diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy
index fe4d81c..811d642 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
       """
       // forward ONOS and VOLTHA ports
       sh """
-      _TAG=onos-port-forward kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8101:8101&
-      _TAG=onos-port-forward kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8181:8181&
-      _TAG=voltha-port-forward kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n voltha svc/voltha-voltha-api 55555:55555&
+      _TAG=onos-port-forward bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8101:8101; done &"
+      _TAG=onos-port-forward bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8181:8181; done &"
+      _TAG=port-forward-voltha-api bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n voltha svc/voltha-voltha-api 55555:55555; done &"
       """
       sh """
       sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 8101 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.opencord
diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..811d642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+// Copyright 2021-present Open Networking Foundation
+//
+// 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.
+// voltha-2.x e2e tests
+// uses bbsim to simulate OLT/ONUs
+// NOTE we are importing the library even if it's global so that it's
+// easier to change the keywords during a replay
+library identifier: 'cord-jenkins-libraries@master',
+    retriever: modernSCM([
+      $class: 'GitSCMSource',
+      remote: 'https://gerrit.opencord.org/ci-management.git'
+])
+def test_software_upgrade(name) {
+  stage('Deploy Voltha - '+ name) {
+      def extraHelmFlags = "${extraHelmFlags} --set global.log_level=DEBUG,onu=1,pon=1 --set onos-classic.replicas=3,onos-classic.atomix.replicas=3 "
+      if ("${name}" == "onos-app-upgrade") {
+          extraHelmFlags = extraHelmFlags + "--set global.image_tag=master "
+      }
+      extraHelmFlags = extraHelmFlags + """ --set voltha.services.controller[0].service=voltha-infra-onos-classic-0.voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs.infra.svc \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[0].port=6653 \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[0].address=voltha-infra-onos-classic-0.voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs.infra.svc:6653 \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[1].service=voltha-infra-onos-classic-1.voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs.infra.svc \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[1].port=6653 \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[1].address=voltha-infra-onos-classic-1.voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs.infra.svc:6653 \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[2].service=voltha-infra-onos-classic-2.voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs.infra.svc \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[2].port=6653 \
+      --set voltha.services.controller[2].address=voltha-infra-onos-classic-2.voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs.infra.svc:6653 """
+      //ONOS custom image handling
+      if ( onosImg.trim() != '' ) {
+         String[] split;
+         onosImg = onosImg.trim()
+         split = onosImg.split(':')
+        extraHelmFlags = extraHelmFlags + "--set onos-classic.image.repository=" + split[0] +",onos-classic.image.tag=" + split[1] + " "
+      }
+      def localCharts = false
+      // Currently only testing with ATT workflow
+      // TODO: Support for other workflows
+      volthaDeploy([workflow: "att", extraHelmFlags: extraHelmFlags, localCharts: localCharts])
+      // start logging
+      sh """
+      rm -rf $WORKSPACE/${name} || true
+      mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/${name}
+      _TAG=kail-${name} kail -n infra -n voltha > $WORKSPACE/${name}/onos-voltha-combined.log &
+      """
+      // forward ONOS and VOLTHA ports
+      sh """
+      _TAG=onos-port-forward bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8101:8101; done &"
+      _TAG=onos-port-forward bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8181:8181; done &"
+      _TAG=port-forward-voltha-api bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n voltha svc/voltha-voltha-api 55555:55555; done &"
+      """
+      sh """
+      sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 8101 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.opencord
+      """
+  }
+  stage('Test - '+ name) {
+      sh """
+        ROBOT_LOGS_DIR="$WORKSPACE/RobotLogs/${name}"
+        mkdir -p \$ROBOT_LOGS_DIR
+        if [[ ${name} == 'onos-app-upgrade' ]]; then
+          export ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+=''
+          if [ ${aaaVer.trim()} != '' ] && [ ${aaaOarUrl.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+="org.opencord.aaa,${aaaVer.trim()},${aaaOarUrl.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${oltVer.trim()} != '' ] && [ ${oltOarUrl.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+="org.opencord.olt,${oltVer.trim()},${oltOarUrl.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${dhcpl2relayVer.trim()} != '' ] && [ ${dhcpl2relayOarUrl.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+="org.opencord.dhcpl2relay,${dhcpl2relayVer.trim()},${dhcpl2relayOarUrl.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${igmpproxyVer.trim()} != '' ] && [ ${igmpproxyOarUrl.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+="org.opencord.igmpproxy,${igmpproxyVer.trim()},${igmpproxyOarUrl.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${sadisVer.trim()} != '' ] && [ ${sadisOarUrl.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+="org.opencord.sadis,${sadisVer.trim()},${sadisOarUrl.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${mcastVer.trim()} != '' ] && [ ${mcastOarUrl.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+="org.opencord.mcast,${mcastVer.trim()},${mcastOarUrl.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${kafkaVer.trim()} != '' ] && [ ${kafkaOarUrl.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST+="org.opencord.kafka,${kafkaVer.trim()},${kafkaOarUrl.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          export ROBOT_MISC_ARGS="-d \$ROBOT_LOGS_DIR -v onos_apps_under_test:\$ONOS_APPS_UNDER_TEST -e PowerSwitch"
+          export TARGET=onos-app-upgrade-test
+        fi
+        if [[ ${name} == 'voltha-component-upgrade' ]]; then
+          export VOLTHA_COMPS_UNDER_TEST+=''
+          if [ ${adapterOpenOltImage.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            VOLTHA_COMPS_UNDER_TEST+="adapter-open-olt,adapter-open-olt,${adapterOpenOltImage.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${adapterOpenOnuImage.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            VOLTHA_COMPS_UNDER_TEST+="adapter-open-onu,adapter-open-onu,${adapterOpenOnuImage.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${rwCoreImage.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            VOLTHA_COMPS_UNDER_TEST+="rw-core,voltha,${rwCoreImage.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          if [ ${ofAgentImage.trim()} != '' ]; then
+            VOLTHA_COMPS_UNDER_TEST+="ofagent,ofagent,${ofAgentImage.trim()}*"
+          fi
+          export ROBOT_MISC_ARGS="-d \$ROBOT_LOGS_DIR -v voltha_comps_under_test:\$VOLTHA_COMPS_UNDER_TEST -e PowerSwitch"
+          export TARGET=voltha-comp-upgrade-test
+        fi
+        if [[ ${name} == 'onu-software-upgrade' ]]; then
+          export ROBOT_MISC_ARGS="-d \$ROBOT_LOGS_DIR -v onu_image_name:${onuImageName.trim()} -v onu_image_url:${onuImageUrl.trim()} -v onu_image_version:${onuImageVersion.trim()} -v onu_image_crc:${onuImageCrc.trim()} -v onu_image_local_dir:${onuImageLocalDir.trim()} -e PowerSwitch"
+          export TARGET=onu-upgrade-test
+        fi
+        export VOLTCONFIG=$HOME/.volt/config-minimal
+        export KUBECONFIG=$HOME/.kube/kind-config-voltha-minimal
+        # Run the specified tests
+        make -C $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests \$TARGET || true
+      """
+      // stop logging
+      sh """
+        P_IDS="\$(ps e -ww -A | grep "_TAG=kail-${name}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print \$1}')"
+        if [ -n "\$P_IDS" ]; then
+          echo \$P_IDS
+          for P_ID in \$P_IDS; do
+            kill -9 \$P_ID
+          done
+        fi
+      """
+      // remove port-forwarding
+      sh """
+        # remove orphaned port-forward from different namespaces
+        ps aux | grep port-forw | grep -v grep | awk '{print \$2}' | xargs --no-run-if-empty kill -9
+      """
+      // collect pod details
+      get_pods_info("$WORKSPACE/${name}")
+      helmTeardown(['infra', 'voltha'])
+  }
+}
+def get_pods_info(dest) {
+  // collect pod details, this is here in case of failure
+  sh """
+  mkdir -p ${dest} || true
+  kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide > ${dest}/pods.txt || true
+  kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o jsonpath="{range .items[*].status.containerStatuses[*]}{.image}{'\\n'}" | sort | uniq | tee ${dest}/pod-images.txt || true
+  kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o jsonpath="{range .items[*].status.containerStatuses[*]}{.imageID}{'\\n'}" | sort | uniq | tee ${dest}/pod-imagesId.txt || true
+  kubectl describe pods --all-namespaces -l app.kubernetes.io/part-of=voltha > ${dest}/voltha-pods-describe.txt
+  kubectl describe pods -n infra -l app=onos-classic > ${dest}/onos-pods-describe.txt
+  helm ls --all-namespaces > ${dest}/helm-charts.txt
+  """
+  sh '''
+  # copy the ONOS logs directly from the container to avoid the color codes
+  printf '%s\\n' $(kubectl get pods -n infra -l app=onos-classic -o=jsonpath="{.items[*]['metadata.name']}") | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I# bash -c 'kubectl -n infra cp #:apache-karaf-4.2.9/data/log/karaf.log ''' + dest + '''/#.log' || true
+  '''
+}
+pipeline {
+  /* no label, executor is determined by JJB */
+  agent {
+    label "${params.buildNode}"
+  }
+  options {
+    timeout(time: 40, unit: 'MINUTES')
+  }
+  environment {
+    PATH="$PATH:$WORKSPACE/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin"
+    KUBECONFIG="$HOME/.kube/kind-config-voltha-minimal"
+    SSHPASS="karaf"
+  }
+  stages{
+    stage('Download Code') {
+      steps {
+        getVolthaCode([
+          branch: "${branch}",
+          volthaSystemTestsChange: "${volthaSystemTestsChange}",
+          volthaHelmChartsChange: "${volthaHelmChartsChange}",
+        ])
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Cleanup') {
+      steps {
+        // remove port-forwarding
+        sh """
+          # remove orphaned port-forward from different namespaces
+          ps aux | grep port-forw | grep -v grep | awk '{print \$2}' | xargs --no-run-if-empty kill -9
+        """
+        helmTeardown(['infra', 'voltha'])
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Install latest voltctl') {
+      steps {
+        sh """
+          mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/bin || true
+          # install voltctl
+          HOSTOS="\$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:"])"
+          HOSTARCH="\$(uname -m | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:"])"
+          if [ "\$HOSTARCH" == "x86_64" ]; then
+              HOSTARCH="amd64"
+          fi
+          VC_VERSION="\$(curl --fail -sSL https://api.github.com/repos/opencord/voltctl/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed -e 's/^v//g')"
+          curl -Lo $WORKSPACE/bin/voltctl https://github.com/opencord/voltctl/releases/download/v\$VC_VERSION/voltctl-\$VC_VERSION-\$HOSTOS-\$HOSTARCH
+          chmod +x $WORKSPACE/bin/voltctl
+        """
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Run Test') {
+      steps {
+        test_software_upgrade("onos-app-upgrade")
+        test_software_upgrade("voltha-component-upgrade")
+        test_software_upgrade("onu-software-upgrade")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  post {
+    aborted {
+      get_pods_info("$WORKSPACE/failed")
+    }
+    failure {
+      get_pods_info("$WORKSPACE/failed")
+    }
+    always {
+      sh '''
+      gzip $WORKSPACE/onos-app-upgrade/onos-voltha-combined.log || true
+      gzip $WORKSPACE/voltha-component-upgrade/onos-voltha-combined.log || true
+      gzip $WORKSPACE/onu-software-upgrade/onos-voltha-combined.log || true
+      '''
+      step([$class: 'RobotPublisher',
+         disableArchiveOutput: false,
+         logFileName: 'RobotLogs/*/log*.html',
+         otherFiles: '',
+         outputFileName: 'RobotLogs/*/output*.xml',
+         outputPath: '.',
+         passThreshold: 100,
+         reportFileName: 'RobotLogs/*/report*.html',
+         unstableThreshold: 0]);
+      archiveArtifacts artifacts: '*.log,**/*.log,**/*.gz,*.gz,*.txt,**/*.txt'
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jjb/software-upgrades.yaml b/jjb/software-upgrades.yaml
index 1d2b17f..1fced67 100644
--- a/jjb/software-upgrades.yaml
+++ b/jjb/software-upgrades.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
       - 'software-upgrades-test':
           name: 'periodic-software-upgrade-test-bbsim-2.7'
-          pipeline-script: 'voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy'
+          pipeline-script: 'voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy'
           build-node: 'qct-pod4-node2'
           code-branch: 'voltha-2.7'
           aaa-version: '2.3.0'
@@ -249,4 +249,3 @@
       - timed: |
                  TZ=America/Los_Angeles
                  {time-trigger}
-