diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3fde8d6d415..9b67c82ef2a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Description: A common package which contains files which are shared by several C
 
 Package: cloudstack-management
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${python:Depends}, openjdk-8-jre-headless | java8-runtime-headless | java8-runtime | openjdk-9-jre-headless, cloudstack-common (= ${source:Version}), sudo, python-mysql.connector, libmysql-java, augeas-tools, mysql-client, adduser, bzip2, ipmitool, file, gawk, iproute2, lsb-release, init-system-helpers (>= 1.14~), qemu-utils
+Depends: ${python:Depends}, openjdk-8-jre-headless | java8-runtime-headless | java8-runtime | openjdk-9-jre-headless, cloudstack-common (= ${source:Version}), sudo, python-mysql.connector, libmysql-java, augeas-tools, mysql-client, adduser, bzip2, ipmitool, file, gawk, iproute2, lsb-release, init-system-helpers (>= 1.14~)
 Conflicts: cloud-server, cloud-client, cloud-client-ui
 Description: CloudStack server library
  The CloudStack management server
diff --git a/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec b/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
index 2dbc5ec8780..aadf9419586 100644
--- a/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
+++ b/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ Requires: mysql-connector-python
 Requires: ipmitool
 Requires: %{name}-common = %{_ver}
 Requires: iptables-services
-Requires: qemu-img
 Group:     System Environment/Libraries
 %description management
 The CloudStack management server is the central point of coordination,
diff --git a/scripts/storage/secondary/cloud-install-sys-tmplt b/scripts/storage/secondary/cloud-install-sys-tmplt
index b900f8f3022..91b3a7c9088 100755
--- a/scripts/storage/secondary/cloud-install-sys-tmplt
+++ b/scripts/storage/secondary/cloud-install-sys-tmplt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# $Id: installrtng.sh 11251 2010-07-23 23:40:44Z abhishek $ $HeadURL: svn://svn.lab.vmops.com/repos/vmdev/java/scripts/storage/secondary/installrtng.sh $
 
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 # or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -19,30 +20,15 @@
 
 
 usage() {
-  printf "\nUsage: %s:\n\t-m secondary storage mount point\n\t-f system vm template file\n\t-h hypervisor name: kvm|vmware|xenserver|hyperv|ovm3\n\t-s mgmt server secret key, if you specified any when running cloudstack-setup-database, default is password\n\t-u Url to system vm template\n\t-F clean up system templates of specified hypervisor\n\t-e Template suffix, e.g vhd, ova, qcow2\n\t-o Database server hostname or ip, e.g localhost\n\t-r Database user name, e.g root\n\t-p mysql database port\n\t-d Database password. Followed by nothing if the password is empty\n\n" $(basename $0) >&2
-  printf "\tor\n"
-  printf "\nUsage: %s:\n\t-m secondary storage mount point\n\t-u http url for system vm template\n\t-h hypervisor name: kvm|vmware|xenserver|hyperv|ovm3\n\t-s mgmt server secret key\n\n" $(basename $0) >&2
+  printf "Usage: %s: -m <secondary storage mount point> -f <system vm template file> [-h <hypervisor name: kvm|vmware|xenserver|hyperv|ovm3> ] [ -s <mgmt server secret key, if you specified any when running cloudstack-setup-database, default is password>][-u <Url to system vm template>] [-F <clean up system templates of specified hypervisor>] [-e <Template suffix, e.g vhd, ova, qcow2>] [-o <Database server hostname or ip, e.g localhost>] [-r <Database user name, e.g root>] [-p <mysql database port>] [-d <Database password. Fllowed by nothing if the password is empty>]\n" $(basename $0) >&2
+  printf "or\n" >&2
+  printf "%s: -m <secondary storage mount point> -u <http url for system vm template> [-h <hypervisor name: kvm|vmware|xenserver|hyperv|ovm3> ] [ -s <mgmt server secret key>]\n" $(basename $0) >&2
 }
 
