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+---
+
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Update all caches to avoid errors due to missing remote archives
+      apt:
+        update_cache: yes
+
+
+- hosts: parameters-mandatory
+  roles:
+    - role: backup
+      backup_patterns_filename: "test"
+  vars:
+    # Required for backup_client role which is part of meta dependencies.
+    backup_encryption_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/parameters-mandatory.asc') }}"
+    backup_server: 10.31.127.10
+    backup_server_host_ssh_public_keys:
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_dsa.pub') }}"
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_rsa.pub') }}"
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ed25519.pub') }}"
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ecdsa.pub') }}"
+    backup_ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/parameters-mandatory' ) }}"
+
+
+- hosts: parameters-optional
+  roles:
+    - role: backup
+      backup_patterns_filename: "test"
+      backup_patterns:
+        - /etc/hosts
+        - /etc/ethers
+        - /var/log
+  vars:
+    # Required for backup_client role which is part of meta dependencies.
+    backup_encryption_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/gnupg/parameters-optional.asc') }}"
+    backup_server: 10.31.127.10
+    backup_server_host_ssh_public_keys:
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_dsa.pub') }}"
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_rsa.pub') }}"
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ed25519.pub') }}"
+      - "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/server_ecdsa.pub') }}"
+    backup_ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'tests/data/ssh/parameters-mandatory' ) }}"