diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am
index b2312df2f6..fed1f2df22 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/alps/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
@@ -50,4 +51,3 @@ libmca_ess_alps_la_SOURCES =$(sources)
 libmca_ess_alps_la_CPPFLAGS = $(ess_alps_CPPFLAGS)
 libmca_ess_alps_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version  $(ess_alps_LDFLAGS)
 libmca_ess_alps_la_LIBADD = $(ess_alps_LIBS)
-
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_app.c b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_app.c
index c1e3bd3ab3..7addd036dc 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_app.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_app.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "opal/util/output.h"
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal.h"
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_cr.h"
 
 #include "orte/mca/rml/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/routed/base/base.h"
@@ -58,17 +57,12 @@
 #include "orte/mca/odls/odls_types.h"
 #include "orte/mca/filem/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/base/base.h"
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-#include "orte/mca/snapc/base/base.h"
-#include "orte/mca/sstore/base/base.h"
-#endif
 #include "orte/mca/state/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/util/proc_info.h"
 #include "orte/util/session_dir.h"
 #include "orte/util/name_fns.h"
 #include "orte/util/show_help.h"
 
-#include "orte/runtime/orte_cr.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_wait.h"
 
@@ -285,44 +279,6 @@ int orte_ess_base_app_setup(bool db_restrict_local)
         goto error;
     }
 
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-    /*
-     * Setup the SnapC
-     */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_snapc_base_framework, 0))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_snapc_base_open";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_sstore_base_framework, 0))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_sstore_base_open";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_snapc_base_select(ORTE_PROC_IS_HNP, ORTE_PROC_IS_APP))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_snapc_base_select";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_sstore_base_select())) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_sstore_base_select";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    /* apps need the OPAL CR stuff */
-    opal_cr_set_enabled(true);
-#else
-    opal_cr_set_enabled(false);
-#endif
-    /* Initalize the CR setup
-     * Note: Always do this, even in non-FT builds.
-     * If we don't some user level tools may hang.
-     */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_cr_init())) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_cr_init";
-        goto error;
-    }
     /* open the distributed file system */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_dfs_base_framework, 0))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
@@ -344,13 +300,6 @@ int orte_ess_base_app_setup(bool db_restrict_local)
 
 int orte_ess_base_app_finalize(void)
 {
-    orte_cr_finalize();
-
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-    (void) mca_base_framework_close(&orte_snapc_base_framework);
-    (void) mca_base_framework_close(&orte_sstore_base_framework);
-#endif
-
     /* release the conduits */
     orte_rml.close_conduit(orte_mgmt_conduit);
     orte_rml.close_conduit(orte_coll_conduit);
@@ -414,8 +363,7 @@ void orte_ess_base_app_abort(int status, bool report)
      * clean environment. Taken from orte_finalize():
      * - Assume errmgr cleans up child processes before we exit.
      */
-    /* CRS cleanup since it may have a named pipe and thread active */
-    orte_cr_finalize();
+
     /* If we were asked to report this termination, do so.
      * Since singletons don't start an HNP unless necessary, and
      * direct-launched procs don't have daemons at all, only send
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_orted.c b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_orted.c
index b848f78745..7f50533880 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_orted.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_orted.c
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
 #include "opal/dss/dss.h"
 #include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal.h"
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_cr.h"
 #include "opal/mca/hwloc/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/pmix/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/pstat/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/util/arch.h"
+#include "opal/util/opal_environ.h"
 #include "opal/util/os_path.h"
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
 
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@
 #include "orte/mca/regx/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h"
 #include "orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h"
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-#include "orte/mca/snapc/base/base.h"
-#include "orte/mca/sstore/base/base.h"
-#endif
 #include "orte/mca/filem/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/util/proc_info.h"
 #include "orte/util/session_dir.h"
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/state/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/state/state.h"
-#include "orte/runtime/orte_cr.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_wait.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_quit.h"
@@ -626,46 +621,6 @@ int orte_ess_base_orted_setup(void)
         goto error;
     }
 
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-    /*
-     * Setup the SnapC
-     */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_snapc_base_framework, 0))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_snapc_base_open";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_sstore_base_framework, 0))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_sstore_base_open";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_snapc_base_select(!ORTE_PROC_IS_HNP, ORTE_PROC_IS_DAEMON))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_snapc_base_select";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_sstore_base_select())) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_sstore_base_select";
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    /* For daemons, ORTE doesn't need the OPAL CR stuff */
-    opal_cr_set_enabled(false);
-#else
-    opal_cr_set_enabled(false);
-#endif
-    /*
-     * Initalize the CR setup
-     * Note: Always do this, even in non-FT builds.
-     * If we don't some user level tools may hang.
-     */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_cr_init())) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_cr_init";
-        goto error;
-    }
     /* setup the DFS framework */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_dfs_base_framework, 0))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
@@ -680,7 +635,7 @@ int orte_ess_base_orted_setup(void)
 
