18 files changed, 586 insertions, 346 deletions

diff --git a/jjb/apex/apex-deploy.sh b/jjb/apex/apex-deploy.sh
index e21387ac6..bbceb4b88 100755
--- a/jjb/apex/apex-deploy.sh
+++ b/jjb/apex/apex-deploy.sh
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ else
   # settings for bare metal deployment
   if [ "$IPV6_FLAG" == "True" ]; then
     NETWORK_FILE="/root/network/network_settings_v6.yaml"
+  elif [[ "$JOB_NAME" == *master* ]]; then
+    NETWORK_FILE="/root/network/network_settings-master.yaml"
   else
     NETWORK_FILE="/root/network/network_settings.yaml"
   fi
diff --git a/jjb/armband/armband-ci-jobs.yml b/jjb/armband/armband-ci-jobs.yml
index 2122959a9..b1cd9bf75 100644
--- a/jjb/armband/armband-ci-jobs.yml
+++ b/jjb/armband/armband-ci-jobs.yml
@@ -303,31 +303,31 @@
 - trigger:
     name: 'fuel-os-odl_l2-nofeature-ha-armband-virtual-master-trigger'
     triggers:
-        - timed: ''
+        - timed: '0 2 * * 1'
 - trigger:
     name: 'fuel-os-nosdn-nofeature-ha-armband-virtual-master-trigger'
     triggers:
-        - timed: ''
+        - timed: '0 2 * * 2'
 - trigger:
     name: 'fuel-os-odl_l3-nofeature-ha-armband-virtual-master-trigger'
     triggers:
-        - timed: ''
+        - timed: '0 2 * * 3'
 - trigger:
     name: 'fuel-os-odl_l2-bgpvpn-ha-armband-virtual-master-trigger'
     triggers:
-        - timed: ''
+        - timed: '0 2 * * 4'
 - trigger:
     name: 'fuel-os-odl_l2-nofeature-noha-armband-virtual-master-trigger'
     triggers:
-        - timed: ''
+        - timed: '0 2 * * 5'
 - trigger:
     name: 'fuel-os-odl_l2-sfc-ha-armband-virtual-master-trigger'
     triggers:
-        - timed: ''
+        - timed: '0 2 * * 6'
 - trigger:
     name: 'fuel-os-odl_l2-sfc-noha-armband-virtual-master-trigger'
     triggers:
-        - timed: ''
+        - timed: '0 2 * * 7'
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Enea Armband CI Virtual Triggers running against colorado branch
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/jjb/armband/armband-deploy.sh b/jjb/armband/armband-deploy.sh
index c8e58afa8..e0631c424 100755
--- a/jjb/armband/armband-deploy.sh
+++ b/jjb/armband/armband-deploy.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ if [[ $LAB_CONFIG_URL =~ ^(git|ssh):// ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if [[ "$NODE_NAME" =~ "virtual" ]]; then
+    POD_NAME="virtual_kvm"
+fi
+
 # releng wants us to use nothing else but opnfv.iso for now. We comply.
 ISO_FILE=$WORKSPACE/opnfv.iso
 
diff --git a/jjb/compass4nfv/compass-verify-jobs.yml b/jjb/compass4nfv/compass-verify-jobs.yml
index 87c19a9c5..cc04ad3da 100644
--- a/jjb/compass4nfv/compass-verify-jobs.yml
+++ b/jjb/compass4nfv/compass-verify-jobs.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             name: basic
             condition: SUCCESSFUL
             projects:
-                - name: 'compass-verify-basic-{stream}'
+                - name: 'opnfv-lint-verify-{stream}'
                   current-parameters: true
                   node-parameters: true
                   kill-phase-on: FAILURE
diff --git a/jjb/escalator/escalator-basic.sh b/jjb/escalator/escalator-basic.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9c739c422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jjb/escalator/escalator-basic.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "This is escalator basic job!"
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+
diff --git a/jjb/escalator/escalator-build.sh b/jjb/escalator/escalator-build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0e35c27d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jjb/escalator/escalator-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "This is escalator build job!"
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# set OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION
+if [[ "$JOB_NAME" =~ "merge" ]]; then
+    echo "Building Escalator TAR for a merged change"
+    export OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION="gerrit-$GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER"
+else
+    export OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+fi
+
+# build output directory
+OUTPUT_DIR=$WORKSPACE/build_output
+mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
+
+# start the build
+cd $WORKSPACE
+./ci/build.sh $OUTPUT_DIR $OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION
+
+# save information regarding artifact into file
+(
+    echo "OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION=$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION"
+    echo "OPNFV_GIT_URL=$(git config --get remote.origin.url)"
+    echo "OPNFV_GIT_SHA1=$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+    echo "OPNFV_ARTIFACT_URL=$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.bin"
+    echo "OPNFV_BUILD_URL=$BUILD_URL"
+) > $WORKSPACE/opnfv.properties
+
+echo
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Done!"
diff --git a/jjb/escalator/escalator-upload-artifact.sh b/jjb/escalator/escalator-upload-artifact.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..781fb3e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jjb/escalator/escalator-upload-artifact.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "This is escalator upload job!"
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+
+set -o pipefail
+
+# check if we built something
+if [ -f $WORKSPACE/.noupload ]; then
+    echo "Nothing new to upload. Exiting."
+    /bin/rm -f $WORKSPACE/.noupload
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# source the opnfv.properties to get ARTIFACT_VERSION
+source $WORKSPACE/opnfv.properties
+
+importkey () {
+# clone releng repository
+echo "Cloning releng repository..."
+[ -d releng ] && rm -rf releng
+git clone https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/releng $WORKSPACE/releng/ &> /dev/null
+#this is where we import the siging key
+if [ -f $WORKSPACE/releng/utils/gpg_import_key.sh ]; then
+  source $WORKSPACE/releng/utils/gpg_import_key.sh
+fi
+}
+
+signtar () {
+gpg2 -vvv --batch --yes --no-tty \
+  --default-key opnfv-helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org  \
+  --passphrase besteffort \
+  --detach-sig $BUILD_DIRECTORY/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz
+
+gsutil cp $BUILD_DIRECTORY/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz.sig gs://$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz.sig
+echo "TAR signature Upload Complete!"
+}
+
+uploadtar () {
+# log info to console
+echo "Uploading $INSTALLER_TYPE artifact. This could take some time..."
+echo
+
+cd $WORKSPACE
+# upload artifact and additional files to google storage
+gsutil cp $BUILD_DIRECTORY/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz \
+    gs://$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz > gsutil.tar.log 2>&1
+gsutil cp $WORKSPACE/opnfv.properties \
+    gs://$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.properties > gsutil.properties.log 2>&1
+if [[ ! "$JOB_NAME" =~ (verify|merge) ]]; then
+    gsutil cp $WORKSPACE/opnfv.properties \
+    gs://$GS_URL/latest.properties > gsutil.latest.log 2>&1
+elif [[ "$JOB_NAME" =~ "merge" ]]; then
+    echo "Uploaded Escalator TAR for a merged change"
+fi
+
+gsutil -m setmeta \
+    -h "Content-Type:text/html" \
+    -h "Cache-Control:private, max-age=0, no-transform" \
+    gs://$GS_URL/latest.properties \
+    gs://$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.properties > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+gsutil -m setmeta \
+    -h "Cache-Control:private, max-age=0, no-transform" \
+    gs://$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+# disabled errexit due to gsutil setmeta complaints
+#   BadRequestException: 400 Invalid argument
+# check if we uploaded the file successfully to see if things are fine
+gsutil ls gs://$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Problem while uploading artifact!"
+    echo "Check log $WORKSPACE/gsutil.bin.log on the machine where this build is done."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Done!"
+echo
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+echo
+echo "Artifact is available as http://$GS_URL/opnfv-$OPNFV_ARTIFACT_VERSION.tar.gz"
+echo
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+echo
+}
+
+importkey
+signtar
+uploadtar
diff --git a/jjb/escalator/escalator.yml b/jjb/escalator/escalator.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dba76f7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jjb/escalator/escalator.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+- project:
+    name: 'escalator'
+
+    project: 'escalator'
+#####################################
+# branch definitions
+#####################################
+    stream:
+        - master:
+            branch: '{stream}'
+            gs-pathname: ''
+            disabled: false
+#####################################
+# phases
+#####################################
+    phase:
+        - 'basic':
+            slave-label: 'opnfv-build-centos'
+        - 'build':
+            slave-label: 'opnfv-build-centos'
+#####################################
+# jobs
+#####################################
+    jobs:
+        - 'escalator-verify-{stream}'
+        - 'escalator-verify-{phase}-{stream}'
+        - 'escalator-merge-{stream}'
+        - 'escalator-merge-{phase}-{stream}'
+#####################################
+# job templates
+#####################################
+- job-template:
+    name: 'escalator-verify-{stream}'
+
+    project-type: multijob
+
+    disabled: false
+
+    concurrent: true
+
+    properties:
+        - throttle:
+            enabled: true
+            max-total: 4
+            option: 'project'
+
+    scm:
+        - gerrit-trigger-scm:
+            credentials-id: '{ssh-credentials}'
+            refspec: '$GERRIT_REFSPEC'
+            choosing-strategy: 'gerrit'
+
+    wrappers:
+        - ssh-agent-credentials:
+            users:
+                - '{ssh-credentials}'
+        - timeout:
+            timeout: 360
+            fail: true
+
+    triggers:
+        - gerrit:
+            trigger-on:
+                - patchset-created-event:
+                    exclude-drafts: 'false'
+                    exclude-trivial-rebase: 'false'
+                    exclude-no-code-change: 'false'
+                - draft-published-event
+                - comment-added-contains-event:
+                    comment-contains-value: 'recheck'
+                - comment-added-contains-event:
+                    comment-contains-value: 'reverify'
+            projects:
+              - project-compare-type: 'ANT'
+                project-pattern: '{project}'
+                branches:
+                  - branch-compare-type: 'ANT'
+                    branch-pattern: '**/{branch}'
+                forbidden-file-paths:
+                  - compare-type: ANT
+                    pattern: 'docs/**|.gitignore'
+            readable-message: true
+
+    parameters:
+        - project-parameter:
+            project: '{project}'
+        - gerrit-parameter:
+            branch: '{branch}'
+        - 'opnfv-build-defaults'
+        - 'escalator-defaults':
+            gs-pathname: '{gs-pathname}'
+
+    builders:
+        - description-setter:
+            description: "Built on $NODE_NAME"
+        - multijob:
+            name: basic
+            condition: SUCCESSFUL
+            projects:
+                - name: 'escalator-verify-basic-{stream}'
+                  current-parameters: false
+                  predefined-parameters: |
+                    GERRIT_BRANCH=$GERRIT_BRANCH
+                    GERRIT_REFSPEC=$GERRIT_REFSPEC
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER=$GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE
+                  node-parameters: false
+                  kill-phase-on: FAILURE
+                  abort-all-job: true
+        - multijob:
+            name: build
+            condition: SUCCESSFUL
+            projects:
+                - name: 'escalator-verify-build-{stream}'
+                  current-parameters: false
+                  predefined-parameters: |
+                    GERRIT_BRANCH=$GERRIT_BRANCH
+                    GERRIT_REFSPEC=$GERRIT_REFSPEC
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER=$GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE
+                  node-parameters: false
+                  kill-phase-on: FAILURE
+                  abort-all-job: true
+
+- job-template:
+    name: 'escalator-verify-{phase}-{stream}'
+
+    disabled: '{obj:disabled}'
+
+    concurrent: true
+
+    scm:
+        - gerrit-trigger-scm:
+            credentials-id: '{ssh-credentials}'
+            refspec: '$GERRIT_REFSPEC'
+            choosing-strategy: 'gerrit'
+
+    wrappers:
+        - ssh-agent-credentials:
+            users:
+                - '{ssh-credentials}'
+        - timeout:
+            timeout: 360
+            fail: true
+
+    parameters:
+        - project-parameter:
+            project: '{project}'
+        - gerrit-parameter:
+            branch: '{branch}'
+        - '{slave-label}-defaults'
+        - 'escalator-defaults':
+            gs-pathname: '{gs-pathname}'
+
+    builders:
+        - description-setter:
+            description: "Built on $NODE_NAME"
+        - '{project}-verify-{phase}-macro'
+
+- job-template:
+    name: 'escalator-merge-{stream}'
+
+    project-type: multijob
+
+    disabled: false
+
+    concurrent: true
+
+    properties:
+        - throttle:
+            enabled: true
+            max-total: 4
+            option: 'project'
+
+    scm:
+        - gerrit-trigger-scm:
+            credentials-id: '{ssh-credentials}'
+            refspec: '$GERRIT_REFSPEC'
+            choosing-strategy: 'gerrit'
+
+    wrappers:
+        - ssh-agent-credentials:
+            users:
+                - '{ssh-credentials}'
+        - timeout:
+            timeout: 360
+            fail: true
+
+    triggers:
+        - gerrit:
+            trigger-on:
+                - change-merged-event
+                - comment-added-contains-event:
+                    comment-contains-value: 'remerge'
+            projects:
+              - project-compare-type: 'ANT'
+                project-pattern: '{project}'
+                branches:
+                  - branch-compare-type: 'ANT'
+                    branch-pattern: '**/{branch}'
+                forbidden-file-paths:
+                  - compare-type: ANT
+                    pattern: 'docs/**|.gitignore'
+            readable-message: true
+
+    parameters:
+        - project-parameter:
+            project: '{project}'
+        - gerrit-parameter:
+            branch: '{branch}'
+        - 'opnfv-build-defaults'
+        - 'escalator-defaults':
+            gs-pathname: '{gs-pathname}'
+
+    builders:
+        - description-setter:
+            description: "Built on $NODE_NAME"
+        - multijob:
+            name: basic
+            condition: SUCCESSFUL
+            projects:
+                - name: 'escalator-merge-basic-{stream}'
+                  current-parameters: false
+                  predefined-parameters: |
+                    GERRIT_BRANCH=$GERRIT_BRANCH
+                    GERRIT_REFSPEC=$GERRIT_REFSPEC
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER=$GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE
+                  node-parameters: false
+                  kill-phase-on: FAILURE
+                  abort-all-job: true
+        - multijob:
+            name: build
+            condition: SUCCESSFUL
+            projects:
+                - name: 'escalator-merge-build-{stream}'
+                  current-parameters: false
+                  predefined-parameters: |
+                    GERRIT_BRANCH=$GERRIT_BRANCH
+                    GERRIT_REFSPEC=$GERRIT_REFSPEC
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER=$GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER
+                    GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$GERRIT_CHANGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE
+                  node-parameters: false
+                  kill-phase-on: FAILURE
+                  abort-all-job: true
+
+- job-template:
+    name: 'escalator-merge-{phase}-{stream}'
+
+    disabled: '{obj:disabled}'
+
+    concurrent: true
+
+    scm:
+        - gerrit-trigger-scm:
+            credentials-id: '{ssh-credentials}'
+            refspec: '$GERRIT_REFSPEC'
+            choosing-strategy: 'gerrit'
+
+    wrappers:
+        - ssh-agent-credentials:
+            users:
+                - '{ssh-credentials}'
+        - timeout:
+            timeout: 360
+            fail: true
+
+    parameters:
+        - project-parameter:
+            project: '{project}'
+        - gerrit-parameter:
+            branch: '{branch}'
+        - '{slave-label}-defaults'
+        - 'escalator-defaults':
+            gs-pathname: '{gs-pathname}'
+
+    builders:
+        - description-setter:
+            description: "Built on $NODE_NAME"
+        - '{project}-merge-{phase}-macro'
+#####################################
+# builder macros
+#####################################
+- builder:
+    name: 'escalator-verify-basic-macro'
+    builders:
+        - shell:
+            !include-raw: ./escalator-basic.sh
+
+- builder:
+    name: 'escalator-verify-build-macro'
+    builders:
+        - shell:
+            !include-raw: ./escalator-build.sh
+
+- builder:
+    name: 'escalator-merge-basic-macro'
+    builders:
+        - shell:
+            !include-raw: ./escalator-basic.sh
+
+- builder:
+    name: 'escalator-merge-build-macro'
+    builders:
+        - shell:
+            !include-raw:
+                - ./escalator-build.sh
+                - ./escalator-upload-artifact.sh
+#####################################
+# parameter macros
+#####################################
+- parameter:
+    name: 'escalator-defaults'
+    parameters:
+        - string:
+            name: BUILD_DIRECTORY
+            default: $WORKSPACE/build_output
+            description: "Directory where the build artifact will be located upon the completion of the build."
+        - string:
+            name: CACHE_DIRECTORY
+            default: $HOME/opnfv/cache/$INSTALLER_TYPE
+            description: "Directory where the cache to be used during the build is located."
+        - string:
+            name: GS_URL
+            default: artifacts.opnfv.org/$PROJECT{gs-pathname}
+            description: "URL to Google Storage."
diff --git a/jjb/infra/bifrost-verify-jobs.yml b/jjb/infra/bifrost-verify-jobs.yml
index 751aa0c4a..be3cf9a0e 100644
--- a/jjb/infra/bifrost-verify-jobs.yml
+++ b/jjb/infra/bifrost-verify-jobs.yml
@@ -24,17 +24,24 @@
             disabled: false
             dib-os-release: 'trusty'
             dib-os-element: 'ubuntu-minimal'
-            dib-os-packages: 'openssh-server,vlan,vim,less,bridge-utils,language-pack-en,iputils-ping,rsyslog,curl'
+            dib-os-packages: 'vlan,vim,less,bridge-utils,language-pack-en,iputils-ping,rsyslog,curl'
+            extra-dib-elements: 'openssh-server'
         - 'centos7':
             disabled: false
             dib-os-release: '7'
             dib-os-element: 'centos7'
-            dib-os-packages: 'openssh-server,vim,less,bridge-utils,iputils,rsyslog,curl'
+            dib-os-packages: 'vim,less,bridge-utils,iputils,rsyslog,curl'
+            extra-dib-elements: 'openssh-server'
         - 'suse':
-            disabled: true
-            dib-os-release: 'suse'
-            dib-os-element: 'suse'
-            dib-os-packages: ''
+            disabled: false
+            dib-os-release: '42.2'
+            dib-os-element: 'opensuse-minimal'
+            # python-xml is needed until https://review.openstack.org/#/c/400150/ is merged
+            dib-os-packages: 'vim,less,bridge-utils,iputils,rsyslog,curl,python-xml'
+            extra-dib-elements: 'openssh-server'
+            vm-disk: '30'
+            vm-memory: '4096'
+            vm-cpu: '2'
 #--------------------------------
 # type
 #--------------------------------
@@ -45,6 +52,16 @@
 #--------------------------------
     jobs:
         - '{project}-bifrost-verify-{distro}-{type}-{stream}'
+
+#--------------------------------
+# VM defaults
+#--------------------------------
+- defaults:
+    name: vm_defaults
+    vm-disk: '100'
+    vm-memory: '8192'
+    vm-cpu: '4'
+
 #--------------------------------
 # job templates
 #--------------------------------
@@ -53,6 +70,8 @@
 
     disabled: '{obj:disabled}'
 
+    defaults: vm_defaults
+
     concurrent: false
 
     properties:
@@ -82,9 +101,21 @@
             name: DIB_OS_ELEMENT
             default: '{dib-os-element}'
         - string:
+            name: EXTRA_DIB_ELEMENTS
+            default: '{extra-dib-elements}'
+        - string:
             name: DIB_OS_PACKAGES
             default: '{dib-os-packages}'
         - string:
+            name: VM_DISK
+            default: '{vm-disk}'
+        - string:
+            name: VM_MEMORY
+            default: '{vm-memory}'
+        - string:
+            name: VM_CPU
+            default: '{vm-cpu}'
+        - string:
             name: CLEAN_DIB_IMAGES
             default: 'true'
         - label:
diff --git a/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.sh b/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.sh
index e637f7b32..e0fbb7564 100644
--- a/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.sh
+++ b/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ echo
 if [[ -n $(ps -ef|grep 'docker build'|grep -v grep) ]]; then
     echo "There is already another build process in progress:"
     echo $(ps -ef|grep 'docker build'|grep -v grep)
-    # Abort this job since it will colide and might mess up the current one.
+    # Abort this job since it will collide and might mess up the current one.
     echo "Aborting..."
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -51,20 +51,6 @@ if [[ -n "$(docker images | grep $DOCKER_REPO_NAME)" ]]; then
     done
 fi
 
