diff --git a/compose/docker-compose-system-test-persistence.yml b/compose/docker-compose-system-test-persistence.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..364afcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose/docker-compose-system-test-persistence.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+version: '2'
+services:
+  #
+  # Single-node zookeeper service
+  #
+  zookeeper:
+    image: wurstmeister/zookeeper
+    ports:
+    - 2181
+    environment:
+      SERVICE_2181_NAME: "zookeeper"
+  #
+  # Single-node kafka service
+  #
+  kafka:
+    image: wurstmeister/kafka
+    ports:
+     - 9092
+    environment:
+      KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME: ${DOCKER_HOST_IP}
+      KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: 'true'
+      KAFKA_HEAP_OPTS: "-Xmx256M -Xms128M"
+      SERVICE_9092_NAME: "kafka"
+    depends_on:
+    - consul
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+  #
+  # Single-node consul agent
+  #
+  consul:
+    image: consul:latest
+    command: agent -server -bootstrap -client 0.0.0.0 -ui
+    ports:
+    - "8300:8300"
+    - "8400:8400"
+    - "8500:8500"
+    - "8600:8600/udp"
+    environment:
+      #SERVICE_53_IGNORE: "yes"
+      SERVICE_8300_IGNORE: "yes"
+      SERVICE_8400_IGNORE: "yes"
+      SERVICE_8500_NAME: "consul-rest"
+  #
+  # Registrator
+  #
+  registrator:
+    image: gliderlabs/registrator:latest
+    command: [
+      "-ip=${DOCKER_HOST_IP}",
+      "-retry-attempts", "100",
+      "-cleanup",
+      # "-internal",
+      "consul://consul:8500"
+    ]
+    links:
+    - consul
+    volumes:
+    - "/var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock"
+
+  #
+  # Fluentd log server
+  #
+  fluentd:
+    image: fluent/fluentd
+    ports:
+    - "24224:24224"
+    volumes:
+    - "/tmp/fluentd:/fluentd/log"
+    environment:
+      SERVICE_24224_NAME: "fluentd-intake"
+
+  #
+  # Graphite-Grafana-statsd service instance
+  # (demo place-holder for external KPI system)
+  #
+  grafana:
+    image: voltha/grafana
+    ports:
+    - "8883:80"
+    - "2003:2003"
+    - "2004:2004"
+    - "8126:8126"
+    - "8125:8125/udp"
+    environment:
+      SERVICE_80_NAME:   "grafana-web-ui"
+      SERVICE_2003_NAME: "carbon-plain-text-intake"
+      SERVICE_2004_NAME: "carbon-pickle-intake"
+      SERVICE_8126_NAME: "statsd-tcp-intake"
+      SERVICE_8125_NAME: "statsd-udp-intake"
+      GR_SERVER_ROOT_URL: "http://localhost:80/grafana/"
+
+  #
+  # Shovel (Kafka-graphite-gateway)
+  #
+  shovel:
+    image: cord/shovel
+    command: [
+      "/shovel/shovel/main.py",
+      "--kafka=@kafka",
+      "--consul=${DOCKER_HOST_IP}:8500",
+      "--topic=voltha.kpis",
+      "--host=${DOCKER_HOST_IP}"
+    ]
+    depends_on:
+    - consul
+    - kafka
+    - grafana
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  #
+  # Voltha server instance(s)
+  #
+  voltha:
+    image: cord/voltha
+    command: [
+      "/voltha/voltha/main.py",
+      "-v",
+      "--consul=${DOCKER_HOST_IP}:8500",
+      "--fluentd=fluentd:24224",
+      "--rest-port=8880",
+      "--grpc-port=50556",
+      "--kafka=@kafka",
+      "--instance-id-is-container-name",
+      "--interface=eth1",
+      "--backend=consul",
+      "-v"
+    ]
+    ports:
+    - 8880
+    - 50556
+    - 18880
+    depends_on:
+    - consul
+    links:
+    - consul
+    - fluentd
+    environment:
+      SERVICE_8880_NAME: "voltha-health"
+      SERVICE_8880_CHECK_HTTP: "/health"
+      SERVICE_8880_CHECK_INTERVAL: "5s"
+      SERVICE_8880_CHECK_TIMEOUT: "1s"
+      SERVICE_18880_NAME: "voltha-sim-rest"
+      SERVICE_HOST_IP: "${DOCKER_HOST_IP}"
+      SERVICE_50556_NAME: "vcore-grpc"
+    volumes:
+    - "/var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock"
+    networks:
+    - default
+    - ponmgmt
+
+  envoy:
+    image: voltha/envoy
+    entrypoint:
+      - /usr/local/bin/envoyd
+      - -envoy-cfg-template
+      - "/envoy/voltha-grpc-proxy.template.json"
+      - -envoy-config
+      - "/envoy/voltha-grpc-proxy.json"
+    ports:
+      - "50555:50555"
+      - "8882:8882"
+      - "8443:8443"
+      - "8001:8001"
+    environment:
+      SERVICE_50555_NAME: "voltha-grpc"
+    volumes:
+    - "/var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock"
+    networks:
+    - default
+    - ponmgmt
+    links:
+    - voltha:vcore
+  #
+  # Voltha cli container
+  #
+  vcli:
+    image: cord/vcli
+    command: [
+      "/cli/cli/setup.sh",
+      "-L",
+      "-G"
+    ]
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_HOST_IP: "${DOCKER_HOST_IP}"
+    ports:
+    - "5022:22"
+    depends_on:
+    - voltha
+
+#############################################
+# Item below this line will soon be removed.#
+#############################################
+
+  #
+  # Chameleon server instance(s)
+  #
+  chameleon:
+    image: cord/chameleon
+    command: [
+      "/chameleon/chameleon/main.py",
+      "-v",
+      "--consul=consul:8500",
+      "--fluentd=fluentd:24224",
+      "--rest-port=8881",
+      "--grpc-endpoint=@voltha-grpc",
+      "--instance-id-is-container-name",
+      "-v"
+    ]
+    ports:
+    - 8881
+    depends_on:
+    - consul
+    - voltha
+    links:
+    - consul
+    - fluentd
+    environment:
+      SERVICE_8881_NAME: "chameleon-rest"
+      ENABLE_TLS: "False"
+    volumes:
+    - "/var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock"
+  #
+  # ofagent server instance
+  #
+  ofagent:
+    image: cord/ofagent
+    command: [
+      "/ofagent/ofagent/main.py",
+      "-v",
+      "--consul=${DOCKER_HOST_IP}:8500",
+      "--fluentd=fluentd:24224",
+      "--controller=${DOCKER_HOST_IP}:6653",
+      "--grpc-endpoint=@voltha-grpc",
+      "--instance-id-is-container-name",
+      "-v"
+    ]
+    depends_on:
+    - consul
+    - voltha
+    links:
+    - consul
+    - fluentd
+    volumes:
+    - "/var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  #
+  # Netconf server instance(s)
+  #
+  netconf:
+    image: cord/netconf
+    privileged: true
+    command: [
+      "/netconf/netconf/main.py",
+      "-v",
+      "--consul=${DOCKER_HOST_IP}:8500",
+      "--fluentd=fluentd:24224",
+      "--grpc-endpoint=@voltha-grpc",
+      "--instance-id-is-container-name",
+      "-v"
+    ]
+    ports:
+    - "830:1830"
+    depends_on:
+    - consul
+    - voltha
+    links:
+    - consul
+    - fluentd
+    environment:
+      SERVICE_1830_NAME: "netconf-server"
+    volumes:
+    - "/var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock"
+
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    driver: bridge
+  ponmgmt:
+    driver: bridge
+    driver_opts:
+      com.docker.network.bridge.name: "ponmgmt"
diff --git a/tests/itests/voltha/test_persistence.py b/tests/itests/voltha/test_persistence.py
index 38c1422..3ee7424 100644
--- a/tests/itests/voltha/test_persistence.py
+++ b/tests/itests/voltha/test_persistence.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from voltha.protos.voltha_pb2 import AlarmFilter
 
