diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go
index a763bbfaf36..e4df638c3db 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type mockState struct {
-	assignments   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet
+	assignments   state.ContainerCPUAssignments
 	defaultCPUSet cpuset.CPUSet
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ func (s *mockState) Delete(containerID string) {
 	delete(s.assignments, containerID)
 }
 
+func (s *mockState) ClearState() {
+	s.defaultCPUSet = cpuset.CPUSet{}
+	s.assignments = make(state.ContainerCPUAssignments)
+}
+
+func (s *mockState) SetCPUAssignments(a state.ContainerCPUAssignments) {
+	s.assignments = a.Clone()
+}
+
+func (s *mockState) GetCPUAssignments() state.ContainerCPUAssignments {
+	return s.assignments.Clone()
+}
+
 type mockPolicy struct {
 	err error
 }
@@ -190,7 +203,7 @@ func TestCPUManagerAdd(t *testing.T) {
 				err: testCase.regErr,
 			},
 			state: &mockState{
-				assignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+				assignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 			},
 			containerRuntime: mockRuntimeService{
@@ -216,7 +229,7 @@ func TestCPUManagerRemove(t *testing.T) {
 			err: nil,
 		},
 		state: &mockState{
-			assignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+			assignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 			defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 		},
 		containerRuntime:  mockRuntimeService{},
@@ -251,7 +264,7 @@ func TestReconcileState(t *testing.T) {
 		activePods                []*v1.Pod
 		pspPS                     v1.PodStatus
 		pspFound                  bool
-		stAssignments             map[string]cpuset.CPUSet
+		stAssignments             state.ContainerCPUAssignments
 		stDefaultCPUSet           cpuset.CPUSet
 		updateErr                 error
 		expectFailedContainerName string
@@ -282,7 +295,7 @@ func TestReconcileState(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			pspFound: true,
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet:           cpuset.NewCPUSet(3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
@@ -308,7 +321,7 @@ func TestReconcileState(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			pspPS:                     v1.PodStatus{},
 			pspFound:                  false,
-			stAssignments:             map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+			stAssignments:             state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 			stDefaultCPUSet:           cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 			updateErr:                 nil,
 			expectFailedContainerName: "fakeName",
@@ -339,7 +352,7 @@ func TestReconcileState(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			pspFound:                  true,
-			stAssignments:             map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+			stAssignments:             state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 			stDefaultCPUSet:           cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 			updateErr:                 nil,
 			expectFailedContainerName: "fakeName",
@@ -370,7 +383,7 @@ func TestReconcileState(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			pspFound: true,
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID": cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet:           cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
@@ -403,7 +416,7 @@ func TestReconcileState(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			pspFound: true,
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet:           cpuset.NewCPUSet(3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go
index e20f9bdbbc1..99e61fdbbe2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cpumanager
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpuset"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func TestNonePolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	policy := &nonePolicy{}
 
 	st := &mockState{
-		assignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+		assignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 		defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
 	}
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func TestNonePolicyRemove(t *testing.T) {
 	policy := &nonePolicy{}
 
 	st := &mockState{
-		assignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+		assignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 		defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go
index bf6b53f326d..e6626f44675 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/topology"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpuset"
 )
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ type staticPolicyTest struct {
 	topo            *topology.CPUTopology
 	numReservedCPUs int
 	containerID     string
-	stAssignments   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet
+	stAssignments   state.ContainerCPUAssignments
 	stDefaultCPUSet cpuset.CPUSet
 	pod             *v1.Pod
 	expErr          error
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyStart(t *testing.T) {
 	policy := NewStaticPolicy(topoSingleSocketHT, 1).(*staticPolicy)
 
