diff --git a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
index c7c0c6a07..614e59d69 100644
--- a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
+++ b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
@@ -25,25 +25,25 @@
 package hosts
 
 import (
-	comm "github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/configure/common"
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/configure/curveadm"
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/pkg/module"
+	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/pkg/variable"
 )
 
-func (hc *HostConfig) get(i *comm.Item) interface{} {
+func (hc *HostConfig) get(i *item) interface{} {
 	if v, ok := hc.config[i.Key()]; ok {
 		return v
 	}
 
-	defaultValue := i.DefaultValue()
+	defaultValue := i.defaultValue
 	if defaultValue != nil && utils.IsFunc(defaultValue) {
 		return defaultValue.(func(*HostConfig) interface{})(hc)
 	}
 	return defaultValue
 }
 
-func (hc *HostConfig) getString(i *comm.Item) string {
+func (hc *HostConfig) getString(i *item) string {
 	v := hc.get(i)
 	if v == nil {
 		return ""
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) getString(i *comm.Item) string {
 	return v.(string)
 }
 
-func (hc *HostConfig) getInt(i *comm.Item) int {
+func (hc *HostConfig) getInt(i *item) int {
 	v := hc.get(i)
 	if v == nil {
 		return 0
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) getInt(i *comm.Item) int {
 	return v.(int)
 }
 
-func (hc *HostConfig) getBool(i *comm.Item) bool {
+func (hc *HostConfig) getBool(i *item) bool {
 	v := hc.get(i)
 	if v == nil {
 		return false
@@ -67,16 +67,18 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) getBool(i *comm.Item) bool {
 	return v.(bool)
 }
 
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetHost() string           { return hc.getString(CONFIG_HOST) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetHostname() string       { return hc.getString(CONFIG_HOSTNAME) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetSSHHostname() string    { return hc.getString(CONFIG_SSH_HOSTNAME) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetSSHPort() int           { return hc.getInt(CONFIG_SSH_PORT) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetPrivateKeyFile() string { return hc.getString(CONFIG_PRIVATE_CONFIG_FILE) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetForwardAgent() bool     { return hc.getBool(CONFIG_FORWARD_AGENT) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetBecomeUser() string     { return hc.getString(CONFIG_BECOME_USER) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetLabels() []string       { return hc.labels }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetEnvs() []string         { return hc.envs }
-
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetHost() string                   { return hc.getString(CONFIG_HOST) }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetHostname() string               { return hc.getString(CONFIG_HOSTNAME) }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetSSHHostname() string            { return hc.getString(CONFIG_SSH_HOSTNAME) }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetSSHPort() int                   { return hc.getInt(CONFIG_SSH_PORT) }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetPrivateKeyFile() string         { return hc.getString(CONFIG_PRIVATE_CONFIG_FILE) }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetForwardAgent() bool             { return hc.getBool(CONFIG_FORWARD_AGENT) }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetBecomeUser() string             { return hc.getString(CONFIG_BECOME_USER) }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetLabels() []string               { return hc.labels }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetEnvs() []string                 { return hc.envs }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetInstances() int                 { return hc.instances }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetInstancesSequence() int         { return hc.instancesSequence }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetVariables() *variable.Variables { return hc.variables }
 func (hc *HostConfig) GetUser() string {
 	user := hc.getString(CONFIG_USER)
 	if user == "${user}" {
@@ -84,7 +86,6 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) GetUser() string {
 	}
 	return user
 }
-
 func (hc *HostConfig) GetSSHConfig() *module.SSHConfig {
 	hostname := hc.GetSSHHostname()
 	if len(hostname) == 0 {
diff --git a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go
index 6900cbd63..1edbf2f41 100644
--- a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go
+++ b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go
@@ -26,75 +26,201 @@ package hosts
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/errno"
 
-	comm "github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/configure/common"
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/utils"
 )
 
 const (
+	REQUIRE_ANY = iota
+	REQUIRE_INT
+	REQUIRE_STRING
+	REQUIRE_BOOL
+	REQUIRE_POSITIVE_INTEGER
+	REQUIRE_STRING_SLICE
+
 	DEFAULT_SSH_PORT = 22
 )
 
