diff --git a/slurm/slurm.h.in b/slurm/slurm.h.in
index e4016689f7f909d2858861081eaa7d3443f5310c..d1b8f89c49d44a261f67586b5f5fc12200873bd3 100644
--- a/slurm/slurm.h.in
+++ b/slurm/slurm.h.in
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ enum select_data_type {
 	SELECT_DATA_START,	/* data-> uint16_t start[SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS] */
 	SELECT_DATA_GEOMETRY,	/* data-> uint16_t geometry[SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS] */
 	SELECT_DATA_ROTATE,	/* data-> uint16_t rotate */
-	SELECT_DATA_NODE_USE,	/* data-> uint16_t node_use */
 	SELECT_DATA_CONN_TYPE,	/* data-> uint16_t connection_type */
 	SELECT_DATA_BLOCK_ID,	/* data-> char bg_block_id */
 	SELECT_DATA_QUARTER,	/* data-> uint16_t quarter */
diff --git a/src/common/node_select.c b/src/common/node_select.c
index 13b875d1c05f4e584d59256f262e08d49f552b5d..14e34479b5b375230b90229604d148db07182b5e 100644
--- a/src/common/node_select.c
+++ b/src/common/node_select.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ struct select_jobinfo {
 						 * dimensions, e.g. XYZ */
 	uint16_t conn_type;	/* see enum connection_type */
 	uint16_t rotate;	/* permit geometry rotation if set */
-	uint16_t node_use;	/* see enum node_use_type */
 	char *bg_block_id;	/* Blue Gene block ID */
 	uint16_t magic;		/* magic number */
 	uint16_t quarter;       /* for bg to tell which quarter of a small
@@ -617,8 +616,6 @@ static int _unpack_node_info(bg_info_record_t *bg_info_record, Buf buffer)
 	safe_unpack16(&uint16_tmp, buffer);
 	bg_info_record->conn_type = (int) uint16_tmp;
 	safe_unpack16(&uint16_tmp, buffer);
-	bg_info_record->node_use = (int) uint16_tmp;
-	safe_unpack16(&uint16_tmp, buffer);
 	bg_info_record->quarter = (int) uint16_tmp;
 	safe_unpack16(&uint16_tmp, buffer);
 	bg_info_record->nodecard = (int) uint16_tmp;
@@ -686,7 +683,6 @@ extern int select_g_alloc_jobinfo (select_jobinfo_t *jobinfo)
 	}
 	(*jobinfo)->conn_type = SELECT_NAV;
 	(*jobinfo)->rotate = (uint16_t) NO_VAL;
-	(*jobinfo)->node_use = SELECT_NAV;
 	(*jobinfo)->bg_block_id = NULL;
 	(*jobinfo)->magic = JOBINFO_MAGIC;
 	(*jobinfo)->quarter = (uint16_t) NO_VAL;
@@ -735,9 +731,6 @@ extern int select_g_set_jobinfo (select_jobinfo_t jobinfo,
 	case SELECT_DATA_ROTATE:
 		jobinfo->rotate = *uint16;
 		break;
-	case SELECT_DATA_NODE_USE:
-		jobinfo->node_use = *uint16;
-		break;
 	case SELECT_DATA_CONN_TYPE:
 		jobinfo->conn_type = *uint16;
 		break;
@@ -826,9 +819,6 @@ extern int select_g_get_jobinfo (select_jobinfo_t jobinfo,
 	case SELECT_DATA_ROTATE:
 		*uint16 = jobinfo->rotate;
 		break;
-	case SELECT_DATA_NODE_USE:
-		*uint16 = jobinfo->node_use;
-		break;
 	case SELECT_DATA_CONN_TYPE:
 		*uint16 = jobinfo->conn_type;
 		break;
@@ -914,7 +904,6 @@ extern select_jobinfo_t select_g_copy_jobinfo(select_jobinfo_t jobinfo)
 		}
 		rc->conn_type = jobinfo->conn_type;
 		rc->rotate = jobinfo->rotate;
-		rc->node_use = jobinfo->node_use;
 		rc->bg_block_id = xstrdup(jobinfo->bg_block_id);
 		rc->magic = JOBINFO_MAGIC;
 		rc->quarter = jobinfo->quarter;
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.c
index 76f6019415be4609f33130dacda662ec236e61ee..154ffd50249d2a102b356c9c8860c5a3d6cc8c35 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ typedef struct {
 				  rm_partition_t **partition);
 	status_t (*get_partition_info)(pm_partition_id_t pid,
 				       rm_partition_t **partition);
+	status_t (*modify_partition)(rm_partition_t *partition, 
+				     enum rm_modify_op op, const void *data);
 	status_t (*set_part_owner)(pm_partition_id_t pid, const char *name);
 	status_t (*add_part_user)(pm_partition_id_t pid, const char *name);
 	status_t (*remove_part_user)(pm_partition_id_t pid, const char *name);
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ typedef struct {
 			     enum rm_specification field, void *data);
 	status_t (*set_data)(rm_element_t* element, 
 			     enum rm_specification field, void *data);
-
+	
 	/* all the jm functions */
 	status_t (*signal_job)(db_job_id_t jid, rm_signal_t sig);
 	status_t (*cancel_job)(db_job_id_t jid);
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ extern int bridge_init()
 		"rm_add_partition",
 		"rm_get_partition",
 		"rm_get_partition_info",
+		"rm_modify_partition",
 		"rm_set_part_owner",
 		"rm_add_part_user",
 		"rm_remove_part_user",
@@ -250,6 +253,20 @@ extern status_t bridge_get_block_info(pm_partition_id_t pid,
 
