diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b45ff0788..4694167aa 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,22 @@ workflows:
             - unit-tests
       - vulnerability-scan:
           requires:
-            - build-image     
+            - build-image
+  monitoring-console-integration-test:          
+    jobs:
+      - build-image
+      - unit-tests
+      - monitoring-console-tests:
+          requires:
+            - build-image
+            - unit-tests
+          filters:
+              branches:
+                only:
+                  - feature-MC/CRD
+      - integration-tests:
+          requires:
+            - monitoring-console-tests  
   build-and-push:
     jobs:
       - build-image
@@ -435,3 +450,61 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             make cluster-down
           no_output_timeout: 30m
+  # Runs integration tests against a k8s cluster
+  monitoring-console-tests:
+    executor: ubuntu-machine
+    steps:
+      - run: 
+          name: Setup Splunk operator and enterprise image env vars
+          command: |
+            echo 'export SPLUNK_OPERATOR_IMAGE=${IMAGE_NAME}:${CIRCLE_SHA1}' >> $BASH_ENV
+            echo 'export SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_IMAGE=${ENTERPRISE_IMAGE_NAME}' >> $BASH_ENV
+            echo 'export COMMIT_HASH=$(echo ${CIRCLE_SHA1:0:7})' >> $BASH_ENV
+      - kubernetes/install
+      - aws-cli/install
+      - aws-eks/install-eksctl
+      - run:
+          name: Install kind tool
+          command: |
+            curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.7.0/kind-$(uname)-amd64
+            chmod +x ./kind
+            sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin
+      - checkout
+      - attach_workspace:
+          name: Restore workspace
+          at: /tmp
+      # load the operator image to local registry in the VM
+      - load_image
+      - run:
+          name: Print out version and environment
+          command: |
+            ls -al
+            echo "GO VERSION=`go version`"
+            echo "CIRCLE_SHA1=$CIRCLE_SHA1"
+            echo "SPLUNK_OPERATOR_IMAGE=$SPLUNK_OPERATOR_IMAGE"
+            echo "SPLUNK_ENTEPRISE_IMAGE=$SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_IMAGE"
+            echo "PRIVATE_REGISTRY=$PRIVATE_REGISTRY"
+            echo "CLUSTER_PROVIDER=$CLUSTER_PROVIDER"
+      - run:
+          # Deploys a eks or kind cluster depending of CLUSTER_PROVIDER flag. If cluster already exists,
+          # it will skip. Uses NUM_WORKERS for size of cluster
+          name: Deploy k8s cluster
+          command: |
+            make cluster-up 
+            kubectl version # log the k8s version
+          no_output_timeout: 30m
+      - run:
+          # Run the integration tests againsts the cluster deployed above.
+          # Test againsts the SPLUNK_OPERATOR_IMAGE and SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_IMAGE 
+          name: Run integration tests 
+          command: |
+            make int-test
+            mkdir -p /tmp/test-results
+            find ./test -name "*junit.xml" -exec cp {} /tmp/test-results \;
+          environment: 
+            TEST_FOCUS: "monitoring_console"
+      - store_test_results:
+          name: Save test results
+          path: /tmp/test-results
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /tmp/test-results
diff --git a/test/monitoring_console/monitoring_console_test.go b/test/monitoring_console/monitoring_console_test.go
index ed6e126af..5545d62ce 100644
--- a/test/monitoring_console/monitoring_console_test.go
+++ b/test/monitoring_console/monitoring_console_test.go
@@ -50,37 +50,131 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 
 	Context("Deploy Monitoring Console", func() {
 		It("smoke, monitoring_console: can deploy MC CR", func() {
+			/*
+				Test Steps
+				1. Deploy Monitoring Console
+				2. Deploy Standalone
+				3. Wait for Monitoring Console status to go back to READY
+				4. Verify Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Config Map
+				5. Verify Monitoring Console Pod has correct peers in Peer List
+			*/
+
+			// Deploy Monitoring Console CRD
 			mc, err := deployment.DeployMonitoringConsole(deployment.GetName(), "")
 			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy Monitoring Console instance")
 
