diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.params b/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.params
index 0da560a..d557c1e 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.params
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.params
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
         <cellName>HA</cellName>
         <appString>drivers,openflow,proxyarp,mobility</appString>
     </ENV>
-    <Git> False </Git>
-    <branch> master </branch>
+    <GIT>
+        <pull>False</pull>
+        <branch>master</branch>
+    </GIT>
     <num_controllers> 7 </num_controllers>
     <tcpdump> False </tcpdump>
 
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.py
index fe0399d..81c39dd 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAswapNodes/HAswapNodes.py
@@ -50,1762 +50,73 @@
         import re
         main.log.info( "ONOS HA test: Restart all ONOS nodes - " +
                          "initialization" )
-        main.case( "Setting up test environment" )
-        main.caseExplanation = "Setup the test environment including " +\
-                                "installing ONOS, starting Mininet and ONOS" +\
-                                "cli sessions."
-
-        # load some variables from the params file
-        PULLCODE = False
-        if main.params[ 'Git' ] == 'True':
-            PULLCODE = True
-        gitBranch = main.params[ 'branch' ]
-        cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
-
-        main.numCtrls = int( main.params[ 'num_controllers' ] )
-        if main.ONOSbench.maxNodes:
-            if main.ONOSbench.maxNodes < main.numCtrls:
-                main.numCtrls = int( main.ONOSbench.maxNodes )
         # set global variables
         # These are for csv plotting in jenkins
-        global labels
-        global data
-        labels = []
-        data = []
-
+        main.HAlabels = []
+        main.HAdata = []
+        try:
+            from tests.dependencies.ONOSSetup import ONOSSetup
+            main.testSetUp = ONOSSetup()
+        except ImportError:
+            main.log.error( "ONOSSetup not found. exiting the test" )
+            main.exit()
+        main.testSetUp.envSetupDescription()
         try:
             from tests.HA.dependencies.HA import HA
             main.HA = HA()
             from tests.HA.HAswapNodes.dependencies.Server import Server
             main.Server = Server()
+            # load some variables from the params file
+            cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
+            main.apps = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'appString' ]
+            main.numCtrls = int( main.params[ 'num_controllers' ] )
+            if main.ONOSbench.maxNodes and\
+                        main.ONOSbench.maxNodes < main.numCtrls:
+                main.numCtrls = int( main.ONOSbench.maxNodes )
+            main.maxNodes = main.numCtrls
+            stepResult = main.testSetUp.envSetup( hasNode=True )
         except Exception as e:
-            main.log.exception( e )
-            main.cleanup()
-            main.exit()
+            main.testSetUp.envSetupException( e )
+        main.testSetUp.evnSetupConclusion( stepResult )
+        main.HA.generateGraph( "HAswapNodes" )
 
-        main.CLIs = []
-        main.nodes = []
-        ipList = []
-        for i in range( 1, main.numCtrls + 1 ):
-            try:
-                main.CLIs.append( getattr( main, 'ONOScli' + str( i ) ) )
-                main.nodes.append( getattr( main, 'ONOS' + str( i ) ) )
-                ipList.append( main.nodes[ -1 ].ip_address )
-            except AttributeError:
-                break
 
-        main.step( "Create cell file" )
-        cellAppString = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'appString' ]
-        main.ONOSbench.createCellFile( main.ONOSbench.ip_address, cellName,
-                                       main.Mininet1.ip_address,
-                                       cellAppString, ipList, main.ONOScli1.karafUser )
-
-        main.step( "Applying cell variable to environment" )
-        cellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( cellName )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=cellResult,
-                                 onpass="Set cell successfull",
-                                 onfail="Failled to set cell" )
-
-        main.step( "Verify connectivity to cell" )
-        verifyResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=verifyResult,
-                                 onpass="Verify cell passed",
-                                 onfail="Failled to verify cell" )
-
-        # FIXME:this is short term fix
-        main.log.info( "Removing raft logs" )
-        main.ONOSbench.onosRemoveRaftLogs()
-
-        main.log.info( "Uninstalling ONOS" )
-        for node in main.nodes:
-            main.ONOSbench.onosUninstall( node.ip_address )
-
-        # Make sure ONOS is DEAD
-        main.log.info( "Killing any ONOS processes" )
-        killResults = main.TRUE
-        for node in main.nodes:
-            killed = main.ONOSbench.onosKill( node.ip_address )
-            killResults = killResults and killed
-
-        main.step( "Setup server for cluster metadata file" )
-        port = main.params[ 'server' ][ 'port' ]
-        rootDir = os.path.dirname( main.testFile ) + "/dependencies"
-        main.log.debug( "Root dir: {}".format( rootDir ) )
-        status = main.Server.start( main.ONOSbench,
-                                    rootDir,
-                                    port=port,
-                                    logDir=main.logdir + "/server.log" )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=status,
-                                 onpass="Server started",
-                                 onfail="Failled to start SimpleHTTPServer" )
-
-        main.step( "Generate initial metadata file" )
-        if main.numCtrls >= 5:
-            main.numCtrls -= 2
-        else:
-            main.log.error( "Not enough ONOS nodes to run this test. Requires 5 or more" )
-        genResult = main.Server.generateFile( main.numCtrls )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=genResult,
-                                 onpass="New cluster metadata file generated",
-                                 onfail="Failled to generate new metadata file" )
-
-        gitPullResult = main.TRUE
-
-        main.step( "Starting Mininet" )
-        # scp topo file to mininet
-        # TODO: move to params?
-        topoName = "obelisk.py"
-        filePath = main.ONOSbench.home + "/tools/test/topos/"
-        main.ONOSbench.scp( main.Mininet1,
-                            filePath + topoName,
-                            main.Mininet1.home,
-                            direction="to" )
-        mnResult = main.Mininet1.startNet()
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=mnResult,
-                                 onpass="Mininet Started",
-                                 onfail="Error starting Mininet" )
-
-        main.step( "Git checkout and pull " + gitBranch )
-        if PULLCODE:
-            main.ONOSbench.gitCheckout( gitBranch )
-            gitPullResult = main.ONOSbench.gitPull()
-            # values of 1 or 3 are good
-            utilities.assert_lesser( expect=0, actual=gitPullResult,
-                                      onpass="Git pull successful",
-                                      onfail="Git pull failed" )
-        main.ONOSbench.getVersion( report=True )
-
-        # GRAPHS
-        # NOTE: important params here:
-        #       job = name of Jenkins job
-        #       Plot Name = Plot-HA, only can be used if multiple plots
-        #       index = The number of the graph under plot name
-        job = "HAswapNodes"
-        plotName = "Plot-HA"
-        index = "2"
-        graphs = '<ac:structured-macro ac:name="html">\n'
-        graphs += '<ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[\n'
-        graphs += '<iframe src="https://onos-jenkins.onlab.us/job/' + job +\
-                  '/plot/' + plotName + '/getPlot?index=' + index +\
-                  '&width=500&height=300"' +\
-                  'noborder="0" width="500" height="300" scrolling="yes" ' +\
-                  'seamless="seamless"></iframe>\n'
-        graphs += ']]></ac:plain-text-body>\n'
-        graphs += '</ac:structured-macro>\n'
-        main.log.wiki( graphs )
-
-        main.step( "Copying backup config files" )
-        path = "~/onos/tools/package/bin/onos-service"
-        cp = main.ONOSbench.scp( main.ONOSbench,
-                                     path,
-                                     path + ".backup",
-                                     direction="to" )
-
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=cp,
-                                 onpass="Copy backup config file succeeded",
-                                 onfail="Copy backup config file failed" )
-        # we need to modify the onos-service file to use remote metadata file
-        # url for cluster metadata file
-        iface = main.params[ 'server' ].get( 'interface' )
-        ip = main.ONOSbench.getIpAddr( iface=iface )
-        metaFile = "cluster.json"
-        javaArgs = r"-Donos.cluster.metadata.uri=http:\/\/{}:{}\/{}".format( ip, port, metaFile )
-        main.log.warn( javaArgs )
-        main.log.warn( repr( javaArgs ) )
-        handle = main.ONOSbench.handle
-        sed = r"sed -i 's/bash/bash\nexport JAVA_OPTS=${{JAVA_OPTS:-{}}}\n/' {}".format( javaArgs, path )
-        main.log.warn( sed )
-        main.log.warn( repr( sed ) )
-        handle.sendline( sed )
-        handle.expect( metaFile )
-        output = handle.before
-        handle.expect( "\$" )
-        output += handle.before
-        main.log.debug( repr( output ) )
-
-        main.step( "Creating ONOS package" )
-        packageResult = main.ONOSbench.buckBuild()
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=packageResult,
-                                 onpass="ONOS package successful",
-                                 onfail="ONOS package failed" )
-        if not packageResult:
-            main.cleanup()
-            main.exit()
-
-        main.step( "Installing ONOS package" )
-        onosInstallResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( main.ONOSbench.maxNodes ):
-            node = main.nodes[ i ]
-            options = "-f"
-            if i >= main.numCtrls:
-                options = "-nf"  # Don't start more than the current scale
-            tmpResult = main.ONOSbench.onosInstall( options=options,
-                                                    node=node.ip_address )
-            onosInstallResult = onosInstallResult and tmpResult
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=onosInstallResult,
-                                 onpass="ONOS install successful",
-                                 onfail="ONOS install failed" )
-
-        # Cleanup custom onos-service file
-        main.ONOSbench.scp( main.ONOSbench,
-                            path + ".backup",
-                            path,
-                            direction="to" )
-
-        main.step( "Set up ONOS secure SSH" )
-        secureSshResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-            node = main.nodes[ i ]
-            secureSshResult = secureSshResult and main.ONOSbench.onosSecureSSH( node=node.ip_address )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=secureSshResult,
-                                 onpass="Test step PASS",
-                                 onfail="Test step FAIL" )
-
-        main.step( "Checking if ONOS is up yet" )
-        for i in range( 2 ):
-            onosIsupResult = main.TRUE
-            for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-                node = main.nodes[ i ]
-                started = main.ONOSbench.isup( node.ip_address )
-                if not started:
-                    main.log.error( node.name + " hasn't started" )
-                onosIsupResult = onosIsupResult and started
-            if onosIsupResult == main.TRUE:
-                break
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=onosIsupResult,
-                                 onpass="ONOS startup successful",
-                                 onfail="ONOS startup failed" )
-
-        main.step( "Starting ONOS CLI sessions" )
-        cliResults = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].startOnosCli,
-                             name="startOnosCli-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[ main.nodes[ i ].ip_address ] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            cliResults = cliResults and t.result
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=cliResults,
-                                 onpass="ONOS cli startup successful",
-                                 onfail="ONOS cli startup failed" )
-
-        # Create a list of active nodes for use when some nodes are stopped
-        main.activeNodes = [ i for i in range( 0, main.numCtrls ) ]
-
-        if main.params[ 'tcpdump' ].lower() == "true":
-            main.step( "Start Packet Capture MN" )
-            main.Mininet2.startTcpdump(
-                str( main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'folder' ] ) + str( main.TEST )
-                + "-MN.pcap",
-                intf=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'intf' ],
-                port=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'port' ] )
-
-        main.step( "Checking ONOS nodes" )
-        nodeResults = utilities.retry( main.HA.nodesCheck,
-                                       False,
-                                       args=[ main.activeNodes ],
-                                       attempts=5 )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True, actual=nodeResults,
-                                 onpass="Nodes check successful",
-                                 onfail="Nodes check NOT successful" )
-
-        if not nodeResults:
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                cli = main.CLIs[ i ]
-                main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
-                    cli.name,
-                    cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-            main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
-            main.cleanup()
-            main.exit()
-
-        main.step( "Activate apps defined in the params file" )
-        # get data from the params
-        apps = main.params.get( 'apps' )
-        if apps:
-            apps = apps.split( ',' )
-            main.log.warn( apps )
-            activateResult = True
-            for app in apps:
-                main.CLIs[ 0 ].app( app, "Activate" )
-            # TODO: check this worked
-            time.sleep( 10 )  # wait for apps to activate
-            for app in apps:
-                state = main.CLIs[ 0 ].appStatus( app )
-                if state == "ACTIVE":
-                    activateResult = activateResult and True
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "{} is in {} state".format( app, state ) )
-                    activateResult = False
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=True,
-                                     actual=activateResult,
-                                     onpass="Successfully activated apps",
-                                     onfail="Failed to activate apps" )
-        else:
-            main.log.warn( "No apps were specified to be loaded after startup" )
-
-        main.step( "Set ONOS configurations" )
-        config = main.params.get( 'ONOS_Configuration' )
-        if config:
-            main.log.debug( config )
-            checkResult = main.TRUE
-            for component in config:
-                for setting in config[ component ]:
-                    value = config[ component ][ setting ]
-                    check = main.CLIs[ 0 ].setCfg( component, setting, value )
-                    main.log.info( "Value was changed? {}".format( main.TRUE == check ) )
-                    checkResult = check and checkResult
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                     actual=checkResult,
-                                     onpass="Successfully set config",
-                                     onfail="Failed to set config" )
-        else:
-            main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
-
-        main.step( "App Ids check" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[ 0 ]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[ node ].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[ node ].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+        main.testSetUp.ONOSSetUp( main.Mininet1, cellName=cellName, removeLog=True,
+                                 extraApply=main.HA.customizeOnosService,
+                                 arg=main.HA.swapNodeMetadata,
+                                 extraClean=main.HA.cleanUpOnosService,
+                                 installMax=True )
+        main.HA.initialSetUp()
 
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
         Assign devices to controllers
         """
-        import re
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        main.case( "Assigning devices to controllers" )
-        main.caseExplanation = "Assign switches to ONOS using 'ovs-vsctl' " +\
-                                "and check that an ONOS node becomes the " +\
-                                "master of the device."
-        main.step( "Assign switches to controllers" )
-
-        ipList = []
-        for i in range( main.ONOSbench.maxNodes ):
-            ipList.append( main.nodes[ i ].ip_address )
-        swList = []
-        for i in range( 1, 29 ):
-            swList.append( "s" + str( i ) )
-        main.Mininet1.assignSwController( sw=swList, ip=ipList )
-
-        mastershipCheck = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 1, 29 ):
-            response = main.Mininet1.getSwController( "s" + str( i ) )
-            try:
-                main.log.info( str( response ) )
-            except Exception:
-                main.log.info( repr( response ) )
-            for node in main.nodes:
-                if re.search( "tcp:" + node.ip_address, response ):
-                    mastershipCheck = mastershipCheck and main.TRUE
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "Error, node " + node.ip_address + " is " +
-                                    "not in the list of controllers s" +
-                                    str( i ) + " is connecting to." )
-                    mastershipCheck = main.FALSE
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=mastershipCheck,
-            onpass="Switch mastership assigned correctly",
-            onfail="Switches not assigned correctly to controllers" )
+        main.HA.assignDevices( main )
 
     def CASE21( self, main ):
         """
         Assign mastership to controllers
         """
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        main.case( "Assigning Controller roles for switches" )
-        main.caseExplanation = "Check that ONOS is connected to each " +\
-                                "device. Then manually assign" +\
-                                " mastership to specific ONOS nodes using" +\
-                                " 'device-role'"
-        main.step( "Assign mastership of switches to specific controllers" )
-        # Manually assign mastership to the controller we want
-        roleCall = main.TRUE
-
-        ipList = []
-        deviceList = []
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[ 0 ] ]
-        try:
-            # Assign mastership to specific controllers. This assignment was
-            # determined for a 7 node cluser, but will work with any sized
-            # cluster
-            for i in range( 1, 29 ):  # switches 1 through 28
-                # set up correct variables:
-                if i == 1:
-                    c = 0
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS1
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "1000" ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i == 2:
-                    c = 1 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS2
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "2000" ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i == 3:
-                    c = 1 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS2
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "3000" ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i == 4:
-                    c = 3 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS4
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "3004" ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i == 5:
-                    c = 2 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS3
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "5000" ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i == 6:
-                    c = 2 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS3
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "6000" ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i == 7:
-                    c = 5 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS6
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "6007" ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i >= 8 and i <= 17:
-                    c = 4 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS5
-                    dpid = '3' + str( i ).zfill( 3 )
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( dpid ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i >= 18 and i <= 27:
-                    c = 6 % main.numCtrls
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS7
-                    dpid = '6' + str( i ).zfill( 3 )
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( dpid ).get( 'id' )
-                elif i == 28:
-                    c = 0
-                    ip = main.nodes[ c ].ip_address  # ONOS1
-                    deviceId = onosCli.getDevice( "2800" ).get( 'id' )
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "You didn't write an else statement for " +
-                                    "switch s" + str( i ) )
-                    roleCall = main.FALSE
-                # Assign switch
-                assert deviceId, "No device id for s" + str( i ) + " in ONOS"
-                # TODO: make this controller dynamic
-                roleCall = roleCall and onosCli.deviceRole( deviceId, ip )
-                ipList.append( ip )
-                deviceList.append( deviceId )
-        except ( AttributeError, AssertionError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Something is wrong with ONOS device view" )
-            main.log.info( onosCli.devices() )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=roleCall,
-            onpass="Re-assigned switch mastership to designated controller",
-            onfail="Something wrong with deviceRole calls" )
-
-        main.step( "Check mastership was correctly assigned" )
-        roleCheck = main.TRUE
-        # NOTE: This is due to the fact that device mastership change is not
-        #       atomic and is actually a multi step process
-        time.sleep( 5 )
-        for i in range( len( ipList ) ):
-            ip = ipList[ i ]
-            deviceId = deviceList[ i ]
-            # Check assignment
-            master = onosCli.getRole( deviceId ).get( 'master' )
-            if ip in master:
-                roleCheck = roleCheck and main.TRUE
-            else:
-                roleCheck = roleCheck and main.FALSE
-                main.log.error( "Error, controller " + ip + " is not" +
-                                " master " + "of device " +
-                                str( deviceId ) + ". Master is " +
-                                repr( master ) + "." )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=roleCheck,
-            onpass="Switches were successfully reassigned to designated " +
-                   "controller",
-            onfail="Switches were not successfully reassigned" )
+        main.HA.assignMastership( main )
 
     def CASE3( self, main ):
         """
         Assign intents
         """
-        import time
-        import json
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-        try:
-            labels
-        except NameError:
-            main.log.error( "labels not defined, setting to []" )
-            labels = []
-        try:
-            data
-        except NameError:
-            main.log.error( "data not defined, setting to []" )
-            data = []
-        # NOTE: we must reinstall intents until we have a persistant intent
-        #        datastore!
-        main.case( "Adding host Intents" )
-        main.caseExplanation = "Discover hosts by using pingall then " +\
-                                "assign predetermined host-to-host intents." +\
-                                " After installation, check that the intent" +\
-                                " is distributed to all nodes and the state" +\
-                                " is INSTALLED"
-
-        # install onos-app-fwd
-        main.step( "Install reactive forwarding app" )
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[ 0 ] ]
-        installResults = onosCli.activateApp( "org.onosproject.fwd" )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=installResults,
-                                 onpass="Install fwd successful",
-                                 onfail="Install fwd failed" )
-
-        main.step( "Check app ids" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            main.log.warn( onosCli.apps() )
-            main.log.warn( onosCli.appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
-        main.step( "Discovering Hosts( Via pingall for now )" )
-        # FIXME: Once we have a host discovery mechanism, use that instead
-        # REACTIVE FWD test
-        pingResult = main.FALSE
-        passMsg = "Reactive Pingall test passed"
-        time1 = time.time()
-        pingResult = main.Mininet1.pingall()
-        time2 = time.time()
-        if not pingResult:
-            main.log.warn( "First pingall failed. Trying again..." )
-            pingResult = main.Mininet1.pingall()
-            passMsg += " on the second try"
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=pingResult,
-            onpass=passMsg,
-            onfail="Reactive Pingall failed, " +
-                   "one or more ping pairs failed" )
-        main.log.info( "Time for pingall: %2f seconds" %
-                       ( time2 - time1 ) )
-        # timeout for fwd flows
-        time.sleep( 11 )
-        # uninstall onos-app-fwd
-        main.step( "Uninstall reactive forwarding app" )
-        node = main.activeNodes[ 0 ]
-        uninstallResult = main.CLIs[ node ].deactivateApp( "org.onosproject.fwd" )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=uninstallResult,
-                                 onpass="Uninstall fwd successful",
-                                 onfail="Uninstall fwd failed" )
-
-        main.step( "Check app ids" )
-        threads = []
-        appCheck2 = main.TRUE
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck2 = appCheck2 and t.result
-        if appCheck2 != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[ 0 ]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[ node ].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[ node ].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck2,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
-        main.step( "Add host intents via cli" )
-        intentIds = []
-        # TODO: move the host numbers to params
-        #       Maybe look at all the paths we ping?
-        intentAddResult = True
-        hostResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            main.log.info( "Adding host intent between h" + str( i ) +
-                           " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            host1 = "00:00:00:00:00:" + \
-                str( hex( i )[ 2: ] ).zfill( 2 ).upper()
-            host2 = "00:00:00:00:00:" + \
-                str( hex( i + 10 )[ 2: ] ).zfill( 2 ).upper()
-            # NOTE: getHost can return None
-            host1Dict = onosCli.getHost( host1 )
-            host2Dict = onosCli.getHost( host2 )
-            host1Id = None
-            host2Id = None
-            if host1Dict and host2Dict:
-                host1Id = host1Dict.get( 'id', None )
-                host2Id = host2Dict.get( 'id', None )
-            if host1Id and host2Id:
-                nodeNum = ( i % len( main.activeNodes ) )
-                node = main.activeNodes[ nodeNum ]
-                tmpId = main.CLIs[ node ].addHostIntent( host1Id, host2Id )
-                if tmpId:
-                    main.log.info( "Added intent with id: " + tmpId )
-                    intentIds.append( tmpId )
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "addHostIntent returned: " +
-                                     repr( tmpId ) )
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "Error, getHost() failed for h" + str( i ) +
-                                " and/or h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-                node = main.activeNodes[ 0 ]
-                hosts = main.CLIs[ node ].hosts()
-                main.log.warn( "Hosts output: " )
-                try:
-                    main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( hosts ),
-                                               sort_keys=True,
-                                               indent=4,
-                                               separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                    main.log.warn( repr( hosts ) )
-                hostResult = main.FALSE
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=hostResult,
-                                 onpass="Found a host id for each host",
-                                 onfail="Error looking up host ids" )
-
-        intentStart = time.time()
-        onosIds = onosCli.getAllIntentsId()
-        main.log.info( "Submitted intents: " + str( intentIds ) )
-        main.log.info( "Intents in ONOS: " + str( onosIds ) )
-        for intent in intentIds:
-            if intent in onosIds:
-                pass  # intent submitted is in onos
-            else:
-                intentAddResult = False
-        if intentAddResult:
-            intentStop = time.time()
-        else:
-            intentStop = None
-        # Print the intent states
-        intents = onosCli.intents()
-        intentStates = []
-        installedCheck = True
-        main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" % ( 'Count', 'ID', 'State' ) )
-        count = 0
-        try:
-            for intent in json.loads( intents ):
-                state = intent.get( 'state', None )
-                if "INSTALLED" not in state:
-                    installedCheck = False
-                intentId = intent.get( 'id', None )
-                intentStates.append( ( intentId, state ) )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing intents" )
-        # add submitted intents not in the store
-        tmplist = [ i for i, s in intentStates ]
-        missingIntents = False
-        for i in intentIds:
-            if i not in tmplist:
-                intentStates.append( ( i, " - " ) )
-                missingIntents = True
-        intentStates.sort()
-        for i, s in intentStates:
-            count += 1
-            main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" %
-                           ( str( count ), str( i ), str( s ) ) )
-        leaders = onosCli.leaders()
-        try:
-            missing = False
-            if leaders:
-                parsedLeaders = json.loads( leaders )
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedLeaders,
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                # check for all intent partitions
-                topics = []
-                for i in range( 14 ):
-                    topics.append( "work-partition-" + str( i ) )
-                main.log.debug( topics )
-                ONOStopics = [ j[ 'topic' ] for j in parsedLeaders ]
-                for topic in topics:
-                    if topic not in ONOStopics:
-                        main.log.error( "Error: " + topic +
-                                        " not in leaders" )
-                        missing = True
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "leaders() returned None" )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing leaders" )
-            main.log.error( repr( leaders ) )
-        # Check all nodes
-        if missing:
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                response = main.CLIs[ i ].leaders( jsonFormat=False )
-                main.log.warn( str( main.CLIs[ i ].name ) + " leaders output: \n" +
-                               str( response ) )
-
-        partitions = onosCli.partitions()
-        try:
-            if partitions:
-                parsedPartitions = json.loads( partitions )
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPartitions,
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                # TODO check for a leader in all paritions
-                # TODO check for consistency among nodes
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "partitions() returned None" )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing partitions" )
-            main.log.error( repr( partitions ) )
-        pendingMap = onosCli.pendingMap()
-        try:
-            if pendingMap:
-                parsedPending = json.loads( pendingMap )
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPending,
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                # TODO check something here?
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "pendingMap() returned None" )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing pending map" )
-            main.log.error( repr( pendingMap ) )
-
-        intentAddResult = bool( intentAddResult and not missingIntents and
-                                installedCheck )
-        if not intentAddResult:
-            main.log.error( "Error in pushing host intents to ONOS" )
-
-        main.step( "Intent Anti-Entropy dispersion" )
-        for j in range( 100 ):
-            correct = True
-            main.log.info( "Submitted intents: " + str( sorted( intentIds ) ) )
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                onosIds = []
-                ids = main.CLIs[ i ].getAllIntentsId()
-                onosIds.append( ids )
-                main.log.debug( "Intents in " + main.CLIs[ i ].name + ": " +
-                                str( sorted( onosIds ) ) )
-                if sorted( ids ) != sorted( intentIds ):
-                    main.log.warn( "Set of intent IDs doesn't match" )
-                    correct = False
-                    break
-                else:
-                    intents = json.loads( main.CLIs[ i ].intents() )
-                    for intent in intents:
-                        if intent[ 'state' ] != "INSTALLED":
-                            main.log.warn( "Intent " + intent[ 'id' ] +
-                                           " is " + intent[ 'state' ] )
-                            correct = False
-                            break
-            if correct:
-                break
-            else:
-                time.sleep( 1 )
-        if not intentStop:
-            intentStop = time.time()
-        global gossipTime
-        gossipTime = intentStop - intentStart
-        main.log.info( "It took about " + str( gossipTime ) +
-                        " seconds for all intents to appear in each node" )
-        append = False
-        title = "Gossip Intents"
-        count = 1
-        while append is False:
-            curTitle = title + str( count )
-            if curTitle not in labels:
-                labels.append( curTitle )
-                data.append( str( gossipTime ) )
-                append = True
-            else:
-                count += 1
-        gossipPeriod = int( main.params[ 'timers' ][ 'gossip' ] )
-        maxGossipTime = gossipPeriod * len( main.activeNodes )
-        utilities.assert_greater_equals(
-                expect=maxGossipTime, actual=gossipTime,
-                onpass="ECM anti-entropy for intents worked within " +
-                       "expected time",
-                onfail="Intent ECM anti-entropy took too long. " +
-                       "Expected time:{}, Actual time:{}".format( maxGossipTime,
-                                                                  gossipTime ) )
-        if gossipTime <= maxGossipTime:
-            intentAddResult = True
-
-        if not intentAddResult or "key" in pendingMap:
-            import time
-            installedCheck = True
-            main.log.info( "Sleeping 60 seconds to see if intents are found" )
-            time.sleep( 60 )
-            onosIds = onosCli.getAllIntentsId()
-            main.log.info( "Submitted intents: " + str( intentIds ) )
-            main.log.info( "Intents in ONOS: " + str( onosIds ) )
-            # Print the intent states
-            intents = onosCli.intents()
-            intentStates = []
-            main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" % ( 'Count', 'ID', 'State' ) )
-            count = 0
-            try:
-                for intent in json.loads( intents ):
-                    # Iter through intents of a node
-                    state = intent.get( 'state', None )
-                    if "INSTALLED" not in state:
-                        installedCheck = False
-                    intentId = intent.get( 'id', None )
-                    intentStates.append( ( intentId, state ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing intents" )
-            # add submitted intents not in the store
-            tmplist = [ i for i, s in intentStates ]
-            for i in intentIds:
-                if i not in tmplist:
-                    intentStates.append( ( i, " - " ) )
-            intentStates.sort()
-            for i, s in intentStates:
-                count += 1
-                main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" %
-                               ( str( count ), str( i ), str( s ) ) )
-            leaders = onosCli.leaders()
-            try:
-                missing = False
-                if leaders:
-                    parsedLeaders = json.loads( leaders )
-                    main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedLeaders,
-                                               sort_keys=True,
-                                               indent=4,
-                                               separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                    # check for all intent partitions
-                    # check for election
-                    topics = []
-                    for i in range( 14 ):
-                        topics.append( "work-partition-" + str( i ) )
-                    # FIXME: this should only be after we start the app
-                    topics.append( "org.onosproject.election" )
-                    main.log.debug( topics )
-                    ONOStopics = [ j[ 'topic' ] for j in parsedLeaders ]
-                    for topic in topics:
-                        if topic not in ONOStopics:
-                            main.log.error( "Error: " + topic +
-                                            " not in leaders" )
-                            missing = True
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "leaders() returned None" )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing leaders" )
-                main.log.error( repr( leaders ) )
-            # Check all nodes
-            if missing:
-                for i in main.activeNodes:
-                    node = main.CLIs[ i ]
-                    response = node.leaders( jsonFormat=False )
-                    main.log.warn( str( node.name ) + " leaders output: \n" +
-                                   str( response ) )
-
-            partitions = onosCli.partitions()
-            try:
-                if partitions:
-                    parsedPartitions = json.loads( partitions )
-                    main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPartitions,
-                                               sort_keys=True,
-                                               indent=4,
-                                               separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                    # TODO check for a leader in all paritions
-                    # TODO check for consistency among nodes
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "partitions() returned None" )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing partitions" )
-                main.log.error( repr( partitions ) )
-            pendingMap = onosCli.pendingMap()
-            try:
-                if pendingMap:
-                    parsedPending = json.loads( pendingMap )
-                    main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPending,
-                                               sort_keys=True,
-                                               indent=4,
-                                               separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                    # TODO check something here?
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "pendingMap() returned None" )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing pending map" )
-                main.log.error( repr( pendingMap ) )
+        main.HA.assignIntents( main )
 
     def CASE4( self, main ):
         """
         Ping across added host intents
         """
-        import json
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-        main.case( "Verify connectivity by sending traffic across Intents" )
-        main.caseExplanation = "Ping across added host intents to check " +\
-                                "functionality and check the state of " +\
-                                "the intent"
-
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[ 0 ] ]
-        main.step( "Check Intent state" )
-        installedCheck = False
-        loopCount = 0
-        while not installedCheck and loopCount < 40:
-            installedCheck = True
-            # Print the intent states
-            intents = onosCli.intents()
-            intentStates = []
-            main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" % ( 'Count', 'ID', 'State' ) )
-            count = 0
-            # Iter through intents of a node
-            try:
-                for intent in json.loads( intents ):
-                    state = intent.get( 'state', None )
-                    if "INSTALLED" not in state:
-                        installedCheck = False
-                    intentId = intent.get( 'id', None )
-                    intentStates.append( ( intentId, state ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing intents." )
-            # Print states
-            intentStates.sort()
-            for i, s in intentStates:
-                count += 1
-                main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" %
-                               ( str( count ), str( i ), str( s ) ) )
-            if not installedCheck:
-                time.sleep( 1 )
-                loopCount += 1
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True, actual=installedCheck,
-                                 onpass="Intents are all INSTALLED",
-                                 onfail="Intents are not all in " +
-                                        "INSTALLED state" )
-
-        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
-        PingResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
-                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            PingResult = PingResult and ping
-            if ping == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
-                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            elif ping == main.TRUE:
-                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
-        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-            # TODO: pretty print
-            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
-            try:
-                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=PingResult,
-            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
-            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-
-        main.step( "Check leadership of topics" )
-        leaders = onosCli.leaders()
-        topicCheck = main.TRUE
-        try:
-            if leaders:
-                parsedLeaders = json.loads( leaders )
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedLeaders,
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                # check for all intent partitions
-                # check for election
-                # TODO: Look at Devices as topics now that it uses this system
-                topics = []
-                for i in range( 14 ):
-                    topics.append( "work-partition-" + str( i ) )
-                # FIXME: this should only be after we start the app
-                # FIXME: topics.append( "org.onosproject.election" )
-                # Print leaders output
-                main.log.debug( topics )
-                ONOStopics = [ j[ 'topic' ] for j in parsedLeaders ]
-                for topic in topics:
-                    if topic not in ONOStopics:
-                        main.log.error( "Error: " + topic +
-                                        " not in leaders" )
-                        topicCheck = main.FALSE
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "leaders() returned None" )
-                topicCheck = main.FALSE
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            topicCheck = main.FALSE
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing leaders" )
-            main.log.error( repr( leaders ) )
-            # TODO: Check for a leader of these topics
-        # Check all nodes
-        if topicCheck:
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                node = main.CLIs[ i ]
-                response = node.leaders( jsonFormat=False )
-                main.log.warn( str( node.name ) + " leaders output: \n" +
-                               str( response ) )
-
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=topicCheck,
-                                 onpass="intent Partitions is in leaders",
-                                 onfail="Some topics were lost " )
-        # Print partitions
-        partitions = onosCli.partitions()
-        try:
-            if partitions:
-                parsedPartitions = json.loads( partitions )
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPartitions,
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                # TODO check for a leader in all paritions
-                # TODO check for consistency among nodes
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "partitions() returned None" )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing partitions" )
-            main.log.error( repr( partitions ) )
-        # Print Pending Map
-        pendingMap = onosCli.pendingMap()
-        try:
-            if pendingMap:
-                parsedPending = json.loads( pendingMap )
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPending,
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                # TODO check something here?
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "pendingMap() returned None" )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing pending map" )
-            main.log.error( repr( pendingMap ) )
-
-        if not installedCheck:
-            main.log.info( "Waiting 60 seconds to see if the state of " +
-                           "intents change" )
-            time.sleep( 60 )
-            # Print the intent states
-            intents = onosCli.intents()
-            intentStates = []
-            main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" % ( 'Count', 'ID', 'State' ) )
-            count = 0
-            # Iter through intents of a node
-            try:
-                for intent in json.loads( intents ):
-                    state = intent.get( 'state', None )
-                    if "INSTALLED" not in state:
-                        installedCheck = False
-                    intentId = intent.get( 'id', None )
-                    intentStates.append( ( intentId, state ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing intents." )
-            intentStates.sort()
-            for i, s in intentStates:
-                count += 1
-                main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" %
-                               ( str( count ), str( i ), str( s ) ) )
-            leaders = onosCli.leaders()
-            try:
-                missing = False
-                if leaders:
-                    parsedLeaders = json.loads( leaders )
-                    main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedLeaders,
-                                               sort_keys=True,
-                                               indent=4,
-                                               separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                    # check for all intent partitions
-                    # check for election
-                    topics = []
-                    for i in range( 14 ):
-                        topics.append( "work-partition-" + str( i ) )
-                    # FIXME: this should only be after we start the app
-                    topics.append( "org.onosproject.election" )
-                    main.log.debug( topics )
-                    ONOStopics = [ j[ 'topic' ] for j in parsedLeaders ]
-                    for topic in topics:
-                        if topic not in ONOStopics:
-                            main.log.error( "Error: " + topic +
-                                            " not in leaders" )
-                            missing = True
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "leaders() returned None" )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing leaders" )
-                main.log.error( repr( leaders ) )
-            if missing:
-                for i in main.activeNodes:
-                    node = main.CLIs[ i ]
-                    response = node.leaders( jsonFormat=False )
-                    main.log.warn( str( node.name ) + " leaders output: \n" +
-                                   str( response ) )
-
-            partitions = onosCli.partitions()
-            try:
-                if partitions:
-                    parsedPartitions = json.loads( partitions )
-                    main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPartitions,
-                                               sort_keys=True,
-                                               indent=4,
-                                               separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                    # TODO check for a leader in all paritions
-                    # TODO check for consistency among nodes
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "partitions() returned None" )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing partitions" )
-                main.log.error( repr( partitions ) )
-            pendingMap = onosCli.pendingMap()
-            try:
-                if pendingMap:
-                    parsedPending = json.loads( pendingMap )
-                    main.log.warn( json.dumps( parsedPending,
-                                               sort_keys=True,
-                                               indent=4,
-                                               separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                    # TODO check something here?
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "pendingMap() returned None" )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing pending map" )
-                main.log.error( repr( pendingMap ) )
-        # Print flowrules
-        node = main.activeNodes[ 0 ]
-        main.log.debug( main.CLIs[ node ].flows( jsonFormat=False ) )
-        main.step( "Wait a minute then ping again" )
-        # the wait is above
-        PingResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
-                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            PingResult = PingResult and ping
-            if ping == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
-                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            elif ping == main.TRUE:
-                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
-        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-            # TODO: pretty print
-            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
-            try:
-                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=PingResult,
-            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
-            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+        main.HA.pingAcrossHostIntent( main, True, True )
 
     def CASE5( self, main ):
         """
         Reading state of ONOS
         """
-        import json
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        main.case( "Setting up and gathering data for current state" )
-        # The general idea for this test case is to pull the state of
-        # ( intents,flows, topology,... ) from each ONOS node
-        # We can then compare them with each other and also with past states
-
-        main.step( "Check that each switch has a master" )
-        global mastershipState
-        mastershipState = '[]'
-
-        # Assert that each device has a master
-        rolesNotNull = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].rolesNotNull,
-                             name="rolesNotNull-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            rolesNotNull = rolesNotNull and t.result
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=rolesNotNull,
-            onpass="Each device has a master",
-            onfail="Some devices don't have a master assigned" )
-
-        main.step( "Get the Mastership of each switch from each controller" )
-        ONOSMastership = []
-        consistentMastership = True
-        rolesResults = True
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].roles,
-                             name="roles-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            ONOSMastership.append( t.result )
-
-        for i in range( len( ONOSMastership ) ):
-            node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-            if not ONOSMastership[ i ] or "Error" in ONOSMastership[ i ]:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting ONOS" + node + " roles" )
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + node + " mastership response: " +
-                               repr( ONOSMastership[ i ] ) )
-                rolesResults = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=rolesResults,
-            onpass="No error in reading roles output",
-            onfail="Error in reading roles from ONOS" )
-
-        main.step( "Check for consistency in roles from each controller" )
-        if all( [ i == ONOSMastership[ 0 ] for i in ONOSMastership ] ):
-            main.log.info(
-                "Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes" )
-        else:
-            consistentMastership = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=consistentMastership,
-            onpass="Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of switch roles" )
-
-        if rolesResults and not consistentMastership:
-            for i in range( len( main.activeNodes ) ):
-                node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-                try:
-                    main.log.warn(
-                        "ONOS" + node + " roles: ",
-                        json.dumps(
-                            json.loads( ONOSMastership[ i ] ),
-                            sort_keys=True,
-                            indent=4,
-                            separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                    main.log.warn( repr( ONOSMastership[ i ] ) )
-        elif rolesResults and consistentMastership:
-            mastershipState = ONOSMastership[ 0 ]
-
-        main.step( "Get the intents from each controller" )
-        global intentState
-        intentState = []
-        ONOSIntents = []
-        consistentIntents = True  # Are Intents consistent across nodes?
-        intentsResults = True  # Could we read Intents from ONOS?
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].intents,
-                             name="intents-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[],
-                             kwargs={ 'jsonFormat': True } )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            ONOSIntents.append( t.result )
-
-        for i in range( len( ONOSIntents ) ):
-            node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-            if not ONOSIntents[ i ] or "Error" in ONOSIntents[ i ]:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting ONOS" + node + " intents" )
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + node + " intents response: " +
-                               repr( ONOSIntents[ i ] ) )
-                intentsResults = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=intentsResults,
-            onpass="No error in reading intents output",
-            onfail="Error in reading intents from ONOS" )
-
-        main.step( "Check for consistency in Intents from each controller" )
-        if all( [ sorted( i ) == sorted( ONOSIntents[ 0 ] ) for i in ONOSIntents ] ):
-            main.log.info( "Intents are consistent across all ONOS " +
-                             "nodes" )
-        else:
-            consistentIntents = False
-            main.log.error( "Intents not consistent" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=consistentIntents,
-            onpass="Intents are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of intents" )
-
-        if intentsResults:
-            # Try to make it easy to figure out what is happening
-            #
-            # Intent      ONOS1      ONOS2    ...
-            #  0x01     INSTALLED  INSTALLING
-            #  ...        ...         ...
-            #  ...        ...         ...
-            title = "   Id"
-            for n in main.activeNodes:
-                title += " " * 10 + "ONOS" + str( n + 1 )
-            main.log.warn( title )
-            # get all intent keys in the cluster
-            keys = []
-            try:
-                # Get the set of all intent keys
-                for nodeStr in ONOSIntents:
-                    node = json.loads( nodeStr )
-                    for intent in node:
-                        keys.append( intent.get( 'id' ) )
-                keys = set( keys )
-                # For each intent key, print the state on each node
-                for key in keys:
-                    row = "%-13s" % key
-                    for nodeStr in ONOSIntents:
-                        node = json.loads( nodeStr )
-                        for intent in node:
-                            if intent.get( 'id', "Error" ) == key:
-                                row += "%-15s" % intent.get( 'state' )
-                    main.log.warn( row )
-                # End of intent state table
-            except ValueError as e:
-                main.log.exception( e )
-                main.log.debug( "nodeStr was: " + repr( nodeStr ) )
-
-        if intentsResults and not consistentIntents:
-            # print the json objects
-            n = str( main.activeNodes[ -1 ] + 1 )
-            main.log.debug( "ONOS" + n + " intents: " )
-            main.log.debug( json.dumps( json.loads( ONOSIntents[ -1 ] ),
-                                        sort_keys=True,
-                                        indent=4,
-                                        separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            for i in range( len( ONOSIntents ) ):
-                node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-                if ONOSIntents[ i ] != ONOSIntents[ -1 ]:
-                    main.log.debug( "ONOS" + node + " intents: " )
-                    main.log.debug( json.dumps( json.loads( ONOSIntents[ i ] ),
-                                                sort_keys=True,
-                                                indent=4,
-                                                separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                else:
-                    main.log.debug( "ONOS" + node + " intents match ONOS" +
-                                    n + " intents" )
-        elif intentsResults and consistentIntents:
-            intentState = ONOSIntents[ 0 ]
-
-        main.step( "Get the flows from each controller" )
-        global flowState
-        flowState = []
-        ONOSFlows = []
-        ONOSFlowsJson = []
-        flowCheck = main.FALSE
-        consistentFlows = True
-        flowsResults = True
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].flows,
-                             name="flows-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[],
-                             kwargs={ 'jsonFormat': True } )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        # NOTE: Flows command can take some time to run
-        time.sleep( 30 )
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            result = t.result
-            ONOSFlows.append( result )
-
-        for i in range( len( ONOSFlows ) ):
-            num = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-            if not ONOSFlows[ i ] or "Error" in ONOSFlows[ i ]:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting ONOS" + num + " flows" )
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + num + " flows response: " +
-                               repr( ONOSFlows[ i ] ) )
-                flowsResults = False
-                ONOSFlowsJson.append( None )
-            else:
-                try:
-                    ONOSFlowsJson.append( json.loads( ONOSFlows[ i ] ) )
-                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                    # FIXME: change this to log.error?
-                    main.log.exception( "Error in parsing ONOS" + num +
-                                        " response as json." )
-                    main.log.error( repr( ONOSFlows[ i ] ) )
-                    ONOSFlowsJson.append( None )
-                    flowsResults = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=flowsResults,
-            onpass="No error in reading flows output",
-            onfail="Error in reading flows from ONOS" )
-
-        main.step( "Check for consistency in Flows from each controller" )
-        tmp = [ len( i ) == len( ONOSFlowsJson[ 0 ] ) for i in ONOSFlowsJson ]
-        if all( tmp ):
-            main.log.info( "Flow count is consistent across all ONOS nodes" )
-        else:
-            consistentFlows = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=consistentFlows,
-            onpass="The flow count is consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different flow counts" )
-
-        if flowsResults and not consistentFlows:
-            for i in range( len( ONOSFlows ) ):
-                node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-                try:
-                    main.log.warn(
-                        "ONOS" + node + " flows: " +
-                        json.dumps( json.loads( ONOSFlows[ i ] ), sort_keys=True,
-                                    indent=4, separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                    main.log.warn( "ONOS" + node + " flows: " +
-                                   repr( ONOSFlows[ i ] ) )
-        elif flowsResults and consistentFlows:
-            flowCheck = main.TRUE
-            flowState = ONOSFlows[ 0 ]
-
-        main.step( "Get the OF Table entries" )
-        global flows
-        flows = []
-        for i in range( 1, 29 ):
-            flows.append( main.Mininet1.getFlowTable( "s" + str( i ), version="1.3", debug=False ) )
-        if flowCheck == main.FALSE:
-            for table in flows:
-                main.log.warn( table )
-        # TODO: Compare switch flow tables with ONOS flow tables
-
-        main.step( "Start continuous pings" )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source1' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target1' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source2' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target2' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source3' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target3' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source4' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target4' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source5' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target5' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source6' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target6' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source7' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target7' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source8' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target8' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source9' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target9' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-        main.Mininet2.pingLong(
-            src=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'source10' ],
-            target=main.params[ 'PING' ][ 'target10' ],
-            pingTime=500 )
-
-        main.step( "Collecting topology information from ONOS" )
-        devices = []
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].devices,
-                             name="devices-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            devices.append( t.result )
-        hosts = []
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].hosts,
-                             name="hosts-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            try:
-                hosts.append( json.loads( t.result ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                # FIXME: better handling of this, print which node
-                #        Maybe use thread name?
-                main.log.exception( "Error parsing json output of hosts" )
-                main.log.warn( repr( t.result ) )
-                hosts.append( None )
-
-        ports = []
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].ports,
-                             name="ports-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            ports.append( t.result )
-        links = []
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].links,
-                             name="links-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            links.append( t.result )
-        clusters = []
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].clusters,
-                             name="clusters-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            clusters.append( t.result )
-        # Compare json objects for hosts and dataplane clusters
-
-        # hosts
-        main.step( "Host view is consistent across ONOS nodes" )
-        consistentHostsResult = main.TRUE
-        for controller in range( len( hosts ) ):
-            controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-            if hosts[ controller ] and "Error" not in hosts[ controller ]:
-                if hosts[ controller ] == hosts[ 0 ]:
-                    continue
-                else:  # hosts not consistent
-                    main.log.error( "hosts from ONOS" +
-                                     controllerStr +
-                                     " is inconsistent with ONOS1" )
-                    main.log.warn( repr( hosts[ controller ] ) )
-                    consistentHostsResult = main.FALSE
-
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting ONOS hosts from ONOS" +
-                                 controllerStr )
-                consistentHostsResult = main.FALSE
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                               " hosts response: " +
-                               repr( hosts[ controller ] ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=consistentHostsResult,
-            onpass="Hosts view is consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of hosts" )
-
-        main.step( "Each host has an IP address" )
-        ipResult = main.TRUE
-        for controller in range( 0, len( hosts ) ):
-            controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-            if hosts[ controller ]:
-                for host in hosts[ controller ]:
-                    if not host.get( 'ipAddresses', [] ):
-                        main.log.error( "Error with host ips on controller" +
-                                        controllerStr + ": " + str( host ) )
-                        ipResult = main.FALSE
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=ipResult,
-            onpass="The ips of the hosts aren't empty",
-            onfail="The ip of at least one host is missing" )
-
-        # Strongly connected clusters of devices
-        main.step( "Cluster view is consistent across ONOS nodes" )
-        consistentClustersResult = main.TRUE
-        for controller in range( len( clusters ) ):
-            controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-            if "Error" not in clusters[ controller ]:
-                if clusters[ controller ] == clusters[ 0 ]:
-                    continue
-                else:  # clusters not consistent
-                    main.log.error( "clusters from ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " is inconsistent with ONOS1" )
-                    consistentClustersResult = main.FALSE
-
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting dataplane clusters " +
-                                 "from ONOS" + controllerStr )
-                consistentClustersResult = main.FALSE
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                               " clusters response: " +
-                               repr( clusters[ controller ] ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=consistentClustersResult,
-            onpass="Clusters view is consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of clusters" )
-        if not consistentClustersResult:
-            main.log.debug( clusters )
-
-        # there should always only be one cluster
-        main.step( "Cluster view correct across ONOS nodes" )
-        try:
-            numClusters = len( json.loads( clusters[ 0 ] ) )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing clusters[0]: " +
-                                repr( clusters[ 0 ] ) )
-            numClusters = "ERROR"
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=1,
-            actual=numClusters,
-            onpass="ONOS shows 1 SCC",
-            onfail="ONOS shows " + str( numClusters ) + " SCCs" )
-
-        main.step( "Comparing ONOS topology to MN" )
-        devicesResults = main.TRUE
-        linksResults = main.TRUE
-        hostsResults = main.TRUE
-        mnSwitches = main.Mininet1.getSwitches()
-        mnLinks = main.Mininet1.getLinks()
-        mnHosts = main.Mininet1.getHosts()
-        for controller in main.activeNodes:
-            controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-            if devices[ controller ] and ports[ controller ] and\
-                    "Error" not in devices[ controller ] and\
-                    "Error" not in ports[ controller ]:
-                currentDevicesResult = main.Mininet1.compareSwitches(
-                        mnSwitches,
-                        json.loads( devices[ controller ] ),
-                        json.loads( ports[ controller ] ) )
-            else:
-                currentDevicesResult = main.FALSE
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                     actual=currentDevicesResult,
-                                     onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " Switches view is correct",
-                                     onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " Switches view is incorrect" )
-            if links[ controller ] and "Error" not in links[ controller ]:
-                currentLinksResult = main.Mininet1.compareLinks(
-                        mnSwitches, mnLinks,
-                        json.loads( links[ controller ] ) )
-            else:
-                currentLinksResult = main.FALSE
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                     actual=currentLinksResult,
-                                     onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " links view is correct",
-                                     onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " links view is incorrect" )
-
-            if hosts[ controller ] and "Error" not in hosts[ controller ]:
-                currentHostsResult = main.Mininet1.compareHosts(
-                        mnHosts,
-                        hosts[ controller ] )
-            else:
-                currentHostsResult = main.FALSE
-            utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                     actual=currentHostsResult,
-                                     onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " hosts exist in Mininet",
-                                     onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " hosts don't match Mininet" )
-
-            devicesResults = devicesResults and currentDevicesResult
-            linksResults = linksResults and currentLinksResult
-            hostsResults = hostsResults and currentHostsResult
-
-        main.step( "Device information is correct" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=devicesResults,
-            onpass="Device information is correct",
-            onfail="Device information is incorrect" )
-
-        main.step( "Links are correct" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=linksResults,
-            onpass="Link are correct",
-            onfail="Links are incorrect" )
-
-        main.step( "Hosts are correct" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=hostsResults,
-            onpass="Hosts are correct",
-            onfail="Hosts are incorrect" )
+        main.HA.readingState( main )
 
     def CASE6( self, main ):
         """
@@ -1819,17 +130,15 @@
         assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
         assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
         try:
-            labels
-        except NameError:
-            main.log.error( "labels not defined, setting to []" )
-            global labels
-            labels = []
+            main.HAlabels
+        except ( NameError, AttributeError ):
+            main.log.error( "main.HAlabels not defined, setting to []" )
+            main.HAlabels = []
         try:
-            data
-        except NameError:
-            main.log.error( "data not defined, setting to []" )
-            global data
-            data = []
+            main.HAdata
+        except ( NameError, AttributeError ):
+            main.log.error( "main.HAdata not defined, setting to []" )
+            main.HAdata = []
 
         main.case( "Swap some of the ONOS nodes" )
 
@@ -1957,280 +266,9 @@
         """
         Check state after ONOS scaling
         """
-        import json
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-        main.case( "Running ONOS Constant State Tests" )
 
-        main.step( "Check that each switch has a master" )
-        # Assert that each device has a master
-        rolesNotNull = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].rolesNotNull,
-                             name="rolesNotNull-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
+        main.HA.checkStateAfterONOS( main, afterWhich=1 )
 
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            rolesNotNull = rolesNotNull and t.result
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=rolesNotNull,
-            onpass="Each device has a master",
-            onfail="Some devices don't have a master assigned" )
-
-        main.step( "Read device roles from ONOS" )
-        ONOSMastership = []
-        consistentMastership = True
-        rolesResults = True
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].roles,
-                             name="roles-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            ONOSMastership.append( t.result )
-
-        for i in range( len( ONOSMastership ) ):
-            node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-            if not ONOSMastership[ i ] or "Error" in ONOSMastership[ i ]:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting ONOS" + node + " roles" )
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + node + " mastership response: " +
-                               repr( ONOSMastership[ i ] ) )
-                rolesResults = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=rolesResults,
-            onpass="No error in reading roles output",
-            onfail="Error in reading roles from ONOS" )
-
-        main.step( "Check for consistency in roles from each controller" )
-        if all( [ i == ONOSMastership[ 0 ] for i in ONOSMastership ] ):
-            main.log.info(
-                "Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes" )
-        else:
-            consistentMastership = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=consistentMastership,
-            onpass="Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of switch roles" )
-
-        if rolesResults and not consistentMastership:
-            for i in range( len( ONOSMastership ) ):
-                node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + node + " roles: ",
-                               json.dumps( json.loads( ONOSMastership[ i ] ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-
-        # NOTE: we expect mastership to change on controller scaling down
-
-        main.step( "Get the intents and compare across all nodes" )
-        ONOSIntents = []
-        intentCheck = main.FALSE
-        consistentIntents = True
-        intentsResults = True
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[ i ].intents,
-                             name="intents-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[],
-                             kwargs={ 'jsonFormat': True } )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            ONOSIntents.append( t.result )
-
-        for i in range( len( ONOSIntents ) ):
-            node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-            if not ONOSIntents[ i ] or "Error" in ONOSIntents[ i ]:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting ONOS" + node + " intents" )
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + node + " intents response: " +
-                               repr( ONOSIntents[ i ] ) )
-                intentsResults = False
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=intentsResults,
-            onpass="No error in reading intents output",
-            onfail="Error in reading intents from ONOS" )
-
-        main.step( "Check for consistency in Intents from each controller" )
-        if all( [ sorted( i ) == sorted( ONOSIntents[ 0 ] ) for i in ONOSIntents ] ):
-            main.log.info( "Intents are consistent across all ONOS " +
-                             "nodes" )
-        else:
-            consistentIntents = False
-
-        # Try to make it easy to figure out what is happening
-        #
-        # Intent      ONOS1      ONOS2    ...
-        #  0x01     INSTALLED  INSTALLING
-        #  ...        ...         ...
-        #  ...        ...         ...
-        title = "   ID"
-        for n in main.activeNodes:
-            title += " " * 10 + "ONOS" + str( n + 1 )
-        main.log.warn( title )
-        # get all intent keys in the cluster
-        keys = []
-        for nodeStr in ONOSIntents:
-            node = json.loads( nodeStr )
-            for intent in node:
-                keys.append( intent.get( 'id' ) )
-        keys = set( keys )
-        for key in keys:
-            row = "%-13s" % key
-            for nodeStr in ONOSIntents:
-                node = json.loads( nodeStr )
-                for intent in node:
-                    if intent.get( 'id' ) == key:
-                        row += "%-15s" % intent.get( 'state' )
-            main.log.warn( row )
-        # End table view
-
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=consistentIntents,
-            onpass="Intents are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of intents" )
-        intentStates = []
-        for node in ONOSIntents:  # Iter through ONOS nodes
-            nodeStates = []
-            # Iter through intents of a node
-            try:
-                for intent in json.loads( node ):
-                    nodeStates.append( intent[ 'state' ] )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.exception( "Error in parsing intents" )
-                main.log.error( repr( node ) )
-            intentStates.append( nodeStates )
-            out = [ ( i, nodeStates.count( i ) ) for i in set( nodeStates ) ]
-            main.log.info( dict( out ) )
-
-        if intentsResults and not consistentIntents:
-            for i in range( len( main.activeNodes ) ):
-                node = str( main.activeNodes[ i ] + 1 )
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + node + " intents: " )
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps(
-                    json.loads( ONOSIntents[ i ] ),
-                    sort_keys=True,
-                    indent=4,
-                    separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-        elif intentsResults and consistentIntents:
-            intentCheck = main.TRUE
-
-        main.step( "Compare current intents with intents before the scaling" )
-        # NOTE: this requires case 5 to pass for intentState to be set.
-        #      maybe we should stop the test if that fails?
-        sameIntents = main.FALSE
-        try:
-            intentState
-        except NameError:
-            main.log.warn( "No previous intent state was saved" )
-        else:
-            if intentState and intentState == ONOSIntents[ 0 ]:
-                sameIntents = main.TRUE
-                main.log.info( "Intents are consistent with before scaling" )
-            # TODO: possibly the states have changed? we may need to figure out
-            #       what the acceptable states are
-            elif len( intentState ) == len( ONOSIntents[ 0 ] ):
-                sameIntents = main.TRUE
-                try:
-                    before = json.loads( intentState )
-                    after = json.loads( ONOSIntents[ 0 ] )
-                    for intent in before:
-                        if intent not in after:
-                            sameIntents = main.FALSE
-                            main.log.debug( "Intent is not currently in ONOS " +
-                                            "(at least in the same form):" )
-                            main.log.debug( json.dumps( intent ) )
-                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                    main.log.exception( "Exception printing intents" )
-                    main.log.debug( repr( ONOSIntents[ 0 ] ) )
-                    main.log.debug( repr( intentState ) )
-            if sameIntents == main.FALSE:
-                try:
-                    main.log.debug( "ONOS intents before: " )
-                    main.log.debug( json.dumps( json.loads( intentState ),
-                                                sort_keys=True, indent=4,
-                                                separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                    main.log.debug( "Current ONOS intents: " )
-                    main.log.debug( json.dumps( json.loads( ONOSIntents[ 0 ] ),
-                                                sort_keys=True, indent=4,
-                                                separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                    main.log.exception( "Exception printing intents" )
-                    main.log.debug( repr( ONOSIntents[ 0 ] ) )
-                    main.log.debug( repr( intentState ) )
-            utilities.assert_equals(
-                expect=main.TRUE,
-                actual=sameIntents,
-                onpass="Intents are consistent with before scaling",
-                onfail="The Intents changed during scaling" )
-        intentCheck = intentCheck and sameIntents
-
-        main.step( "Get the OF Table entries and compare to before " +
-                   "component scaling" )
-        FlowTables = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 28 ):
-            main.log.info( "Checking flow table on s" + str( i + 1 ) )
-            tmpFlows = main.Mininet1.getFlowTable( "s" + str( i + 1 ), version="1.3", debug=False )
-            curSwitch = main.Mininet1.flowTableComp( flows[ i ], tmpFlows )
-            FlowTables = FlowTables and curSwitch
-            if curSwitch == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Differences in flow table for switch: s{}".format( i + 1 ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=FlowTables,
-            onpass="No changes were found in the flow tables",
-            onfail="Changes were found in the flow tables" )
-
-        main.Mininet2.pingLongKill()
-        """
-        # main.step( "Check the continuous pings to ensure that no packets " +
-        #            "were dropped during component failure" )
-        main.Mininet2.pingKill( main.params[ 'TESTONUSER' ],
-                                main.params[ 'TESTONIP' ] )
-        LossInPings = main.FALSE
-        # NOTE: checkForLoss returns main.FALSE with 0% packet loss
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            main.log.info(
-                "Checking for a loss in pings along flow from s" +
-                str( i ) )
-            LossInPings = main.Mininet2.checkForLoss(
-                "/tmp/ping.h" +
-                str( i ) ) or LossInPings
-        if LossInPings == main.TRUE:
-            main.log.info( "Loss in ping detected" )
-        elif LossInPings == main.ERROR:
-            main.log.info( "There are multiple mininet process running" )
-        elif LossInPings == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.info( "No Loss in the pings" )
-            main.log.info( "No loss of dataplane connectivity" )
-        # utilities.assert_equals(
-        #     expect=main.FALSE,
-        #     actual=LossInPings,
-        #     onpass="No Loss of connectivity",
-        #     onfail="Loss of dataplane connectivity detected" )
-
-        # NOTE: Since intents are not persisted with IntnentStore,
-        #       we expect loss in dataplane connectivity
-        LossInPings = main.FALSE
-        """
         main.step( "Leadership Election is still functional" )
         # Test of LeadershipElection
         leaderList = []
@@ -2265,620 +303,39 @@
         """
         Compare topo
         """
-        import json
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        main.case( "Compare ONOS Topology view to Mininet topology" )
-        main.caseExplanation = "Compare topology objects between Mininet" +\
-                                " and ONOS"
-        topoResult = main.FALSE
-        topoFailMsg = "ONOS topology don't match Mininet"
-        elapsed = 0
-        count = 0
-        main.step( "Comparing ONOS topology to MN topology" )
-        startTime = time.time()
-        # Give time for Gossip to work
-        while topoResult == main.FALSE and ( elapsed < 60 or count < 3 ):
-            devicesResults = main.TRUE
-            linksResults = main.TRUE
-            hostsResults = main.TRUE
-            hostAttachmentResults = True
-            count += 1
-            cliStart = time.time()
-            devices = []
-            threads = []
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                t = main.Thread( target=utilities.retry,
-                                 name="devices-" + str( i ),
-                                 args=[ main.CLIs[ i ].devices, [ None ] ],
-                                 kwargs={ 'sleep': 5, 'attempts': 5,
-                                           'randomTime': True } )
-                threads.append( t )
-                t.start()
-
-            for t in threads:
-                t.join()
-                devices.append( t.result )
-            hosts = []
-            ipResult = main.TRUE
-            threads = []
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                t = main.Thread( target=utilities.retry,
-                                 name="hosts-" + str( i ),
-                                 args=[ main.CLIs[ i ].hosts, [ None ] ],
-                                 kwargs={ 'sleep': 5, 'attempts': 5,
-                                           'randomTime': True } )
-                threads.append( t )
-                t.start()
-
-            for t in threads:
-                t.join()
-                try:
-                    hosts.append( json.loads( t.result ) )
-                except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                    main.log.exception( "Error parsing hosts results" )
-                    main.log.error( repr( t.result ) )
-                    hosts.append( None )
-            for controller in range( 0, len( hosts ) ):
-                controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-                if hosts[ controller ]:
-                    for host in hosts[ controller ]:
-                        if host is None or host.get( 'ipAddresses', [] ) == []:
-                            main.log.error(
-                                "Error with host ipAddresses on controller" +
-                                controllerStr + ": " + str( host ) )
-                            ipResult = main.FALSE
-            ports = []
-            threads = []
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                t = main.Thread( target=utilities.retry,
-                                 name="ports-" + str( i ),
-                                 args=[ main.CLIs[ i ].ports, [ None ] ],
-                                 kwargs={ 'sleep': 5, 'attempts': 5,
-                                           'randomTime': True } )
-                threads.append( t )
-                t.start()
-
-            for t in threads:
-                t.join()
-                ports.append( t.result )
-            links = []
-            threads = []
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                t = main.Thread( target=utilities.retry,
-                                 name="links-" + str( i ),
-                                 args=[ main.CLIs[ i ].links, [ None ] ],
-                                 kwargs={ 'sleep': 5, 'attempts': 5,
-                                           'randomTime': True } )
-                threads.append( t )
-                t.start()
-
-            for t in threads:
-                t.join()
-                links.append( t.result )
-            clusters = []
-            threads = []
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                t = main.Thread( target=utilities.retry,
-                                 name="clusters-" + str( i ),
-                                 args=[ main.CLIs[ i ].clusters, [ None ] ],
-                                 kwargs={ 'sleep': 5, 'attempts': 5,
-                                           'randomTime': True } )
-                threads.append( t )
-                t.start()
-
-            for t in threads:
-                t.join()
-                clusters.append( t.result )
-
-            elapsed = time.time() - startTime
-            cliTime = time.time() - cliStart
-            print "Elapsed time: " + str( elapsed )
-            print "CLI time: " + str( cliTime )
-
-            if all( e is None for e in devices ) and\
-               all( e is None for e in hosts ) and\
-               all( e is None for e in ports ) and\
-               all( e is None for e in links ) and\
-               all( e is None for e in clusters ):
-                topoFailMsg = "Could not get topology from ONOS"
-                main.log.error( topoFailMsg )
-                continue  # Try again, No use trying to compare
-
-            mnSwitches = main.Mininet1.getSwitches()
-            mnLinks = main.Mininet1.getLinks()
-            mnHosts = main.Mininet1.getHosts()
-            for controller in range( len( main.activeNodes ) ):
-                controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-                if devices[ controller ] and ports[ controller ] and\
-                        "Error" not in devices[ controller ] and\
-                        "Error" not in ports[ controller ]:
-
-                    try:
-                        currentDevicesResult = main.Mininet1.compareSwitches(
-                                mnSwitches,
-                                json.loads( devices[ controller ] ),
-                                json.loads( ports[ controller ] ) )
-                    except ( TypeError, ValueError ):
-                        main.log.exception( "Object not as expected; devices={!r}\nports={!r}".format(
-                            devices[ controller ], ports[ controller ] ) )
-                else:
-                    currentDevicesResult = main.FALSE
-                utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                         actual=currentDevicesResult,
-                                         onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                         " Switches view is correct",
-                                         onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                         " Switches view is incorrect" )
-
-                if links[ controller ] and "Error" not in links[ controller ]:
-                    currentLinksResult = main.Mininet1.compareLinks(
-                            mnSwitches, mnLinks,
-                            json.loads( links[ controller ] ) )
-                else:
-                    currentLinksResult = main.FALSE
-                utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                         actual=currentLinksResult,
-                                         onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                         " links view is correct",
-                                         onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                         " links view is incorrect" )
-                if hosts[ controller ] and "Error" not in hosts[ controller ]:
-                    currentHostsResult = main.Mininet1.compareHosts(
-                            mnHosts,
-                            hosts[ controller ] )
-                elif hosts[ controller ] == []:
-                    currentHostsResult = main.TRUE
-                else:
-                    currentHostsResult = main.FALSE
-                utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                         actual=currentHostsResult,
-                                         onpass="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                         " hosts exist in Mininet",
-                                         onfail="ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                         " hosts don't match Mininet" )
-                # CHECKING HOST ATTACHMENT POINTS
-                hostAttachment = True
-                zeroHosts = False
-                # FIXME: topo-HA/obelisk specific mappings:
-                # key is mac and value is dpid
-                mappings = {}
-                for i in range( 1, 29 ):  # hosts 1 through 28
-                    # set up correct variables:
-                    macId = "00:" * 5 + hex( i ).split( "0x" )[ 1 ].upper().zfill( 2 )
-                    if i == 1:
-                        deviceId = "1000".zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i == 2:
-                        deviceId = "2000".zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i == 3:
-                        deviceId = "3000".zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i == 4:
-                        deviceId = "3004".zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i == 5:
-                        deviceId = "5000".zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i == 6:
-                        deviceId = "6000".zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i == 7:
-                        deviceId = "6007".zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i >= 8 and i <= 17:
-                        dpid = '3' + str( i ).zfill( 3 )
-                        deviceId = dpid.zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i >= 18 and i <= 27:
-                        dpid = '6' + str( i ).zfill( 3 )
-                        deviceId = dpid.zfill( 16 )
-                    elif i == 28:
-                        deviceId = "2800".zfill( 16 )
-                    mappings[ macId ] = deviceId
-                if hosts[ controller ] is not None and "Error" not in hosts[ controller ]:
-                    if hosts[ controller ] == []:
-                        main.log.warn( "There are no hosts discovered" )
-                        zeroHosts = True
-                    else:
-                        for host in hosts[ controller ]:
-                            mac = None
-                            location = None
-                            device = None
-                            port = None
-                            try:
-                                mac = host.get( 'mac' )
-                                assert mac, "mac field could not be found for this host object"
-
-                                location = host.get( 'locations' )[ 0 ]
-                                assert location, "location field could not be found for this host object"
-
-                                # Trim the protocol identifier off deviceId
-                                device = str( location.get( 'elementId' ) ).split( ':' )[ 1 ]
-                                assert device, "elementId field could not be found for this host location object"
-
-                                port = location.get( 'port' )
-                                assert port, "port field could not be found for this host location object"
-
-                                # Now check if this matches where they should be
-                                if mac and device and port:
-                                    if str( port ) != "1":
-                                        main.log.error( "The attachment port is incorrect for " +
-                                                        "host " + str( mac ) +
-                                                        ". Expected: 1 Actual: " + str( port ) )
-                                        hostAttachment = False
-                                    if device != mappings[ str( mac ) ]:
-                                        main.log.error( "The attachment device is incorrect for " +
-                                                        "host " + str( mac ) +
-                                                        ". Expected: " + mappings[ str( mac ) ] +
-                                                        " Actual: " + device )
-                                        hostAttachment = False
-                                else:
-                                    hostAttachment = False
-                            except AssertionError:
-                                main.log.exception( "Json object not as expected" )
-                                main.log.error( repr( host ) )
-                                hostAttachment = False
-                else:
-                    main.log.error( "No hosts json output or \"Error\"" +
-                                    " in output. hosts = " +
-                                    repr( hosts[ controller ] ) )
-                if zeroHosts is False:
-                    # TODO: Find a way to know if there should be hosts in a
-                    #       given point of the test
-                    hostAttachment = True
-
-                # END CHECKING HOST ATTACHMENT POINTS
-                devicesResults = devicesResults and currentDevicesResult
-                linksResults = linksResults and currentLinksResult
-                hostsResults = hostsResults and currentHostsResult
-                hostAttachmentResults = hostAttachmentResults and\
-                                        hostAttachment
-                topoResult = ( devicesResults and linksResults
-                               and hostsResults and ipResult and
-                               hostAttachmentResults )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True,
-                                 actual=topoResult,
-                                 onpass="ONOS topology matches Mininet",
-                                 onfail=topoFailMsg )
-        # End of While loop to pull ONOS state
-
-        # Compare json objects for hosts and dataplane clusters
-
-        # hosts
-        main.step( "Hosts view is consistent across all ONOS nodes" )
-        consistentHostsResult = main.TRUE
-        for controller in range( len( hosts ) ):
-            controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-            if hosts[ controller ] is not None and "Error" not in hosts[ controller ]:
-                if hosts[ controller ] == hosts[ 0 ]:
-                    continue
-                else:  # hosts not consistent
-                    main.log.error( "hosts from ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                                     " is inconsistent with ONOS1" )
-                    main.log.warn( repr( hosts[ controller ] ) )
-                    consistentHostsResult = main.FALSE
-
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting ONOS hosts from ONOS" +
-                                 controllerStr )
-                consistentHostsResult = main.FALSE
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                               " hosts response: " +
-                               repr( hosts[ controller ] ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=consistentHostsResult,
-            onpass="Hosts view is consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of hosts" )
-
-        main.step( "Hosts information is correct" )
-        hostsResults = hostsResults and ipResult
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=hostsResults,
-            onpass="Host information is correct",
-            onfail="Host information is incorrect" )
-
-        main.step( "Host attachment points to the network" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=hostAttachmentResults,
-            onpass="Hosts are correctly attached to the network",
-            onfail="ONOS did not correctly attach hosts to the network" )
-
-        # Strongly connected clusters of devices
-        main.step( "Clusters view is consistent across all ONOS nodes" )
-        consistentClustersResult = main.TRUE
-        for controller in range( len( clusters ) ):
-            controllerStr = str( main.activeNodes[ controller ] + 1 )
-            if "Error" not in clusters[ controller ]:
-                if clusters[ controller ] == clusters[ 0 ]:
-                    continue
-                else:  # clusters not consistent
-                    main.log.error( "clusters from ONOS" +
-                                     controllerStr +
-                                     " is inconsistent with ONOS1" )
-                    consistentClustersResult = main.FALSE
-            else:
-                main.log.error( "Error in getting dataplane clusters " +
-                                 "from ONOS" + controllerStr )
-                consistentClustersResult = main.FALSE
-                main.log.warn( "ONOS" + controllerStr +
-                               " clusters response: " +
-                               repr( clusters[ controller ] ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=consistentClustersResult,
-            onpass="Clusters view is consistent across all ONOS nodes",
-            onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of clusters" )
-        if not consistentClustersResult:
-            main.log.debug( clusters )
-            for x in links:
-                main.log.warn( "{}: {}".format( len( x ), x ) )
-
-        main.step( "There is only one SCC" )
-        # there should always only be one cluster
-        try:
-            numClusters = len( json.loads( clusters[ 0 ] ) )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing clusters[0]: " +
-                                repr( clusters[ 0 ] ) )
-            numClusters = "ERROR"
-        clusterResults = main.FALSE
-        if numClusters == 1:
-            clusterResults = main.TRUE
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=1,
-            actual=numClusters,
-            onpass="ONOS shows 1 SCC",
-            onfail="ONOS shows " + str( numClusters ) + " SCCs" )
-
-        topoResult = ( devicesResults and linksResults
-                       and hostsResults and consistentHostsResult
-                       and consistentClustersResult and clusterResults
-                       and ipResult and hostAttachmentResults )
-
-        topoResult = topoResult and int( count <= 2 )
-        note = "note it takes about " + str( int( cliTime ) ) + \
-            " seconds for the test to make all the cli calls to fetch " +\
-            "the topology from each ONOS instance"
-        main.log.info(
-            "Very crass estimate for topology discovery/convergence( " +
-            str( note ) + " ): " + str( elapsed ) + " seconds, " +
-            str( count ) + " tries" )
-
-        main.step( "Device information is correct" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=devicesResults,
-            onpass="Device information is correct",
-            onfail="Device information is incorrect" )
-
-        main.step( "Links are correct" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=linksResults,
-            onpass="Link are correct",
-            onfail="Links are incorrect" )
-
-        main.step( "Hosts are correct" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=hostsResults,
-            onpass="Hosts are correct",
-            onfail="Hosts are incorrect" )
-
-        # FIXME: move this to an ONOS state case
-        main.step( "Checking ONOS nodes" )
-        nodeResults = utilities.retry( main.HA.nodesCheck,
-                                       False,
-                                       args=[ main.activeNodes ],
-                                       attempts=5 )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True, actual=nodeResults,
-                                 onpass="Nodes check successful",
-                                 onfail="Nodes check NOT successful" )
-        if not nodeResults:
-            for i in main.activeNodes:
-                main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
-                    main.CLIs[ i ].name,
-                    main.CLIs[ i ].sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if not topoResult:
-            main.cleanup()
-            main.exit()
+        main.HA.compareTopo( main )
 
     def CASE9( self, main ):
         """
         Link s3-s28 down
         """
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-        # NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
-
-        linkSleep = float( main.params[ 'timers' ][ 'LinkDiscovery' ] )
-
-        description = "Turn off a link to ensure that Link Discovery " +\
-                      "is working properly"
-        main.case( description )
-
-        main.step( "Kill Link between s3 and s28" )
-        LinkDown = main.Mininet1.link( END1="s3", END2="s28", OPTION="down" )
-        main.log.info( "Waiting " + str( linkSleep ) +
-                       " seconds for link down to be discovered" )
-        time.sleep( linkSleep )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=LinkDown,
-                                 onpass="Link down successful",
-                                 onfail="Failed to bring link down" )
-        # TODO do some sort of check here
+        main.HA.linkDown( main )
 
     def CASE10( self, main ):
         """
         Link s3-s28 up
         """
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-        # NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
-
-        linkSleep = float( main.params[ 'timers' ][ 'LinkDiscovery' ] )
-
-        description = "Restore a link to ensure that Link Discovery is " + \
-                      "working properly"
-        main.case( description )
-
-        main.step( "Bring link between s3 and s28 back up" )
-        LinkUp = main.Mininet1.link( END1="s3", END2="s28", OPTION="up" )
-        main.log.info( "Waiting " + str( linkSleep ) +
-                       " seconds for link up to be discovered" )
-        time.sleep( linkSleep )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=LinkUp,
-                                 onpass="Link up successful",
-                                 onfail="Failed to bring link up" )
-        # TODO do some sort of check here
+        main.HA.linkUp( main )
 
     def CASE11( self, main ):
         """
         Switch Down
         """
         # NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        switchSleep = float( main.params[ 'timers' ][ 'SwitchDiscovery' ] )
-
-        description = "Killing a switch to ensure it is discovered correctly"
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[ 0 ] ]
-        main.case( description )
-        switch = main.params[ 'kill' ][ 'switch' ]
-        switchDPID = main.params[ 'kill' ][ 'dpid' ]
-
-        # TODO: Make this switch parameterizable
-        main.step( "Kill " + switch )
-        main.log.info( "Deleting " + switch )
-        main.Mininet1.delSwitch( switch )
-        main.log.info( "Waiting " + str( switchSleep ) +
-                       " seconds for switch down to be discovered" )
-        time.sleep( switchSleep )
-        device = onosCli.getDevice( dpid=switchDPID )
-        # Peek at the deleted switch
-        main.log.warn( str( device ) )
-        result = main.FALSE
-        if device and device[ 'available' ] is False:
-            result = main.TRUE
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=result,
-                                 onpass="Kill switch successful",
-                                 onfail="Failed to kill switch?" )
+        main.HA.switchDown( main )
 
     def CASE12( self, main ):
         """
         Switch Up
         """
         # NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        switchSleep = float( main.params[ 'timers' ][ 'SwitchDiscovery' ] )
-        switch = main.params[ 'kill' ][ 'switch' ]
-        switchDPID = main.params[ 'kill' ][ 'dpid' ]
-        links = main.params[ 'kill' ][ 'links' ].split()
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[ 0 ] ]
-        description = "Adding a switch to ensure it is discovered correctly"
-        main.case( description )
-
-        main.step( "Add back " + switch )
-        main.Mininet1.addSwitch( switch, dpid=switchDPID )
-        for peer in links:
-            main.Mininet1.addLink( switch, peer )
-        ipList = [ node.ip_address for node in main.nodes ]
-        main.Mininet1.assignSwController( sw=switch, ip=ipList )
-        main.log.info( "Waiting " + str( switchSleep ) +
-                       " seconds for switch up to be discovered" )
-        time.sleep( switchSleep )
-        device = onosCli.getDevice( dpid=switchDPID )
-        # Peek at the deleted switch
-        main.log.warn( str( device ) )
-        result = main.FALSE
-        if device and device[ 'available' ]:
-            result = main.TRUE
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=result,
-                                 onpass="add switch successful",
-                                 onfail="Failed to add switch?" )
+        main.HA.switchUp( main )
 
     def CASE13( self, main ):
         """
         Clean up
         """
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        main.case( "Test Cleanup" )
-        main.step( "Killing tcpdumps" )
-        main.Mininet2.stopTcpdump()
-
-        if main.params[ 'BACKUP' ][ 'ENABLED' ] == "True":
-            main.step( "Copying MN pcap and ONOS log files to test station" )
-            # NOTE: MN Pcap file is being saved to logdir.
-            #       We scp this file as MN and TestON aren't necessarily the same vm
-
-            # FIXME: To be replaced with a Jenkin's post script
-            # TODO: Load these from params
-            # NOTE: must end in /
-            logFolder = "/opt/onos/log/"
-            logFiles = [ "karaf.log", "karaf.log.1" ]
-            # NOTE: must end in /
-            for f in logFiles:
-                for node in main.nodes:
-                    dstName = main.logdir + "/" + node.name + "-" + f
-                    main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( node.user_name, node.ip_address,
-                                               logFolder + f, dstName )
-            # std*.log's
-            # NOTE: must end in /
-            logFolder = "/opt/onos/var/"
-            logFiles = [ "stderr.log", "stdout.log" ]
-            # NOTE: must end in /
-            for f in logFiles:
-                for node in main.nodes:
-                    dstName = main.logdir + "/" + node.name + "-" + f
-                    main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( node.user_name, node.ip_address,
-                                               logFolder + f, dstName )
-        else:
-            main.log.debug( "skipping saving log files" )
-
-        main.step( "Stopping Mininet" )
-        mnResult = main.Mininet1.stopNet()
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=mnResult,
-                                 onpass="Mininet stopped",
-                                 onfail="MN cleanup NOT successful" )
-
-        main.step( "Checking ONOS Logs for errors" )
-        for node in main.nodes:
-            main.log.debug( "Checking logs for errors on " + node.name + ":" )
-            main.log.warn( main.ONOSbench.checkLogs( node.ip_address ) )
-
-        try:
-            timerLog = open( main.logdir + "/Timers.csv", 'w' )
-            main.log.error( ", ".join( labels ) + "\n" + ", ".join( data ) )
-            timerLog.write( ", ".join( labels ) + "\n" + ", ".join( data ) )
-            timerLog.close()
-        except NameError as e:
-            main.log.exception( e )
+        main.HA.cleanUp( main )
 
         main.step( "Stopping webserver" )
         status = main.Server.stop()
@@ -2891,47 +348,7 @@
         """
         start election app on all onos nodes
         """
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        main.case( "Start Leadership Election app" )
-        main.step( "Install leadership election app" )
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[ 0 ] ]
-        appResult = onosCli.activateApp( "org.onosproject.election" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=appResult,
-            onpass="Election app installed",
-            onfail="Something went wrong with installing Leadership election" )
-
-        main.step( "Run for election on each node" )
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            main.CLIs[ i ].electionTestRun()
-        time.sleep( 5 )
-        activeCLIs = [ main.CLIs[ i ] for i in main.activeNodes ]
-        sameResult, leaders = main.HA.consistentLeaderboards( activeCLIs )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=sameResult,
-            onpass="All nodes see the same leaderboards",
-            onfail="Inconsistent leaderboards" )
-
-        if sameResult:
-            leader = leaders[ 0 ][ 0 ]
-            if main.nodes[ main.activeNodes[ 0 ] ].ip_address in leader:
-                correctLeader = True
-            else:
-                correctLeader = False
-            main.step( "First node was elected leader" )
-            utilities.assert_equals(
-                expect=True,
-                actual=correctLeader,
-                onpass="Correct leader was elected",
-                onfail="Incorrect leader" )
+        main.HA.startElectionApp( main )
 
     def CASE15( self, main ):
         """
@@ -2948,196 +365,16 @@
             old and new variable prefixes refer to data from before vs after
                 withdrawl and later before withdrawl vs after re-election
         """
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        description = "Check that Leadership Election is still functional"
-        main.case( description )
-        # NOTE: Need to re-run after restarts since being a canidate is not persistant
-
-        oldLeaders = []  # list of lists of each nodes' candidates before
-        newLeaders = []  # list of lists of each nodes' candidates after
-        oldLeader = ''  # the old leader from oldLeaders, None if not same
-        newLeader = ''  # the new leaders fron newLoeaders, None if not same
-        oldLeaderCLI = None  # the CLI of the old leader used for re-electing
-        expectNoLeader = False  # True when there is only one leader
-        if main.numCtrls == 1:
-            expectNoLeader = True
-
-        main.step( "Run for election on each node" )
-        electionResult = main.TRUE
-
-        for i in main.activeNodes:  # run test election on each node
-            if main.CLIs[ i ].electionTestRun() == main.FALSE:
-                electionResult = main.FALSE
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=electionResult,
-            onpass="All nodes successfully ran for leadership",
-            onfail="At least one node failed to run for leadership" )
-
-        if electionResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Skipping Test Case because Election Test App isn't loaded" )
-            main.skipCase()
-
-        main.step( "Check that each node shows the same leader and candidates" )
-        failMessage = "Nodes have different leaderboards"
-        activeCLIs = [ main.CLIs[ i ] for i in main.activeNodes ]
-        sameResult, oldLeaders = main.HA.consistentLeaderboards( activeCLIs )
-        if sameResult:
-            oldLeader = oldLeaders[ 0 ][ 0 ]
-            main.log.warn( oldLeader )
-        else:
-            oldLeader = None
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=sameResult,
-            onpass="Leaderboards are consistent for the election topic",
-            onfail=failMessage )
-
-        main.step( "Find current leader and withdraw" )
-        withdrawResult = main.TRUE
-        # do some sanity checking on leader before using it
-        if oldLeader is None:
-            main.log.error( "Leadership isn't consistent." )
-            withdrawResult = main.FALSE
-        # Get the CLI of the oldLeader
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            if oldLeader == main.nodes[ i ].ip_address:
-                oldLeaderCLI = main.CLIs[ i ]
-                break
-        else:  # FOR/ELSE statement
-            main.log.error( "Leader election, could not find current leader" )
-        if oldLeader:
-            withdrawResult = oldLeaderCLI.electionTestWithdraw()
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=withdrawResult,
-            onpass="Node was withdrawn from election",
-            onfail="Node was not withdrawn from election" )
-
-        main.step( "Check that a new node was elected leader" )
-        failMessage = "Nodes have different leaders"
-        # Get new leaders and candidates
-        newLeaderResult, newLeaders = main.HA.consistentLeaderboards( activeCLIs )
-        newLeader = None
-        if newLeaderResult:
-            if newLeaders[ 0 ][ 0 ] == 'none':
-                main.log.error( "No leader was elected on at least 1 node" )
-                if not expectNoLeader:
-                    newLeaderResult = False
-            newLeader = newLeaders[ 0 ][ 0 ]
-
-        # Check that the new leader is not the older leader, which was withdrawn
-        if newLeader == oldLeader:
-            newLeaderResult = False
-            main.log.error( "All nodes still see old leader: " + str( oldLeader ) +
-                            " as the current leader" )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=newLeaderResult,
-            onpass="Leadership election passed",
-            onfail="Something went wrong with Leadership election" )
-
-        main.step( "Check that that new leader was the candidate of old leader" )
-        # candidates[ 2 ] should become the top candidate after withdrawl
-        correctCandidateResult = main.TRUE
-        if expectNoLeader:
-            if newLeader == 'none':
-                main.log.info( "No leader expected. None found. Pass" )
-                correctCandidateResult = main.TRUE
-            else:
-                main.log.info( "Expected no leader, got: " + str( newLeader ) )
-                correctCandidateResult = main.FALSE
-        elif len( oldLeaders[ 0 ] ) >= 3:
-            if newLeader == oldLeaders[ 0 ][ 2 ]:
-                # correct leader was elected
-                correctCandidateResult = main.TRUE
-            else:
-                correctCandidateResult = main.FALSE
-                main.log.error( "Candidate {} was elected. {} should have had priority.".format(
-                                    newLeader, oldLeaders[ 0 ][ 2 ] ) )
-        else:
-            main.log.warn( "Could not determine who should be the correct leader" )
-            main.log.debug( oldLeaders[ 0 ] )
-            correctCandidateResult = main.FALSE
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=correctCandidateResult,
-            onpass="Correct Candidate Elected",
-            onfail="Incorrect Candidate Elected" )
-
-        main.step( "Run for election on old leader( just so everyone " +
-                   "is in the hat )" )
-        if oldLeaderCLI is not None:
-            runResult = oldLeaderCLI.electionTestRun()
-        else:
-            main.log.error( "No old leader to re-elect" )
-            runResult = main.FALSE
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=runResult,
-            onpass="App re-ran for election",
-            onfail="App failed to run for election" )
-
-        main.step(
-            "Check that oldLeader is a candidate, and leader if only 1 node" )
-        # verify leader didn't just change
-        # Get new leaders and candidates
-        reRunLeaders = []
-        time.sleep( 5 )  # Paremterize
-        positionResult, reRunLeaders = main.HA.consistentLeaderboards( activeCLIs )
-
-        # Check that the re-elected node is last on the candidate List
-        if not reRunLeaders[ 0 ]:
-            positionResult = main.FALSE
-        elif oldLeader != reRunLeaders[ 0 ][ -1 ]:
-            main.log.error( "Old Leader ({}) not in the proper position: {} ".format( str( oldLeader ),
-                                                                                      str( reRunLeaders[ 0 ] ) ) )
-            positionResult = main.FALSE
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=True,
-            actual=positionResult,
-            onpass="Old leader successfully re-ran for election",
-            onfail="Something went wrong with Leadership election after " +
-                   "the old leader re-ran for election" )
+        main.HA.isElectionFunctional( main )
 
     def CASE16( self, main ):
         """
         Install Distributed Primitives app
         """
-        import time
-        assert main.numCtrls, "main.numCtrls not defined"
-        assert main, "main not defined"
-        assert utilities.assert_equals, "utilities.assert_equals not defined"
-        assert main.CLIs, "main.CLIs not defined"
-        assert main.nodes, "main.nodes not defined"
-
-        # Variables for the distributed primitives tests
-        main.pCounterName = "TestON-Partitions"
-        main.pCounterValue = 0
-        main.onosSet = set( [] )
-        main.onosSetName = "TestON-set"
-
-        description = "Install Primitives app"
-        main.case( description )
-        main.step( "Install Primitives app" )
-        appName = "org.onosproject.distributedprimitives"
-        node = main.activeNodes[ 0 ]
-        appResults = main.CLIs[ node ].activateApp( appName )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
-                                 actual=appResults,
-                                 onpass="Primitives app activated",
-                                 onfail="Primitives app not activated" )
-        time.sleep( 5 )  # To allow all nodes to activate
+        main.HA.installDistributedPrimitiveApp( main )
 
     def CASE17( self, main ):
         """
         Check for basic functionality with distributed primitives
         """
-        main.HA.CASE17( main )
+        main.HA.checkDistPrimitivesFunc( main )