diff --git a/lib/inc/Context.h b/lib/inc/Context.h
index bc651993fea9..8db8ad4cad77 100644
--- a/lib/inc/Context.h
+++ b/lib/inc/Context.h
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ namespace sairedis
 
             virtual ~Context();
 
+        public:
+
+            void populateMetadata(
+                    _In_ sai_object_id_t switchId);
+
         private:
 
             sai_switch_notifications_t handle_notification(
diff --git a/lib/inc/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.h b/lib/inc/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.h
index 811b4f8caf40..8ed001b7552d 100644
--- a/lib/inc/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.h
+++ b/lib/inc/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <functional>
+#include <map>
 
 #define SAIREDIS_REDISREMOTESAIINTERFACE_DECLARE_REMOVE_ENTRY(ot)   \
     virtual sai_status_t remove(                                    \
@@ -282,6 +283,8 @@ namespace sairedis
             sai_switch_notifications_t syncProcessNotification(
                     _In_ std::shared_ptr<Notification> notification);
 
+            const std::map<sai_object_id_t, swss::TableDump>& getTableDump() const;
+
         private: // QUAD API helpers
 
             sai_status_t create(
@@ -422,6 +425,8 @@ namespace sairedis
                     _In_ uint32_t attrCount,
                     _In_ const sai_attribute_t *attrList) const;
 
+            void refreshTableDump();
+
         private:
 
             uint32_t m_globalContext;
@@ -453,5 +458,7 @@ namespace sairedis
             std::function<sai_switch_notifications_t(std::shared_ptr<Notification>)> m_notificationCallback;
 
             std::string m_dbAsic;
+
+            std::map<sai_object_id_t, swss::TableDump> m_tableDump;
     };
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/Context.cpp b/lib/src/Context.cpp
index 59ac4487b350..3e6715671dd0 100644
--- a/lib/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/Context.cpp
@@ -46,3 +46,13 @@ sai_switch_notifications_t Context::handle_notification(
 
     return m_notificationCallback(notification, this);
 }
+
+void Context::populateMetadata(
+        _In_ sai_object_id_t switchId)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    auto& dump = m_redisSai->getTableDump();
+
+    m_meta->populate(dump.at(switchId));
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp b/lib/src/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp
index 56bc91157891..86de5e3a5688 100644
--- a/lib/src/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,35 @@ sai_status_t RedisRemoteSaiInterface::create(
 
             return SAI_STATUS_FAILURE;
         }
+
+        auto *attr = sai_metadata_get_attr_by_id(
+                SAI_SWITCH_ATTR_INIT_SWITCH,
+                attr_count,
+                attr_list);
+
+        if (attr && attr->value.booldata == false)
+        {
+            refreshTableDump();
+
+            if (m_tableDump.find(switchId) == m_tableDump.end())
+            {
+                SWSS_LOG_ERROR("failed to find switch %s to connect (init=false)",
+                        sai_serialize_object_id(switchId).c_str());
+
+                m_virtualObjectIdManager->releaseObjectId(switchId);
+
+                return SAI_STATUS_FAILURE;
+            }
+
+            // when init is false, don't send query to syncd, just return success
+            // that we found switch and we connected to it
+
+            auto sw = std::make_shared<Switch>(*objectId, attr_count, attr_list);
+
+            m_switchContainer->insert(sw);
+
+            return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -1746,3 +1775,48 @@ sai_switch_notifications_t RedisRemoteSaiInterface::syncProcessNotification(
 
     return { };
 }
+
+const std::map<sai_object_id_t, swss::TableDump>& RedisRemoteSaiInterface::getTableDump() const
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    return m_tableDump;
+}
+
+void RedisRemoteSaiInterface::refreshTableDump()
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    SWSS_LOG_TIMER("get asic view from %s", ASIC_STATE_TABLE);
+
+    auto db = m_redisChannel->getDbConnector();
+
+    swss::Table table(db.get(), ASIC_STATE_TABLE);
+
+    swss::TableDump dump;
+
+    table.dump(dump);
+
+    auto& map = m_tableDump;
+
+    map.clear();
+
+    for (auto& key: dump)
+    {
+        sai_object_meta_key_t mk;
+        sai_deserialize_object_meta_key(key.first, mk);
+
+        auto switchVID = switchIdQuery(mk.objectkey.key.object_id);
+
+        map[switchVID][key.first] = key.second;
+    }
+
+    SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("%s switch count: %zu:", ASIC_STATE_TABLE, map.size());
+
+    for (auto& kvp: map)
+    {
+        SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("%s: objects count: %zu",
+                sai_serialize_object_id(kvp.first).c_str(),
+                kvp.second.size());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/Sai.cpp b/lib/src/Sai.cpp
index 61304676eba4..483eccd4141a 100644
--- a/lib/src/Sai.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/Sai.cpp
@@ -148,12 +148,29 @@ sai_status_t Sai::create(
         }
     }
 
-    return context->m_meta->create(
+    auto status = context->m_meta->create(
             objectType,
             objectId,
             switchId,
             attr_count,
             attr_list);
+
+    if (objectType == SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_SWITCH && status == SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        auto *attr = sai_metadata_get_attr_by_id(
+                SAI_SWITCH_ATTR_INIT_SWITCH,
+                attr_count,
+                attr_list);
+
+        if (attr && attr->value.booldata == false)
+        {
+            // request to connect to existing switch
+
+            context->populateMetadata(*objectId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return status;
 }
 
 sai_status_t Sai::remove(
diff --git a/meta/Meta.cpp b/meta/Meta.cpp
index 6e1637cdce2e..34e5b1b808e5 100644
--- a/meta/Meta.cpp
+++ b/meta/Meta.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "sai_serialize.h"
 