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 
- error:
+  error:
     orte_show_help("help-orte-runtime.txt",
                    "orte_init:startup:internal-failure",
                    true, error, ORTE_ERROR_NAME(ret), ret);
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_tool.c b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_tool.c
index 478de19aa1..f3ca7baa3f 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_tool.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_std_tool.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Intel, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014      Hochschule Esslingen.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2015      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
@@ -37,25 +37,24 @@
 #include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
 #include "opal/mca/pmix/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal.h"
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_cr.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal_progress_threads.h"
 #include "opal/util/arch.h"
+#include "opal/util/opal_environ.h"
 #include "opal/util/argv.h"
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
 
+#include "orte/mca/iof/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/oob/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/plm/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/rml/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/rml/base/rml_contact.h"
 #include "orte/mca/routed/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/base/base.h"
-#include "orte/mca/iof/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/state/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/util/proc_info.h"
 #include "orte/util/session_dir.h"
 #include "orte/util/show_help.h"
 
-#include "orte/runtime/orte_cr.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_wait.h"
 
@@ -96,8 +95,6 @@ int orte_ess_base_tool_setup(opal_list_t *flags)
     int ret;
     char *error = NULL;
     opal_list_t transports;
-    orte_jobid_t jobid;
-    orte_vpid_t vpid;
     opal_list_t info;
     opal_value_t *kv, *knext, val;
     opal_pmix_query_t *q;
@@ -123,65 +120,17 @@ int orte_ess_base_tool_setup(opal_list_t *flags)
     }
     if (NULL == opal_pmix.tool_init) {
         /* we no longer support non-pmix tools */
+        orte_show_help("help-ess-base.txt",
+                       "legacy-tool", true);
+        ret = ORTE_ERR_SILENT;
         error = "opal_pmix.tool_init";
-        ret = ORTE_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         goto error;
     }
     /* set the event base for the pmix component code */
     opal_pmix_base_set_evbase(orte_event_base);
 
-    /* we have to define our name here */
-    if (NULL != orte_ess_base_jobid &&
-        NULL != orte_ess_base_vpid) {
-        opal_output_verbose(2, orte_ess_base_framework.framework_output,
-                            "ess:tool:obtaining name from environment");
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_util_convert_string_to_jobid(&jobid, orte_ess_base_jobid))) {
-            return(ret);
-        }
-        ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid = jobid;
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_util_convert_string_to_vpid(&vpid, orte_ess_base_vpid))) {
-            return(ret);
-        }
-        ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid = vpid;
-    } else {
-        /* If we are a tool with no name, then define it here */
-        uint16_t jobfam;
-        uint32_t hash32;
-        uint32_t bias;
-
-        opal_output_verbose(2, orte_ess_base_framework.framework_output,
-                            "ess:tool:computing name");
-        /* hash the nodename */
-        OPAL_HASH_STR(orte_process_info.nodename, hash32);
-        bias = (uint32_t)orte_process_info.pid;
-        /* fold in the bias */
-        hash32 = hash32 ^ bias;
-
-        /* now compress to 16-bits */
-        jobfam = (uint16_t)(((0x0000ffff & (0xffff0000 & hash32) >> 16)) ^ (0x0000ffff & hash32));
-
-        /* set the name */
-        ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid = 0xffff0000 & ((uint32_t)jobfam << 16);
-        ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid = 0;
-    }
-    /* my name is set, xfer it to the OPAL layer */
-    orte_process_info.super.proc_name = *(opal_process_name_t*)ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME;
-
-    /* initialize - PMIx may set our name here if we attach to
-     * a PMIx server */
+    /* initialize */
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&info, opal_list_t);
-    /* pass our name so the PMIx layer can use it */
-    kv = OBJ_NEW(opal_value_t);
-    kv->key = strdup(OPAL_PMIX_TOOL_NSPACE);
-    orte_util_convert_jobid_to_string(&kv->data.string, ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid);
-    kv->type = OPAL_STRING;
-    opal_list_append(&info, &kv->super);
-    /* ditto for our rank */
-    kv = OBJ_NEW(opal_value_t);
-    kv->key = strdup(OPAL_PMIX_TOOL_RANK);
-    kv->data.name.vpid = ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid;
-    kv->type = OPAL_VPID;
-    opal_list_append(&info, &kv->super);
     if (NULL != flags) {
         /* pass along any directives */
         OPAL_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(kv, knext, flags, opal_value_t) {
@@ -196,9 +145,9 @@ int orte_ess_base_tool_setup(opal_list_t *flags)
         goto error;
     }
     OPAL_LIST_DESTRUCT(&info);
+    /* the PMIx server set our name - record it here */
     ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->jobid = OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME.jobid;
     ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid = OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME.vpid;
-
     orte_process_info.super.proc_hostname = strdup(orte_process_info.nodename);
     orte_process_info.super.proc_flags = OPAL_PROC_ALL_LOCAL;
     orte_process_info.super.proc_arch = opal_local_arch;
@@ -294,7 +243,7 @@ int orte_ess_base_tool_setup(opal_list_t *flags)
     }
 
