Add support for a common "retry" method for long running operations

[tenthirtyam]

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Description

There are several long running operations and each has their own implementation of a retry mechanics.

Use Case(s)

In order to make script writing easier we could introduce common retry method that will accept as arguments:

Potential Configuration

In order to make script writing easier we could introduce common retry method that will accept as arguments:

For example

1. command,
2. expected outcome/check,
3. number of attempts
4. timeout between attempts
5. optional params (e.g. message display)

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