diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 676d2546c..98731bf03 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@ function configure_df_plugin {
         neutron_server_config_add_new $DRAGONFLOW_CONF
     fi
 
-    iniset $DRAGONFLOW_CONF df remote_db_ip "$REMOTE_DB_IP"
-    iniset $DRAGONFLOW_CONF df remote_db_port $REMOTE_DB_PORT
     iniset $DRAGONFLOW_CONF df remote_db_hosts "$REMOTE_DB_HOSTS"
     iniset $DRAGONFLOW_CONF df nb_db_class "$NB_DRIVER_CLASS"
     iniset $DRAGONFLOW_CONF df enable_neutron_notifier "$ENABLE_NEUTRON_NOTIFIER"
diff --git a/devstack/redis_driver b/devstack/redis_driver
index bcc8fcb2e..aad77d861 100644
--- a/devstack/redis_driver
+++ b/devstack/redis_driver
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ RUBY_VERSION=2.3
 
 function _redis_env {
     # REMOTE_DB_* initialized after sourcing
-    export REDIS_SERVER_LIST=$REMOTE_DB_IP
-    export REMOTE_PORT_START=$REMOTE_DB_PORT
+    export REDIS_SERVER_LIST=$(echo $REMOTE_DB_HOSTS | sed 's/,/ /g')
+    export REMOTE_PORT_START=$(echo $REDIS_SERVER_LIST | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d: -f2)
+    export REDIS_SERVER_IPS=$(echo $REDIS_SERVER_LIST | awk -F: 'BEGIN {RS=" "} { print $1 }' | sort | uniq)
     export NODE_COUNT_END=5
     export REMOTE_PORT_END=`expr $REMOTE_PORT_START + $NODE_COUNT_END`
     export REDIS_PORT=`seq $REMOTE_PORT_START $REMOTE_PORT_END`
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ function _configure_redis {
     sudo sh -c "grep -q vm.overcommit_memory /etc/sysctl.conf ||
                 echo vm.overcommit_memory = 1 >> /etc/sysctl.conf"
     sudo sh -c "sysctl -p"
-    for redisserver in $REDIS_SERVER_LIST; do
+    for redisserver in $REDIS_SERVER_IPS; do
         for port in $REDIS_PORT; do
             echo "shutdown redis: "$redisserver:$port
             cp redis.conf /opt/redis3/conf/redis-$port.conf
@@ -118,28 +119,28 @@ function nb_db_driver_start_server {
                     test -f /opt/redis3/conf/nodes-$port.conf || { create=true; break 2 ; }
                 done
             done
-             # start redis
-             for redisserver in $REDIS_SERVER_LIST; do
-                 for port in $REDIS_PORT; do
-                     echo $redisserver:$port
-                     pushd /opt/redis3/
-                     [ "$create" ] && {
+            # start redis
+            for redisserver in $REDIS_SERVER_IPS; do
+                for port in $REDIS_PORT; do
+                    echo $redisserver:$port
+                    pushd /opt/redis3/
+                    [ "$create" ] && {
 
-                         sudo rm nodes* -rf
-                     }
+                        sudo rm nodes* -rf
+                    }
 
-                     ./bin/redis-server ./conf/redis-$port.conf &
-                     redis_cluster="$redis_cluster"" ""$redisserver:$port"
-                     popd
-                 done
-             done
-             # create cluster
-             [ "$create" ] && {
-                 echo "Create the Redis cluster: "$redis_cluster
-                 pushd /opt/redis3/bin/
-                 echo "yes" | sudo ./redis-trib.rb create --replicas 1 $redis_cluster
-                 popd
-             }
+                    ./bin/redis-server ./conf/redis-$port.conf &
+                    redis_cluster="$redis_cluster"" ""$redisserver:$port"
+                    popd
+                done
+            done
+            # create cluster
+            [ "$create" ] && {
+                echo "Create the Redis cluster: "$redis_cluster
+                pushd /opt/redis3/bin/
+                echo "yes" | sudo ./redis-trib.rb create --replicas 1 $redis_cluster
+                popd
+            }
 
         fi
     fi
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ function nb_db_driver_stop_server {
     _redis_env
     if is_service_enabled df-redis-server ; then
         if is_ubuntu || is_fedora; then
-            for redisserver in $REDIS_SERVER_LIST; do
+            for redisserver in $REDIS_SERVER_IPS; do
                 for port in $REDIS_PORT; do
                     echo "Shutdown Redis: "$redisserver:$port
                     sudo /opt/redis3/bin/redis-cli -p $port shutdown
diff --git a/devstack/zookeeper_driver b/devstack/zookeeper_driver
index 675f0b080..2e340bf28 100644
--- a/devstack/zookeeper_driver
+++ b/devstack/zookeeper_driver
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ function _zookeeper_env {
     export ZOOKEEPER_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/zookeeper"
     export ZOOKEEPER_LOG_DIR="/var/log/zookeeper"
     export ZOOKEEPER_DIR="/etc/zookeeper"
+    local SERVER_LIST=$(echo $REMOTE_DB_HOSTS | sed 's/,/ /g')
+    export ZOOKEEPER_SERVER_PORT=$(echo $SERVER_LIST | awk -F: 'BEGIN {RS=" "} { print $2 }' | sort | uniq | tail -1)
 }
 
 function update_key_in_file {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ function nb_db_driver_install_server {
         if [ -f $ZOOKEEPER_CONF_FILE ] ; then
             update_key_in_file dataDir "${ZOOKEEPER_DATA_DIR}" $ZOOKEEPER_CONF_FILE
             update_key_in_file dataLogDir "${ZOOKEEPER_LOG_DIR}" $ZOOKEEPER_CONF_FILE
-            update_key_in_file clientPort "${REMOTE_DB_PORT}" $ZOOKEEPER_CONF_FILE
+            update_key_in_file clientPort "${ZOOKEEPER_SERVER_PORT}" $ZOOKEEPER_CONF_FILE
             update_key_in_file "server.1" "${HOSTNAME}:2888:3888" $ZOOKEEPER_CONF_FILE
         fi
         sudo systemctl restart zookeeper
diff --git a/doc/source/manual_deployment.rst b/doc/source/manual_deployment.rst
index 2a8e79821..8ee078a7a 100644
--- a/doc/source/manual_deployment.rst
+++ b/doc/source/manual_deployment.rst
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ Next you need to change the configuration, for example, etcd:
 
     [df]
     nb_db_class = etcd_nb_db_driver
-    remote_db_port = {etcd_port}
-    remote_db_ip = {etcd_ip}
+    remote_db_hosts = [{etcd_ip}:{etcd_port}]
 
 Pub/Sub Driver
 --------------
diff --git a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/etcd_compute_node.conf b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/etcd_compute_node.conf
index 32c8d881d..dbccd6737 100644
--- a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/etcd_compute_node.conf
+++ b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/etcd_compute_node.conf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ enable_service df-metadata
 SERVICE_HOST=<IP address of host running everything else>
 RABBIT_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
 Q_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
-REMOTE_DB_IP=$SERVICE_HOST
+REMOTE_DB_HOSTS="$SERVICE_HOST:2379"
 
 # Make VNC work on compute node
 NOVA_VNC_ENABLED=True
diff --git a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/ramcloud_compute_node.conf b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/ramcloud_compute_node.conf
index 68c4391a5..91df2073e 100644
--- a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/ramcloud_compute_node.conf
+++ b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/ramcloud_compute_node.conf
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ REMOTE_DB_PORT=21222
 SERVICE_HOST=<Controller_node_IP_Address>
 RABBIT_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
 Q_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
-REMOTE_DB_IP=$SERVICE_HOST
+REMOTE_DB_HOSTS="$SERVICE_HOST:4001"
 
 # Make VNC work on compute node
 NOVA_VNC_ENABLED=True
diff --git a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/redis_compute_node_local_controller.conf b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/redis_compute_node_local_controller.conf
index 1dd7814c1..6e9ea05e6 100644
--- a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/redis_compute_node_local_controller.conf
+++ b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/redis_compute_node_local_controller.conf
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enable_service df-metadata
 SERVICE_HOST=<IP address of host running everything else>
 RABBIT_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
 Q_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
-REMOTE_DB_IP=$SERVICE_HOST
+REMOTE_DB_HOSTS="$SERVICE_HOST:4001"
 
 # Make VNC work on compute node
 NOVA_VNC_ENABLED=True
diff --git a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/rethinkDB_compute_node.conf b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/rethinkDB_compute_node.conf
index c6e44c2a8..c2f81acb3 100644
--- a/doc/source/multi-node-conf/rethinkDB_compute_node.conf
+++ b/doc/source/multi-node-conf/rethinkDB_compute_node.conf
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ REMOTE_DB_PORT=28015
 SERVICE_HOST=<Controller_node_IP_Address>
 RABBIT_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
 Q_HOST=$SERVICE_HOST
-REMOTE_DB_IP=$SERVICE_HOST
+REMOTE_DB_HOSTS="$SERVICE_HOST:4001"
 
 # Make VNC work on compute node
 NOVA_VNC_ENABLED=True
diff --git a/dragonflow/conf/df_common_params.py b/dragonflow/conf/df_common_params.py
index c957f6b31..df2a2e0cb 100644
--- a/dragonflow/conf/df_common_params.py
+++ b/dragonflow/conf/df_common_params.py
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ from dragonflow._i18n import _
 df_opts = [
     cfg.IPOpt('remote_db_ip',
               default='127.0.0.1',
+              deprecated_for_removal=True,
               help=_('The remote db server ip address')),
     cfg.PortOpt('remote_db_port',
                 default=4001,
+                deprecated_for_removal=True,
                 help=_('The remote db server port')),
     cfg.ListOpt('remote_db_hosts',
                 default=['$remote_db_ip:$remote_db_port'],
diff --git a/dragonflow/db/api_nb.py b/dragonflow/db/api_nb.py
index da925e156..2216e7c21 100644
--- a/dragonflow/db/api_nb.py
+++ b/dragonflow/db/api_nb.py
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 _nb_api = None
 