     /* setup I/O forwarding system - must come after we init routes */
-    if (NULL != orte_process_info.my_hnp_uri) {
+    if (NULL != orte_process_info.my_hnp_uri && NULL == opal_pmix.server_iof_push) {
         /* extract the name */
         if (ORTE_SUCCESS != orte_rml_base_parse_uris(orte_process_info.my_hnp_uri, ORTE_PROC_MY_HNP, NULL)) {
             orte_show_help("help-orte-top.txt", "orte-top:hnp-uri-bad", true, orte_process_info.my_hnp_uri);
@@ -374,13 +323,14 @@ int orte_ess_base_tool_finalize(void)
      * a very small subset of orte_init - ensure that
      * I only back those elements out
      */
-    if (NULL != orte_process_info.my_hnp_uri) {
+    if (NULL != orte_process_info.my_hnp_uri && NULL == opal_pmix.server_iof_push) {
         (void) mca_base_framework_close(&orte_iof_base_framework);
     }
     (void) mca_base_framework_close(&orte_routed_base_framework);
     (void) mca_base_framework_close(&orte_rml_base_framework);
     (void) mca_base_framework_close(&orte_errmgr_base_framework);
 
+    opal_pmix.finalize();
     (void) mca_base_framework_close(&opal_pmix_base_framework);
 
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/base/help-ess-base.txt b/orte/mca/ess/base/help-ess-base.txt
index 0d4907b565..89d98ccb39 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/base/help-ess-base.txt
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/base/help-ess-base.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2017      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -89,3 +89,9 @@ when OMPI was not configured --with-alps and we weren't able
 to discover an ALPS installation in the usual places.
 
 Please configure as appropriate and try again.
+#
+[legacy-tool]
+We no longer support non-PMIx-based tools, and require a
+minimum level of PMIx v2.0.
+
+Please update the tool and/or the PMIx version you are using.
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/env/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/env/Makefile.am
index 905bf86fe1..76f9801cfc 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/env/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/env/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2010      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/env/ess_env_module.c b/orte/mca/ess/env/ess_env_module.c
index ae793fd848..df55650e4a 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/env/ess_env_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/env/ess_env_module.c
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@
 #include "orte/mca/plm/base/base.h"
 
 #include "orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h"
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-#include "orte/mca/snapc/base/base.h"
-#endif
 #include "orte/mca/filem/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/util/proc_info.h"
 #include "orte/util/session_dir.h"
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_wait.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
 
-#include "orte/runtime/orte_cr.h"
 #include "orte/mca/ess/ess.h"
 #include "orte/mca/ess/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/ess/env/ess_env.h"
@@ -78,19 +74,11 @@ static int env_set_name(void);
 static int rte_init(void);
 static int rte_finalize(void);
 
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-static int rte_ft_event(int state);
-#endif
-
 orte_ess_base_module_t orte_ess_env_module = {
     rte_init,
     rte_finalize,
     orte_ess_base_app_abort,
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-    rte_ft_event
-#else
     NULL
-#endif
 };
 
 static int rte_init(void)
@@ -175,201 +163,3 @@ static int env_set_name(void)
 
