
+        fi
+
+        if [ "${check}" = true ] ; then
+            if [ "${image}" = true -a "${BOOTIMAGE_ISO}" != "" ]; then
+                wlog "${KS} local iso found : ${BOOTIMAGE_ISO}"
+                mkdir -p ${BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT}
+                mount -o loop ${BOOTIMAGE_ISO} ${BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT}
+                wlog "${KS} local iso mounted for local install"
+            else
+                wlog "${KS} local iso file not found"
+            fi
+        else
+            wlog "${KS} local install rejected due to validity check error"
         fi
     else
-        wlog "$KS mount of ${BACKUP_DEVICE} to ${BACKUP_MOUNT} failed rc:$rc"
+        wlog "${KS} mount of ${BACKUP_DEVICE} to ${BACKUP_MOUNT} failed rc:$rc"
     fi
 else
-    wlog "$KS backup device ${BACKUP_DEVICE} does not exist"
+    wlog "${KS} backup device ${BACKUP_DEVICE} does not exist"
 fi
 
+#
+# This controls where the packages come from.
+# Lower cost has higher priority ; making local install preferred.
+#
+# If ${BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT} exists then install from local iso - Local Install
+# Otherwise, they are fetched from the System Controller - Remote Install
+#
 cat << EOF > /tmp/repo-include
 repo --name=local-base --cost=100 --baseurl=file://${BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT}/
 repo --name=local-updates --cost=100 --baseurl=file://${BOOTIMAGE_MOUNT}/patches/
@@ -77,15 +105,15 @@ EOF
 
 KS="Miniboot post:"
 
-# wlog "$KS cmdLine: $(cat /proc/cmdline)"
+# wlog "${KS} cmdLine: $(cat /proc/cmdline)"
 if [ -e /dev/disk/by-label/oe_iso_boot ]; then
     # This is a hybrid ISO/network install. Mount the media to ensure Anaconda
     # ejects it on reboot.
     mkdir /mnt/iso
-    wlog "$KS mount for eject"
+    wlog "${KS} mount for eject"
     mount /dev/disk/by-label/oe_iso_boot /mnt/iso
 else
-    wlog "$KS /dev/disk/by-label/oe_iso_boot does not exist"
+    wlog "${KS} /dev/disk/by-label/oe_iso_boot does not exist"
 fi
 
 # persist the default http port number to platform configuration. This
@@ -123,111 +151,110 @@ KS="Miniboot post:"
 if [ -d ${SYSIMAGE_MOUNT} ] ; then
 
     files="$(ls -lrt ${SYSIMAGE_MOUNT})"
-    wlog "$KS ${SYSIMAGE_MOUNT} files : $files[@]"
+    wlog "${KS} ${SYSIMAGE_MOUNT} files : $files[@]"
     if [ -d ${FEED_DIR} ] ; then
         files=$(ls -lrt ${FEED_MOUNT})
-        wlog "$KS $FEED_DIR files : $files[@]"
+        wlog "${KS} $FEED_DIR files : $files[@]"
     else
-        wlog "$KS error : feed dir '$FEED_DIR' does not exist"
+        wlog "${KS} error : feed dir '$FEED_DIR' does not exist"
     fi
 
     # Check updates Dir
     if [ -d ${UPDATES_DIR} ] ; then
         files=$(ls -lrt ${UPDATES_DIR})
-        wlog "$KS $UPDATES_DIR files : $files[@]"
+        wlog "${KS} $UPDATES_DIR files : $files[@]"
     else
-        wlog "$KS $UPDATES_DIR does not exist"
+        wlog "${KS} $UPDATES_DIR does not exist"
     fi
 
     # Check Packages Dir
     if [ -d ${PATCHING_DIR} ] ; then
         files=$(ls -lrt ${PATCHING_DIR})
-        wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR files : $files[@]"
+        wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR files : $files[@]"
 
         if [ -d ${PATCHING_DIR}/metadata ] ; then
             files=$(ls -lrt ${PATCHING_DIR}/metadata)
-            wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR/metadata files : $files[@]"
+            wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR/metadata files : $files[@]"
 
             if [ -d ${PATCHING_DIR}/metadata/applied ] ; then
                 files=$(ls -lrt ${PATCHING_DIR}/metadata/applied)
-                wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/applied files : $files[@]"
+                wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/applied files : $files[@]"
             else
-                wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/applied does not exist"
+                wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/applied does not exist"
             fi
             if [ -d ${PATCHING_DIR}/metadata/available ] ; then
                 files=$(ls -lrt ${PATCHING_DIR}/metadata/available)
-                wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/available files : $files[@]"
+                wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/available files : $files[@]"
             else
-                wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/available does not exist"
+                wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR/metadata/available does not exist"
             fi
         else
-            wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR/metadata does not exist"
+            wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR/metadata does not exist"
         fi
     else
-        wlog "$KS $PATCHING_DIR does not exist"
+        wlog "${KS} $PATCHING_DIR does not exist"
     fi
 
