diff --git a/openpower/patches/p8dtu-patches/hostboot-p8/0008-Fill-board-mfg-time-and-date-in-FRU3.-It-is-read-fro.patch b/openpower/patches/p8dtu-patches/hostboot-p8/0008-Fill-board-mfg-time-and-date-in-FRU3.-It-is-read-fro.patch
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/patches/p8dtu-patches/hostboot-p8/0008-Fill-board-mfg-time-and-date-in-FRU3.-It-is-read-fro.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+From ed60d5736559c4e100e5db20de942a584b58b6f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jim Yuan <jim.yuan@supermicro.com>
+Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 15:24:40 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH 08/14] Fill board mfg time and date in FRU3. It is read from
+ PVPD:VNDR:IN.
+
+Signed-off-by: Jim Yuan <jim.yuan@supermicro.com>
+---
+ src/usr/ipmiext/ipmifruinv.C | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
+ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/usr/ipmiext/ipmifruinv.C b/src/usr/ipmiext/ipmifruinv.C
+index 23aaf9b97..11fbd7677 100644
+--- a/src/usr/ipmiext/ipmifruinv.C
++++ b/src/usr/ipmiext/ipmifruinv.C
+@@ -1279,31 +1279,64 @@ errlHndl_t backplaneIpmiFruInv::buildChassisInfoArea(
+     return l_errl;
+ }
+ 
++// Quick hexdigit to binary converter.
++// Hopefull someday to replaced by strtoul
++uint8_t aschex2bin(char c)
++{
++    if(c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')
++    {
++        c = c + 10 - 'a';
++    }
++    else if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F')
++    {
++        c = c + 10 - 'A';
++    }
++    else if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
++    {
++       c -= '0';
++    }
++    else return 0;// else it's not a hex digit, return 0
++
++    return c;
++}
++
++
+ errlHndl_t backplaneIpmiFruInv::buildBoardInfoArea(
+                                               std::vector<uint8_t> &io_data)
+ {
+     errlHndl_t l_errl = NULL;
++	std::vector<uint8_t> oem_data; //jim052316
++	uint8_t i, data1, data2, data3;//jim052316
+ 
+     do {
+         //Set formatting data that goes at the beginning of the record
+         preFormatProcessing(io_data, true);
+ 
+-        // Set Mfg Build date
+-        // Grab VPD data into seperate data vector
+-        std::vector<uint8_t> mfgDateData;
+-        l_errl = addVpdData(mfgDateData, PVPD::OPFR, PVPD::MB, false, false);
+-        if (l_errl)
+-        {
+-            // The MB keyword was optional on older cards so just ignore
+-            //  any errors
+-            delete l_errl;
+-            l_errl = NULL;
+-        }
+-        else
+-        {
+-            // Pass that to the function that sets the Build date
+-            setMfgData(io_data, mfgDateData);
+-        }
++        l_errl = addVpdData(oem_data, PVPD::VNDR, PVPD::IN, true);
++        if (l_errl) { break; }
++
++		for (i=0; i < oem_data.size(); i++)
++		TRACFCOMP(g_trac_ipmi,"Jimdebug board VNDR:IN data is 0x%x", oem_data[i]);
++
++		data1 = (aschex2bin(oem_data[5]) << 4) | aschex2bin(oem_data[6]);//jim052416
++		data2 = (aschex2bin(oem_data[3]) << 4) | aschex2bin(oem_data[4]);
++		data3 = (aschex2bin(oem_data[1]) << 4) | aschex2bin(oem_data[2]);  
++
++		
++		TRACFCOMP(g_trac_ipmi,"Jimdebug push data1 is 0x%x", data1);
++		TRACFCOMP(g_trac_ipmi,"Jimdebug push data2 is 0x%x", data2);
++		TRACFCOMP(g_trac_ipmi,"Jimdebug push data3 is 0x%x", data3);
++
++		
++        io_data.push_back(data1); 
++        io_data.push_back(data2);
++        io_data.push_back(data3);
++
++
++        //Set MFG Date/Time - Blank
++        //io_data.push_back(0x5E); //jim52016
++        //io_data.push_back(0x9A);
++        //io_data.push_back(0xA3);
+ 
+         //Set Vendor Name - ascii formatted data
+         l_errl = addVpdData(io_data, PVPD::OPFR, PVPD::VN, true);
+-- 
+2.16.2.windows.1
+