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
-
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-static int rte_ft_event(int state)
-{
-    int ret, exit_status = ORTE_SUCCESS;
-    orte_proc_type_t svtype;
-
-    /******** Checkpoint Prep ********/
-    if(OPAL_CRS_CHECKPOINT == state) {
-        /*
-         * Notify SnapC
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_snapc.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_CHECKPOINT))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Notify Routed
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_routed.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_CHECKPOINT))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Notify RML -> OOB
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_rml.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_CHECKPOINT))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-    }
-    /******** Continue Recovery ********/
-    else if (OPAL_CRS_CONTINUE == state ) {
-        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((1, orte_ess_base_framework.framework_output,
-                             "ess:env ft_event(%2d) - %s is Continuing",
-                             state, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
-
-        /*
-         * Notify RML -> OOB
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_rml.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_CONTINUE))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Notify Routed
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_routed.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_CONTINUE))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Notify SnapC
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_snapc.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_CONTINUE))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        if (opal_cr_continue_like_restart) {
-            /*
-             * Barrier to make all processes have been successfully restarted before
-             * we try to remove some restart only files.
-             */
-            opal_pmix.fence(NULL, 0);
-
-            if( orte_cr_flush_restart_files ) {
-                OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((1, orte_ess_base_framework.framework_output,
-                                     "ess:env ft_event(%2d): %s "
-                                     "Cleanup restart files...",
-                                     state, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
-                opal_crs_base_cleanup_flush();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    /******** Restart Recovery ********/
-    else if (OPAL_CRS_RESTART == state ) {
-        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((1, orte_ess_base_framework.framework_output,
-                             "ess:env ft_event(%2d) - %s is Restarting",
-                             state, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
-
-        /*
-         * This should follow the ess init() function
-         */
-
-        /*
-         * - Reset Contact information
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = env_set_name() ) ) {
-            exit_status = ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Notify RML -> OOB
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_rml.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_RESTART))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Restart the routed framework
-         * JJH: Lie to the finalize function so it does not try to contact the daemon.
-         */
-        svtype = orte_process_info.proc_type;
-        orte_process_info.proc_type = ORTE_PROC_TOOL;
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_routed.finalize()) ) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-        orte_process_info.proc_type = svtype;
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_routed.initialize()) ) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Restart the PLM - Does nothing at the moment, but included for completeness
-         */
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_plm.finalize())) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_plm.init())) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * RML - Enable communications
-         */
-        if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_rml.enable_comm())) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Notify Routed
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_routed.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_RESTART))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Barrier to make all processes have been successfully restarted before
-         * we try to remove some restart only files.
-         */
-        opal_pmix.fence(NULL, 0);
-
-        if( orte_cr_flush_restart_files ) {
-            OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((1, orte_ess_base_framework.framework_output,
-                                 "ess:env ft_event(%2d): %s "
-                                 "Cleanup restart files...",
-                                 state, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
-
-            opal_crs_base_cleanup_flush();
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Session directory re-init
-         */
-        if (orte_create_session_dirs) {
-            if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_session_dir(true,
-                                                        orte_process_info.tmpdir_base,
-                                                        orte_process_info.nodename,
-                                                        NULL, /* Batch ID -- Not used */
-                                                        ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME))) {
-                exit_status = ret;
-            }
-
-            opal_output_set_output_file_info(orte_process_info.proc_session_dir,
-                                             "output-", NULL, NULL);
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Notify SnapC
-         */
-        if( ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_snapc.ft_event(OPAL_CRS_RESTART))) {
-            ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-            return ret;
-        }
-    }
-    else if (OPAL_CRS_TERM == state ) {
-        /* Nothing */
-    }
-    else {
-        /* Error state = Nothing */
-    }
-
-    return exit_status;
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c b/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c
index 11e3eb6457..ec954b9932 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
 #include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
 #include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal.h"
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_cr.h"
 
 #include "opal/util/arch.h"
 #include "opal/util/argv.h"
 #include "opal/util/if.h"
 #include "opal/util/os_path.h"
 #include "opal/util/output.h"
+#include "opal/util/opal_environ.h"
 #include "opal/util/malloc.h"
 #include "opal/util/basename.h"
 #include "opal/util/fd.h"
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
 #include "orte/mca/plm/plm.h"
 #include "orte/mca/odls/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h"
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-#include "orte/mca/snapc/base/base.h"
-#include "orte/mca/sstore/base/base.h"
-#endif
 #include "orte/mca/filem/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/state/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/state/state.h"
@@ -95,7 +91,6 @@
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_wait.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_quit.h"
-#include "orte/runtime/orte_cr.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_locks.h"
 
 #include "orte/mca/ess/ess.h"
@@ -150,6 +145,7 @@ static int rte_init(void)
     orte_topology_t *t;
     opal_list_t transports;
     orte_ess_base_signal_t *sig;
+    opal_value_t val;
 
