This will enable a ring to be created using riak_core_claim_sim. These rings could then be used to bootstrap a cluster without having to do the join steps.

Build a ring using riak_core_claim_sim

RingSize = 32,
FirstNodeName = '[email protected]',
NewRing = riak_core_claim_sim:run([
        {ring, riak_core_ring:fresh(RingSize, FirstNodeName)},
        {target_n_val,4},
        {wants,{riak_core_claim,wants_claim_v3}},
        {choose,{riak_core_claim,choose_claim_v3}},
        {cmds, [[
            {join, '[email protected]'},
            {join, '[email protected]'},
            {join, '[email protected]'},
            {join, '[email protected]'}
        ]]},
        {print,false},
        {return_ring, true}
]).