diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManager.java b/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManager.java
index aa3315909f5..5833c755d95 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManager.java
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public interface ClusterManager extends Manager {
     public Boolean propagateAgentEvent(long agentId, Event event) throws AgentUnavailableException;
 	
 	public int getHeartbeatThreshold();
-	public long getId();
+	public long getId();
+	public long getCurrentRunId();
 	public String getSelfPeerName();
 	public String getSelfNodeIP();
     public String getPeerName(long agentHostId);
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManagerImpl.java
index 37770ab60bd..d637c882f6f 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/ClusterManagerImpl.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.agent.AgentManager;
-import com.cloud.agent.AgentManager.OnError;
 import com.cloud.agent.Listener;
+import com.cloud.agent.AgentManager.OnError;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.Answer;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.ChangeAgentCommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.Command;
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class ClusterManagerImpl implements ClusterManager {
     private HostDao _hostDao;
     
     protected long _id = MacAddress.getMacAddress().toLong();
+    protected long _runId = System.currentTimeMillis();
     
     private Long _mshostId = null;
     
@@ -775,6 +776,11 @@ public class ClusterManagerImpl implements ClusterManager {
         return _id;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public long getCurrentRunId() {
+        return _runId;
+    }
+    
     @Override
 	public int getHeartbeatThreshold() {
     	return this.heartbeatThreshold;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/DummyClusterManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/DummyClusterManagerImpl.java
index 931126a1de7..734085d1f97 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/DummyClusterManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/cluster/DummyClusterManagerImpl.java
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ import com.cloud.utils.net.MacAddress;
 public class DummyClusterManagerImpl implements ClusterManager {
     private static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(DummyClusterManagerImpl.class);
 	
-    protected long _id = MacAddress.getMacAddress().toLong();
+    protected long _id = MacAddress.getMacAddress().toLong();
+    protected long _runId = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    
     private String _name;
     private final String _clusterNodeIP = "127.0.0.1";
 	
@@ -81,7 +83,11 @@ public class DummyClusterManagerImpl implements ClusterManager {
 	
 	public long getId() {
         return _id;
-	}
+	}
+	
+    public long getCurrentRunId() {
+        return _runId;
+    }
 	
 	@Override
 	public ManagementServerHostVO getPeer(String str) {