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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# openstack-neat-data-collector  OpenStack Neat Data Collector
+#
+# chkconfig:   - 99 01
+# description: The data collector monitors the virtual machines \
+#              running on the host and collects the data on the \
+#              CPU utilization. The collected data are stored   \
+#              locally in files and in the central database to  \
+#              be used by the local and global managers.        
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: openstack_neat_data_collector
+# Required-Start: $remote_fs $network $syslog
+# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $network $syslog
+# Short-Description: OpenStack Neat Data Collector
+# Description: The data collector monitors the virtual machines 
+#              running on the host and collects the data on the 
+#              CPU utilization. The collected data are stored   
+#              locally in files and in the central database to  
+#              be used by the local and global managers.        
+### END INIT INFO
+
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+suffix=compute
+prog=openstack-nova-$suffix
+exec="/usr/bin/nova-$suffix"
+config="/etc/nova/nova.conf"
+pidfile="/var/run/nova/nova-$suffix.pid"
+logfile="/var/log/nova/$suffix.log"
+
+[ -e /etc/sysconfig/$prog ] && . /etc/sysconfig/$prog
+
+lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog
+
+start() {
+    [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
+    [ -f $config ] || exit 6
+    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+    daemon --user nova --pidfile $pidfile "$exec --config-file $config --logfile $logfile &>/dev/null & echo \$! > $pidfile"
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
+    return $retval
+}
+
+stop() {
+    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
+    killproc -p $pidfile $prog
+    retval=$?
+    echo
+    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
+    return $retval
+}
+
+restart() {
+    stop
+    start
+}
+
+reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+force_reload() {
+    restart
+}
+
+rh_status() {
+    status -p $pidfile $prog
+}
+
+rh_status_q() {
+    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        rh_status_q && exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        $1
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        $1
+        ;;
+    reload)
+        rh_status_q || exit 7
+        $1
+        ;;
+    force-reload)
+        force_reload
+        ;;
+    status)
+        rh_status
+        ;;
+    condrestart|try-restart)
+        rh_status_q || exit 0
+        restart
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload}"
+        exit 2
+esac
+exit $?