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+*** Settings ***
+Documentation       This module will test basic power on use cases for CI
+
+Resource            ../lib/rest_client.robot
+
+Test template       power on tests
+
+*** variables ***
+
+${POWER_CONTROL}    /org/openbmc/control/chassis0/
+${POWER_SETTING}    /org/openbmc/settings/host0
+${Retry}            1 min
+${Interval}         30s
+
+*** test cases ***
+
+Verify power on system states
+
+    # Template Action       Expected End State
+    poweroff                HOST_POWERED_OFF
+    poweron                 HOST_POWERED_ON
+    poweroff                HOST_POWERED_OFF
+
+*** keywords ***
+
+power on tests
+    [Arguments]   ${action}    ${endState}
+    Log To Console    ${\n}${action} the host
+
+    @{arglist}=   Create List
+    ${args}=      Create Dictionary   data=@{arglist}
+    ${resp}=      Call Method    ${POWER_CONTROL}    ${action}    data=${args}
+    should be equal as strings       ${resp.status_code}     ${HTTP_OK}
+    ${json} =     to json            ${resp.content}
+    should be equal as strings       ${json['status']}      ok
+
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds      ${Retry}    ${Interval}
+    ...    system power state   ${endState}
+
+
+system power state
+    [Arguments]       ${endState}
+    ${currState}=     Read Attribute   ${POWER_SETTING}   system_state
+    Should be equal   ${currState}     ${endState}