     # Check Packages Dir
     if [ -d ${PACKAGES_DIR} ] ; then
         files=$(ls -lrt ${PACKAGES_DIR})
-        wlog "$KS $PACKAGES_DIR files : $files[@]"
+        wlog "${KS} $PACKAGES_DIR files : $files[@]"
     else
-        wlog "$KS $PACKAGES_DIR does not exist"
+        wlog "${KS} $PACKAGES_DIR does not exist"
     fi
 
 else
-    wlog "$KS Error : $SYSIMAGE_MOUNT does not exists or is not a directory"
+    wlog "${KS} Error : $SYSIMAGE_MOUNT does not exists or is not a directory"
 fi
 
 
 # Decide on install mode ; local or remote
 if [ -d /mnt/bootimage ]; then
     srcdir=/mnt/bootimage
-    wlog "$KS local install - ${srcdir}"
 else
     # Remote System Controller
     srcdir=/mnt/install/source
-    wlog "$KS remote install - ${srcdir}"
 fi
 
+# prepare to boot other hosts by mirroring sw repository
 if [ -d $srcdir/Packages ] ; then
-    wlog "$KS copying software repository $srcdir/Packages"
+    wlog "${KS} copying software repository $srcdir/Packages"
     mkdir -p ${FEED_DIR}
     cp -r $srcdir/Packages ${FEED_DIR}/Packages
     if [ -d $srcdir/repodata ] ; then
         cp -r $srcdir/repodata ${FEED_DIR}/repodata
     else
-        wlog "$KS $srcdir/repodata dir does not exist"
+        wlog "${KS} $srcdir/repodata dir does not exist"
     fi
 fi
 
 if [ -d $srcdir/patches ]; then
     if [ -d  $srcdir/patches/Packages ] ; then
-        wlog "$KS copying patch Packages $srcdir/patches/Packages"
+        wlog "${KS} copying patch Packages $srcdir/patches/Packages"
         mkdir -p ${UPDATES_DIR}
         cp -r $srcdir/patches/Packages ${UPDATES_DIR}/Packages
     else
-        wlog "$KS $srcdir/patches/Packages does not exist"
+        wlog "${KS} $srcdir/patches/Packages does not exist"
     fi
 
     if [ -d $srcdir/patches/repodata ] ; then
-        wlog "$KS copying patch repository $srcdir/patches/repodata"
+        wlog "${KS} copying patch repository $srcdir/patches/repodata"
         mkdir -p ${UPDATES_DIR}
         cp -r $srcdir/patches/repodata ${UPDATES_DIR}/repodata
     else
-        wlog "$KS $srcdir/patches/repodata does not exist"
+        wlog "${KS} $srcdir/patches/repodata does not exist"
     fi
 fi
 
 if [ -d $srcdir/patches/metadata ] ; then
     mkdir -p ${PATCHING_DIR}
-    wlog "$KS copying $srcdir/patches/metadata to ${PATCHING_DIR}"
+    wlog "${KS} copying $srcdir/patches/metadata to ${PATCHING_DIR}"
     cp -r $srcdir/patches/metadata ${PATCHING_DIR}/metadata
 fi
 
 if [ -d $srcdir/patches ]; then
     mkdir -p ${PACKAGES_DIR}
-    wlog "$KS copying packages"
+    wlog "${KS} copying packages"
     find ${UPDATES_DIR}/Packages -name '*.rpm' \
         | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I files cp --preserve=all files ${PACKAGES_DIR}
 fi
@@ -246,7 +273,7 @@ KS="Miniboot post:"
 INSTALL_UUID=`uuidgen`
 echo $INSTALL_UUID > /www/pages/feed/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/install_uuid
 echo "INSTALL_UUID=$INSTALL_UUID" >> /etc/platform/platform.conf
-wlog "$KS updating platform.conf with install uuid : ${INSTALL_UUID}"
+wlog "${KS} updating platform.conf with install uuid : ${INSTALL_UUID}"
 