+type (
+	// config item
+	item struct {
+		key          string
+		require      int
+		exclude      bool        // exclude for service config
+		defaultValue interface{} // nil means no default value
+	}
+
+	itemSet struct {
+		items    []*item
+		key2item map[string]*item
+	}
+)
+
 var (
-	itemset = comm.NewItemSet()
+	itemset = &itemSet{
+		items:    []*item{},
+		key2item: map[string]*item{},
+	}
 
-	CONFIG_HOST = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_HOST = itemset.insert(
 		"host",
-		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,
+		REQUIRE_STRING,
 		false,
 		nil,
 	)
 
-	CONFIG_HOSTNAME = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_HOSTNAME = itemset.insert(
 		"hostname",
-		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,
+		REQUIRE_STRING,
 		false,
 		nil,
 	)
 
-	CONFIG_SSH_HOSTNAME = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_SSH_HOSTNAME = itemset.insert(
 		"ssh_hostname",
-		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,
+		REQUIRE_STRING,
 		false,
 		nil,
 	)
 
-	CONFIG_USER = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_USER = itemset.insert(
 		"user",
-		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,
+		REQUIRE_STRING,
 		false,
 		func(hc *HostConfig) interface{} {
 			return utils.GetCurrentUser()
 		},
 	)
 
-	CONFIG_SSH_PORT = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_SSH_PORT = itemset.insert(
 		"ssh_port",
-		comm.REQUIRE_POSITIVE_INTEGER,
+		REQUIRE_POSITIVE_INTEGER,
 		false,
 		DEFAULT_SSH_PORT,
 	)
 
-	CONFIG_PRIVATE_CONFIG_FILE = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_PRIVATE_CONFIG_FILE = itemset.insert(
 		"private_key_file",
-		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,
+		REQUIRE_STRING,
 		false,
 		func(hc *HostConfig) interface{} {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("%s/.ssh/id_rsa", utils.GetCurrentHomeDir())
 		},
 	)
 
-	CONFIG_FORWARD_AGENT = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_FORWARD_AGENT = itemset.insert(
 		"forward_agent",
-		comm.REQUIRE_BOOL,
+		REQUIRE_BOOL,
 		false,
 		false,
 	)
 