-# If we just want to update the latest_stable image
-if [[ "$UPDATE_LATEST_STABLE" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "Pulling $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$STABLE_TAG ..."
-    docker pull $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$STABLE_TAG
-    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR: The image $DOCKER_REPO_NAME with tag $STABLE_TAG does not exist."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    docker tag $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$STABLE_TAG $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:latest_stable
-    echo "Pushing $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:latest_stable ..."
-    docker push $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:latest_stable
-    exit 0
-fi
-
 
 # cd to directory where Dockerfile is located
 cd $WORKSPACE/docker
@@ -78,35 +64,20 @@ branch="${GIT_BRANCH##origin/}"
 echo "Current branch: $branch"
 
 if [[ "$branch" == "master" ]]; then
-    DOCKER_TAG="master"
-    DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG="latest"
+    DOCKER_TAG="latest"
 else
-    git clone https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/releng $WORKSPACE/releng
-
-    DOCKER_TAG=$($WORKSPACE/releng/utils/calculate_version.sh -t docker \
-        -n $DOCKER_REPO_NAME)
-    DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG="stable"
-
-    ret_val=$?
-    if [[ $ret_val -ne 0 ]]; then
-        echo "Error retrieving the version tag."
-        exit 1
-    fi
+    DOCKER_TAG="stable"
 fi
-echo "Tag version to be build and pushed: $DOCKER_TAG"
-
 
 # Start the build
-echo "Building docker image: $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG"
+echo "Building docker image: $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_TAG"
+echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
+echo
+cmd="docker build --no-cache -t $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_TAG --build-arg BRANCH=$branch ."
 
-if [[ $DOCKER_REPO_NAME == *"functest"* ]]; then
-    docker build --no-cache -t $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG --build-arg BRANCH=$branch .
-else
-    docker build --no-cache -t $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG .
-fi
+echo ${cmd}
+${cmd}
 
-echo "Creating tag '$DOCKER_TAG'..."
-docker tag $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_TAG
 
 # list the images
 echo "Available images are:"
@@ -117,10 +88,5 @@ if [[ "$PUSH_IMAGE" == "true" ]]; then
     echo "Pushing $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_TAG to the docker registry..."
     echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
     echo
-    # Push to the Dockerhub repository
-    echo "Pushing $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG ..."
-    docker push $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_BRANCH_TAG
-
-    echo "Pushing $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_TAG ..."
     docker push $DOCKER_REPO_NAME:$DOCKER_TAG
 fi
diff --git a/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.yml b/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.yml
index f313b3b92..0df0ddf6f 100644
--- a/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.yml
+++ b/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-docker.yml
@@ -6,31 +6,44 @@
 
     name: opnfv-docker
 
+    master: &master
+        stream: master
+        branch: '{stream}'
+        disabled: false
+    colorado: &colorado
+        stream: colorado
+        branch: 'stable/{stream}'
+        disabled: false
+
     project:
-        - 'bottlenecks'
-        - 'cperf'
-        - 'functest'
-        - 'storperf'
-        - 'qtip'
+        # projects with jobs for master
+        - 'bottlenecks':
+            <<: *master
+        - 'cperf':
+            <<: *master
+        - 'dovetail':
+            <<: *master
+        - 'functest':
+            <<: *master
+        - 'qtip':
+            <<: *master
+        - 'storperf':
+            <<: *master
+        - 'yardstick':
+            <<: *master
+        # projects with jobs for stable
+        - 'bottlenecks':
+            <<: *colorado
+        - 'functest':
+            <<: *colorado
+        - 'storperf':
+            <<: *colorado
+        - 'yardstick':
+            <<: *colorado
 
     jobs:
         - '{project}-docker-build-push-{stream}'
-        - 'yardstick-docker-build-push-{stream}'
-        #dovetail not sync with release, an independent job
-        #only master by now, will adjust accordingly in future
-        - 'dovetail-docker-build-push-{dovetailstream}'
 
-    stream:
-        - master:
-            branch: '{stream}'
-            disabled: false
-        - colorado:
-            branch: 'stable/{stream}'
-            disabled: false
-    dovetailstream:
-        - master:
-            branch: '{dovetailstream}'
-            disabled: false
 
 ########################
 # job templates
@@ -49,20 +62,9 @@
             default: "true"
             description: "To enable/disable pushing the image to Dockerhub."
         - string:
-            name: BASE_VERSION
-            default: "colorado.0"
-            description: "Base version to be used."
-        - string:
             name: DOCKER_REPO_NAME
             default: "opnfv/{project}"
             description: "Dockerhub repo to be pushed to."
-        - string:
-            name: UPDATE_LATEST_STABLE
-            default: "false"
-            description: "This will update the latest_stable image only."
-        - string:
-            name: STABLE_TAG
-            description: "If above option is true, this is the tag to be pulled."
 
     scm:
         - git-scm:
@@ -78,92 +80,3 @@
         - pollscm:
             cron: "*/30 * * * *"
 
-- job-template:
-    name: 'yardstick-docker-build-push-{stream}'
-
-    disabled: '{obj:disabled}'
-
-    parameters:
-        - project-parameter:
-            project: 'yardstick'
-        - 'opnfv-build-ubuntu-defaults'
-        - string:
-            name: PUSH_IMAGE
-            default: "true"
-            description: "To enable/disable pushing the image to Dockerhub."
-        - string:
-            name: BASE_VERSION
-            default: "colorado.0"
-            description: "Base version to be used."
-        - string:
-            name: DOCKER_REPO_NAME
-            default: "opnfv/yardstick"
-            description: "Dockerhub repo to be pushed to."
-        - string:
-            name: UPDATE_LATEST_STABLE
-            default: "false"
-            description: "This will update the latest_stable image only."
-        - string:
-            name: STABLE_TAG
-            description: "If above option is true, this is the tag to be pulled."
-
-    scm:
-        - git-scm:
-            credentials-id: '{ssh-credentials}'
-            refspec: ''
-            branch: '{branch}'
-
-    builders:
-        - shell:
-            !include-raw-escape: ./opnfv-docker.sh
-
-    triggers:
-        - pollscm:
-            cron: "*/30 * * * *"
-
-- job-template:
-    name: 'dovetail-docker-build-push-{dovetailstream}'
-
-    disabled: '{obj:disabled}'
-
-    parameters:
-        - project-parameter:
-            project: 'dovetail'
-        - 'opnfv-build-ubuntu-defaults'
-        - string:
-            name: PUSH_IMAGE
-            default: "true"
-            description: "To enable/disable pushing the image to Dockerhub."
-        #BASE_VERSION parameter is used for version control
-        #by now, only master branch is used, this parameter takes no effect
-        #once branch control settled, should be adjusted togather with
-        #opnfv-docker.sh and caculate_version.sh
-        - string:
-            name: BASE_VERSION
-            default: "1.0"
-            description: "Base version to be used."
-        - string:
-            name: DOCKER_REPO_NAME
-            default: "opnfv/dovetail"
-            description: "Dockerhub repo to be pushed to."
-        - string:
-            name: UPDATE_LATEST_STABLE
-            default: "false"
-            description: "This will update the latest_stable image only."
-        - string:
-            name: STABLE_TAG
-            description: "If above option is true, this is the tag to be pulled."
-
-    scm:
-        - git-scm:
-            credentials-id: '{ssh-credentials}'
-            refspec: ''
-            branch: '{branch}'
-
-    builders:
-        - shell:
-            !include-raw-escape: ./opnfv-docker.sh
-
-    triggers:
-        - pollscm:
-            cron: "*/30 * * * *"
diff --git a/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-lint.yml b/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-lint.yml
index 6860dd037..652f28292 100644
--- a/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-lint.yml
+++ b/jjb/opnfv/opnfv-lint.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                     comment-contains-value: 'reverify'
             projects:
               - project-compare-type: 'REG_EXP'
-                project-pattern: 'functest|sdnvpn|qtip|daisy|sfc'
+                project-pattern: 'functest|sdnvpn|qtip|daisy|sfc|escalator'
                 branches:
                   - branch-compare-type: 'ANT'
                     branch-pattern: '**/{branch}'
diff --git a/jjb/qtip/qtip-project-jobs.yml b/jjb/qtip/qtip-project-jobs.yml
index 722a9beb3..f192e8679 100644
--- a/jjb/qtip/qtip-project-jobs.yml
+++ b/jjb/qtip/qtip-project-jobs.yml
@@ -59,4 +59,9 @@
 
     builders:
         - shell: |
-            echo "Nothing to verify!"
+            #!/bin/bash
+            set -o errexit
+            set -o pipefail
+            set -o xtrace
+
+            tox
diff --git a/prototypes/bifrost/playbooks/test-bifrost-infracloud.yaml b/prototypes/bifrost/playbooks/test-bifrost-infracloud.yaml
index a0bc28506..541a1f7d4 100644
--- a/prototypes/bifrost/playbooks/test-bifrost-infracloud.yaml
+++ b/prototypes/bifrost/playbooks/test-bifrost-infracloud.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
       dib_imagename: "{{deploy_image}}"
       dib_os_element: "{{ lookup('env','DIB_OS_ELEMENT') }}"
       dib_os_release: "{{ lookup('env', 'DIB_OS_RELEASE') }}"
-      dib_elements: "vm serial-console simple-init devuser infra-cloud-bridge puppet growroot {{ extra_dib_elements|default('') }}"
+      extra_dib_elements: "{{ lookup('env', 'EXTRA_DIB_ELEMENTS') | default('') }}"
+      dib_elements: "vm serial-console simple-init devuser infra-cloud-bridge puppet growroot {{ extra_dib_elements }}"
       dib_packages: "{{ lookup('env', 'DIB_OS_PACKAGES') }}"
       when: create_image_via_dib | bool == true and transform_boot_image | bool == false
   environment:
diff --git a/prototypes/bifrost/scripts/test-bifrost-deployment.sh b/prototypes/bifrost/scripts/test-bifrost-deployment.sh
index 32a066388..63d851438 100755
--- a/prototypes/bifrost/scripts/test-bifrost-deployment.sh
+++ b/prototypes/bifrost/scripts/test-bifrost-deployment.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ export DIB_OS_ELEMENT=${DIB_OS_ELEMENT:-ubuntu-minimal}
 # for centos 7: "openssh-server,vim,less,bridge-utils,iputils,rsyslog,curl"
 export DIB_OS_PACKAGES=${DIB_OS_PACKAGES:-"openssh-server,vlan,vim,less,bridge-utils,language-pack-en,iputils-ping,rsyslog,curl"}
 
