diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.params b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.params
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a8bd57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.params
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<PARAMS>
+    <testcases>1,2,8,3,4,5,[6],7,8,4,9,8,4,10,8,4,11,8,4,12,8,4,13</testcases>
+    <ENV>
+    <cellName>HA</cellName>
+    </ENV>
+    <Git>False</Git>
+
+    <CTRL>
+        <ip1>10.128.30.11</ip1>
+        <port1>6633</port1>
+
+        <ip2>10.128.30.12</ip2>
+        <port2>6633</port2>
+
+        <ip3>10.128.30.13</ip3>
+        <port3>6633</port3>
+
+        <ip4>10.128.30.14</ip4>
+        <port4>6633</port4>
+
+        <ip5>10.128.30.15</ip5>
+        <port5>6633</port5>
+
+        <ip6>10.128.30.16</ip6>
+        <port6>6633</port6>
+
+        <ip7>10.128.30.17</ip7>
+        <port7>6633</port7>
+    </CTRL>
+    <TESTONUSER>admin</TESTONUSER>
+    <TESTONIP>10.128.30.10</TESTONIP>
+    <PING>
+        <source1>h8</source1>
+        <source2>h9</source2>
+        <source3>h10</source3>
+        <source4>h11</source4>
+        <source5>h12</source5>
+        <source6>h13</source6>
+        <source7>h14</source7>
+        <source8>h15</source8>
+        <source9>h16</source9>
+        <source10>h17</source10>
+        <target1>10.0.0.18</target1>
+        <target2>10.0.0.19</target2>
+        <target3>10.0.0.20</target3>
+        <target4>10.0.0.21</target4>
+        <target5>10.0.0.22</target5>
+        <target6>10.0.0.23</target6>
+        <target7>10.0.0.24</target7>
+        <target8>10.0.0.25</target8>
+        <target9>10.0.0.26</target9>
+        <target10>10.0.0.27</target10>
+    </PING>
+    <timers>
+        <LinkDiscovery>2</LinkDiscovery>
+        <SwitchDiscovery>2</SwitchDiscovery>
+    </timers>
+    <MNtcpdump>
+        <intf>eth0</intf>
+        <port> </port>
+        <folder>~/packet_captures/</folder>
+    </MNtcpdump>
+</PARAMS>
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49da6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1192 @@
+'''
+Description: This test is to determine if ONOS can handle
+    all of it's nodes restarting
+
+List of test cases:
+CASE1: Compile ONOS and push it to the test machines
+CASE2: Assign mastership to controllers
+CASE3: Assign intents
+CASE4: Ping across added host intents
+CASE5: Reading state of ONOS
+CASE6: The Failure case.
+CASE7: Check state after control plane failure
+CASE8: Compare topo
+CASE9: Link s3-s28 down
+CASE10: Link s3-s28 up
+CASE11: Switch down
+CASE12: Switch up
+CASE13: Clean up
+'''
+class HATestClusterRestart:
+
+    def __init__(self) :
+        self.default = ''
+
+    def CASE1(self,main) :
+        '''
+        CASE1 is to compile ONOS and push it to the test machines
+
+        Startup sequence:
+        git pull
+        mvn clean install
+        onos-package
+        cell <name>
+        onos-verify-cell
+        NOTE: temporary - onos-remove-raft-logs
+        onos-install -f
+        onos-wait-for-start
+        '''
+        import time
+        main.log.report("ONOS HA test: Restart all ONOS nodes - initialization")
+        main.case("Setting up test environment")
+
+        # load some vairables from the params file
+        PULL_CODE = False
+        if main.params['Git'] == 'True':
+            PULL_CODE = True
+        cell_name = main.params['ENV']['cellName']
+
+        #set global variables
+        global ONOS1_ip
+        global ONOS1_port
+        global ONOS2_ip
+        global ONOS2_port
+        global ONOS3_ip
+        global ONOS3_port
+        global ONOS4_ip
+        global ONOS4_port
+        global ONOS5_ip
+        global ONOS5_port
+        global ONOS6_ip
+        global ONOS6_port
+        global ONOS7_ip
+        global ONOS7_port
+
+        ONOS1_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip1']
+        ONOS1_port = main.params['CTRL']['port1']
+        ONOS2_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip2']
+        ONOS2_port = main.params['CTRL']['port2']
+        ONOS3_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip3']
+        ONOS3_port = main.params['CTRL']['port3']
+        ONOS4_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip4']
+        ONOS4_port = main.params['CTRL']['port4']
+        ONOS5_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip5']
+        ONOS5_port = main.params['CTRL']['port5']
+        ONOS6_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip6']
+        ONOS6_port = main.params['CTRL']['port6']
+        ONOS7_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip7']
+        ONOS7_port = main.params['CTRL']['port7']
+
+
+        main.step("Applying cell variable to environment")
+        cell_result = main.ONOSbench.set_cell(cell_name)
+        verify_result = main.ONOSbench.verify_cell()
+
+        #FIXME:this is short term fix 
+        main.log.report("Removing raft logs")
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_remove_raft_logs()
+        main.log.report("Uninstalling ONOS")
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_uninstall(ONOS1_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_uninstall(ONOS2_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_uninstall(ONOS3_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_uninstall(ONOS4_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_uninstall(ONOS5_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_uninstall(ONOS6_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_uninstall(ONOS7_ip)
+
+        clean_install_result = main.TRUE
+        git_pull_result = main.TRUE
+
+        main.step("Compiling the latest version of ONOS")
+        if PULL_CODE:
+            main.step("Git checkout and pull master")
+            main.ONOSbench.git_checkout("master")
+            git_pull_result = main.ONOSbench.git_pull()
+
+            main.step("Using mvn clean & install")
+            clean_install_result = main.TRUE
+            if git_pull_result == main.TRUE:
+                clean_install_result = main.ONOSbench.clean_install()
+            else:
+                main.log.warn("Did not pull new code so skipping mvn "+ \
+                        "clean install")
+        main.ONOSbench.get_version(report=True)
+
+        main.step("Creating ONOS package")
+        package_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_package()
+
+        main.step("Installing ONOS package")
+        onos1_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install(options="-f",
+                node=ONOS1_ip)
+        onos2_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install(options="-f",
+                node=ONOS2_ip)
+        onos3_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install(options="-f",
+                node=ONOS3_ip)
+        onos4_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install(options="-f",
+                node=ONOS4_ip)
+        onos5_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install(options="-f",
+                node=ONOS5_ip)
+        onos6_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install(options="-f",
+                node=ONOS6_ip)
+        onos7_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install(options="-f",
+                node=ONOS7_ip)
+        onos_install_result = onos1_install_result and onos2_install_result\
+                and onos3_install_result and onos4_install_result\
+                and onos5_install_result and onos6_install_result\
+                and onos7_install_result
+        '''
+        #FIXME: work around until onos is less fragile
+        main.ONOSbench.handle.sendline("onos-cluster-install")
+        print main.ONOSbench.handle.expect("\$")
+        onos_install_result = main.TRUE
+        '''
+
+
+        main.step("Checking if ONOS is up yet")
+        #TODO: Refactor
+        # check bundle:list?
