3 files changed, 37 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/tests/cluster.mk b/cpp/src/tests/cluster.mk
index 9190eee4e5..8b83e927ec 100644
--- a/cpp/src/tests/cluster.mk
+++ b/cpp/src/tests/cluster.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lib_cluster = $(abs_builddir)/../libqpidcluster.la
 
 # ais_check checks pre-requisites for cluster tests and runs them if ok.
 TESTS+=ais_check
-EXTRA_DIST+=ais_check
+EXTRA_DIST+=ais_check start_cluster stop_cluster
 
 check_PROGRAMS+=cluster_test
 cluster_test_SOURCES=unit_test.cpp cluster_test.cpp
diff --git a/cpp/src/tests/start_cluster b/cpp/src/tests/start_cluster
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e399d213dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/tests/start_cluster
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Start a cluster of brokers on local host, put the list of ports for cluster members in cluster.ports
+#
+echo $1 | grep '^[0-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null || { echo "Usage: $0 cluster-size [options]"; exit 1; }
+
+# Execute command with the ais group set.
+with_ais_group() {
+    id -nG | grep '\<ais\>' >/dev/null || { echo "You are not a member of the ais group."; exit 1; }
+    echo $* | newgrp ais
+}
+
+test -f cluster.ports && { echo "cluster.ports file already exists" ; exit 1; }
+rm -f cluster*.log
+SIZE=$1; shift
+CLUSTER=`pwd`		# Cluster name=pwd, avoid clashes.
+
+for (( i=0; i<SIZE; ++i )); do
+    OPTS="--load-module ../.libs/libqpidcluster.so -dp0 --log-output=cluster$i.log --cluster-name=$CLUSTER --no-data-dir --auth=no $*"
+    PORT=`with_ais_group ../qpidd $OPTS`  || exit 1
+    echo $PORT >> cluster.ports
+done
+
+ 
diff --git a/cpp/src/tests/stop_cluster b/cpp/src/tests/stop_cluster
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9bd05092de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/tests/stop_cluster
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Stop brokers on ports listed in cluster.ports
+
+PORTS=`cat cluster.ports`
+for PORT in $PORTS ; do
+    ../qpidd -qp $PORT || ERROR="$ERROR $PORT"
+done
+rm -f cluster.ports
+
+if [ -n "$ERROR" ]; then
+    echo "Errors stopping brokers on ports: $ERROR"
+    exit 1
+fi