diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start-existing.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start-existing.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4632142443e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start-existing.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+cd ..
+
+rm -r -f dist
+rm -r -f build
+
+ant example dist
+
+cd example
+java -DzkRun -DSTOP.PORT=7983 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example2
+java -Djetty.port=7574 -DzkHost=localhost:9983 -DSTOP.PORT=6574 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example2.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example3
+java -Djetty.port=7575 -DzkHost=localhost:9983 -DSTOP.PORT=6575 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example3.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example4
+java -Djetty.port=7576 -DzkHost=localhost:9983 -DSTOP.PORT=6576 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example4.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example5
+java -Djetty.port=7577 -DzkHost=localhost:9983 -DSTOP.PORT=6577 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example5.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example6
+java -Djetty.port=7578 -DzkHost=localhost:9983 -DSTOP.PORT=6578 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example6.log 2>&1 &
diff --git a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud.sh b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start.sh
similarity index 97%
rename from solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud.sh
rename to solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start.sh
index f1792224969..0bfc70b07cd 100644
--- a/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud.sh
+++ b/solr/cloud-dev/solrcloud-start.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rm -r -f example6
 rm -r -f dist
 rm -r -f build
 rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
+rm -r -f example/solr/data
 rm -f example/example.log
 
 ant example dist