+        onos1_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS1_ip)
+        if not onos1_isup:
+            main.log.report("ONOS1 didn't start!")
+        onos2_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS2_ip)
+        if not onos2_isup:
+            main.log.report("ONOS2 didn't start!")
+        onos3_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS3_ip)
+        if not onos3_isup:
+            main.log.report("ONOS3 didn't start!")
+        onos4_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS4_ip)
+        if not onos4_isup:
+            main.log.report("ONOS4 didn't start!")
+        onos5_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS5_ip)
+        if not onos5_isup:
+            main.log.report("ONOS5 didn't start!")
+        onos6_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS6_ip)
+        if not onos6_isup:
+            main.log.report("ONOS6 didn't start!")
+        onos7_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS7_ip)
+        if not onos7_isup:
+            main.log.report("ONOS7 didn't start!")
+        onos_isup_result = onos1_isup and onos2_isup and onos3_isup\
+                and onos4_isup and onos5_isup and onos6_isup and onos7_isup
+        # TODO: if it becomes an issue, we can retry this step  a few times
+
+
+        cli_result1 = main.ONOScli1.start_onos_cli(ONOS1_ip)
+        cli_result2 = main.ONOScli2.start_onos_cli(ONOS2_ip)
+        cli_result3 = main.ONOScli3.start_onos_cli(ONOS3_ip)
+        cli_result4 = main.ONOScli4.start_onos_cli(ONOS4_ip)
+        cli_result5 = main.ONOScli5.start_onos_cli(ONOS5_ip)
+        cli_result6 = main.ONOScli6.start_onos_cli(ONOS6_ip)
+        cli_result7 = main.ONOScli7.start_onos_cli(ONOS7_ip)
+        cli_results = cli_result1 and cli_result2 and cli_result3 and\
+                cli_result4 and cli_result5 and cli_result6 and cli_result7
+
+        main.step("Start Packet Capture MN")
+        main.Mininet2.start_tcpdump(
+                str(main.params['MNtcpdump']['folder'])+str(main.TEST)+"-MN.pcap",
+                intf = main.params['MNtcpdump']['intf'],
+                port = main.params['MNtcpdump']['port'])
+
+
+        case1_result = (clean_install_result and package_result and
+                cell_result and verify_result and onos_install_result and
+                onos_isup_result and cli_results)
+
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=case1_result,
+                onpass="Test startup successful",
+                onfail="Test startup NOT successful")
+
+
+        #if case1_result==main.FALSE:
+        #    main.cleanup()
+        #    main.exit()
+
+    def CASE2(self,main) :
+        '''
+        Assign mastership to controllers
+        '''
+        import time
+        import json
+        import re
+
+
+        '''
+        ONOS1_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip1']
+        ONOS1_port = main.params['CTRL']['port1']
+        ONOS2_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip2']
+        ONOS2_port = main.params['CTRL']['port2']
+        ONOS3_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip3']
+        ONOS3_port = main.params['CTRL']['port3']
+        ONOS4_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip4']
+        ONOS4_port = main.params['CTRL']['port4']
+        ONOS5_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip5']
+        ONOS5_port = main.params['CTRL']['port5']
+        ONOS6_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip6']
+        ONOS6_port = main.params['CTRL']['port6']
+        ONOS7_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip7']
+        ONOS7_port = main.params['CTRL']['port7']
+        '''
+
+
+        main.log.report("Assigning switches to controllers")
+        main.case("Assigning Controllers")
+        main.step("Assign switches to controllers")
+
+        for i in range (1,29):
+           main.Mininet1.assign_sw_controller(sw=str(i),count=7,
+                    ip1=ONOS1_ip,port1=ONOS1_port,
+                    ip2=ONOS2_ip,port2=ONOS2_port,
+                    ip3=ONOS3_ip,port3=ONOS3_port,
+                    ip4=ONOS4_ip,port4=ONOS4_port,
+                    ip5=ONOS5_ip,port5=ONOS5_port,
+                    ip6=ONOS6_ip,port6=ONOS6_port,
+                    ip7=ONOS7_ip,port7=ONOS7_port)
+
+        mastership_check = main.TRUE
+        for i in range (1,29):
+            response = main.Mininet1.get_sw_controller("s"+str(i))
+            main.log.info(repr(response))
+            if re.search("tcp:"+ONOS1_ip,response)\
+                    and re.search("tcp:"+ONOS2_ip,response)\
+                    and re.search("tcp:"+ONOS3_ip,response)\
+                    and re.search("tcp:"+ONOS4_ip,response)\
+                    and re.search("tcp:"+ONOS5_ip,response)\
+                    and re.search("tcp:"+ONOS6_ip,response)\
+                    and re.search("tcp:"+ONOS7_ip,response):
+                mastership_check = mastership_check and main.TRUE
+            else:
+                mastership_check = main.FALSE
+        if mastership_check == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report("Switch mastership assigned correctly")
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=mastership_check,
+                onpass="Switch mastership assigned correctly",
+                onfail="Switches not assigned correctly to controllers")
+
+        #TODO: If assign roles is working reliably then manually 
+        #   assign mastership to the controller we want
+
+
+    def CASE3(self,main) :
+        """
+        Assign intents
+
+        """
+        import time
+        import json
+        import re
+        main.log.report("Adding host intents")
+        main.case("Adding host Intents")
+
+        main.step("Discovering  Hosts( Via pingall for now)")
+        #FIXME: Once we have a host discovery mechanism, use that instead
+
+        #REACTIVE FWD test
+        ping_result = main.FALSE
+        time1 = time.time()
+        ping_result = main.Mininet1.pingall()
+        time2 = time.time()
+        main.log.info("Time for pingall: %2f seconds" % (time2 - time1))
+
+        #uninstall onos-app-fwd
+        main.log.info("Uninstall reactive forwarding app")
+        main.ONOScli1.feature_uninstall("onos-app-fwd")
+        main.ONOScli2.feature_uninstall("onos-app-fwd")
+        main.ONOScli3.feature_uninstall("onos-app-fwd")
+        main.ONOScli4.feature_uninstall("onos-app-fwd")
+        main.ONOScli5.feature_uninstall("onos-app-fwd")
+        main.ONOScli6.feature_uninstall("onos-app-fwd")
+        main.ONOScli7.feature_uninstall("onos-app-fwd")
+
+        main.step("Add  host intents")
+        #TODO:  move the host numbers to params
+        import json
+        intents_json= json.loads(main.ONOScli1.hosts())
+        intent_add_result = main.FALSE
+        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: get host can return None
+            #TODO: handle this
+            host1_id = main.ONOScli1.get_host(host1)['id']
+            host2_id = main.ONOScli1.get_host(host2)['id']
+            tmp_result = main.ONOScli1.add_host_intent(host1_id, host2_id )
+            intent_add_result = intent_add_result and tmp_result
+        #TODO Check if intents all exist in datastore
+        #NOTE: Do we need to print this once the test is working?
+        #main.log.info(json.dumps(json.loads(main.ONOScli1.intents(json_format=True)),
+        #    sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ') ) )
+
+    def CASE4(self,main) :
+        """
+        Ping across added host intents
+        """
+        description = " Ping across added host intents"
+        main.log.report(description)
+        main.case(description)
+        Ping_Result = main.TRUE
+        for i in range(8,18):
+            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost(src="h"+str(i),target="h"+str(i+10))
+            Ping_Result = Ping_Result 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!")
+                Ping_Result = main.TRUE
+        if Ping_Result==main.FALSE:
+            main.log.report("Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed.")
+        if Ping_Result==main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report("Intents have been installed correctly and verified by pings")
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=Ping_Result,