 	st := &mockState{
-		assignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+		assignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 		defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 	}
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoSingleSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID2",
-			stAssignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+			stAssignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
 			pod:             makePod("8000m", "8000m"),
 			expErr:          fmt.Errorf("not enough cpus available to satisfy request"),
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoSingleSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID2",
-			stAssignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+			stAssignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
 			pod:             makePod("1000m", "1000m"),
 			expErr:          nil,
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoSingleSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID3",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(2, 3, 6, 7),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 4, 5),
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoDualSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID3",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(2),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11),
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoDualSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID3",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 5),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11),
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoDualSocketNoHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID1",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoDualSocketNoHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID1",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(4, 5),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 3, 6, 7),
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoDualSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID3",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(2),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11),
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoSingleSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID1",
-			stAssignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+			stAssignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
 			pod:             makePod("1000m", "2000m"),
 			expErr:          nil,
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoSingleSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID4",
-			stAssignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+			stAssignments:   state.ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
 			pod:             makePod("977m", "977m"),
 			expErr:          nil,
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoSingleSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID5",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 7),
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			topo:            topoDualSocketHT,
 			numReservedCPUs: 1,
 			containerID:     "fakeID5",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11),
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "GuPodMultipleCores, topoQuadSocketFourWayHT, ExpectAllocSock0",
 			topo:        topoQuadSocketFourWayHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID5",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": cpuset.NewCPUSet(3, 11, 4, 5, 6, 7),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: largeTopoCPUSet.Difference(cpuset.NewCPUSet(3, 11, 4, 5, 6, 7)),
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "GuPodMultipleCores, topoQuadSocketFourWayHT, ExpectAllocAllFullCoresFromThreeSockets",
 			topo:        topoQuadSocketFourWayHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID5",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": largeTopoCPUSet.Difference(cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 25, 13, 38, 2, 9, 11, 35, 23, 48, 12, 51,
 					53, 173, 113, 233, 54, 61)),
 			},
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "GuPodMultipleCores, topoQuadSocketFourWayHT, ExpectAllocAllSock1+FullCore",
 			topo:        topoQuadSocketFourWayHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID5",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": largeTopoCPUSet.Difference(largeTopoSock1CPUSet.Union(cpuset.NewCPUSet(10, 34, 22, 47, 53,
 					173, 61, 181, 108, 228, 115, 235))),
 			},
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "GuPodMultipleCores, topoQuadSocketFourWayHT, ExpectAllocCPUs",
 			topo:        topoQuadSocketFourWayHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID5",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": largeTopoCPUSet.Difference(cpuset.NewCPUSet(10, 11, 53, 37, 55, 67, 52)),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(10, 11, 53, 67, 52),
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "GuPodMultipleCores, topoQuadSocketFourWayHT, NoAlloc",
 			topo:        topoQuadSocketFourWayHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID5",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID100": largeTopoCPUSet.Difference(cpuset.NewCPUSet(10, 11, 53, 37, 55, 67, 52)),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(10, 11, 53, 37, 55, 67, 52),
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyRemove(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "SingleSocketHT, DeAllocOneContainer",
 			topo:        topoSingleSocketHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID1",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID1": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(4, 5, 6, 7),
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyRemove(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "SingleSocketHT, DeAllocOneContainer, BeginEmpty",
 			topo:        topoSingleSocketHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID1",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID1": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3),
 				"fakeID2": cpuset.NewCPUSet(4, 5, 6, 7),
 			},
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyRemove(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "SingleSocketHT, DeAllocTwoContainer",
 			topo:        topoSingleSocketHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID1",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID1": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 3, 5),
 				"fakeID2": cpuset.NewCPUSet(2, 4),
 			},
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyRemove(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "SingleSocketHT, NoDeAlloc",
 			topo:        topoSingleSocketHT,
 			containerID: "fakeID2",
-			stAssignments: map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{
+			stAssignments: state.ContainerCPUAssignments{
 				"fakeID1": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 3, 5),
 			},
 			stDefaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(2, 4, 6, 7),
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/BUILD
index 6393bdec4d0..8af631c9ad6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/BUILD
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = [
         "state.go",
+        "state_file.go",
         "state_mem.go",
     ],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state",
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@ go_library(
     ],
 )
 
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["state_file_test.go"],
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state",
+    library = ":go_default_library",
+    deps = ["//pkg/kubelet/cm/cpuset:go_default_library"],
+)
+
 filegroup(
     name = "package-srcs",
     srcs = glob(["**"]),
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state.go
index 98f7f7dc240..0550b644d57 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state.go
@@ -20,17 +20,32 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpuset"
 )
 
+// ContainerCPUAssignments type used in cpu manger state
+type ContainerCPUAssignments map[string]cpuset.CPUSet
+
+// Clone returns a copy of ContainerCPUAssignments
+func (as ContainerCPUAssignments) Clone() ContainerCPUAssignments {
+	ret := make(ContainerCPUAssignments)
+	for key, val := range as {
+		ret[key] = val
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
 // Reader interface used to read current cpu/pod assignment state
 type Reader interface {
 	GetCPUSet(containerID string) (cpuset.CPUSet, bool)
 	GetDefaultCPUSet() cpuset.CPUSet
 	GetCPUSetOrDefault(containerID string) cpuset.CPUSet
+	GetCPUAssignments() ContainerCPUAssignments
 }
 
 type writer interface {
 	SetCPUSet(containerID string, cpuset cpuset.CPUSet)
 	SetDefaultCPUSet(cpuset cpuset.CPUSet)
+	SetCPUAssignments(ContainerCPUAssignments)
 	Delete(containerID string)
+	ClearState()
 }
 
 // State interface provides methods for tracking and setting cpu/pod assignment
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_file.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_file.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b800613419f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package state
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpuset"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type stateFileData struct {
+	DefaultCPUSet string            `json:"defaultCpuSet"`
+	Entries       map[string]string `json:"entries,omitempty"`
+}
+
+var _ State = &stateFile{}
+
+type stateFile struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+	stateFilePath string
+	cache         State
+}
+
+// NewFileState creates new State for keeping track of cpu/pod assignment with file backend
+func NewFileState(filePath string) State {
+	stateFile := &stateFile{
+		stateFilePath: filePath,
+		cache:         NewMemoryState(),
+	}
+
+	if err := stateFile.tryRestoreState(); err != nil {
+		// could not restore state, init new state file
+		glog.Infof("[cpumanager] state file: initializing empty state file")
+		stateFile.cache.ClearState()
+		stateFile.storeState()
+	}
+
+	return stateFile
+}
+
+// tryRestoreState tries to read state file, upon any error,
+// err message is logged and state is left clean. un-initialized
+func (sf *stateFile) tryRestoreState() error {
+	sf.Lock()
+	defer sf.Unlock()
+	var err error
+
+	// used when all parsing is ok
+	tmpAssignments := make(ContainerCPUAssignments)
+	tmpDefaultCPUSet := cpuset.NewCPUSet()
+	tmpContainerCPUSet := cpuset.NewCPUSet()
+
+	var content []byte
+
+	if content, err = ioutil.ReadFile(sf.stateFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		// Create file
+		if _, err = os.Create(sf.stateFilePath); err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("[cpumanager] state file: unable to create state file \"%s\":%s", sf.stateFilePath, err.Error())
+			panic("[cpumanager] state file not created")
+		}
+		glog.Infof("[cpumanager] state file: created empty state file \"%s\"", sf.stateFilePath)
+	} else {
+		// File exists - try to read
+		var readState stateFileData
+
+		if err = json.Unmarshal(content, &readState); err != nil {
+			glog.Warningf("[cpumanager] state file: could not unmarshal, corrupted state file - \"%s\"", sf.stateFilePath)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if tmpDefaultCPUSet, err = cpuset.Parse(readState.DefaultCPUSet); err != nil {
+			glog.Warningf("[cpumanager] state file: could not parse state file - [defaultCpuSet:\"%s\"]", readState.DefaultCPUSet)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for containerID, cpuString := range readState.Entries {
+			if tmpContainerCPUSet, err = cpuset.Parse(cpuString); err != nil {
+				glog.Warningf("[cpumanager] state file: could not parse state file - container id: %s, cpuset: \"%s\"", containerID, cpuString)
+				return err
+			}
+			tmpAssignments[containerID] = tmpContainerCPUSet
+		}
+
+		sf.cache.SetDefaultCPUSet(tmpDefaultCPUSet)
+		sf.cache.SetCPUAssignments(tmpAssignments)
+
+		glog.V(2).Infof("[cpumanager] state file: restored state from state file \"%s\"", sf.stateFilePath)
+		glog.V(2).Infof("[cpumanager] state file: defaultCPUSet: %s", tmpDefaultCPUSet.String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// saves state to a file, caller is responsible for locking
+func (sf *stateFile) storeState() {
+	var content []byte
+	var err error
+
+	data := stateFileData{
+		DefaultCPUSet: sf.cache.GetDefaultCPUSet().String(),
+		Entries:       map[string]string{},
+	}
+
+	for containerID, cset := range sf.cache.GetCPUAssignments() {
+		data.Entries[containerID] = cset.String()
+	}
+
+	if content, err = json.Marshal(data); err != nil {
+		panic("[cpumanager] state file: could not serialize state to json")
+	}
+
+	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(sf.stateFilePath, content, 0644); err != nil {
+		panic("[cpumanager] state file not written")
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) GetCPUSet(containerID string) (cpuset.CPUSet, bool) {
+	sf.RLock()
+	defer sf.RUnlock()
+
+	res, ok := sf.cache.GetCPUSet(containerID)
+	return res, ok
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) GetDefaultCPUSet() cpuset.CPUSet {
+	sf.RLock()
+	defer sf.RUnlock()
+
+	return sf.cache.GetDefaultCPUSet()
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) GetCPUSetOrDefault(containerID string) cpuset.CPUSet {
+	sf.RLock()
+	defer sf.RUnlock()
+
+	return sf.cache.GetCPUSetOrDefault(containerID)
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) GetCPUAssignments() ContainerCPUAssignments {
+	sf.RLock()
+	defer sf.RUnlock()
+	return sf.cache.GetCPUAssignments()
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) SetCPUSet(containerID string, cset cpuset.CPUSet) {
+	sf.Lock()
+	defer sf.Unlock()
+	sf.cache.SetCPUSet(containerID, cset)
+	sf.storeState()
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) SetDefaultCPUSet(cset cpuset.CPUSet) {
+	sf.Lock()
+	defer sf.Unlock()
+	sf.cache.SetDefaultCPUSet(cset)
+	sf.storeState()
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) SetCPUAssignments(a ContainerCPUAssignments) {
+	sf.Lock()
+	defer sf.Unlock()
+	sf.cache.SetCPUAssignments(a)
+	sf.storeState()
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) Delete(containerID string) {
+	sf.Lock()
+	defer sf.Unlock()
+	sf.cache.Delete(containerID)
+	sf.storeState()
+}
+
+func (sf *stateFile) ClearState() {
+	sf.Lock()
+	defer sf.Unlock()
+	sf.cache.ClearState()
+	sf.storeState()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_file_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_file_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..967c581af03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_file_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package state
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"path"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"fmt"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpuset"
+
+	"os"
+)
+
+func writeToStateFile(statefile string, content string) {
+	ioutil.WriteFile(statefile, []byte(content), 0644)
+}
+
+func TestFileStateTryRestore(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		description      string
+		stateFileContent string
+		expErr           string
+		expectedState    stateMemory
+	}{
+		{
+			"Invalid JSON - empty file",
+			"\n",
+			"unexpected end of JSON input",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Invalid JSON - invalid content",
+			"{",
+			"unexpected end of JSON input",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Try restore defaultCPUSet only",
+			"{ \"defaultCpuSet\": \"4-6\"}",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(4, 5, 6),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Try restore defaultCPUSet only - invalid name",
+			"{ \"defCPUSet\": \"4-6\"}",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Try restore assignments only",
+			"{" +
+				"\"reservedList\": { " +
+				"\"container1\": \"4-6\"," +
+				"\"container2\": \"1-3\"" +
+				"} }",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments: ContainerCPUAssignments{
+					"container1": cpuset.NewCPUSet(4, 5, 6),
+					"container2": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3),
+				},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Try restore invalid assignments",
+			"{ \"reservedList\": }",
+			"invalid character '}' looking for beginning of value",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Try restore valid file",
+			"{ " +
+				"\"defaultCpuSet\": \"23-24\", " +
+				"\"reservedList\": { " +
+				"\"container1\": \"4-6\", " +
+				"\"container2\": \"1-3\"" +
+				" } }",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments: ContainerCPUAssignments{
+					"container1": cpuset.NewCPUSet(4, 5, 6),
+					"container2": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3),
+				},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(23, 24),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Try restore un-parsable defaultCPUSet ",
+			"{ \"defaultCpuSet\": \"2-sd\" }",
+			"strconv.Atoi: parsing \"sd\": invalid syntax",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Try restore un-parsable assignments",
+			"{ " +
+				"\"defaultCpuSet\": \"23-24\", " +
+				"\"reservedList\": { " +
+				"\"container1\": \"p-6\", " +
+				"\"container2\": \"1-3\"" +
+				" } }",
+			"strconv.Atoi: parsing \"p\": invalid syntax",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"TryRestoreState creates empty state file",
+			"",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for idx, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			sfilePath := path.Join("/tmp", fmt.Sprintf("cpumanager_state_file_test_%d", idx))
+			// Don't create state file, let TryRestoreState figure out that is should create
+			if tc.stateFileContent != "" {
+				writeToStateFile(sfilePath, tc.stateFileContent)
+			}
+
+			// Always remove file - regardless of who created
+			defer os.Remove(sfilePath)
+
+			fileState := NewFileState(sfilePath)
+			err := fileState.TryRestoreState()
+
+			if tc.expErr != "" {
+				if err != nil {
+					if err.Error() != tc.expErr {
+						t.Errorf("TryRestoreState() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tc.expErr)
+						return
+					}
+				} else {
+					t.Errorf("TryRestoreState() error = nil, wantErr %v", tc.expErr)
+					return
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("TryRestoreState() error = %v, wantErr nil", err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(fileState.State, &tc.expectedState) {
+				t.Errorf("TryRestoreState() = %v, want %v", fileState.State, tc.expectedState)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileStateTryRestorePanic(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testCase := struct {
+		description  string
+		wantPanic    bool
+		panicMessage string
+	}{
+		"Panic creating file",
+		true,
+		"[cpumanager] state file not created",
+	}
+
+	t.Run(testCase.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		sfilePath := path.Join("/invalid_path/to_some_dir", "cpumanager_state_file_test")
+		fileState := NewFileState(sfilePath)
+
+		defer func() {
+			if err := recover(); err != nil {
+				if testCase.wantPanic {
+					if testCase.panicMessage == err {
+						t.Logf("TryRestoreState() got expected panic = %v", err)
+						return
+					}
+					t.Errorf("TryRestoreState() unexpected panic = %v, wantErr %v", err, testCase.panicMessage)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+		fileState.TryRestoreState()
+	})
+}
+
+func TestUpdateStateFile(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		description   string
+		expErr        string
+		expectedState stateMemory
+	}{
+		{
+			"Save empty state",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Save defaultCPUSet only",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 6),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"Save assignments only",
+			"",
+			stateMemory{
+				assignments: ContainerCPUAssignments{
+					"container1": cpuset.NewCPUSet(4, 5, 6),
+					"container2": cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3),
+				},
+				defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for idx, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			sfilePath := path.Join("/tmp", fmt.Sprintf("cpumanager_state_file_test_%d", idx))
+
+			fileState := NewFileState(sfilePath)
+
+			fileState.SetDefaultCPUSet(tc.expectedState.defaultCPUSet)
+			fileState.SetCPUAssignments(tc.expectedState.assignments)
+
+			err := fileState.UpdateStateFile()
+			defer os.Remove(sfilePath)
+
+			if tc.expErr != "" {
+				if err != nil {
+					if err.Error() != tc.expErr {
+						t.Errorf("UpdateStateFile() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tc.expErr)
+						return
+					}
+				} else {
+					t.Errorf("UpdateStateFile() error = nil, wantErr %v", tc.expErr)
+					return
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("UpdateStateFile() error = %v, wantErr nil", err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			fileState.ClearState()
+			err = fileState.TryRestoreState()
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(fileState.State, &tc.expectedState) {
+				t.Errorf("TryRestoreState() = %v, want %v", fileState.State, tc.expectedState)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_mem.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_mem.go
index 751b1726aae..797cdb15b2b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_mem.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_mem.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 type stateMemory struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
-	assignments   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet
+	assignments   ContainerCPUAssignments
 	defaultCPUSet cpuset.CPUSet
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var _ State = &stateMemory{}
 func NewMemoryState() State {
 	glog.Infof("[cpumanager] initializing new in-memory state store")
 	return &stateMemory{
-		assignments:   map[string]cpuset.CPUSet{},
+		assignments:   ContainerCPUAssignments{},
 		defaultCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 	}
 }
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ func (s *stateMemory) GetCPUSetOrDefault(containerID string) cpuset.CPUSet {
 	return s.GetDefaultCPUSet()
 }
 
+func (s *stateMemory) GetCPUAssignments() ContainerCPUAssignments {
+	s.RLock()
+	defer s.RUnlock()
+	return s.assignments.Clone()
+}
+
 func (s *stateMemory) SetCPUSet(containerID string, cset cpuset.CPUSet) {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
@@ -81,6 +87,14 @@ func (s *stateMemory) SetDefaultCPUSet(cset cpuset.CPUSet) {
 	glog.Infof("[cpumanager] updated default cpuset: \"%s\"", cset)
 }
 
+func (s *stateMemory) SetCPUAssignments(a ContainerCPUAssignments) {
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
+	s.assignments = a.Clone()
+	glog.Infof("[cpumanager] updated cpuset assignments: \"%v\"", a)
+}
+
 func (s *stateMemory) Delete(containerID string) {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
@@ -88,3 +102,12 @@ func (s *stateMemory) Delete(containerID string) {
 	delete(s.assignments, containerID)
 	glog.V(2).Infof("[cpumanager] deleted cpuset assignment (container id: %s)", containerID)
 }
+
+func (s *stateMemory) ClearState() {
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
+	s.defaultCPUSet = cpuset.CPUSet{}
+	s.assignments = make(ContainerCPUAssignments)
+	glog.V(2).Infof("[cpumanager] cleared state")
+}