diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go
index 8f18ce6e..dd83d7c7 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/list/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "Cluster", node.ClusterName.Source(), node.ClusterName.Print())
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "Profiles", "--", strings.Join(node.Profiles, ","))
 
-			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %t\n", node.Id.Get(), "Discoverable", node.Discoverable.Source(), node.Discoverable.PrintB())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "Discoverable", node.Discoverable.Source(), node.Discoverable.PrintB())
 
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "Container", node.ContainerName.Source(), node.ContainerName.Print())
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "KernelOverride", node.Kernel.Override.Source(), node.Kernel.Override.Print())
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "IpmiGateway", node.Ipmi.Gateway.Source(), node.Ipmi.Gateway.Print())
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "IpmiUserName", node.Ipmi.UserName.Source(), node.Ipmi.UserName.Print())
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "IpmiInterface", node.Ipmi.Interface.Source(), node.Ipmi.Interface.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "IpmiWrite", node.Ipmi.Interface.Source(), node.Ipmi.Write.Print())
 
 			for keyname, key := range node.Tags {
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), "Tag["+keyname+"]", key.Source(), key.Print())
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":NETMASK", netdev.Netmask.Source(), netdev.Netmask.Print())
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":GATEWAY", netdev.Gateway.Source(), netdev.Gateway.Print())
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":TYPE", netdev.Type.Source(), netdev.Type.Print())
-				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %t\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":ONBOOT", netdev.OnBoot.Source(), netdev.OnBoot.PrintB())
-				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %t\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":DEFAULT", netdev.Default.Source(), netdev.Default.PrintB())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":ONBOOT", netdev.OnBoot.Source(), netdev.OnBoot.PrintB())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":DEFAULT", netdev.Default.Source(), netdev.Default.PrintB())
 				for keyname, key := range netdev.Tags {
 					fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", node.Id.Get(), name+":TAG["+keyname+"]", key.Source(), key.Print())
 				}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
index 72a80dbe..4f4f5d4c 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiGateway", profile.Ipmi.Gateway.Print())
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiUserName", profile.Ipmi.UserName.Print())
 			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiInterface", profile.Ipmi.Interface.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiWrite", profile.Ipmi.Write.PrintB())
 
 			for keyname, key := range profile.Tags {
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Tag["+keyname+"]", key.Print())
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":GATEWAY", netdev.Gateway.Print())
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":HWADDR", netdev.Hwaddr.Print())
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":TYPE", netdev.Hwaddr.Print())
-				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %t\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":ONBOOT", netdev.OnBoot.PrintB())
-				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %t\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":DEFAULT", netdev.Default.PrintB())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":ONBOOT", netdev.OnBoot.PrintB())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":DEFAULT", netdev.Default.PrintB())
 				for keyname, key := range netdev.Tags {
 					fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %-12s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":TAG["+keyname+"]", key.Source(), key.Print())
 				}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
index 27853726..6746aa08 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
@@ -88,6 +88,24 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		n.ClusterName.Set(node.ClusterName)
 		n.Ipxe.Set(node.Ipxe)
 		n.Init.Set(node.Init)
+		// backward compatibility for old Ipmi config
+		n.Ipmi.Ipaddr.Set(node.IpmiIpaddr)
+		n.Ipmi.Netmask.Set(node.IpmiNetmask)
+		n.Ipmi.Port.Set(node.IpmiPort)
+		n.Ipmi.Gateway.Set(node.IpmiGateway)
+		n.Ipmi.UserName.Set(node.IpmiUserName)
+		n.Ipmi.Password.Set(node.IpmiPassword)
+		n.Ipmi.Interface.Set(node.IpmiInterface)
+		n.Ipmi.Write.Set(node.IpmiWrite)
+		// delete deprectated structures so that they do not get unmarshalled
+		node.IpmiIpaddr = ""
+		node.IpmiNetmask = ""
+		node.IpmiGateway = ""
+		node.IpmiUserName = ""
+		node.IpmiPassword = ""
+		node.IpmiInterface = ""
+		node.IpmiWrite = ""
+
 		if node.Ipmi != nil {
 			n.Ipmi.Ipaddr.Set(node.Ipmi.Ipaddr)
 			n.Ipmi.Netmask.Set(node.Ipmi.Netmask)
@@ -96,13 +114,20 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 			n.Ipmi.UserName.Set(node.Ipmi.UserName)
 			n.Ipmi.Password.Set(node.Ipmi.Password)
 			n.Ipmi.Interface.Set(node.Ipmi.Interface)
-			n.Ipmi.Write.SetB(node.Ipmi.Write)
+			n.Ipmi.Write.Set(node.Ipmi.Write)
 		}
 		n.SystemOverlay.SetSlice(node.SystemOverlay)
 		n.RuntimeOverlay.SetSlice(node.RuntimeOverlay)
 		n.Root.Set(node.Root)
 		n.AssetKey.Set(node.AssetKey)
 		n.Discoverable.Set(node.Discoverable)
+		// backward compatibility
+		n.Kernel.Args.Set(node.KernelArgs)
+		n.Kernel.Override.Set(node.KernelOverride)
+		n.Kernel.Override.Set(node.KernelVersion)
+		node.KernelArgs = ""
+		node.KernelOverride = ""
+		node.KernelVersion = ""
 