+                onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
+                onfail ="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+
+    def CASE5(self,main) :
+        '''
+        Reading state of ONOS
+        '''
+        import time
+        import json
+        from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+        from sts.topology.teston_topology import TestONTopology # assumes that sts is already in you PYTHONPATH
+
+        main.log.report("Setting up and gathering data for current state")
+        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 eachother and also with past states
+
+        main.step("Get the Mastership of each switch from each controller")
+        global mastership_state
+        ONOS1_mastership = main.ONOScli1.roles()
+        ONOS2_mastership = main.ONOScli2.roles()
+        ONOS3_mastership = main.ONOScli3.roles()
+        ONOS4_mastership = main.ONOScli4.roles()
+        ONOS5_mastership = main.ONOScli5.roles()
+        ONOS6_mastership = main.ONOScli6.roles()
+        ONOS7_mastership = main.ONOScli7.roles()
+        #print json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS1_mastership), sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+        if "Error" in ONOS1_mastership or not ONOS1_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS2_mastership or not ONOS2_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS3_mastership or not ONOS3_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS4_mastership or not ONOS4_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS5_mastership or not ONOS5_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS6_mastership or not ONOS6_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS7_mastership or not ONOS7_mastership:
+                    main.log.report("Error in getting ONOS roles")
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS1 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS1_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS2 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS2_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS3 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS3_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS4 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS4_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS5 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS5_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS6 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS6_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS7 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS7_mastership))
+                    consistent_mastership = main.FALSE
+        elif ONOS1_mastership == ONOS2_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS3_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS4_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS5_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS6_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS7_mastership:
+                    mastership_state = ONOS1_mastership
+                    consistent_mastership = main.TRUE
+                    main.log.report("Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes")
+        else:
+            main.log.warn("ONOS1 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS1_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS2 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS2_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS3 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS3_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS4 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS4_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS5 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS5_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS6 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS6_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS7 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS7_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            consistent_mastership = main.FALSE
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=consistent_mastership,
+                onpass="Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
+                onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of switch roles")
+
+
+        main.step("Get the intents from each controller")
+        global intent_state
+        ONOS1_intents = main.ONOScli1.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS2_intents = main.ONOScli2.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS3_intents = main.ONOScli3.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS4_intents = main.ONOScli4.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS5_intents = main.ONOScli5.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS6_intents = main.ONOScli6.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS7_intents = main.ONOScli7.intents( json_format=True )
+        intent_check = main.FALSE
+        if "Error" in ONOS1_intents or not ONOS1_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS2_intents or not ONOS2_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS3_intents or not ONOS3_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS4_intents or not ONOS4_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS5_intents or not ONOS5_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS6_intents or not ONOS6_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS7_intents or not ONOS7_intents:
+                    main.log.report("Error in getting ONOS intents")
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS1 intents response: " + repr(ONOS1_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS2 intents response: " + repr(ONOS2_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS3 intents response: " + repr(ONOS3_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS4 intents response: " + repr(ONOS4_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS5 intents response: " + repr(ONOS5_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS6 intents response: " + repr(ONOS6_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS7 intents response: " + repr(ONOS7_intents))
+        elif ONOS1_intents == ONOS2_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS3_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS4_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS5_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS6_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS7_intents:
+                    intent_state = ONOS1_intents
+                    intent_check = main.TRUE
+                    main.log.report("Intents are consistent across all ONOS nodes")
+        else:
+            main.log.warn("ONOS1 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS1_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS2 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS2_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS3 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS3_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS4 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS4_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS5 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS5_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS6 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS6_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS7 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS7_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=intent_check,
+                onpass="Intents are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
+                onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of intents")
+
+
+        main.step("Get the flows from each controller")
+        global flow_state
+        ONOS1_flows = main.ONOScli1.flows( json_format=True )
+        ONOS2_flows = main.ONOScli2.flows( json_format=True )
+        ONOS3_flows = main.ONOScli3.flows( json_format=True )
+        ONOS4_flows = main.ONOScli4.flows( json_format=True )
+        ONOS5_flows = main.ONOScli5.flows( json_format=True )
+        ONOS6_flows = main.ONOScli6.flows( json_format=True )
+        ONOS7_flows = main.ONOScli7.flows( json_format=True )
+        flow_check = main.FALSE
+        if "Error" in ONOS1_flows or not ONOS1_flows\
+                or "Error" in ONOS2_flows or not ONOS2_flows\