+# Additional dib elements
+export EXTRA_DIB_ELEMENTS=${EXTRA_DIB_ELEMENTS:-}
+
 # Source Ansible
 # NOTE(TheJulia): Ansible stable-1.9 source method tosses an error deep
 # under the hood which -x will detect, so for this step, we need to suspend
diff --git a/utils/calculate_version.sh b/utils/calculate_version.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index cf929dd5e..000000000
--- a/utils/calculate_version.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-license-identifier: Apache-2.0
-##############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2016 Ericsson AB and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-##############################################################################
-
-# Calculates and generates the version tag for the OPNFV objects:
-#     - Docker images
-#     - ISOs
-#     - Artifacts
-
-info ()  {
-    logger -s -t "Calculate_version.info" "$*"
-}
-
-
-error () {
-    logger -s -t "Calculate_version.error" "$*"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-
-#Functions which calculate the version
-function docker_version() {
-    docker_image=$1
-    url_repo="https://registry.hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/${docker_image}/"
-    url_tag="https://registry.hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/${docker_image}/tags/"
-    status=$(curl -s --head -w %{http_code} ${url_repo} -o /dev/null)
-    if [ "${status}" != "200" ]; then
-        error "Cannot access ${url_repo}. Does the image ${docker_image} exist?"
-    fi
-    tag_json=$(curl $url_tag 2>/dev/null | python -mjson.tool | grep ${BASE_VERSION} | head -1)
-    #e.g. tag_json= "name": "brahmaputra.0.2",
-    #special case, for dovetail, not sync with release, tag_json name not headed with arno, etc
-    if [ "${tag_json}" == "" ]; then
-        echo ${BASE_VERSION}.0
-    else
-        tag=$(echo $tag_json | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/\,//' | sed 's/\"//g')
-        #e.g.: tag=brahmaputra.0.2
-        #special case, for dovetail, not sync with release
-        tag_current_version=$(echo $tag | sed 's/.*\.//')
-        tag_new_version=$(($tag_current_version+1))
-        #e.g.: tag=brahmaputra.0.3
-        echo ${BASE_VERSION}.${tag_new_version}
-    fi
-}
-
-
-function artifact_version() {
-    # To be done
-    error "Not supported yet..."
-}
-
-
-STORAGE_TYPES=(docker artifactrepo)
-TYPE=""
-NAME=""
-
-
-usage="Calculates the version text of one of the following objects.
-
-usage:
-    bash $(basename "$0") [-h|--help] -t|--type docker|artifactrepo -n|--name <object_name>
-
-where:
-    -h|--help      show this help text
-    -t|--type      specify the storage location
-    -n|--name      name of the repository/object
-
-examples:
-    $(basename "$0") -t docker -n opnfv/functest
-    $(basename "$0") -t artifactrepo -n fuel"
-
-
-
-
-# Parse parameters
-while [[ $# > 0 ]]
-    do
-    key="$1"
-    case $key in
-        -h|--help)
-            echo "$usage"
-            exit 0
-            shift
-        ;;
-        -t|--type)
-            TYPE="$2"
-            shift
-        ;;
-        -n|--name)
-            NAME="$2"
-            shift
-        ;;
-        *)
-            error "unknown option $1"
-            exit 1
-        ;;
-    esac
-    shift # past argument or value
-done
-
-if [ -z "$BASE_VERSION" ]; then
-    error "Base version must be specified as environment variable. Ex.: export BASE_VERSION='brahmaputra.0'"
-fi
-
-if [ "${TYPE}" == "" ]; then
-    error "Please specify the type of object to get the version from. $usage"
-fi
-
-if [ "${NAME}" == "" ]; then
-    error "Please specify the name for the given storage type. $usage"
-fi
-
-not_in=1
-for i in "${STORAGE_TYPES[@]}"; do
-    if [[ "${TYPE}" == "$i" ]]; then
-        not_in=0
-    fi
-done
-if [ ${not_in} == 1 ]; then
-    error "Unknown type: ${TYPE}. Available storage types are: [${STORAGE_TYPES[@]}]"
-fi
-
-
-#info "Calculating version for object '${TYPE}' with arguments '${INFO}'..."
-if [ "${TYPE}" == "docker" ]; then
-    docker_version $NAME
-
-elif [ "${TYPE}" == "artifactrepo" ]; then
-    artifact_version $NAME
-fi
diff --git a/utils/jenkins-jnlp-connect.sh b/utils/jenkins-jnlp-connect.sh
index 9ef4298ef..8337684ec 100755
--- a/utils/jenkins-jnlp-connect.sh
+++ b/utils/jenkins-jnlp-connect.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ EOF
 }
 
 main () {
-    dir=$(cd $(dirname $0); pwd)
-
     #tests
     if [[ -z $jenkinsuser || -z $jenkinshome ]]; then
         echo "jenkinsuser or home not defined, please edit this file to define it"
@@ -60,17 +58,6 @@ main () {
       fi
     fi
 
-
-    if [ -d /etc/monit/conf.d ]; then
-        monitconfdir="/etc/monit/conf.d/"
-    elif [ -d /etc/monit.d ]; then
-        monitconfdir="/etc/monit.d"
-    else
-        echo "Could not determine the location of the monit configuration file."
-        echo "Make sure monit is installed."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     #make pid dir
     pidfile="/var/run/$jenkinsuser/jenkins_jnlp_pid"
     if ! [ -d /var/run/$jenkinsuser/ ]; then
@@ -94,29 +81,39 @@ main () {
                 exit 1
             fi
         fi
-    fi
 
-    makemonit () {
-        echo "Writing the following as monit config:"
+        if [ -d /etc/monit/conf.d ]; then
+            monitconfdir="/etc/monit/conf.d/"
+        elif [ -d /etc/monit.d ]; then
+            monitconfdir="/etc/monit.d"
+        else
+            echo "Could not determine the location of the monit configuration file."
+            echo "Make sure monit is installed."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        makemonit () {
+            echo "Writing the following as monit config:"
         cat << EOF | tee $monitconfdir/jenkins
 check process jenkins with pidfile /var/run/$jenkinsuser/jenkins_jnlp_pid
-start program = "/usr/bin/sudo -u $jenkinsuser /bin/bash -c 'cd $dir; export started_monit=true; $0 $@' with timeout 60 seconds"
+start program = "/usr/bin/sudo -u $jenkinsuser /bin/bash -c 'cd $jenkinshome; export started_monit=true; $0 $@' with timeout 60 seconds"
 stop program = "/bin/bash -c '/bin/kill \$(/bin/cat /var/run/$jenkinsuser/jenkins_jnlp_pid)'"
 EOF
-    }
+        }
 
-    if [[ -f $monitconfdir/jenkins ]]; then
-        #test for diff
-        if [[ "$(diff $monitconfdir/jenkins <(echo "\
+        if [[ -f $monitconfdir/jenkins ]]; then
+            #test for diff
+            if [[ "$(diff $monitconfdir/jenkins <(echo "\
 check process jenkins with pidfile /var/run/$jenkinsuser/jenkins_jnlp_pid
-start program = \"/usr/bin/sudo -u $jenkinsuser /bin/bash -c 'cd $dir; export started_monit=true; $0 $@' with timeout 60 seconds\"
+start program = \"/usr/bin/sudo -u $jenkinsuser /bin/bash -c 'cd $jenkinshome; export started_monit=true; $0 $@' with timeout 60 seconds\"
 stop program = \"/bin/bash -c '/bin/kill \$(/bin/cat /var/run/$jenkinsuser/jenkins_jnlp_pid)'\"\
 ") )" ]]; then
-            echo "Updating monit config..."
+                echo "Updating monit config..."
+                makemonit $@
+            fi
+        else
             makemonit $@
         fi
-    else
-        makemonit $@
     fi
 
 if [[ $started_monit == "true" ]]; then
@@ -167,7 +164,8 @@ usage: $0 [OPTIONS]
  -t  test the connection string by connecting without monit
  -f  test firewall
 
-Example: $0 -j /home/jenkins/ -u jenkins -n lab1 -s 727fdefoofoofoofoofoofoofof800
+Example: $0 -j /home/jenkins -u jenkins -n lab1 -s 727fdefoofoofoofoofoofoofof800
+note: a trailing slash on -j /home/jenkins will break the script
 EOF
 
     exit 1
diff --git a/utils/test/reporting/functest/reporting-status.py b/utils/test/reporting/functest/reporting-status.py
index cb13b099c..66bdd57c1 100755
--- a/utils/test/reporting/functest/reporting-status.py
+++ b/utils/test/reporting/functest/reporting-status.py
@@ -55,25 +55,25 @@ logger.info("*******************************************")
 # Retrieve test cases of Tier 1 (smoke)
 config_tiers = functest_yaml_config.get("tiers")
 
-# we consider Tier 1 (smoke),2 (sdn suites) and 3 (features)
+# we consider Tier 1 (smoke),2 (features)
 # to validate scenarios
 # Tier > 4 are not used to validate scenarios but we display the results anyway
 # tricky thing for the API as some tests are Functest tests
 # other tests are declared directly in the feature projects
 for tier in config_tiers:
-    if tier['order'] > 0 and tier['order'] < 3:
+    if tier['order'] > 0 and tier['order'] < 2:
         for case in tier['testcases']:
             if case['name'] not in blacklist:
                 testValid.append(tc.TestCase(case['name'],
                                              "functest",
                                              case['dependencies']))
-    elif tier['order'] == 3:
+    elif tier['order'] == 2:
         for case in tier['testcases']:
             if case['name'] not in blacklist:
                 testValid.append(tc.TestCase(case['name'],
                                              case['name'],
                                              case['dependencies']))
-    elif tier['order'] > 3:
+    elif tier['order'] > 2:
         for case in tier['testcases']:
             if case['name'] not in blacklist:
                 otherTestCases.append(tc.TestCase(case['name'],