diff --git a/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/FuncStartTemplate.params b/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/FuncStartTemplate.params
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+<PARAMS>
+
+    <testcases>10,9,10,9</testcases>
+    
+    <SCALE>3,1</SCALE>
+    <availableNodes>3</availableNodes>
+    <ENV>
+        <cellName>single_func</cellName>
+        <cellApps>drivers,openflow,proxyarp,mobility</cellApps>
+    </ENV>
+    <GIT>
+        <pull>False</pull>
+        <branch>master</branch>
+    </GIT>
+    <CTRL>
+        <num>3</num>
+        <ip1>OC1</ip1>
+        <port1>6633</port1>
+        <ip2>OC2</ip2>
+        <port2>6633</port2>
+        <ip3>OC3</ip3>
+        <port3>6633</port3>
+    </CTRL>
+    <BENCH>
+        <user>admin</user>
+        <ip1>10.128.5.55</ip1>
+    </BENCH>
+    <MININET>
+        <switch>7</switch>
+        <links>20</links>
+        <topo>~/mininet/custom/newFuncTopo.py</topo>
+    </MININET>
+
+</PARAMS>
diff --git a/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/FuncStartTemplate.py b/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/FuncStartTemplate.py
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+
+# Testing the basic functionality of ONOS Next
+# For sanity and driver functionality excercises only.
+
+import time
+import json
+
+time.sleep( 1 )
+
+class FuncStartTemplate:
+
+    def __init__( self ):
+        self.default = ''
+
+    def CASE10( self, main ):
+        import time
+        import os
+        """
+        Startup sequence:
+        cell <name>
+        onos-verify-cell
+        onos-remove-raft-log
+        git pull
+        mvn clean install
+        onos-package
+        onos-install -f
+        onos-wait-for-start
+        """
+        global init
+        global globalONOSip
+        try:
+            if type(init) is not bool:
+                init = False
+        except NameError:
+            init = False
+
+        #Local variables
+        cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
+        apps = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellApps' ]
+        gitBranch = main.params[ 'GIT' ][ 'branch' ]
+        benchIp = os.environ[ 'OCN' ]
+        benchUser = main.params[ 'BENCH' ][ 'user' ]
+        topology = main.params[ 'MININET' ][ 'topo' ]
+        main.numSwitch = int( main.params[ 'MININET' ][ 'switch' ] )
+        main.numLinks = int( main.params[ 'MININET' ][ 'links' ] )
+        main.numCtrls = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'num' ]
+        PULLCODE = False
+        if main.params[ 'GIT' ][ 'pull' ] == 'True':
+            PULLCODE = True
+        main.case( "Setting up test environment" )
+        main.CLIs = []
+        for i in range( 1, int( main.numCtrls ) + 1 ):
+            main.CLIs.append( getattr( main, 'ONOScli' + str( i ) ) )
+
+        # -- INIT SECTION, ONLY RUNS ONCE -- #
+        if init == False:
+            init = True
+
+            main.ONOSport = []
+            main.scale = ( main.params[ 'SCALE' ] ).split( "," )
+            main.numCtrls = int( main.scale[ 0 ] )
+
+            if PULLCODE:
+                main.step( "Git checkout and pull " + gitBranch )
+                main.ONOSbench.gitCheckout( gitBranch )
+                gitPullResult = main.ONOSbench.gitPull()
+                if gitPullResult == main.ERROR:
+                    main.log.error( "Error pulling git branch" )
+                main.step( "Using mvn clean & install" )
+                cleanInstallResult = main.ONOSbench.cleanInstall()
+                stepResult = cleanInstallResult
+                utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                         actual=stepResult,
+                                         onpass="Successfully compiled " +
+                                                "latest ONOS",
+                                         onfail="Failed to compile " +
+                                                "latest ONOS" )
+            else:
+                main.log.warn( "Did not pull new code so skipping mvn " +
+                               "clean install" )
+
+            globalONOSip = main.ONOSbench.getOnosIps()
+        
+        maxNodes = ( len(globalONOSip) - 2 )
+
+        main.numCtrls = int( main.scale[ 0 ] )
+        main.scale.remove( main.scale[ 0 ] )
+
+        main.ONOSip = []
+        for i in range( maxNodes ): 
+            main.ONOSip.append( globalONOSip[i] )
+
+
+        
+        #kill off all onos processes
+        main.log.info( "Safety check, killing all ONOS processes" +
+                       " before initiating enviornment setup" )
+        for i in range(maxNodes):
+            main.ONOSbench.onosDie( globalONOSip[ i ] )
+        
+        """
+        main.step( "Apply cell to environment" )
+        cellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( cellName )
+        verifyResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
+        stepResult = cellResult and verifyResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully applied cell to " + \
+                                        "environment",
+                                 onfail="Failed to apply cell to environment " )
+        """
+        """main.step( "Removing raft logs" )
+        removeRaftResult = main.ONOSbench.onosRemoveRaftLogs()
+        stepResult = removeRaftResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully removed raft logs",
+                                 onfail="Failed to remove raft logs" )
+        """
+
+        print "NODE COUNT = ", main.numCtrls
+        main.log.info( "Creating cell file" )
+        cellIp = []
+        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+            cellIp.append( str( main.ONOSip[ i ] ) )
+        print cellIp
+        main.ONOSbench.createCellFile( benchIp, cellName, "",
+                                       str( apps ), *cellIp )
+
+        main.step( "Apply cell to environment" )
+        cellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( cellName )
+        verifyResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
+        stepResult = cellResult and verifyResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully applied cell to " + \
+                                        "environment",
+                                 onfail="Failed to apply cell to environment " )
+
+        main.step( "Creating ONOS package" )
+        packageResult = main.ONOSbench.onosPackage()
+        stepResult = packageResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully created ONOS package",
+                                 onfail="Failed to create ONOS package" )
+
+        main.step( "Uninstalling ONOS package" )
+        onosUninstallResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+            onosUninstallResult = onosUninstallResult and \
+                    main.ONOSbench.onosUninstall( nodeIp=main.ONOSip[ i ] )
+        stepResult = onosUninstallResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully uninstalled ONOS package",
+                                 onfail="Failed to uninstall ONOS package" )
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+        main.step( "Installing ONOS package" )
+        onosInstallResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+            onosInstallResult = onosInstallResult and \
+                    main.ONOSbench.onosInstall( node=main.ONOSip[ i ] )
+        stepResult = onosInstallResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully installed ONOS package",
+                                 onfail="Failed to install ONOS package" )
+
+        time.sleep( 20 )
+        main.step( "Starting ONOS service" )
+        stopResult = main.TRUE
+        startResult = main.TRUE
+        onosIsUp = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+            onosIsUp = onosIsUp and main.ONOSbench.isup( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
+        if onosIsUp == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report( "ONOS instance is up and ready" )
+        else:
+            main.log.report( "ONOS instance may not be up, stop and " +
+                             "start ONOS again " )
+            for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+                stopResult = stopResult and \
+                        main.ONOSbench.onosStop( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
+            for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+                startResult = startResult and \
+                        main.ONOSbench.onosStart( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
+        stepResult = onosIsUp and stopResult and startResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="ONOS service is ready",
+                                 onfail="ONOS service did not start properly" )
+        
+        main.step( "Start ONOS cli" )
+        cliResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( main.numCtrls ):
+            cliResult = cliResult and \
+                        main.CLIs[i].startOnosCli( main.ONOSip[ i ] )
+        stepResult = cliResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully start ONOS cli",
+                                 onfail="Failed to start ONOS cli" )
+    
+    def CASE9( self, main ): 
+        '''
+            Report errors/warnings/exceptions 
+        '''
+        main.log.info("Error report: \n") 
+        main.ONOSbench.logReport( globalONOSip[0], [ "INFO","FOLLOWER","WARN","flow","ERROR","Except" ], "s" )  
+        #main.ONOSbench.logReport( globalONOSip[1], [ "INFO" ], "d" )
+
+    def CASE11( self, main ):
+        """
+            Start mininet
+        """
+        main.log.report( "Start Mininet topology" )
+        main.log.case( "Start Mininet topology" )
+
+        main.step( "Starting Mininet Topology" )
+        topoResult = main.Mininet1.startNet( topoFile=topology )
+        stepResult = topoResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully loaded topology",
+                                 onfail="Failed to load topology" )
+        # Exit if topology did not load properly
+        if not topoResult:
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+
diff --git a/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/FuncStartTemplate.topo b/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/FuncStartTemplate.topo
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+<TOPOLOGY>
+    <COMPONENT>
+
+        <ONOSbench>
+            <host>OCN</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>1</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS>
+                <home>~/onos</home>
+            </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOSbench>
+
+        <ONOScli1>
+            <host>OCN</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>2</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli1>
+
+        <ONOScli2>
+            <host>OCN</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>3</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli2>
+
+         <ONOScli3>
+            <host>OCN</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>OnosCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>4</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </ONOScli3>
+
+        <Mininet1>
+            <host>10.128.10.20</host>
+            <user>admin</user>
+            <password>onos_test</password>
+            <type>MininetCliDriver</type>
+            <connect_order>5</connect_order>
+            <COMPONENTS> </COMPONENTS>
+        </Mininet1>
+
+    </COMPONENT>
+</TOPOLOGY>
diff --git a/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/__init__.py b/TestON/tests/FuncStartTemplate/__init__.py
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