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+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+# This file is intended to be pasted as input into an `xossh` session.
+
+# Creates a TrustDomain, Principal, Slice, Image (if it does not exist), and
+# then brings up an openstack VM attached to the management network.
+
+t=TrustDomain(owner=OpenStackService.objects.first(), name="demo-trust")
+t.save()
+
+p=Principal(trust_domain=t, name="demo-user")
+p.save()
+
+s=Slice(trust_domain=t, name="demo-slice", site=Site.objects.first())
+s.save()
+
+ns=NetworkSlice(slice=s, network=Network.objects.get(name="management"))
+ns.save()
+
+img=Image.objects.filter(name="cirros-0.3.5")
+if img:
+   img=img[0]
+else:
+   img=Image(name="cirros-0.3.5", container_format="BARE", disk_format="QCOW2", path="http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.5/cirros-0.3.5-x86_64-disk.img")
+   img.save()
+
+i=OpenStackServiceInstance(slice=s, image=img, name="demo-instance", owner=OpenStackService.objects.first(), flavor=Flavor.objects.get(name="m1.medium"), node=Node.objects.first())
+i.save()