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+package org.onlab.onos.store.impl;
+
+import com.hazelcast.core.Hazelcast;
+import com.hazelcast.core.HazelcastInstance;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.StoreService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Auxiliary bootstrap of distributed store.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class StoreManager implements StoreService {
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
+    private HazelcastInstance instance;
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        instance = Hazelcast.newHazelcastInstance();
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HazelcastInstance getHazelcastInstance() {
+        return instance;
+    }
+}