diff --git a/playbooks/must-gather.yml b/playbooks/must-gather.yml
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+---
+- name: Collect must-gather logs
+  hosts: bastion
+  roles:
+    - must-gather
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diff --git a/playbooks/pod-affinity-test.yml b/playbooks/pod-affinity-test.yml
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+---
+- name: Run pod affinity and pause pod test
+  hosts: bastion
+  roles:
+    - pod-affinity-test
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diff --git a/playbooks/roles/must-gather/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/must-gather/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+#defaults file for playbooks/rokes/must-gather
+must_gather_dest: /home/must_gather_logs
+must_gather_archive: /home/must-gather-logs.tar.gz
+#must_gather_local_path: ./must-gather-logs.tar.gz
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diff --git a/playbooks/roles/must-gather/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/must-gather/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Run oc adm must-gather
+  command: oc adm must-gather --dest-dir={{ must_gather_dest }}
+  args:
+    creates: "{{ must_gather_dest }}/cluster-scoped-resources"
+  register: must_gather_output
+
+- debug:
+    var: must_gather_output.stdout_lines
+
+- name: Set permissions for must-gather directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ must_gather_dest }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0755'
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Compress must-gather logs
+  command: tar -czf {{ must_gather_archive }} -C {{ must_gather_dest | dirname }} {{ must_gather_dest | basename }}
+  args:
+    creates: "{{ must_gather_archive }}"
+
+- name: Set permissions for must-gather tarball
+  file:
+    path: "{{ must_gather_archive }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+    state: file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/pod-affinity-test/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/pod-affinity-test/defaults/main.yml
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diff --git a/playbooks/roles/pod-affinity-test/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/pod-affinity-test/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Create PPC pod with affinity
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    state: present
+    definition:
+      apiVersion: v1
+      kind: Pod
+      metadata:
+        name: ppc-pod
+        namespace: default
+      spec:
+        affinity:
+          nodeAffinity:
+            preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+              - weight: 70
+                preference:
+                  matchExpressions:
+                  - key: kubernetes.io/arch
+                    operator: In
+                    values:
+                      - ppc64le
+              - weight: 30
+                preference:
+                  matchExpressions:
+                  - key: kubernetes.io/arch
+                    operator: NotIn
+                    values:
+                      - ppc64le
+        containers:
+          - name: web
+            image: registry.redhat.io/ubi8/pause
+
+- name: Create x86 pod with anti-affinity
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    state: present
+    definition:
+      apiVersion: v1
+      kind: Pod
+      metadata:
+        name: x86-pod
+        namespace: default
+      spec:
+        affinity:
+          nodeAffinity:
+            preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+              - weight: 30
+                preference:
+                  matchExpressions:
+                  - key: kubernetes.io/arch
+                    operator: In
+                    values:
+                      - ppc64le
+              - weight: 70
+                preference:
+                  matchExpressions:
+                  - key: kubernetes.io/arch
+                    operator: NotIn
+                    values:
+                      - ppc64le
+        containers:
+          - name: web
+            image: registry.redhat.io/ubi8/pause
+
+- name: Wait until pods are running
+  command: oc get pods -n default --no-headers
+  register: pod_status
+  until: "'Running' in pod_status.stdout"
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 10
+
+- name: Launch multiple pause pods
+  shell: |
+    for n in $(seq 1 60); do
+      oc run pause-pod-$n --image=ubi8/pause:8.8-9 -n default
+    done
+
+- name: Verify all pods running
+  command: oc get pods -n default -o wide
+  register: pause_pod_status
+  changed_when: false
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ pause_pod_status.stdout_lines }}"
+
+- name: Cleanup - delete all pods
+  command: oc delete pods --all -n default
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diff --git a/playbooks/roles/smoke-test/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/smoke-test/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Create and debug pods with node affinity
+  # hosts: bastion
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Create PPC pod with affinity (ppc64le)
+      kubernetes.core.k8s:
+        state: present
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Pod
+          metadata:
+            name: ppc-pod
+            namespace: default
+          spec:
+            affinity:
+              nodeAffinity:
+                requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+                  nodeSelectorTerms:
+                  - matchExpressions:
+                    - key: kubernetes.io/arch
+                      operator: In
+                      values: [ppc64le]
+            containers:
+            - name: web
+              image: registry.redhat.io/ubi8/pause
+
+    - name: Create x86 pod with affinity (amd64)
+      kubernetes.core.k8s:
+        state: present
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Pod
+          metadata:
+            name: x86-pod
+            namespace: default
+          spec:
+            affinity:
+              nodeAffinity:
+                requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+                  nodeSelectorTerms:
+                  - matchExpressions:
+                    - key: kubernetes.io/arch
+                      operator: In
+                      values: [amd64]
+            containers:
+            - name: web
+              image: registry.redhat.io/ubi8/pause
+
+    - name: Wait for both pods to be Running
+      shell: oc get pods ppc-pod x86-pod -n default --no-headers
+      register: pod_status
+      until: "'Running' in pod_status.stdout"
+      retries: 10
+      delay: 10
+
+    - name: Show pod status
+      command: oc get pods -o wide -n default
+      register: pod_list
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "{{ pod_list.stdout_lines }}"
+
+    - name: Debug x86 pod (ls inside container)
+      shell: |
+        oc debug pod/x86-pod -n default -- ls
+      register: debug_x86
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "{{ debug_x86.stdout_lines }}"
+
+    - name: Debug ppc pod (ls inside container)
+      shell: |
+        oc debug pod/ppc-pod -n default -- ls
+      register: debug_ppc
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "{{ debug_ppc.stdout_lines }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/smoke-test.yml b/playbooks/smoke-test.yml
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+---
+- name: Deploy and verify arch-specific pods
+  hosts: bastion
+  roles:
+    - smoke-test