diff --git a/cloud/vsphere_guest b/cloud/vsphere_guest
index 2a02b933b20..efb35de2fcd 100644
--- a/cloud/vsphere_guest
+++ b/cloud/vsphere_guest
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
     # Change Memory
     if vm_hardware['memory_mb']:
 
-        if vm_hardware['memory_mb'] != vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
+        if int(vm_hardware['memory_mb']) != vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
             spec = spec_singleton(spec, request, vm)
 
             if vm.is_powered_on():
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                     # No hot add but force
                     if not memoryHotAddEnabled:
                         shutdown = True
-                    elif vm_hardware['memory_mb'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['memory_mb']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
                         shutdown = True
                 else:
                     # Fail on no hot add and no force
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                             "required for shutdown")
 
                     # Fail on no force and memory shrink
-                    elif vm_hardware['memory_mb'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['memory_mb']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
                         module.fail_json(
                             msg="Cannot lower memory on a live VM. force is "
                             "required for shutdown")
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
 
     # ====( Config Memory )====#
     if vm_hardware['num_cpus']:
-        if vm_hardware['num_cpus'] != vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
+        if int(vm_hardware['num_cpus']) != vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
             spec = spec_singleton(spec, request, vm)
 
             if vm.is_powered_on():
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                     # No hot add but force
                     if not cpuHotAddEnabled:
                         shutdown = True
-                    elif vm_hardware['num_cpus'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['num_cpus']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
                         if not cpuHotRemoveEnabled:
                             shutdown = True
                 else:
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                             "required for shutdown")
 
                     # Fail on no force and cpu shrink without hot remove
-                    elif vm_hardware['num_cpus'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['num_cpus']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
                         if not cpuHotRemoveEnabled:
                             module.fail_json(
                                 msg="Cannot lower CPU on a live VM without "
diff --git a/database/mysql_db b/database/mysql_db
index 3ac836a7119..0b38388c0fa 100644
--- a/database/mysql_db
+++ b/database/mysql_db
@@ -151,12 +151,42 @@ def db_import(module, host, user, password, db_name, target, port, socket=None):
         cmd += " --host=%s --port=%s" % (pipes.quote(host), pipes.quote(port))
     cmd += " -D %s" % pipes.quote(db_name)
     if os.path.splitext(target)[-1] == '.gz':
-        cmd = 'gunzip < ' + pipes.quote(target) + ' | ' + cmd
+        gunzip_path = module.get_bin_path('gunzip')
+        if gunzip_path:
+            rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command('%s %s' % (gunzip_path, target))
+            if rc != 0:
+                return rc, stdout, stderr
+            cmd += " < %s" % pipes.quote(os.path.splitext(target)[0])
+            rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, use_unsafe_shell=True)
+            if rc != 0:
+                return rc, stdout, stderr
+            gzip_path = module.get_bin_path('gzip')
+            if gzip_path:
+                rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command('%s %s' % (gzip_path, os.path.splitext(target)[0]))
+            else:
+                module.fail_json(msg="gzip command not found")
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(msg="gunzip command not found")
     elif os.path.splitext(target)[-1] == '.bz2':
-        cmd = 'bunzip2 < ' + pipes.quote(target) + ' | ' + cmd
+        bunzip2_path = module.get_bin_path('bunzip2')
+        if bunzip2_path:
+            rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command('%s %s' % (bunzip2_path, target))
+            if rc != 0:
+                return rc, stdout, stderr
+            cmd += " < %s" % pipes.quote(os.path.splitext(target)[0])
+            rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, use_unsafe_shell=True)
+            if rc != 0:
+                return rc, stdout, stderr
+            bzip2_path = module.get_bin_path('bzip2')
+            if bzip2_path:
+                rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command('%s %s' % (bzip2_path, os.path.splitext(target)[0]))
+            else:
+                module.fail_json(msg="bzip2 command not found")
+        else:
+            module.fail_json(msg="bunzip2 command not found")
     else:
         cmd += " < %s" % pipes.quote(target)
-    rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, use_unsafe_shell=True)
+        rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, use_unsafe_shell=True)
     return rc, stdout, stderr
 
 def db_create(cursor, db, encoding, collation):