--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Installation of Elasticsearch.
+cat > ${WORKSPACE}/elasticsearch.sh <<EOF
+EL_PATH=/tmp/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.7.5
+LOG_FILE=\$EL_PATH/logs/elasticsearch.log
+
+echo "Start the Elasticsearch Server"
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr
+
+rm \$LOG_FILE
+cd \$EL_PATH/bin
+
+sudo \$EL_PATH/bin/elasticsearch -d
+echo "Check status of the Elasticsearch Server"
+
+sleep 2
+while : ;do
+ [[ -f "\$LOG_FILE" ]] && grep -q "started" "\$LOG_FILE" && echo "Elastic search has been started" && break
+done
+less \$LOG_FILE | grep started
+
+EOF
+
+echo "Copy the Elasticsearch startup script to ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP}"
+scp ${WORKSPACE}/elasticsearch.sh ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP}:/tmp
+ssh ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} 'bash /tmp/elasticsearch.sh'
+ssh ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} 'ps -ef | grep elasticsearch'