+                or "Error" in ONOS3_flows or not ONOS3_flows\
+                or "Error" in ONOS4_flows or not ONOS4_flows\
+                or "Error" in ONOS5_flows or not ONOS5_flows\
+                or "Error" in ONOS6_flows or not ONOS6_flows\
+                or "Error" in ONOS7_flows or not ONOS7_flows:
+                    main.log.report("Error in getting ONOS intents")
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS1 flows repsponse: "+ ONOS1_flows)
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS2 flows repsponse: "+ ONOS2_flows)
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS3 flows repsponse: "+ ONOS3_flows)
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS4 flows repsponse: "+ ONOS4_flows)
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS5 flows repsponse: "+ ONOS5_flows)
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS6 flows repsponse: "+ ONOS6_flows)
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS7 flows repsponse: "+ ONOS7_flows)
+        elif len(json.loads(ONOS1_flows)) == len(json.loads(ONOS2_flows))\
+                and len(json.loads(ONOS1_flows)) == len(json.loads(ONOS3_flows))\
+                and len(json.loads(ONOS1_flows)) == len(json.loads(ONOS4_flows))\
+                and len(json.loads(ONOS1_flows)) == len(json.loads(ONOS5_flows))\
+                and len(json.loads(ONOS1_flows)) == len(json.loads(ONOS6_flows))\
+                and len(json.loads(ONOS1_flows)) == len(json.loads(ONOS7_flows)):
+                #TODO: Do a better check, maybe compare flows on switches?
+                    flow_state = ONOS1_flows
+                    flow_check = main.TRUE
+                    main.log.report("Flow count is consistent across all ONOS nodes")
+        else:
+            main.log.warn("ONOS1 flows: "+ json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS1_flows),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS2 flows: "+ json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS2_flows),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS3 flows: "+ json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS3_flows),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS4 flows: "+ json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS4_flows),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS5 flows: "+ json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS5_flows),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS6 flows: "+ json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS6_flows),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS7 flows: "+ json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS7_flows),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=flow_check,
+                onpass="The flow count is consistent across all ONOS nodes",
+                onfail="ONOS nodes have different flow counts")
+
+
+        main.step("Get the OF Table entries")
+        global flows
+        flows=[]
+        for i in range(1,29):
+            flows.append(main.Mininet2.get_flowTable("s"+str(i),1.0))
+
+        #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("Create TestONTopology object")
+        ctrls = []
+        count = 1
+        while True:
+            temp = ()
+            if ('ip' + str(count)) in main.params['CTRL']:
+                temp = temp + (getattr(main,('ONOS' + str(count))),)
+                temp = temp + ("ONOS"+str(count),)
+                temp = temp + (main.params['CTRL']['ip'+str(count)],)
+                temp = temp + (eval(main.params['CTRL']['port'+str(count)]),)
+                ctrls.append(temp)
+                count = count + 1
+            else:
+                break
+        MNTopo = TestONTopology(main.Mininet1, ctrls) # can also add Intent API info for intent operations
+
+        main.step("Collecting topology information from ONOS")
+        devices = []
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli1.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli2.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli3.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli4.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli5.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli6.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli7.devices() )
+        '''
+        hosts = []
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli1.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli2.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli3.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli4.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli5.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli6.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli7.hosts() )
+        '''
+        ports = []
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli1.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli2.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli3.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli4.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli5.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli6.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli7.ports() )
+        links = []
+        links.append( main.ONOScli1.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli2.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli3.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli4.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli5.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli6.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli7.links() )
+
+
+        main.step("Comparing ONOS topology to MN")
+        devices_results = main.TRUE
+        ports_results = main.TRUE
+        links_results = main.TRUE
+        for controller in range(7): #TODO parameterize the number of controllers
+            if devices[controller] or not "Error" in devices[controller]:
+                current_devices_result =  main.Mininet1.compare_switches(MNTopo, json.loads(devices[controller]))
+            else:
+                current_devices_result = main.FALSE
+            utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=current_devices_result,
+                    onpass="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" Switches view is correct",
+                    onfail="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" Switches view is incorrect")
+
+            if ports[controller] or not "Error" in ports[controller]:
+                current_ports_result =  main.Mininet1.compare_ports(MNTopo, json.loads(ports[controller]))
+            else:
+                current_ports_result = main.FALSE
+            utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=current_ports_result,
+                    onpass="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" ports view is correct",
+                    onfail="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" ports view is incorrect")
+
+            if links[controller] or not "Error" in links[controller]:
+                current_links_result =  main.Mininet1.compare_links(MNTopo, json.loads(links[controller]))
+            else:
+                current_links_result = main.FALSE
+            utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=current_links_result,
+                    onpass="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" links view is correct",
+                    onfail="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" links view is incorrect")
+
+            devices_results = devices_results and current_devices_result
+            ports_results = ports_results and current_ports_result
+            links_results = links_results and current_links_result
+
+        topo_result = devices_results and ports_results and links_results
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=topo_result,
+                onpass="Topology Check Test successful",
+                onfail="Topology Check Test NOT successful")
+
+        final_assert = main.TRUE
+        final_assert = final_assert and topo_result and flow_check \
+                and intent_check and consistent_mastership
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=final_assert,
+                onpass="State check successful",
+                onfail="State check NOT successful")
+
+
+    def CASE6(self,main) :
+        '''
+        The Failure case.
