diff --git a/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot b/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot
index 943ca6e..032d526 100644
--- a/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot
+++ b/lib/xcat/xcat_utils.robot
@@ -155,4 +155,16 @@
     Should Contain  ${nodes_in_group}  ${node}
     ...  msg=BMC node is not added in a group.
 
-# TBD  openbmc/openbmc-test-automation/issues/647
+Get Hardware Vitals Via XCAT
+    [Documentation]  Get hardware vitals via XCAT.
+    [Arguments]  ${node}  ${option}
+
+    # Description of argument(s):
+    # node    Name of the node (e.g. "node1").
+    # option  Hardware vitals option (e.g. "temp", "voltage", "fanspeed", etc.).
+
+    ${cmd_buf}=  Catenate  ${XCAT_DIR_PATH}/rvitals ${node} ${option}
+    ${stdout}  ${stderr}=  Execute Command  ${cmd_buf}  return_stderr=True
+    Should Be Empty  ${stderr}
+
+    [Return]  ${stdout}