diff --git a/src/graph/test/SchemaTest.cpp b/src/graph/test/SchemaTest.cpp
index c27b4ff1302..ec3293f07ee 100644
--- a/src/graph/test/SchemaTest.cpp
+++ b/src/graph/test/SchemaTest.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "base/Base.h"
 #include "graph/test/TestEnv.h"
 #include "graph/test/TestBase.h"
+#include "meta/test/TestUtils.h"
 
 DECLARE_int32(load_data_interval_secs);
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ TEST_F(SchemaTest, metaCommunication) {
         std::string query = "ADD HOSTS 127.0.0.1:1000, 127.0.0.1:1100";
         auto code = client->execute(query, resp);
         ASSERT_EQ(cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED, code);
+        meta::TestUtils::registerHB(
+                network::NetworkUtils::toHosts("127.0.0.1:1000, 127.0.0.1:1100").value());
     }
     {
         cpp2::ExecutionResponse resp;
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ TEST_F(SchemaTest, metaCommunication) {
     }
     {
         cpp2::ExecutionResponse resp;
-        std::string query = "CREATE SPACE default_space(partition_num=9, replica_factor=3)";
+        std::string query = "CREATE SPACE default_space(partition_num=9, replica_factor=1)";
         auto code = client->execute(query, resp);
         ASSERT_EQ(cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED, code);
     }
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ TEST_F(SchemaTest, metaCommunication) {
         auto code = client->execute(query, resp);
         ASSERT_EQ(cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED, code);
         std::vector<std::tuple<int, std::string, int, int>> expected{
-            {1, "default_space", 9, 3},
+            {1, "default_space", 9, 1},
         };
         ASSERT_TRUE(verifyResult(resp, expected));
     }
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ TEST_F(SchemaTest, metaCommunication) {
     }
     {
         cpp2::ExecutionResponse resp;
-        std::string query = "CREATE SPACE my_space(partition_num=9, replica_factor=3)";
+        std::string query = "CREATE SPACE my_space(partition_num=9, replica_factor=1)";
         auto code = client->execute(query, resp);
         ASSERT_EQ(cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED, code);
     }
diff --git a/src/interface/meta.thrift b/src/interface/meta.thrift
index 6c667fa4d08..4ec08c21af7 100644
--- a/src/interface/meta.thrift
+++ b/src/interface/meta.thrift
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum ErrorCode {
     E_EXISTED        = -22,
     E_NOT_FOUND      = -23,
     E_INVALID_HOST   = -24,
+    E_UNSUPPORTED    = -25,
 
     // KV Failure
     E_STORE_FAILURE          = -31,
diff --git a/src/meta/ActiveHostsMan.h b/src/meta/ActiveHostsMan.h
index f2289333ed5..030c6173c77 100644
--- a/src/meta/ActiveHostsMan.h
+++ b/src/meta/ActiveHostsMan.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include "thread/GenericWorker.h"
 #include "time/TimeUtils.h"
 
+DECLARE_int32(expired_hosts_check_interval_sec);
+DECLARE_int32(expired_threshold_sec);
+
 namespace nebula {
 namespace meta {
 
@@ -31,6 +34,21 @@ struct HostInfo {
     int64_t lastHBTimeInSec_ = 0;
 };
 
+class ActiveHostsMan;
+
+class ActiveHostsManHolder final {
+public:
+    ActiveHostsManHolder() = delete;
+    ~ActiveHostsManHolder() = delete;
+
+    static ActiveHostsMan* hostsMan() {
+       static auto hostsMan
+           = std::make_unique<ActiveHostsMan>(FLAGS_expired_hosts_check_interval_sec,
+                                              FLAGS_expired_threshold_sec);
+       return hostsMan.get();
+    }
+};
+
 class ActiveHostsMan final {
     FRIEND_TEST(ActiveHostsManTest, NormalTest);
 
