diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/az_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/az_driver.rb
index 7d300506be..6ee703f9fd 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/az_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/az_driver.rb
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ class AzureDriver
         end
 
         Azure.configure do |config|
-          # Configure these 3 properties to use Storage
           config.management_certificate = @region['pem_management_cert']
           config.subscription_id        = @region['subscription_id']
           config.management_endpoint    = @region['management_endpoint']
@@ -172,14 +171,14 @@ class AzureDriver
     end
 
     # DEPLOY action
-    def deploy(id, host, xml_text)
+    def deploy(id, host, xml_text, lcm_state, deploy_id)
+      if lcm_state == "BOOT" || lcm_state == "BOOT_FAILURE"
         load_default_template_values
 
         az_info = get_deployment_info(host, xml_text)
 
         if !az_value(az_info, 'IMAGE')
             STDERR.puts("Cannot find IMAGE in deployment file")
-            exit(-1)
         end
 
         csn = az_value(az_info, 'CLOUD_SERVICE')
@@ -197,21 +196,28 @@ class AzureDriver
           end
         rescue => e
             STDERR.puts(e.message)
-            exit(-1)
         end
 
         if instance.class == Azure::VirtualMachineManagement::VirtualMachine
             puts(instance.vm_name)
         else
             STDERR.puts(instance)
-            exit (-1)
         end
+      else
+        restore(deploy_id)
+        deploy_id
+      end
     end
 
     # Shutdown an Azure instance
-    def shutdown(deploy_id)
-        az_action(deploy_id, :shutdown)
-        az_action(deploy_id, :delete)
+    def shutdown(deploy_id, lcm_state)
+        case lcm_state
+          when "SHUTDOWN"
+            az_action(deploy_id, :shutdown)
+            az_action(deploy_id, :delete)
+          when "SHUTDOWN_POWEROFF", "SHUTDOWN_UNDEPLOY"
+            az_action(deploy_id, :shutdown)
+        end
     end
 
     # Reboot an Azure instance
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ class AzureDriver
         az_action(deploy_id, :shutdown)
     end
 
-    # Cancel an Azure instance
+    # Resume an Azure instance
     def restore(deploy_id)
         az_action(deploy_id, :start)
     end
@@ -557,7 +563,7 @@ private
     def get_instance(vm_name)
         begin
             csn = vm_name.match(/([^_]+)-(.+)/)[-1]
- 
+
             instance = @azure_vms.get_virtual_machine(vm_name,csn)
             if instance
                 return instance
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/deploy b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/deploy
index 3036f6a7bc..92f9e0bdab 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/deploy
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/deploy
@@ -28,16 +28,23 @@ $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
 require 'az_driver'
+require 'opennebula'
 
 dfile = ARGV[0]
 host  = ARGV[1]
 id    = ARGV[2]
 
+vm = OpenNebula::VirtualMachine.new_with_id(id, OpenNebula::Client.new)
+vm.info
+
+lcm_state = vm.lcm_state_str
+deploy_id = vm.deploy_id
+
 az_drv = AzureDriver.new(host)
 
 text=File.read(dfile)
 
-puts az_drv.deploy(id, host, text)
+puts az_drv.deploy(id, host, text, lcm_state, deploy_id)
 
 exit 0
 
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/shutdown b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/shutdown
index 3261d702ed..a247e9c6e0 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/shutdown
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/az/shutdown
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@ $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
 require 'az_driver'
+require 'opennebula'
 
 deploy_id = ARGV[0]
 host      = ARGV[1]
+vm_id     = ARGV[-2]
 
 az_drv = AzureDriver.new(host)
 
-az_drv.shutdown(deploy_id)
+vm = OpenNebula::VirtualMachine.new_with_id(vm_id, OpenNebula::Client.new)
+vm.info
+
+lcm_state     = vm.lcm_state_str
+
+az_drv.shutdown(deploy_id, lcm_state)
 
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/deploy b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/deploy
index 7122f1b317..3aa8d99bf7 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/deploy
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/deploy
@@ -28,16 +28,26 @@ $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
 require 'ec2_driver'
+require 'opennebula'
 
 dfile = ARGV[0]
 host  = ARGV[1]
 id    = ARGV[2]
 
+vm = OpenNebula::VirtualMachine.new_with_id(id, OpenNebula::Client.new)
+vm.info
+
+lcm_state = vm.lcm_state_str
+deploy_id = vm.deploy_id
+
 ec2_drv = EC2Driver.new(host)
 
 text=File.read(dfile)
 
-puts ec2_drv.deploy(id, host, text)
-
-exit 0
-
+begin
+	puts ec2_drv.deploy(id, host, text, lcm_state, deploy_id)
+rescue Exception => e
+    STDERR.puts "Deploy of VM #{id} on host #{host} with #{dfile} failed " +
+                "due to \"#{e.message}\""
+    exit -1
+end
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.rb
index 2213c20849..401b8c2bfb 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/ec2_driver.rb
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ class EC2Driver
     end
 
     # DEPLOY action, also sets ports and ip if needed
-    def deploy(id, host, xml_text)
+    def deploy(id, host, xml_text, lcm_state, deploy_id)
+      if lcm_state == "BOOT" || lcm_state == "BOOT_FAILURE"
         ec2_info = get_deployment_info(host, xml_text)
 
         load_default_template_values
@@ -274,11 +275,20 @@ class EC2Driver
         end
 
         puts(instance.id)
+      else
+        restore(deploy_id)
+        deploy_id
+      end
     end
 
     # Shutdown a EC2 instance
-    def shutdown(deploy_id)
-        ec2_action(deploy_id, :terminate)
+    def shutdown(deploy_id, lcm_state)
+        case lcm_state
+            when "SHUTDOWN"
+                ec2_action(deploy_id, :terminate)
+            when "SHUTDOWN_POWEROFF", "SHUTDOWN_UNDEPLOY"
+                ec2_action(deploy_id, :stop)
+        end
     end
 
     # Reboot a EC2 instance
@@ -291,12 +301,12 @@ class EC2Driver
         ec2_action(deploy_id, :terminate)
     end
 
-    # Stop a EC2 instance
+    # Save a EC2 instance
     def save(deploy_id)
         ec2_action(deploy_id, :stop)
     end
 
-    # Cancel a EC2 instance
+    # Resumes a EC2 instance
     def restore(deploy_id)
         ec2_action(deploy_id, :start)
     end
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/shutdown b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/shutdown
index 9c2e338be6..3f30425502 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/shutdown
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/ec2/shutdown
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@ $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
 require 'ec2_driver'
+require 'opennebula'
 
 deploy_id = ARGV[0]
 host      = ARGV[1]
+vm_id     = ARGV[2]
+
+vm = OpenNebula::VirtualMachine.new_with_id(vm_id, OpenNebula::Client.new)
+vm.info
+
+lcm_state = vm.lcm_state_str
 
 ec2_drv = EC2Driver.new(host)
 
-ec2_drv.shutdown(deploy_id)
+ec2_drv.shutdown(deploy_id, lcm_state)
 
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/deploy b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/deploy
index 253ddb8e45..91bbba907b 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/deploy
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/deploy
@@ -28,15 +28,26 @@ $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
 require 'sl_driver'
+require 'opennebula'
 
 dfile = ARGV[0]
 host  = ARGV[1]
 id    = ARGV[2]
 
+vm = OpenNebula::VirtualMachine.new_with_id(id, OpenNebula::Client.new)
+vm.info
+
+lcm_state = vm.lcm_state_str
+deploy_id = vm.deploy_id
+
 sl_drv = SLDriver.new(host)
 
 text=File.read(dfile)
 
-puts sl_drv.deploy(id, host, text)
-
-exit 0
+begin
+	puts sl_drv.deploy(id, host, text, lcm_state, deploy_id)
+rescue Exception => e
+    STDERR.puts "Deploy of VM #{id} on host #{host} with #{dfile} failed " +
+                "due to \"#{e.message}\""
+    exit -1
+end
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/shutdown b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/shutdown
index 70b2deff42..ffe282cbf5 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/shutdown
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/shutdown
@@ -28,10 +28,17 @@ $: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
 $: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
 
 require 'sl_driver'
+require 'opennebula'
 
 deploy_id = ARGV[0]
 host      = ARGV[1]
+vm_id     = ARGV[-2]
+
+vm = OpenNebula::VirtualMachine.new_with_id(vm_id, OpenNebula::Client.new)
+vm.info
+
+lcm_state     = vm.lcm_state_str
 
 sl_drv = SLDriver.new(host)
 
-sl_drv.shutdown(deploy_id)
+sl_drv.shutdown(deploy_id, lcm_state)
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/sl_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/sl_driver.rb
index dad30f992b..be29bf1f8c 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/sl_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/sl/sl_driver.rb
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ class SLDriver
     end
 
     # DEPLOY action
-    def deploy(id, host, xml_text)
+    def deploy(id, host, xml_text, lcm_state, deploy_id)
+      if lcm_state == "BOOT" || lcm_state == "BOOT_FAILURE"
         load_default_template_values
 
         sl_info = get_deployment_info(host, xml_text)
@@ -212,11 +213,20 @@ class SLDriver
         end
 
         puts(vgid)
+      else
+        restore(deploy_id)
+        deploy_id
+      end
     end
 
     # Shutdown a SoftLayer instance
-    def shutdown(deploy_id)
-        sl_action(deploy_id, :terminate)
+    def shutdown(deploy_id, lcm_state)
+        case lcm_state
+        when "SHUTDOWN"
+          sl_action(deploy_id, :terminate)
+        when "SHUTDOWN_POWEROFF", "SHUTDOWN_UNDEPLOY"
+          sl_action(deploy_id, :stop)
+        end
     end
 
     # Reboot a SoftLayer instance
@@ -235,7 +245,7 @@ class SLDriver
     end
 
     # Start a SoftLayer instance
-    def restore(deploy_id)0
+    def restore(deploy_id)
         sl_action(deploy_id, :start)
     end