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+---
+# test-examplservice/tasks/main.yml
+#
+# Run tests to check that the single-node deployment has worked
+
+- name: Onboard ExampleService and instantiate a VM
+  command: ansible xos-1 -u ubuntu -m shell \
+    -a "cd ~/service-profile/cord-pod; make exampleservice"
+
+- name: Pause 60 seconds (work around bug in synchronizer)
+  pause: seconds=60
+
+- name: Re-run 'make vtn' (work around bug in synchronizer)
+  command: ansible xos-1 -u ubuntu -m shell \
+    -a "cd ~/service-profile/cord-pod; make vtn"
+
+- name: Wait for ExampleService VM to come up
+  shell: bash -c "source ~/admin-openrc.sh; nova list --all-tenants|grep 'exampleservice.*ACTIVE' > /dev/null"
+  register: result
+  until: result | success
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 60
+
+- name: Get ID of VM
+  shell: bash -c "source ~/admin-openrc.sh; nova list --all-tenants|grep mysite_exampleservice|cut -d '|' -f 2"
+  register: nova_id
+
+- name: Get mgmt IP of VM
+  shell: bash -c "source ~/admin-openrc.sh; nova interface-list {{ nova_id.stdout }}|grep -o -m 1 172.27.[[:digit:]]*.[[:digit:]]*"
+  register: mgmt_ip
+
+- name: Get public IP of VM
+  shell: bash -c "source ~/admin-openrc.sh; nova interface-list {{ nova_id.stdout }}|grep -o -m 1 10.168.[[:digit:]]*.[[:digit:]]*"
+  register: public_ip
+
+- name: Wait for Apache to come up inside VM
+  shell: ssh -o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p ubuntu@nova-compute-1" ubuntu@{{ mgmt_ip.stdout }} "ls /var/run/apache2/apache2.pid" > /dev/null
+  register: result
+  until: result | success
+  retries: 20
+  delay: 60
+
+- name: Install curl in testclient
+  command: ansible nova-compute-1 -u ubuntu -m shell \
+    -s -a "lxc-attach -n testclient -- apt-get -y install curl"
+
+- name: Test connectivity to ExampleService from test client
+  command: ansible nova-compute-1 -u ubuntu -m shell \
+    -s -a "lxc-attach -n testclient -- curl -s http://{{ public_ip.stdout }}"
+  register: curltest
+
+- name: Output from curl test
+  debug: var=curltest.stdout_lines