+			// Verify Monitoring Console is Ready and stays in ready state
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Create Standalone Spec and apply
+			standaloneOneName := deployment.GetName()
+			mcName := deployment.GetName()
+			spec := enterprisev1.StandaloneSpec{
+				CommonSplunkSpec: enterprisev1.CommonSplunkSpec{
+					Spec: splcommon.Spec{
+						ImagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent",
+					},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{},
+					MonitoringConsoleRef: corev1.ObjectReference{
+						Name: mcName,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			standaloneOne, err := deployment.DeployStandaloneWithGivenSpec(standaloneOneName, spec)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy standalone instance")
+
+			// Wait for standalone to be in READY Status
+			testenv.StandaloneReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), standaloneOne, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Wait for MC to go to Updating Phase
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsolePhase(deployment, testenvInstance, deployment.GetName(), splcommon.PhaseUpdating)
+
 			// Verify MC is Ready and stays in ready state
 			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Get contents of MC config map
+			mcConfigMap, err := testenv.GetMCConfigMap(deployment, testenvInstance.GetName(), mcName)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to get MC config map")
+
+			// Check Standalone is configure in MC Config Map
+			podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneOneName, 0)
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podName, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(true))
+
+			// Check Monitoring console is configured with all standalone instances in namespace
+			peerList := testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName())
+			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Peer List", "instance", peerList)
+
+			// Only 1 peer expected in MC peer list
+			Expect(len(peerList)).To(Equal(1))
+
+			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Check standalone instance in MC Peer list", "Standalone Pod", podName, "Peer in peer list", peerList[0])
+			Expect(strings.Contains(peerList[0], podName)).To(Equal(true))
+
 		})
 	})
 
-	XContext("Standalone deployment (S1)", func() {
+	Context("Standalone deployment (S1)", func() {
 		It("monitoring_console, integration: can deploy a MC with standalone instance and update MC with new standalone deployment", func() {
+			/*
+				Test Steps
+				1.  Deploy Standalone
+				2.  Wait for Standalone to go to READY
+				3.  Deploy Monitoring Console
+				4.  Wait for Monitoring Console status to be READY
+				5.  Verify Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Config Map
+				6.  Verify Monitoring Console Pod has correct peers in Peer List
+				7.  Deploy 2nd Standalone
+				8.  Wait for Second Standalone to be READY
+				9.  Wait for Monitoring Console status to go UPDATING then READY
+				10. Verify both Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Config Map
+				11. Verify both Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Pod Peers String
+				12. Delete 2nd Standalone
+				13. Wait for Monitoring Console to go to UPDATING then READY
+				14. Verify only first Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Config Map
+				15. Verify only first Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Pod Peers String
+			*/
 
 			standaloneOneName := deployment.GetName()
-			standaloneOne, err := deployment.DeployStandalone(standaloneOneName)
+			mcName := deployment.GetName()
+			spec := enterprisev1.StandaloneSpec{
+				CommonSplunkSpec: enterprisev1.CommonSplunkSpec{
+					Spec: splcommon.Spec{
+						ImagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent",
+					},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{},
+					MonitoringConsoleRef: corev1.ObjectReference{
+						Name: mcName,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			standaloneOne, err := deployment.DeployStandaloneWithGivenSpec(standaloneOneName, spec)
 			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy standalone instance")
 
 			// Wait for standalone to be in READY Status
 			testenv.StandaloneReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), standaloneOne, testenvInstance)
 
-			// Wait for Monitoring Console Pod to be in READY status
-			testenv.MCPodReady(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment)
+			// Deploy MC and wait for MC to be READY
+			mc, err := deployment.DeployMonitoringConsole(deployment.GetName(), "")
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy Monitoring Console instance")
+
+			// Verify MC is Ready and stays in ready state
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Get contents of MC config map
+			mcConfigMap, err := testenv.GetMCConfigMap(deployment, testenvInstance.GetName(), mcName)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to get MC config map")
+
+			// Check Standalone is configured in MC Config Map
+			podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneOneName, 0)
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podName, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(true))
 
 			// Check Monitoring console is configured with all standalone instances in namespace
-			peerList := testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName())
+			peerList := testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName())
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Peer List", "instance", peerList)
 
 			// Only 1 peer expected in MC peer list
 			Expect(len(peerList)).To(Equal(1))
-
-			podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneOneName, 0)
-			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Check standalone instance in MC Peer list", "Standalone Pod", podName, "Peer in peer list", peerList[0])
-			Expect(strings.Contains(peerList[0], podName)).To(Equal(true))
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podName, peerList[0])).To(Equal(true))
 
 			// Add another standalone instance in namespace
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Adding second standalone deployment to namespace")
@@ -103,31 +197,43 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 						},
 					},
 					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{},
+					MonitoringConsoleRef: corev1.ObjectReference{
+						Name: mcName,
+					},
 				},
 			}
-			standaloneTwo, err := deployment.DeployStandalonewithGivenSpec(standaloneTwoName, standaloneTwoSpec)
+			standaloneTwo, err := deployment.DeployStandaloneWithGivenSpec(standaloneTwoName, standaloneTwoSpec)
 			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy standalone instance ")
 
 			// Wait for standalone two to be in READY status
 			testenv.StandaloneReady(deployment, standaloneTwoName, standaloneTwo, testenvInstance)
 
-			// Wait for Monitoring Console Pod to be in READY status
-			testenv.MCPodReady(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment)
+			// Wait for MC to go to Updating Phase
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsolePhase(deployment, testenvInstance, deployment.GetName(), splcommon.PhaseUpdating)
+
+			// Verify MC is Ready and stays in ready state
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Get contents of MC config map
+			mcConfigMap, err = testenv.GetMCConfigMap(deployment, testenvInstance.GetName(), mcName)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to get MC config map")
+
+			// Check Standalone is configure in MC Config Map
+			podNameOne := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneOneName, 0)
+			podNameTwo := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneTwoName, 0)
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podNameOne, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(true))
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podNameTwo, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(true))
 
 			// Check Monitoring console is configured with all standalone instances in namespace
-			peerList = testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName())
+			peerList = testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName())
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Peer List", "instance", peerList)
 
 			// Only 2 peers expected in MC peer list
 			Expect(len(peerList)).To(Equal(2))
 
-			// Verify Pod Name in Peer List
-			podNameOne := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneOneName, 0)
-			podNameTwo := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneTwoName, 0)
-			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking Standalone on MC", "Standalone POD Name", podNameOne)
-			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podNameOne), true)
-			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking Standalone on MC", "Standalone POD Name", podNameTwo)
-			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podNameTwo), true)
+			// Verify both standalone Pod Name in Peer List
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podNameOne), true)
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podNameTwo), true)
 
 			// Delete Standlone TWO of the standalone and ensure MC is updated
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Deleting second standalone deployment to namespace", "Standalone Name", standaloneTwoName)
@@ -135,45 +241,96 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 			err = deployment.DeleteCR(standaloneTwo)
 			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to delete standalone instance", "Standalone Name", standaloneTwo)
 
-			// Wait for Monitoring Console Pod to be in READY status
-			testenv.MCPodReady(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment)
+			// Wait for MC to go to Updating Phase
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsolePhase(deployment, testenvInstance, deployment.GetName(), splcommon.PhaseUpdating)
+
+			// Verify MC is Ready and stays in ready state
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Get contents of MC config map
+			mcConfigMap, err = testenv.GetMCConfigMap(deployment, testenvInstance.GetName(), mcName)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to get MC config map")
+
+			// Check Standalone One is configure in MC Config Map
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podNameOne, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(true))
+
+			// Check standalone two is removed from MC Config Map
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podNameTwo, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(false))
 
 			// Check Monitoring console is configured with all standalone instances in namespace
-			peerList = testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName())
+			peerList = testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName())
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Peer List", "instance", peerList)
 
 			// Only 1 peer expected in MC peer list
 			Expect(len(peerList)).To(Equal(1))
 
-			podName = fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneOneName, 0)
-			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Check standalone instance in MC Peer list", "Standalone Pod", podName, "Peer in peer list", peerList[0])
-			Expect(strings.Contains(peerList[0], podName)).To(Equal(true))
+			// Check Only one standalone configured on MC Pod peer list
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podNameOne), true)
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podNameTwo), false)
 		})
 	})
 
-	XContext("Standalone deployment with Scale up", func() {
+	Context("Standalone deployment with Scale up", func() {
 		It("monitoring_console: can deploy a MC with standalone instance and update MC when standalone is scaled up", func() {
+			/*
+				Test Steps
+				1.  Deploy Standalone
+				2.  Wait for Standalone to go to READY
+				3.  Deploy Monitoring Console
+				4.  Wait for Monitoring Console status to be READY
+				5.  Verify Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Config Map
+				6.  Verify Monitoring Console Pod has correct peers in Peer List
+				7.  Scale Standalone to 2 REPLICAS
+				8.  Wait for Second Standalone POD to come up and PHASE to be READY
+				9.  Wait for Monitoring Console status to go UPDATING then READY
+				10. Verify both Standalone PODS configured in Monitoring Console Config Map
+				11. Verify both Standalone configured in Monitoring Console Pod Peers String
+			*/
+
+			standaloneName := deployment.GetName()
+			mcName := deployment.GetName()
+			spec := enterprisev1.StandaloneSpec{
+				CommonSplunkSpec: enterprisev1.CommonSplunkSpec{
+					Spec: splcommon.Spec{
+						ImagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent",
+					},
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{},
+					MonitoringConsoleRef: corev1.ObjectReference{
+						Name: mcName,
+					},
+				},
+			}
 
-			standalone, err := deployment.DeployStandalone(deployment.GetName())
-			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy standalone instance ")
+			standalone, err := deployment.DeployStandaloneWithGivenSpec(standaloneName, spec)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy standalone instance")
 
-			// Wait for Standalone to be in READY status
+			// Wait for standalone to be in READY Status
 			testenv.StandaloneReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), standalone, testenvInstance)
 
-			// Wait for Monitoring Console Pod to be in READY status
-			testenv.MCPodReady(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment)
+			// Deploy MC and wait for MC to be READY
+			mc, err := deployment.DeployMonitoringConsole(deployment.GetName(), "")
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy Monitoring Console instance")
+
+			// Verify MC is Ready and stays in ready state
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Get contents of MC config map
+			mcConfigMap, err := testenv.GetMCConfigMap(deployment, testenvInstance.GetName(), mcName)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to get MC config map")
+
+			// Check Standalone is configure in MC Config Map
+			podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneName, 0)
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podName, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(true))
 
 			// Check Monitoring console is configured with all standalone instances in namespace
-			peerList := testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName())
+			peerList := testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName())
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Peer List", "instance", peerList)
 
 			// Only 1 peer expected in MC peer list
 			Expect(len(peerList)).To(Equal(1))
 
 			// Check spluk standlone pods are configured in MC peer list
-			podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, deployment.GetName(), 0)
-			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Check standalone instance in MC Peer list", "Standalone Pod", podName, "Peer in peer list", peerList[0])
-			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podName)).To(Equal(true))
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podName, peerList[0])).To(Equal(true))
 
 			// Scale Standalone instance
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Scaling Standalone CR")
@@ -193,20 +350,32 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 			// Wait for Standalone to be in READY status
 			testenv.StandaloneReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), standalone, testenvInstance)
 
-			// Wait for Monitoring Console Pod to be in READY status
-			testenv.MCPodReady(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment)
+			// Wait for MC to go to Updating Phase
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsolePhase(deployment, testenvInstance, deployment.GetName(), splcommon.PhaseUpdating)
+
+			// Verify MC is Ready and stays in ready state
+			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testenvInstance)
+
+			// Get contents of MC config map
+			mcConfigMap, err = testenv.GetMCConfigMap(deployment, testenvInstance.GetName(), mcName)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to get MC config map")
+
+			// Check Standalone is configured in MC Config Map
+			for i := range []int{0, 1} {
+				podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneName, i)
+				Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podName, mcConfigMap.Data["SPLUNK_STANDALONE_URL"])).To(Equal(true))
+			}
 
 			// Only 2 peer expected in MC peer list
-			peerList = testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName())
+			peerList = testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName())
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Peers in configuredPeer List", "count", len(peerList))
 			Expect(len(peerList)).To(Equal(2))
 
 			// Verify Pod Name in Peer List
-			podNameTwo := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, deployment.GetName(), 1)
-			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking Standalone on MC", "Standalone POD Name", podName)
-			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podName), true)
-			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking Standalone on MC", "Standalone POD Name", podNameTwo)
-			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podNameTwo), true)
+			for i := range []int{0, 1} {
+				podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, standaloneName, i)
+				Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameInString(podName, peerList[i])).To(Equal(true))
+			}
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -234,7 +403,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 			for i := 0; i < defaultSHReplicas; i++ {
 				podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.SearchHeadPod, deployment.GetName(), i)
 				testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking for Search Head on MC", "Search Head Name", podName)
-				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podName)
+				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podName)
 				Expect(found).To(Equal(true))
 			}
 
@@ -243,7 +412,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 				podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.IndexerPod, deployment.GetName(), i)
 				podIP := testenv.GetPodIP(testenvInstance.GetName(), podName)
 				testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking for Indexer Pod on MC", "Search Head Name", podName, "IP Address", podIP)
-				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podIP)
+				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podIP)
 				Expect(found).To(Equal(true))
 			}
 
@@ -303,13 +472,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 			// Check Standalone configured on Monitoring Console
 			podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.StandalonePod, deployment.GetName(), 0)
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Check standalone instance in MC Peer list", "Standalone Pod", podName)
-			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podName)).To(Equal(true))
+			Expect(testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podName)).To(Equal(true))
 
 			// Verify all Search Head Members are configured on Monitoring Console
 			for i := 0; i < scaledSHReplicas; i++ {
 				podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.SearchHeadPod, deployment.GetName(), i)
 				testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking for Search Head on MC after adding Standalone", "Search Head Name", podName)
-				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podName)
+				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podName)
 				Expect(found).To(Equal(true))
 			}
 
@@ -318,7 +487,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 				podName := fmt.Sprintf(testenv.IndexerPod, deployment.GetName(), i)
 				podIP := testenv.GetPodIP(testenvInstance.GetName(), podName)
 				testenvInstance.Log.Info("Checking for Indexer Pod on MC", "Search Head Name", podName, "IP Address", podIP)
-				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), podIP)
+				found := testenv.CheckPodNameOnMC(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName(), podIP)
 				Expect(found).To(Equal(true))
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/test/scaling_test/scaling_test.go b/test/scaling_test/scaling_test.go
index 7af1318b6..660965c35 100644
--- a/test/scaling_test/scaling_test.go
+++ b/test/scaling_test/scaling_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Scaling test", func() {
 			// testenv.MCPodReady(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment)
 
 			// Check Monitoring console is configured with all standalone instances in namespace
-			peerList := testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName())
+			peerList := testenv.GetConfiguredPeers(testenvInstance.GetName(), deployment.GetName())
 			testenvInstance.Log.Info("Peer List", "instance", peerList)
 
 			// Scale Standalone instance
diff --git a/test/smoke/smoke_test.go b/test/smoke/smoke_test.go
index e5a48494e..31aeaed07 100644
--- a/test/smoke/smoke_test.go
+++ b/test/smoke/smoke_test.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Smoke test", func() {
 			}
 
 			// Create standalone Deployment with License Master
-			standalone, err := deployment.DeployStandalonewithGivenSpec(deployment.GetName(), standaloneSpec)
+			standalone, err := deployment.DeployStandaloneWithGivenSpec(deployment.GetName(), standaloneSpec)
 			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), "Unable to deploy standalone instance with LM")
 
 			// Wait for Standalone to be in READY status
diff --git a/test/testenv/deployment.go b/test/testenv/deployment.go
index dc42616f7..1215474b4 100644
--- a/test/testenv/deployment.go
+++ b/test/testenv/deployment.go
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ func (d *Deployment) DeployStandaloneWithLM(name string) (*enterprisev1.Standalo
 	return deployed.(*enterprisev1.Standalone), err
 }
 
-// DeployStandalonewithGivenSpec deploys a standalone with given spec
-func (d *Deployment) DeployStandalonewithGivenSpec(name string, spec enterprisev1.StandaloneSpec) (*enterprisev1.Standalone, error) {
+// DeployStandaloneWithGivenSpec deploys a standalone with given spec
+func (d *Deployment) DeployStandaloneWithGivenSpec(name string, spec enterprisev1.StandaloneSpec) (*enterprisev1.Standalone, error) {
 	standalone := newStandaloneWithGivenSpec(name, d.testenv.namespace, spec)
 	deployed, err := d.deployCR(name, standalone)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/testenv/mcutil.go b/test/testenv/mcutil.go
index 087bfc58b..9cf687414 100644
--- a/test/testenv/mcutil.go
+++ b/test/testenv/mcutil.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/pkg/splunk/enterprise"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
 	gomega "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
@@ -73,8 +76,8 @@ func CheckMCPodReady(ns string) bool {
 }
 
 // GetConfiguredPeers get list of Peers Configured on Montioring Console
-func GetConfiguredPeers(ns string) []string {
-	podName := fmt.Sprintf(MonitoringConsolePod, ns, 0)
+func GetConfiguredPeers(ns string, deploymentName string) []string {
+	podName := fmt.Sprintf(MonitoringConsolePod, deploymentName, 0)
 	var peerList []string
 	if len(podName) > 0 {
 		peerFile := "/opt/splunk/etc/apps/splunk_monitoring_console/local/splunk_monitoring_console_assets.conf"
@@ -132,9 +135,9 @@ func MCPodReady(ns string, deployment *Deployment) {
 }
 
