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+*** Settings ***
+Library           OperatingSystem
+Suite Teardown    Cleanup
+
+*** Variables ***
+${lab-name}       3-clab-gen
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+Deploy ${lab-name} lab with generate command
+    ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
+    ...    sudo containerlab generate --name ${lab-name} --kind linux --image alpine:latest --nodes 2,1,1 --deploy
+    Log    ${output}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
+
+Verify nodes
+    ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
+    ...    sudo containerlab inspect --name ${lab-name}
+    Log    ${output}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
+    Should Contain    ${output}    clab-${lab-name}-node1-1
+    Should Contain    ${output}    clab-${lab-name}-node1-2
+    Should Contain    ${output}    clab-${lab-name}-node2-1
+    Should Contain    ${output}    clab-${lab-name}-node3-1
+
+*** Keywords ***
+Cleanup
+    Run    sudo containerlab destroy -t ${CURDIR}/${lab-name}.clab.yml --cleanup