diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java
index d603679..54fa84e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/client/DrProvConnection.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	private	String	feedContentType;
 	private	String	subContentType;
 	private	String unit_test;
+	private	String	provURI;
 	
 	private HttpsURLConnection uc;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
 		behalfHeader = p.getProperty( "DR.onBehalfHeader", "X-DMAAP-DR-ON-BEHALF-OF");
 		feedContentType = p.getProperty( "DR.feedContentType", "application/vnd.dmaap-dr.feed");
 		subContentType = p.getProperty( "DR.subContentType", "application/vnd.dmaap-dr.subscription");
+		provURI = p.getProperty( "DR.ProvisioningURI", "/internal/prov");
 		logger.info( "provURL=" + provURL + " provApi=" + provApi + " behalfHeader=" + behalfHeader
 				+ " feedContentType=" + feedContentType + " subContentType=" + subContentType );
 		unit_test = p.getProperty( "UnitTest", "No" );
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@
 					sub,  nodep );
 		return makeConnection( provURL + uri );
 	}
+	public boolean makeDumpConnection() {
+		String url = provURL + provURI;
+		return makeConnection( url );
+	}
 	public boolean makeNodesConnection( String varName ) {
 		
 		String uri = String.format("/internal/api/%s", varName);
@@ -923,5 +929,150 @@
 
 	}
 	
+	// add double-quotes around a value
+	// hope his is easier to read than in-line escaping...
+	private String dq( String v ) {
+		return ( "\"" + v + "\"");
+	}
+	private String dq( String k, String v) {
+		return( dq(k) + ":" + dq(v));
+	}
+	private String dqc( String k, String v) {
+		return( dq(k) + ":" + dq(v) + ",");
+	}
+	
+	private String dumpSimulation() {
+		logger.info( "enter dumpSimulation()");
+		String     				responseBody = 
+				"{"
+				+ dq("feeds") + ":["
+				+ "{" + dq( "suspend") + ":false,"
+					  + dq( "groupid") + ":0,"
+					  + dqc( "description", "Some description" )
+					  + dqc( "version", "m1.1") 
+					  + dq( "authorization") + ":"
+					  + "{" + dq( "endpoint_addrs" ) + ":[],"
+					  		+ dq( "classification", "unclassified")
+					  		+ dq( "endpoint_ids") + ":[{"
+					  			+ dqc( "password", "dradmin" )
+					  			+ dq( "id", "dradmin")
+					  			+ "}]}"
+					  	+ dq( "last_mod") + ":1553738110000,"
+					  	+ dq( "deleted") + ":false,"
+					  	+ dq( "feedid") + ":1,"
+					  	+ dqc( "name", "Default PM Feed")
+					  	+ dq( "business_description") + ":\"\","
+					  	+ dqc( "publisher", "onap")
+					  	+ dq( "links") + ":{"
+					  		+ dqc( "subscribe", "https://dmaap-dr-prov/subscribe/1")
+					  		+ dqc( "log", "https://dmaap-dr-prov/feedlog/1")
+					  		+ dqc( "publish", "https://dmaap-dr-prov/publish/1")
+					  		+ dq( "self", "https:/dmaap-dr-prov/feed/1")
+					  		+ "}"
+					  	+ dq( "created_date") + ":1553738110000 }"
+			  	+ "],"
+			  	+ dq( "groups") + ":["
+			  	+ "],"
+			  	+ dq( "subscriptions") + ":["
+			  	+ "],"
+			  	+ dq( "ingress") + ":["
+			  	+ "],"
+			  	+ dq( "egress") + ":{"
+			  	+ "},"
+			  	+ dq( "routing") + ":["
+			  	+ "],"
+			  + "}";
+		return responseBody;
+	}
+	
+	public String doGetDump( ApiError err ) {
+		logger.info( "entry: doGetDump() "  );
+
+		String responsemessage = null;
+		String responseBody = null;
+
+		try {
+	
+			uc.setRequestMethod("GET");
+			int rc = -1;
+			
+
+			try {
+                uc.connect();
+	
+
+            } catch (ProtocolException pe) {
+
+                 // Rcvd error instead of 100-Continue
+                 try {
+                     // work around glitch in Java 1.7.0.21 and likely others
+                     // without this, Java will connect multiple times to the server to run the same request
+                     uc.setDoOutput(false);
+                 } catch (Exception e) {
+                	 logger.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+                 }
+            } 
+	
+			rc = uc.getResponseCode();
+			logger.info( "http response code:" + rc );
+            responsemessage = uc.getResponseMessage();
+            logger.info( "responsemessage=" + responsemessage );
+	
+
+
+            if (responsemessage == null) {
+
+                 // work around for glitch in Java 1.7.0.21 and likely others
+                 // When Expect: 100 is set and a non-100 response is received, the response message is not set but the response code is
+                 String h0 = uc.getHeaderField(0);
+                 if (h0 != null) {
+                     int i = h0.indexOf(' ');
+                     int j = h0.indexOf(' ', i + 1);
+                     if (i != -1 && j != -1) {
+                         responsemessage = h0.substring(j + 1);
+                     }
+                 }
+            }
+	
+        	err.setCode(rc);  // may not really be an error, but we save rc
+            if (rc == 200 ) {
+     			responseBody = bodyToString( uc.getInputStream() );
+    			logger.info( "responseBody=" + responseBody );
+            } else {
+            	err.setMessage(responsemessage);
+            }
+            
+
+		} catch (ConnectException ce) {
+        	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doGetNodes because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+    				responseBody = dumpSimulation();
+    							  
+           	} else {
+	            errorLogger.error( DmaapbcLogMessageEnum.HTTP_CONNECTION_EXCEPTION, provURL, ce.getMessage() );
+	            err.setCode( 500 );
+	        	err.setMessage("Backend connection refused");
+	        	logger.error(ce.getMessage(), ce);
+           	}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+         	if ( unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
+    				err.setCode(200);
+    				err.setMessage( "simulated response");
+    				logger.info( "artificial 200 response from doGetNodes because unit_test =" + unit_test );
+    				responseBody = dumpSimulation();
+    							  
+           	} else {
+	            logger.error("Unable to read response  ", e.getMessage());
+           	}
+        } finally {
+
+			if ( uc != null ) uc.disconnect();
+        }
+
+		return responseBody;
+
+	}
 		
