diff --git a/libraries/k8s.robot b/libraries/k8s.robot
index c3b67fe..24a1ca6 100644
--- a/libraries/k8s.robot
+++ b/libraries/k8s.robot
@@ -51,6 +51,41 @@
     ...    kubectl delete pod ${restart_pod_name} -n ${namespace} --grace-period=0 --force
     Log    ${output}
 
+Exec Pod
+    [Arguments]    ${namespace}    ${name}    ${command}
+    [Documentation]    Uses kubectl to execute a command in the pod and return the output
+    ${rc}    ${exec_pod_name}=    Run and Return Rc and Output
+    ...    kubectl get pods -n ${namespace} | grep ${name} | awk 'NR==1{print $1}'
+    Log    ${exec_pod_name}
+    Should Not Be Empty    ${exec_pod_name}    Unable to parse pod name
+    ${rc}    ${output}=    Run and Return Rc and Output
+    ...    kubectl exec -i ${exec_pod_name} -n ${namespace} -- ${command}
+    Log    ${output}
+    [return]    ${output}
+
+Exec Pod Separate Stderr
+    [Arguments]    ${namespace}    ${name}    ${command}
+    [Documentation]    Uses kubectl to execute a command in the pod and return the stderr and stdout
+    ${rc}    ${exec_pod_name}=    Run and Return Rc and Output
+    ...    kubectl get pods -n ${namespace} | grep ${name} | awk 'NR==1{print $1}'
+    Log    ${exec_pod_name}
+    Should Not Be Empty    ${exec_pod_name}    Unable to parse pod name
+    @{args}=     Split String    ${command}
+    ${result}=    Run Process
+    ...    kubectl     exec     -i     ${exec_pod_name}     -n     ${namespace}     --     @{args}
+    ${stdout}=    Set Variable    ${result.stdout}
+    ${stderr}=    Set Variable    ${result.stderr}
+    Log    ${stdout}
+    Log    ${stderr}
+    [return]    ${stdout}    ${stderr}
+
+Apply Kubernetes Resources
+    [Arguments]    ${resource_yaml}    ${namespace}
+    [Documentation]    Use kubectl to create resources given a yaml file
+    ${rc}    Run and Return Rc
+    ...    kubectl apply -n ${namespace} -f ${resource_yaml}
+    Should Be Equal as Integers    ${rc}    0
+
 Validate Pod Status
     [Arguments]    ${pod_name}    ${namespace}   ${expectedStatus}
     [Documentation]    To run the kubectl command and check the status of the given pod matches the expected status
diff --git a/libraries/utils.robot b/libraries/utils.robot
index fed2694..779d987 100644
--- a/libraries/utils.robot
+++ b/libraries/utils.robot
@@ -320,3 +320,20 @@
         ...    ${dst['dp_iface_name']}.${src['s_tag']}    ${dst['ip']}    ${dst['user']}    ${dst['pass']}
         ...    ${dst['container_type']}    ${dst['container_name']}
     END
+
+Should Be Larger Than
+    [Documentation]    Verify that value_1 is > value_2
+    [Arguments]    ${value_1}    ${value_2}
+    Run Keyword If    ${value_1} <= ${value_2}
+    ...    Fail    The value ${value_1} is not larger than ${value_2}
+
+Should Be Float
+    [Documentation]    Verify that value is a floating point number type
+    [Arguments]    ${value}
+    ${type}    Evaluate    type(${value}).__name__
+    Should Be Equal    ${type}    float
+
+Get Current Time
+    [Documentation]    Return the current time in RFC3339 format
+    ${output}=    Run    date -u +"%FT%T%:z"
+    [return]     ${output}
diff --git a/libraries/voltctl.robot b/libraries/voltctl.robot
index 87ec701..6c942db 100644
--- a/libraries/voltctl.robot
+++ b/libraries/voltctl.robot
@@ -384,6 +384,15 @@
     Log    ${sn}
     [Return]    ${sn}
 
+Get Parent ID From Device ID
+    [Arguments]    ${device_id}
+    [Documentation]    Gets the device id by matching for ${device_id}
+    ${rc}    ${pid}=    Run and Return Rc and Output
+    ...    ${VOLTCTL_CONFIG}; voltctl device list --filter=Id=${device_id} --format='{{.ParentId}}'
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
+    Log    ${pid}
+    [Return]    ${pid}
+
 Validate Device Removed
     [Arguments]    ${id}
     [Documentation]    Verifys that device, ${serial_number}, has been removed