diff --git a/packer/scripts/vimemu.sh b/packer/scripts/vimemu.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/scripts
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/scripts/osm-vimemu-startup.sh <<-'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+
+export OSM_HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1
+export OSM_SOL005=True
+
+echo "Waiting for OSM startup"
+while true; do
+    # wait for startup of osm
+    RC=$(osm vim-list)
+    if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
+        break
+    fi
+    sleep 2
+done
+echo "OSM is up"
+sleep 10 
+export VIMEMU_HOSTNAME=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' vim-emu)
+osm vim-create --name vim-emulator --user username --password password --auth_url http://$VIMEMU_HOSTNAME:6001/v2.0 --tenant tenantName --account_type openstack
+osm vnfd-create /home/vagrant/vim-emu/examples/vnfs/ping.tar.gz
+osm vnfd-create /home/vagrant/vim-emu/examples/vnfs/pong.tar.gz
+osm nsd-create /home/vagrant/vim-emu/examples/services/pingpong_nsd.tar.gz
+osm ns-create --nsd_name pingpong --ns_name test --vim_account vim-emulator
+
+echo "VIM emulator created"
+systemctl disable osm-vimemu-setup.service
+EOF
+chmod +x /etc/systemd/system/scripts/osm-vimemu-startup.sh
+
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/osm-vimemu-setup.service <<-'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=OSM VIM emulator setup
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/etc/systemd/system/scripts/osm-vimemu-startup.sh
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+TimeoutSec=120
+
+# Output needs to appear in instance console output
+StandardOutput=journal+console
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+#systemctl enable osm-vimemu-setup.service