 // CheckPodNameOnMC Check Standalone Pod configured on MC
-func CheckPodNameOnMC(ns string, podName string) bool {
+func CheckPodNameOnMC(ns string, deploymentName string, podName string) bool {
 	// Get Peers configured on Monitoring Console
-	peerList := GetConfiguredPeers(ns)
+	peerList := GetConfiguredPeers(ns, deploymentName)
 	logf.Log.Info("Peer List", "instance", peerList)
 	found := false
 	for _, peer := range peerList {
@@ -163,3 +166,21 @@ func GetPodIP(ns string, podName string) string {
 	}
 	return restResponse.Status.PodIP
 }
+
+// GetMCConfigMap gets config map for give Monitoring Console Name
+func GetMCConfigMap(deployment *Deployment, ns string, mcName string) (*corev1.ConfigMap, error) {
+	mcConfigMapName := enterprise.GetSplunkMonitoringconsoleConfigMapName(deployment.GetName(), enterprise.SplunkMonitoringConsole)
+	mcConfigMap, err := GetConfigMap(deployment, ns, mcConfigMapName)
+	if err != nil {
+		logf.Log.Error(err, "Failed to get Monitoring Console Config Map")
+		return mcConfigMap, err
+	}
+	logf.Log.Info("MC Config Map contents", "Data", mcConfigMap.Data)
+	return mcConfigMap, err
+}
+
+// CheckPodNameInString checks for pod name in string
+func CheckPodNameInString(podName string, configString string) bool {
+	logf.Log.Info("Check MC Config String has Pod configured", "Monitoring Console Config Map Pod Config String", configString, "POD String", podName)
+	return strings.Contains(configString, podName)
+}
diff --git a/test/testenv/util.go b/test/testenv/util.go
index df2f6684b..dc136fd82 100644
--- a/test/testenv/util.go
+++ b/test/testenv/util.go
@@ -578,3 +578,13 @@ func ExecuteCommandOnPod(deployment *Deployment, podName string, stdin string) (
 	logf.Log.Info("Command executed on pod", "pod", podName, "command", command, "stdin", stdin, "stdout", stdout, "stderr", stderr)
 	return stdout, nil
 }
+
+// GetConfigMap Gets the config map for a given k8 config map name
+func GetConfigMap(deployment *Deployment, ns string, configMapName string) (*corev1.ConfigMap, error) {
+	configMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
+	err := deployment.GetInstance(configMapName, configMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		deployment.testenv.Log.Error(err, "Unable to get config map", "Config Map Name", configMap, "Namespace", ns)
+	}
+	return configMap, err
+}
diff --git a/test/testenv/verificationutils.go b/test/testenv/verificationutils.go
index f326cfc75..04c0bb86c 100644
--- a/test/testenv/verificationutils.go
+++ b/test/testenv/verificationutils.go
@@ -405,6 +405,20 @@ func VerifyStandalonePhase(deployment *Deployment, testenvInstance *TestEnv, crN
 	}, deployment.GetTimeout(), PollInterval).Should(gomega.Equal(phase))
 }
 
+// VerifyMonitoringConsolePhase verify the phase of Monitoring Console CR
+func VerifyMonitoringConsolePhase(deployment *Deployment, testenvInstance *TestEnv, crName string, phase splcommon.Phase) {
+	gomega.Eventually(func() splcommon.Phase {
+		mc := &enterprisev1.MonitoringConsole{}
+		err := deployment.GetInstance(crName, mc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return splcommon.PhaseError
+		}
+		testenvInstance.Log.Info("Waiting for monitoring console CR status", "instance", mc.ObjectMeta.Name, "Expected", phase, " Actual Phase", mc.Status.Phase)
+		DumpGetPods(testenvInstance.GetName())
+		return mc.Status.Phase
+	}, deployment.GetTimeout(), PollInterval).Should(gomega.Equal(phase))
+}
+
 // VerifyCPULimits verifies value of CPU limits is as expected
 func VerifyCPULimits(deployment *Deployment, ns string, podName string, expectedCPULimits string) {
 	gomega.Eventually(func() bool {