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+#!/bin/bash
+# Set paths
+
+ONOS_HOME=`dirname $0`
+ZK_DIR=${HOME}/zookeeper-3.4.5
+ZK_CONF=${ONOS_HOME}/conf/zoo.cfg
+
+function start {
+  # Run Zookeeper with our configuration
+  echo "Starting Zookeeper"
+  $ZK_DIR/bin/zkServer.sh start $ZK_CONF
+}
+
+function stop {
+  # Kill the existing processes
+  pids=`jps -l | grep org.apache.zookeeper.server | awk '{print $1}'`
+  for p in ${pids}; do
+    if [ x$p != "x" ]; then
+      kill -KILL $p
+      echo "Killed existing prosess (pid: $p)"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+function status {
+  $ZK_DIR/bin/zkServer.sh status $ZK_CONF
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    start 
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    stop
+    ;;
+  status)
+    status
+    ;;
+  restart)
+    stop
+    start
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
+    exit 1
+esac