 LOCAL_CONSUL = "localhost:8500"
-DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE = "compose/docker-compose-system-test.yml"
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE = "compose/docker-compose-system-test-persistence.yml"
 
 command_defs = dict(
     docker_ps="docker ps",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                                   msg)
         TestConsulPersistence.t0[0] = t1
 
-    @skip('Test case hangs during execution. Investigation required. Refer to VOL-425 and VOL-427')
+    # @skip('Test case hangs during execution. Investigation required. Refer to VOL-425 and VOL-427')
     def test_all_scenarios(self):
         self.basic_scenario()
         self.data_integrity()
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@
 
         # 2. Configure some data on the volthainstance
         self.assert_no_device_present()
-        olt = self.add_olt_device()
+        host = '172.17.0.1'
+        olt = self.add_olt_device(host)
         olt_id = olt['id']
         self.pt(olt_id)
         self.verify_device_preprovisioned_state(olt_id)
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@
         self.pt("Waiting for voltha and chameleon containers to be ready ...")
         self.wait_till('voltha services HEALTHY',
                        lambda: verify_all_services_healthy(LOCAL_CONSUL,
-                                                           service_name='voltha-grpc') == True,
+                                                           service_name='vcore-grpc') == True,
                        timeout=10)
         self.wait_till('chameleon services HEALTHY',
                        lambda: verify_all_services_healthy(LOCAL_CONSUL,
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@
         self.pt("Waiting for voltha to be ready ...")
         self.wait_till('voltha service HEALTHY',
                        lambda: verify_all_services_healthy(LOCAL_CONSUL,
-                                                           service_name='voltha-grpc') == True,
+                                                           service_name='vcore-grpc') == True,
                        timeout=30)
         self.pt("Voltha is ready ...")
 
@@ -374,7 +375,8 @@
         self.n_olts = 100
         self.olt_devices = {}
         for i in xrange(self.n_olts):
-            d = self.add_olt_device()
+            host = '172.17.1.{}'.format(i)
+            d = self.add_olt_device(host)
             self.olt_devices[d['id']] = d
 
     def get_voltha_instance_data(self):
@@ -383,10 +385,10 @@
         data['logical_devices'] = self.get('/api/v1/logical_devices')
         return data
 
-    def add_olt_device(self):
+    def add_olt_device(self, host):
         device = Device(
             type='ponsim_olt',
-            host_and_port='172.17.0.1:50060'
+            host_and_port='{}:50060'.format(host)
         )
         device = self.post('/api/v1/devices', MessageToDict(device),
                            expected_http_code=200)