 }
 
+extern status_t bridge_modify_block(rm_partition_t *partition, 
+				    enum rm_modify_op op, const void *data)
+{
+	int rc = CONNECTION_ERROR;
+	if(!bridge_init())
+		return rc;
+	
+	slurm_mutex_lock(&api_file_mutex);
+	rc = (*(bridge_api.modify_partition))(partition, op, data);
+	slurm_mutex_unlock(&api_file_mutex);
+	return rc;
+
+}
+	
 extern status_t bridge_set_block_owner(pm_partition_id_t pid, const char *name)
 {
 	int rc = CONNECTION_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.h b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.h
index d959ddba792f9afb597f4395ccd18c52a916c139..60bd755e7671d5f9a82d2f1eea51d150291a79bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.h
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/bridge_linker.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *  any later version.
  *
  *  In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission 
- *  to link the code of portions of this program with the OpenSSL library under 
+ *  to link the code of portions of this program with the OpenSSL library under
  *  certain conditions as described in each individual source file, and 
  *  distribute linked combinations including the two. You must obey the GNU 
  *  General Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than 
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ extern status_t bridge_get_block(pm_partition_id_t pid,
 				 rm_partition_t **partition);
 extern status_t bridge_get_block_info(pm_partition_id_t pid, 
 				      rm_partition_t **partition);
+extern status_t bridge_modify_block(rm_partition_t *partition, 
+				    enum rm_modify_op op, const void *data);
 extern status_t bridge_set_block_owner(pm_partition_id_t, const char *);
 extern status_t bridge_add_block_user(pm_partition_id_t, const char *);
 extern status_t bridge_remove_block_user(pm_partition_id_t, const char *);
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_place.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_place.c
index 9baf7605dbaa4983af178990706f9ced2e3a380e..2c4f9aa81b8dad8a4a47ef74bc9565402326cb13 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_place.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_place.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ extern int submit_job(struct job_record *job_ptr, bitstr_t *slurm_block_bitmap,
 				    max_nodes, req_nodes, spec, 
 				    &record, test_only);
 	
-	if (rc == SLURM_SUCCESS) {
+	if(rc == SLURM_SUCCESS) {
 		if(!record) {
 			debug2("can run, but block not made");
 			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ extern int submit_job(struct job_record *job_ptr, bitstr_t *slurm_block_bitmap,
 					     SELECT_DATA_NODE_CNT,
 					     &min_nodes);
 			
-			for (i=0; i<BA_SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS; i++)
+			for(i=0; i<BA_SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS; i++)
 				geo[i] = 0;
 			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
 					     SELECT_DATA_GEOMETRY, 
@@ -906,9 +906,11 @@ extern int submit_job(struct job_record *job_ptr, bitstr_t *slurm_block_bitmap,
 			
 		} else {
 			slurm_mutex_lock(&block_state_mutex);
-			if ((record->full_block == 0)
-			&&  (job_ptr->part_ptr->shared == 0))
-				error("Small block used in non-shared partition");
+
+			if((record->quarter != (uint16_t)NO_VAL)
+			   && (job_ptr->part_ptr->shared == 0))
+				error("Small block used in "
+				      "non-shared partition");
 