+        '''
+        main.log.report("Restart entire ONOS cluster")
+        main.log.case("Restart entire ONOS cluster")
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_kill(ONOS1_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_kill(ONOS2_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_kill(ONOS3_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_kill(ONOS4_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_kill(ONOS5_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_kill(ONOS6_ip)
+        main.ONOSbench.onos_kill(ONOS7_ip)
+
+        main.step("Checking if ONOS is up yet")
+        onos1_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS1_ip)
+        onos2_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS2_ip)
+        onos3_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS3_ip)
+        onos4_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS4_ip)
+        onos5_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS5_ip)
+        onos6_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS6_ip)
+        onos7_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup(ONOS7_ip)
+        onos_isup_result = onos1_isup and onos2_isup and onos3_isup\
+                and onos4_isup and onos5_isup and onos6_isup and onos7_isup
+        # TODO: if it becomes an issue, we can retry this step  a few times
+
+
+        cli_result1 = main.ONOScli1.start_onos_cli(ONOS1_ip)
+        cli_result2 = main.ONOScli2.start_onos_cli(ONOS2_ip)
+        cli_result3 = main.ONOScli3.start_onos_cli(ONOS3_ip)
+        cli_result4 = main.ONOScli4.start_onos_cli(ONOS4_ip)
+        cli_result5 = main.ONOScli5.start_onos_cli(ONOS5_ip)
+        cli_result6 = main.ONOScli6.start_onos_cli(ONOS6_ip)
+        cli_result7 = main.ONOScli7.start_onos_cli(ONOS7_ip)
+        cli_results = cli_result1 and cli_result2 and cli_result3\
+                and cli_result4 and cli_result5 and cli_result6\
+                and cli_result7
+
+        case_results = main.TRUE and onos_isup_result and cli_results
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=case_results,
+                onpass="ONOS restart successful",
+                onfail="ONOS restart NOT successful")
+
+
+    def CASE7(self,main) :
+        '''
+        Check state after ONOS failure
+        '''
+        import os
+        import json
+        main.case("Running ONOS Constant State Tests")
+
+        main.step("Check if switch roles are consistent across all nodes")
+        ONOS1_mastership = main.ONOScli1.roles()
+        ONOS2_mastership = main.ONOScli2.roles()
+        ONOS3_mastership = main.ONOScli3.roles()
+        ONOS4_mastership = main.ONOScli4.roles()
+        ONOS5_mastership = main.ONOScli5.roles()
+        ONOS6_mastership = main.ONOScli6.roles()
+        ONOS7_mastership = main.ONOScli7.roles()
+        #print json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS1_mastership), sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+        if "Error" in ONOS1_mastership or not ONOS1_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS2_mastership or not ONOS2_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS3_mastership or not ONOS3_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS4_mastership or not ONOS4_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS5_mastership or not ONOS5_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS6_mastership or not ONOS6_mastership\
+                or "Error" in ONOS7_mastership or not ONOS7_mastership:
+                    main.log.error("Error in getting ONOS mastership")
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS1 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS1_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS2 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS2_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS3 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS3_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS4 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS4_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS5 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS5_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS6 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS6_mastership))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS7 mastership response: " + repr(ONOS7_mastership))
+                    consistent_mastership = main.FALSE
+        elif ONOS1_mastership == ONOS2_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS3_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS4_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS5_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS6_mastership\
+                and ONOS1_mastership == ONOS7_mastership:
+                    #mastership_state = ONOS1_mastership
+                    consistent_mastership = main.TRUE
+                    main.log.report("Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes")
+        else:
+            main.log.warn("ONOS1 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS1_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS2 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS2_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS3 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS3_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS4 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS4_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS5 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS5_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS6 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS6_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS7 roles: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS7_mastership),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            consistent_mastership = main.FALSE
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=consistent_mastership,
+                onpass="Switch roles are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
+                onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of switch roles")
+
+
+        description2 = "Compare switch roles from before failure"
+        main.step(description2)
+
+        current_json = json.loads(ONOS1_mastership)
+        old_json = json.loads(mastership_state)
+        mastership_check = main.TRUE
+        for i in range(1,29):
+            switchDPID = str(main.Mininet1.getSwitchDPID(switch="s"+str(i)))
+
+            current = [switch['master'] for switch in current_json if switchDPID in switch['id']]
+            old = [switch['master'] for switch in old_json if switchDPID in switch['id']]
+            if current == old:
+                mastership_check = mastership_check and main.TRUE
+            else:
+                main.log.warn("Mastership of switch %s changed" % switchDPID)
+                mastership_check = main.FALSE
+        if mastership_check == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report("Mastership of Switches was not changed")
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE,actual=mastership_check,
+                onpass="Mastership of Switches was not changed",
+                onfail="Mastership of some switches changed")
+        #NOTE: we expect mastership to change on controller failure
+        mastership_check = mastership_check #and consistent_mastership
+
+
+
+        main.step("Get the intents and compare across all nodes")
+        ONOS1_intents = main.ONOScli1.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS2_intents = main.ONOScli2.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS3_intents = main.ONOScli3.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS4_intents = main.ONOScli4.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS5_intents = main.ONOScli5.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS6_intents = main.ONOScli6.intents( json_format=True )
+        ONOS7_intents = main.ONOScli7.intents( json_format=True )
+        intent_check = main.FALSE
+        if "Error" in ONOS1_intents or not ONOS1_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS2_intents or not ONOS2_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS3_intents or not ONOS3_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS4_intents or not ONOS4_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS5_intents or not ONOS5_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS6_intents or not ONOS6_intents\
+                or "Error" in ONOS7_intents or not ONOS7_intents:
+                    main.log.report("Error in getting ONOS intents")
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS1 intents response: " + repr(ONOS1_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS2 intents response: " + repr(ONOS2_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS3 intents response: " + repr(ONOS3_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS4 intents response: " + repr(ONOS4_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS5 intents response: " + repr(ONOS5_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS6 intents response: " + repr(ONOS6_intents))
+                    main.log.warn("ONOS7 intents response: " + repr(ONOS7_intents))
+        elif ONOS1_intents == ONOS2_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS3_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS4_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS5_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS6_intents\
+                and ONOS1_intents == ONOS7_intents:
+                    intent_check = main.TRUE
+                    main.log.report("Intents are consistent across all ONOS nodes")
+        else:
+            main.log.warn("ONOS1 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS1_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS2 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS2_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS3 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS3_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS4 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS4_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS5 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS5_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS6 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS6_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+            main.log.warn("ONOS7 intents: ", json.dumps(json.loads(ONOS7_intents),
+                sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')))
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=intent_check,
+                onpass="Intents are consistent across all ONOS nodes",
+                onfail="ONOS nodes have different views of intents")
+
+        main.step("Compare current intents with intents before the failure")
+        if intent_state == ONOS1_intents:
+            same_intents = main.TRUE
+            main.log.report("Intents are consistent with before failure")
+        #TODO: possibly the states have changed? we may need to figure out what the aceptable states are
+        else:
+            same_intents = main.FALSE
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect = main.TRUE,actual=same_intents,
+                onpass="Intents are consistent with before failure",
+                onfail="The Intents changed during failure")
+        intent_check = intent_check and same_intents
+
+
+
+        main.step("Get the OF Table entries and compare to before component failure")
+        Flow_Tables = main.TRUE
+        flows2=[]
+        for i in range(28):
+            main.log.info("Checking flow table on s" + str(i+1))
+            tmp_flows = main.Mininet2.get_flowTable("s"+str(i+1),1.0)
+            flows2.append(tmp_flows)
+            Flow_Tables = Flow_Tables and main.Mininet2.flow_comp(flow1=flows[i],flow2=tmp_flows)
+            if Flow_Tables == main.FALSE:
+                main.log.info("Differences in flow table for switch: "+str(i+1))
+                break
+        if Flow_Tables == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report("No changes were found in the flow tables")
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE,actual=Flow_Tables,
+                onpass="No changes were found in the flow tables",
+                onfail="Changes were found in the flow tables")
+
+        main.step("Check the continuous pings to ensure that no packets were dropped during component failure")
+        #FIXME: This check is always failing. Investigate cause
+        #NOTE:  this may be something to do with file permsissions
+        #       or slight change in format
+        main.Mininet2.pingKill(main.params['TESTONUSER'], main.params['TESTONIP'])
+        Loss_In_Pings = 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))
+            Loss_In_Pings = Loss_In_Pings or main.Mininet2.checkForLoss("/tmp/ping.h"+str(i))
+        if Loss_In_Pings == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.info("Loss in ping detected")
+        elif Loss_In_Pings == main.ERROR:
+            main.log.info("There are multiple mininet process running")
+        elif Loss_In_Pings == main.FALSE:
+            main.log.info("No Loss in the pings")
+            main.log.report("No loss of dataplane connectivity")
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.FALSE,actual=Loss_In_Pings,
+                onpass="No Loss of connectivity",
+                onfail="Loss of dataplane connectivity detected")
+
+
+        #TODO:add topology to this or leave as a seperate case?
+        result = mastership_check and intent_check and Flow_Tables and (not Loss_In_Pings)
+        result = int(result)
+        if result == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report("Constant State Tests Passed")
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE,actual=result,
+                onpass="Constant State Tests Passed",
+                onfail="Constant state tests failed")
+
+    def CASE8 (self,main):
+        '''
+        Compare topo
+        '''
+        import sys
+        sys.path.append("/home/admin/sts") # Trying to remove some dependancies, #FIXME add this path to params
+        from sts.topology.teston_topology import TestONTopology # assumes that sts is already in you PYTHONPATH
+        import json
+        import time
+
+        description ="Compare ONOS Topology view to Mininet topology"
+        main.case(description)
+        main.log.report(description)
+        main.step("Create TestONTopology object")
+        ctrls = []
+        count = 1
+        while True:
+            temp = ()
+            if ('ip' + str(count)) in main.params['CTRL']:
+                temp = temp + (getattr(main,('ONOS' + str(count))),)
+                temp = temp + ("ONOS"+str(count),)
+                temp = temp + (main.params['CTRL']['ip'+str(count)],)
+                temp = temp + (eval(main.params['CTRL']['port'+str(count)]),)
+                ctrls.append(temp)
+                count = count + 1
+            else:
+                break
+        MNTopo = TestONTopology(main.Mininet1, ctrls) # can also add Intent API info for intent operations
+
+        main.step("Collecting topology information from ONOS")
+        devices = []
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli1.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli2.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli3.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli4.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli5.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli6.devices() )
+        devices.append( main.ONOScli7.devices() )
+        '''
+        hosts = []
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli1.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli2.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli3.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli4.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli5.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli6.hosts() )
+        hosts.append( main.ONOScli7.hosts() )
+        '''
+        ports = []
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli1.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli2.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli3.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli4.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli5.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli6.ports() )
+        ports.append( main.ONOScli7.ports() )
+        links = []
+        links.append( main.ONOScli1.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli2.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli3.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli4.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli5.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli6.links() )
+        links.append( main.ONOScli7.links() )
+
+
+        main.step("Comparing ONOS topology to MN")
+        devices_results = main.TRUE
+        ports_results = main.TRUE
+        links_results = main.TRUE
+        topo_result = main.FALSE
+        start_time = time.time()
+        elapsed = 0
+        while topo_result == main.FALSE and elapsed < 120:
+            try:
+                for controller in range(7): #TODO parameterize the number of controllers
+                    if devices[controller] or not "Error" in devices[controller]:
+                        current_devices_result =  main.Mininet1.compare_switches(MNTopo, json.loads(devices[controller]))
+                    else:
+                        current_devices_result = main.FALSE
+                    utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=current_devices_result,
+                            onpass="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" Switches view is correct",
+                            onfail="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" Switches view is incorrect")
+
+                    if ports[controller] or not "Error" in ports[controller]:
+                        current_ports_result =  main.Mininet1.compare_ports(MNTopo, json.loads(ports[controller]))
+                    else:
+                        current_ports_result = main.FALSE
+                    utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=current_ports_result,
+                            onpass="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" ports view is correct",
+                            onfail="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" ports view is incorrect")
+
+                    if links[controller] or not "Error" in links[controller]:
+                        current_links_result =  main.Mininet1.compare_links(MNTopo, json.loads(links[controller]))
+                    else:
+                        current_links_result = main.FALSE
+                    utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=current_links_result,
+                            onpass="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" links view is correct",
+                            onfail="ONOS"+str(int(controller+1))+" links view is incorrect")
+            except:
+                main.log.error("something went wrong in topo comparison")
+                main.log.warn( repr( devices ) )
+                main.log.warn( repr( ports ) )
+                main.log.warn( repr( links ) )
+
+            devices_results = devices_results and current_devices_result
+            ports_results = ports_results and current_ports_result
+            links_results = links_results and current_links_result
+            elapsed = time.time()-start_time()
+        time_threshold = elapsed < 1
+        topo_result = devices_results and ports_results and links_results and time_threshold
+        #TODO make sure this step is non-blocking. IE add a timeout
+        main.log.report("Very crass estimate for topology discovery/convergence: " + str(elapsed) + " seconds")
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=topo_result,
+                onpass="Topology Check Test successful",
+                onfail="Topology Check Test NOT successful")
+        if topo_result == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report("ONOS topology view matches Mininet topology")
+
+
+    def CASE9 (self,main):
+        '''
+        Link s3-s28 down
+        '''
+        #NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
+
+        link_sleep = int(main.params['timers']['LinkDiscovery'])
+
+        description = "Turn off a link to ensure that Link Discovery is working properly"
+        main.log.report(description)
+        main.case(description)
+
+
+        main.step("Kill Link between s3 and s28")
+        Link_Down = main.Mininet1.link(END1="s3",END2="s28",OPTION="down")
+        main.log.info("Waiting " + str(link_sleep) + " seconds for link down to be discovered")
+        time.sleep(link_sleep)
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE,actual=Link_Down,
+                onpass="Link down succesful",
+                onfail="Failed to bring link down")
+        #TODO do some sort of check here
+
+    def CASE10 (self,main):
+        '''
+        Link s3-s28 up
+        '''
+        #NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
+
+        link_sleep = int(main.params['timers']['LinkDiscovery'])
+
+        description = "Restore a link to ensure that Link Discovery is working properly"
+        main.log.report(description)
+        main.case(description)
+
+        main.step("Bring link between s3 and s28 back up")
+        Link_Up = main.Mininet1.link(END1="s3",END2="s28",OPTION="up")
+        main.log.info("Waiting " + str(link_sleep) + " seconds for link up to be discovered")
+        time.sleep(link_sleep)
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE,actual=Link_Up,
+                onpass="Link up succesful",
+                onfail="Failed to bring link up")
+        #TODO do some sort of check here
+
+
+    def CASE11 (self, main) :
+        '''
+        Switch Down
+        '''
+        #NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
+        import time
+
+        switch_sleep = int(main.params['timers']['SwitchDiscovery'])
+
+        description = "Killing a switch to ensure it is discovered correctly"
+        main.log.report(description)
+        main.case(description)
+
+        #TODO: Make this switch parameterizable
+        main.step("Kill s28 ")
+        main.log.report("Deleting s28")
+        #FIXME: use new dynamic topo functions
+        main.Mininet1.del_switch("s28")
+        main.log.info("Waiting " + str(switch_sleep) + " seconds for switch down to be discovered")
+        time.sleep(switch_sleep)
+        #Peek at the deleted switch
+        main.log.warn(main.ONOScli1.get_device(dpid="0028"))
+        #TODO do some sort of check here
+
+    def CASE12 (self, main) :
+        '''
+        Switch Up
+        '''
+        #NOTE: You should probably run a topology check after this
+        import time
+        #FIXME: use new dynamic topo functions
+        description = "Adding a switch to ensure it is discovered correctly"
+        main.log.report(description)
+        main.case(description)
+
+        main.step("Add back s28")
+        main.log.report("Adding back s28")
+        main.Mininet1.add_switch("s28", dpid = '0000000000002800')
+        #TODO: New dpid or same? Ask Thomas?
