diff --git a/_states/octaviav2.py b/_states/octaviav2.py
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+import logging
+import random
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def __virtual__():
+    return 'octaviav2' if 'octaviav2.loadbalancer_list' in __salt__ else False
+
+
+def _octaviav2_call(fname, *args, **kwargs):
+    return __salt__['octaviav2.{}'.format(fname)](*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def _resource_present(resource, name, changeable_params, cloud_name, **kwargs):
+    try:
+        method_name = '{}_get_details'.format(resource)
+        exact_resource = _octaviav2_call(
+            method_name, name, cloud_name=cloud_name
+        )[resource]
+    except Exception as e:
+        if 'ResourceNotFound' in repr(e):
+            try:
+                method_name = '{}_create'.format(resource)
+                resp = _octaviav2_call(
+                    method_name, name=name, cloud_name=cloud_name, **kwargs
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.exception('Octavia {0} create failed with {1}'.
+                    format(resource, e))
+                return _failed('create', name, resource)
+            return _succeeded('create', name, resource, resp)
+        elif 'MultipleResourcesFound' in repr(e):
+            return _failed('find', name, resource)
+        else:
+            raise
+
+    to_update = {}
+    for key in kwargs:
+        if key in changeable_params and (key not in exact_resource
+                or kwargs[key] != exact_resource[key]):
+            to_update[key] = kwargs[key]
+    try:
+        method_name = '{}_update'.format(resource)
+        resp = _octaviav2_call(
+            method_name, name, cloud_name=cloud_name, **to_update
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.exception('Octavia {0} update failed with {1}'.format(resource, e))
+        return _failed('update', name, resource)
+    return _succeeded('update', name, resource, resp)
+
+
+def _resource_absent(resource, name, cloud_name):
+    try:
+        method_name = '{}_get_details'.format(resource)
+        _octaviav2_call(
+            method_name, name, cloud_name=cloud_name
+        )[resource]
+    except Exception as e:
+        if 'ResourceNotFound' in repr(e):
+            return _succeeded('absent', name, resource)
+        if 'MultipleResourcesFound' in repr(e):
+            return _failed('find', name, resource)
+    try:
+        method_name = '{}_delete'.format(resource)
+        _octaviav2_call(
+            method_name, name, cloud_name=cloud_name
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.error('Octavia delete {0} failed with {1}'.format(resource, e))
+        return _failed('delete', name, resource)
+    return _succeeded('delete', name, resource)
+
+
+def loadbalancer_present(name, cloud_name, **kwargs):
+    changeable = (
+        'admin_state_up', 'vip_qos_policy_id', 'description',
+    )
+
+    return _resource_present('loadbalancer', name, changeable, cloud_name, **kwargs)
+
+
+def loadbalancer_absent(name, cloud_name):
+    return _resource_absent('loadbalancer', name, cloud_name)
+
+def _succeeded(op, name, resource, changes=None):
+    msg_map = {
+        'create': '{0} {1} created',
+        'delete': '{0} {1} removed',
+        'update': '{0} {1} updated',
+        'no_changes': '{0} {1} is in desired state',
+        'absent': '{0} {1} not present',
+    }
+    changes_dict = {
+        'name': name,
+        'result': True,
+        'comment': msg_map[op].format(resource, name),
+        'changes': changes or {},
+    }
+    return changes_dict
+
+
+def _failed(op, name, resource):
+    msg_map = {
+        'create': '{0} {1} failed to create',
+        'delete': '{0} {1} failed to delete',
+        'update': '{0} {1} failed to update',
+        'find': '{0} {1} found multiple {0}',
+    }
+    changes_dict = {
+        'name': name,
+        'result': False,
+        'comment': msg_map[op].format(resource, name),
+        'changes': {},
+    }
+    return changes_dict