diff --git a/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/OctetStreamXmlProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/OctetStreamXmlProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55e084d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/OctetStreamXmlProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, EMC Corporation.
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+ * are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *     + Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *       this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     + Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *     + The name of EMC Corporation may not be used to endorse or promote
+ *       products derived from this software without specific prior written
+ *       permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+ * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package com.emc.rest.smart;
+
+import com.sun.jersey.core.impl.provider.entity.XMLRootElementProvider;
+import com.sun.jersey.spi.inject.Injectable;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
+import javax.ws.rs.ext.MessageBodyReader;
+import javax.ws.rs.ext.Providers;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
+import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+@Produces("application/octet-stream")
+@Consumes("application/octet-stream")
+public class OctetStreamXmlProvider implements MessageBodyReader<Object> {
+    private MessageBodyReader<Object> delegate;
+
+    public OctetStreamXmlProvider(@Context Injectable<SAXParserFactory> spf, @Context Providers ps) {
+        this.delegate = new XMLRootElementProvider.General(spf, ps);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isReadable(Class<?> type, Type genericType, Annotation[] annotations, MediaType mediaType) {
+        return (type.getAnnotation(XmlRootElement.class) != null || type.getAnnotation(XmlType.class) != null)
+                && mediaType.equals(MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM_TYPE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object readFrom(Class<Object> type, Type genericType, Annotation[] annotations, MediaType mediaType, MultivaluedMap<String, String> httpHeaders, InputStream entityStream) throws IOException, WebApplicationException {
+        return delegate.readFrom(type, genericType, annotations, mediaType, httpHeaders, entityStream);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/SmartClientFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/SmartClientFactory.java
index 951c3da..44eaffe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/SmartClientFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/SmartClientFactory.java
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public static Client createStandardClient(SmartConfig smartConfig,
         clientConfig.getClasses().add(FileProvider.class);
         clientConfig.getClasses().add(InputStreamProvider.class);
 
+        // add support for XML with no content-type
+        clientConfig.getClasses().add(OctetStreamXmlProvider.class);
+
         // build Jersey client
         return new Client(clientHandler, clientConfig);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/ecs/Vdc.java b/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/ecs/Vdc.java
index d115375..dbcb85e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/ecs/Vdc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/emc/rest/smart/ecs/Vdc.java
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ public int hashCode() {
         return getName().hashCode();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        String hostsString = "";
+        if (hosts != null) {
+            for (Host host : hosts) {
+                if (hostsString.length() > 0) hostsString += ",";
+                hostsString += host.getName();
+            }
+        }
+        return name + '(' + hostsString + ')';
+    }
+
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }