diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ templates/packer_cache
 .pydevproject
 .idea
 *.deb
+*.pyc
diff --git a/utils/README.md b/utils/README.md
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+Various utilities for leveraging mini-mon. These are written as [fabric](http://docs.fabfile.org/) scripts
diff --git a/utils/baremetal.py b/utils/baremetal.py
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+++ b/utils/baremetal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# 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.
+""" Fabric Tasks for installing mini-mon on baremetal
+These tasks were developed for hLinux but will likely work on any decently up to date debian based distro
+"""
+
+from fabric.api import *
+
+
+@task
+def chef_solo(chef_dir='/vagrant', run_list='role[Mini-Mon'):
+    """Runs chef-solo
+        This assumes chef solo and other dependencies are setup.
+    """
+    # Setup solo.rb
+    solo_content = """
+    cookbook_path "{dir}/cookbooks"
+    role_path "{dir}/roles"
+    data_bag_path "{dir}/data_bags"
+    """.format(dir=chef_dir)
+    sudo('echo %s > %s/solo.rb' % (solo_content, chef_dir))
+
+    # Setup node.json
+    node_json = '{ "run_list": "%s" }' % run_list
+    sudo('echo "%s" > %s/node.json' % (node_json, chef_dir))
+
+    # Run chef-solo
+    sudo('chef-solo -c {dir}/solo.rb -j {dir}/node.json'.format(dir=chef_dir))
+
+
+@task(default=True)
+def install(install_dir='/vagrant'):  # /vagrant to match assumptions in mini-mon even though vagrant is not used here
+    """Installs the latest mini-mon and bits necessary to run chef-solo and runs chef-solo on the box.
+    """
+    execute(install_deps)
+
+    #Clone mini-mon
+    sudo('git clone https://github.com/hpcloud-mon/mon-vagrant.git %s' % install_dir)
+    # currently the one-vm setup is on a branch
+    with cd(install_dir):
+        sudo('git checkout feature/one-vm')
+
+    # download cookbooks
+    with cd(install_dir):
+        sudo('berks vendor cookbooks')
+
+    # the vertica packages from my.vertica.com are needed, this assumes they are one level up from where this script is
+    put('../vertica*.deb', install_dir, use_sudo=True)
+
+    execute(chef_solo)
+
+
+@task
+def install_berkshelf():
+    """Installs berkshelf."""
+    # todo check for ruby 1.9.2 or greater
+    # If needed use rvm to get a newer ruby - curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
+    sudo('gem install berkshelf')
+
+
+@task
+def install_chef():
+    """Installs chef via omnibus."""
+    sudo('apt-get install -y curl')
+    sudo('curl -L https://www.opscode.com/chef/install.sh | bash')
+
+
+@task
+def install_deps():
+    """Install all dependencies needed for running chef-solo"""
+    with settings(hide('running', 'output')):
+        sudo('apt-get install -y git')
+        execute(install_chef)
+        execute(install_berkshelf)
diff --git a/utils/fabfile.py b/utils/fabfile.py
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+++ b/utils/fabfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import baremetal