-# Usage: e.g. failed $? "this is an error"
 failed() {
-  local returnval=$1
-  local returnmsg=$2
-  
-  # check for an message, if there is no one dont print anything
-  if [[ -z $returnmsg ]]; then
-    :
-  else
-    echo -e $returnmsg
-  fi
-  if [[ $returnval -eq 0 ]]; then
-    return 0
-  else
-    echo "Installation failed"
-    exit $returnval
-  fi
+  echo "Installation failed"
+  exit $1
 }
-
 #set -x
 mflag=
 fflag=
@@ -56,15 +42,7 @@ dbUser="root"
 dbPassword=
 dbPort=3306
 jasypt='/usr/share/cloudstack-common/lib/jasypt-1.9.2.jar'
-
-# check if first parameter is not a dash (-) then print the usage block
-if [[ ! $@ =~ ^\-.+ ]]; then
-	usage
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-OPTERR=0
-while getopts 'm:h:f:u:Ft:e:Ms:o:r:d:p:'# OPTION
+while getopts 'm:h:f:u:Ft:e:s:o:r:d:p:'# OPTION
 do
   case $OPTION in
   m)    mflag=1
@@ -100,94 +78,121 @@ do
         dbPort="$OPTARG"
         ;;
   ?)    usage
-        exit 0
-        ;;
-  *)    usage
-        exit 0
+        failed 2
         ;;
   esac
 done
 
-if [[ "$mflag$fflag" != "11" && "$mflag$uflag" != "11" ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Please add a mount point and a system vm template file"
+if [[ "$mflag$fflag" != "11"  && "$mflag$uflag" != "11" ]]
+then
+  usage
+  failed 2
 fi
 
-if [[ -z "$hyper" ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Please add a correct hypervisor name like: kvm|vmware|xenserver|hyperv|ovm3"
+if [ -z "$hyper" ]
+then
+  usage
+  failed 2
 fi
 
-if [[ ! -d $mntpoint ]]; then
-  failed 2 "mount point $mntpoint doesn't exist\n"
+if [ ! -d $mntpoint ]
+then
+  echo "mount point $mntpoint doesn't exist\n"
+  failed 4
 fi
 
-if [[ "$fflag" == "1" && ! -f $tmpltimg ]]; then
-  failed 2 "template image file $tmpltimg doesn't exist"
+if [[ "$fflag" == "1" && ! -f $tmpltimg ]]
+then
+  echo "template image file $tmpltimg doesn't exist"
+  failed 3
 fi
 
-if [[ -f /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties ]]; then
-  if [[ "$pflag" != 1 ]]; then
-    dbPort=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.port'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "$oflag" != 1 ]]; then
-    dbHost=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.host'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "$rflag" != 1 ]]; then
-    dbUser=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.username'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
-  fi
-
-  encType=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.encryption.type'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
-  if [[ "$encType" == "file" ]]; then
-    msKey=$(cat /etc/cloudstack/management/key)
-  elif [[ "$encType" == "web" ]]; then
-    if [[ ! "$sflag" == "1" ]]; then
-      failed 2 "Encryption type web requires mgmt secret key using -s option"
+if [ -f /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties ]
+then
+    if [ "$pflag" != 1 ]
+    then
+        dbPort=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.port'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
     fi
-  fi
 
-  if [[ "$encType" == "file" || "$encType" == "web" ]]; then
-    encPassword=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.password'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//'i | sed 's/^ENC(\(.*\))/\1/')
-    if [[ ! $encPassword == "" ]]; then
-      dbPassword=(`java -classpath $jasypt org.jasypt.intf.cli.JasyptPBEStringDecryptionCLI decrypt.sh input=$encPassword password=$msKey verbose=false`)
-      if [[ ! $dbPassword ]]; then
-        failed 2 "Failed to decrypt DB password from db.properties"
-      fi
+    if [ "$oflag" != 1 ]
+    then
+        dbHost=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.host'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
     fi
-  else
-    if [[ "$dflag" != 1 ]]; then
-      dbPassword=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.password'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//'i )
+
+    if [ "$rflag" != 1 ]
+    then
+        dbUser=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.username'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
+    fi
+
+    encType=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.encryption.type'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
+    if [ "$encType" == "file" ]
+    then
+        msKey=$(cat /etc/cloudstack/management/key)
+    elif [ "$encType" == "web" ]
+    then
+        if [ ! "$sflag" == "1" ]
+        then
+            echo "Encryption type web requires mgmt secret key using -s option"
+            failed 9
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$encType" == "file" || "$encType" == "web" ]]
+    then
+        encPassword=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.password'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//'i | sed 's/^ENC(\(.*\))/\1/')
+        if [ ! $encPassword == "" ]
+        then
+            dbPassword=(`java -classpath $jasypt org.jasypt.intf.cli.JasyptPBEStringDecryptionCLI decrypt.sh input=$encPassword password=$msKey verbose=false`)
+            if [ ! $dbPassword ]
+            then
+                echo "Failed to decrypt DB password from db.properties"
+                failed 9
+            fi
+        fi
+    else
+        if [ "$dflag" != 1 ]
+        then
+            dbPassword=$(sed '/^\#/d' /etc/cloudstack/management/db.properties | grep 'db.cloud.password'  | tail -n 1 | cut -d "=" -f2- | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//'i )
+        fi
     fi
-  fi
 fi
 
