diff --git a/gating.yaml b/gating.yaml
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+--- !Policy
+product_versions:
+        - rhel-9
+decision_context: osci_compose_gate
+rules:
+        - !PassingTestCaseRule {test_case_name: osci.brew-build.tier0.functional}
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# when running this in 1minutetip the PATH must be specified to execute
+# in the local directory.
+echo "Setting path to local directory"
+PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)
+
+# simple sanity test
+sanity.sh
+exit $?
diff --git a/tests/sanity.sh b/tests/sanity.sh
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+++ b/tests/sanity.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This is a simple sanity test to satisfy the RHEL8.1 onboard gating
+# requirement.
+
+ret=0
+cx2="ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0"
+cx3="[ConnectX-3]"
+device_list=$(lspci | grep 'Mellanox' | grep -v 'Virtual' | grep -v 'DMA controller' | awk '{print $1}')
+
+# Skip loop if device list is empty
+[[ -z "${dev// }" ]] || for dev in "$device_list"; do
+    # View Device Info
+
+    lspci -vvv -s "$dev"
+    dev_name=$(lspci -s "$dev")
+
+    # Test Mstflint Tools
+
+    mstflint -d "$dev" q
+    let ret=$ret+$?
+
+    # mstconfig does not support < 4th Gen devices (e.g. ConnectX-2)
+    if [[ "$dev_name" != *"$cx2"* ]]; then
+        mstconfig -d "${dev}" q
+        let ret=$ret+$?
+    fi
+
+    mstvpd "$dev" 2>/dev/null
+    let ret=$ret+$?
+
+    mstregdump "$dev" >/dev/null
+    let ret=$ret+$?
+
+    # mstfwmanager/mstfwreset do not support ConnectX-2 or ConnectX-3
+    if [[ "$dev_name" != *"$cx2"* && "$dev_name" != *"$cx3"* ]]; then
+        mstfwmanager -d "$dev" --query
+        let ret=$ret+$?
+
+        mstfwreset -d "$dev" q
+        let ret=$ret+$?
+    fi
+done
+
+# end test - it is possible no Mellanox devices were available at all to test,
+# in which case we automatically mark the test PASS (exit 0)
+exit $ret
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
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+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+    - role: standard-test-basic
+      tags:
+        - classic
+      tests:
+        - simple:
+            dir: .
+            run: ./run_tests.sh
+      required_packages:
+        - pciutils
+        - mstflint