@@ -77,6 +95,11 @@ class ActiveHostsMan final {
         return hosts;
     }
 
+    void reset() {
+        folly::RWSpinLock::WriteHolder rh(&lock_);
+        hostsMap_.clear();
+    }
+
 protected:
     void cleanExpiredHosts() {
         int64_t now = time::TimeUtils::nowInSeconds();
diff --git a/src/meta/client/MetaClient.cpp b/src/meta/client/MetaClient.cpp
index 742832dbdc3..6f668eaf585 100644
--- a/src/meta/client/MetaClient.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/client/MetaClient.cpp
@@ -871,6 +871,5 @@ folly::Future<StatusOr<bool>> MetaClient::heartbeat() {
         return resp.code == cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED;
     }, true);
 }
-
 }  // namespace meta
 }  // namespace nebula
diff --git a/src/meta/processors/BaseProcessor.h b/src/meta/processors/BaseProcessor.h
index aac631c6971..e54383ac21e 100644
--- a/src/meta/processors/BaseProcessor.h
+++ b/src/meta/processors/BaseProcessor.h
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ class BaseProcessor {
         return thriftID;
     }
 
+    nebula::cpp2::HostAddr toThriftHost(const HostAddr& host) {
+        nebula::cpp2::HostAddr tHost;
+        tHost.set_ip(host.first);
+        tHost.set_port(host.second);
+        return tHost;
+    }
+
     /**
      * General put function.
      * */
diff --git a/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.cpp b/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.cpp
index 744424f73fd..c1629f45c10 100644
--- a/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.h"
+#include "meta/ActiveHostsMan.h"
 
 namespace nebula {
 namespace meta {
@@ -22,20 +23,25 @@ void CreateSpaceProcessor::process(const cpp2::CreateSpaceReq& req) {
         return;
     }
     CHECK_EQ(Status::SpaceNotFound(), spaceRet.status());
-    auto ret = allHosts();
-    if (!ret.ok()) {
+    auto hosts = ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts();
+    if (hosts.empty()) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Create Space Failed : No Hosts!";
         resp_.set_code(cpp2::ErrorCode::E_NO_HOSTS);
         onFinished();
         return;
     }
     auto spaceId = autoIncrementId();
-    auto hosts = ret.value();
     auto spaceName = properties.get_space_name();
     auto partitionNum = properties.get_partition_num();
     auto replicaFactor = properties.get_replica_factor();
     VLOG(3) << "Create space " << spaceName << ", id " << spaceId;
-
+    if ((int32_t)hosts.size() < replicaFactor) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Not enough hosts existed for replica "
+                   << replicaFactor << ", hosts num " << hosts.size();
+        resp_.set_code(cpp2::ErrorCode::E_UNSUPPORTED);
+        onFinished();
+        return;
+    }
     std::vector<kvstore::KV> data;
     data.emplace_back(MetaServiceUtils::indexSpaceKey(spaceName),
                       std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&spaceId), sizeof(spaceId)));
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ void CreateSpaceProcessor::process(const cpp2::CreateSpaceReq& req) {
 
 std::vector<nebula::cpp2::HostAddr>
 CreateSpaceProcessor::pickHosts(PartitionID partId,
-                                const std::vector<nebula::cpp2::HostAddr>& hosts,
+                                const std::vector<HostAddr>& hosts,
                                 int32_t replicaFactor) {
     if (hosts.size() == 0) {
         return std::vector<nebula::cpp2::HostAddr>();
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ CreateSpaceProcessor::pickHosts(PartitionID partId,
     auto startIndex = partId;
     std::vector<nebula::cpp2::HostAddr> pickedHosts;
     for (decltype(replicaFactor) i = 0; i < replicaFactor; i++) {
-        pickedHosts.emplace_back(hosts[startIndex++ % hosts.size()]);
+        pickedHosts.emplace_back(toThriftHost(hosts[startIndex++ % hosts.size()]));
     }
     return pickedHosts;
 }
diff --git a/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.h b/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.h
index 4c0d0e03f17..53345b78d6a 100644
--- a/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.h
+++ b/src/meta/processors/CreateSpaceProcessor.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class CreateSpaceProcessor : public BaseProcessor<cpp2::ExecResp> {
 protected:
     std::vector<nebula::cpp2::HostAddr> pickHosts(
                                             PartitionID partId,
-                                            const std::vector<nebula::cpp2::HostAddr>& hosts,
+                                            const std::vector<HostAddr>& hosts,
                                             int32_t replicaFactor);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.cpp b/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.cpp
index d0456c96bcf..cde34e72216 100644
--- a/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,28 @@ DEFINE_int32(expired_hosts_check_interval_sec, 20,
              "Check the expired hosts at the interval");
 DEFINE_int32(expired_threshold_sec, 10 * 60,
              "Hosts will be expired in this time if no heartbeat received");
+DEFINE_bool(hosts_whitelist_enabled, true, "Check host whether in whitelist when received hb");
 
