diff --git a/bal_release/mk/create_artifacts.sh b/bal_release/mk/create_artifacts.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#set -x
+
+# Copy config script. Look in the BAL directory first. If not found, take from the scripts
+function copy_config_script {
+	if test -n "$2"; then
+		template_dir=$2
+	else
+		template_dir=$bal_dir/scripts
+	fi
+	if [ -f $bal_dir/$1 ]; then
+	   cp -a $bal_dir/$1 $target_dir/
+	else
+	   cp -a $template_dir/$1 $target_dir/
+	fi
+}
+
+bal_dir=`pwd`
+
+# Copy and strip bcm_sdn_agent
+if [ "$BUILD_OF_AGENT" = "y" ]; then
+	target_dir=bcm_sdn_agent_artifacts
+	target_exec=bcm_sdn_agent
+	target_name=bcm_sdn_agent
+	build_dir=build/agent
+else
+	target_dir=bcm_bal_artifacts
+	target_name=bal_cli
+	target_exec=src/apps/bal_cli/bal_cli
+	build_dir=build/core
+fi
+
+cd $build_dir
+echo "Creating $target_name build artifacts in `pwd`/$target_dir"
+rm -fr $target_dir
+mkdir -p $target_dir
+
+echo "Stripping $target_name and extracting debug symbols"
+${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy --strip-debug --strip-unneeded $target_exec $target_dir/$target_name
+${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy --only-keep-debug $target_exec $target_name.debug
+${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy --add-gnu-debuglink=$target_name.debug $target_dir/$target_name
+echo "Stripping complete"
+
+if [ "$JENKINS_BUILD" == "y" ]; then
+	cp $bal_dir/../../../build_info.log build_info.log
+	tar -czf $target_name.debug.tar.gz $target_name.debug build_info.log
+	rm build_info.log
+else
+	tar -czf $target_name.debug.tar.gz $target_name.debug
+fi
+
+# Copy init scripts. Look in the BAL directory first. If not found, take from the scripts
+copy_config_script bal_config.ini
+copy_config_script bal_autostart.ini
+copy_config_script bal_topology.ini
+# Rename the bal_topology.ini file to avoid bringup issues
+mv $target_dir/bal_topology.ini $target_dir/bal_topology.ini.sample
+copy_config_script rpc.soc.template $bal_dir/3rdparty/bcm-sdk/rc/bal
+cp -ar ../../3rdparty/bcm-sdk/rc $target_dir/switch_rc
+rm -fr $target_dir/switch_rc/arad $target_dir/switch_rc/kt2
+
+if [ "$BUILD_NC_AGENT" = "y" ]; then
+    cp -ar lib $target_dir/
+    # for SDN-PAL running on x86, copy the libssl and libcrypto
+    if [ "$BOARD" = "" ]; then
+        echo "Copying libcrypto and libssl for x86 target"
+        cp /usr/lib/libssl.so.10 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.10 $target_dir/lib/
+    fi
+    cp -ar modules $target_dir/
+    cp -a start_sdn_agent.sh $target_dir/
+    cp -a start_netopeer_cli.sh $target_dir/
+    cp -a bin/netopeer-cli $target_dir/
+fi
+
+if [ "$BOARD" = "wrx" ]; then
+    echo "Copying SVK4 specific scripts and files"
+    copy_config_script bal_setup_svk4.sh
+    echo 'if [ "${PWD}" != "/broadcom" ]; then echo "ERROR: Your archive file must be expanded into /broadcom before running this script"; else if [ -d /etc/rcS.d ]; then echo "Installing bal startup script in /etc/rcS.d" && pushd /etc/rcS.d >/dev/null && rm -f S99balsetup && ln -s /broadcom/bal_setup_svk4.sh S99balsetup && popd >/dev/null && echo "Installing svk4 scripts" && cp -f switch_rc/svk4/* . && touch /etc/svk4 && cat bal_config.ini | sed s/"of_devs=1"/"of_devs=2"/g > bal_config.ini.svk4_devs && cat bal_config.ini.svk4_devs | sed s/"num_nni_ports=1"/"num_nni_ports=6"/g > bal_config.ini.svk4_devs_nni && cat bal_config.ini.svk4_devs_nni | sed s/"maptable=3"/"maptable=4"/g > bal_config.ini && rm -f bal_config.ini.svk4_devs && rm -f bal_config.ini.svk4_devs_nni; fi; fi' > svk4_install.sh
+    chmod 755 svk4_install.sh
+    cp svk4_install.sh $target_dir
+    echo "Please run svk4_install.sh (only on SVK4 hardware!)" > README.svk4
+    cp ../../3rdparty/maple/sdk/build/fs/svk_init_startup.sh $target_dir/
+    if [ "$JENKINS_BUILD" == "y" ]; then
+        cp ../../3rdparty/bcm-sdk/build-wrx/sdk-all-*/build/projects/xPON_OLT/jenkins/jobs/Bal.Synced.bcm-sdk-*.Wrx/workspace/bal/cur/3rdparty/bcm-sdk/linux-*-bde.ko $target_dir/
+    fi
+    cp README.svk4 $target_dir/ && rm README.svk4
+fi
+
+if [ "$JENKINS_BUILD" == "y" ]; then
+    echo "Including build_info.log in the archive"
+    cp $bal_dir/../../../build_info.log $target_dir/
+fi
+
+archive=$target_dir.tar.gz
+echo "Archiving artifacts in `pwd`/$archive"
+tar -czf $archive $target_dir
+echo "Archive contains:"
+tar tzvf $archive
+
+