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+# Copyright 2019-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.
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: adapter-simulated-onu
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  {{- if or (hasKey .Values "extra_deployment_labels") (hasKey .Values "simonu_deployment_labels") }}
+  labels:
+    {{- if hasKey .Values "extra_deployment_labels" }}
+    {{- range $key, $val := .Values.extra_deployment_labels }}
+    {{ $key }}: {{ $val | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if hasKey .Values "simonu_deployment_labels" }}
+    {{- range $key, $val := .Values.simonu_deployment_labels }}
+    {{ $key }}: {{ $val | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicas.adapter_simulated_onu }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: adapter-simulated-onu
+      release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+      labels:
+        app: adapter-simulated-onu
+        release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: "adapter-simulated-onu"
+        app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ quote .Chart.AppVersion }}
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: "adapter"
+        app.kubernetes.io/part-of: "voltha"
+        app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ quote .Release.Service }}
+        helm.sh/chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
+        {{- if hasKey .Values "extra_pod_labels" }}
+        {{- range $key, $val := .Values.extra_pod_labels }}
+        {{ $key }}: {{ $val | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if hasKey .Values "simonu_pod_labels" }}
+        {{- range $key, $val := .Values.simonu_pod_labels }}
+        {{ $key }}: {{ $val | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+    spec:
+      {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
+      securityContext:
+        runAsUser: {{ .Values.securityContext.runAsUser }}
+        runAsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.runAsGroup }}
+        fsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.fsGroup }}
+      {{- end }}
+      containers:
+        - name: adapter-simulated-onu
+          image: '{{ tpl .Values.images.adapter_simulated_onu.registry . }}{{ tpl .Values.images.adapter_simulated_onu.repository . }}:{{ tpl .Values.images.adapter_simulated_onu.tag . }}'
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ tpl .Values.images.adapter_simulated_onu.pullPolicy . }}
+          args:
+            - "/app/simulated_onu"
+            - "-kafka_adapter_host={{ .Values.services.kafka.adapter.service }}"
+            - "-kafka_adapter_port={{ .Values.services.kafka.adapter.port }}"
+            - "-kafka_cluster_host={{ .Values.services.kafka.cluster.service }}"
+            - "-kafka_cluster_port={{ .Values.services.kafka.cluster.port }}"
+            - "-kv_store_host={{ .Values.services.etcd.service }}"
+            - "-kv_store_port={{ .Values.services.etcd.port }}"
+            - "-core_topic=rwcore"
+            - "-simulator_topic=simulated_onu"
+            - "-probe_port=8080"
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: 8080
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 5
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /readz
+              port: 8080
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 5