diff --git a/scalpels/cli/actions/load.py b/scalpels/cli/actions/load.py
index 6cb2acd..77a3c70 100644
--- a/scalpels/cli/actions/load.py
+++ b/scalpels/cli/actions/load.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #-*- coding:utf-8 -*-
 # Author: Kun Huang <academicgareth@gmail.com>
 
+from novaclient import client
+import os
 
 def run(config):
     loads = (k for k in config if config[k])
@@ -13,6 +15,25 @@ def run(config):
             continue
         loadcall(config)
 
+def get_creds_from_env():
+    user = os.environ.get("OS_USERNAME")
+    pw = os.environ.get("OS_PASSWORD")
+    tenant = os.environ.get("OS_TENANT_NAME")
+    auth_url= os.environ.get("OS_AUTH_URL")
+    return (user, pw, tenant, auth_url)
+
+def nova_boot_bulk():
+    creds = get_creds_from_env()
+    if None in creds:
+        raise ValueError("can't find all necessary creds from env: %s" % creds)
+    nova = client.Client(2, *creds)
+    image = nova.images.get("a1e6a7a5-2e77-42a6-8417-1f47ba7ba911")
+    flavor = nova.flavors.get("3")
+    nics = [{"net-id":"c5e2d25d-72ef-4ef4-b39e-f10027f9289d"}]
+    ret = nova.servers.create(name="bulk-foo", image=image, flavor=flavor, min_count=2, max_count=2, nics=nics)
+    print "we got %s" % ret
+    return
+
 def load_storm(config):
     #TODO use novaclient python api to do this
-    print "now, let's run nova boot api in current."
+    nova_boot_bulk()