-	CONFIG_BECOME_USER = itemset.Insert(
+	CONFIG_BECOME_USER = itemset.insert(
 		"become_user",
-		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,
+		REQUIRE_STRING,
 		false,
 		nil,
 	)
 )
+
+func convertSlice[T any](key, value any) ([]T, error) {
+	var slice []T
+	if !utils.IsAnySlice(value) || len(value.([]any)) == 0 {
+		return slice, errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_NONEMPTY_SLICE
+	}
+	anySlice := value.([]any)
+	switch anySlice[0].(type) {
+	case T:
+		for _, element := range anySlice {
+			slice = append(slice, element.(T))
+		}
+	default:
+		return slice, errno.ERR_UNSUPPORT_CONFIGURE_VALUE_TYPE.
+			F("%s: %v", key, value)
+	}
+
+	return slice, nil
+}
+
+func (i *item) Key() string {
+	return i.key
+}
+
+func (itemset *itemSet) insert(key string, require int, exclude bool, defaultValue interface{}) *item {
+	i := &item{key, require, exclude, defaultValue}
+	itemset.key2item[key] = i
+	itemset.items = append(itemset.items, i)
+	return i
+}
+
+func (itemset *itemSet) get(key string) *item {
+	return itemset.key2item[key]
+}
+
+func (itemset *itemSet) getAll() []*item {
+	return itemset.items
+}
+
+func (itemset *itemSet) Build(key string, value interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	item := itemset.get(key)
+	if item == nil {
+		return value, nil
+	}
+
+	v, ok := utils.All2Str(value)
+	if !ok {
+		if !utils.IsAnySlice(value) {
+			return nil, errno.ERR_UNSUPPORT_CONFIGURE_VALUE_TYPE.
+				F("%s: %v", key, value)
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch item.require {
+	case REQUIRE_ANY:
+		// do nothing
+
+	case REQUIRE_STRING:
+		if len(v) == 0 {
+			return nil, errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_NON_EMPTY_STRING.
+				F("%s: %v", key, value)
+		} else {
+			return v, nil
+		}
+
+	case REQUIRE_INT:
+		if v, ok := utils.Str2Int(v); !ok {
+			return nil, errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_INTEGER.
+				F("%s: %v", key, value)
+		} else {
+			return v, nil
+		}
+
+	case REQUIRE_POSITIVE_INTEGER:
+		if v, ok := utils.Str2Int(v); !ok {
+			return nil, errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_INTEGER.
+				F("%s: %v", key, value)
+		} else if v <= 0 {
+			return nil, errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_POSITIVE_INTEGER.
+				F("%s: %v", key, value)
+		} else {
+			return v, nil
+		}
+
+	case REQUIRE_BOOL:
+		if v, ok := utils.Str2Bool(v); !ok {
+			return nil, errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_BOOL.
+				F("%s: %v", key, value)
+		} else {
+			return v, nil
+		}
+
+	case REQUIRE_STRING_SLICE:
+		return convertSlice[string](key, value)
+
+	default:
+		// do nothing
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/configure/hosts/hosts.go b/internal/configure/hosts/hosts.go
index c8fa86011..a54f6acf6 100644
--- a/internal/configure/hosts/hosts.go
+++ b/internal/configure/hosts/hosts.go
@@ -26,18 +26,21 @@ package hosts
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/pkg/variable"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/build"
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/configure/os"
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/errno"
 	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/utils"
+	log "github.com/opencurve/curveadm/pkg/log/glg"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 const (
-	KEY_LABELS = "labels"
-	KEY_ENVS   = "envs"
+	KEY_LABELS    = "labels"
+	KEY_ENVS      = "envs"
+	KEY_INSTANCES = "instances"
 
 	PERMISSIONS_600 = 384 // -rw------- (256 + 128 = 384)
 )
@@ -49,10 +52,16 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	HostConfig struct {
-		sequence int
-		config   map[string]interface{}
-		labels   []string
-		envs     []string
+		sequence  int
+		config    map[string]interface{}
+		labels    []string
+		envs      []string
+		variables *variable.Variables
+		//instances and instancesSequence only used in the memcached deploy
+		//instances is the num of memcached servers will be deployed in the same host
+		instances int
+		//instancesSquence is the sequence num of memcached servers in the same host
+		instancesSequence int
 	}
 )
 