 namespace nebula {
 namespace meta {
 
+void HBProcessor::process(const cpp2::HBReq& req) {
+    HostAddr host(req.host.ip, req.host.port);
+    if (FLAGS_hosts_whitelist_enabled
+            && hostExist(MetaServiceUtils::hostKey(host.first, host.second))
+                == Status::HostNotFound()) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Reject unregistered host " << host << "!";
+        resp_.set_code(cpp2::ErrorCode::E_INVALID_HOST);
+        onFinished();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    LOG(INFO) << "Receive heartbeat from " << host;
+    HostInfo info;
+    info.lastHBTimeInSec_ = time::TimeUtils::nowInSeconds();
+    ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->updateHostInfo(host, info);
+    onFinished();
+}
 
 }  // namespace meta
 }  // namespace nebula
diff --git a/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.h b/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.h
index ab31834ad48..a1206bada38 100644
--- a/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.h
+++ b/src/meta/processors/HBProcessor.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "meta/ActiveHostsMan.h"
 #include "time/TimeUtils.h"
 
-DECLARE_int32(expired_hosts_check_interval_sec);
-DECLARE_int32(expired_threshold_sec);
 
 namespace nebula {
 namespace meta {
@@ -27,33 +25,11 @@ class HBProcessor : public BaseProcessor<cpp2::HBResp> {
         return new HBProcessor(kvstore);
     }
 
-    void process(const cpp2::HBReq& req) {
-        HostAddr host(req.host.ip, req.host.port);
-        if (hostExist(MetaServiceUtils::hostKey(host.first, host.second))
-                    == Status::HostNotFound()) {
-            LOG(INFO) << "Reject unregistered host " << host << "!";
-            resp_.set_code(cpp2::ErrorCode::E_INVALID_HOST);
-            onFinished();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        LOG(INFO) << "Receive heartbeat from " << host;
-        HostInfo info;
-        info.lastHBTimeInSec_ = time::TimeUtils::nowInSeconds();
-        hostsMan()->updateHostInfo(host, info);
-        onFinished();
-    }
+    void process(const cpp2::HBReq& req);
 
 private:
     explicit HBProcessor(kvstore::KVStore* kvstore)
             : BaseProcessor<cpp2::HBResp>(kvstore) {}
-
-    static ActiveHostsMan* hostsMan() {
-        static auto hostsMan
-            = std::make_unique<ActiveHostsMan>(FLAGS_expired_hosts_check_interval_sec,
-                                               FLAGS_expired_threshold_sec);
-        return hostsMan.get();
-    }
 };
 
 }  // namespace meta
diff --git a/src/meta/test/HBProcessorTest.cpp b/src/meta/test/HBProcessorTest.cpp
index cc15315955e..cf68b13b8cc 100644
--- a/src/meta/test/HBProcessorTest.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/test/HBProcessorTest.cpp
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ TEST(HBProcessorTest, HBTest) {
             auto resp = std::move(f).get();
             ASSERT_EQ(cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED, resp.code);
         }
-        auto hosts = HBProcessor::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts();
+        auto hosts = ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts();
         ASSERT_EQ(5, hosts.size());
         sleep(3);
-        ASSERT_EQ(0, HBProcessor::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts().size());
+        ASSERT_EQ(0, ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts().size());
 
         LOG(INFO) << "Test for invalid host!";
         cpp2::HBReq req;
diff --git a/src/meta/test/MetaClientTest.cpp b/src/meta/test/MetaClientTest.cpp
index 1844683bc63..b0f221c26bb 100644
--- a/src/meta/test/MetaClientTest.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/test/MetaClientTest.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "meta/ServerBasedSchemaManager.h"
 #include "dataman/ResultSchemaProvider.h"
 #include "meta/processors/HBProcessor.h"
+#include "meta/test/TestUtils.h"
 
 DECLARE_int32(load_data_interval_secs);
 DECLARE_int32(heartbeat_interval_secs);
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ TEST(MetaClientTest, InterfacesTest) {
         std::vector<HostAddr> hosts = {{0, 0}, {1, 1}, {2, 2}, {3, 3}};
         auto r = client->addHosts(hosts).get();
         ASSERT_TRUE(r.ok());
+        TestUtils::registerHB(hosts);
         auto ret = client->listHosts().get();
         ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok());
         ASSERT_EQ(hosts, ret.value());
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ TEST(MetaClientTest, InterfacesTest) {
     {
         // Test createSpace, listSpaces, getPartsAlloc.
         {
-            auto ret = client->createSpace("default_space", 9, 3).get();
+            auto ret = client->createSpace("default_space", 8, 3).get();
             ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok()) << ret.status();
             spaceId = ret.value();
         }
@@ -68,12 +70,9 @@ TEST(MetaClientTest, InterfacesTest) {
         {
             auto ret = client->getPartsAlloc(spaceId).get();
             ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok()) << ret.status();
+            ASSERT_EQ(8, ret.value().size());
             for (auto it = ret.value().begin(); it != ret.value().end(); it++) {
-                auto startIndex = it->first;
-                for (auto& h : it->second) {
-                    ASSERT_EQ(startIndex++ % 4, h.first);
-                    ASSERT_EQ(h.first, h.second);
-                }
+                ASSERT_EQ(3, it->second.size());
             }
         }
         {
@@ -165,16 +164,14 @@ TEST(MetaClientTest, InterfacesTest) {
     sleep(FLAGS_load_data_interval_secs + 1);
     {
         // Test cache interfaces
-        // For Host(0, 0) the parts should be 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
         auto partsMap = client->getPartsMapFromCache(HostAddr(0, 0));
         ASSERT_EQ(1, partsMap.size());
         ASSERT_EQ(6, partsMap[spaceId].size());
     }
     {
         auto partMeta = client->getPartMetaFromCache(spaceId, 1);
-        int32_t startIndex = 1;
+        ASSERT_EQ(3, partMeta.peers_.size());
         for (auto& h : partMeta.peers_) {
-            ASSERT_EQ(startIndex++ % 4, h.first);
             ASSERT_EQ(h.first, h.second);
         }
     }
@@ -287,6 +284,7 @@ TEST(MetaClientTest, TagTest) {
     std::vector<HostAddr> hosts = {{0, 0}, {1, 1}, {2, 2}, {3, 3}};
     auto r = client->addHosts(hosts).get();
     ASSERT_TRUE(r.ok());
+    TestUtils::registerHB(hosts);
     auto ret = client->createSpace("default_space", 9, 3).get();
     ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok()) << ret.status();
     spaceId = ret.value();
@@ -387,6 +385,7 @@ TEST(MetaClientTest, DiffTest) {
         std::vector<HostAddr> hosts = {{0, 0}};
         auto r = client->addHosts(hosts).get();
         ASSERT_TRUE(r.ok());
+        TestUtils::registerHB(hosts);
         auto ret = client->listHosts().get();
         ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok());
         ASSERT_EQ(hosts, ret.value());
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ TEST(MetaClientTest, HeartbeatTest) {
         ASSERT_EQ(hosts, ret.value());
     }
     sleep(FLAGS_heartbeat_interval_secs + 1);
-    ASSERT_EQ(1, HBProcessor::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts().size());
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts().size());
 }
 
