diff --git a/feature-healthcheck/src/assembly/assemble_zip.xml b/feature-healthcheck/src/assembly/assemble_zip.xml
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+<!--
+  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+  policy-persistence
+  ================================================================================
+  Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+  ================================================================================
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+  -->
+
+<!-- Defines how we build the .zip file which is our distribution. -->
+
+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+	<id>runtime</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+	</formats>
+
+	<!-- we want "system" and related files right at the root level as this 
+		file is suppose to be unzip on top of a karaf distro. -->
+	<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>lib/opt</outputDirectory>
+			<includes>
+				<include>feature-healthcheck-${project.version}.jar</include>
+			</includes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/assembly/</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>.</outputDirectory>
+			<excludes>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>.</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory>
+			<includes>
+				<include>*.jar</include>
+			</includes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>src/main/server-gen/bin</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>bin</outputDirectory>
+			<fileMode>0744</fileMode>
+			<excludes>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>src/main/server/bin</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>bin</outputDirectory>
+			<fileMode>0744</fileMode>
+			<excludes>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>src/main/server-gen/scripts</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>scripts</outputDirectory>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>src/main/server/scripts</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>scripts</outputDirectory>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>src/main/server/config</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>config</outputDirectory>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+
+</assembly>
diff --git a/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheck.java b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheck.java
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+++ b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheck.java
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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * feature-healthcheck
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.drools.healthcheck;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.http.client.HttpClient;
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.http.server.HttpServletServer;
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.persistence.SystemPersistence;
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.properties.Startable;
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.system.PolicyEngine;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Healthcheck
+ */
+public interface HealthCheck extends Startable {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Healthcheck Report
+	 */
+	public static class Report {
+		/**
+		 * Named Entity in the report
+		 */
+		public String name;
+		
+		/**
+		 * URL queried
+		 */
+		public String url;
+		
+		/**
+		 * healthy?
+		 */
+		public boolean healthy;
+		
+		/**
+		 * return code
+		 */
+		public int code;
+		
+		/**
+		 * Message from remote entity
+		 */
+		public String message;
+		
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+			builder.append("Report [name=");
+			builder.append(name);
+			builder.append(", url=");
+			builder.append(url);
+			builder.append(", healthy=");
+			builder.append(healthy);
+			builder.append(", code=");
+			builder.append(code);
+			builder.append(", message=");
+			builder.append(message);
+			builder.append("]");
+			return builder.toString();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Report aggregation
+	 */
+	public static class Reports {
+		public boolean healthy;
+		public ArrayList<Report> details = new ArrayList<>();
+		
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+			builder.append("Reports [healthy=");
+			builder.append(healthy);
+			builder.append(", details=");
+			builder.append(details);
+			builder.append("]");
+			return builder.toString();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * perform a healthcheck
+	 * @return a report
+	 */
+	public Reports healthCheck();
+
+	/**
+	 * Healthcheck Monitor
+	 */
+	public static final HealthCheck monitor = new HealthCheckMonitor();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Healthcheck Monitor
+ */
+class HealthCheckMonitor implements HealthCheck {
+
+	/**
+	 * Logger
+	 */
+	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HealthCheckMonitor.class);
+	
+	/**
+	 * attached http servers
+	 */
+	protected volatile ArrayList<HttpServletServer> servers = new ArrayList<>();
+	
+	/**
+	 * attached http clients
+	 */
+	protected volatile ArrayList<HttpClient> clients = new ArrayList<>();
+	
+	/**
+	 * healthcheck configuration
+	 */
+	protected volatile Properties healthCheckProperties = null; 
+	
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	public Reports healthCheck() {	
+		Reports reports = new Reports();
+		reports.healthy = PolicyEngine.manager.isAlive();
+		
+		HealthCheck.Report engineReport = new Report();
+		engineReport.healthy = PolicyEngine.manager.isAlive();
+		engineReport.name = "PDP-D";
+		engineReport.url = "self";
+		engineReport.code = (PolicyEngine.manager.isAlive()) ? 200 : 500;
+		engineReport.message = (PolicyEngine.manager.isAlive()) ? "alive" : "not alive";
+		reports.details.add(engineReport);
+		
+		for (HttpClient client : clients) {
+			HealthCheck.Report report = new Report();
+			report.name = client.getName();
+			report.url = client.getBaseUrl();
+			report.healthy = true;
+			try {
+				Response response = client.get();
+				report.code = response.getStatus();
+				if (report.code != 200) {
+					report.healthy = false;
+					reports.healthy = false;
+				}
+					
+				try {
+					report.message = HttpClient.getBody(response, String.class);
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					logger.warn("{}: cannot get body from http-client {}", this, client, e);
+				}
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				report.healthy = false;
+				reports.healthy = false;
+			}
+			reports.details.add(report);
+		}
+		return reports;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean start() throws IllegalStateException {
+		
+		try {
+			this.healthCheckProperties = SystemPersistence.manager.getProperties(HealthCheckFeature.CONFIGURATION_PROPERTIES_NAME);
+			this.servers = HttpServletServer.factory.build(healthCheckProperties);
+			this.clients = HttpClient.factory.build(healthCheckProperties);
+			
+			for (HttpServletServer server : servers) {
+				try {
+					server.start();
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					logger.warn("{}: cannot start http-server {}", this, server, e);
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean stop() throws IllegalStateException {
+		
+		for (HttpServletServer server : servers) {
+			try {
+				server.stop();
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				logger.warn("{}: cannot stop http-server {}", this, server, e);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		for (HttpClient client : clients) {
+			try {
+				client.stop();
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				logger.warn("{}: cannot stop http-client {}", this, client, e);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void shutdown() throws IllegalStateException {
+		this.stop();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public synchronized boolean isAlive() {
+		return this.healthCheckProperties != null;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return list of attached Http Servers
+	 */
+	public ArrayList<HttpServletServer> getServers() {
+		return this.servers;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return list of attached Http Clients
+	 */
+	public ArrayList<HttpClient> getClients() {
+		return this.clients;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		builder.append("HealthCheckMonitor [servers=");
+		builder.append(servers);
+		builder.append(", clients=");
+		builder.append(clients);
+		builder.append("]");
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheckFeature.java b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheckFeature.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac5b4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheckFeature.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * feature-healthcheck
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.policy.drools.healthcheck;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.features.PolicyEngineFeatureAPI;
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.system.PolicyEngine;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This feature provides healthcheck verification of remotely associated RESTful components
+ */
+public class HealthCheckFeature implements PolicyEngineFeatureAPI {	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Logger
+	 */
+	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HealthCheckFeature.class); 
+	
+	/**
+	 * Properties Configuration Name
+	 */
+	public static final String CONFIGURATION_PROPERTIES_NAME = "feature-healthcheck";
+
+	@Override
+	public int getSequenceNumber() {
+		return 1000;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean afterStart(PolicyEngine engine) {
+		try {
+			HealthCheck.monitor.start();
+		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.error("Healthcheck Monitor cannot be started", e);
+		}
+		
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean afterShutdown(PolicyEngine engine) {
+		try {
+			HealthCheck.monitor.stop();
+		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+			logger.error("Healthcheck Monitor cannot be stopped", e);
+		}
+		
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * gets the monitor
+	 * @return the healthcheck monitor
+	 */
+	public HealthCheck getMonitor() {
+		return HealthCheck.monitor;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/RestHealthCheck.java b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/RestHealthCheck.java
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index 0000000..f90363f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/openecomp/policy/drools/healthcheck/RestHealthCheck.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * feature-healthcheck
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.openecomp.policy.drools.healthcheck;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+import org.openecomp.policy.drools.healthcheck.HealthCheck.Reports;
+
+import io.swagger.annotations.Api;
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
+import io.swagger.annotations.Info;
+import io.swagger.annotations.SwaggerDefinition;
+import io.swagger.annotations.Tag;
+
+@Path("/")
+@Api
+@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+@SwaggerDefinition(
+    info = @Info(
+        description = "PDP-D Healthcheck Service",
+        version = "v1.0",
+        title = "PDP-D Healthcheck"
+    ),
+    consumes = {MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON},
+    produces = {MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON},
+    schemes = {SwaggerDefinition.Scheme.HTTP},
+    tags = {
+        @Tag(name = "pdp-d-healthcheck", description = "Drools PDP Healthcheck Operations")
+    }
+)
+public class RestHealthCheck {
+	
+    @GET
+    @Path("healthcheck")
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @ApiOperation(
+        	value="Perform a system healthcheck", 
+        	notes="Provides healthy status of the PDP-D plus the components defined in its configuration by using a REST interface",
+        	response=Reports.class
+    )
+    public Response healthcheck() {  
+		return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity(HealthCheck.monitor.healthCheck()).build();
+    }
+    
+    @GET
+    @Path("healthcheck/configuration")
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @ApiOperation(
+        	value="Configuration", 
+        	notes="Provides the Healthcheck server configuration and monitored REST clients",
+        	response=HealthCheck.class
+    )
+    public HealthCheck configuration() {  
+    	return HealthCheck.monitor;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/feature-healthcheck/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.openecomp.policy.drools.features.PolicyEngineFeatureAPI b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.openecomp.policy.drools.features.PolicyEngineFeatureAPI
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index 0000000..7e307d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.openecomp.policy.drools.features.PolicyEngineFeatureAPI
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.openecomp.policy.drools.healthcheck.HealthCheckFeature