diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -70,3 +70,30 @@ Smoke tests Service template provisioning and retirment.
 | cfme\_provision\_service\_dialog\_options | Yes      |         | Hash of dialog options to pass to the Service Template creation request
 | cfme\_provision\_service\_retries         | No       | 60      | Number of attempts at waiting for Provision Service task to complete
 | cfme\_provision\_service\_delay           | No       | 60      | Number of seconds between attempts at waiting for Provion Service task to complete
+
+### start-services.yml
+Start all of the DB services then all of the Appliance services.
+
+#### Required groups
+* cfme-appliancees
+* cfme-databases
+
+### stop-services.yml
+Stop all of the Appliance services then all of the DB services.
+
+#### Required groups
+* cfme-appliancees
+* cfme-databases
+
+### full-stop-start-services.yml
+Stop all of the Appliance services, then all of the DB services, then start all of the DB services, then all of the Appliance services, then perform a helath check.
+
+#### Required groups
+* cfme-appliancees
+* cfme-databases
+
+### health-check.yml
+Checks the health of the Appliances.
+
+#### Required groups
+* cfme-appliancees
diff --git a/playbooks/full-stop-start-services.yml b/playbooks/full-stop-start-services.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+- name: CFME | Full Stop / Start Services | Gather Facts
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: True
+
+- import_playbook: stop-services.yml
+- import_playbook: start-services.yml
+- import_playbook: health-check.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/health-check.yml b/playbooks/health-check.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+- name: CFME | Health Check
+  hosts: cfme-appliances
+  gather_facts: True
+  tasks:
+    - name: CFME | Health Check | Ping Check
+      local_action:
+        module: uri
+        url: "https://{{ ansible_hostname }}/ping"
+        method: GET
+        validate_certs: False
+        body_format: raw
+        return_content: Yes
+      register: cfme_ping_check_result
+      until: cfme_ping_check_result['content'] == 'pong'
+      retries: 60
+      delay: 5
diff --git a/playbooks/start-services.yml b/playbooks/start-services.yml
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+---
+- name: CFME | Start Services | Databases
+  hosts: cfme-databases
+  become: True
+  gather_facts: False
+  tasks:
+    - name: CFME | Start Services | PostgreSQL
+      service:
+        name: rh-postgresql95-postgresql
+        state: started
+
+- name: CFME | Start Services | Appliances
+  hosts: cfme-appliances
+  become: True
+  gather_facts: False
+  tasks:
+    - name: CFME | Start Services | EVM
+      service:
+        name: evmserverd
+        state: started
diff --git a/playbooks/stop-services.yml b/playbooks/stop-services.yml
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+++ b/playbooks/stop-services.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: CFME | Stop Services | Appliances
+  hosts: cfme-appliances
+  become: True
+  gather_facts: False
+  tasks:
+    - name: CFME | Stop Services | EVM
+      service:
+        name: evmserverd
+        state: stopped
+
+- name: CFME | Stop Services | Databases
+  hosts: cfme-databases
+  become: True
+  gather_facts: False
+  tasks:
+    - name: CFME | Stop Services | PostgreSQL
+      service:
+        name: rh-postgresql95-postgresql
+        state: stopped