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java
index 86a79f2..6df135d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/FeedResource.java
@@ -232,4 +232,36 @@
 		}
 		return responseBuilder.success(nfeed);
 	}
+	
+	@PUT
+	@ApiOperation( value = "sync feeds to existing DR",
+	notes = "When Bus Controller is deployed after DR, then it is possible"
+			+ "that DR has previous provisioning data that needs to be imported"
+			+ "into Bus Controller.",
+	response = Feed.class )
+	@ApiResponses( value =  {
+			@ApiResponse( code = 200, message = "Success", response = Feed.class),
+			@ApiResponse( code = 400, message = "Error", response = ApiError.class )
+	})
+	@Path( "/sync")
+	public Response syncFeeds ( 
+			@QueryParam("hard") String hardParam
+			) {
+		ApiService resp = new ApiService();
+		
+		FeedService feedService = new FeedService();
+		boolean hard = false;
+		if (  hardParam != null && hardParam.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
+			hard = true;
+		}
+		feedService.sync( hard, resp.getErr() );
+		if ( resp.getErr().is2xx()) {	
+			List<Feed> nfeeds =  feedService.getAllFeeds();
+			GenericEntity<List<Feed>> list = new GenericEntity<List<Feed>>(nfeeds) {
+			};
+			return responseBuilder.success(list);
+		}
+		return responseBuilder.error(resp.getErr());
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_PubService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_PubService.java
index 13717da..eb5b514 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_PubService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_PubService.java
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@
 	}
 		
 	public DR_Pub removeDr_Pub( String pubId, ApiError err ) {
-
+		return removeDr_Pub( pubId, err, true );
+	}
+		
+	
+	public DR_Pub removeDr_Pub( String pubId, ApiError err, boolean hitDR ) {
 		DR_Pub pub =  dr_pubs.get( pubId );
 		if ( pub == null ) {
 			err.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java
index c14b1fd..0a583a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/DR_SubService.java
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@
 	}
 		
 	public void removeDr_Sub( String key, ApiError apiError ) {
+		removeDr_Sub( key, apiError, true );
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	public void removeDr_Sub( String key, ApiError apiError, boolean hitDR ) {
 		logger.debug( "enter removeDR_Subs()");
 		
 		DR_Sub sub = dr_subs.get( key );
@@ -180,11 +185,15 @@
 			apiError.setCode(Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode());
 			apiError.setFields( "subId");
 			apiError.setMessage("subId " + key + " not found");
-		} else {	
-			DrProvConnection prov = new DrProvConnection();
-			prov.makeSubPutConnection( key );
-			String resp = prov.doDeleteDr_Sub( sub, apiError );
-			logger.debug( "resp=" + resp );
+		} else {
+			if ( hitDR ) {
+				DrProvConnection prov = new DrProvConnection();
+				prov.makeSubPutConnection( key );
+				String resp = prov.doDeleteDr_Sub( sub, apiError );
+				logger.debug( "resp=" + resp );
+			} else {
+				apiError.setCode(200);
+			}
 			
 			if ( apiError.is2xx() || unit_test.equals( "Yes" ) ) {
 				dr_subs.remove(key);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedService.java
index de18d95..77d11ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedService.java
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.util.RandomInteger;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
+import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.client.DrProvConnection;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.database.DatabaseClass;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
@@ -38,12 +43,14 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.DR_Pub;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.DR_Sub;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.Feed;
+import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.MR_Client;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.model.DmaapObject.DmaapObject_Status;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.util.DmaapConfig;
 
 public class FeedService  extends BaseLoggingClass {
 	
 	private Map<String, Feed> feeds = DatabaseClass.getFeeds();
+	private Map<String, DR_Sub> dr_subs = DatabaseClass.getDr_subs();
 	private DR_PubService pubService = new DR_PubService();
 	private DR_SubService subService = new DR_SubService();
 	private DcaeLocationService dcaeLocations = new DcaeLocationService();
@@ -68,6 +75,10 @@
 		ArrayList<DR_Sub> subs = subService.getDr_SubsByFeedId( f.getFeedId() );
 		f.setSubs(subs);	
 	}
+	
+	public List<Feed> getAllFeeds(){
+		return getAllFeeds(null, null, null);
+	}
 		