 }  // namespace meta
diff --git a/src/meta/test/ProcessorTest.cpp b/src/meta/test/ProcessorTest.cpp
index b8c8d814b28..6dcd68c84fe 100644
--- a/src/meta/test/ProcessorTest.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/test/ProcessorTest.cpp
@@ -123,11 +123,10 @@ TEST(ProcessorTest, CreateSpaceTest) {
     {
         cpp2::SpaceProperties properties;
         properties.set_space_name("default_space");
-        properties.set_partition_num(9);
+        properties.set_partition_num(8);
         properties.set_replica_factor(3);
         cpp2::CreateSpaceReq req;
         req.set_properties(std::move(properties));
-
         auto* processor = CreateSpaceProcessor::instance(kv.get());
         auto f = processor->getFuture();
         processor->process(req);
@@ -155,18 +154,21 @@ TEST(ProcessorTest, CreateSpaceTest) {
         processor->process(req);
         auto resp = std::move(f).get();
         ASSERT_EQ(cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED, resp.code);
+        std::unordered_map<HostAddr, std::set<PartitionID>> hostsParts;
         for (auto& p : resp.get_parts()) {
-            auto startIndex = p.first;
             for (auto& h : p.second) {
-                ASSERT_EQ(startIndex++ % hostsNum, h.get_ip());
+                hostsParts[std::make_pair(h.get_ip(), h.get_port())].insert(p.first);
                 ASSERT_EQ(h.get_ip(), h.get_port());
             }
         }
+        ASSERT_EQ(hostsNum, hostsParts.size());
+        for (auto it = hostsParts.begin(); it != hostsParts.end(); it++) {
+            ASSERT_EQ(6, it->second.size());
+        }
     }
     {
         cpp2::DropSpaceReq req;
         req.set_space_name("default_space");
-
         auto* processor = DropSpaceProcessor::instance(kv.get());
         auto f = processor->getFuture();
         processor->process(req);
diff --git a/src/meta/test/TestUtils.h b/src/meta/test/TestUtils.h
index 177fc695b15..148bdfc0192 100644
--- a/src/meta/test/TestUtils.h
+++ b/src/meta/test/TestUtils.h
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * attached with Common Clause Condition 1.0, found in the LICENSES directory.
  */
 
+#ifndef META_TEST_TESTUTILS_H_
+#define META_TEST_TESTUTILS_H_
+
 #include "base/Base.h"
 #include "kvstore/KVStore.h"
 #include "kvstore/PartManager.h"
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "meta/MetaServiceHandler.h"
 #include <thrift/lib/cpp2/server/ThriftServer.h>
 #include "interface/gen-cpp2/common_types.h"
+#include "time/TimeUtils.h"
+#include "meta/ActiveHostsMan.h"
 
 DECLARE_string(part_man_type);
 
@@ -52,6 +57,14 @@ class TestUtils {
         return column;
     }
 
+    static void registerHB(const std::vector<HostAddr>& hosts) {
+        ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->reset();
+        auto now = time::TimeUtils::nowInSeconds();
+        for (auto& h : hosts) {
+            ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->updateHostInfo(h, HostInfo(now));
+        }
+    }
+
     static int32_t createSomeHosts(kvstore::KVStore* kv,
                                    std::vector<HostAddr> hosts
                                         = {{0, 0}, {1, 1}, {2, 2}, {3, 3}}) {
@@ -72,6 +85,7 @@ class TestUtils {
             auto resp = std::move(f).get();
             EXPECT_EQ(cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED, resp.code);
         }
+        registerHB(hosts);
         {
             cpp2::ListHostsReq req;
             auto* processor = ListHostsProcessor::instance(kv);
@@ -191,3 +205,4 @@ class TestUtils {
 }  // namespace meta
 }  // namespace nebula
 
+#endif  // META_TEST_TESTUTILS_H_
diff --git a/src/storage/test/StorageClientTest.cpp b/src/storage/test/StorageClientTest.cpp
index 159265a0d04..b61ff17cc1c 100644
--- a/src/storage/test/StorageClientTest.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/test/StorageClientTest.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ TEST(StorageClientTest, VerticesInterfacesTest) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Add hosts and create space....";
     auto r = mClient->addHosts({HostAddr(localIp, localDataPort)}).get();
     ASSERT_TRUE(r.ok());
+    while (meta::ActiveHostsManHolder::hostsMan()->getActiveHosts().size() == 0) {
+        usleep(1000);
+    }
     auto ret = mClient->createSpace("default", 10, 1).get();
     spaceId = ret.value();
     sleep(2 * FLAGS_load_data_interval_secs + 1);
diff --git a/src/storage/test/TestUtils.h b/src/storage/test/TestUtils.h
index e3a0ce12294..84d0ef323d7 100644
--- a/src/storage/test/TestUtils.h
+++ b/src/storage/test/TestUtils.h
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * attached with Common Clause Condition 1.0, found in the LICENSES directory.
  */
 
+#ifndef STORAGE_TEST_TESTUTILS_H_
+#define STORAGE_TEST_TESTUTILS_H_
+
 #include "base/Base.h"
 #include "kvstore/KVStore.h"
 #include "kvstore/PartManager.h"
@@ -206,3 +209,4 @@ class TestUtils {
 }  // namespace storage
 }  // namespace nebula
 
+#endif  // STORAGE_TEST_TESTUTILS_H_