diff --git a/oem/ibm/service_files/meson.build b/oem/ibm/service_files/meson.build
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+configure_file(
+  copy: true,
+  input: 'pldm-create-phyp-nvram.service',
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: systemd_system_unit_dir,
+  output: 'pldm-create-phyp-nvram.service',
+)
+  configure_file(
+  copy: true,
+  input: 'pldm-create-phyp-nvram-cksum.service',
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: systemd_system_unit_dir,
+  output: 'pldm-create-phyp-nvram-cksum.service',
+)
+
diff --git a/oem/ibm/service_files/pldm-create-phyp-nvram-cksum.service b/oem/ibm/service_files/pldm-create-phyp-nvram-cksum.service
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+++ b/oem/ibm/service_files/pldm-create-phyp-nvram-cksum.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Create empty PHYP-NVRAM-CKSUM file
+ConditionPathExists=!/var/lib/pldm/PHYP-NVRAM-CKSUM
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/mkdir -p /var/lib/pldm/
+ExecStart=/bin/dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/lib/pldm/PHYP-NVRAM-CKSUM bs=16 count=1
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=no
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=pldmd.service
diff --git a/oem/ibm/service_files/pldm-create-phyp-nvram.service b/oem/ibm/service_files/pldm-create-phyp-nvram.service
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+++ b/oem/ibm/service_files/pldm-create-phyp-nvram.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Create empty PHYP-NVRAM file
+ConditionPathExists=!/var/lib/pldm/PHYP-NVRAM
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/mkdir -p /var/lib/pldm/
+ExecStart=/bin/dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/lib/pldm/PHYP-NVRAM bs=1024 count=17452
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=no
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=pldmd.service