diff --git a/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/RoleInfo.json b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/RoleInfo.json
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index 0000000..a4b5b40
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+++ b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/RoleInfo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "master": "1",
+  "backups": [
+    "2",
+    "3",
+    "4"
+  ]
+}
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