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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+# Original copyright 2020-present ADTRAN, Inc.
+#
+# 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
+
+python3 -m pip install device-management-interface
+
+# start the fake device manager and catch its pid for terminating
+cd ./tests/servers/dmi
+python3 dmi_server.py &
+dmi_pid=$!
+
+cd ../../..
+
+# run tests ...
+python3 -m robot -N "test" -d $OUTPUT_DIR --nostatusrc tests/test.robot
+
+# terminate the service
+kill -9 $dmi_pid