diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodegroupdefine b/confluent_client/bin/nodegroupdefine
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bf79d5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodegroupdefine
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2017 Lenovo
+#
+# 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.
+
+import optparse
+import os
+import signal
+import sys
+
+try:
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
+except AttributeError:
+    pass
+
+path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(path, '..', 'lib', 'python'))
+if path.startswith('/opt'):
+    sys.path.append(path)
+
+import confluent.client as client
+
+argparser = optparse.OptionParser(
+    usage='''\n       %prog noderange attribute1=value1 attribute2=value,...
+             \n ''')
+(options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
+requestargs=None
+try:
+    noderange = args[0]
+except IndexError:
+    argparser.print_help()
+    sys.exit(1)
+client.check_globbing(noderange)
+session = client.Command()
+exitcode = 0
+attribs = {'name': noderange}
+for arg in args[1:]:
+    key, val = arg.split('=')
+    attribs[key] = val
+for r in session.create('/nodegroups/', attribs):
+    if 'error' in r:
+        sys.stderr.write(r['error'] + '\n')
+        exitcode |= 1
+    if 'created' in r:
+        print('{0}: created'.format(r['created']))
+sys.exit(exitcode)
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diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodegroupremove b/confluent_client/bin/nodegroupremove
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1c7c8d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodegroupremove
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2017 Lenovo
+#
+# 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.
+
+import optparse
+import os
+import signal
+import sys
+
+try:
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
+except AttributeError:
+    pass
+
+path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(path, '..', 'lib', 'python'))
+if path.startswith('/opt'):
+    sys.path.append(path)
+
+import confluent.client as client
+
+argparser = optparse.OptionParser(
+    usage='''\n       %prog noderange
+             \n ''')
+(options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
+if len(args) != 1:
+    argparser.print_help()
+    sys.exit(1)
+noderange = args[0]
+client.check_globbing(noderange)
+session = client.Command()
+exitcode = 0
+for r in session.delete('/nodegroups/{0}'.format(noderange)):
+    if 'error' in r:
+        sys.stderr.write(r['error'] + '\n')
+        exitcode |= 1
+    if 'deleted' in r:
+        print('{0}: deleted'.format(r['deleted']))
+sys.exit(exitcode)
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diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh b/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh
index 916634c9..55a0cd02 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ alias nodedefine='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export C
 alias nodeeventlog='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodeeventlog'
 alias nodefirmware='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodefirmware'
 alias nodegroupattrib='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodegroupattrib'
+alias nodegroupdefine='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodegroupdefine'
+alias nodegroupremove='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodegroupremove'
 alias nodehealth='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodehealth'
 alias nodeidentify='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodeidentify'
 alias nodeinventory='CURRENT_CMDLINE=$(HISTTIMEFORMAT= builtin history 1); export CURRENT_CMDLINE; nodeinventory'
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodegroupdefine.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodegroupdefine.ronn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a990f8ff
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+nodegroupdefine(8) -- Define new confluent node group
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+
+`nodegroupdefine <groupname> [nodeattribute1=value1> <nodeattribute2=value2> ...]`  
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+`nodegroupdefine` allows the definition of a new node for the confluent management
+service.  It may only define a single group name at a time.
+It has the same syntax as `nodegroupattrib(8)`, and the commands differ in
+that `nodegroupattrib(8)` will error if a node group does not exist.
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+* Create a group called `compute`:
+    `# nodegroupdefine compute`  
+    `compute: created`  
+
+
+## SEE ALSO
+
+nodeattribexpressions(8), nodegroupattrib(8), nodegroupremove(8)
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodegroupremove.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodegroupremove.ronn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be0a5967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodegroupremove.ronn
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+nodegroupremove(8) -- Remove a nodegroup from the confluent database
+====================================================================
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+
+`nodegroupremove <noderange>`  
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+`nodegroupremove` simply removes the given single nodegroup from the confluent database.
+
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+* Remove group called testgroup
+    `# nodegroupremove testgroup`  
+    `testgroup: deleted`  
+