diff --git a/scripts/voltha_init_sh b/scripts/voltha_init_sh
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+# add these lines to ASFvOLT16 /etc/rc.local
+#    /opt/bcm68620/svk_init.sh
+#    /broadcom/voltha_init.sh
+#
+cd /broadcom
+
+if [ -f ./voltha_config ]; then
+	. ./voltha_config
+fi
+
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/broadcom
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+if [ "${MGMT_IFACE}" = "" ]
+then
+	MGMT_IFACE=ma1
+fi
+if [ "${VOLTHA_LOCIP}" = "" ]
+then
+	VOLTHA_LOCIP=$(ifconfig "$MGMT_IFACE" | grep "inet addr" | cut -d : -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+fi
+echo VOLTHA_LOCIP="${VOLTHA_LOCIP}"
+
+if [ "${CONSOLE_DEVOUT}" = "" ]
+then
+	CONSOLE_DEVOUT=/dev/console
+fi
+echo CONSOLE_DEVOUT="${CONSOLE_DEVOUT}"
+
+if [ "${CONSOLE_DEVINP}" = "" ]
+then
+	CONSOLE_DEVINP=/dev/tty1
+fi
+echo CONSOLE_DEVINP="${CONSOLE_DEVINP}"
+
+if [ "${FAN_RATE}" = "" ]
+then
+	FAN_RATE=70
+fi
+echo FAN_RATE="${FAN_RATE}"
+echo "${FAN_RATE}" > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/i2c-0/i2c-1/i2c-9/9-0066/fan_duty_cycle_percentage
+
+echo Starting distributed BAL server
+./bal_core_dist -ne -C ${VOLTHA_LOCIP}:40000 -A ${VOLTHA_LOCIP}:50000 2>${CONSOLE_DEVOUT} <${CONSOLE_DEVINP} &
+sleep 1
+echo Starting VOLTHA BAL driver
+./voltha_bal_driver ${VOLTHA_LOCIP}:50060 -C ${VOLTHA_LOCIP}:40000 -A ${VOLTHA_LOCIP}:50000 2>${CONSOLE_DEVOUT} <${CONSOLE_DEVINP} &