@@ -111,6 +120,80 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) convertEnvs() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// read the instances value from hc.config
+func (hc *HostConfig) convertInstances() error {
+	value := hc.config[KEY_INSTANCES]
+	v, ok := utils.All2Str(value)
+	if !ok {
+		if !utils.IsAnySlice(value) {
+			return errno.ERR_UNSUPPORT_CONFIGURE_VALUE_TYPE.
+				F("hosts[%d].%s = %v", hc.sequence, KEY_INSTANCES, value)
+		}
+	}
+	if v, ok := utils.Str2Int(v); !ok {
+		return errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_INTEGER.
+			F("hosts[%d].%s = %v", hc.sequence, KEY_INSTANCES, value)
+	} else if v <= 0 {
+		return errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_POSITIVE_INTEGER.
+			F("hosts[%d].%s = %v", hc.sequence, KEY_INSTANCES, value)
+	} else {
+		hc.instances = v
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// convert config item to its require type after rendering,
+// return error if convert failed
+func (hc *HostConfig) convert() error {
+	for _, item := range itemset.getAll() {
+		k := item.key
+		value := hc.get(item) // return config value or default value
+		if value == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		v, ok := utils.All2Str(value)
+		if !ok {
+			return errno.ERR_UNSUPPORT_CONFIGURE_VALUE_TYPE.
+				F("%s: %v", k, value)
+		}
+
+		switch item.require {
+		case REQUIRE_ANY:
+			// do nothing
+		case REQUIRE_INT:
+			if intv, ok := utils.Str2Int(v); !ok {
+				return errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_INTEGER.
+					F("%s: %v", k, value)
+			} else {
+				hc.config[k] = intv
+			}
+		case REQUIRE_STRING:
+			if len(v) == 0 {
+				return errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_NON_EMPTY_STRING.
+					F("%s: %v", k, value)
+			}
+		case REQUIRE_BOOL:
+			if boolv, ok := utils.Str2Bool(v); !ok {
+				return errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_BOOL.
+					F("%s: %v", k, value)
+			} else {
+				hc.config[k] = boolv
+			}
+		case REQUIRE_POSITIVE_INTEGER:
+			if intv, ok := utils.Str2Int(v); !ok {
+				return errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_INTEGER.
+					F("%s: %v", k, value)
+			} else if intv <= 0 {
+				return errno.ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_POSITIVE_INTEGER.
+					F("%s: %v", k, value)
+			} else {
+				hc.config[k] = intv
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (hc *HostConfig) Build() error {
 	for key, value := range hc.config {
 		if key == KEY_LABELS { // convert labels
@@ -123,11 +206,17 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) Build() error {
 			if err := hc.convertEnvs(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			hc.config[key] = nil // delete labels section
+			hc.config[key] = nil // delete envs section
+			continue
+		} else if key == KEY_INSTANCES { // convert instances
+			if err := hc.convertInstances(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			hc.config[key] = nil // delete instances section
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if itemset.Get(key) == nil {
+		if itemset.get(key) == nil {
 			return errno.ERR_UNSUPPORT_HOSTS_CONFIGURE_ITEM.
 				F("hosts[%d].%s = %v", hc.sequence, key, value)
 		}
@@ -158,7 +247,7 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) Build() error {
 			F("hosts[%d].private_key_file = %s", hc.sequence, privateKeyFile)
 	}
 
