diff --git a/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_hpcservices.py b/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_hpcservices.py
index 049b316..a747cea 100644
--- a/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_hpcservices.py
+++ b/planetstack/hpc_observer/steps/sync_hpcservices.py
@@ -1,89 +1,30 @@
 import os
+import sys
 import base64
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from planetstack.config import Config
 from observer.syncstep import SyncStep
 from core.models import Service
 from hpc.models import HpcService
+from requestrouter.models import RequestRouterService
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
 
+# hpclibrary will be in steps/..
+parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
+sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
+
+from hpclib import HpcLibrary
+
 logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
 
-class SyncHpcService(SyncStep):
+class SyncHpcService(SyncStep, HpcLibrary):
     provides=[HpcService]
     requested_interval=0
 
     def fetch_pending(self):
         return HpcService.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
 
-    def extract_slice_info(hpc_service):
-        """ Produce a dict that describes the slices for the CMI
-
-            slice_coblitz = <name of coblitz slice>
-            service_coblitz = <name of coblitz service>
-            hostname_coblitz = <name of first coblitz slice>
-            hostnames_coblitz = <name_of_first_cob_slice>,<name_of_second_cob_slice>,...
-
-            slice_cmi = <name of cmi slice>
-            ...
-        """
-
-        slicenames = {}
-        slicehosts = {}
-        for slice in hpc_service.service.all():
-            name = slice.name
-            if not ("_" in name):
-                continue
-
-            if "coblitz" in name:
-                slicenames["coblitz"] = name
-                slicehosts["coblitz"] = [sliver.node.name for sliver in slice.slivers.all()]
-            elif "cmi" in name:
-                slicenames["cmi"] = name
-                slicehosts["cmi"] = [sliver.node.name for sliver in slice.slivers.all()]
-
-        base_hrn = None
-        if "coblitz" in slicenames:
-            base_hrn = slicenames["coblitz"].split("_")[0]
-
-        mapping = {}
-        mapping["base_hrn"] = base_hrn
-        for (k,v) in slicenames.items():
-            mapping["slice_" + k] = v
-            mapping["service_" + k] = v.split("_",1)[1]
-        for (k,v) in slicehosts.items()
-            mapping["hostname_" + k] = v[0]
-            mapping["hostnames_" + k] = ",".join(v)
-
-        return mapping
-
-    def write_slices_file(self, hpc_service):
-        mapping = self.extract_slicenames(hpc_service)
-
-        fn = "/tmp/slices"
-
-        f = open(fn, "w")
-        f.write("""
-ENABLE_PLC=True
-ENABLE_PS=False
-BASE_HRN="%(base_hrn)"
-RELEVANT_SERVICE_NAMES=['%(service_coblitz)', '%(service_dnsredir)', '%(service_dnsdemux)']
-COBLITZ_SLICE_NAME="%(slice_coblitz)"
-COBLITZ_SLICE_ID=1
-COBLITZ_PS_SLICE_NAME="%(slice_coblitz)"
-DNSREDIR_SLICE_NAME="%(slice_dnsredir)"
-DNSREDIR_SLICE_ID=2
-DNSREDIR_PS_SLICE_NAME="%(slice_dnsredir)"
-DNSDEMUX_SLICE_NAME="%(slice_dnsdemux)"
-DNSDEMUX_SLICE_ID=3
-DNSDEMUX_PS_SLICE_NAME="%(slice_dnsdemux)"
-CMI_URL="http://%(hostname_cmi)"
-CMI_HTTP_PORT="8004"
-CMI_HTTPS_PORT="8003"
-PUPPET_MASTER_HOSTNAME="%(hostname_cmi)"
-PUPPET_MASTER_PORT="8140"
-""")
-
     def sync_record(self, hpc_service):
         logger.info("sync'ing hpc_service %s" % str(hpc_service))
+        self.write_slices_file(hpc_service, None)
         hpc_service.save()