diff --git a/lbaas_mgm/__init__.py b/lbaas_mgm/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/lbaas_mgm/faults.py b/lbaas_mgm/faults.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be74cae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lbaas_mgm/faults.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import json
+
+
+class ServiceFault(object):
+    def __init__(self, code, message, details):
+        self.code = code
+        self.message = message
+        self.details = details
+
+    def to_json(self):
+        data = {
+            "serviceFault": {
+                "code": self.code,
+                "message": self.message,
+                "details": self.details
+            }
+        }
+        return data
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return json.dumps(self.to_json(), indent=4)
+
+
+class BadRequest(ServiceFault):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 validation_errors,
+                 code="400",
+                 message="Validation fault",
+                 details="The object is not valid"):
+        ServiceFault.__init__(self, code, message, details)
+        self.validation_errors = validation_errors
+
+    def to_json(self):
+        data = {
+            "badRequest": {
+                "code": self.code,
+                "message": self.message,
+                "details": self.details,
+                "validationErrors": {
+                    "message": self.validation_errors
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return data
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return json.dumps(self.to_json(), indent=4)
diff --git a/lbaas_mgm/json_gearman.py b/lbaas_mgm/json_gearman.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2da38af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lbaas_mgm/json_gearman.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import json
+from gearman import GearmanWorker, DataEncoder
+
+
+class JSONDataEncoder(DataEncoder):
+    """ Class to transform data that the worker either receives or sends. """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def encode(cls, encodable_object):
+        """ Encode JSON object as string """
+        return json.dumps(encodable_object)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def decode(cls, decodable_string):
+        """ Decode string to JSON object """
+        return json.loads(decodable_string)
+
+
+class JSONGearmanWorker(GearmanWorker):
+    """ Overload the Gearman worker class so we can set the data encoder. """
+    data_encoder = JSONDataEncoder
diff --git a/lbaas_mgm/listener.py b/lbaas_mgm/listener.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dec9acfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lbaas_mgm/listener.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import json
+import socket
+
+from json_gearman import JSONGearmanWorker
+from lbaas_mgm.faults import BadRequest
+
+
+class Listener(object):
+    def __init__(self, logger):
+        self.logger = logger
+
+    def run(self):
+        my_ip = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
+        task_name = "lbaas-mgm-%s" % my_ip
+        self.logger.debug("Registering task %s" % task_name)
+
+        worker = JSONGearmanWorker(['localhost:4730'])
+        worker.set_client_id(my_ip)
+        worker.register_task(task_name, self.task)
+
+    def task(self, worker, job):
+        data = json.loads(job.data)
+
+        if 'command' not in data:
+            return BadRequest("Missing 'command' element").to_json()
+
+        command = data['command']
+        self.logger.debug('Command: {cmd}'.format(cmd=command))
+        if command == 'get':
+            self.logger.debug('Get one node from pool')
+        else:
+            return BadRequest("Invalid command").to_json()
+
+        return data
diff --git a/lbaas_mgm/mgm.py b/lbaas_mgm/mgm.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61233081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lbaas_mgm/mgm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import logging
+import argparse
+import daemon
+import signal
+import sys
+
+from lbaas_mgm.listener import Listener
+
+
+class Server(object):
+    def __init__(self, logger, nodes):
+        self.logger = logger
+        self.nodes = nodes
+
+    def main(self):
+        self.logger.info(
+            'LBaaS Pool Manager started with {nodes} nodes'
+            .format(nodes=self.nodes)
+        )
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.exit_handler)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.exit_handler)
+        listner = Listener(self.logger)
+        try:
+            listner.run()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.critical(
+                'Exception: {eclass}, {exception}'
+                .format(eclass=e.__class__, exception=e)
+            )
+            self.shutdown(True)
+        self.shutdown(False)
+
+    def exit_handler(self, signum, frame):
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_IGN)
+
+    def shutdown(self, error):
+        if not error:
+            self.logger.info('Safely shutting down')
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            self.logger.info('Shutting down due to error')
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='LBaaS Node Management Daemon'
+    )
+    parser.add_argument('nodes', metavar='N', type=int,
+                        help='number of nodes to maintain')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', dest='nodaemon', action='store_true',
+                        help='do not run in daemon mode')
+    options = parser.parse_args()
+
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        format='%(asctime)-6s: %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+        filename='/var/log/lbaas/lbaas_mgm.log'
+    )
+    logger = logging.getLogger('lbaas_mgm')
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    pid_fn = '/var/run/lbaas_mgm/lbaas_mgm.pid'
+    pid = daemon.pidlockfile.TimeoutPIDLockFile(pid_fn, 10)
+
+    server = Server(logger, options.nodes)
+
+    if options.nodaemon:
+        server.main()
+    else:
+        with daemon.DaemonContext(pidfile=pid):
+            server.main()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eb3a23f0..01235fc9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ setuptools.setup(
     name="lbaas_worker",
     description="Python LBaaS Gearman Worker",
     version="1.0",
-    author="David Shrewsbury",
-    author_email="shrewsbury.dave@gmail.com",
+    author="David Shrewsbury <shrewsbury.dave@gmail.com>, \
+        Andrew Hutchings <andrew@linuxjedi.co.uk>",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=["*.tests"]),
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
-            'lbaas_worker = lbaas_worker.worker:main'
+            'lbaas_worker = lbaas_worker.worker:main',
+            'lbaas_pool_mgm = lbaas_mgm.mgm:main'
         ]
     },
     cmdclass={'test': PyTest},
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/mock.py b/tests/mock.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b43c4707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mock.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import json
+import logging
+
+
+class FakeJob(object):
+    def __init__(self, data):
+        """
+        data: JSON object to convert to a string
+        """
+        self.data = json.dumps(data)
+
+
+class MockLoggingHandler(logging.Handler):
+    """Mock logging handler to check for expected logs."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.reset()
+        logging.Handler.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        self.messages[record.levelname.lower()].append(record.getMessage())
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.messages = {
+            'debug': [],
+            'info': [],
+            'warning': [],
+            'error': [],
+            'critical': [],
+        }
diff --git a/tests/test_lbaas_mgm.py b/tests/test_lbaas_mgm.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a89a2eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_lbaas_mgm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import unittest
+import logging
+
+import tests.mock
+
+from lbaas_mgm.listener import Listener
+
+
+class TestLBaaSMgmTask(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger('lbass_mgm_test')
+        self.lh = tests.mock.MockLoggingHandler()
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        self.logger.addHandler(self.lh)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def testTaskGet(self):
+        listener = Listener(self.logger)
+        data = {'command': 'get'}
+        job = tests.mock.FakeJob(data)
+        result = listener.task(None, job)
+        self.assertIn('Command: get', self.lh.messages['debug'])
+        self.assertEqual(result['command'], data['command'])
+
+    def testTaskBad(self):
+        listener = Listener(self.logger)
+        data = {'command': 'bad'}
+        job = tests.mock.FakeJob(data)
+        result = listener.task(None, job)
+        self.assertIn("badRequest", result)
+        self.assertIn("validationErrors", result['badRequest'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "Invalid command",
+            result['badRequest']['validationErrors']['message']
+        )