diff --git a/roles/validations/defaults/main.yml b/roles/validations/defaults/main.yml
index 4588d241bb..9657c2d352 100644
--- a/roles/validations/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/validations/defaults/main.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ cifmw_validations_namespace: "openstack"
 cifmw_validations_hotfixed_edpm_nova_compute_image: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-nova-compute:current-podified
 cifmw_validations_custom_nova_service: "nova-custom-ceph"
 
+cifmw_validations_xml_status_file_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/tests/validations"
+
 # variables needed for scaledown
 cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname: compute-2.ctlplane.example.com
 cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_nodename: edpm-compute-2
diff --git a/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hotfix.yml b/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hotfix.yml
index 750827c68e..35f3a2847d 100644
--- a/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hotfix.yml
+++ b/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hotfix.yml
@@ -6,86 +6,96 @@
 
 # Since jobs use different names for their OpenStackDataPlaneNodeSet's, we need to dynamically
 # determine the name of the currently deployed one
-- name: Determine name of deployed NodeSet
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc get osdpns -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} --no-headers -o custom-columns=":metadata.name"
-  register: deployed_nodeset_name
+- name: Set validator status to passed
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    validator_status: "passed"
+
+- name: Validation block
+  block:
+    - name: Determine name of deployed NodeSet
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc get osdpns -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} --no-headers -o custom-columns=":metadata.name"
+      register: deployed_nodeset_name
 
 # Simulate hotfixed image by update edpm_nova_compute_image to a different, non-default value
-- name: Update edpm_nova_compute_image value
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc patch -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns/"{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"nodeTemplate": {"ansible": {"ansibleVars": {"edpm_nova_compute_image": "{{ cifmw_validations_hotfixed_edpm_nova_compute_image }}"}}}}}'
+    - name: Update edpm_nova_compute_image value
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc patch -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns/"{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"nodeTemplate": {"ansible": {"ansibleVars": {"edpm_nova_compute_image": "{{ cifmw_validations_hotfixed_edpm_nova_compute_image }}"}}}}}'
 
 # loop check the status of the openstackdataplanenodeset until it is either SetupReady,
 # or reaches a defined timeout value.
-- name: Wait for nodeset to be SetupReady again
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc wait osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
-      --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
-      --for=condition=SetupReady
-      --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
+    - name: Wait for nodeset to be SetupReady again
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc wait osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
+          --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
+          --for=condition=SetupReady
+          --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
 
 # Create a new OpenStackDataPlaneDeployment to apply the hotfixed image
-- name: Create openstackdataplanedeployment to rollout changes
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: |
-      oc apply -f - <<EOF
-      apiVersion: dataplane.openstack.org/v1beta1
-      kind: OpenStackDataPlaneDeployment
-      metadata:
-        name: edpm-hotfix
-        namespace: {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
-      spec:
-        nodeSets:
-          - "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
-        servicesOverride:
-          - "{{ cifmw_validations_custom_nova_service }}"
-      EOF
+    - name: Create openstackdataplanedeployment to rollout changes
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: |
+          oc apply -f - <<EOF
+          apiVersion: dataplane.openstack.org/v1beta1
+          kind: OpenStackDataPlaneDeployment
+          metadata:
+            name: edpm-hotfix
+            namespace: {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
+          spec:
+            nodeSets:
+              - "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
+            servicesOverride:
+              - "{{ cifmw_validations_custom_nova_service }}"
+          EOF
 
 # loop check the status of the openstackdataplanedeployment until it is either completed,
 # or reaches a defined timeout value.
-- name: Wait for deployment to be complete
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc wait openstackdataplanedeployment edpm-hotfix
-      --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
-      --for=condition=ready
-      --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
+    - name: Wait for deployment to be complete
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc wait openstackdataplanedeployment edpm-hotfix
+          --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
+          --for=condition=ready
+          --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
 
 # Collect running image to assert the hotfix was applied
-- name: Collect the image currently used by nova_compute on the edpm node
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: >-
-      set -o pipefail && sudo podman inspect nova_compute | jq '.[].ImageName' | tr -d '"'
-  delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_check_node }}"
-  register: post_change_nova_compute_image
+    - name: Collect the image currently used by nova_compute on the edpm node
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: >-
+          set -o pipefail && sudo podman inspect nova_compute | jq '.[].ImageName' | tr -d '"'
+      delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_check_node }}"
+      register: post_change_nova_compute_image
 
 # these assertions will determine whether this job has ultimately been successful or not.
 # here, we should list all of the assertions required to satisfy our feature requirements.
-- name: Assert state change reflects our requirements
-  ansible.builtin.assert:
-    that:
-      - cifmw_validations_hotfixed_edpm_nova_compute_image == post_change_nova_compute_image.stdout
+    - name: Assert state change reflects our requirements
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - cifmw_validations_hotfixed_edpm_nova_compute_image == post_change_nova_compute_image.stdout
+  rescue:
+    - name: Set validator status to failed
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        validator_status: "Validator failed task: {{ ansible_failed_task.name }}, Validator failed reason: {{ ansible_failed_result.msg}}"
diff --git a/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hugepages_and_reboot.yml b/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hugepages_and_reboot.yml
index 9a2de54343..46ebe40cb8 100644
--- a/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hugepages_and_reboot.yml
+++ b/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/hugepages_and_reboot.yml
@@ -8,139 +8,149 @@
 
 # Collect facts from the node in question. this will give us an initial state prior to our changes
 # that can be compared with the end state.
-- name: Collect initial state of edpm node
-  ansible.builtin.gather_facts:
-  delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_check_node }}"
-  register: initial_node_state
+- name: Set validator status to passed
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    validator_status: "passed"
+
+- name: Validation block
+  block:
+    - name: Collect initial state of edpm node
+      ansible.builtin.gather_facts:
+      delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_check_node }}"
+      register: initial_node_state
 
 # Since jobs use different names for their OpenStackDataPlaneNodeSet's, we need to dynamically
 # determine the name of the currently deployed one
-- name: Determine name of deployed NodeSet
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc get -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns --no-headers -o custom-columns=":metadata.name"
-  register: deployed_nodeset_name
+    - name: Determine name of deployed NodeSet
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc get -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns --no-headers -o custom-columns=":metadata.name"
+      register: deployed_nodeset_name
 
 # collect initial confighash from the nodeset
-- name: Collecting initial confighash from the nodeset
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      set -o pipefail && oc get -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" -o jsonpath='{.status.configHash}'
-  register: initial_config_hash
+    - name: Collecting initial confighash from the nodeset
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          set -o pipefail && oc get -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" -o jsonpath='{.status.configHash}'
+      register: initial_config_hash
 
-- name: Update hugepages value
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc patch -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns/"{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"nodeTemplate": {"ansible": {"ansibleVars": {"edpm_kernel_hugepages": {"2048": {"count": 10, "default": true}, "4048": {"count": 10}}}}}}}'
+    - name: Update hugepages value
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc patch -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns/"{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" --type=merge -p '{"spec": {"nodeTemplate": {"ansible": {"ansibleVars": {"edpm_kernel_hugepages": {"2048": {"count": 10, "default": true}, "4048": {"count": 10}}}}}}}'
 
 # loop check the status of the openstackdataplanenodeset until it is either SetupReady,
 # or reaches a defined timeout value.
-- name: Wait for nodeset to be SetupReady again
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc wait osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
-      --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
-      --for=condition=SetupReady
-      --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
+    - name: Wait for nodeset to be SetupReady again
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc wait osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
+          --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
+          --for=condition=SetupReady
+          --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
 
 # Define an ad-hoc reboot service for our node reboot
-- name: Create ad-hoc reboot service
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: |
-      oc apply -f - <<EOF
-      apiVersion: dataplane.openstack.org/v1beta1
-      kind: OpenStackDataPlaneService
-      metadata:
-        name: reboot-adhoc
-        namespace: {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
-      spec:
-        playbookContents: |
-          - hosts: all
-            become: true
-            tasks:
-              - name: Reboot nodes
-                ansible.builtin.reboot:
-                  msg: "Node will be rebooted now!"
-      EOF
+    - name: Create ad-hoc reboot service
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: |
+          oc apply -f - <<EOF
+          apiVersion: dataplane.openstack.org/v1beta1
+          kind: OpenStackDataPlaneService
+          metadata:
+            name: reboot-adhoc
+            namespace: {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
+          spec:
+            playbookContents: |
+              - hosts: all
+                become: true
+                tasks:
+                  - name: Reboot nodes
+                    ansible.builtin.reboot:
+                      msg: "Node will be rebooted now!"
+          EOF
 
