diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71fb27d..36c6ee1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,32 @@
 	  		<artifactId>common-scope</artifactId>
 	  		<version>[1.2.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 	  	</dependency>
+	  	<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.resources</groupId>
+			<artifactId>common-gcore-resources</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
+<!-- INFRA CONNECTION -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>common-gcore-stubs</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>
+			<artifactId>ic-client</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+	  		<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+	  		<artifactId>common-encryption</artifactId>
+	  		<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+	  	</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>common-scope-maps</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
   </dependencies>	
   <build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/parse/utils/ValidationUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/parse/utils/ValidationUtils.java
index 98baf23..6474171 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/parse/utils/ValidationUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/parse/utils/ValidationUtils.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class ValidationUtils {
 		Set<String> scopeSet=new ServiceMapScannerMediator().getScopeKeySet();
 		for(String scopeItem : scopeSet){
 //			System.out.println("scope scanned: "+scopeItem);
-			if(scope.equalsIgnoreCase(scopeItem))
+			if(scope.contains(scopeItem))
 				return true;
 		}
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/Configuration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ec2ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/Configuration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+package org.gcube.contentmanager.storageserver.startup;
+
+import static org.gcube.resources.discovery.icclient.ICFactory.clientFor;
+import static org.gcube.resources.discovery.icclient.ICFactory.queryFor;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.gcube.common.encryption.StringEncrypter;
+import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.ServiceEndpoint;
+import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.ServiceEndpoint.AccessPoint;
+import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.ServiceEndpoint.Property;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
+import org.gcube.contentmanager.storageserver.parse.utils.ValidationUtils;
+import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.api.DiscoveryClient;
+import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.queries.api.SimpleQuery;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class Configuration {
+	
+	private String scope;
+	private String[] server;
+	private String username;
+	private String password;
+	private String backendType;
+	Logger logger= LoggerFactory.getLogger(Configuration.class);
+	
+	public Configuration(String scope, String user, String password){
+		this.scope=scope;
+		if(!ValidationUtils.validationScope(scope))
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid scope exception: "+scope);
+		
+	}
+	
+	public String[] getServerAccess(){
+		String savedScope=null;
+		if(scope!=null){
+			savedScope=ScopeProvider.instance.get();
+			ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope);
+		}
+		logger.debug("get server from IS ");
+		getServerRRFws();
+		if(scope!=null){
+			ScopeProvider.instance.set(savedScope);
+		}
+		logger.info("server found {} ", server);
+		return server;
+	}
+	
+	public String[] getServerRRFws(){
+		SimpleQuery query = queryFor(ServiceEndpoint.class);
+		query.addCondition("$resource/Profile/Category/text() eq 'DataStorage' and $resource/Profile/Name eq 'StorageManager' ");
+		DiscoveryClient<ServiceEndpoint> client = clientFor(ServiceEndpoint.class);
+		List<ServiceEndpoint> resources = client.submit(query);
+		if(resources.size() > 1){
+			logger.info("found "+resources.size()+" RR ");
+			// take the RR with property priority setted to DEFAULT
+			//take servers take RR name
+			return getServers(resources);
+		}else if(resources.size() == 1){
+			logger.info("found only one RR, take it"); 
+			return getServers(resources.get(0));
+			//take RR name
+		}else{
+			logger.error("RUNTIME RESOURCE NOT FOUND IN THIS SCOPE "+ScopeProvider.instance.get());
+			throw new RuntimeException("RUNTIME RESOURCE NOT FOUND IN SCOPE: "+ScopeProvider.instance.get());
+		}
+	}
+
+	private String[] getServers(ServiceEndpoint res) {
+		server=new String[res.profile().accessPoints().size()];
+		int i=0;
+		for (AccessPoint ap:res.profile().accessPoints()) {
+			if (ap.name().equals("server"+(i+1))) {
+				server[i] = ap.address();
+	// if presents, try to get user and password			
+				username = ap.username();	
+				if(username != null && username.length() > 0){
+					try {
+						password = StringEncrypter.getEncrypter().decrypt(ap.password());
+					} catch (Exception e) {
+						// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+						e.printStackTrace();
+					}
+				}
+				i++;
+			}
+		}
+		Iterator<AccessPoint> it= res.profile().accessPoints().iterator();
+		AccessPoint ap=(AccessPoint)it.next();
+		Map<String, Property>map= ap.propertyMap();
+		Property type=map.get("type");
+		backendType=type.value();
+		logger.info("Type of backend found "+backendType);
+		return server;
+	}
+	
+	private String[] getServers(List<ServiceEndpoint> resources) {
+		ServiceEndpoint defaultResource=null;
+		logger.info("search RR with priority ");
+	// search RR with property DEFAULT	
+		for (ServiceEndpoint res : resources){
+			String priority=retrievePropertyValue(res, "priority");
+			if (priority!=null){
+				defaultResource=res;
+				logger.info("found a RR with priority: ");
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if(defaultResource!=null){
+			server=new String[defaultResource.profile().accessPoints().size()];