-	if hc.GetForwardAgent() == false {
+	if !hc.GetForwardAgent() {
 		if !utils.PathExist(privateKeyFile) {
 			return errno.ERR_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_NOT_EXIST.
 				F("%s: no such file", privateKeyFile)
@@ -170,11 +259,108 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) Build() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// "PORT=112${instancesSquence}" -> "PORT=11201"
+func (hc *HostConfig) renderVariables() error {
+	//0. get vars
+	vars := hc.GetVariables()
+	if err := vars.Build(); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Build variables failed",
+			log.Field("error", err))
+		return errno.ERR_RESOLVE_VARIABLE_FAILED.E(err)
+	}
+	//1. all config to str
+	for k, v := range hc.config {
+		if v == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strv, ok := utils.All2Str(v); ok {
+			hc.config[k] = strv
+		} else {
+			return errno.ERR_UNSUPPORT_CONFIGURE_VALUE_TYPE.
+				F("%s: %v", k, v)
+		}
+	}
+	//2. rendering
+	//render labels
+	for i := range hc.labels {
+		err := func(value *string) error {
+			realValue, err := vars.Rendering(*value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			*value = realValue
+			return nil
+		}(&hc.labels[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return errno.ERR_RENDERING_VARIABLE_FAILED.E(err)
+		}
+	}
+	//render envs
+	for i := range hc.envs {
+		err := func(value *string) error {
+			realValue, err := vars.Rendering(*value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			*value = realValue
+			return nil
+		}(&hc.envs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return errno.ERR_RENDERING_VARIABLE_FAILED.E(err)
+		}
+	}
+	//render config
+	for k, v := range hc.config {
+		if v == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		realv, err := vars.Rendering(v.(string))
+		if err != nil {
+			return errno.ERR_RENDERING_VARIABLE_FAILED.E(err)
+		}
+		hc.config[k] = realv
+		build.DEBUG(build.DEBUG_TOPOLOGY,
+			build.Field{Key: k, Value: v},
+			build.Field{Key: k, Value: realv})
+	}
+	//3. convert config item to its require type after rendering,
+	//	 return error if convert failed
+	return hc.convert()
+}
+
 func NewHostConfig(sequence int, config map[string]interface{}) *HostConfig {
+	vars := variable.NewVariables()
+
 	return &HostConfig{
-		sequence: sequence,
-		config:   config,
-		labels:   []string{},
+		sequence:  sequence,
+		config:    config,
+		labels:    []string{},
+		envs:      []string{},
+		variables: vars,
+		//instances and instancesSquence only used in the memcached deploy
+		instances:         1,
+		instancesSequence: 1,
+	}
+}
+
+// deepcopy a HostConfig with instancesSquence and return it (new variables)
+func copyHostConfig(src *HostConfig, instancesSquence int) *HostConfig {
+	//deepcopy labels
+	newlabels := make([]string, len(src.labels))
+	copy(newlabels, src.labels)
+	//deepcopy envs
+	newenvs := make([]string, len(src.envs))
+	copy(newenvs, src.envs)
+	//create a new variables
+	vars := variable.NewVariables()
+	return &HostConfig{
+		sequence:          src.sequence,
+		config:            utils.DeepCopy(src.config),
+		labels:            newlabels,
+		envs:              newenvs,
+		variables:         vars,
+		instances:         src.instances,
+		instancesSequence: instancesSquence,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +368,6 @@ func ParseHosts(data string) ([]*HostConfig, error) {
 	if len(data) == 0 {
 		return nil, errno.ERR_EMPTY_HOSTS
 	}
-
 	parser := viper.NewWithOptions(viper.KeyDelimiter("::"))
 	parser.SetConfigType("yaml")
 	err := parser.ReadConfig(bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(data)))
@@ -210,9 +395,23 @@ func ParseHosts(data string) ([]*HostConfig, error) {
 			return nil, errno.ERR_DUPLICATE_HOST.
 				F("duplicate host: %s", hc.GetHost())
 		}
-		hcs = append(hcs, hc)
+		//produce the instances of hc, append to hcs.
+		instances := hc.GetInstances()
+		for instancesSquence := 1; instancesSquence <= instances; instancesSquence++ {
+			hc_new := copyHostConfig(hc, instancesSquence)
+			hcs = append(hcs, hc_new)
+		}
 		exist[hc.GetHost()] = true
 	}
+	//add Variables and Rendering
+	for idx, hc := range hcs {
+		if err = AddHostVariables(hcs, idx); err != nil {
+			return nil, err // already is error code
+		} else if err = hc.renderVariables(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err // already is error code
+		}
+		hc.GetVariables().Debug()
+	}
 	build.DEBUG(build.DEBUG_HOSTS, hosts)
 	return hcs, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/configure/hosts/variables.go b/internal/configure/hosts/variables.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d31bfb66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/configure/hosts/variables.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package hosts
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/internal/errno"
+	"github.com/opencurve/curveadm/pkg/variable"
+)
+
+type Var struct {
+	name     string
+	resolved bool
+}
+
+var (
+	hostVars = []Var{
+		{name: "instances_sequence"},
+	}
+)
+
+func addVariables(hcs []*HostConfig, idx int, vars []Var) error {
+	hc := hcs[idx]
+	for _, v := range vars {
+		err := hc.GetVariables().Register(variable.Variable{
+			Name:  v.name,
+			Value: getValue(v.name, hcs, idx),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return errno.ERR_REGISTER_VARIABLE_FAILED.E(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func AddHostVariables(hcs []*HostConfig, idx int) error {
+	return addVariables(hcs, idx, hostVars)
+}
+
+func getValue(name string, hcs []*HostConfig, idx int) string {
+	hc := hcs[idx]
+	switch name {
+	case "instances_sequence":
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%02d", hc.GetInstancesSequence())
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/internal/errno/errno.go b/internal/errno/errno.go
index 46b8228c5..7b402037f 100644
--- a/internal/errno/errno.go
+++ b/internal/errno/errno.go
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ var (
 	ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_NON_EMPTY_STRING = EC(301004, "configure value requires non-empty string")
 	ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_POSITIVE_INTEGER = EC(301005, "configure value requires positive integer")
 	ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_STRING_SLICE     = EC(301006, "configure value requires string array")
+	ERR_CONFIGURE_VALUE_REQUIRES_NONEMPTY_SLICE   = EC(301007, "configure value requires nonempty array")
 	ERR_UNSUPPORT_VARIABLE_VALUE_TYPE             = EC(301100, "unsupport variable value type")
 	ERR_INVALID_VARIABLE_VALUE                    = EC(301101, "invalid variable value")
 