 #include "Globals.h"
+#include "SaiAttributeList.h"
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
@@ -7458,3 +7459,162 @@ bool Meta::objectExists(
     return m_saiObjectCollection.objectExists(mk);
 }
 
+void Meta::populate(
+        _In_ const swss::TableDump& dump)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    SWSS_LOG_TIMER("table dump populate");
+
+    // table dump contains only 1 switch the one that user wanted to connect
+    // using init=false
+
+    for (const auto &key: dump)
+    {
+        sai_object_meta_key_t mk;
+        sai_deserialize_object_meta_key(key.first, mk);
+
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> hash;
+
+        for (const auto &field: key.second)
+        {
+            hash[field.first] = field.second;
+        }
+
+        SaiAttributeList alist(mk.objecttype, hash, false);
+
+        auto attr_count = alist.get_attr_count();
+        auto attr_list = alist.get_attr_list();
+
+        // make references and objects from object id
+
+        if (!m_saiObjectCollection.objectExists(key.first))
+            m_saiObjectCollection.createObject(mk);
+
+        auto info = sai_metadata_get_object_type_info(mk.objecttype);
+
+        if (info->isnonobjectid)
+        {
+            /*
+             * Increase object reference count for all object ids in non object id
+             * members.
+             */
+
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < info->structmemberscount; ++j)
+            {
+                const sai_struct_member_info_t *m = info->structmembers[j];
+
+                if (m->membervaluetype != SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_OBJECT_ID)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (!m_oids.objectReferenceExists(m->getoid(&mk)))
+                    m_oids.objectReferenceInsert(m->getoid(&mk));
+
+                m_oids.objectReferenceIncrement(m->getoid(&mk));
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (!m_oids.objectReferenceExists(mk.objectkey.key.object_id))
+                m_oids.objectReferenceInsert(mk.objectkey.key.object_id);
+        }
+
+        bool haskeys;
+
+        for (uint32_t idx = 0; idx < attr_count; ++idx)
+        {
+            const sai_attribute_t* attr = &attr_list[idx];
+
+            auto mdp = sai_metadata_get_attr_metadata(mk.objecttype, attr->id);
+
+            const sai_attribute_value_t& value = attr->value;
+
+            const sai_attr_metadata_t& md = *mdp;
+
+            if (SAI_HAS_FLAG_KEY(md.flags))
+            {
+                haskeys = true;
+                META_LOG_DEBUG(md, "attr is key");
+            }
+
+            // increase reference on object id types
+
+            uint32_t count = 0;
+            const sai_object_id_t *list;
+
+            switch (md.attrvaluetype)
+            {
+                case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_OBJECT_ID:
+                    count = 1;
+                    list = &value.oid;
+                    break;
+
+                case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_OBJECT_LIST:
+                    count = value.objlist.count;
+                    list = value.objlist.list;
+                    break;
+
+                case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_FIELD_DATA_OBJECT_ID:
+                    if (value.aclfield.enable)
+                    {
+                        count = 1;
+                        list = &value.aclfield.data.oid;
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_FIELD_DATA_OBJECT_LIST:
+                    if (value.aclfield.enable)
+                    {
+                        count = value.aclfield.data.objlist.count;
+                        list = value.aclfield.data.objlist.list;
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_ACTION_DATA_OBJECT_ID:
+                    if (value.aclaction.enable)
+                    {
+                        count = 1;
+                        list = &value.aclaction.parameter.oid;
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                case SAI_ATTR_VALUE_TYPE_ACL_ACTION_DATA_OBJECT_LIST:
+                    if (value.aclaction.enable)
+                    {
+                        count = value.aclaction.parameter.objlist.count;
+                        list = value.aclaction.parameter.objlist.list;
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+
+                    if (md.isoidattribute)
+                    {
+                        META_LOG_THROW(md, "missing process of oid attribute, FIXME");
+                    }
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            for (uint32_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
+            {
+                if (!m_oids.objectReferenceExists(list[index]))
+                    m_oids.objectReferenceInsert(list[index]);
+
+                m_oids.objectReferenceIncrement(list[index]);
+            }
+
+            m_saiObjectCollection.setObjectAttr(mk, md, attr);
+        }
+
+        if (haskeys)
+        {
+            auto mKey = sai_serialize_object_meta_key(mk);
+
+            auto attrKey = AttrKeyMap::constructKey(mk, attr_count, attr_list);
+
+            m_attrKeys.insert(mKey, attrKey);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/meta/Meta.h b/meta/Meta.h
index 3b8c640ae6f7..7860fcc8b4d6 100644
--- a/meta/Meta.h
+++ b/meta/Meta.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "AttrKeyMap.h"
 #include "OidRefCounter.h"
 
+#include "swss/table.h"
+
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 #include <set>
@@ -530,6 +532,9 @@ namespace saimeta
 
             void meta_warm_boot_notify();
 
+            void populate(
+                    _In_ const swss::TableDump& dump);
+
         private:
 
             void clean_after_switch_remove(