diff --git a/sql/database-create.sql b/sql/database-create.sql
index 4f80c79e72c3c02cf41481b13bf1a4ef366d9e12..42e76e189133ce00080784040877c115a89f9c7a 100644
--- a/sql/database-create.sql
+++ b/sql/database-create.sql
@@ -571,6 +571,9 @@ CREATE TABLE new_interfaces (
   iface varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
   mac varchar(12) NOT NULL default '',
   interface_type varchar(15) default NULL,
+  switch_id varchar(10) default NULL,
+  switch_card tinyint(3) default NULL,
+  switch_port tinyint(3) default NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY  (new_node_id,iface)
 ) TYPE=MyISAM;
 
diff --git a/sql/database-migrate.txt b/sql/database-migrate.txt
index ef98d425cce93c68061945e12ec4e2a83b2a3c05..88e7f84f1686b6724ed8978cba4e66ab2d11727d 100644
--- a/sql/database-migrate.txt
+++ b/sql/database-migrate.txt
@@ -763,3 +763,10 @@ last_net_act,last_cpu_act,last_ext_act);
        create table node_type_features (type varchar(30) not null,
 	   feature varchar(30) not null, weight float not null default 0.0,
 	   primary key (type,feature));
+
+1.162: Add columns to the new_interfaces table indicating where the interface
+       is plugged into a switch:
+
+       alter table new_interfaces add column switch_id char(10);
+       alter table new_interfaces add column switch_card tinyint(3);
+       alter table new_interfaces add column switch_port tinyint(3);