diff --git a/linspector/core/interface.py b/linspector/core/interface.py
index e5a5cc9..77f7a01 100644
--- a/linspector/core/interface.py
+++ b/linspector/core/interface.py
@@ -155,4 +155,8 @@ class LinspectorInterface(object):
         pass
 
     def get_enabled_layouts(self):
-        self._config.get_enabled_layouts()
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+        self._config.get_enabled_layouts()
+
+    def get_thread_count(self):
+        return {"Num Threads": str(self._scheduler._threadpool.num_threads),
+                "Max Threads": str(self._scheduler._threadpool.max_threads)}
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diff --git a/linspector/frontends/lish.py b/linspector/frontends/lish.py
index 55b1a73..33f524a 100644
--- a/linspector/frontends/lish.py
+++ b/linspector/frontends/lish.py
@@ -244,7 +244,12 @@ class LishCommander(Exit):
         print('''Manage logging''')
 
     def do_status(self, text):
-        print('''executed %s''' % text)
+        # print instance name from core config
+        print GREEN + "Hostname" + END + ":\t" + socket.gethostname()
+        # print instance uptime
+        print GREEN + "Job Count" + END + ":\t" + str(self.interface.get_job_count())
+        thread_info = self.interface.get_thread_count()
+        print GREEN + "Threads" + END + ":\t" + str(thread_info["Num Threads"]) + "/" + str(thread_info["Max Threads"])
 
     def help_status(self):
         print('''Show status information about the Linspector instance''')
diff --git a/linspector/linspector.py b/linspector/linspector.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dcb861f..0000000
--- a/linspector/linspector.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-"""
-The Linspector main thread. Here all scheduling is done so backends and
-frontends can start before all jobs are scheduled.
-
-Copyright (c) 2011-2013 by Johannes Findeisen and Rafael Timmerberg
-
-This file is part of Linspector (http://linspector.org).
-
-Linspector is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""
-
-import datetime
-import threading
-
-from logging import getLogger
-
-from core.job import Job
-
-logger = getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def handle_job(jobInfo):
-    jobInfo.handle_call()
-
-
-class Linspector(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, linConf, core, scheduler, q):
-        self.linConf = linConf
-        self.core = core
-        self.scheduler = scheduler
-        self.q = q
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-
-    def handle_job(self, jobInfo):
-        jobInfo.handle_call()
-
-    def run(self):
-        start_date = datetime.datetime.now()
-        time_delta = 0
-        jobs = []
-        for layout in self.linConf.get_enabled_layouts():
-            for hostgroup in layout.get_hostgroups():
-                for service in hostgroup.get_services():
-                    for host in hostgroup.get_hosts():
-                        for period in service.get_periods():
-                            time_delta += 2.315379
-                            new_start_date = start_date + datetime.timedelta(seconds=time_delta)
-                            job = Job(service,
-                                      host,
-                                      hostgroup.get_members(),
-                                      hostgroup.get_processors(),
-                                      self.core,
-                                      hostgroup)
-                            schedulerJob = period.createJob(self.scheduler, job, handle_job, start_date=new_start_date)
-                            if schedulerJob is not None:
-                                job.set_job(schedulerJob)
-                                jobs.append(job)
-                                self.q.put(jobs)
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