diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
index a0c23689d0b22ee063f659b201f37814d5db9815..37244b6cfd61b9f05fb86964af3f50ab8266da7c 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@
 
 #define MPEER_CONTENT_LEN 2000
 
+typedef struct {
+  pthread_t thread;
+  int32_t   threadIndex;
+  int32_t   failed;
+  int32_t   opened;
+  int32_t   vnodeNum;
+  int32_t * vnodeList;
+} SOpenVnodeThread;
+
 void *          tsDnodeTmr = NULL;
 static void *   tsStatusTimer = NULL;
 static uint32_t tsRebootTime;
@@ -242,14 +251,33 @@ static int32_t dnodeGetVnodeList(int32_t vnodeList[], int32_t *numOfVnodes) {
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int32_t dnodeOpenVnodes() {
+static void *dnodeOpenVnode(void *param) {
+  SOpenVnodeThread *pThread = param;
   char vnodeDir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 3];
-  int32_t failed = 0;
-  int32_t *vnodeList = (int32_t *)malloc(sizeof(int32_t) * TSDB_MAX_VNODES);
-  int32_t numOfVnodes;
-  int32_t status;
 
-  status = dnodeGetVnodeList(vnodeList, &numOfVnodes);
+  dDebug("thread:%d, start to open %d vnodes", pThread->threadIndex, pThread->vnodeNum);
+
+  for (int32_t v = 0; v < pThread->vnodeNum; ++v) {
+    int32_t vgId = pThread->vnodeList[v];
+    snprintf(vnodeDir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 3, "%s/vnode%d", tsVnodeDir, vgId);
+    if (vnodeOpen(vgId, vnodeDir) < 0) {
+      dError("vgId:%d, failed to open vnode by thread:%d", vgId, pThread->threadIndex);
+      pThread->failed++;
+    } else {
+      dDebug("vgId:%d, is openned by thread:%d", vgId, pThread->threadIndex);
+      pThread->opened++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  dDebug("thread:%d, total vnodes:%d, openned:%d failed:%d", pThread->threadIndex, pThread->vnodeNum, pThread->opened,
+         pThread->failed);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static int32_t dnodeOpenVnodes() {
+  int32_t *vnodeList = calloc(TSDB_MAX_VNODES, sizeof(int32_t));
+  int32_t numOfVnodes;
+  int32_t status = dnodeGetVnodeList(vnodeList, &numOfVnodes);
 
   if (status != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
     dInfo("Get dnode list failed");
@@ -257,13 +285,51 @@ static int32_t dnodeOpenVnodes() {
     return status;
   }
 
-  for (int32_t i = 0; i < numOfVnodes; ++i) {
-    snprintf(vnodeDir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 3, "%s/vnode%d", tsVnodeDir, vnodeList[i]);
-    if (vnodeOpen(vnodeList[i], vnodeDir) < 0) failed++;
+  int32_t threadNum = tsNumOfCores;
+  int32_t vnodesPerThread = numOfVnodes / threadNum + 1;
+  SOpenVnodeThread *threads = calloc(threadNum, sizeof(SOpenVnodeThread));
+  for (int32_t t = 0; t < threadNum; ++t) {
+    threads[t].threadIndex = t;
+    threads[t].vnodeList = calloc(vnodesPerThread, sizeof(int32_t));
+  }
+
+  for (int32_t v = 0; v < numOfVnodes; ++v) {
+    int32_t t = v % threadNum;
+    SOpenVnodeThread *pThread = &threads[t];
+    pThread->vnodeList[pThread->vnodeNum++] = vnodeList[v];
+  }
+
+  dInfo("start %d threads to open %d vnodes", threadNum, numOfVnodes);
+
+  for (int32_t t = 0; t < threadNum; ++t) {
+    SOpenVnodeThread *pThread = &threads[t];
+    if (pThread->vnodeNum == 0) continue;
+
+    pthread_attr_t thAttr;
+    pthread_attr_init(&thAttr);
+    pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&thAttr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
+    if (pthread_create(&pThread->thread, &thAttr, dnodeOpenVnode, pThread) != 0) {
+      dError("thread:%d, failed to create thread to open vnode, reason:%s", pThread->threadIndex, strerror(errno));
+    }
+
+    pthread_attr_destroy(&thAttr);
+  }
+
+  int32_t openVnodes = 0;
+  int32_t failedVnodes = 0;
+  for (int32_t t = 0; t < threadNum; ++t) {
+    SOpenVnodeThread *pThread = &threads[t];
+    if (pThread->thread) {
+      pthread_join(pThread->thread, NULL);
+    }
+    openVnodes += pThread->opened;
+    failedVnodes += pThread->failed;
+    free(pThread->vnodeList);
   }
 
   free(vnodeList);
-  dInfo("there are total vnodes:%d, openned:%d failed:%d", numOfVnodes, numOfVnodes-failed, failed);
+  dInfo("there are total vnodes:%d, openned:%d failed:%d", numOfVnodes, openVnodes, failedVnodes);
+
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }