diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
index cea7cb1a3a..9a72faf333 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ RUN apt-get install -f -y ifupdown bridge-utils libdbus-1-3 libdaemon0 libjansso
 ## TODO: implicitly install dependencies
 RUN apt-get -y install libjemalloc1
 
+# Dependencies for sonic-cfggen                                                                                                                                                           
+RUN apt-get install -y python-lxml python-jinja2 python-netaddr python-ipaddr python-yaml 
+
 COPY \
 {% for deb in docker_orchagent_debs.split(' ') -%}
 debs/{{ deb }}{{' '}}
diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
index ca97c03a12..4ef7638809 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
@@ -25,32 +25,28 @@ trap clean_up SIGTERM SIGKILL
 
 . /host/machine.conf
 
+HWSKU=`sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -v minigraph_hwsku`
+
 MAC_ADDRESS=`ip link show eth0 | grep ether | awk '{print $2}'`
 
 ORCHAGENT_ARGS=""
 
-PORTSYNCD_ARGS=""
+PORTSYNCD_ARGS="-p /usr/share/sonic/$HWSKU/port_config.ini"
 
 SWSSCONFIG_ARGS="00-copp.config.json "
 
-if [ "$onie_platform" == "x86_64-dell_s6000_s1220-r0" ]; then
+if [ "$HWSKU" == "Force10-S6000" ]; then
     ORCHAGENT_ARGS+="-m $MAC_ADDRESS"
-    PORTSYNCD_ARGS+="-p /etc/ssw/Force10-S6000/port_config.ini"
     SWSSCONFIG_ARGS+="td2.32ports.qos.1.json td2.32ports.qos.2.json td2.32ports.qos.3.json td2.32ports.qos.4.json td2.32ports.qos.5.json td2.32ports.qos.6.json "
     SWSSCONFIG_ARGS+="td2.32ports.buffers.1.json td2.32ports.buffers.2.json td2.32ports.buffers.3.json "
-elif [ "$onie_platform" == "x86_64-dell_s6100_c2538-r0" ]; then
+elif [ "$HWSKU" == "Force10-S6100" ]; then
     ORCHAGENT_ARGS+="-m $MAC_ADDRESS"
-    PORTSYNCD_ARGS+="-p /etc/ssw/Force10-S6100/port_config.ini"
-elif [ "$aboot_platform" == "x86_64-arista_7050_qx32" ]; then
+elif [ "$HWSKU" == "Arista-7050-QX32" ]; then
     ORCHAGENT_ARGS+="-m $MAC_ADDRESS"
-    PORTSYNCD_ARGS+="-p /etc/ssw/Arista-7050-QX32/port_config.ini"
     SWSSCONFIG_ARGS+="td2.32ports.qos.1.json td2.32ports.qos.2.json td2.32ports.qos.3.json td2.32ports.qos.4.json td2.32ports.qos.5.json td2.32ports.qos.6.json "
     SWSSCONFIG_ARGS+="td2.32ports.buffers.1.json td2.32ports.buffers.2.json td2.32ports.buffers.3.json "
-elif [ "$onie_platform" == "x86_64-mlnx_x86-r5.0.1400" ] || [ "$onie_platform" == "x86_64-mlnx_msn2700-r0" ]; then
-    PORTSYNCD_ARGS+="-p /etc/ssw/ACS-MSN2700/port_config.ini"
-elif [ "$onie_platform" == "x86_64-accton_as7512_32x-r0" ]; then
+elif [ "$HWSKU" == "AS7512" ]; then
     ORCHAGENT_ARGS+="-m $MAC_ADDRESS"
-    PORTSYNCD_ARGS+="-p /etc/ssw/AS7512/port_config.ini"
 fi
 
 service rsyslog start
diff --git a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/config.sh b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/config.sh
index d100573d93..0681416b1a 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/config.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/config.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#sysDescription is currently mounted, uncomment this line and provide version.yml instead if use copying instead of mounting
-#sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -y /etc/sonic/version.yml -t /etc/swss/snmp/sysDescription.j2 >/etc/ssw/sysDescription
+mkdir -p /etc/ssw
+
+sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -y /etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml -t /etc/swss/snmp/sysDescription.j2 >/etc/ssw/sysDescription
 
 mkdir -p /etc/snmp
 
 sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -y /etc/sonic/snmp.yml -t /etc/swss/snmp/snmpd.conf.j2 >/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
 
 hwsku=`sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -v minigraph_hwsku`
-/bin/cp -rf /etc/ssw/$hwsku/alias_map.json /etc/snmp/
+/bin/cp -rf /usr/share/sonic/$hwsku/alias_map.json /etc/snmp/
 
 mkdir -p /var/sonic
 echo "# Config files managed by sonic-config-engine" >/var/sonic/config_status
diff --git a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/sysDescription.j2 b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/sysDescription.j2
index a4871a6ffd..54860a229d 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/sysDescription.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/sysDescription.j2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SONiC Software Version: {{ sonic_baseimage_version}}.SONiC.{{ sonic_version }} - HwSku: {{ minigraph_hwsku }}
+SONiC Software Version: {{ build_version }}.SONiC.v2 - HwSku: {{ minigraph_hwsku }} - Distribution: Debian {{ debian_version }} - Kernel: {{ kernel_version }}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index 00fcf67321..4cebcb2227 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ set -x -e
 . functions.sh
 BUILD_TEMPLATES=files/build_templates
 IMAGE_CONFIGS=files/image_config
-VENDOR_CONFIGS=src/sonic-config-engine/platform
 
 {% if installer_debs.strip() -%}
 clean_sys() {
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y in
 sudo dpkg --root=$FILESYSTEM_ROOT -i {{config_engine}}
 
 # Create all needed directories
-sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/ssw/
 sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/
 sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/templates/
 
@@ -86,20 +84,17 @@ sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/interfaces/*.j2 $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/templates/
 # Copy SNMP configuration files
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/snmp/snmp.yml $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/
 
-# Generate system desription file
+# Generate build version file
 export git_revision=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 export sonic_hwsku={{sonic_hwsku}}
 export debian_version=`cat $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/debian_version`
 export kernel_version={{kversion}}
-j2 $BUILD_TEMPLATES/sysDescription.j2 > sysDescription 
-sudo mv sysDescription $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/ssw/
+j2 $BUILD_TEMPLATES/sonic_version.yml.j2 > sonic_version.yml
+sudo mv sonic_version.yml $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/
 
 # Copy sudoers configuration file
 sudo cp $IMAGE_CONFIGS/sudoers/sudoers $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/
 
-# Copy vendor specific configuration files
-sudo cp -R $VENDOR_CONFIGS/{{sonic_hwsku}}/ $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/ssw/
-
 {% for deb in installer_debs.strip().split(' ') -%}
 sudo dpkg --extract {{deb}} $FILESYSTEM_ROOT
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_version.yml.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_version.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0dd45aea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_version.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+build_version: {{git_revision}}  
+build_hwsku: {{sonic_hwsku}}
+debian_version: {{debian_version}}
+kernel_version: {{kernel_version}}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/sysDescription.j2 b/files/build_templates/sysDescription.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index cfbdca1333..0000000000
--- a/files/build_templates/sysDescription.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-SONiC Software Version: SONiC-OS-{{git_revision}}  HwSku: {{sonic_hwsku}} - Distribution: Debian {{debian_version}} - Kernel: {{kernel_version}}
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/docker-orchagent-brcm.mk b/platform/broadcom/docker-orchagent-brcm.mk
index 646626ff89..f04103ef15 100644
--- a/platform/broadcom/docker-orchagent-brcm.mk
+++ b/platform/broadcom/docker-orchagent-brcm.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM = docker-orchagent-brcm.gz
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-orchagent
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS) $(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_CONTAINER_NAME = swss
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += --net=host --privileged -t
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += --volumes-from database
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/ssw/:/etc/ssw/:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/network/interfaces:/etc/network/interfaces:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/network/interfaces.d/:/etc/network/interfaces.d/:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_BRCM)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/machine.conf:/host/machine.conf
diff --git a/platform/cavium/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk b/platform/cavium/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk
index 9befdb11e8..e4ea730549 100644
--- a/platform/cavium/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk
+++ b/platform/cavium/docker-orchagent-cavm.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM = docker-orchagent-cavm.gz
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-orchagent
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS) $(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE) 
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_CONTAINER_NAME = swss
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_RUN_OPT += --net=host --privileged -t
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_RUN_OPT += --volumes-from database
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/ssw/:/etc/ssw/:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/network/interfaces:/etc/network/interfaces:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/network/interfaces.d/:/etc/network/interfaces.d/:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_CAVM)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/machine.conf:/host/machine.conf
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk b/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
index 682c91f45c..5b526cc6f3 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-orchagent-mlnx.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX = docker-orchagent-mlnx.gz
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_PATH = $(DOCKERS_PATH)/docker-orchagent
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS)
+$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS) $(REDIS_TOOLS) $(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_BASE)
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_CONTAINER_NAME = swss
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_RUN_OPT += --net=host --privileged -t
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_RUN_OPT += --volumes-from database
-$(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/ssw/:/etc/ssw/:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/network/interfaces:/etc/network/interfaces:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/network/interfaces.d/:/etc/network/interfaces.d/:ro
 $(DOCKER_ORCHAGENT_MLNX)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/machine.conf:/host/machine.conf
diff --git a/rules/docker-snmp-sv2.mk b/rules/docker-snmp-sv2.mk
index 1d55cbded8..e3ed0cf1ea 100644
--- a/rules/docker-snmp-sv2.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-snmp-sv2.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SNMP_SV2)
 
