diff --git a/roles/onos-fabric/files/bin/restart-vms.sh b/roles/onos-fabric/files/bin/restart-vms.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function verify {
+    local L=$1
+    for i in $L; do
+        grep $i /etc/bind/maas/dhcp_harvest.inc > /dev/null 2>&1
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "0"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+    echo "1"
+}
+
+for i in $(uvt-kvm list); do
+    virsh start $i
+done
+
+LIST=$(uvt-kvm list)
+CNT=$(uvt-kvm list | wc -l)
+# plus 4 for the switches
+
+RETRY=5
+VERIFIED=0
+while [ $VERIFIED -ne 1 -a $RETRY -gt 0 ]; do
+    echo "INFO: Waiting for VMs to start"
+    sleep 5
+    curl -slL -XPOST http://127.0.0.1:8954/harvest >> /dev/null
+    VERIFIED=$(verify $LIST)
+    RETRY=$(expr $RETRY - 1)
+    echo "INFO: Verifing all VMs started"
+done
+
+if [ $VERIFIED -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Likely VMs did not all boot correctly"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "INFO: Looks like all VM started correctly"
+fi