 # Create a new OpenStackDataPlaneDeployment to set the reboot variable. We also only need to execute
 # the jobs required to update Hugepages and reboot the nodes.
-- name: Create openstackdataplanedeployment to rollout changes
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: |
-      oc apply -f - <<EOF
-      apiVersion: dataplane.openstack.org/v1beta1
-      kind: OpenStackDataPlaneDeployment
-      metadata:
-        name: edpm-hugepages-update
-        namespace: {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
-      spec:
-        nodeSets:
-          - "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
-        servicesOverride:
-          - bootstrap
-          - reboot-adhoc
-      EOF
+    - name: Create openstackdataplanedeployment to rollout changes
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: |
+          oc apply -f - <<EOF
+          apiVersion: dataplane.openstack.org/v1beta1
+          kind: OpenStackDataPlaneDeployment
+          metadata:
+            name: edpm-hugepages-update
+            namespace: {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
+          spec:
+            nodeSets:
+              - "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}"
+            servicesOverride:
+              - bootstrap
+              - reboot-adhoc
+          EOF
 
 # loop check the status of the openstackdataplanedeployment until it is either completed,
 # or reaches a defined timeout value.
-- name: Wait for deployment to be complete
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc wait openstackdataplanedeployment edpm-hugepages-update
-      --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
-      --for=condition=ready
-      --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
+    - name: Wait for deployment to be complete
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc wait openstackdataplanedeployment edpm-hugepages-update
+          --namespace={{ cifmw_validations_namespace }}
+          --for=condition=ready
+          --timeout={{ cifmw_validations_timeout }}m
 
 # Collect final confighash from the nodeset
-- name: Collecting final confighash from the nodeset
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      set -o pipefail && oc get -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" -o jsonpath='{.status.configHash}'
-  register: post_change_config_hash
+    - name: Collecting final confighash from the nodeset
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          set -o pipefail && oc get -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns "{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim }}" -o jsonpath='{.status.configHash}'
+      register: post_change_config_hash
 
 # gather facts again to compare against the initial state.
-- name: Collect post change state of edpm node
-  ansible.builtin.gather_facts:
-  delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_check_node }}"
-  register: post_change_node_state
+    - name: Collect post change state of edpm node
+      ansible.builtin.gather_facts:
+      delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_check_node }}"
+      register: post_change_node_state
 
 # these assertions will determine whether this job has ultimately been successful or not.
 # here, we should list all of the assertions required to satisfy our feature requirements.
-- name: Assert state change reflects our requirements
-  ansible.builtin.assert:
-    that:
-      - initial_config_hash.stdout != post_change_config_hash.stdout
-      - initial_node_state.ansible_facts.ansible_cmdline != post_change_node_state.ansible_facts.ansible_cmdline
+    - name: Assert state change reflects our requirements
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - initial_config_hash.stdout != post_change_config_hash.stdout
+          - initial_node_state.ansible_facts.ansible_cmdline != post_change_node_state.ansible_facts.ansible_cmdline
+  rescue:
+    - name: Set validator status to failed
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        validator_status: "Validator failed task: {{ ansible_failed_task.name }}, Validator failed reason: {{ ansible_failed_result.msg}}"
diff --git a/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/scaledown.yml b/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/scaledown.yml
index 35b08a448a..60ace9504d 100644
--- a/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/scaledown.yml
+++ b/roles/validations/tasks/edpm/scaledown.yml
@@ -6,76 +6,87 @@
 
 # Since jobs use different names for their OpenStackDataPlaneNodeSet's, we need to dynamically
 # determine the name of the currently deployed one
-- name: Determine name of deployed NodeSet
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc get osdpns -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} --no-headers -o custom-columns=":metadata.name"
-  register: deployed_nodeset_name
+- name: Set validator status to passed
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    validator_status: "passed"
 