+			int i=0;
+			for (AccessPoint ap:defaultResource.profile().accessPoints()) {
+				if (ap.name().equals("server"+(i+1))) {
+					server[i] = ap.address();
+					// if presents, try to get user and password			
+					username = ap.username();
+					password="";
+					if(username != null && username.length() > 0){
+						try {
+							password = StringEncrypter.getEncrypter().decrypt(ap.password());
+						} catch (Exception e) {
+							// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+							e.printStackTrace();
+						}
+					}
+					i++;
+				}
+			}
+			backendType=retrievePropertyValue(defaultResource, "type");
+			logger.info("Type of backend found in RR is "+backendType);
+			return server;
+
+		}else{
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Runtime Resource found are more than 1 but all without default priority setted");
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private String retrievePropertyValue(String name, String scope) {
+		String savedScope=null;
+		if(scope!=null){
+			savedScope=ScopeProvider.instance.get();
+			ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope);
+		}
+		SimpleQuery query = queryFor(ServiceEndpoint.class);
+		query.addCondition("$resource/Profile/Category/text() eq 'DataStorage' and $resource/Profile/Name eq 'StorageManager' ");
+		DiscoveryClient<ServiceEndpoint> client = clientFor(ServiceEndpoint.class);
+		List<ServiceEndpoint> resources = client.submit(query);
+		ServiceEndpoint res=resources.get(0);
+		Iterator<AccessPoint> it= res.profile().accessPoints().iterator();
+		AccessPoint ap=(AccessPoint)it.next();
+		Map<String, Property>map= ap.propertyMap();
+		Property type=map.get(name);
+		String value=type.value();
+		if(scope!=null){
+			ScopeProvider.instance.set(savedScope);
+		}
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	private String retrievePropertyValue(ServiceEndpoint res, String name) {
+		Iterator<AccessPoint> it= res.profile().accessPoints().iterator();
+		AccessPoint ap=(AccessPoint)it.next();
+		Map<String, Property>map= ap.propertyMap();
+		Property type=map.get(name);
+		if (type!=null)
+			return type.value();
+		else
+			return null;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/Startup.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/Startup.java
index ecfc69e..4fedc82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/Startup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/Startup.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package org.gcube.contentmanager.storageserver.startup;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.contentmanager.storageserver.data.CubbyHole;
 import org.gcube.contentmanager.storageserver.data.ReadingMongoOplog;
 import org.gcube.contentmanager.storageserver.parse.JsonParser;
@@ -10,45 +13,43 @@ import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 
 public class Startup {
     
+	private static String user;
+	private static String password;
+	private static String scope;
+	
+	
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-//		for (int i=0; i<args.length;i++){ 
-//			//NO show password
-//			if(i==2) 
-//				System.out.println("param N." +i + ": *********");
-//			else
-//				System.out.println("param N." +i + ": " + args[i]);			
-//		}
 		if(args.length != 1 && args.length != 3){
 			System.out.println("Usage:");
-			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup ip user password\n\n");
+			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup scope user password\n\n");
 			System.out.println("Example:");
-			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup 127.0.0.1  pippo pluT0\n");
+			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup /gcube/devsec  pippo pluT0\n");
 			System.out.println("or ");
 			System.out.println("Usage:");
-			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup ip \n\n");
+			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup scope \n\n");
 			System.out.println("Example:");
-			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup 127.0.0.1  \n\n");
+			System.out.println("\tjava  Startup /gcube  \n\n");
 
 			return;
 		}
-/*CLASSPATH*/
-//		System.out.println("show classpath: ");
-////		ClassLoader cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
-////        URL[] urls = ((URLClassLoader)cl).getURLs();
-////        for(URL url: urls){
-////        	System.out.println(url.getFile());
-////        }
-//		String classpath = System.getProperty("java.class.path");
-//		System.out.println("classpath:\n"+classpath);
-/*END CLASSPATH*/		
+		scope=args[0];
+		user=args[1];
+		password=args[2];
+		String[] server=retrieveConfiguration();
         CubbyHole c = new CubbyHole();
         ReadingMongoOplog producer=null;
         if(args.length == 3)
-        	producer=new ReadingMongoOplog( Arrays.asList(args[0]), args[1], args[2], c, 1 );
+        	producer=new ReadingMongoOplog( Arrays.asList(server), args[1], args[2], c, 1 );
         else
-        	producer=new ReadingMongoOplog( Arrays.asList(args[0]), c, 1 );
+        	producer=new ReadingMongoOplog( Arrays.asList(server), c, 1 );
         JsonParser consumer=new JsonParser(c, 1);
         producer.start();
         consumer.start();
     }
+
+	private static String[] retrieveConfiguration() {
+		Configuration c=new Configuration(scope, user, password);
+		return c.getServerAccess();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/ConfigurationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/ConfigurationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0132b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/contentmanager/storageserver/startup/ConfigurationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.gcube.contentmanager.storageserver.startup;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class ConfigurationTest {
+
+	String scope="/gcube/devsec";
+	String user=null;
+	String password=null;
+	
+	@Test
+	public void test() {
+		Configuration c=new Configuration(scope, user, password);
+		Assert.assertNotNull(c.getServerAccess());
+	}
+
+}