diff --git a/snmp_conf_manager.hpp b/snmp_conf_manager.hpp
index 0f1ee4b..d9164ae 100644
--- a/snmp_conf_manager.hpp
+++ b/snmp_conf_manager.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Network/Client/Create/server.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace phosphor
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@
 {
 namespace snmp
 {
+
 using IPAddress = std::string;
 using ClientList = std::map<IPAddress, std::unique_ptr<Client>>;
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 
 namespace details
 {
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@
     ConfManager& operator=(ConfManager&&) = delete;
     virtual ~ConfManager() = default;
 
-    /** @brief Constructor to put object onto bus at a dbus path.
+    /** @brief Constructor to put object onto bus at a D-Bus path.
      *  @param[in] bus - Bus to attach to.
      *  @param[in] objPath - Path to attach at.
      */
@@ -50,11 +53,19 @@
      */
     void client(std::string address, uint16_t port) override;
 
-    /* @brief delete the dbus object of the given ipaddress.
+    /* @brief delete the D-Bus object of the given ipaddress.
      * @param[in] address - IP address/Hostname.
      */
     void deleteSNMPClient(const std::string& address);
 
+    /** @brief Construct manager/client D-Bus objects from their persisted
+     *         representations.
+     */
+    void restoreClients();
+
+    /** @brief location of the persisted D-Bus object.*/
+    fs::path dbusPersistentLocation;
+
   protected:
     /** @brief generates the id by doing hash of ipaddress, port
      *  @param[in] address - IP address/Hostname.