 
+def get_db_ip_port():
+    hosts = cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_hosts
+    if not hosts:
+        LOG.warning("Deprecated: remote_db_ip and remote_db_port are "
+                    "deprecated for removal. Use remote_db_hosts instead")
+        ip = cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_ip
+        port = cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_port
+        return ip, port
+    host = hosts[0]
+    ip, port = host.split(':')
+    return ip, port
+
+
 def _get_topic(obj):
     try:
         return getattr(obj, 'topic', None)
@@ -70,8 +83,8 @@ class NbApi(object):
                 nb_driver,
                 use_pubsub=cfg.CONF.df.enable_df_pub_sub,
                 is_neutron_server=is_neutron_server)
-            nb_api.initialize(db_ip=cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_ip,
-                              db_port=cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_port)
+            ip, port = get_db_ip_port()
+            nb_api.initialize(db_ip=ip, db_port=port)
             _nb_api = nb_api
         return _nb_api
 
diff --git a/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/etcd_pubsub_driver.py b/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/etcd_pubsub_driver.py
index 4e955fc92..5603741d2 100644
--- a/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/etcd_pubsub_driver.py
+++ b/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/etcd_pubsub_driver.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 import etcd3gw
 import threading
 
-from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
+from dragonflow.db import api_nb
 from dragonflow.db import pub_sub_api
 
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class EtcdPublisherAgent(pub_sub_api.PublisherAgentBase):
 
     def initialize(self):
         super(EtcdPublisherAgent, self).__init__()
-        self.client = etcd3gw.client(host=cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_ip,
-                                     port=cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_port)
+        ip, port = api_nb.get_db_ip_port()
+        self.client = etcd3gw.client(host=ip, port=port)
 
     def _send_event(self, data, topic):
         topic_prefix = _get_topic_watch_prefix(topic)
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ class EtcdSubscriberAgent(pub_sub_api.SubscriberApi):
     def initialize(self, callback):
         self.db_changes_callback = callback
         self.stop_event = threading.Event()
-        self.client = etcd3gw.client(host=cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_ip,
-                                     port=cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_port)
+        ip, port = api_nb.get_db_ip_port()
+        self.client = etcd3gw.client(host=ip, port=port)
 
     def _create_topic_thread(self, topic):
         topic_thread = WatcherThread(
diff --git a/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/redis_db_pubsub_driver.py b/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/redis_db_pubsub_driver.py
index 2b1aa3fd6..3542ff5c1 100644
--- a/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/redis_db_pubsub_driver.py
+++ b/dragonflow/db/pubsub_drivers/redis_db_pubsub_driver.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 import redis
 
-from dragonflow import conf as cfg
 from dragonflow.controller.common import constants
+from dragonflow.db import api_nb
 from dragonflow.db.drivers import redis_mgt
 from dragonflow.db import pub_sub_api
 
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ class RedisPublisherAgent(pub_sub_api.PublisherAgentBase):
     def initialize(self):
         # find a publisher server node
         super(RedisPublisherAgent, self).initialize()
-        self.redis_mgt = redis_mgt.RedisMgt.get_instance(
-            cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_ip,
-            cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_port)
+        ip, port = api_nb.get_db_ip_port()
+        self.redis_mgt = redis_mgt.RedisMgt.get_instance(ip, port)
         self._update_client()
 
     def close(self):
@@ -136,9 +135,8 @@ class RedisSubscriberAgent(pub_sub_api.SubscriberAgentBase):
     def initialize(self, callback):
         # find a subscriber server node and run daemon
         super(RedisSubscriberAgent, self).initialize(callback)
-        self.redis_mgt = redis_mgt.RedisMgt.get_instance(
-            cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_ip,
-            cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_port)
+        ip, port = api_nb.get_db_ip_port()
+        self.redis_mgt = redis_mgt.RedisMgt.get_instance(ip, port)
         self._update_client()
         self.is_closed = False
 
diff --git a/dragonflow/tests/fullstack/test_db_api.py b/dragonflow/tests/fullstack/test_db_api.py
index e97749300..42bb49267 100644
--- a/dragonflow/tests/fullstack/test_db_api.py
+++ b/dragonflow/tests/fullstack/test_db_api.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 from dragonflow.common import utils as df_utils
 from dragonflow import conf as cfg
+from dragonflow.db import api_nb
 from dragonflow.tests.database import test_db_api
 from dragonflow.tests.fullstack import test_base
 
@@ -23,6 +24,5 @@ class TestDbApi(test_base.DFTestBase, test_db_api.TestDbApi):
         self.driver = df_utils.load_driver(
                 cfg.CONF.df.nb_db_class,
                 df_utils.DF_NB_DB_DRIVER_NAMESPACE)
-        self.driver.initialize(cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_ip,
-                               cfg.CONF.df.remote_db_port,
-                               config=cfg.CONF.df)
+        ip, port = api_nb.get_db_ip_port()
+        self.driver.initialize(ip, port, config=cfg.CONF.df)