These tests are (should be) now portable!
diff --git a/TestON/tests/ScaleOutTemplate/ScaleOutTemplate.py b/TestON/tests/ScaleOutTemplate/ScaleOutTemplate.py
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+# ScaleOutTemplate
+#
+# CASE1 starts number of nodes specified in param file
+#
+# cameron@onlab.us
+
+import sys
+import os.path
+
+
+class ScaleOutTemplate:
+
+    def __init__( self ):
+        self.default = ''
+
+    def CASE1( self, main ):           
+                                        
+        import time                     
+        global init       
+        
+        try: 
+            if type(init) is not bool: 
+                init = False  
+        except NameError: 
+            init = False 
+       
+        #Load values from params file
+        checkoutBranch = main.params[ 'GIT' ][ 'checkout' ]
+        gitPull = main.params[ 'GIT' ][ 'autopull' ]
+        cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
+        Apps = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellApps' ]
+        BENCHUser = main.params[ 'BENCH' ][ 'user' ]
+        maxNodes = int(main.params[ 'availableNodes' ])
+        skipMvn = main.params[ 'TEST' ][ 'skipCleanInstall' ]
+        cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]        
+
+        # -- INIT SECTION, ONLY RUNS ONCE -- # 
+        if init == False: 
+            init = True
+            global clusterCount             #number of nodes running
+            global ONOSIp                   #list of ONOS IP addresses
+            global scale 
+            
+            clusterCount = 0
+            ONOSIp = [ 0 ]
+            scale = (main.params[ 'SCALE' ]).split(",")            
+            clusterCount = int(scale[0])
+
+            #Populate ONOSIp with ips from params 
+            ONOSIp = [0]
+            ONOSIp.extend(main.ONOSbench.getOnosIps())
+            MN1Ip = ONOSIp[len(ONOSIp) -1] 
+            BENCHIp = ONOSIp[len(ONOSIp) -2]
+
+            #git
+            main.step( "Git checkout and pull " + checkoutBranch )
+            if gitPull == 'on':
+                checkoutResult = main.ONOSbench.gitCheckout( checkoutBranch )
+                pullResult = main.ONOSbench.gitPull()
+            else:
+                main.log.info( "Skipped git checkout and pull" )
+        
+            if skipMvn != "yes":
+                mvnResult = main.ONOSbench.cleanInstall()
+
+        # -- END OF INIT SECTION --#
+         
+        clusterCount = int(scale[0])
+        scale.remove(scale[0])       
+       
+        #kill off all onos processes 
+        main.log.step("Safety check, killing all ONOS processes")
+        main.log.step("before initiating enviornment setup")
+        for node in range(1, maxNodes + 1):
+            main.ONOSbench.onosDie(ONOSIp[node])
+        
+        #Uninstall everywhere
+        main.log.step( "Cleaning Enviornment..." )
+        for i in range(1, maxNodes + 1):
+            main.log.info(" Uninstalling ONOS " + str(i) )
+            main.ONOSbench.onosUninstall( ONOSIp[i] )
+       
+        #construct the cell file
+        main.log.info("Creating cell file")
+        cellIp = []
+        for node in range (1, clusterCount + 1):
+            cellIp.append(ONOSIp[node])
+
+        main.ONOSbench.createCellFile(BENCHIp,cellName,MN1Ip,str(Apps), *cellIp)
+
+        main.step( "Set Cell" )
+        main.ONOSbench.setCell(cellName)
+        
+        main.step( "Creating ONOS package" )
+        packageResult = main.ONOSbench.onosPackage()  
+
+        main.step( "verify cells" )
+        verifyCellResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
+      
+        main.log.report( "Initializeing " + str( clusterCount ) + " node cluster." )
+        for node in range(1, clusterCount + 1):
+            main.log.info("Starting ONOS " + str(node) + " at IP: " + ONOSIp[node])
+            main.ONOSbench.onosInstall( ONOSIp[node])
+
+        for node in range(1, clusterCount + 1):
+            for i in range( 2 ):
+                isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOSIp[node] )
+                if isup:
+                    main.log.info("ONOS " + str(node) + " is up\n")
+                    break
+                if not isup:
+                    main.log.report( "ONOS " + str(node) + " didn't start!" )
+        main.log.info("Startup sequence complete")
+
+    def CASE2( self, main ):
+         
+        print ("clusterCount: " + str(clusterCount)) 
+        print ("scale: " + str(scale)) 
+        print ("ONOSIp: " + str(ONOSIp)) 
+        print ("INIT: " + str(init)) 
+