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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# NEPI, a framework to manage network experiments
+# Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Author: Lucia Guevgeozian <lucia.guevgeozian_odizzio@inria.fr>
+
+from nepi.execution.ec import ExperimentController
+import os
+
+# Create the EC
+exp_id = "sfa_test"
+ec = ExperimentController(exp_id)
+
+username = os.environ.get('SFA_SLICE')
+sfauser = os.environ.get('SFA_USER')
+sfaPrivateKey = os.environ.get('SFA_PK')
+
+# server
+node1 = ec.register_resource("PlanetlabSfaNode")
+ec.set(node1, "hostname", 'planetlab-4.imperial.ac.uk')
+ec.set(node1, "username", username)
+ec.set(node1, "sfauser", sfauser)
+ec.set(node1, "sfaPrivateKey", sfaPrivateKey)
+ec.set(node1, "cleanHome", True)
+ec.set(node1, "cleanProcesses", True)
+
+app1 = ec.register_resource("LinuxApplication")
+command = "ping -c5 google.com"
+ec.set(app1, "command", command)
+ec.register_connection(app1, node1)
+
+# Deploy
+ec.deploy()
+
+ec.wait_finished([app1])
+
+ec.shutdown()
+
+# End