diff --git a/internal/utils/common.go b/internal/utils/common.go
index 056a649a8..91515a81c 100644
--- a/internal/utils/common.go
+++ b/internal/utils/common.go
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ func IsStringAnyMap(v interface{}) bool {
 	return Type(v) == "string_interface_map"
 }
 
+func IsAnySlice(v interface{}) bool {
+	return Type(v) == "any_slice"
+}
+
 func IsFunc(v interface{}) bool {
 	return reflect.TypeOf(v).Kind() == reflect.Func
 }
diff --git a/playbook/memcached/hosts_instances.yaml b/playbook/memcached/hosts_instances.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..487ee49ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbook/memcached/hosts_instances.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+global:
+  user: curve
+  ssh_port: 22
+  private_key_file: /home/curve/.ssh/id_rsa
+
+hosts:
+  - host: server-host1
+    hostname: 10.0.1.1
+    labels:
+      - memcached
+    envs:
+      - SUDO_ALIAS=sudo
+      - ENGINE=docker
+      - IMAGE=memcached:1.6.17
+      - EXPORTER_IMAGE=quay.io/prometheus/memcached-exporter:v0.13.0
+      - LISTEN=10.0.1.1
+      - PORT=112${instances_sequence}
+      - EXPORTER_PORT=91${instances_sequence}
+      - USER=root
+      - MEMORY_LIMIT=32768 # item memory in megabytes
+      - MAX_ITEM_SIZE=8m # adjusts max item size (default: 1m, min: 1k, max: 1024m)
+      - EXT_PATH=/mnt/memcachefile/cachefile:10${instances_sequence}G
+      - EXT_WBUF_SIZE=8 # size in megabytes of page write buffers.
+      - EXT_ITEM_AGE=1 # store items idle at least this long (seconds, default: no age limit)
+      - VERBOSE="v"
+    instances: 3
+
+  - host: server-host2
+    hostname: 10.0.1.2
+    labels:
+      - memcached
+    envs:
+      - SUDO_ALIAS=sudo
+      - ENGINE=docker
+      - IMAGE=memcached:1.6.17
+      - EXPORTER_IMAGE=quay.io/prometheus/memcached-exporter:v0.13.0
+      - LISTEN=10.0.1.2
+      - PORT=11211
+      - EXPORTER_PORT=9151
+      - USER=root
+      - MEMORY_LIMIT=32768 # item memory in megabytes
+      - MAX_ITEM_SIZE=8m # adjusts max item size (default: 1m, min: 1k, max: 1024m)
+      - EXT_PATH=/mnt/memcachefile/cachefile:1024G
+      - EXT_WBUF_SIZE=8 # size in megabytes of page write buffers.
+      - EXT_ITEM_AGE=1 # store items idle at least this long (seconds, default: no age limit)
+      - VERBOSE="v"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbook/memcached/scripts/clean.sh b/playbook/memcached/scripts/clean.sh
index 84e0f2a6a..96b36554a 100644
--- a/playbook/memcached/scripts/clean.sh
+++ b/playbook/memcached/scripts/clean.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 g_container_name="memcached-"${PORT}
+g_exporter_container_name="memcached-exporter-"${EXPORTER_PORT}
 g_docker_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} ${ENGINE}"
 g_rm_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} rm -rf"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,13 @@ precheck() {
         die "container [${g_container_name}] not exists!!!\n"
         exit 1
     fi
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        container_id=`${g_docker_cmd} ps --all --format "{{.ID}}" --filter name=${g_exporter_container_name}`
+        if [ -z ${container_id} ]; then
+            die "container [${g_exporter_container_name}] not exists!!!\n"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
 }
 