 $(DOCKER_SNMP_SV2)_CONTAINER_NAME = snmp
 $(DOCKER_SNMP_SV2)_RUN_OPT += --net=host --privileged -t
-$(DOCKER_SNMP_SV2)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/ssw/:/etc/ssw/:ro
 $(DOCKER_SNMP_SV2)_RUN_OPT += -v /etc/sonic:/etc/sonic:ro
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/alias_map.json b/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/alias_map.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 53be265702..0000000000
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/alias_map.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#TODO: Add correct info here
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/port_config.ini b/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/port_config.ini
index 1d60deaf60..c35776dcfc 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/port_config.ini
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/port_config.ini
@@ -1 +1,33 @@
-# TODO: Add correct info here
+# alias          lanes
+Ethernet0       16,17,18,19
+Ethernet4       20,21,22,23
+Ethernet8       24,25,26,27
+Ethernet12      28,29,30,31
+Ethernet16      32,33,34,35
+Ethernet20      36,37,38,39
+Ethernet24      40,41,42,43
+Ethernet28      44,45,46,47
+Ethernet32      0,1,2,3
+Ethernet36      4,5,6,7
+Ethernet40      8,9,10,11
+Ethernet44      12,13,14,15
+Ethernet48      48,49,50,51
+Ethernet52      52,53,54,55
+Ethernet56      56,57,58,59
+Ethernet60      60,61,62,63
+Ethernet64      127,126,125,124
+Ethernet68      123,122,121,120
+Ethernet72      115,114,113,112
+Ethernet76      119,118,117,116
+Ethernet80      79,78,77,76
+Ethernet84      75,74,73,72
+Ethernet88      64,65,66,67
+Ethernet92      71,70,68,69
+Ethernet96      111,110,109,108
+Ethernet100     107,106,105,104
+Ethernet104     103,102,101,100
+Ethernet108     99,98,97,96
+Ethernet112     95,94,93,92
+Ethernet116     91,90,89,88
+Ethernet120     87,86,85,84
+Ethernet124     83,82,81,80
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/sensors.conf b/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/sensors.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d60deaf60..0000000000
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/platform/AS7512/sensors.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# TODO: Add correct info here
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/setup.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/setup.py
index 4c11ceb604..92f1b2f848 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/setup.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/setup.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ def get_platform_file_list():
       data_path = os.path.join(repo_path, 'platform')
       platforms = os.listdir(data_path)
       for platform in platforms:
-          files = ['platform/' + platform + '/alias_map.json', 
-                   'platform/' + platform + '/port_config.ini']
+          files = ['platform/' + platform + '/port_config.ini']
+          if os.path.isfile( os.path.join(data_path, platform, 'alias_map.json') ):
+              files.append('platform/' + platform + '/alias_map.json')  #If a platform doesnot have alias_map.json minigraph.py will fall back to no alias mapping
           if os.path.isfile( os.path.join(data_path, platform, 'sensors.conf') ):
               files.append('platform/' + platform + '/sensors.conf')    #Not all platforms need to have a sensors.conf file
           data_files.append( (os.path.join('/usr/share/sonic', platform), files) )