diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
index a19f515c8a2..ae8f1adfb9c 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ install_packages() {
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install iptables-persistent
 
   # vmware tools
-  #apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install open-vm-tools
+  apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install open-vm-tools
   # commented installaion of vmware-tools  as we are using the opensource open-vm-tools:
-  apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
+  # apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
   # df -h
   # PREVDIR=$PWD
   # cd /opt
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ configure_services() {
   snapshot_dir="/opt/cloudstack*"
   cd /opt
   wget --no-check-certificate $snapshot_url -O cloudstack.tar.gz
-}
-
-cfg_cloud_early() {
   tar -zxvf cloudstack.tar.gz
   cp -rv $snapshot_dir/patches/systemvm/debian/config/* /
   cp -rv $snapshot_dir/patches/systemvm/debian/vpn/* /
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/preseed.cfg b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/preseed.cfg
index 61a0b38f45a..6996565aaae 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/preseed.cfg
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/preseed.cfg
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string                         \
                       use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }    \
                       mountpoint{ /boot }                     \
               .                                               \
-              500 40 400 ext4                                 \
+              300 40 400 ext4                                 \
                       method{ format } format{ }              \
                       use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }    \
                       mountpoint{ / }                         \
@@ -146,12 +146,17 @@ d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string                         \
                       use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }    \
                       mountpoint{ /home }                     \
               .                                               \
-              900 20 1100 ext4                                \
+              650 20 1100 ext4                                \
                       method{ format } format{ }              \
                       use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }    \
                       mountpoint{ /usr }                      \
               .                                               \
-              400 60 1000 ext4                                \
+              400 40 500 ext4                                 \
+                      method{ format } format{ }              \
+                      use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }    \
+                      mountpoint{ /opt }                      \
+              .                                               \
+              450 60 1000 ext4                                \
                       method{ format } format{ }              \
                       use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }    \
                       mountpoint{ /var }                      \