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+/**
+ * Update packages on given nodes
+ *
+ * Expected parameters:
+ *   SALT_MASTER_CREDENTIALS    Credentials to the Salt API.
+ *   SALT_MASTER_URL            Full Salt API address [http://10.10.10.1:8000].
+ *
+**/
+
+def common = new com.mirantis.mk.Common()
+def salt = new com.mirantis.mk.Salt()
+
+
+def saltMaster
+
+timestamps {
+    node() {
+
+        stage('Connect to Salt API') {
+            saltMaster = salt.connection(SALT_MASTER_URL, SALT_MASTER_CREDENTIALS)
+        }
+
+        stage('Start restore') {
+            // # actual upgrade
+
+            stage('Ask for manual confirmation') {
+                input message: "Are you sure you have the correct backups ready? Do you really want to continue to restore Cassandra?"
+            }
+            // Cassandra restore section
+            try {
+                salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, 'I@opencontrail:control', 'service.stop', ['supervisor-database'], null, true)
+            } catch (Exception er) {
+                common.warningMsg('Supervisor-database service already stopped')
+            }
+            try {
+                salt.cmdRun(saltMaster, 'I@opencontrail:control', "mkdir /root/cassandra/cassandra.bak")
+            } catch (Exception er) {
+                common.warningMsg('Directory already exists')
+            }
+
+            // add check if empty dir ?
+            try {
+                salt.cmdRun(saltMaster, 'I@opencontrail:control', "mv /var/lib/cassandra/* /root/cassandra/cassandra.bak")
+            } catch (Exception er) {
+                common.warningMsg('Files were already moved')
+            }
+
+            _pillar = salt.getPillar(saltMaster, "ntw01*", 'cassandra:backup:backup_dir')
+            backup_dir = _pillar['return'][0].values()[0]
+            if(backup_dir == null || backup_dir.isEmpty()) { backup_dir='/var/backups/cassandra' }
+            print(backup_dir)
+            salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, 'I@galera:master', 'file.remove', ["${backup_dir}/dbrestored"], null, true)
+
+            salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, 'ntw01*', 'service.start', ['supervisor-database'], null, true)
+
+            sleep(10)
+
+            // performs restore
+            salt.cmdRun(saltMaster, 'ntw01*', "su root -c 'salt-call state.sls cassandra'")
+            salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, 'ntw01*', 'system.reboot', null, null, true, 5)
+            salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, 'ntw02*', 'system.reboot', null, null, true, 5)
+            salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, 'ntw03*', 'system.reboot', null, null, true, 5)
+
+            sleep(15)
+            salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, 'I@opencontrail:control', 'service.restart', ['supervisor-database'], null, true)
+
+            sleep(10)
+            salt.cmdRun(saltMaster, 'I@opencontrail:control', "nodetool status")
+            salt.cmdRun(saltMaster, 'I@opencontrail:control', "contrail-status")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+