 # Mirror remote software repositories
 anaconda_logdir=/var/log/anaconda
@@ -265,70 +292,75 @@ fi
 #
 #  - Packages
 #  - Repodata
-#  - Patch Packages
-#  - Patches repodata
-#  - Patches metadata
-#  - Save all patch packages to /opt/patching/packages/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
 #
 FEED_DIR=/www/pages/feed/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
-wlog "$KS feed dir $FEED_DIR"
-if [ -d ${FEED_DIR} ]; then
-    mkdir -p ${FEED_DIR}/Packages
-    mkdir -p ${FEED_DIR}/repodata
-    cd ${FEED_DIR}
+declare -i cut_dirs=NUM_DIRS
+if [ ! -d "${FEED_DIR}/Packages" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "${FEED_DIR}/Packages"
+    mkdir -p "${FEED_DIR}/repodata"
+    cd "${FEED_DIR}"
     feed_url=xxxHTTP_URLxxx
-    declare -i cut_dirs=NUM_DIRS
 
-    wlog "$KS downloading software repository $feed_url"
+    wlog "${KS} Remote Install"
+
+    wlog "${KS} downloading software repository $feed_url"
 
     # Fetch Packages
     wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
         --cut-dirs=$cut_dirs $feed_url/Packages/ -o $anaconda_logdir/rpmget.log \
         || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/rpmget.log
 
+    wlog "${KS} download of $feed_url/Packages/ complete"
+
     # Fetch Repodata
     wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
         --cut-dirs=$cut_dirs $feed_url/repodata/ -o $anaconda_logdir/rpmget_repo.log \
         || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/rpmget_repo.log
 
-    # Fetch Patch Package Data quietly
-    patches_url=xxxHTTP_URLxxx/patches
-    wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} -q --spider ${patches_url}/
-    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        wlog "$KS downloading patch repository $patches_url"
-        cd /www/pages
-        mkdir -p updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/Packages
-        mkdir -p updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/repodata
-        cd updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
-        declare -i patches_cut_dirs=$((cut_dirs+1))
-
-        wlog "$KS fetch packages"
-        wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
-            --cut-dirs=$patches_cut_dirs $patches_url/Packages/ -o $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget.log \
-            || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget.log
-
-        wlog "$KS fetch package repodata"
-        wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
-            --cut-dirs=$patches_cut_dirs $patches_url/repodata/ -o $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_repo.log \
-            || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_repo.log
-
-        mkdir -p /opt/patching/metadata
-        mkdir -p /opt/patching/packages/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
-        cd /opt/patching
-
-        wlog "$KS fetch patch metadata"
-        wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
-            --cut-dirs=$patches_cut_dirs $patches_url/metadata/ -o $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_metadata.log \
-            || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_metadata.log
-
-        wlog "$KS save a copy of all patch packages, preserve attributes"
-        find /www/pages/updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/Packages -name '*.rpm' \
-            | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I files cp --preserve=all files /opt/patching/packages/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/
-    else
-        wlog "$KS get from patches url '$patches_url' failed"
-    fi
+    wlog "${KS} download of $feed_url/repodata/ complete"
 else
-    wlog "$KS feed dir $FEED_DIR does not exist"
+    wlog "${KS} Local Install"
+fi
+
+# Fetch Patch Package Data quietly
+#  - Patch Packages
+#  - Patches repodata
+#  - Patches metadata
+#  - Save all patch packages to /opt/patching/packages/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
+patches_url=xxxHTTP_URLxxx/patches
+wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} -q --spider ${patches_url}/
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    wlog "${KS} downloading patch repository $patches_url"
+    cd /www/pages
+    mkdir -p updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/Packages
+    mkdir -p updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/repodata
+    cd updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
+    declare -i patches_cut_dirs=$((cut_dirs+1))
+
+    wlog "${KS} fetch packages"
+    wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
+        --cut-dirs=$patches_cut_dirs $patches_url/Packages/ -o $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget.log \
+        || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget.log
+
+    wlog "${KS} fetch package repodata"
+    wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
+        --cut-dirs=$patches_cut_dirs $patches_url/repodata/ -o $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_repo.log \
+        || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_repo.log
+
+    mkdir -p /opt/patching/metadata
+    mkdir -p /opt/patching/packages/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
+    cd /opt/patching
+
+    wlog "${KS} fetch patch metadata"
+    wget ${NOVERIFYSSL_WGET_OPT} --mirror --no-parent --no-host-directories --reject 'index.html*' \
+        --cut-dirs=$patches_cut_dirs $patches_url/metadata/ -o $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_metadata.log \
+        || report_post_failure_with_logfile $anaconda_logdir/patches_rpmget_metadata.log
+
+    wlog "${KS} save a copy of all patch packages, preserve attributes"
+    find /www/pages/updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/Packages -name '*.rpm' \
+        | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I files cp --preserve=all files /opt/patching/packages/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx/
+else
+    wlog "${KS} get from patches url '$patches_url' failed"
 fi
 
 %end