diff --git a/service-mgmt-tools/centos/build_srpm.data b/service-mgmt-tools/centos/build_srpm.data
index cefac972..d37c1da9 100644
--- a/service-mgmt-tools/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/service-mgmt-tools/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 SRC_DIR=sm-tools
 TAR_NAME=sm-tools
 VERSION=1.0
-TIS_PATCH_VER=1
+TIS_PATCH_VER=2
diff --git a/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_api_msg_utils.py b/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_api_msg_utils.py
index 84d1dd0b..7e4bb496 100644
--- a/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_api_msg_utils.py
+++ b/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_api_msg_utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ SM_API_MSG_REVISION = "1"
 SM_API_MSG_TYPE_RESTART_SERVICE = "RESTART_SERVICE"
 SM_API_MSG_SKIP_DEP_CHECK = "skip-dep"
 
+SM_API_MSG_TYPE_PROVISION_SERVICE = "PROVISION_SERVICE"
+SM_API_MSG_TYPE_DEPROVISION_SERVICE = "DEPROVISION_SERVICE"
+
 SM_API_MSG_TYPE_RELOAD_DATA = "RELOAD_DATA"
 
 SM_API_MSG_TYPE_SDI_SET_STATE = "SERVICE_DOMAIN_INTERFACE_SET_STATE"
@@ -65,3 +68,31 @@ def restart_service_safe(service_name):
                      service_name, SM_API_MSG_SKIP_DEP_CHECK))
 
     _send_msg_to_sm(sm_api_msg)
+
+
+def provision_service(service_name, service_group_name):
+    """
+
+    :param service_name:
+    :param service_group_name:
+    :return:
+    """
+    sm_api_msg = ("%s,%s,%i,%s,%s,%s,%s"
+                  % (SM_API_MSG_VERSION, SM_API_MSG_REVISION, 1,
+                     SM_API_MSG_TYPE_PROVISION_SERVICE, "sm-action",
+                     service_name, service_group_name))
+    _send_msg_to_sm(sm_api_msg)
+
+
+def deprovision_service(service_name, service_group_name):
+    """
+
+    :param service_name:
+    :param service_group_name:
+    :return:
+    """
+    sm_api_msg = ("%s,%s,%i,%s,%s,%s,%s"
+                  % (SM_API_MSG_VERSION, SM_API_MSG_REVISION, 1,
+                     SM_API_MSG_TYPE_DEPROVISION_SERVICE, "sm-action",
+                     service_name, service_group_name))
+    _send_msg_to_sm(sm_api_msg)
diff --git a/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_provision.py b/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_provision.py
index 099bc771..fefde2fd 100755
--- a/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_provision.py
+++ b/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_provision.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2019 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -7,8 +7,23 @@ import os
 import sys
 import argparse
 import sqlite3
+from sm_api_msg_utils import provision_service
+from sm_api_msg_utils import deprovision_service
 
 database_name = "/var/lib/sm/sm.db"
+runtime_db_name = "/var/run/sm/sm.db"
+
+
+def update_db(db, sqls):
+    database = sqlite3.connect(db)
+
+    cursor = database.cursor()
+
+    for sql in sqls:
+        cursor.execute(sql)
+
+    database.commit()
+    database.close()
 
 
 def main():
@@ -64,6 +79,10 @@ def main():
         sg_member_parser.add_argument('service_group_member',
                                       help='service group member name')
 
+        sg_member_parser.add_argument("--apply",
+                                      help="Apply the new configuration "
+                                           "immediately\n",
+                                      action="store_true")
         # Service
         service_parser = subparsers.add_parser('service',
                                                help='Provision Service')
@@ -125,20 +144,36 @@ def main():
             database.close()
 
         elif args.which == 'service_group_member':
-            database = sqlite3.connect(database_name)
+            sql_update_sgm = "UPDATE SERVICE_GROUP_MEMBERS SET " \
+                             "PROVISIONED = '%s' WHERE NAME = '%s' and " \
+                             "SERVICE_NAME = '%s';" \
+                             % (provision_str, args.service_group,
+                                args.service_group_member)
+            sql_update_svc = "UPDATE SERVICES SET " \
+                             "PROVISIONED = '%s' WHERE NAME = '%s';" \
+                             % (provision_str, args.service_group_member)
 
-            cursor = database.cursor()
+            sqls = [sql_update_sgm, sql_update_svc]
+            update_db(database_name, sqls)
 
-            cursor.execute("UPDATE SERVICE_GROUP_MEMBERS SET "
-                           "PROVISIONED = '%s' WHERE NAME = '%s' and "
-                           "SERVICE_NAME = '%s';"
-                           % (provision_str, args.service_group,
-                              args.service_group_member))
+            if args.apply and os.path.isfile(runtime_db_name):
+                # update runtime configuration
+                update_db(runtime_db_name, sqls)
 
-            database.commit()
-            database.close()
+                # tell SM to apply changes
+                if "yes" == provision_str:
+                    provision_service(args.service_group_member,
+                                      args.service_group)
+                elif "no" == provision_str:
+                    deprovision_service(args.service_group_member,
+                                        args.service_group)
 
         elif args.which == 'service':
+            print('%s service <service_name>\nhas been deprecated and '
+                  'it is supported for backward compatibility.\n'
+                  'Please use %s service-group-member <service_group> '
+                  '<service_group_member>' % (file_name, file_name))
+
             database = sqlite3.connect(database_name)
 
             cursor = database.cursor()