SEBA-108 base methods for acquire_service_instance and validate_links

Change-Id: I162fb34dd8c18a3409d4bbdde6cc4bf275e16414
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ac2cdeb..7d2ed7c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.3
+2.1.4