diff --git a/db/model/backend_test.go b/db/model/backend_test.go
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+package model
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+const (
+	ETCD_KV    = "etcd"
+	CONSUL_KV  = "consul"
+	INVALID_KV = "invalid"
+
+	etcd_host   = "10.104.149.247"
+	etcd_port   = 2379
+
+	/*
+		To debug locally with the remote ETCD container
+
+		ssh -f -N vagrant@10.100.198.220 -L 22379:10.104.149.247:2379
+	*/
+	//etcd_host   = "localhost"
+	//etcd_port   = 22379
+	consul_host = "k8s-consul"
+	consul_port = 30080
+	timeout     = 5
+	prefix      = "backend/test"
+	key         = "stephane/1"
+	value       = "barbarie"
+)
+
+var (
+	etcd_backend   *Backend
+	consul_backend *Backend
+)
+
+func Test_Etcd_Backend_New(t *testing.T) {
+	etcd_backend = NewBackend(ETCD_KV, etcd_host, etcd_port, timeout, prefix)
+}
+
+func Test_Etcd_Backend_Put(t *testing.T) {
+	etcd_backend.Put(key, value)
+
+}
+
+func Test_Etcd_Backend_Get(t *testing.T) {
+	if pair, err := etcd_backend.Client.Get("service/voltha/data/core/0001/root", timeout); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("backend get failed - %s", err.Error())
+	} else {
+		j, _ := json.Marshal(pair)
+		t.Logf("pair: %s", string(j))
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_Etcd_Backend_GetRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	if pair, err := etcd_backend.Get(key); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("backend get failed - %s", err.Error())
+	} else {
+		j, _ := json.Marshal(pair)
+		t.Logf("pair: %s", string(j))
+		if pair.Key != (prefix + "/" + key) {
+			t.Errorf("backend key differs - key: %s, expected: %s", pair.Key, key)
+		}
+
+		s := fmt.Sprintf("%s", pair.Value)
+		if s != value {
+			t.Errorf("backend value differs - value: %s, expected:%s", pair.Value, value)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_Etcd_Backend_Delete(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := etcd_backend.Delete(key); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("backend delete failed - %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	//if _, err := backend.Client.Get(key, Timeout); err == nil {
+	//	t.Errorf("backend delete failed - %s", err.Error())
+	//}
+}
+
+func Test_Consul_Backend_New(t *testing.T) {
+	consul_backend = NewBackend(CONSUL_KV, consul_host, consul_port, timeout, prefix)
+}
+
+func Test_Consul_Backend_Put(t *testing.T) {
+	consul_backend.Put(key, value)
+
+}
+
+func Test_Consul_Backend_Get(t *testing.T) {
+	if pair, err := consul_backend.Get(key); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("backend get failed - %s", err.Error())
+	} else {
+		j, _ := json.Marshal(pair)
+		t.Logf("pair: %s", string(j))
+		if pair.Key != (prefix + "/" + key) {
+			t.Errorf("backend key differs - key: %s, expected: %s", pair.Key, key)
+		}
+
+		v := fmt.Sprintf("%s", pair.Value)
+		if v != value {
+			t.Errorf("backend value differs - value: %s, expected:%s", pair.Value, value)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_Consul_Backend_Delete(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := consul_backend.Delete(key); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("backend delete failed - %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	//if _, err := backend.Client.Get(key, Timeout); err == nil {
+	//	t.Errorf("backend delete failed - %s", err.Error())
+	//}
+}