 	public List<Feed> getAllFeeds( String name, String ver, String match ) {
 		logger.info( "getAllFeeds: name=" + name + " ver=" + ver + " match=" + match);
@@ -351,22 +362,30 @@
 	// 2) Call the DR Delete function.  Feed with the same name and version can never be added again
 	//
 	public Feed removeFeed( Feed req, ApiError err ) {
+		return removeFeed( req, err, true );
+	}
+	
+	public Feed removeFeed( Feed req, ApiError err, boolean hitDR ) {
 		
 		// strip pubs and subs from feed first no matter what
 		ArrayList<DR_Pub> pubs = pubService.getDr_PubsByFeedId( req.getFeedId() );
 		for( DR_Pub pub: pubs ) {
-			pubService.removeDr_Pub(pub.getPubId(), err);
+			pubService.removeDr_Pub(pub.getPubId(), err, hitDR);
 			if ( ! err.is2xx()) {
 				return req;
 			}
 		}
 		ArrayList<DR_Sub> subs = subService.getDr_SubsByFeedId( req.getFeedId() );
 		for ( DR_Sub sub: subs ) {
-			subService.removeDr_Sub(sub.getSubId(), err);
+			subService.removeDr_Sub(sub.getSubId(), err, hitDR);
 			if ( ! err.is2xx()) {
 				return req;
 			}
 		}
+		
+		if ( ! hitDR ) {
+			return feeds.remove(req.getFeedId());	
+		}
 	
 		if ( deleteHandling.equalsIgnoreCase("DeleteOnDR")) {
 			DrProvConnection prov = new DrProvConnection();
@@ -415,6 +434,92 @@
 
 		
 	}	
+	
+	
+	/*
+	 * sync will retrieve current config from DR and add it to the DB
+	 * when hard = true, then first git rid of current DR provisioning data (from the DB)
+	 */
+	public void sync( boolean hard, ApiError err ) {
+	
+		if ( hard ) {
+			
+			ArrayList<Feed> flist = new ArrayList<Feed>(this.getAllFeeds());
+			for ( Iterator<Feed> it = flist.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
+				Feed f = it.next();
+	
+				@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+				Feed old = removeFeed( f, err, false );
+				if (! err.is2xx()) {
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		DrProvConnection prov = new DrProvConnection();
+		prov.makeDumpConnection();
+		String resp = prov.doGetDump( err );
+		if (! err.is2xx()) {
+			return;
+		}
+		logger.debug("sync: resp from DR is: " + resp);
+		
+		JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+		JSONObject jsonObj;
+		try {
+			jsonObj = (JSONObject) parser.parse( resp );
+		} catch ( ParseException pe ) {
+			logger.error( "Error parsing provisioning data: " + resp );
+			err.setCode(500);
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		int i;
+
+		JSONArray feedsArray = (JSONArray) jsonObj.get( "feeds");
+		for( i = 0; i < feedsArray.size(); i++ ) {
+			JSONObject entry = (JSONObject) feedsArray.get(i);
+			Feed fnew = new Feed( entry.toJSONString() );
+			
+			logger.info( "fnew status is:" + fnew.getStatus() );
+			if ( ! fnew.isStatusValid()) {		
+				err.setCode(500);
+				err.setMessage( "Unexpected response from DR backend" );
+				err.setFields("response");		
+				return;
+			}
+			
+				if ( ! savePubs( fnew )  ) {
+				err.setCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
+				err.setMessage("Unable to save Pub or Sub objects");
+				return; 
+			}
+			fnew.setFormatUuid(fnew.getFormatUuid());
+			fnew.setLastMod();
+			feeds.put( fnew.getFeedId(), fnew );
+
+		}
+		
+		JSONArray subArray = (JSONArray) jsonObj.get( "subscriptions");
+		for( i = 0; i < subArray.size(); i++ ) {
+			JSONObject entry = (JSONObject) subArray.get(i);
+			DR_Sub snew = new DR_Sub( entry.toJSONString() );
+			
+			logger.info( "snew status is:" + snew.getStatus() );
+			if ( ! snew.isStatusValid()) {		
+				err.setCode(500);
+				err.setMessage( "Unexpected response from DR backend" );
+				err.setFields("response");		
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			dr_subs.put( snew.getSubId(), snew );
+
+		}
+		err.setCode(200);
+		return;
+		
+	}
 
 	private String simulateResp( Feed f, String action ){
 		String server = "localhost";
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedServiceTest.java
index d601bc4..acbc738 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/FeedServiceTest.java
@@ -95,5 +95,14 @@
 
 	}
 
+	
+	@Test 
+	public void syncTestHard() {
+		ApiError err = new ApiError();
+		ds.sync(  true, err );
+		
+		assert( 200 == err.getCode());
+	}
+
 
 }