diff --git a/roles/execute_binary_upgrade/tasks/validate_execute_binary_upgrade.yml b/roles/execute_binary_upgrade/tasks/validate_execute_binary_upgrade.yml
index a229a27ce..ef4e2e15f 100644
--- a/roles/execute_binary_upgrade/tasks/validate_execute_binary_upgrade.yml
+++ b/roles/execute_binary_upgrade/tasks/validate_execute_binary_upgrade.yml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 - name: Check that all required packages have been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ package_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/install_dbserver/tasks/validate_install_dbserver.yml b/roles/install_dbserver/tasks/validate_install_dbserver.yml
index e1b056b46..19808d4c0 100644
--- a/roles/install_dbserver/tasks/validate_install_dbserver.yml
+++ b/roles/install_dbserver/tasks/validate_install_dbserver.yml
@@ -97,12 +97,21 @@
     - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
     - pg_version|int > 10
 
-- name: Install python-apt package
+- name: Install python-apt package for Debian 9/10
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: python-apt
     state: present
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+    - ansible_distribution_major_version in ['9', '10']
+
+- name: Install python3-apt package for Debian 11/12
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: python3-apt
+    state: present
+  when:
+    - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+    - ansible_distribution_major_version in ['11', '12']
 
 - name: Set package list for PG Debian
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
@@ -187,7 +196,7 @@
 - name: Check that all required packages have been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ package_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/setup_barman/tasks/validate_setup_barman.yml b/roles/setup_barman/tasks/validate_setup_barman.yml
index 452af7f6e..a96c9954c 100644
--- a/roles/setup_barman/tasks/validate_setup_barman.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_barman/tasks/validate_setup_barman.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 - name: Check if backup server has been configured correctly.
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - barman_list_server_res.stdout_lines is search('{{ primary_inventory_hostname }}')
+      - barman_list_server_res.stdout_lines is search(primary_inventory_hostname)
     fail_msg: "{{ primary_inventory_hostname }} backup server was not configured correctly."
     success_msg: "{{ primary_inventory_hostname }} backup server was configured correctly."
   run_once: true
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 - name: Check if barman home directory has been configured correctly
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - barman_show_server_res.stdout_lines is search('{{ barman_home }}')
+      - barman_show_server_res.stdout_lines is search(barman_home)
     fail_msg: "{{ barman_home }} directory was not configured correctly"
     success_msg: "{{ barman_home }} directory was configured correctly"
   run_once: true
diff --git a/roles/setup_barmanserver/tasks/validate_setup_barmanserver.yml b/roles/setup_barmanserver/tasks/validate_setup_barmanserver.yml
index 7c5ad8eeb..f153defe3 100644
--- a/roles/setup_barmanserver/tasks/validate_setup_barmanserver.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_barmanserver/tasks/validate_setup_barmanserver.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 - name: Check that all required barman packages have been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[item] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[item] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ item }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ item }} has been installed."
   loop:
diff --git a/roles/setup_dbt2/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2.yml b/roles/setup_dbt2/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2.yml
index 37681f76c..f1f71b784 100644
--- a/roles/setup_dbt2/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_dbt2/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 - name: Check that all packages in dbt2_db_pkg_list has been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ dbt2_db_pkg_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/setup_dbt2_client/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_client.yml b/roles/setup_dbt2_client/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_client.yml
index 85dca83df..5c6355a90 100644
--- a/roles/setup_dbt2_client/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_client.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_dbt2_client/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_client.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Check that all packages in dbt2_client_pkg_list has been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ dbt2_client_pkg_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/setup_dbt2_driver/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_driver.yml b/roles/setup_dbt2_driver/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_driver.yml
index 7f6afa3f4..d971929d8 100644
--- a/roles/setup_dbt2_driver/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_driver.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_dbt2_driver/tasks/validate_setup_dbt2_driver.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Check that all packages in dbt2_driver_pkg_list has been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ dbt2_driver_pkg_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/setup_dbt3/tasks/validate_setup_dbt3.yml b/roles/setup_dbt3/tasks/validate_setup_dbt3.yml
index a4bd18f17..7d35b5f25 100644
--- a/roles/setup_dbt3/tasks/validate_setup_dbt3.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_dbt3/tasks/validate_setup_dbt3.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Check that all packages in dbt3_db_pkg_list has been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ dbt3_db_pkg_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/setup_dbt7/tasks/validate_setup_dbt7.yml b/roles/setup_dbt7/tasks/validate_setup_dbt7.yml
index 4e308074b..fd1d2df6c 100644
--- a/roles/setup_dbt7/tasks/validate_setup_dbt7.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_dbt7/tasks/validate_setup_dbt7.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Check that all packages in dbt7_db_pkg_list has been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ dbt7_db_pkg_list }}"
diff --git a/roles/setup_efm/defaults/main.yml b/roles/setup_efm/defaults/main.yml
index 4fbca341b..fc73ff8ad 100644
--- a/roles/setup_efm/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_efm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ primary_public_ip: ""
 primary_private_ip: ""
 input_password: ""
 pg_allow_ip_addresses: []
+ping_server_ip: "8.8.8.8"
+efm_user_email: "unknown@gmail.com"
 
