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+---
+
+- hosts: parameters-mandatory,parameters-optional
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - common
+
+- hosts: parameters-mandatory,parameters-optional
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Set-up directories for testing pip requirements upgrade checks script
+      file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: directory
+        owner: root
+        group: pipreqcheck
+        mode: 0750
+      with_items:
+        - "/tmp/pip_check_requirements_upgrades"
+        - "/tmp/pip_check_requirements_upgrades/with_updates"
+        - "/tmp/pip_check_requirements_upgrades/without_updates"
+
+    - name: Deploy files for testing pip requirements upgrade checks script
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ item }}"
+        dest: "/tmp/{{ item }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: pipreqcheck
+        mode: 0640
+        directory_mode: 0750
+      with_items:
+        - "pip_check_requirements_upgrades/with_updates/requirements.in"
+        - "pip_check_requirements_upgrades/with_updates/requirements.txt"
+        - "pip_check_requirements_upgrades/without_updates/requirements.in"
+        - "pip_check_requirements_upgrades/without_updates/requirements.txt"
+
+    - name: Install web server for testing connectivity
+      apt:
+        name: nginx
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Deploy firewall configuration file for the web server
+      copy:
+        src: ferm_http.conf
+        dest: /etc/ferm/conf.d/99-http.conf
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0640
+      notify:
+        - Restart ferm
+
+  handlers:
+
+    - name: Restart ferm
+      service:
+        name: ferm
+        state: restarted