 stop_container() {
@@ -32,6 +40,14 @@ stop_container() {
         exit 1
     fi
     success "rm container[${g_container_name}]\n"
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        msg=`${g_docker_cmd} rm ${g_exporter_container_name}`
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+            die "${msg}\n"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        success "rm container[${g_exporter_container_name}]\n"
+    fi
 }
 
 rm_cachefile() {
diff --git a/playbook/memcached/scripts/deploy.sh b/playbook/memcached/scripts/deploy.sh
index f2c48b165..7df5a2c25 100644
--- a/playbook/memcached/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/playbook/memcached/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 g_container_name="memcached-"${PORT}
+g_exporter_container_name="memcached-exporter-"${EXPORTER_PORT}
 g_start_args=""
+g_exporter_start_args=""
 g_docker_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} ${ENGINE}"
 g_lsof_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} lsof"
 g_rm_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} rm -rf"
@@ -28,7 +30,21 @@ precheck() {
     container_id=`${g_docker_cmd} ps --format "{{.ID}}" --filter name=${g_container_name} --all`
     if [ "${container_id}" ]; then
         success "container [${g_container_name}] already exists, skip\n"
-        exit 0
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        container_id=`${g_docker_cmd} ps --format "{{.ID}}" --filter name=${g_exporter_container_name} --all`
+        if [ "${container_id}" ]; then
+            success "container [${g_exporter_container_name}] already exists, skip\n"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        
+        ${g_lsof_cmd} -i:${EXPORTER_PORT} >& /dev/null
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
+            die "port[${EXPORTER_PORT}] is in use!\n"
+            exit 1
+        fi
     fi
 
     # check port
@@ -79,14 +95,28 @@ init() {
     if [ "${VERBOSE}" ];then
         g_start_args="${g_start_args} -${VERBOSE}"
     fi
+
+
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        g_exporter_start_args="${g_exporter_start_args} --memcached.address=${LISTEN}:${PORT}"
+        g_exporter_start_args="${g_exporter_start_args} --web.listen-address=${LISTEN}:${EXPORTER_PORT}"
+    fi
 }
 
 create_container() {
-    success "create container [${g_container_name}]\n"
     ${g_docker_cmd} create --name ${g_container_name} ${g_user} --network host ${g_volume_bind} ${IMAGE} memcached ${g_start_args} >& /dev/null
-
-    success "start container [${g_container_name}]\n"
+    success "create container [${g_container_name}]\n"
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        ${g_docker_cmd} create --name ${g_exporter_container_name} --network host ${EXPORTER_IMAGE} ${g_exporter_start_args} >& /dev/null
+        success "create container [${g_exporter_container_name}]\n"
+    fi
     ${g_docker_cmd} start ${g_container_name} >& /dev/null
+    success "start container [${g_container_name}]\n"
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        ${g_docker_cmd} start ${g_exporter_container_name} >& /dev/null
+        success "start container [${g_exporter_container_name}]\n"
+    fi
+
 
     success "wait 3 seconds, check container status...\n"
     sleep 3
@@ -95,14 +125,25 @@ create_container() {
     if [ ${g_status} != "running" ]; then
         exit 1
     fi
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        if [ ${g_exporter_status} != "running" ]; then
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
 }
 
 get_status_container() {
     g_status=`${g_docker_cmd} inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' ${g_container_name}`
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        g_exporter_status=`${g_docker_cmd} inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' ${g_exporter_container_name}`
+    fi
 }
 
 show_info_container() {
     ${g_docker_cmd} ps --all --filter "name=${g_container_name}" --format="table {{.ID}}\t{{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}"
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        ${g_docker_cmd} ps --all --filter "name=${g_exporter_container_name}" --format="table {{.ID}}\t{{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}"
+    fi
 }
 