 		if node.Kernel != nil {
 			n.Kernel.Args.Set(node.Kernel.Args)
@@ -198,7 +223,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 				n.Ipmi.UserName.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.UserName, p)
 				n.Ipmi.Password.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Password, p)
 				n.Ipmi.Interface.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Interface, p)
-				n.Ipmi.Write.SetB(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Write)
+				n.Ipmi.Write.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Write, p)
 			}
 			n.SystemOverlay.SetAltSlice(config.NodeProfiles[p].SystemOverlay, p)
 			n.RuntimeOverlay.SetAltSlice(config.NodeProfiles[p].RuntimeOverlay, p)
@@ -291,6 +316,13 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllProfiles() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		p.ContainerName.Set(profile.ContainerName)
 		p.Ipxe.Set(profile.Ipxe)
 		p.Init.Set(profile.Init)
+		// backward compatibility
+		p.Kernel.Args.Set(profile.KernelArgs)
+		p.Kernel.Override.Set(profile.KernelOverride)
+		p.Kernel.Override.Set(profile.KernelVersion)
+		profile.KernelArgs = ""
+		profile.KernelOverride = ""
+		profile.KernelVersion = ""
 		if profile.Kernel != nil {
 			p.Kernel.Args.Set(profile.Kernel.Args)
 			if profile.Kernel.Override != "" {
@@ -299,6 +331,23 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllProfiles() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 				p.Kernel.Override.Set(profile.Kernel.Version)
 			}
 		}
+		// backward compatibility for old Ipmi config
+		p.Ipmi.Ipaddr.Set(profile.IpmiIpaddr)
+		p.Ipmi.Netmask.Set(profile.IpmiNetmask)
+		p.Ipmi.Port.Set(profile.IpmiPort)
+		p.Ipmi.Gateway.Set(profile.IpmiGateway)
+		p.Ipmi.UserName.Set(profile.IpmiUserName)
+		p.Ipmi.Password.Set(profile.IpmiPassword)
+		p.Ipmi.Interface.Set(profile.IpmiInterface)
+		p.Ipmi.Write.Set(profile.IpmiWrite)
+		// delete deprectated structures so that they do not get unmarshalled
+		profile.IpmiIpaddr = ""
+		profile.IpmiNetmask = ""
+		profile.IpmiGateway = ""
+		profile.IpmiUserName = ""
+		profile.IpmiPassword = ""
+		profile.IpmiInterface = ""
+		profile.IpmiWrite = ""
 		if profile.Ipmi != nil {
 			p.Ipmi.Netmask.Set(profile.Ipmi.Netmask)
 			p.Ipmi.Port.Set(profile.Ipmi.Port)
@@ -306,7 +355,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllProfiles() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 			p.Ipmi.UserName.Set(profile.Ipmi.UserName)
 			p.Ipmi.Password.Set(profile.Ipmi.Password)
 			p.Ipmi.Interface.Set(profile.Ipmi.Interface)
-			p.Ipmi.Write.SetB(profile.Ipmi.Write)
+			p.Ipmi.Write.Set(profile.Ipmi.Write)
 		}
 		p.RuntimeOverlay.SetSlice(profile.RuntimeOverlay)
 		p.SystemOverlay.SetSlice(profile.SystemOverlay)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
index a6c1ee9f..11f83c60 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ type NodeConf struct {
 	ClusterName    string              `yaml:"cluster name,omitempty"`
 	ContainerName  string              `yaml:"container name,omitempty"`
 	Ipxe           string              `yaml:"ipxe template,omitempty"`
+	KernelVersion  string              `yaml:"kernel version,omitempty"`
+	KernelOverride string              `yaml:"kernel override,omitempty"`
+	KernelArgs     string              `yaml:"kernel args,omitempty"`
+	IpmiUserName   string              `yaml:"ipmi username,omitempty"`
+	IpmiPassword   string              `yaml:"ipmi password,omitempty"`
+	IpmiIpaddr     string              `yaml:"ipmi ipaddr,omitempty"`
+	IpmiNetmask    string              `yaml:"ipmi netmask,omitempty"`
+	IpmiPort       string              `yaml:"ipmi port,omitempty"`
+	IpmiGateway    string              `yaml:"ipmi gateway,omitempty"`
+	IpmiInterface  string              `yaml:"ipmi interface,omitempty"`
+	IpmiWrite      string              `yaml:"ipmi write,omitempty"`
 	RuntimeOverlay []string            `yaml:"runtime overlay,omitempty"`
 	SystemOverlay  []string            `yaml:"system overlay,omitempty"`
 	Kernel         *KernelConf         `yaml:"kernel,omitempty"`
@@ -45,7 +56,7 @@ type IpmiConf struct {
 	Port      string `yaml:"port,omitempty"`
 	Gateway   string `yaml:"gateway,omitempty"`
 	Interface string `yaml:"interface,omitempty"`
-	Write     bool   `yaml:"write,omitempty"`
+	Write     string `yaml:"write,omitempty"`
 }
 type KernelConf struct {
 	Version  string `yaml:"version,omitempty"`
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/methods.go b/internal/pkg/node/methods.go
index 7bb6b862..20960b1c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/methods.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/methods.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package node
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -254,8 +255,8 @@ func (ent *Entry) PrintComb() string {
 /*
 same as GetB()
 */
-func (ent *Entry) PrintB() bool {
-	return ent.GetB()
+func (ent *Entry) PrintB() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%t", ent.GetB())
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go b/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go
index 5ab78fd5..962d8706 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) NodeUpdate(node NodeInfo) error {
 		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.UserName = node.Ipmi.UserName.GetReal()
 		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Password = node.Ipmi.Password.GetReal()
 		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Interface = node.Ipmi.Interface.GetReal()
-		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Write = node.Ipmi.Write.GetB()
+		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Write = node.Ipmi.Write.GetReal()
 	}
 	config.Nodes[nodeID].RuntimeOverlay = node.RuntimeOverlay.GetRealSlice()
 	config.Nodes[nodeID].SystemOverlay = node.SystemOverlay.GetRealSlice()
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) ProfileUpdate(profile NodeInfo) error {
 		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.UserName = profile.Ipmi.UserName.GetReal()
 		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Password = profile.Ipmi.Password.GetReal()
 		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Interface = profile.Ipmi.Interface.GetReal()
-		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Write = profile.Ipmi.Interface.GetB()
+		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Write = profile.Ipmi.Interface.GetReal()
 	}
 	config.NodeProfiles[profileID].RuntimeOverlay = profile.RuntimeOverlay.GetRealSlice()
 	config.NodeProfiles[profileID].SystemOverlay = profile.SystemOverlay.GetRealSlice()
diff --git a/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go b/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
index 732cbd5e..1c95cbb5 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func BuildOverlayIndir(nodeInfo node.NodeInfo, overlayNames []string, outputDir
 	tstruct.Ipmi.UserName = nodeInfo.Ipmi.UserName.Get()
 	tstruct.Ipmi.Password = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Password.Get()
 	tstruct.Ipmi.Interface = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Interface.Get()
-	tstruct.Ipmi.Write = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Write.GetB()
+	tstruct.Ipmi.Write = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Write.Get()
 	tstruct.RuntimeOverlay = nodeInfo.RuntimeOverlay.Print()
 	tstruct.SystemOverlay = nodeInfo.SystemOverlay.Print()
 	tstruct.NetDevs = make(map[string]*node.NetDevs)