diff --git a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index 3544485..51af147 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     concurrent: true
     disabled: false
     name: 2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl
+    triggers:
+       - timed: H(5-30) 22 * * 1-7
     parameters:
     - string:
         default: heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
         name: PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL_TIMEOUT
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: 2019.2.0
+        default: 2019.2.8
         description: ''
         name: MCP_VERSION
         trim: 'false'
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
         name: NODE_NAME
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: /home/jenkins/images/ubuntu-16-04-x64-mcp2019.2.0.qcow2
+        default: '/home/jenkins/images/ubuntu-16-04-x64-mcp2019.2.0.qcow2'
         description: ''
         name: MCP_IMAGE_PATH1604
         trim: 'false'
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
         name: IMAGE_PATH_CFG01_DAY01
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: cfg01.${{LAB_CONFIG_NAME}}-config-drive.iso
+        default: 'cfg01.${{LAB_CONFIG_NAME}}-config-drive.iso'
         description: ISO name that will be generated and downloaded to the /home/jenkins/images/
         name: CFG01_CONFIG_IMAGE_NAME
         trim: 'false'
@@ -70,12 +72,12 @@
         name: TCP_QA_REFS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: reference to patchset in pipeline-library
         name: PIPELINE_LIBRARY_REF
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: reference to patchset in mk-pipelines
         name: MK_PIPELINES_REF
         trim: 'false'
@@ -144,9 +146,7 @@
         name: ENV_MANAGER
     - string:
         default: https://ic-eu.ssl.mirantis.net:5000/v3
-        description: 'Openstack keystone catalog endpoint, for example https://10.90.0.80:5000/v3
-
-          '
+        description: 'Openstack keystone catalog endpoint, for example https://10.90.0.80:5000/v3'
         name: OS_AUTH_URL
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@
     - string:
         default: eu-cloud.env
         description: |-
-          Heat template environment filename with 'parameter_defaults' dict, placed in tcp_tests/templates/_heat_environments/
-          , for example: microcloud-8116.env
+          Heat template environment filename with 'parameter_defaults' dict, placed in tcp_tests/templates/_heat_environments/,
+          for example: microcloud-8116.env
         name: LAB_PARAM_DEFAULTS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: ''
         name: JENKINS_PIPELINE_BRANCH
         trim: 'false'
@@ -183,15 +183,19 @@
         name: TEMPEST_PATTERN
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: ''
         name: MCP_COMMON_SCRIPTS_REFS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: 2019.2.0
+        default: 2019.2.8
         description: ''
         name: UPDATE_VERSION
         trim: 'false'
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
+        name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
@@ -199,6 +203,5 @@
           branches:
           - FETCH_HEAD
           refspec: ${{TCP_QA_REFS}}
-          url: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/mcp/tcp-qa
+          url: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/mcp/tcp-qa.git
       script-path: jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
-
diff --git a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
index 13c683c..e7f9752 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     concurrent: true
     disabled: false
     name: 2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl
+    triggers:
+    - timed: H(5-30) 23 * * 1-7
     parameters:
     - string:
         default: heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
         name: PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL_TIMEOUT
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: 2019.2.0
+        default: 2019.2.8
         description: ''
         name: MCP_VERSION
         trim: 'false'
@@ -70,12 +72,12 @@
         name: TCP_QA_REFS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: reference to patchset in pipeline-library
         name: PIPELINE_LIBRARY_REF
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: reference to patchset in mk-pipelines
         name: MK_PIPELINES_REF
         trim: 'false'
@@ -144,9 +146,7 @@
         name: ENV_MANAGER
     - string:
         default: https://ic-eu.ssl.mirantis.net:5000/v3
-        description: 'Openstack keystone catalog endpoint, for example https://10.90.0.80:5000/v3
-
-          '
+        description: 'Openstack keystone catalog endpoint, for example https://10.90.0.80:5000/v3'
         name: OS_AUTH_URL
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
@@ -168,30 +168,39 @@
     - string:
         default: eu-cloud.env
         description: |-
-          Heat template environment filename with 'parameter_defaults' dict, placed in tcp_tests/templates/_heat_environments/
-          , for example: microcloud-8116.env
+          Heat template environment filename with 'parameter_defaults' dict, placed in tcp_tests/templates/_heat_environments/,
+          for example: microcloud-8116.env
         name: LAB_PARAM_DEFAULTS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: ''
         name: JENKINS_PIPELINE_BRANCH
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: ''
         name: MCP_COMMON_SCRIPTS_REFS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
+        default: 2019.2.8
+        description: ''
+        name: UPDATE_VERSION
+        trim: 'false'
+    - string:
+        default: ''
+        description: ''
+        name: TEMPEST_EXTRA_ARGS
+        trim: 'false'
+    - string:
         default: ^heat_tempest_plugin.tests*|^tempest.api.image*|^tempest_horizon*|^tempest.api.identity*|^tempest.api.network*|^tempest.api.compute*|^tempest.api.volume*|^tempest.scenario*|^tempest.api.object_storage*
         description: Exclude tungsten tests by default
         name: TEMPEST_PATTERN
         trim: 'false'
-    - string:
-        default: 2019.2.0
-        description: ''
-        name: UPDATE_VERSION
-        trim: 'false'
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
+        name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
@@ -199,6 +208,6 @@
           branches:
           - FETCH_HEAD
           refspec: ${{TCP_QA_REFS}}
-          url: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/mcp/tcp-qa
+          url: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/mcp/tcp-qa.git
       script-path: jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
-    project-type: pipeline
+
diff --git a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
index 661b5b7..c629557 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     concurrent: true
     disabled: false
     name: 2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl
+    triggers:
+    - timed: H(5-30) 21 * * 1-7
     parameters:
     - string:
         default: heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
         name: PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL_TIMEOUT
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: 2019.2.0
+        default: 2019.2.8
         description: ''
         name: MCP_VERSION
         trim: 'false'
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
         name: NODE_NAME
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: /home/jenkins/images/ubuntu-16-04-x64-mcp2019.2.0.qcow2
+        default: '/home/jenkins/images/ubuntu-16-04-x64-mcp2019.2.0.qcow2'
         description: ''
         name: MCP_IMAGE_PATH1604
         trim: 'false'
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
         name: IMAGE_PATH_CFG01_DAY01
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: cfg01.${{LAB_CONFIG_NAME}}-config-drive.iso
+        default: 'cfg01.${{LAB_CONFIG_NAME}}-config-drive.iso'
         description: ISO name that will be generated and downloaded to the /home/jenkins/images/
         name: CFG01_CONFIG_IMAGE_NAME
         trim: 'false'
@@ -70,12 +72,12 @@
         name: TCP_QA_REFS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: reference to patchset in pipeline-library
         name: PIPELINE_LIBRARY_REF
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: reference to patchset in mk-pipelines
         name: MK_PIPELINES_REF
         trim: 'false'
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@
         name: SALT_MODELS_SYSTEM_COMMIT
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: -m "run_cvp_func_sanity|run_tempest|run_stacklight"
+        default: -m "run_cvp_func_sanity|run_cvp_tempest|run_stacklight"
         description: |-
           Pytest option -k or -m, with expression to select necessary tests.
           Additional pytest options are allowed.
@@ -144,9 +146,7 @@
         name: ENV_MANAGER
     - string:
         default: https://ic-eu.ssl.mirantis.net:5000/v3
-        description: 'Openstack keystone catalog endpoint, for example https://10.90.0.80:5000/v3
-
-          '
+        description: 'Openstack keystone catalog endpoint, for example https://10.90.0.80:5000/v3'
         name: OS_AUTH_URL
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@
     - string:
         default: eu-cloud.env
         description: |-
-          Heat template environment filename with 'parameter_defaults' dict, placed in tcp_tests/templates/_heat_environments/
-          , for example: microcloud-8116.env
+          Heat template environment filename with 'parameter_defaults' dict, placed in tcp_tests/templates/_heat_environments/,
+          for example: microcloud-8116.env
         name: LAB_PARAM_DEFAULTS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: ''
         name: JENKINS_PIPELINE_BRANCH
         trim: 'false'
@@ -183,15 +183,24 @@
         name: TEMPEST_PATTERN
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: ''
+        default: 'refs/tags/2019.2.8'
         description: ''
         name: MCP_COMMON_SCRIPTS_REFS
         trim: 'false'
     - string:
-        default: 2019.2.0
+        default: 2019.2.8
         description: ''
         name: UPDATE_VERSION
         trim: 'false'
+    - string:
+        default: ''
+        description: ''
+        name: TEMPEST_EXTRA_ARGS
+        trim: 'false'
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
+        name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
@@ -199,5 +208,5 @@
           branches:
           - FETCH_HEAD
           refspec: ${{TCP_QA_REFS}}
-          url: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/mcp/tcp-qa
+          url: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/mcp/tcp-qa.git
       script-path: jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy