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+#   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.
+
+*** Keywords ***
+Test Connectivity
+    [Arguments]  ${host}
+
+    ${result}  Run Process  ping -c 5 -W 1 ${host} > /dev/null && echo OK  shell=True
+    Log     all output: ${result.stdout}
+    Should Contain  ${result.stdout}  OK