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+---
+# kubespray installation validation job
+
+- project:
+    name: kubespray-install-test
+
+    project-name: '{name}'
+
+    jobs:
+      - 'k8-install'
+
+- job-template:
+    id: 'k8-install'
+    name: 'k8-install'
+
+    description: |
+      <!-- Managed by Jenkins Job Builder -->
+      Created by {id} job-template from ci-management/jjb/k8install.yaml  <br /><br />
+      Validation job for kubespray installation script provided to users/operators
+
+    properties:
+      - cord-infra-properties:
+          build-days-to-keep: '{build-days-to-keep}'
+          artifact-num-to-keep: '{artifact-num-to-keep}'
+
+    wrappers:
+      - lf-infra-wrappers:
+          build-timeout: '{build-timeout}'
+          jenkins-ssh-credential: '{jenkins-ssh-credential}'
+
+    parameters:
+      - string:
+          name: executorNode
+          default: 'qa-testvm-pod'
+          description: 'Name of the Jenkins node to run the job on'
+
+      - string:
+          name: branch
+          default: 'master'
+          description: 'Name of the repo branch to use'
+
+      - string:
+         name: configRepoUrl
+         default: 'https://gerrit.opencord.org/pod-configs'
+         description: 'The URL of the POD configs repository'
+
+      - string:
+         name: configRepoBaseDir
+         default: 'pod-configs/'
+         description: 'The directory inside the POD configs repository'
+
+      - string:
+         name: configRepoFile
+         default: 'kubernetes-configs/flex-onf-pod1.yml'
+         description: 'The deployment config file'
+
+    project-type: pipeline
+    concurrent: false
+
+    dsl: !include-raw-escape: pipeline/kubespray-install.groovy