-- name: Verify compute being removed is present before scale down
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack hypervisor list
-  register: hypervisors_before_scale_down
-  failed_when: '"{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }}" not in hypervisors_before_scale_down.stdout'
+- name: Validation block
+  block:
 
-- name: Disable nova-compute for node being removed
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack compute service set {{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }} nova-compute --disable
+    - name: Determine name of deployed NodeSet
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc get osdpns -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} --no-headers -o custom-columns=":metadata.name"
+      register: deployed_nodeset_name
 
-- name: Disable ovn and nova-compute containers on node being removed
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: >-
-      set -o pipefail && systemctl stop edpm_ovn_controller && systemctl stop edpm_ovn_metadata_agent && systemctl stop edpm_nova_compute
-  become: true
-  delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname.split('.')[0] }}"
+    - name: Verify compute being removed is present before scale down
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack hypervisor list
+      register: hypervisors_before_scale_down
+      failed_when: '"{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }}" not in hypervisors_before_scale_down.stdout'
 
-- name: Get ovn controller id of host to be removed
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack network agent list --host {{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }} | grep "OVN Controller agent"  | awk '{print $2}'
-  register: remove_ovn_id
+    - name: Disable nova-compute for node being removed
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack compute service set {{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }} nova-compute --disable
 
-- name: Delete network agent for compute being removed
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack network agent delete {{ remove_ovn_id.stdout }}
+    - name: Disable ovn and nova-compute containers on node being removed
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: >-
+          set -o pipefail && systemctl stop edpm_ovn_controller && systemctl stop edpm_ovn_metadata_agent && systemctl stop edpm_nova_compute
+      become: true
+      delegate_to: "{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname.split('.')[0] }}"
 
-- name: Get compute service id of host to be removed
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack compute service list --host {{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }} | grep "nova-compute"  | awk '{print $2}'
-  register: remove_compute_service_id
+    - name: Get ovn controller id of host to be removed
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack network agent list --host {{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }} | grep "OVN Controller agent"  | awk '{print $2}'
+      register: remove_ovn_id
 
-- name: Delete compute service
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack compute service delete {{ remove_compute_service_id.stdout }}
+    - name: Delete network agent for compute being removed
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack network agent delete {{ remove_ovn_id.stdout }}
 
-- name: Verify compute was removed
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack hypervisor list
-  register: hypervisors_after_scale_down
-  failed_when: '"{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }}" in hypervisors_after_scale_down.stdout'
+    - name: Get compute service id of host to be removed
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack compute service list --host {{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }} | grep "nova-compute"  | awk '{print $2}'
+      register: remove_compute_service_id
 
-- name: Patch nodeset to remove node
-  environment:
-    KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
-    PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
-  cifmw.general.ci_script:
-    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
-    script: >-
-      oc patch -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns/"{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim}}" --type=json --patch '[{ "op": "remove", "path": "/spec/nodes/{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_nodename }}" }]'
+    - name: Delete compute service
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack compute service delete {{ remove_compute_service_id.stdout }}
+
+    - name: Verify compute was removed
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} rsh openstackclient openstack hypervisor list
+      register: hypervisors_after_scale_down
+      failed_when: '"{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_hostname }}" in hypervisors_after_scale_down.stdout'
+
+    - name: Patch nodeset to remove node
+      environment:
+        KUBECONFIG: "{{ cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig }}"
+        PATH: "{{ cifmw_path }}"
+      cifmw.general.ci_script:
+        output_dir: "{{ cifmw_validations_basedir }}/artifacts"
+        script: >-
+          oc patch -n {{ cifmw_validations_namespace }} osdpns/"{{ deployed_nodeset_name.stdout | trim}}" --type=json --patch '[{ "op": "remove", "path": "/spec/nodes/{{ cifmw_validations_edpm_scale_down_nodename }}" }]'
+  rescue:
+    - name: Set validator status to failed
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        validator_status: "Validator failed task: {{ ansible_failed_task.name }}, Validator failed reason: {{ ansible_failed_result.msg}}"
diff --git a/roles/validations/tasks/main.yml b/roles/validations/tasks/main.yml
index ea82763b8b..5f297661b2 100644
--- a/roles/validations/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/validations/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@
     - artifacts
     - logs
 
