diff --git a/manifests/apacheds.pp b/manifests/apacheds.pp
index 45be6c2..6e5ef1e 100644
--- a/manifests/apacheds.pp
+++ b/manifests/apacheds.pp
@@ -1,12 +1,46 @@
 #
+#
+#
+class plnxtools::apacheds(
+	$ads_shutdown_port = 0,
+	$appname = "apacheds"
+	$ads_instances = "/var/apacheds",
+	$ads_logdir = "/var/log/$appname",
 
-class plnxtools::apacheds
+	$java_home = $plnxtools::java_home
+)
+inherits ::plnxtools
 {
-	class {"plnxtools": } 
-	->
-	plnxtools::install{"apacheds":
+	$ads_home = "$opt_dir/$appname"
+
+	package {"openldap-client":
+		ensure => installed
+	} 
+
+	plnxtools::install{$appname:
 		sourcedir => "https://downloads.apache.org/directory/apacheds/dist/2.0.0.AM26",
 		distfile => "apacheds-2.0.0.AM26.tar.gz",
 		dirname => "apacheds-2.0.0.AM26",
+		require => Class['::plnxtools'],
+	}->
+	file {"$opt_dir/$appname/bin/setenv.sh":
+		ensure => file,
+		content => template("plnxtools/apacheds/setenv.sh.erb"),
+	}->
+	file {"$ads_instances":
+		ensure => directory
+	}
+	file {"$ads_logdir":
+		ensure => directory
+	}
+}
+
+
+define plnxtools::apacheds::instance(
+	$ensure = running 
+
+) {
+	service {$title:
+		start => "$plnxtools::apacheds::$opt_dir/$plnxtools::apacheds::$appname/bin/apachds.sh $title start"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/templates/apacheds/setenv.sh.erb b/templates/apacheds/setenv.sh.erb
index 33cb97e..ba88bb3 100644
--- a/templates/apacheds/setenv.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/apacheds/setenv.sh.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 JAVA_HOME=<%= @java_home %>
 JAVA_OPTS=<%= @java_opts %>
 ADS_HOME=<%= @ads_home %>
+ADS_INSTANCES=<%= @ads_instances %>
+ADS_SHUTDOWN_PORT=<%= @ads_shutdown_port %>