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+#! /bin/bash
+
+. ./config.sh
+
+C1_NAME=c1.weave.local
+
+start_suite "Recovery of container details on router restart (via 'local' plugin)"
+
+weave_on $HOST1 launch
+start_container_local_plugin $HOST1 --name=c1 --hostname=$C1_NAME
+c1ip=$(container_ip $HOST1 c1)
+
+weave_on $HOST1 stop-router
+weave_on $HOST1 launch-router
+
+assert "container_ip $HOST1 c1" "$c1ip"
+assert "weave_on $HOST1 dns-lookup $C1_NAME" "$c1ip"
+
+# check that c1 IP has been reclaimed and doesn't get assigned to a
+# fresh container
+start_container $HOST1 --name=c2
+assert_raises "container_ip $HOST1 c2 | grep -v $c1ip"
+
+end_suite