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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.cordvtn.cli;
+
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
+import org.onosproject.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
+import org.onosproject.cordvtn.CordVtnNode;
+import org.onosproject.cordvtn.CordVtnService;
+
+/**
+ * Checks detailed node init state.
+ */
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "cordvtn-node-check",
+        description = "Shows detailed node init state")
+public class CordVtnNodeCheckCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
+
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "hostname", description = "Hostname",
+            required = true, multiValued = false)
+    private String hostname = null;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void execute() {
+        CordVtnService service = AbstractShellCommand.get(CordVtnService.class);
+        CordVtnNode node = service.getNodes()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(n -> n.hostname().equals(hostname))
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElse(null);
+
+        if (node == null) {
+            print("Cannot find %s from registered nodes", hostname);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        print(service.checkNodeInitState(node));
+    }
+}