diff --git a/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-reset-hw.sh b/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-reset-hw.sh
index c5101a1..8c586f5 100755
--- a/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-reset-hw.sh
+++ b/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-reset-hw.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 DIR=${HOME}/ONOS
+echo "==== Reset Demo to the initial State ==="
+date
+start=`date +"%s"`
+echo "all link up.."
 $DIR/scripts/all-linkup-hw.sh
+echo "link up done"
+
+echo "cleanup excess flows"
 $DIR/web/delete_flow.py 201 300
-$DIR/web/clean_flow.py 201 300
+$DIR/web/clear_flow.py 201 300
+echo "cleanup excess flows done"
+echo "Adding 200 flows"
 $DIR/web/add_flow.py -m onos -f $DIR/web/flowdef_demo_start.txt
+echo "done"
+echo "killing iperf"
+dsh -g onos 'sudo pkill -KILL iperf'
+echo "done"
+echo "kill onos at 5 and 7"
 onos stop 5
 onos stop 7
+echo "done"
+echo "bringup 1 2 3 4 6 8 if dead"
 for i in 1 2 3 4 6 8; do
   status=`onos status $i | grep instance | awk '{print $2}'`
   echo "onos $i status $status"
@@ -13,5 +29,10 @@
     onos start $i
   fi
 done
+echo "done"
+
 sleep 2
 switch local
+endt=`date +"%s"`
+(( delta = endt -start ))
+echo "finish: took $delta sec"
diff --git a/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-scale-out-hw.sh b/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-scale-out-hw.sh
index eb06c56..6a44c8d 100755
--- a/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-scale-out-hw.sh
+++ b/cluster-mgmt/bin/demo-scale-out-hw.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 onos start 5
 onos start 7
-sleep 2
-cd ONOS/web; ./add_flow.py -m onos -f flowdef_demo_add.txt
-sleep 3
-switch all
+switch local
+sleep 4 
+cd ~/ONOS/web; ./add_flow.py -m onos -f flowdef_demo_add.txt &