-if [[ "$templateId" == "" ]]; then
-  if [[ "$hyper" == "kvm" ]]; then
-    ext="qcow2"
-    templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"KVM\" and removed is null"`)
-    qemuimgcmd=$(which qemu-img)
-  elif [[ "$hyper" == "xenserver" ]]; then
-    ext="vhd"
-    templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"XenServer\" and removed is null"`)
-  elif [[ "$hyper" == "vmware" ]]; then
-    ext="ova"
-    templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"VMware\" and removed is null"`)
-  elif [[ "$hyper" == "lxc" ]]; then
-    ext="qcow2"
-    templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"LXC\" and removed is null"`)
-  elif [[ "$hyper" == "hyperv" ]]; then
-    ext="vhd"
-    templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"Hyperv\" and removed is null"`)
-  elif [[ "$hyper" == "ovm3" ]]; then
-    ext="raw"
-    templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"Ovm3\" and removed is null"`)
-  else
-    failed 2 "Please add a correct hypervisor name like: kvm|vmware|xenserver|hyperv|ovm3"
-  fi
+if [ "$templateId" == "" ]
+then
+   if [ "$hyper" == "kvm" ]
+   then
+      ext="qcow2"
+      templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"KVM\" and removed is null"`)
+   elif [ "$hyper" == "xenserver" ]
+   then
+      ext="vhd"
+      templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"XenServer\" and removed is null"`)
+   elif [ "$hyper" == "vmware" ]
+   then
+      ext="ova"
+      templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"VMware\" and removed is null"`)
+   elif [ "$hyper" == "lxc" ]
+   then
+      ext="qcow2"
+      templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"LXC\" and removed is null"`)
+   elif [ "$hyper" == "hyperv" ]
+   then
+      ext="vhd"
+      templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"Hyperv\" and removed is null"`)
+   elif [ "$hyper" == "ovm3" ]
+   then
+      ext="raw"
+      templateId=(`mysql -P $dbPort -h $dbHost --user=$dbUser --password=$dbPassword --skip-column-names -U cloud -e "select max(id) from cloud.vm_template where type = \"SYSTEM\" and hypervisor_type = \"Ovm3\" and removed is null"`)
+   else
+      usage
+      failed 2
+   fi
 fi
 
-if [[ ! $templateId ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Unable to get template Id from database"
+if [ ! $templateId ]
+then
+    echo "Unable to get template Id from database"
+    failed 8
 fi
 
 _uuid=$(uuidgen)
@@ -200,31 +205,43 @@ mntpoint=`echo "$mntpoint" | sed 's|/*$||'`
 destdir=$mntpoint/template/tmpl/1/$templateId/
 
 mkdir -p $destdir
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Failed to write to mount point $mntpoint -- is it mounted?\n"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  printf "Failed to write to mount point $mntpoint -- is it mounted?\n"
+  failed 3
 fi
 
-if [[ "$Fflag" == "1" ]]; then
+if [ "$Fflag" == "1" ]
+then
   rm -rf $destdir/*
-  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-    failed 2 "Failed to clean up template directory $destdir -- check permissions?"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+  then
+    echo "Failed to clean up template directory $destdir -- check permissions?"
+    failed 2
   fi
 fi
 
-if [[ -f $destdir/template.properties ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Data already exists at destination $destdir -- use -F to force cleanup of old template\nIF YOU ARE ATTEMPTING AN UPGRADE, YOU MAY NEED TO SPECIFY A TEMPLATE ID USING THE -t FLAG"
+if [ -f $destdir/template.properties ]
+then
+  echo "Data already exists at destination $destdir -- use -F to force cleanup of old template"
+  echo "IF YOU ARE ATTEMPTING AN UPGRADE, YOU MAY NEED TO SPECIFY A TEMPLATE ID USING THE -t FLAG"
+  failed 4
 fi
 
-destfiles=$(find $destdir -name \*.$ext)
-if [[ "$destfiles" != "" ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Data already exists at destination $destdir -- use -F to force cleanup of old template"
+destvhdfiles=$(find $destdir -name \*.$ext)
+if [ "$destvhdfiles" != "" ]
+then
+  echo "Data already exists at destination $destdir -- use -F to force cleanup of old template"
+  failed 5
 fi
 