 			/* set the block id and info about block */
 			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
@@ -930,21 +932,6 @@ extern int submit_job(struct job_record *job_ptr, bitstr_t *slurm_block_bitmap,
 			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
 					     SELECT_DATA_CONN_TYPE, 
 					     &tmp16);
-
-			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
-					     SELECT_DATA_BLRTS_IMAGE,
-					     record->blrtsimage);
-			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
-					     SELECT_DATA_LINUX_IMAGE,
-					     record->linuximage);
-			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
-					     SELECT_DATA_MLOADER_IMAGE,
-					     record->mloaderimage);
-			select_g_set_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
-					     SELECT_DATA_RAMDISK_IMAGE,
-					     record->ramdiskimage);
-
-			
 			slurm_mutex_unlock(&block_state_mutex);
 		}
 		if(test_only) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_run.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_run.c
index 107ae095a9077283c8d12347bf42af30908ba464..53a585764df4a78c4494997b701686c6b6bc0f2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_run.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bg_job_run.c
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ typedef struct bg_update {
 	enum update_op op;	/* start | terminate | sync */
 	uid_t uid;		/* new user */
 	uint32_t job_id;	/* SLURM job id */	
-	uint16_t node_use;      /* SLURM job node_use */	
 	pm_partition_id_t bg_block_id;
+	char *blrtsimage;       /* BlrtsImage for this block */
+	char *linuximage;       /* LinuxImage for this block */
+	char *mloaderimage;     /* mloaderImage for this block */
+	char *ramdiskimage;     /* RamDiskImage for this block */
 } bg_update_t;
 
 static List bg_update_list = NULL;
@@ -242,12 +245,12 @@ static void _sync_agent(bg_update_t *bg_update_ptr)
 /* Perform job initiation work */
 static void _start_agent(bg_update_t *bg_update_ptr)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int rc = 0;
 	bg_record_t *bg_record = NULL;
 	bg_record_t *found_record = NULL;
 	ListIterator itr;
 	List delete_list;
-
+	
 	slurm_mutex_lock(&job_start_mutex);
 		
 	bg_record = 
@@ -322,7 +325,76 @@ static void _start_agent(bg_update_t *bg_update_ptr)
 		      bg_update_ptr->job_id);
 		return;
 	}
-	
+	rc = 0;
+	if(bg_update_ptr->blrtsimage 
+	   && strcasecmp(bg_update_ptr->blrtsimage, bg_record->blrtsimage)) {
+		debug3("changeing BlrtsImage from %s to %s",
+		       bg_record->blrtsimage, bg_update_ptr->blrtsimage);
+		xfree(bg_record->blrtsimage);
+		bg_record->blrtsimage = xstrdup(bg_update_ptr->blrtsimage);
+		rc = 1;
+	}
+	if(bg_update_ptr->linuximage
+	   && strcasecmp(bg_update_ptr->linuximage, bg_record->linuximage)) {
+		debug3("changeing LinuxImage from %s to %s",
+		       bg_record->linuximage, bg_update_ptr->linuximage);
+		xfree(bg_record->linuximage);
+		bg_record->linuximage = xstrdup(bg_update_ptr->linuximage);
+		rc = 1;
+	}
+	if(bg_update_ptr->mloaderimage
+	   && strcasecmp(bg_update_ptr->mloaderimage,
+			 bg_record->mloaderimage)) {
+		debug3("changeing MloaderImage from %s to %s",
+		       bg_record->mloaderimage, bg_update_ptr->mloaderimage);
+		xfree(bg_record->mloaderimage);
+		bg_record->mloaderimage = xstrdup(bg_update_ptr->mloaderimage);
+		rc = 1;
+	}
+	if(bg_update_ptr->ramdiskimage
+	   && strcasecmp(bg_update_ptr->ramdiskimage,
+			 bg_record->ramdiskimage)) {
+		debug3("changeing RamDiskImage from %s to %s",
+		       bg_record->ramdiskimage, bg_update_ptr->ramdiskimage);
+		xfree(bg_record->ramdiskimage);
+		bg_record->ramdiskimage = xstrdup(bg_update_ptr->ramdiskimage);
+		rc = 1;
+	}
+
+	if(rc) {
+		bg_free_block(bg_record);
+#ifdef HAVE_BG_FILES
+		if ((rc = bridge_modify_block(bg_record->bg_block,
+					      RM_MODIFY_BlrtsImg,   
+					      bg_record->blrtsimage))
+		    != STATUS_OK)
+			error("bridge_modify_block(RM_MODIFY_BlrtsImg)",
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+		
+		if ((rc = bridge_modify_block(bg_record->bg_block,
+					  RM_MODIFY_LinuxImg,   
+					  bg_record->linuximage))
+		    != STATUS_OK) 
+			error("bridge_modify_block(RM_MODIFY_LinuxImg)",
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+		
+		if ((rc = bridge_modify_block(bg_record->bg_block,
+					  RM_MODIFY_MloaderImg, 
+					  bg_record->mloaderimage))
+		    != STATUS_OK)
+			error("bridge_modify_block(RM_MODIFY_MloaderImg)", 
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+		
+		if ((rc = bridge_modify_block(bg_record->bg_block,
+					  RM_MODIFY_RamdiskImg, 
+					  bg_record->ramdiskimage))
+		    != STATUS_OK)
+			error("bridge_modify_block(RM_MODIFY_RamdiskImg)", 
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+#endif
+		
+	}
+
 	if(bg_record->state == RM_PARTITION_FREE) {
 		if((rc = boot_block(bg_record)) != SLURM_SUCCESS) {
 			sleep(2);	
@@ -738,7 +810,17 @@ extern int start_job(struct job_record *job_ptr)
 			     SELECT_DATA_BLOCK_ID, 
 			     &(bg_update_ptr->bg_block_id));
 	select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
-			     SELECT_DATA_NODE_USE, &(bg_update_ptr->node_use));
+			     SELECT_DATA_BLRTS_IMAGE, 
+			     &(bg_update_ptr->blrtsimage));
+	select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
+			     SELECT_DATA_LINUX_IMAGE, 
+			     &(bg_update_ptr->linuximage));
+	select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
+			     SELECT_DATA_MLOADER_IMAGE, 
+			     &(bg_update_ptr->mloaderimage));
+	select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
+			     SELECT_DATA_RAMDISK_IMAGE, 
+			     &(bg_update_ptr->ramdiskimage));
 	bg_record = 
 		find_bg_record_in_list(bg_list, bg_update_ptr->bg_block_id);
 	if (bg_record) {
@@ -830,7 +912,19 @@ extern int sync_jobs(List job_list)
 			select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
 					     SELECT_DATA_BLOCK_ID, 
 					     &(bg_update_ptr->bg_block_id));
-
+			select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
+					     SELECT_DATA_BLRTS_IMAGE, 
+					     &(bg_update_ptr->blrtsimage));
+			select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
+					     SELECT_DATA_LINUX_IMAGE, 
+					     &(bg_update_ptr->linuximage));
+			select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
+					     SELECT_DATA_MLOADER_IMAGE, 
+					     &(bg_update_ptr->mloaderimage));
+			select_g_get_jobinfo(job_ptr->select_jobinfo,
+					     SELECT_DATA_RAMDISK_IMAGE, 
+					     &(bg_update_ptr->ramdiskimage));
+	
 			if (bg_update_ptr->bg_block_id == NULL) {
 				error("Running job %u has bgblock==NULL", 
 				      job_ptr->job_id);
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/block_sys.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/block_sys.c
index d579bc3d98b0c882a90ab89a325165db0c0c7eb2..4619577392ed24314729119b9d47540f81275871 100755
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/block_sys.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/block_sys.c
@@ -675,8 +675,59 @@ int read_bg_blocks()
 				bg_record->user_uid = pw_ent->pw_uid;
 			} 
 		}
-				
-		bg_record->block_lifecycle = STATIC;
+		
+		/* get the images of the block */
+		if ((rc = bridge_get_data(block_ptr, 
+					  RM_PartitionBlrtsImg, 
+					  &user_name)) 
+		    != STATUS_OK) {
+			error("bridge_get_data(RM_PartitionBlrtsImg): %s",
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+		}
+		if(!user_name) {
+			error("No BlrtsImg was returned from database");
+			goto clean_up;
+		}
+		bg_record->blrtsimage = xstrdup(user_name);
+
+		if ((rc = bridge_get_data(block_ptr, 
+					  RM_PartitionLinuxImg, 
+					  &user_name)) 
+		    != STATUS_OK) {
+			error("bridge_get_data(RM_PartitionLinuxImg): %s",
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+		}
+		if(!user_name) {
+			error("No LinuxImg was returned from database");
+			goto clean_up;
+		}
+		bg_record->linuximage = xstrdup(user_name);
+
+		if ((rc = bridge_get_data(block_ptr, 
+					  RM_PartitionMloaderImg, 
+					  &user_name)) 
+		    != STATUS_OK) {
+			error("bridge_get_data(RM_PartitionMloaderImg): %s",
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+		}
+		if(!user_name) {
+			error("No MloaderImg was returned from database");
+			goto clean_up;
+		}
+		bg_record->mloaderimage = xstrdup(user_name);
+
+		if ((rc = bridge_get_data(block_ptr, 
+					  RM_PartitionRamdiskImg, 
+					  &user_name)) 
+		    != STATUS_OK) {
+			error("bridge_get_data(RM_PartitionRamdiskImg): %s",
+			      bg_err_str(rc));
+		}
+		if(!user_name) {
+			error("No RamdiskImg was returned from database");
+			goto clean_up;
+		}
+		bg_record->ramdiskimage = xstrdup(user_name);
 						