 precheck
diff --git a/playbook/memcached/scripts/start.sh b/playbook/memcached/scripts/start.sh
index 9c7c380fa..bd9e33455 100644
--- a/playbook/memcached/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/playbook/memcached/scripts/start.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 g_container_name="memcached-"${PORT}
+g_exporter_container_name="memcached-exporter-"${EXPORTER_PORT}
 g_docker_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} ${ENGINE}"
 g_rm_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} rm -rf"
 g_mkdir_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} mkdir -p"
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ precheck() {
 start_container() {
     ${g_docker_cmd} start ${g_container_name} >& /dev/null
     success "start container[${g_container_name}]\n"
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        ${g_docker_cmd} start ${g_exporter_container_name} >& /dev/null
+        success "start container[${g_exporter_container_name}]\n"
+    fi
 }
 
 get_status_container() {
diff --git a/playbook/memcached/scripts/status.sh b/playbook/memcached/scripts/status.sh
index ed875ec85..32507bb5a 100644
--- a/playbook/memcached/scripts/status.sh
+++ b/playbook/memcached/scripts/status.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 g_container_name="memcached-"${PORT}
+g_exporter_container_name="memcached-exporter-"${EXPORTER_PORT}
 g_start_args=""
 g_docker_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} ${ENGINE}"
 g_volume_bind=""
 g_container_id=""
-g_status="running"
 
 function msg() {
     printf '%b' "$1" >&2
@@ -26,20 +26,39 @@ precheck() {
         success "container [${g_container_name}] not exists!!!"
         exit 1
     fi
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        g_container_id=`${g_docker_cmd} ps --all --format "{{.ID}}" --filter name=${g_exporter_container_name}`
+        if [ -z ${g_container_id} ]; then
+            success "container [${g_exporter_container_name}] not exists!!!"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
 }
 
 show_info_container() {
     ${g_docker_cmd} ps --all --filter "name=${g_container_name}" --format="table {{.ID}}\t{{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}"
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        ${g_docker_cmd} ps --all --filter "name=${g_exporter_container_name}" --format="table {{.ID}}\t{{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}"
+    fi
 }
 
 show_ip_port() {
     printf "memcached addr:\t%s:%d\n" ${LISTEN} ${PORT}
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        printf "memcached-exporter addr:\t%s:%d\n" ${LISTEN} ${EXPORTER_PORT}
+    fi
 }
 
 get_status_container() {
-    g_status=`${g_docker_cmd} inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' ${g_container_name}`
-    if [ ${g_status} != "running" ]; then
+    status=`${g_docker_cmd} inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' ${g_container_name}`
+    if [ ${status} != "running" ]; then
+            exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        status=`${g_docker_cmd} inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' ${g_exporter_container_name}`
+        if [ ${status} != "running" ]; then
             exit 1
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/playbook/memcached/scripts/stop.sh b/playbook/memcached/scripts/stop.sh
index 2dc84e53f..2d51a2b5b 100644
--- a/playbook/memcached/scripts/stop.sh
+++ b/playbook/memcached/scripts/stop.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 g_container_name="memcached-"${PORT}
+g_exporter_container_name="memcached-exporter-"${EXPORTER_PORT}
 g_docker_cmd="${SUDO_ALIAS} ${ENGINE}"
 
 function msg() {
@@ -22,11 +23,22 @@ precheck() {
         die "container [${g_container_name}] not exists!!!\n"
         exit 1
     fi
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        container_id=`${g_docker_cmd} ps --all --format "{{.ID}}" --filter name=${g_exporter_container_name}`
+        if [ -z ${container_id} ]; then
+            die "container [${g_exporter_container_name}] not exists!!!\n"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
 }
 
 stop_container() {
     ${g_docker_cmd} stop ${g_container_name} >& /dev/null
     success "stop container[${g_container_name}]\n"
+    if [ "${EXPORTER_PORT}" ];then
+        ${g_docker_cmd} stop ${g_exporter_container_name} >& /dev/null
+        success "stop container[${g_exporter_container_name}]\n"
+    fi
 }
 
 precheck