+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2017 OPNFV
+#
+# 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.
+
+export CURRENT_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+SERVICE="openvswitch"
+RESULT=`ps -aux | grep $SERVICE | grep -v grep`
+OVS_PMD_STAT_SCRIPT=$CURRENT_DIR/../../3rd_party/ovs_pmd_stats/ovs_pmd_stats.py
+PATH_LOCAL=/usr/local/src/
+
+if [ "${RESULT:-null}" != null ]; then
+ echo "Openvswitch service is running."
+ sudo ovs-vsctl set-manager ptcp:6640
+ cp $OVS_PMD_STAT_SCRIPT $PATH_LOCAL
+else
+ echo "Openvswitch service is not running. Please start before running ovs plugins"
+fi