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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.
+
+*** Variables ***
+${success_return_code} 0
+${connectivity_pol_time} 5sec
+${connectivity_max_wait_time} 30sec
+
+*** Keywords ***
+Test Ping Host
+ [Documentation] Run Ping
+ ... Parameters:
+ ... host: IP or name of the host
+ ... Execution example:
+ ... Ping Test \${host}
+
+ [Arguments] ${host}
+
+ ${rc} ${stdout}= Run and Return RC and Output ping -c 2 -W 1 ${host}
+ Log ${stdout}
+ Should Be Equal As Integers ${rc} ${success_return_code}
+
+Test Connectivity
+ [Arguments] ${host}
+
+ WAIT UNTIL KEYWORD SUCCEEDS ${connectivity_max_wait_time} ${connectivity_pol_time} Test Ping Host ${host}