diff --git a/misc/services/life_mngr/life_mngr.service b/misc/services/life_mngr/life_mngr.service.in
similarity index 54%
rename from misc/services/life_mngr/life_mngr.service
rename to misc/services/life_mngr/life_mngr.service.in
index c8c2dd3d8..4e28d9259 100644
--- a/misc/services/life_mngr/life_mngr.service
+++ b/misc/services/life_mngr/life_mngr.service.in
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=ACRN lifemngr daemon
-After=systemd-resolved.service
+After=setserial.service
+After=network.target
+After=systemd-logind.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/life_mngr uos /dev/ttyS1
+ExecStart=@bindir@/life_mngr
 StandardOutput=journal
 StandardError=journal
-Restart=yes
+Restart=on-failure
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/misc/services/life_mngr/monitor.c b/misc/services/life_mngr/monitor.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a576220c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/services/life_mngr/monitor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C)2021 Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include "uart_channel.h"
+#include "command.h"
+#include "socket.h"
+#include "command_handler.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "config.h"
+
+#define NODE_SIZE 5
+#define S5_SOCKET_DIR "/var/lib/life_mngr"
+#define S5_SOCKET_FMT "%s/monitor.sock"
+#define SERVICE_VM_NAME "service_vm"
+
+struct uart_channel *channel; /* uart server instance */
+struct socket_dev *sock_server; /* socket server instance */
+
+FILE *log_fd;
+
+static void monitor_cmd_dispatch(const char *cmd_name, int fd)
+{
+	struct command *cmd;
+
+	cmd = find_command(cmd_name);
+	if (cmd != NULL)
+		dispatch_command_handlers(cmd, fd);
+	else
+		LOG_PRINTF("Command [%s] is not supported, fd=%d\n", cmd_name, fd);
+}
+/**
+ * @brief open uart channel according to device name
+ *
+ * @param uart_dev_name one or more device names
+ * @return int all uart channel devices are open or not
+ */
+static int create_service_vm_uart_channel_dev(char *uart_dev_name)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct channel_dev *c_dev;
+	char *dev_name;
+	char *saveptr;
+
+	saveptr = uart_dev_name;
+	do {
+		dev_name = strtok_r(saveptr, ",", &saveptr);
+		c_dev = create_uart_channel_dev(channel, dev_name, monitor_cmd_dispatch);
+		if (c_dev == NULL) {
+			LOG_PRINTF("Failed to create uart channel device for %s\n", dev_name);
+			ret = -1;
+			break;
+		}
+		pthread_create(&c_dev->listen_thread, NULL, listen_uart_channel_dev, c_dev);
+		pthread_create(&c_dev->pool_thread, NULL, poll_and_dispatch_uart_channel_events, c_dev);
+	} while (strlen(saveptr) > 0U);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+/* TODO: will refine the name of init_socket_server_and_shutdown_commands */
+int init_socket_server_and_shutdown_commands(bool service_vm)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	char path[128] = S5_SOCKET_DIR;
+
+	ret = check_dir(path, CHK_CREAT);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		LOG_PRINTF("%s %d\r\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), S5_SOCKET_FMT, S5_SOCKET_DIR);
+
+	sock_server = init_socket(path);
+	if (sock_server == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	ret = open_socket(sock_server, monitor_cmd_dispatch);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (service_vm) {
+		register_command_handler(socket_req_shutdown_service_vm_handler,
+						sock_server, REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN);
+		register_command_handler(socket_req_user_vm_shutdown_handler,
+						sock_server, USER_VM_SHUTDOWN);
+	} else {
+		register_command_handler(socket_req_system_shutdown_user_vm_handler,
+						sock_server, REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+/* TODO: will refine the name of init_uart_channel_devs_and_shutdown_commands */
+int init_uart_channel_devs_and_shutdown_commands(bool service_vm, char *uart_dev_name)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct channel_dev *c_dev;
+
+	channel = init_uart_channel(life_conf.vm_name);
+	if (channel == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	/**
+	 * Open one or more uart channel for lifecycle manager in the service VM,
+	 * open one uart channel for lifecycle manager in the user VM.
+	 */
+	if (service_vm) {
+		register_command_handler(sync_cmd_handler, channel, SYNC_CMD);
+		register_command_handler(req_shutdown_handler, channel, REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN);
+		register_command_handler(ack_poweroff_handler, channel, ACK_POWEROFF);
+		register_command_handler(ack_timeout_handler, channel, ACK_TIMEOUT);
+		register_command_handler(ack_user_vm_shutdown_cmd_handler, channel, ACK_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN);
+
+		ret = create_service_vm_uart_channel_dev(uart_dev_name);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	} else {
+		register_command_handler(acked_sync_handler, channel, ACK_SYNC);
+		register_command_handler(poweroff_cmd_handler, channel, POWEROFF_CMD);
+		register_command_handler(user_vm_shutdown_cmd_handler, channel, USER_VM_SHUTDOWN);
+		register_command_handler(acked_req_shutdown_handler, channel, ACK_REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN);
+		register_command_handler(ack_timeout_default_handler, channel, ACK_TIMEOUT);
+
+		c_dev = create_uart_channel_dev(channel, uart_dev_name, monitor_cmd_dispatch);
+		if (c_dev == NULL)
+			return -1;
+		strncpy(c_dev->name, SERVICE_VM_NAME, CHANNEL_DEV_NAME_MAX - 1U);
+		/* TODO: will refine this connect_uart_channel_dev for pre-lauched VM later*/
+		pthread_create(&c_dev->listen_thread, NULL, connect_uart_channel_dev, c_dev);
+		pthread_create(&c_dev->pool_thread, NULL, poll_and_dispatch_uart_channel_events, c_dev);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+/**
+ * @brief Parse communication channel device type from configuration file
+ *
+ * @param dev_conf communication channel device configuration
+ */
+static int parse_cmd_channel_conf(char *dev_conf)
+{
+	char *channel_name;
+	char *saveptr;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	channel_name = strtok_r(dev_conf, ":", &saveptr);
+
+	if (strncmp(channel_name, "tty", sizeof("tty")) == 0)
+		ret = 0;
+	else
+		LOG_WRITE("Invalid channel type in config file\n");
+
+	memcpy(dev_conf, saveptr, strlen(saveptr) + 1);
+	return ret;
+}
+static int start_life_mngr(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!open_log("/var/log/life_mngr.log")) {
+		printf("Open log file failed\r\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	LOG_WRITE("------Lifecycle Manager start----------\n");
+	memset(&life_conf, 0x0, sizeof(struct life_mngr_config));
+	if (!load_config(LIFE_MNGR_CONFIG_PATH)) {
+		LOG_WRITE("Failed to load configuration file\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	if ((ret = parse_cmd_channel_conf(life_conf.dev_names)) < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (strncmp("service_vm", life_conf.vm_type, MAX_CONFIG_VALUE_LEN) == 0) {
+		if ((ret = init_socket_server_and_shutdown_commands(true)) < 0)
+			return ret;
+		ret = init_uart_channel_devs_and_shutdown_commands(true, life_conf.dev_names);
+	} else if (strncmp("user_vm", life_conf.vm_type, MAX_CONFIG_VALUE_LEN) == 0) {
+		if ((ret = init_socket_server_and_shutdown_commands(false)) < 0)
+			return ret;
+		ret = init_uart_channel_devs_and_shutdown_commands(false, life_conf.dev_names);
+	} else {
+		LOG_WRITE("Invalid VM type in config file\n");
+		close_log();
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Wait all uart channel threads exit */
+	wait_uart_channel_devs_threads(channel);
+	return ret;
+}
+static void stop_life_mngr(void)
+{
+	deinit_uart_channel(channel);
+	deinit_socket(sock_server);
+	close_log();
+}
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = start_life_mngr();
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		printf("Failed to start lifecycle Manager, ret=%d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	stop_life_mngr();
+	if (get_system_shutdown_flag()) {
+		do {
+			ret = system(POWEROFF);
+		} while (ret < 0);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+