 # setting validate_only to true allows you to validate setup on an existing node
 # use_validation flag applies to deployment configuration and validation after setup
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ efm_default_parameters:
   - {name: db.bin, value: "{{ pg_bin_path }}"}
   - {name: db.recovery.dir, value: "{{ pg_data }}"}
   - {name: db.data.dir, value: "{{ pg_data }}"}
-  - {name: user.email, value: "unknown@gmail.com"}
+  - {name: user.email, value: "{{ efm_user_email }}"}
   - {name: auto.allow.hosts, value: true}
   - {name: stable.nodes.file, value: true}
   - {name: local.period, value: "3"}
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ efm_default_parameters:
   - {name: remote.timeout, value: "5"}
   - {name: node.timeout, value: "5"}
   - {name: admin.port, value: "{{ efm_admin_port }}"}
+  - {name: ping.server.ip, value: "{{ ping_server_ip }}"}
 
 efm_physical_slot_param:
   - {name: update.physical.slots.period, value: "5"}
@@ -109,6 +112,8 @@ pcp_passfile_group: "efm"
 pcp_passfile_mode: "0600"
 pgpool2_pcp_port: 9898
 detach_on_agent_failure: true
+efm_pgpool2_lb_attach: "{{ efm_bin_path }}/pcp_attach_all.sh %h %t"
+efm_pgpool2_lb_detach: ""
 
 supported_os:
   - CentOS7
diff --git a/roles/setup_efm/tasks/efm_configure.yml b/roles/setup_efm/tasks/efm_configure.yml
index 75bce5c57..b1d439326 100644
--- a/roles/setup_efm/tasks/efm_configure.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_efm/tasks/efm_configure.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,20 @@
 - name: Prepare parameters for PgPoolII integration
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     efm_lb_parameters:
-      - {name: script.load.balancer.attach, value: "{{ efm_bin_path }}/pcp_attach_all.sh %h %t"}
       - {name: auto.resume.period, value: "5"}
       - {name: script.custom.monitor, value: "{{ efm_bin_path }}/pg_pcp_health.sh"}
       - {name: custom.monitor.interval, value: "5"}
       - {name: custom.monitor.safe.mode, value: "true"}
       - {name: custom.monitor.timeout, value: "10"}
       - {name: detach.on.agent.failure, value: "{{ detach_on_agent_failure }}"}
+      - {name: pgpool.enable, value: "{{ efm_pgpool2_integration | lower }}"}
+      - {name: pgpool.bin, value: "{{ pgpool2_bin_path }}"}
+      - {name: pcp.user, value: "{{ pcp_admin_user }}"}
+      - {name: pcp.host, value: "{{ pgpool2_vip }}"}
+      - {name: pcp.port, value: "{{ pgpool2_pcp_port }}"}
+      - {name: pcp.pass.file, value: "{{ pcp_passfile }}"}
+      - {name: script.load.balancer.attach, value: "{{ efm_pgpool2_lb_attach }}"}
+      - {name: script.load.balancer.detach, value: "{{ efm_pgpool2_lb_detach }}"}
   when:
     - efm_pgpool2_integration
 
diff --git a/roles/setup_efm/tasks/validate_setup_efm.yml b/roles/setup_efm/tasks/validate_setup_efm.yml
index 83f301ea0..639727095 100644
--- a/roles/setup_efm/tasks/validate_setup_efm.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_efm/tasks/validate_setup_efm.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 - name: Check that all required packages have been installed on RedHat
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[item] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[item] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ item }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ item }} has been installed."
   loop:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 - name: Check that all required packages have been installed on Debian
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[item] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[item] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ item }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ item }} has been installed."
   loop:
diff --git a/roles/setup_pemserver/tasks/validate_setup_pemserver.yml b/roles/setup_pemserver/tasks/validate_setup_pemserver.yml
index 1d461a232..290411539 100644
--- a/roles/setup_pemserver/tasks/validate_setup_pemserver.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_pemserver/tasks/validate_setup_pemserver.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 - name: Check that all required packages have been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[item] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[item] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ item }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ item }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ pem_server_packages }}"
diff --git a/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/pgpool2_install.yml b/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/pgpool2_install.yml
index ddb18c734..a32b4e71d 100644
--- a/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/pgpool2_install.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/pgpool2_install.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 - name: Install pgpool-II-pcp package on RedHat
   ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: "pgpool-II-pcp"
+    name: "{{ pgpool2_pcp_package_name }}"
     state: present
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
diff --git a/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/validate_setup_pgpool2.yml b/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/validate_setup_pgpool2.yml
index 738d0be2e..d3d8d9781 100644
--- a/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/validate_setup_pgpool2.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_pgpool2/tasks/validate_setup_pgpool2.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 - name: Check that all required pgpool2 packages have been installed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ ansible_facts.packages[package] }} is defined"
+      - ansible_facts.packages[package] is defined
     fail_msg: "Package {{ package }} has not been installed."
     success_msg: "Package {{ package }} has been installed."
   loop: "{{ pgpool2_packages_check }}"
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
         pg_database: "{{ pg_pgpool_database }}"
   no_log: "{{ disable_logging }}"
   when: pgpool2_test_user_password|length > 1
+  run_once: true
 
 - name: Add pgpool2_test_user
   ansible.builtin.include_role:
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@
         state: absent
   no_log: "{{ disable_logging }}"
   when: pgpool2_test_user_password|length > 1
+  run_once: true
 
 - name: Remove pgpool2_test_user from pgpool2
   ansible.builtin.include_role:
diff --git a/roles/setup_pgpool2/vars/PG_RedHat.yml b/roles/setup_pgpool2/vars/PG_RedHat.yml
index c898441d6..dda4ab853 100644
--- a/roles/setup_pgpool2/vars/PG_RedHat.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_pgpool2/vars/PG_RedHat.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pgpool2_version: 4.3
 # We don't have the choice of the version with community PostgreSQL
 pgpool2_package_name: "pgpool-II"
+pgpool2_pcp_package_name: "pgpool-II-pcp"
 pgpool2_configuration_file: "/etc/pgpool-II/pgpool.conf"
 pgpool2_pool_passwd_file: "/etc/pgpool-II/pool_passwd"
 pgpool2_user: "postgres"