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+metadata:
+  name: sdk-persistent-disk
+  format: "Apertis Test Definition 1.0"
+  image-types:
+    basesdk: [ amd64 ]
+    sdk:     [ amd64 ]
+  image-deployment:
+    - APT
+  type: compatibility
+  exec-type: manual
+  priority: critical
+  maintainer: "Apertis Project"
+  description: "Tests that persistent disk can be used when upgrading the SDK."
+
+  pre-conditions:
+    - "Download the virtual machine image for the latest SDK release from:"
+    - "~https://images.apertis.org/"
+    - "Create the first virtual machine and name it old-sdk or old-basesdk"
+    - "Create the second virtual machine and name it new-sdk or new-basesdk"
+    - "Instructions on how to use VirtualBox and psdk for persistent disk:"
+    - "~https://developer.apertis.org/latest/sdk-usage.html#persistent-workspace"
+
+  expected:
+    - "psdk should indicate that 'This SDK is currently using the persistent disk' when attempting to confirm if the SDK is using the persistent disk"
+    - "'ade sysroot update' should indicate that the Installed version is already up-to-date."
+
+run:
+  steps:
+    - "The following steps are for the SDK virtual machine named with old:"
+    - "Power on the virtual machine, and run on a terminal:"
+    - $ ade sysroot install
+    - "Power off the virtual machine"
+    - "On VirtualBox add the persistent disk to the SDK virtual machine:"
+    - "~https://developer.apertis.org/latest/sdk-usage.html#virtualbox-adding-the-persistent-disk-to-the-old-sdk"
+    - "Power on the virtual machine"
+    - "Use psdk to initialize the empty disk and to configure the SDK to use it:"
+    - "~https://developer.apertis.org/latest/sdk-usage.html#preparing-the-persistent-disk-on-the-old-sdk"
+    - "The SDK will reboot when the configuration is completed. After the reboot click on psdk icon again to confirm that the persistent disk is in use"
+    - "Run on a terminal:"
+    - $ ade sysroot update
+    - "Power off the virtual machine"
+
+    - "The following steps are for the SDK virtual machine named with new"
+    - "On VirtualBox add the same persistent disk used on previous steps to the SDK virtual machine:"
+    - "~https://developer.apertis.org/latest/sdk-usage.html#virtualbox-adding-the-persistent-disk-to-the-new-sdk"
+    - "Power on the virtual machine"
+    - "Use psdk to configure the SDK to use the persistent disk:"
+    - "~https://developer.apertis.org/latest/sdk-usage.html#using-the-persistent-disk-on-the-new-sdk"
+    - "The SDK will reboot when the configuration is completed. After the reboot click on psdk icon again to confirm that the persistent disk is in use"
+    - "Run on a terminal:"
+    - $ ade sysroot update
+    - "Power off the virtual machine"