diff --git a/sql/sitevars-create.sql b/sql/sitevars-create.sql
index 4077ab30c9b275f1bd5e0be4ec0e2112c08177c4..934724af362f3e02f5949b20f4abac0de23308b0 100644
--- a/sql/sitevars-create.sql
+++ b/sql/sitevars-create.sql
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/allow_externalusers','1','1','When
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/max_externalnodes',NULL,'1024','When set, external users may allocate slivers on your testbed.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/cm_uuid','28a10955-aa00-11dd-ad1f-001143e453fe','','The UUID of the local Component Manager.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/max_sliver_lifetime','90','90','The maximum sliver lifetime. When set limits the lifetime of a sliver on your CM. Also see protogeni/max_slice_lifetime.',0);
+INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/initial_sliver_lifetime','6','6','The initial sliver lifetime. In hours. Also see protogeni/max_sliver_lifetime.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/max_slice_lifetime','90','90','The maximum slice credential lifetime. When set limits the lifetime of a slice credential. Also see protogeni/max_sliver_lifetime.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/default_slice_lifetime','6','6','The default slice credential lifetime. In hours. Also see protogeni/max_slice_lifetime.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/max_components','-1','-1','Maximum number of components that can be allocated. -1 indicates any number of components can be allocated.',0);
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/default_osname','','','The default
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('images/root_password',NULL,'','The encryption hash of the root password to use in the MFSs.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/idlecheck',NULL,'0','When set, do idle checks and send email about idle slices.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/idlecheck_terminate',NULL,'0','When set, do idle checks and terminate idle slices after email warning.',0);
+INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/idlecheck_norenew',NULL,'0','When set, refuse too allow idle slices to be renewed.',0);
+INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/idlecheck_threshold',NULL,'3','Number of hours after which a slice is considered idle.',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/wrapper_sa_debug_level',NULL,'0','When set, send debugging email for SA wrapper calls',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/wrapper_ch_debug_level',NULL,'0','When set, send debugging email for CH wrapper calls',0);
 INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ('protogeni/wrapper_cm_debug_level',NULL,'1','When set, send debugging email for CM wrapper calls',0);
diff --git a/sql/updates/4/363 b/sql/updates/4/363
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..855cf2ea0dcdbf10d6c93ea17bd7bbc5132e888b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/updates/4/363
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#
+# Add sitevars for new protogeni idle handling.
+#
+use strict;
+use libdb;
+
+sub DoUpdate($$$)
+{
+    my ($dbhandle, $dbname, $version) = @_;
+
+    DBQueryFatal("INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ".
+		 " ('protogeni/idlecheck_norenew',NULL,'0', ".
+		 "  'When set, refuse too allow idle slices to be ".
+		 "renewed.',0)")
+	if (!TBSiteVarExists("protogeni/idlecheck_norenew"));
+
+    DBQueryFatal("INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ".
+		 " ('protogeni/idlecheck_threshold',NULL,'4', ".
+		 "  'Number of hours after which a slice is ".
+		 "considered idle.',0)")
+	if (!TBSiteVarExists("protogeni/idlecheck_threshold"));
+
+    DBQueryFatal("INSERT INTO sitevariables VALUES ".
+		 " ('protogeni/initial_sliver_lifetime','6','6', ".
+		 "  'The initial sliver lifetime. In hours. Also see ".
+		 "protogeni/max_sliver_lifetime.',0)")
+	if (!TBSiteVarExists("protogeni/default_sliver_lifetime"));
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+1;
+
+# Local Variables:
+# mode:perl
+# End: