diff --git a/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/msft_multi_asic_vs/topology.sh b/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/msft_multi_asic_vs/topology.sh
index cf70f30631..c4140ededb 100755
--- a/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/msft_multi_asic_vs/topology.sh
+++ b/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/msft_multi_asic_vs/topology.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ NUM_INTERFACES_PER_ASIC=32
 
 start () {
     # Move external links into assigned frontend namespaces
-    # eth0  - eth15: asic2 
-    # eth16 - eth31: asic3 
-    # eth32 - eth47: asic4
-    # eth48 - eth63: asic5
+    # eth1  - eth16: asic0
+    # eth17 - eth32: asic1 
+    # eth33 - eth48: asic2
+    # eth49 - eth64: asic3
     for ASIC in `seq $FIRST_FRONTEND_ASIC $LAST_FRONTEND_ASIC`; do
         for NUM in `seq 1 16`; do
             ORIG="eth$((16 * $ASIC + $NUM))"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ start () {
             ip link set dev $ORIG name $TEMP # rename to prevent conflicts before renaming in new namespace
             ip link set dev $TEMP netns asic$ASIC
             sudo ip netns exec asic$ASIC ip link set $TEMP name $NEW # rename to final interface name
+            sudo ip netns exec asic$ASIC ip link set dev $NEW mtu 9100
             sudo ip netns exec asic$ASIC ip link set $NEW up 
         done
     done
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ start () {
                 sudo ip netns exec asic$BACKEND ip link set $TEMP_BACK name $BACK_NAME
                 sudo ip netns exec asic$FRONTEND ip link set $TEMP_FRONT name $FRONT_NAME
 
+                sudo ip netns exec asic$BACKEND ip link set dev $BACK_NAME mtu 9100
                 sudo ip netns exec asic$BACKEND ip link set $BACK_NAME up
+                sudo ip netns exec asic$FRONTEND ip link set dev $FRONT_NAME mtu 9100
                 sudo ip netns exec asic$FRONTEND ip link set $FRONT_NAME up
             done
         done
@@ -54,8 +57,8 @@ stop() {
     for ASIC in `seq $FIRST_FRONTEND_ASIC $LAST_FRONTEND_ASIC`; do
         for NUM in `seq 1 16`; do
             TEMP="eth999"
-            OLD="eth$((16 * $ASIC + $NUM))"
-            NAME="eth$((16 * $ASIC + $NUM - 1))"
+            OLD="eth$(($NUM))"
+            NAME="eth$((16 * $ASIC + $NUM))"
             sudo ip netns exec asic$ASIC ip link set dev $OLD down
             sudo ip netns exec asic$ASIC ip link set dev $OLD name $TEMP
             sudo ip netns exec asic$ASIC ip link set dev $TEMP netns 1
diff --git a/files/image_config/topology/topology.sh b/files/image_config/topology/topology.sh
index aba7565c82..2f038095be 100755
--- a/files/image_config/topology/topology.sh
+++ b/files/image_config/topology/topology.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,49 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # This script is invoked by topology.service only
-# for multi-asic virtual platform. For multi-asic platform 
-# multiple Database instances are present 
+# for multi-asic virtual platform. For multi-asic platform
+# multiple Database instances are present
 # and HWKSU information is retrieved from first database instance.
 #
 
+get_hwsku() {
+    # Get HWSKU from config_db. If HWSKU is not available in config_db
+    # get HWSKU from minigraph.xml if minigraph file exists.
+    HWSKU=`sonic-cfggen -d -v 'DEVICE_METADATA["localhost"]["hwsku"]' 2>&1`
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 || $HWSKU == "" ]]; then
+            if [[ -f "/etc/sonic/minigraph.xml" ]]; then
+                HWSKU=`sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -v "DEVICE_METADATA['localhost']['hwsku']" 2>&1`
+                if [[ $? -ne 0 || $HWSKU == "" ]]; then
+                    HWSKU=""
+                fi
+            else
+                HWSKU=""
+            fi
+    fi
+    echo "${HWSKU}"
+}
+
 start() {
     TOPOLOGY_SCRIPT="topology.sh"
-    PLATFORM=${PLATFORM:-`sonic-cfggen -H -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.platform`}
-    HWSKU=${HWSKU:-`sonic-cfggen -d -v 'DEVICE_METADATA["localhost"]["hwsku"]'`}
-    /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/$HWSKU/$TOPOLOGY_SCRIPT start
+    PLATFORM=`sonic-cfggen -H -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.platform`
+    HWSKU=`get_hwsku`
+    if [[ $HWSKU != "" ]]; then
+        /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/$HWSKU/$TOPOLOGY_SCRIPT start
+    else
+        echo "Failed to get HWSKU"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 }
+
 stop() {
     TOPOLOGY_SCRIPT="topology.sh"
-    PLATFORM=${PLATFORM:-`sonic-cfggen -H -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.platform`}
-    HWSKU=${HWSKU:-`sonic-cfggen -d -v 'DEVICE_METADATA["localhost"]["hwsku"]'`}
-    usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/$HWSKU/$TOPOLOGY_SCRIPT stop 
+    PLATFORM=`sonic-cfggen -H -v DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.platform`
+    HWSKU=`get_hwsku`
+    if [[ $HWSKU != "" ]]; then
+        /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/$HWSKU/$TOPOLOGY_SCRIPT stop
+    else
+        echo "Failed to get HWSKU"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 }
 
 # read SONiC immutable variables