@@ -703,11 +703,10 @@ function start_neutron_service_and_check {

     fi

 }

-# Start running processes, including screen

-function start_neutron_agents {

-    # Start up the neutron agents if enabled

+# Control of the l2 agent is separated out to make it easier to test partial

+# upgrades (everything upgraded except the L2 agent)

+function start_neutron_l2_agent {

     run_process q-agt "python $AGENT_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE"

-    run_process q-dhcp "python $AGENT_DHCP_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$Q_DHCP_CONF_FILE"

     if is_provider_network; then

         sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- --may-exist add-port $OVS_PHYSICAL_BRIDGE $PUBLIC_INTERFACE

@@ -722,6 +721,10 @@ function start_neutron_agents {

             sudo route add -net $FIXED_RANGE gw $NETWORK_GATEWAY dev $OVS_PHYSICAL_BRIDGE

         fi

     fi

+}

+

+function start_neutron_other_agents {

+    run_process q-dhcp "python $AGENT_DHCP_BINARY --config-file $NEUTRON_CONF --config-file=$Q_DHCP_CONF_FILE"

     if is_service_enabled q-vpn; then

         run_process q-vpn "$AGENT_VPN_BINARY $(determine_config_files neutron-vpn-agent)"

@@ -745,8 +748,18 @@ function start_neutron_agents {

     fi

 }

-# stop_neutron() - Stop running processes (non-screen)

-function stop_neutron {

+# Start running processes, including screen

+function start_neutron_agents {

+    # Start up the neutron agents if enabled

+    start_neutron_l2_agent

+    start_neutron_other_agents

+}

+

+function stop_neutron_l2_agent {

+    stop_process q-agt

+}

+

+function stop_neutron_other {

     if is_service_enabled q-dhcp; then

         stop_process q-dhcp

         pid=$(ps aux | awk '/[d]nsmasq.+interface=(tap|ns-)/ { print $2 }')

@@ -761,8 +774,6 @@ function stop_neutron {

         stop_process q-meta

     fi

-    stop_process q-agt

-

     if is_service_enabled q-lbaas; then

         neutron_lbaas_stop

     fi

@@ -777,6 +788,12 @@ function stop_neutron {

     fi

 }

+# stop_neutron() - Stop running processes (non-screen)

+function stop_neutron {

+    stop_neutron_other

+    stop_neutron_l2_agent

+}

+

 # _move_neutron_addresses_route() - Move the primary IP to the OVS bridge

 # on startup, or back to the public interface on cleanup

 function _move_neutron_addresses_route {