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+*** Settings ***
+
+Resource    ../xcat/resource.txt
+
+Library     SSHLibrary
+Library     OperatingSystem
+
+*** Keywords  ***
+
+Open Connection And Login To XCAT
+    [Documentation]  Open connection and login to xCAT server.
+    [Arguments]  ${xcat_host}=${XCAT_HOST}  ${xcat_port}=${XCAT_PORT}
+
+    # Description of argument(s):
+    # xcat_host  IP address of the XCAT server.
+    # xcat_port  Network port on which XCAT server accepts ssh session.
+
+    Open Connection  ${xcat_host}  port=${xcat_port}
+    Login  ${XCAT_USERNAME}  ${XCAT_PASSWORD}
+
+Get List Of BMC Nodes
+    [Documentation]  Get list of BMC nodes.
+    [Arguments]  ${node_cfg_file_path}=${NODE_CFG_FILE_PATH}
+
+    # Get the list of BMC nodes to be added.
+    # This keyword expects file having list of BMC nodes
+    # as an input.
+    # File should have IP addresses of BMC nodes.
+
+    OperatingSystem.File Should Exist  ${node_cfg_file_path}  msg=cfg file missing.
+    File Should Not Be Empty  ${node_cfg_file_path}  msg=Empty config file.
+
+    ${bmc_list} =  OperatingSystem.Get File  ${node_cfg_file_path}
+    [Return]  ${bmc_list}