diff --git a/doc/source/roles/role-tripleo_nodes_validation.rst b/doc/source/roles/role-tripleo_nodes_validation.rst
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+++ b/doc/source/roles/role-tripleo_nodes_validation.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+===============================
+Role - tripleo_nodes_validation
+===============================
+
+.. ansibleautoplugin::
+  :role: tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/defaults/main.yml
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index 000000000..8e5644c71
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+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+# All variables intended for modification should be placed in this file.
+
+# All variables within this role should have a prefix of "tripleo_nodes_validation"
+tripleo_nodes_validation_debug: "{{ (ansible_verbosity | int) >= 2 | bool }}"
+tripleo_nodes_validation_hide_sensitive_logs: true
+tripleo_nodes_validation_ping_test_ips: []
+tripleo_nodes_validation_tripleo_role_name: true
+tripleo_nodes_validation_validate_controllers_icmp: true
+tripleo_nodes_validation_validate_fqdn: false
+tripleo_nodes_validation_validate_gateway_icmp: true
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/meta/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/meta/main.yml
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index 000000000..2e23cfe13
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+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+galaxy_info:
+  author: OpenStack
+  description: TripleO OpenStack Role -- tripleo_nodes_validation
+  company: Red Hat
+  license: Apache-2.0
+  min_ansible_version: 2.7
+  #
+  # Provide a list of supported platforms, and for each platform a list of versions.
+  # If you don't wish to enumerate all versions for a particular platform, use 'all'.
+  # To view available platforms and versions (or releases), visit:
+  # https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/platforms/
+  #
+  platforms:
+    - name: CentOS
+      versions:
+        - 7
+        - 8
+
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - tripleo
+
+
+# List your role dependencies here, one per line. Be sure to remove the '[]' above,
+# if you add dependencies to this list.
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/Dockerfile b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fc73a838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Molecule managed
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+{% if item.registry is defined %}
+FROM {{ item.registry.url }}/{{ item.image }}
+{% else %}
+FROM {{ item.image }}
+{% endif %}
+
+RUN if [ $(command -v apt-get) ]; then apt-get update && apt-get install -y python sudo bash ca-certificates && apt-get clean; \
+    elif [ $(command -v dnf) ]; then dnf makecache && dnf --assumeyes install sudo python*-devel python*-dnf bash {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && dnf clean all; \
+    elif [ $(command -v yum) ]; then yum makecache fast && yum install -y python sudo yum-plugin-ovl python-setuptools bash {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && sed -i 's/plugins=0/plugins=1/g' /etc/yum.conf && yum clean all; \
+    elif [ $(command -v zypper) ]; then zypper refresh && zypper install -y python sudo bash python-xml {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && zypper clean -a; \
+    elif [ $(command -v apk) ]; then apk update && apk add --no-cache python sudo bash ca-certificates {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }}; \
+    elif [ $(command -v xbps-install) ]; then xbps-install -Syu && xbps-install -y python sudo bash ca-certificates {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && xbps-remove -O; fi
+
+{% for pkg in item.easy_install | default([]) %}
+# install pip for centos where there is no python-pip rpm in default repos
+RUN easy_install {{ pkg }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "while true; do sleep 10000; done"]
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/converge.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0eefef8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: "tripleo_nodes_validation"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2b3b9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+driver:
+  name: podman
+
+log: true
+
+platforms:
+  - name: centos7
+    hostname: centos7
+    image: centos:7
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    pkg_extras: python-setuptools
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:/etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:ro
+    easy_install:
+      - pip
+    environment: &env
+      http_proxy: "{{ lookup('env', 'http_proxy') }}"
+      https_proxy: "{{ lookup('env', 'https_proxy') }}"
+    ulimits: &ulimit
+      - host
+
+  - name: centos8
+    hostname: centos8
+    image: centos:8
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    pkg_extras: python*-setuptools
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:/etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:ro
+    environment:
+      <<: *env
+    ulimits: *ulimit
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  log: true
+  env:
+    ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK: yaml
+
+scenario:
+  test_sequence:
+    - destroy
+    - create
+    - prepare
+    - converge
+    - check
+    - destroy
+
+verifier:
+  name: testinfra
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/prepare.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27e23e495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+- name: Prepare
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: test_deps
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..306fcac95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+- name: Collect Network Facts
+  setup:
+    gather_subset:
+      - '!all'
+      - '!any'
+      - network
+
+- name: Check Default IPv4 Gateway availability
+  command: "ping -w 10 -c 1 {{ ansible_facts.default_ipv4.gateway }}"
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 60
+  changed_when: false
+  when:
+    - tripleo_nodes_validation_validate_gateway_icmp|bool
+    - ansible_facts.default_ipv4 is defined
+    - ansible_facts.default_ipv4.gateway is defined
+
+- name: Check Controllers availability
+  command: "{{ (':' in controller) | ternary('ping6', 'ping') }} -w 10 -c 1 {{ controller }}"
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 60
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: controller
+  loop: "{{ tripleo_nodes_validation_ping_test_ips }}"
+  changed_when: false
+  when:
+    - tripleo_nodes_validation_validate_controllers_icmp|bool
+    - tripleo_nodes_validation_ping_test_ips | length > 0
+
+- name: Verify the configured FQDN vs /etc/hosts
+  shell: |
+    HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
+    SHORT_NAME=$(hostname -s)
+    FQDN_FROM_HOSTS=$(awk '$3 == "'${SHORT_NAME}'"{print $2}' /etc/hosts)
+    if [[ $HOSTNAME != $FQDN_FROM_HOSTS ]]; then
+      echo "FAILURE"
+      echo -e "System hostname: ${HOSTNAME}\nEntry from /etc/hosts: ${FQDN_FROM_HOSTS}\n"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    exit 0
+  changed_when: false
+  when:
+    - tripleo_nodes_validation_validate_fqdn|bool
diff --git a/zuul.d/molecule.yaml b/zuul.d/molecule.yaml
index 2d9a54734..8cdad400b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/molecule.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/molecule.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_keystone_resources
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_module_load
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_network_config
+      - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nodes_validation
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nova_image_cache
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nvdimm
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_ovs_dpdk
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_keystone_resources
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_module_load
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_network_config
+      - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nodes_validation
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nova_image_cache
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nvdimm
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_ovs_dpdk
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_keystone_resources
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_module_load
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_network_config
+      - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nodes_validation
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nova_image_cache
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nvdimm
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_ovs_dpdk
@@ -361,6 +364,13 @@
     parent: tripleo-ansible-centos-8-base
     vars:
       tripleo_role_name: tripleo_network_config
+- job:
+    files:
+    - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/.*
+    name: tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nodes_validation
+    parent: tripleo-ansible-centos-8-base
+    vars:
+      tripleo_role_name: tripleo_nodes_validation
 - job:
     files:
     - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nova_image_cache/.*