+        main.Mininet1.add_link('s28', 's3')
+        main.Mininet1.add_link('s28', 's6')
+        main.Mininet1.add_link('s28', 'h28')
+        main.Mininet1.assign_sw_controller(sw="28",count=7,
+                ip1=ONOS1_ip,port1=ONOS1_port,
+                ip2=ONOS2_ip,port2=ONOS2_port,
+                ip3=ONOS3_ip,port3=ONOS3_port,
+                ip4=ONOS4_ip,port4=ONOS4_port,
+                ip5=ONOS5_ip,port5=ONOS5_port,
+                ip6=ONOS6_ip,port6=ONOS6_port,
+                ip7=ONOS7_ip,port7=ONOS7_port)
+        main.log.info("Waiting " + str(switch_sleep) + " seconds for switch up to be discovered")
+        time.sleep(switch_sleep)
+        #Peek at the added switch
+        main.log.warn(main.ONOScli1.get_device(dpid="0028"))
+        #TODO do some sort of check here
+
+    def CASE13 (self, main) :
+        '''
+        Clean up
+        '''
+        import os
+        import time
+        description = "Test Cleanup"
+        main.log.report(description)
+        main.case(description)
+        main.step("Killing tcpdumps")
+        main.Mininet2.stop_tcpdump()
+
+        main.step("Copying MN pcap and ONOS log files to test station")
+        testname = main.TEST
+        #NOTE: MN Pcap file is being saved to ~/packet_captures
+        #       scp this file as MN and TestON aren't necessarily the same vm
+        #FIXME: scp
+        #####mn files
+        #TODO: Load these from params
+        #NOTE: must end in /
+        log_folder = "/opt/onos/log/"
+        log_files = ["karaf.log", "karaf.log.1"]
+        #NOTE: must end in /
+        dst_dir = "~/packet_captures/"
+        for f in log_files:
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS1_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS1-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS2_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS2-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS3_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS3-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS4_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS4-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS5_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS5-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS6_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS6-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS7_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS7-"+f )
+
+        #std*.log's
+        #NOTE: must end in /
+        log_folder = "/opt/onos/var/"
+        log_files = ["stderr.log", "stdout.log"]
+        #NOTE: must end in /
+        dst_dir = "~/packet_captures/"
+        for f in log_files:
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS1_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS1-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS2_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS2-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS3_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS3-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS4_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS4-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS5_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS5-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS6_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS6-"+f )
+            main.ONOSbench.secureCopy( "sdn", ONOS7_ip,log_folder+f,"rocks",\
+                    dst_dir + str(testname) + "-ONOS7-"+f )
+
+
+
+
+        #sleep so scp can finish
+        time.sleep(10)
+        main.step("Packing and rotating pcap archives")
+        os.system("~/TestON/dependencies/rotate.sh "+ str(testname))
+
+
+        #TODO: actually check something here
+        utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=main.TRUE,
+                onpass="Test cleanup successful",
+                onfail="Test cleanup NOT successful")
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.topo b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.topo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d4156c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.topo
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+<TOPOLOGY>
+    <COMPONENT>
+
+        <ONOSbench>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>1</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOSbench>
+
+        <ONOScli1>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>2</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli1>
+
+        <ONOScli2>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>3</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli2>
+
+        <ONOScli3>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>4</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli3>
+
+
+        <ONOScli4>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>5</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli4>
+
+
+        <ONOScli5>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>6</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli5>
+
+
+        <ONOScli6>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>7</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli6>
+
+
+        <ONOScli7>
+            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>8</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli7>
+
+        <ONOS1>
+            <host>10.128.30.11</host>
+            <user>sdn</user>
+            <password>rocks</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>9</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOS1>
+
+        <ONOS2>
+            <host>10.128.30.12</host>
+            <user>sdn</user>
+            <password>rocks</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>10</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOS2>
+
+        <ONOS3>
+            <host>10.128.30.13</host>
+            <user>sdn</user>
+            <password>rocks</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>11</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOS3>
+
+        <ONOS4>
+            <host>10.128.30.14</host>
+            <user>sdn</user>
+            <password>rocks</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>12</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOS4>
+
+        <ONOS5>
+            <host>10.128.30.15</host>
+            <user>sdn</user>
+            <password>rocks</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>13</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOS5>
+
+        <ONOS6>
+            <host>10.128.30.16</host>
+            <user>sdn</user>
+            <password>rocks</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>14</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOS6>
+
+        <ONOS7>
+            <host>10.128.30.17</host>
+            <user>sdn</user>
+            <password>rocks</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>15</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOS7>
+
+        <Mininet1>
+            <host>10.128.30.9</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>MininetCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>16</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS>
+                #Specify the Option for mininet
+                <arg1> --custom ~/mininet/custom/topo-HA.py </arg1>
+                <arg2> --topo mytopo </arg2>
+                <arg3> </arg3>
+                <controller> remote </controller>
+            </COMPONENTS>
+        </Mininet1>
+
+        <Mininet2>
+            <host>10.128.30.9</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>RemoteMininetDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>17</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS>
+                # Specify the Option for mininet
+                <arg1> --custom ~/mininet/custom/topo-HA.py </arg1>
+                <arg2> --topo mytopo --arp</arg2>
+                <controller> remote </controller>
+             </COMPONENTS>
+        </Mininet2>
+
+    </COMPONENT>
+</TOPOLOGY>
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/__init__.py b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/__init__.py