-tmplfile=$(dirname $0)/$localfile
+tmpfile=$(dirname $0)/$localfile
 
-touch $tmplfile
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Failed to create temporary file in directory $(dirname $0) -- is it read-only or full?\n"
+touch $tmpfile
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  printf "Failed to create temporary file in directory $(dirname $0) -- is it read-only or full?\n"
+  failed 4
 fi
 
 destcap=$(df -P $destdir | awk '{print $4}' | tail -1 )
@@ -233,24 +250,34 @@ destcap=$(df -P $destdir | awk '{print $4}' | tail -1 )
 localcap=$(df -P $(dirname $0) | awk '{print $4}' | tail -1 )
 [ $localcap -lt $DISKSPACE ] && echo "Insufficient free disk space for local temporary folder $(dirname $0): avail=${localcap}k req=${DISKSPACE}k" && failed 4
 
-if [[ "$uflag" == "1" ]]; then
-  wget -O $tmplfile $url
-  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-    failed 2 "Failed to fetch system vm template from $url"
+if [ "$uflag" == "1" ]
+then
+  wget -O $tmpfile $url
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+  then
+    echo "Failed to fetch system vm template from $url"
+    failed 5
   fi
 fi
 
-if [[ "$fflag" == "1" ]]; then
-  cp $tmpltimg $tmplfile
-  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-    failed 2 "Failed to create temporary file in directory $(dirname $0) -- is it read-only or full?\n"
+
+if [ "$fflag" == "1" ]
+then
+  cp $tmpltimg $tmpfile
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+  then
+    printf "Failed to create temporary file in directory $(dirname $0) -- is it read-only or full?\n"
+    failed 6
   fi
 fi
 
-installrslt=$($(dirname $0)/createtmplt.sh -s 2 -d 'SystemVM Template' -n $localfile -t $destdir/ -f $tmplfile -u -v)
 
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-  failed 2 "Failed to install system vm template $tmpltimg to $destdir: $installrslt"
+installrslt=$($(dirname $0)/createtmplt.sh -s 2 -d 'SystemVM Template' -n $localfile -t $destdir/ -f $tmpfile -u -v)
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  echo "Failed to install system vm template $tmpltimg to $destdir: $installrslt"
+  failed 7
 fi
 
 if [ "$ext" == "ova" ]
@@ -259,20 +286,15 @@ then
 fi
 
 tmpltfile=$destdir/$localfile
-tmpltsize=$(ls -l $tmpltfile | awk -F" " '{print $5}')
-if [[ "$ext" == "qcow2" ]]; then
-  vrtmpltsize=$($qemuimgcmd info $tmpltfile | grep -i 'virtual size' | sed -ne 's/.*(\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p' | xargs)
-else
-  vrtmpltsize=$tmpltsize
-fi
+tmpltsize=$(ls -l $tmpltfile| awk -F" " '{print $5}')
 
 echo "$ext=true" >> $destdir/template.properties
 echo "id=$templateId" >> $destdir/template.properties
 echo "public=true" >> $destdir/template.properties
 echo "$ext.filename=$localfile" >> $destdir/template.properties
 echo "uniquename=routing-$templateId" >> $destdir/template.properties
-echo "$ext.virtualsize=$vrtmpltsize" >> $destdir/template.properties
-echo "virtualsize=$vrtmpltsize" >> $destdir/template.properties
+echo "$ext.virtualsize=$tmpltsize" >> $destdir/template.properties
+echo "virtualsize=$tmpltsize" >> $destdir/template.properties
 echo "$ext.size=$tmpltsize" >> $destdir/template.properties
 
-echo "Successfully installed system VM template $tmpltimg and template.properties to $destdir"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Successfully installed system VM template $tmpltimg to $destdir"
diff --git a/scripts/storage/secondary/createtmplt.sh b/scripts/storage/secondary/createtmplt.sh
index 391b291d3bb..4e8db4633f0 100755
--- a/scripts/storage/secondary/createtmplt.sh
+++ b/scripts/storage/secondary/createtmplt.sh
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ echo "filename=$tmpltname" > /$tmpltfs/template.properties
 echo "description=$descr" >> /$tmpltfs/template.properties
 # we need to rethink this property as it might get changed after download due to decompression
 # option is to recalcutate it here
+echo "checksum=$cksum" >> /$tmpltfs/template.properties
 echo "hvm=$hvm" >> /$tmpltfs/template.properties
 echo "size=$imgsize" >> /$tmpltfs/template.properties