--- mysql.orig	2013-02-26 12:45:32.911273403 +0000
+++ mysql	2013-02-26 12:50:45.791270482 +0000
@@ -175,9 +175,35 @@
 	  exit 3
 	fi
   	;;
+  'initialize')
+	sanity_checks;
+        # Start daemon
+        log_daemon_msg "Starting MySQL (Percona XtraDB Cluster) database server and initialize the cluster" "mysqld"
+        if mysqld_status check_alive nowarn; then
+           log_progress_msg "already running"
+           log_end_msg 0
+        else
+            "${PERCONA_PREFIX}"/bin/mysqld_safe --wsrep-cluster-address="gcomm://" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+            # 6s was reported in #352070 to be too few when using ndbcluster
+            for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14; do
+                sleep 1
+                if mysqld_status check_alive nowarn ; then break; fi
+                log_progress_msg "."
+            done
+            if mysqld_status check_alive warn; then
+                log_end_msg 0
+                # Now start mysqlcheck or whatever the admin wants.
+                output=$(/etc/mysql/debian-start)
+                [ -n "$output" ] && log_action_msg "$output"
+            else
+                log_end_msg 1
+                log_failure_msg "Please take a look at the syslog"
+            fi
+        fi
+        ;;
 
   *)
-	echo "Usage: $SELF start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status"
+	echo "Usage: $SELF start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status|initialize"
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac