diff --git a/configs/boot/client.netperf.maerts b/configs/boot/netperf-maerts-client.rcS
similarity index 100%
rename from configs/boot/client.netperf.maerts
rename to configs/boot/netperf-maerts-client.rcS
diff --git a/configs/boot/client.netperf.rr b/configs/boot/netperf-rr.rcS
similarity index 100%
rename from configs/boot/client.netperf.rr
rename to configs/boot/netperf-rr.rcS
diff --git a/configs/boot/server.netperf b/configs/boot/netperf-server.rcS
similarity index 100%
rename from configs/boot/server.netperf
rename to configs/boot/netperf-server.rcS
diff --git a/configs/boot/client.netperf.stream b/configs/boot/netperf-stream-client.rcS
similarity index 100%
rename from configs/boot/client.netperf.stream
rename to configs/boot/netperf-stream-client.rcS
diff --git a/configs/boot/spec-surge-client.rcS b/configs/boot/spec-surge-client.rcS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..969c8c2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/boot/spec-surge-client.rcS
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/init.d/rcS
+#
+
+echo -n "mounting swap..."
+/sbin/swapon /dev/hdc1
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "setting up network..."
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.10 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
+
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_recycle
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_reuse
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_timestamps
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_sack
+echo "15" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fin_timeout
+echo "16384" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_max_syn_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "1024 65535" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
+                                                                                
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/optmem_max
+echo "300000" > /proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "131072" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "sleeping until server is running..."
+sleep 3
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "running surge client..."
+/bin/bash -c "cd /benchmarks/surge && ./spec-m5 2 100 1 192.168.0.1 5"
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "halting machine"
+m5 exit
+
+echo -n "starting bash shell..."
+/bin/bash
diff --git a/configs/boot/spec-surge-server.rcS b/configs/boot/spec-surge-server.rcS
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..28e626120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/boot/spec-surge-server.rcS
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/init.d/rcS
+#
+
+echo -n "mounting swap..."
+/sbin/swapon /dev/hdc1
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "setting up network..."
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.0.2 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:2 192.168.0.3 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:3 192.168.0.4 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:4 192.168.0.5 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
+                                                                                
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_recycle
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_reuse
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_timestamps
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_sack
+echo "15" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fin_timeout
+echo "16384" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_max_syn_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "1024 65535" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
+                                                                                
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/optmem_max
+echo "300000" > /proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "131072" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "mounting file set..."
+mkdir -p /z/htdocs
+mount /dev/hdb1 /z/htdocs
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "starting httpd..."
+/benchmarks/apache2/bin/apachectl start
+sleep 2
+cat /benchmarks/apache2/logs/error_log
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "starting bash shell..."
+/bin/bash
diff --git a/configs/boot/surge-client.rcS b/configs/boot/surge-client.rcS
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1213082f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/boot/surge-client.rcS
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/init.d/rcS
+#
+
+echo -n "mounting swap..."
+/sbin/swapon /dev/hdc1
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "setting up network..."
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.10 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
+
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_recycle
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_reuse
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_timestamps
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_sack
+echo "15" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fin_timeout
+echo "16384" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_max_syn_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "1024 65535" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
+                                                                                
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/optmem_max
+echo "300000" > /proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "131072" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "sleeping until server is running..."
+sleep 3
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "running surge client..."
+/bin/bash -c "cd /benchmarks/surge && ./Surge 2 100 1 192.168.0.1 5"
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "halting machine"
+m5 exit
+
+echo -n "starting bash shell..."
+/bin/bash
diff --git a/configs/boot/surge-server.rcS b/configs/boot/surge-server.rcS
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..28e626120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/boot/surge-server.rcS
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/init.d/rcS
+#
+
+echo -n "mounting swap..."
+/sbin/swapon /dev/hdc1
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "setting up network..."
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.0.2 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:2 192.168.0.3 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:3 192.168.0.4 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig eth0:4 192.168.0.5 txqueuelen 1000
+/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
+                                                                                
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_recycle
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_tw_reuse
+echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_timestamps
+echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_sack
+echo "15" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fin_timeout
+echo "16384" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_max_syn_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "1024 65535" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
+echo "10000000 10000000 10000000" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
+                                                                                
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
+echo "524287" > /proc/sys/net/core/optmem_max
+echo "300000" > /proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog
+                                                                                
+echo "131072" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "mounting file set..."
+mkdir -p /z/htdocs
+mount /dev/hdb1 /z/htdocs
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "starting httpd..."
+/benchmarks/apache2/bin/apachectl start
+sleep 2
+cat /benchmarks/apache2/logs/error_log
+echo "done."
+
+echo -n "starting bash shell..."
+/bin/bash