+- name: Initialize variables needed for generating polarion xml file
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    validations_executed: 0
+    validations_failed: 0
+    validations_errors: 0
+    xml_line_list: []
+
+- name: Get validations start time from system
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%3N
+  register: validations_start_time
+
 # We can execute all defined validations when cifmw_validation_run_all is defined.
 # Else, we will skip this and run only the explicitly defined validations from
 # cifmw_validations_list
@@ -42,7 +54,7 @@
 
     - name: Run all found validations
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-        file: "{{ item.path }}"
+        file: xmlcreate.yml
       loop: "{{ found_validations.files }}"
 
 - name: Run selected validations
@@ -56,5 +68,34 @@
       failed_when: not validation_exists.stat.exists
 
     - name: Run validations
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ item }}"
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+        file: xmlcreate.yml
       loop: "{{ cifmw_validations_list }}"
+
+- name: Get validations end time from system
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%3N
+  register: validations_end_time
+
+- name: Calculate total validations run time
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    validations_run_time: "{{((validations_end_time.stdout | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%f')) - (validations_start_time.stdout | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%f'))).total_seconds()}}"
+
+- name: Write first line of xml results file
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    mkdir -p "{{ cifmw_validations_xml_status_file_dir }}"
+    echo "<testsuite errors=\"{{ validations_errors }}\" failures=\"{{ validations_failed }}\" name=\"\" tests=\"{{ validations_executed }}\" time=\"{{ validations_run_time }}\">" >> {{ cifmw_validations_xml_status_file_dir }}/validations_results.xml
+
+- name: Write individual results to xml file
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    echo '{{ item }}' >> {{ cifmw_validations_xml_status_file_dir }}/validations_results.xml
+  loop: '{{ xml_line_list }}'
+
+- name: Write last line to xml results file
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    echo "</testsuite>" >> {{ cifmw_validations_xml_status_file_dir }}/validations_results.xml
+
+- name: Fail job when validations fail
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "One or more validations failed"
+  when: validations_failed | int  > 0
diff --git a/roles/validations/tasks/xmlcreate.yml b/roles/validations/tasks/xmlcreate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27a7548491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/validations/tasks/xmlcreate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+- name: Get validation start time from system
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%3N
+  register: individual_validation_start_time
+
+- name: Run a validation
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ item }}"
+
+- name: Get validation end time from system
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%3N
+  register: individual_validation_end_time
+
+- name: Calculate validation total run time
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    individual_validator_run_time: "{{((individual_validation_end_time.stdout | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%f')) - (individual_validation_start_time.stdout | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S.%f'))).total_seconds()}}"
+
+- name: Increment test count after validation execution
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    validations_executed: "{{ validations_executed | int + 1 }}"
+
+- name: Make new xml line list entry
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    new_xml_line_list_entry: ['  <testcase classname="validations.{{item | dirname}}" name="{{item | basename}}" time="{{ individual_validator_run_time }}"/>']
+  when: '"passed" in validator_status'
+
+- name: Add new line to xml line list
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    xml_line_list: "{{ xml_line_list + new_xml_line_list_entry }}"
+  when: '"passed" in validator_status'
+
+- name: Add testcase and failure reason to xml line list when a validation fails
+  when: '"failed" in validator_status'
+  block:
+    - name: Make new xml line list entry
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        new_xml_line_list_entry: ['  <testcase classname="validations.{{item | dirname}}" name="{{item | basename}}" time="{{ individual_validator_run_time }}">']
+
+    - name: Add new line to xml line list
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        xml_line_list: "{{ xml_line_list + new_xml_line_list_entry }}"
+
+    - name: Make a new failure reason xml line list entry
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        new_xml_line_list_entry: ['    <failure message="{{validator_status}}" </failure>']
+
+    - name: Add new failure reason line to xml line list
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        xml_line_list: "{{ xml_line_list + new_xml_line_list_entry }}"
+
+    - name: Add testcase end to xml line list
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        xml_line_list: "{{ xml_line_list + ['  </testcase>'] }}"
+
+    - name: Increment failure count
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        validations_failed: "{{ validations_failed | int + 1 }}"