diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-config b/tools/test/bin/onos-config
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+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Remotely configures & starts ONOS for the first time.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[ ! -d "$ONOS_ROOT" ] && echo "ONOS_ROOT is not defined" >&2 && exit 1
+. $ONOS_ROOT/tools/build/envDefaults
+
+remote=$ONOS_USER@${1:-$OCI}
+
+# Generate a cluster.json from the ON* environment variables
+CDEF_FILE=/tmp/cluster.json
+echo "{ \"nodes\":[" > $CDEF_FILE
+for node in $(env | sort | egrep "OC[2-9]+" | cut -d= -f2); do
+    echo "  { \"id\": \"$node\", \"ip\": \"$node\", \"tcpPort\": 9876 }," >> $CDEF_FILE
+done
+echo "  { \"id\": \"$OC1\", \"ip\": \"$OC1\", \"tcpPort\": 9876 }" >> $CDEF_FILE
+echo "]}" >> $CDEF_FILE
+
+ssh $remote "
+    sudo perl -pi.bak -e \"s/            <interface>.*</            <interface>${ONOS_NIC:-192.168.56.*}</g\" \
+        $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/$KARAF_DIST/etc/hazelcast.xml
+
+    echo \"onos.ip = \$(ifconfig | grep $ONOS_NIC | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d\\  -f1)\" \
+        >> $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/$KARAF_DIST/etc/system.properties
+"
+scp -q $CDEF_FILE $remote:$ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/config/