 	clean_up:	
 		if (bg_recover
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.c
index 86d077b1e605e926b7c9d3d0c6ef8a613832a64a..d61328321db771a8bb887af717b5f6a21184016b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ extern void print_bg_record(bg_record_t* bg_record)
 	     bg_record->cpus_per_bp * bg_record->bp_count);
 	info("\tgeo: %ux%ux%u", bg_record->geo[X], bg_record->geo[Y], 
 	     bg_record->geo[Z]);
-	info("\tlifecycle: %s", convert_lifecycle(bg_record->block_lifecycle));
 	info("\tconn_type: %s", convert_conn_type(bg_record->conn_type));
 	info("\tnode_use: %s", convert_node_use(bg_record->node_use));
 	if (bg_record->bitmap) {
@@ -468,7 +467,6 @@ extern void copy_bg_record(bg_record_t *fir_record, bg_record_t *sec_record)
 	sec_record->ramdiskimage = xstrdup(fir_record->ramdiskimage);
 
 	sec_record->user_uid = fir_record->user_uid;
-	sec_record->block_lifecycle = fir_record->block_lifecycle;
 	sec_record->state = fir_record->state;
 	sec_record->conn_type = fir_record->conn_type;
 	sec_record->node_use = fir_record->node_use;
@@ -838,14 +836,6 @@ extern int set_block_user(bg_record_t *bg_record)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-extern char* convert_lifecycle(lifecycle_type_t lifecycle)
-{
-	if (lifecycle == DYNAMIC)
-		return "DYNAMIC";
-	else 
-		return "STATIC";
-}
-
 extern char* convert_conn_type(rm_connection_type_t conn_type)
 {
 	switch (conn_type) {
@@ -2254,6 +2244,23 @@ static int _validate_config_nodes(void)
 			if(bg_record->nodecard !=
 			   init_bg_record->nodecard)
 				continue; /* wrong nodecard */
+			if(bg_record->blrtsimage &&
+			   strcasecmp(bg_record->blrtsimage,
+				      init_bg_record->blrtsimage)) 
+				continue;
+			if(bg_record->linuximage &&
+			   strcasecmp(bg_record->linuximage,
+				      init_bg_record->linuximage))
+				continue;
+			if(bg_record->mloaderimage &&
+			   strcasecmp(bg_record->mloaderimage,
+				      init_bg_record->mloaderimage))
+				continue;
+			if(bg_record->ramdiskimage &&
+			   strcasecmp(bg_record->ramdiskimage,
+				      init_bg_record->ramdiskimage))
+				continue;
+		       			
 			copy_bg_record(init_bg_record, 
 				       bg_record);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.h b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.h
index 4286ff59d957940a1bcea8420c191557b4e7dce6..bece2c1a38a2f2f58f30379f726bbfbda2247a1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.h
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/plugin/bluegene.h
@@ -56,17 +56,13 @@
 #include "src/slurmctld/slurmctld.h"
 #include "../block_allocator/block_allocator.h"
 
-typedef int lifecycle_type_t;
-
-enum block_lifecycle {DYNAMIC, STATIC};
-
 typedef enum bg_layout_type {
 	LAYOUT_STATIC,  /* no overlaps, except for full system block
 			   blocks never change */
 	LAYOUT_OVERLAP, /* overlaps permitted, must be defined in 
 			   bluegene.conf file */
 	LAYOUT_DYNAMIC	/* slurm will make all blocks */
-}bg_layout_t;
+} bg_layout_t;
 
 typedef struct bg_record {
 	pm_partition_id_t bg_block_id;	/* ID returned from MMCS	*/
@@ -78,7 +74,6 @@ typedef struct bg_record {
 	int full_block;                 /* whether or not block is the full
 					   block */
 	uid_t user_uid;   		/* Owner of block uid	*/
-	lifecycle_type_t block_lifecycle;/* either STATIC or DYNAMIC	*/
 	rm_partition_state_t state;   	/* the allocated block   */
 	int start[BA_SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS];/* start node */
 	uint16_t geo[BA_SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS];  /* geometry */
@@ -209,7 +204,6 @@ extern int remove_all_users(char *bg_block_id, char *user_name);
 extern int set_block_user(bg_record_t *bg_record);
 
 /* Return strings representing blue gene data types */
-extern char *convert_lifecycle(lifecycle_type_t lifecycle);
 extern char *convert_conn_type(rm_connection_type_t conn_type);
 extern char *convert_node_use(rm_partition_mode_t pt);