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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function mac_to_iface {
+    MAC=$1
+    ifconfig|grep $MAC| awk '{print $1}'|grep -v '\.'
+}
+
+function generate_mac_from_ip {
+    IP=$1
+    printf "02:42:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x\n" `echo $IP|awk -F '.' '{print $1, $2, $3, $4}'`
+}
+
+iptables -L > /dev/null
+ip6tables -L > /dev/null
+
+MONITORING_CHANNEL=monitoring-channel-{{ unique_id }}
+HEADNODEFLATLANIP={{ headnode_flat_lan_ip }}
+HOST_FORWARDING_PORT_FOR_CEILOMETER={{ ceilometer_host_port }}
+
+docker inspect $MONITORING_CHANNEL > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ "$?" == 1 ]
+then
+    #sudo docker build -t monitoring-channel -f Dockerfile.monitoring_channel .
+    #sudo docker pull srikanthvavila/monitoring-channel
+if [ -z "$HEADNODEFLATLANIP" ] || [ "$HEADNODEFLATLANIP" == "None" ]
+then
+#    docker run -d --name=$MONITORING_CHANNEL --privileged=true -p $HOST_FORWARDING_PORT_FOR_CEILOMETER:8000 -v /usr/local/share/monitoring-channel-{{ unique_id }}_ceilometer_proxy_config:/usr/local/share/ceilometer_proxy_config srikanthvavila/monitoring-channel
+    docker run -d --name=$MONITORING_CHANNEL --privileged=true -p $HOST_FORWARDING_PORT_FOR_CEILOMETER:8000 srikanthvavila/monitoring-channel
+else
+#    docker run -d --name=$MONITORING_CHANNEL --add-host="ctl:$HEADNODEFLATLANIP" --privileged=true -p $HOST_FORWARDING_PORT_FOR_CEILOMETER:8000 -v /usr/local/share/monitoring-channel-{{ unique_id }}_ceilometer_proxy_config:/usr/local/share/ceilometer_proxy_config srikanthvavila/monitoring-channel
+    docker run -d --name=$MONITORING_CHANNEL --add-host="ctl:$HEADNODEFLATLANIP" --privileged=true -p $HOST_FORWARDING_PORT_FOR_CEILOMETER:8000 srikanthvavila/monitoring-channel
+fi
+else
+    docker start $MONITORING_CHANNEL
+fi
+
+# Set up networking via pipework
+#SHARED_LAN_IFACE=$( mac_to_iface {{ shared_lan_mac }} )
+#docker exec $MONITORING_CHANNEL ifconfig eth0 >> /dev/null || pipework $SHARED_LAN_IFACE -i eth0 $MONITORING_CHANNEL 192.168.0.1/24
+
+# Make sure VM's eth0 (hpc_client) has no IP address
+#ifconfig $HPC_IFACE 0.0.0.0
+
+# Now copy ceilometer proxy configuration to container
+#cat /usr/local/share/monitoring-channel-{{ unique_id }}_ceilometer_proxy_config | sudo docker exec -i $MONITORING_CHANNEL bash -c 'cat > /usr/local/share/ceilometer_proxy_config'
+docker cp /usr/local/share/monitoring-channel-{{ unique_id }}_ceilometer_proxy_config $MONITORING_CHANNEL:/usr/local/share/ceilometer_proxy_config
+
+# Attach to container
+docker start -a $MONITORING_CHANNEL