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+{% from 'virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
+
+# Install support services
+- description: Create and distribute SSL certificates for services using salt state
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False '*' state.sls salt
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: true
+
+- description:  Install keepalived
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived -b 1
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: true
+
+- description: Install haproxy
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+- description: Install haproxy.service
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+- description: Install docker
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@docker:host' state.sls docker.host
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+- description: Check docker
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@docker:host' cmd.run 'docker ps'
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false