diff --git a/elements/svc-map/README.md b/elements/svc-map/README.md
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+Map service names to distro specific services.
+
+Provides the following:
+
+ * bin/svc-map
+
+   usage: svc-map [-h] SERVICE
+
+   Translate service name to distro specific name.
+
+   optional arguments:
+     -h, --help         show this help message and exit
+
+ * Any element may create its own svc-map YAML config file using
+   the one of 3 sections for the distro/family/ and or default.
+   The family is set automatically within svc-map based on
+   the supplied distro name. Families include:
+     + redhat: includes centos, fedora, and rhel distros
+     + debian: includes debian and ubuntu distros
+     + suse: includes the opensuse distro
+
+   The most specific section takes priority. Example for Nova and Glance
+   (NOTE: default is using the common value for redhat and suse families)
+
+   The key used for the service name should always be the same name used for
+   the source installation of the service.  The svc-map script will check for
+   the source name against systemd and upstart and return that name if it
+   exists instead of the mapped name.
+
+    Example format for Nova:
+
+      nova-api:
+        default: openstack-nova-api
+        debian: nova-api
+      nova-cert:
+        default: openstack-nova-cert
+        debian:  nova-cert
+      nova-compute:
+        default: openstack-nova-compute
+        debian: nova-compute
+      nova-conductor:
+        default: openstack-nova-conductor
+        debian: nova-conductor
+      nova-consoleauth:
+        default: openstack-nova-console
+        debian: nova-console
+
+
+    Example format for Glance
+
+      glance-api:
+        debian: glance-api
+        default: openstack-glance-api
+      glance-reg:
+        debian: glance-reg
+        default: openstack-glance-registry
+
+
+    If the distro is of the debian family the combined services file would be:
+
+        nova-cert: nova-cert
+        nova-compute: nova-compute
+        glance-api: glance-api
+        nova-conductor: nova-conductor
+        nova-api: nova-api
+        glance-reg: glance-reg
+        nova-consoleauth: nova-console
+
+
+    If the distro is of the suse or redhat families the combined services file would be:
+
+        nova-cert: openstack-nova-cert
+        nova-compute: openstack-nova-compute
+        glance-reg: openstack-glance-registry
+        nova-conductor: openstack-nova-conductor
+        glance-api: openstack-glance-api
+        nova-consoleauth: openstack-nova-console
+        nova-api: openstack-nova-api
+
+
+   Example commands using this format:
+
+   svc-map nova-compute
+
+   Returns: openstack-nova-compute
+
+   svc-map nova-compute
+
+   Returns: openstack-nova-compute
+
+   svc-map nova-compute
+
+   Returns: nova-compute
+
+ * This output can be used to filter what other tools actually install
+   (install-services can be modified to use this for example)
+
+ * If you pass more than one service argument, the result for each service
+   is printed on its own line.
+
+ * Individual svc-map files live within each element. For example
+   if you have created an Apache element your svc-map YAML file
+   should be created at elements/apache/svc-map.
diff --git a/elements/svc-map/bin/svc-map b/elements/svc-map/bin/svc-map
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+import os
+import sys
+import yaml
+
+
+def load_service_mapping(filepath="/usr/share/svc-map/services"):
+    if not os.path.isfile(filepath):
+        return {}
+    with open(filepath, 'r') as data_file:
+        return yaml.load(data_file.read())
+
+
+def main():
+    for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
+        # We need to support the service name being different when installing
+        # from source vs. packages. So, if the requested service file already
+        # exists, just use that.
+        if os.path.exists('/lib/systemd/system/%s.service' % arg):  # systemd
+            print(arg)
+        elif os.path.exists('/etc/init/%s.conf' % arg):  # upstart
+            print(arg)
+        else:
+            service_map = load_service_mapping()
+            name = service_map.get(arg, arg)
+            print(name)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/elements/svc-map/extra-data.d/10-merge-svc-map-files b/elements/svc-map/extra-data.d/10-merge-svc-map-files
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import sys
+import yaml
+
+
+def os_family(distro):
+    """Given a distribution, returns a operating system family."""
+    family = None
+    if distro in ['centos', 'fedora', 'rhel', 'rhel7']:
+        family = 'redhat'
+    elif distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu']:
+        family = 'debian'
+    elif distro == 'opensuse':
+        family = 'suse'
+    return family
+
+
+def merge_data(source, destination, distro):
+    """Merges two dictionaries and filters on distro, family, or default
+    (in order)."""
+    result = dict()
+    result.update(destination)
+    family = os_family(distro)
+    for servicename, mapping in source.iteritems():
+        if servicename in result:
+            raise Exception("%s already found in services list" % servicename)
+        if distro in mapping:
+            result[servicename] = mapping.get(distro)
+        elif family in mapping:
+            result[servicename] = mapping.get(family)
+        elif 'default' in mapping:
+            result[servicename] = mapping.get('default')
+        else:
+            result[servicename] = servicename
+
+    return result
+
+
+def write_data_to_file(data, service_file_path):
+    """Writes yaml data to a specified path."""
+    with open(service_file_path, 'w') as destination:
+        yaml.dump(data, destination, default_flow_style=False)
+
+
+def main():
+    elements = os.environ.get("IMAGE_ELEMENT").split(' ')
+    element_paths = os.environ.get("ELEMENTS_PATH").split(':')
+    service_names = dict()
+    for element in elements:
+        for element_path in element_paths:
+            data_path = os.path.join(element_path, element, "svc-map")
+            if os.path.exists(data_path):
+                with open(data_path, 'r') as dataFile:
+                    data = yaml.load(dataFile.read())
+                    try:
+                        service_names = merge_data(
+                            data,
+                            service_names,
+                            os.environ.get("DISTRO_NAME"))
+                    except Exception as err:
+                        print("%s.  Check %s for duplicate \
+                            service name." % (err, element))
+                        sys.exit(1)
+
+    write_data_to_file(service_names, os.path.join("/tmp", 'svc-map-services'))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/elements/svc-map/extra-data.d/11-copy-svc-map-file b/elements/svc-map/extra-data.d/11-copy-svc-map-file
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
+
+sudo install -D -o root -g root -m 0644 /tmp/svc-map-services "$TMP_MOUNT_PATH/usr/share/svc-map/services"
diff --git a/elements/svc-map/tests/test_data_merge.py b/elements/svc-map/tests/test_data_merge.py
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+# Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+#    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.
+import imp
+service_map = imp.load_source('service_map',
+                              '../extra-data.d/10-merge-svc-map-files')
+
+from oslotest import base
+
+
+class TestDataMerge(base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    nova_api_services = {
+        u'nova-api': {
+            u'debian': u'nova-api',
+            u'default': u'openstack-nova-api'
+        },
+        u'nova-cert': {
+            u'debian': u'nova-cert',
+            u'default': u'openstack-nova-cert'
+        },
+        u'nova-compute': {
+            u'debian': u'nova-compute',
+            u'default': u'openstack-nova-compute'
+        },
+        u'nova-conductor': {
+            u'debian': u'nova-conductor',
+            u'default': u'openstack-nova-conductor'
+        },
+        u'nova-consoleauth': {
+            u'debian': u'nova-console',
+            u'default': u'openstack-nova-console'
+        }
+    }
+
+    glance_api_services = {
+        u'glance-api': {
+            u'debian': u'glance-api',
+            u'default': u'openstack-glance-api'
+        },
+        u'glance-reg': {
+            u'debian': u'glance-reg',
+            u'default': u'openstack-glance-registry'
+        }
+    }
+
+    cinder_api_services = {
+        u'cinder-api': {
+            u'debian': u'cinder-api',
+            u'default': u'openstack-cinder-api'
+        },
+        u'cinder-scheduler': {
+            u'debian': u'cinder-scheduler',
+            u'default': u'openstack-cinder-scheduler'
+        }
+    }
+
+    def test_merge_data_fedora(self):
+
+        fedora_nova_api_services = {
+            u'nova-api': u'openstack-nova-api',
+            u'nova-cert': u'openstack-nova-cert',
+            u'nova-compute': u'openstack-nova-compute',
+            u'nova-conductor': u'openstack-nova-conductor',
+            u'nova-consoleauth': u'openstack-nova-console'
+        }
+
+        fedora_nova_glance_services = {
+            u'nova-api': u'openstack-nova-api',
+            u'nova-cert': u'openstack-nova-cert',
+            u'nova-compute': u'openstack-nova-compute',
+            u'nova-conductor': u'openstack-nova-conductor',
+            u'nova-consoleauth': u'openstack-nova-console',
+            u'glance-api': u'openstack-glance-api',
+            u'glance-reg': u'openstack-glance-registry'
+        }
+
+        fedora_nova_glance_cinder_services = {
+            u'nova-api': u'openstack-nova-api',
+            u'nova-cert': u'openstack-nova-cert',
+            u'nova-compute': u'openstack-nova-compute',
+            u'nova-conductor': u'openstack-nova-conductor',
+            u'nova-consoleauth': u'openstack-nova-console',
+            u'glance-api': u'openstack-glance-api',
+            u'glance-reg': u'openstack-glance-registry',
+            u'cinder-api': u'openstack-cinder-api',
+            u'cinder-scheduler': u'openstack-cinder-scheduler',
+        }
+
+        result = dict()
+        result = service_map.merge_json(self.nova_api_services,
+                                        result,
+                                        "fedora")
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(result,
+                             fedora_nova_api_services,
+                             "Merge failed")
+
+        result = service_map.merge_json(self.glance_api_services,
+                                        result,
+                                        "fedora")
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(result,
+                             fedora_nova_glance_services,
+                             "Merge failed")
+
+        result = service_map.merge_json(self.cinder_api_services,
+                                        result,
+                                        "fedora")
+        self.assertDictEqual(result,
+                             fedora_nova_glance_cinder_services,
+                             "Merge failed")
+
+    def test_merge_data_ubuntu(self):
+
+        ubuntu_nova_api_services = {
+            u'nova-api': u'nova-api',
+            u'nova-cert': u'nova-cert',
+            u'nova-compute': u'nova-compute',
+            u'nova-conductor': u'nova-conductor',
+            u'nova-consoleauth': u'nova-console'
+        }
+
+        ubuntu_nova_glance_services = {
+            u'nova-api': u'nova-api',
+            u'nova-cert': u'nova-cert',
+            u'nova-compute': u'nova-compute',
+            u'nova-conductor': u'nova-conductor',
+            u'nova-consoleauth': u'nova-console',
+            u'glance-api': u'glance-api',
+            u'glance-reg': u'glance-reg'
+        }
+
+        ubuntu_nova_glance_cinder_services = {
+            u'nova-api': u'nova-api',
+            u'nova-cert': u'nova-cert',
+            u'nova-compute': u'nova-compute',
+            u'nova-conductor': u'nova-conductor',
+            u'nova-consoleauth': u'nova-console',
+            u'glance-api': u'glance-api',
+            u'glance-reg': u'glance-reg',
+            u'cinder-api': u'cinder-api',
+            u'cinder-scheduler': u'cinder-scheduler'
+        }
+
+        result = dict()
+        result = service_map.merge_json(self.nova_api_services,
+                                        result,
+                                        "ubuntu")
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(result,
+                             ubuntu_nova_api_services,
+                             "Merge failed")
+
+        result = service_map.merge_json(self.glance_api_services,
+                                        result,
+                                        "ubuntu")
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(result,
+                             ubuntu_nova_glance_services,
+                             "Merge failed")
+
+        result = service_map.merge_json(self.cinder_api_services,
+                                        result,
+                                        "ubuntu")
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(result,
+                             ubuntu_nova_glance_cinder_services,
+                             "Merge failed")
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
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--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ hacking>=0.9.2,<0.10
 
 coverage>=3.6
 discover
+oslotest>=1.1.0
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testtools>=0.9.34