diff --git a/kubernetes/nbi/requirements.yaml b/kubernetes/nbi/requirements.yaml
index c4d65a7..f0c4b8e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/nbi/requirements.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/nbi/requirements.yaml
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@
   - name: mariadb-galera
     version: ~5.x-0
     repository: '@local'
+    condition: global.mariadbGalera.localCluster
+  - name: mariadb-init
+    version: ~5.x-0
+    repository: '@local'
+    condition: not global.mariadbGalera.localCluster
diff --git a/kubernetes/nbi/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/nbi/templates/deployment.yaml
index dc66319..4ba28b0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/nbi/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/nbi/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
-        name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}
+      name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
             periodSeconds: {{ .Values.readiness.periodSeconds }}
           env:
             - name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL
-              value: jdbc:mariadb://{{ index .Values "mariadb-galera" "service" "name" }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}:3306/{{ index .Values "mariadb-galera" "config" "mysqlDatabase" }}
+              value: jdbc:mariadb://{{ include "common.mariadbService" . }}:{{ include "common.mariadbPort" . }}/{{ index .Values "mariadb-galera" "config" "mysqlDatabase" }}
             - name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME
               value: {{ index .Values "mariadb-galera" "config" "userName" }}
             - name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-secret
-                  key: db-user-password
+                  name: {{ include "common.mariadbSecret" . }}
+                  key: {{ include "common.mariadbSecretParam" . }}
             - name: SPRING_DATA_MONGODB_HOST
               value: {{ .Values.mongo.service.name }}.{{ include "common.namespace" . }}
             - name: SPRING_DATA_MONGODB_PORT
diff --git a/kubernetes/nbi/templates/secrets.yaml b/kubernetes/nbi/templates/secrets.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ea6ae82..0000000
--- a/kubernetes/nbi/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright © 2017 Amdocs, Bell Canada, Orange
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-secret
-  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
-  labels:
-    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
-    chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
-    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
-    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
-type: Opaque
-data:
-  db-user-password: {{ index .Values "mariadb-galera" "config" "userPassword" | b64enc | quote }}
-  db-root-password: {{ index .Values "mariadb-galera" "config" "mariadbRootPassword" | b64enc | quote }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/nbi/tests/deployment_test.yaml b/kubernetes/nbi/tests/deployment_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c8a1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/nbi/tests/deployment_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+---
+suite: test deployment behavior
+templates:
+  - deployment.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: "should render with default values (global)"
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-nbi
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.namespace
+          value: NAMESPACE
+      - matchRegex:
+          path: metadata.labels.app
+          pattern: nbi
+      - matchRegex:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.labels.app
+          pattern: nbi
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.name
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-nbi
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.replicas
+          value: 1
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.nodeSelector
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.affinity
+
+  - it: "should render with default value (container)"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].name
+          value: nbi
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].image
+          value: nexus3.onap.org:10001/onap/externalapi/nbi:5.0.1
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: IfNotPresent
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL
+            value: jdbc:mariadb://mariadb-galera:3306/nbi
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME
+            value: rene
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD
+            valueFrom:
+              secretKeyRef:
+                name: RELEASE-NAME-nbi-config
+                key: db-user-password
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATA_MONGODB_HOST
+            value: nbi-mongohost.NAMESPACE
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATA_MONGODB_PORT
+            value: "27017"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATA_MONGODB_DATABASE
+            value: ServiceOrderDB
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: ONAP_LCPCLOUDREGIONID
+            value: RegionOne
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: ONAP_TENANTID
+            value: 31047205ce114b60833b23e400d6a535
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: ONAP_CLOUDOWNER
+            value: CloudOwner
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: NBI_URL
+            value: http://nbi.NAMESPACE:8080/nbi/api/v4
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SDC_HOST
+            value: https://sdc-be.NAMESPACE:8443
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SDC_HEADER_ECOMPINSTANCEID
+            value: OOM
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SDC_HEADER_AUTHORIZATION
+            value: Basic YWFpOktwOGJKNFNYc3pNMFdYbGhhazNlSGxjc2UyZ0F3ODR2YW9HR21KdlV5MlU=
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: AAI_HOST
+            value: https://aai.NAMESPACE:8443
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: AAI_HEADER_AUTHORIZATION
+            value: Basic QUFJOkFBSQ==
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SO_HOST
+            value: http://so.NAMESPACE:8080
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: DMAAP_HOST
+            value: http://message-router.NAMESPACE:3904
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: LOGGING_LEVEL_ORG_ONAP_NBI
+            value: INFO
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: MSB_ENABLED
+            value: "true"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: MSB_DISCOVERY_HOST
+            value: msb-discovery.NAMESPACE
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: MSB_DISCOVERY_PORT
+            value: "10081"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe
+          value:
+            initialDelaySeconds: 180
+            periodSeconds: 30
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: 8080
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe
+          value:
+            initialDelaySeconds: 185
+            periodSeconds: 30
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: 8080
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].ports
+          content:
+            containerPort: 8080
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.cpu
+          value: 1
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.memory
+          value: 2Gi
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.cpu
+          value: 100m
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.memory
+          value: 1Gi
+  - it: "should render when deciding to use local cluster (container)"
+    set:
+      global:
+        mariadbGalera:
+          localCluster: true
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL
+            value: jdbc:mariadb://nbi-galera:3306/nbi
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME
+            value: rene
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD
+            valueFrom:
+              secretKeyRef:
+                name: RELEASE-NAME-nbi-nbi-galera
+                key: user-password
diff --git a/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml b/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml
index 28a5f8d..30f7d2d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/nbi/values.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,15 @@
 global:
   nodePortPrefix: 302
   readinessRepository: oomk8s
-  readinessImage: readiness-check:1.1.0
+  readinessImage: readiness-check:2.0.2
   loggingRepository: docker.elastic.co
   loggingImage: beats/filebeat:5.5.0
+  mariadbGalera: &mariadbGalera
+    #This flag allows SO to instantiate its own mariadb-galera cluster
+    localCluster: false
+    service: mariadb-galera
+    internalPort: 3306
+    nameOverride: mariadb-galera
 
 subChartsOnly:
   enabled: true
@@ -29,7 +35,7 @@
 # application image
 repository: nexus3.onap.org:10001
 image: onap/externalapi/nbi:5.0.1
-pullPolicy: Always
+pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 sdc_authorization: Basic YWFpOktwOGJKNFNYc3pNMFdYbGhhazNlSGxjc2UyZ0F3ODR2YW9HR21KdlV5MlU=
 aai_authorization: Basic QUFJOkFBSQ==
 so_authorization:
@@ -45,7 +51,9 @@
   openStackVNFTenantId: 31047205ce114b60833b23e400d6a535
 
 mariadb-galera:
-  config:
+  # '&mariadbConfig' means we "store" the values for  later use in the file
+  # with '*mariadbConfig' pointer.
+  config: &mariadbConfig
       userName: rene
       userPassword: lkjgklqsdareyhjujlnnbvfvdttuiukgpiokqbfsjdhfigquosegombvjfqhb
       mariadbRootPassword: dhqjdshjdsguryebvcnbvcvdsqghyjqgktgjjfhjfghbfs
@@ -54,11 +62,16 @@
   service:
     name: nbi-galera
     portName: nbi-galera
+    internalPort: 3306
   replicaCount: 1
   persistence:
     enabled: true
     mountSubPath: nbi/maria/data
 
+mariadb-init:
+  config: *mariadbConfig
+  nameOverride: nbi-config
+
 mongo:
   nameOverride: nbi-mongo
   config: