diff --git a/client/tomcatconf/applicationContext.xml.in b/client/tomcatconf/applicationContext.xml.in
index b2c7eda6c7c..e12ded8ae55 100644
--- a/client/tomcatconf/applicationContext.xml.in
+++ b/client/tomcatconf/applicationContext.xml.in
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
     <property name="Discoverers" value="#{resourceDiscoverers.Adapters}" />
   </bean>
 
-  <bean id="highAvailabilityManagerExtImpl" class="com.cloud.ha.HighAvailabilityManagerExtImpl" >
+  <bean id="highAvailabilityManagerImpl" class="com.cloud.ha.HighAvailabilityManagerImpl" >
     <property name="Investigators" value="#{haInvestigators.Adapters}" />
     <property name="FenceBuilders" value="#{haFenceBuilders.Adapters}" />
   </bean>
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@
   <bean id="virtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl" class="com.cloud.network.router.VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl" />
   <bean id="vpcManagerImpl" class="com.cloud.network.vpc.VpcManagerImpl" />
   <bean id="vpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl" class="com.cloud.network.router.VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl" />
+  <bean id="usageServerMonitor" class="com.cloud.usage.UsageServerMonitor" />
 
   <!--
     Misc components
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/ha/HighAvailabilityManagerExtImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/usage/UsageServerMonitor.java
similarity index 82%
rename from server/src/com/cloud/ha/HighAvailabilityManagerExtImpl.java
rename to server/src/com/cloud/usage/UsageServerMonitor.java
index ae6fe4e00b3..edea8bbaa43 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/ha/HighAvailabilityManagerExtImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/usage/UsageServerMonitor.java
@@ -14,36 +14,47 @@
 // KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
-package com.cloud.ha;
+package com.cloud.usage;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-import javax.ejb.Local;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.alert.AlertManager;
 import com.cloud.configuration.dao.ConfigurationDao;
 import com.cloud.usage.dao.UsageJobDao;
+import com.cloud.utils.component.ManagerBase;
+import com.cloud.utils.concurrency.NamedThreadFactory;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.Transaction;
 
-@Local(value={HighAvailabilityManager.class})
-public class HighAvailabilityManagerExtImpl extends HighAvailabilityManagerImpl {
+/**
+ * This class is detached from HighAvailabilityManagerImpl, I see no reason for it to inherit from
+ * HighAvailabilityManagerImpl.
+ *
+ */
+public class UsageServerMonitor extends ManagerBase {
+    protected static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(UsageServerMonitor.class);
 	
-    @Inject
-	UsageJobDao _usageJobDao;
+    @Inject UsageJobDao _usageJobDao;
     
     @Inject ConfigurationDao configDao;
+    @Inject AlertManager _alertMgr;
+    
+    ScheduledExecutorService _executor;
     
 	@Override
 	public boolean configure(final String name, final Map<String, Object> xmlParams) throws ConfigurationException {
 		super.configure(name, xmlParams);
-        return true;
+        _executor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1, new NamedThreadFactory("UsageServer-Monitor"));
+
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/setup/db/db/schema-410to420.sql b/setup/db/db/schema-410to420.sql
index a5707477f93..c4e91eb8816 100644
--- a/setup/db/db/schema-410to420.sql
+++ b/setup/db/db/schema-410to420.sql
@@ -413,5 +413,5 @@ ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`async_job` ADD COLUMN `job_dispatcher` VARCHAR(64);
 ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`vm_instance` ADD COLUMN `last_event` VARCHAR(64) DEFAULT 'OperationNop';
 ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`vm_instance` ADD COLUMN `last_event_args` VARCHAR(256);
 ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`vm_instance` ADD COLUMN `power_state` VARCHAR(74) DEFAULT 'PowerUnknown';
-ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`vm_instance` ADD COLUMN `power_state_update_time` DATETIME DEFAULT NOW();
+ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`vm_instance` ADD COLUMN `power_state_update_time` DATETIME;