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+---
+driver:
+  name: docker
+  hostname: xtrabackup.ci.local
+  use_sudo: false
+
+provisioner:
+  name: salt_solo
+  salt_install: bootstrap
+  salt_bootstrap_url: https://bootstrap.saltstack.com
+  salt_version: latest
+  require_chef: false
+  log_level: error
+  formula: xtrabackup
+  grains:
+    noservices: True
+  state_top:
+    base:
+      "*":
+        - xtrabackup
+  pillars:
+    top.sls:
+      base:
+        "*":
+          - xtrabackup
+
+verifier:
+  name: inspec
+  sudo: true
+
+docker_images:
+  - &xenial-20177 <%=ENV['IMAGE_XENIAL_20177'] || 'docker-dev-local.docker.mirantis.net/epcim/salt/saltstack-ubuntu-xenial-salt-2017.7/salt:2018_11_19'%>
+  - &xenial-stable <%=ENV['IMAGE_XENIAL_STABLE'] || 'docker-dev-local.docker.mirantis.net/epcim/salt/saltstack-ubuntu-xenial-salt-stable/salt:2018_11_19'%>
+
+platforms:
+  - name: xenial-2017.7
+    driver_config:
+      image: *xenial-20177
+      platform: ubuntu
+
+  - name: xenial-stable
+    driver_config:
+      image: *xenial-stable
+      platform: ubuntu
+
+
+
+suites:
+
+  - name: client_backup_times
+    provisioner:
+      pillars-from-files:
+        xtrabackup.sls: tests/pillar/client_backup_times.sls
+
+  - name: client
+    provisioner:
+      pillars-from-files:
+        xtrabackup.sls: tests/pillar/client.sls
+
+  - name: client_using_tcp
+    provisioner:
+      pillars-from-files:
+        xtrabackup.sls: tests/pillar/client_using_tcp.sls
+
+  - name: server_backup_times
+    provisioner:
+      pillars-from-files:
+        xtrabackup.sls: tests/pillar/server_backup_times.sls
+
+  - name: server
+    provisioner:
+      pillars-from-files:
+        xtrabackup.sls: tests/pillar/server.sls