diff --git a/orte/mca/db/db_types.h b/orte/mca/db/db_types.h
index d45735002c..aee66bc195 100644
--- a/orte/mca/db/db_types.h
+++ b/orte/mca/db/db_types.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 #define ORTE_DB_ARCH         "orte.arch"
 #define ORTE_DB_NPROCS       "orte.nprocs"
 #define ORTE_DB_RMLURI       "orte.rmluri"
+#define ORTE_DB_BIND_BITMAP  "orte.bind.bitmap"
 
 END_C_DECLS
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c b/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c
index 08cda9a6b4..b2b09fdc00 100644
--- a/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/odls/base/odls_base_default_fns.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ int orte_odls_base_default_get_add_procs_data(opal_buffer_t *data,
 {
     int rc;
     orte_job_t *jdata=NULL;
-    orte_proc_t *proc;
     orte_job_map_t *map=NULL;
     opal_buffer_t *wireup;
     opal_byte_object_t bo, *boptr;
@@ -259,18 +258,6 @@ int orte_odls_base_default_get_add_procs_data(opal_buffer_t *data,
         return rc;
     }
 
-    /* pack the binding bitmaps */
-    for (j=0; j < jdata->procs->size; j++) {
-        if (NULL == (proc = (orte_proc_t *) opal_pointer_array_get_item(jdata->procs, j))) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        /* okay to pack NULL strings */
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(data, &proc->cpu_bitmap, 1, OPAL_STRING))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-            return rc;
-        }
-    }
-
     /* pack the collective ids */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(data, &jdata->peer_modex, 1, ORTE_GRPCOMM_COLL_ID_T))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
@@ -324,7 +311,8 @@ static int check_local_proc(orte_job_t *jdata, orte_proc_t *pptr)
     if (!pptr->local_proc) {
         /* not on the local list */
         OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((5, orte_odls_globals.output,
-                             "adding proc %s to my local list",
+                             "%s adding proc %s to my local list",
+                             ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
                              ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&pptr->name)));
         /* keep tabs of the number of local procs */
         jdata->num_local_procs++;
@@ -351,7 +339,6 @@ int orte_odls_base_default_construct_child_list(opal_buffer_t *data,
     orte_vpid_t j;
     orte_std_cntr_t cnt;
     orte_job_t *jdata=NULL;
-    orte_proc_t *proc;
     opal_byte_object_t *bo;
     int8_t flag;
     int32_t n;
@@ -539,20 +526,6 @@ int orte_odls_base_default_construct_child_list(opal_buffer_t *data,
         goto REPORT_ERROR;
     }
    
-    /* unpack the binding bitmaps */
-    for (j=0; j < jdata->num_procs; j++) {
-        if (NULL == (proc = (orte_proc_t*)opal_pointer_array_get_item(jdata->procs, j))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_NOT_FOUND);
-            rc = ORTE_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
-            goto REPORT_ERROR;
-        }
-        cnt = 1;
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.unpack(data, &proc->cpu_bitmap, &cnt, OPAL_STRING))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-            goto REPORT_ERROR;
-        }
-    }
-
     /* unpack the collective ids */
     cnt=1;
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.unpack(data, &jdata->peer_modex, &cnt, ORTE_GRPCOMM_COLL_ID_T))) {
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
index d9dccceeda..c1828ec3e6 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
  *                         All rights reserved. 
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/rmaps_types.h b/orte/mca/rmaps/rmaps_types.h
index cf5c436b32..c0e45ebb57 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/rmaps_types.h
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/rmaps_types.h
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  * 
  * Additional copyrights may follow
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/staged/rmaps_staged.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/staged/rmaps_staged.c
index ed3880ef16..4182fd1e38 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/staged/rmaps_staged.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/staged/rmaps_staged.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static int staged_mapper(orte_job_t *jdata)
     orte_proc_t *proc;
     orte_node_t *node;
     bool work_to_do = false;
+    opal_list_item_t *item;
 
     /* only use this mapper if it was specified */
     if (NULL == jdata->map->req_mapper ||
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ static int staged_mapper(orte_job_t *jdata)
         }
         /* if nothing is available, then move on */
         if (0 == num_slots || 0 == opal_list_get_size(&node_list)) {
+	    opal_output_verbose(5, orte_rmaps_base.rmaps_output,
+				"%s mca:rmaps:staged: no nodes available for this app",
+				ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME));
             OBJ_DESTRUCT(&node_list);
             continue;
         }
@@ -110,20 +114,46 @@ static int staged_mapper(orte_job_t *jdata)
             }
             if (ORTE_PROC_STATE_UNDEF != proc->state) {
                 /* this proc has already been mapped or executed */
+	        opal_output_verbose(5, orte_rmaps_base.rmaps_output,
+				    "%s mca:rmaps:staged: proc %s has already been mapped",
+				    ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
+				    ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&proc->name));
                 continue;
             }
             /* flag that there is at least one proc still to
              * be executed
              */
             work_to_do = true;
+            /* track number mapped */
+            jdata->num_mapped++;
             /* map this proc to the first available slot */
             node = (orte_node_t*)opal_list_get_first(&node_list);
             OBJ_RETAIN(node);  /* maintain accounting on object */    
+	    opal_output_verbose(5, orte_rmaps_base.rmaps_output,
+				"%s mca:rmaps:staged: assigning proc %s to node %s",
+				ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
+				ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&proc->name), node->name);
             proc->node = node;
             proc->nodename = node->name;
+	    /* the local rank is the number of procs
+	     * on this node from this job - we don't
+	     * directly track this number, so it must
+	     * be found by looping across the node->procs
+	     * array and counting it each time. For now,
+	     * since we don't use this value in this mode
+	     * of operation, just set it to something arbitrary
+	     */
+	    proc->local_rank = node->num_procs;
+	    /* the node rank is simply the number of procs
+	     * on the node at this time
+	     */
+	    proc->node_rank = node->num_procs;
+	    /* track number of procs on node and number of slots used */
             node->num_procs++;
             node->slots_inuse++;
             if (node->slots_inuse == node->slots_alloc) {
+                opal_output(0, "%s slots on node %s are fully used",
+                            ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME), node->name);
                 opal_list_remove_item(&node_list, &node->super);
                 OBJ_RELEASE(node);
             }
@@ -154,6 +184,11 @@ static int staged_mapper(orte_job_t *jdata)
                 break;
             }
         }
+	/* clear the list */
+	while (NULL != (item = opal_list_remove_first(&node_list))) {
+	  OBJ_RELEASE(item);
+	}
+	OBJ_DESTRUCT(&node_list);
     }
 
     /* if there isn't at least one proc that can be launched,
diff --git a/orte/mca/state/staged/state_staged.c b/orte/mca/state/staged/state_staged.c
index 89300409dd..c1528911a2 100644
--- a/orte/mca/state/staged/state_staged.c
+++ b/orte/mca/state/staged/state_staged.c
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ static void setup_job_complete(int fd, short args, void *cbdata)
         jdata->map = OBJ_NEW(orte_job_map_t);
         jdata->map->req_mapper = strdup("staged");
         ORTE_SET_MAPPING_POLICY(jdata->map->mapping, ORTE_MAPPING_STAGED);
+        ORTE_SET_MAPPING_DIRECTIVE(jdata->map->mapping, ORTE_MAPPING_NO_OVERSUBSCRIBE);
         jdata->map->display_map = orte_rmaps_base.display_map;
     }
     orte_plm_base_setup_job_complete(0, 0, (void*)caddy);
@@ -347,12 +348,13 @@ static void track_procs(int fd, short args, void *cbdata)
         if (jdata->num_terminated == jdata->num_procs) {
             /* no other procs are waiting, so end this job */
             ORTE_ACTIVATE_JOB_STATE(jdata, ORTE_JOB_STATE_TERMINATED);
-        } else {
-            /* schedule the job for re-mapping so that any procs
+        } else if (jdata->num_mapped < jdata->num_procs) {
+            /* schedule the job for re-mapping so that procs
              * waiting for resources can execute
              */
             ORTE_ACTIVATE_JOB_STATE(jdata, ORTE_JOB_STATE_MAP);
         }
+	/* otherwise, do nothing until more procs terminate */
         OBJ_RELEASE(caddy);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
index 5b139addbf..8f108541de 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ static void orte_job_construct(orte_job_t* job)
     job->state = ORTE_JOB_STATE_UNDEF;
     job->restart = false;
 
+    job->num_mapped = 0;
     job->num_launched = 0;
     job->num_reported = 0;
     job->num_terminated = 0;
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
index 95639d09ec..d3fca7f2b3 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ typedef struct {
     orte_job_state_t state;
     /* some procs in this job are being restarted */
     bool restart;
+    /* number of procs mapped */
+    orte_vpid_t num_mapped;
     /* number of procs launched */
     orte_vpid_t num_launched;
     /* number of procs reporting contact info */
diff --git a/orte/util/nidmap.c b/orte/util/nidmap.c
index 01c8f41e7f..7ffa33a522 100644
--- a/orte/util/nidmap.c
+++ b/orte/util/nidmap.c
@@ -602,6 +602,10 @@ int orte_util_encode_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *boptr, bool update)
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                 goto cleanup_and_return;
             }
+            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(&buf, &proc->cpu_bitmap, 1, OPAL_STRING))) {
+                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+                goto cleanup_and_return;
+            }
 #endif
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(&buf, &proc->state, 1, ORTE_PROC_STATE))) {
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
@@ -642,6 +646,7 @@ int orte_util_decode_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *bo)
     opal_hwloc_level_t bind_level = OPAL_HWLOC_NODE_LEVEL, pbind, *lvptr;
     unsigned int bind_idx, pbidx, *uiptr;
     opal_hwloc_locality_t locality;
+    char *cpu_bitmap;
 #endif
     orte_std_cntr_t n;
     opal_buffer_t buf;
@@ -742,29 +747,19 @@ int orte_util_decode_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *bo)
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                 goto cleanup;
             }
+            n=1;
+            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.unpack(&buf, &cpu_bitmap, &n, OPAL_STRING))) {
+                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
 #endif
             if (proc.jobid == ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid &&
                 proc.vpid == ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid) {
                 /* set mine */
                 orte_process_info.my_local_rank = local_rank;
-                if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME, ORTE_DB_LOCALRANK,
-                                                        &orte_process_info.my_local_rank, ORTE_LOCAL_RANK))) {
-                    ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
                 orte_process_info.my_node_rank = node_rank;
-                if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME, ORTE_DB_NODERANK,
-                                                        &orte_process_info.my_node_rank, ORTE_NODE_RANK))) {
-                    ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
 #if OPAL_HAVE_HWLOC
                 orte_process_info.bind_idx = bind_idx;
-                if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME, ORTE_DB_BIND_INDEX,
-                                                        &orte_process_info.bind_idx, OPAL_UINT))) {
-                    ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
 #endif
             }
             /* apps don't need the rest of the data in the buffer for this proc,
@@ -785,27 +780,7 @@ int orte_util_decode_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *bo)
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                 goto cleanup;
             }
-            /* we don't need to store data for ourself in the database
-             * as we already did so
-             */
-            if (proc.jobid == ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid &&
-                proc.vpid == ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            /* store the data for this proc */
-            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(&proc, ORTE_DB_DAEMON_VPID, &dmn.vpid, ORTE_VPID))) {
-                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-            /* lookup and store the hostname for this proc */
-            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.fetch_pointer(&dmn, ORTE_DB_HOSTNAME, (void**)&hostname, OPAL_STRING))) {
-                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(&proc, ORTE_DB_HOSTNAME, hostname, OPAL_STRING))) {
-                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
+            /* store the values in the database */
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(&proc, ORTE_DB_LOCALRANK, &local_rank, ORTE_LOCAL_RANK))) {
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                 goto cleanup;
@@ -819,7 +794,32 @@ int orte_util_decode_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *bo)
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                 goto cleanup;
             }
+            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(&proc, ORTE_DB_BIND_BITMAP, cpu_bitmap, OPAL_STRING))) {
+                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
 #endif
+            /* we don't need to store the rest of the values
+             * for ourself in the database
+             * as we already did so during startup
+             */
+            if (proc.jobid != ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid ||
+                proc.vpid != ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid) {
+                /* store the data for this proc */
+                if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(&proc, ORTE_DB_DAEMON_VPID, &dmn.vpid, ORTE_VPID))) {
+                    ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+                /* lookup and store the hostname for this proc */
+                if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.fetch_pointer(&dmn, ORTE_DB_HOSTNAME, (void**)&hostname, OPAL_STRING))) {
+                    ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+                if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_db.store(&proc, ORTE_DB_HOSTNAME, hostname, OPAL_STRING))) {
+                    ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+            }
         }
         /* setup for next cycle */
         n = 1;
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ int orte_util_decode_daemon_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *bo)
 #if OPAL_HAVE_HWLOC
     opal_hwloc_level_t bind_level = OPAL_HWLOC_NODE_LEVEL;
     unsigned int bind_idx;
+    char *cpu_bitmap;
 #endif
     orte_std_cntr_t n;
     opal_buffer_t buf;
@@ -1014,6 +1015,11 @@ int orte_util_decode_daemon_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *bo)
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                 goto cleanup;
             }
+            n=1;
+            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.unpack(&buf, &cpu_bitmap, &n, OPAL_STRING))) {
+                ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
 #endif
             n=1;
             if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.unpack(&buf, &state, &n, ORTE_PROC_STATE))) {
@@ -1111,6 +1117,10 @@ int orte_util_decode_daemon_pidmap(opal_byte_object_t *bo)
             proc->app_idx = app_idx;
             proc->restarts = restarts;
             proc->state = state;
+#if OPAL_HAVE_HWLOC
+            proc->bind_idx = bind_idx;
+            proc->cpu_bitmap = cpu_bitmap;
+#endif
         }
         /* setup for next cycle */
         n = 1;