     /* run the prolog */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_ess_base_std_prolog())) {
@@ -473,6 +469,22 @@ static int rte_init(void)
     proc->pid = orte_process_info.pid;
     orte_oob_base_get_addr(&proc->rml_uri);
     orte_process_info.my_hnp_uri = strdup(proc->rml_uri);
+    /* store it in the local PMIx repo for later retrieval */
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&val, opal_value_t);
+    val.key = OPAL_PMIX_PROC_URI;
+    val.type = OPAL_STRING;
+    val.data.string = proc->rml_uri;
+    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = opal_pmix.store_local(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME, &val))) {
+        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
+        val.key = NULL;
+        val.data.string = NULL;
+        OBJ_DESTRUCT(&val);
+        error = "store uri";
+        goto error;
+    }
+    val.key = NULL;
+    val.data.string = NULL;
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&val);
     /* we are also officially a daemon, so better update that field too */
     orte_process_info.my_daemon_uri = strdup(proc->rml_uri);
     proc->state = ORTE_PROC_STATE_RUNNING;
@@ -684,46 +696,7 @@ static int rte_init(void)
         error = "orte_filem_base_select";
         goto error;
     }
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
-    /*
-     * Setup the SnapC
-     */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_snapc_base_framework, 0))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_snapc_base_open";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_sstore_base_framework, 0))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_sstore_base_open";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_snapc_base_select(ORTE_PROC_IS_HNP, ORTE_PROC_IS_APP))) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_snapc_base_select";
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_sstore_base_select())) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_sstore_base_select";
-        goto error;
-    }
 
-    /* For HNP, ORTE doesn't need the OPAL CR stuff */
-    opal_cr_set_enabled(false);
-#else
-    opal_cr_set_enabled(false);
-#endif
-    /*
-     * Initalize the CR setup
-     * Note: Always do this, even in non-FT builds.
-     * If we don't some user level tools may hang.
-     */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_cr_init())) {
-        ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
-        error = "orte_cr_init";
-        goto error;
-    }
     /* setup the dfs framework */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = mca_base_framework_open(&orte_dfs_base_framework, 0))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
@@ -773,7 +746,7 @@ static int rte_init(void)
     opal_progress_set_yield_when_idle(false);
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 
- error:
+  error:
     if (ORTE_ERR_SILENT != ret && !orte_report_silent_errors) {
         orte_show_help("help-orte-runtime.txt",
                        "orte_init:startup:internal-failure",
@@ -898,8 +871,6 @@ static void rte_abort(int status, bool report)
      * - Assume errmgr cleans up child processes before we exit.
      */
 
-    /* CRS cleanup since it may have a named pipe and thread active */
-    orte_cr_finalize();
     /* ensure we scrub the session directory tree */
     orte_session_dir_cleanup(ORTE_JOBID_WILDCARD);
     /* - Clean out the global structures
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/lsf/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/lsf/Makefile.am
index dfcf60b8de..98dccbc4b1 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/lsf/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/lsf/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2007      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/pmi/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/pmi/Makefile.am
index 4cea859710..3d53270285 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/pmi/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/pmi/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2011      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2013      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
 #                         All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2014      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved
+# Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/singleton/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/singleton/Makefile.am
index 54c0f92c10..c68d191e30 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/singleton/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/singleton/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/slurm/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/slurm/Makefile.am
index 6a098bb1cd..36e09eea2b 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/slurm/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/slurm/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/tm/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/tm/Makefile.am
index 20bcac4914..e0e443210c 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/tm/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/tm/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/tool/Makefile.am b/orte/mca/ess/tool/Makefile.am
index 7226862775..cf3b819a49 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/tool/Makefile.am
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/tool/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2010      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2017      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c b/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c
index a5a1ae3929..b734643c52 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2017 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "orte/mca/plm/plm.h"
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h"
 #include "orte/util/proc_info.h"
-#include "orte/runtime/orte_cr.h"
 
 #include "orte/mca/ess/ess.h"
 #include "orte/mca/ess/base/base.h"
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ static int rte_init(void)
         opal_list_append(&flags, &val->super);
     }
 
-
     /* do the standard tool init */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_ess_base_tool_setup(&flags))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ static int rte_init(void)
 
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 
- error:
+  error:
     if (ORTE_ERR_SILENT != ret && !orte_report_silent_errors) {
         orte_show_help("help-orte-runtime.txt",
                        "orte_init:startup:internal-failure",
@@ -176,9 +174,6 @@ static void rte_abort(int status, bool report)
      * - Assume errmgr cleans up child processes before we exit.
      */
 
-    /* CRS cleanup since it may have a named pipe and thread active */
-    orte_cr_finalize();
-
     /* - Clean out the global structures
      * (not really necessary, but good practice)
      */