diff --git a/deploy/tfs.sh b/deploy/tfs.sh
index 1ecb039e3fdeb88ca04737e56df5f94e588fed0b..5edc0c29bc9dd84e6dc92970ab358a14ab6fb4a2 100755
--- a/deploy/tfs.sh
+++ b/deploy/tfs.sh
@@ -176,14 +176,13 @@ echo "# Environment variables for TeraFlowSDN deployment" > $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/src
 echo "export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 
-# Not needed for the Hackfest
-#echo "Create Redis secret..."
-## first try to delete an old one if exists
-#kubectl delete secret redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE --ignore-not-found
-#REDIS_PASSWORD=`uuidgen`
-#kubectl create secret generic redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE \
-#    --from-literal=REDIS_PASSWORD=$REDIS_PASSWORD
-#echo "export REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
+echo "Create Redis secret..."
+# first try to delete an old one if exists
+kubectl delete secret redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE --ignore-not-found
+REDIS_PASSWORD=`uuidgen`
+kubectl create secret generic redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE \
+    --from-literal=REDIS_PASSWORD=$REDIS_PASSWORD
+echo "export REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 
 for COMPONENT in $TFS_COMPONENTS; do
     echo "Processing '$COMPONENT' component..."
@@ -260,9 +259,8 @@ for COMPONENT in $TFS_COMPONENTS; do
 
     echo "  Adapting '$COMPONENT' manifest file..."
     MANIFEST="$TMP_MANIFESTS_FOLDER/${COMPONENT}service.yaml"
-    # Deactivated linkerd for the Hackfest
-    cp ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml "$MANIFEST"
-    #cat ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml | linkerd inject - --proxy-cpu-request "10m" --proxy-cpu-limit "1" --proxy-memory-request "64Mi" --proxy-memory-limit "256Mi" > "$MANIFEST"
+    #cp ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml "$MANIFEST"
+    cat ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml | linkerd inject - --proxy-cpu-request "10m" --proxy-cpu-limit "1" --proxy-memory-request "64Mi" --proxy-memory-limit "256Mi" > "$MANIFEST"
 
     if [ "$COMPONENT" == "pathcomp" ]; then
         IMAGE_URL=$(echo "$TFS_REGISTRY_IMAGES/$COMPONENT-frontend:$TFS_IMAGE_TAG" | sed 's,//,/,g' | sed 's,http:/,,g')
@@ -377,11 +375,10 @@ if [[ "$TFS_COMPONENTS" == *"webui"* ]]; then
     GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED="http://${GRAFANA_USERNAME}:${TFS_GRAFANA_PASSWORD}@${GRAFANA_URL}"
     echo "export GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED=${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    #echo ">> Installing Scatter Plot plugin..."
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Content-Length: 0" \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/plugins/michaeldmoore-scatter-panel/install
-    #echo
+    echo ">> Installing Scatter Plot plugin..."
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Content-Length: 0" \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/plugins/michaeldmoore-scatter-panel/install
+    echo
 
     # Ref: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/http_api/data_source/
     QDB_HOST_PORT="${METRICSDB_HOSTNAME}:${QDB_SQL_PORT}"
@@ -411,71 +408,68 @@ if [[ "$TFS_COMPONENTS" == *"webui"* ]]; then
     }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
     echo
 
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
-    #    "access"   : "proxy",
-    #    "type"     : "postgres",
-    #    "name"     : "questdb-slc-grp",
-    #    "url"      : "'${QDB_HOST_PORT}'",
-    #    "database" : "'${QDB_TABLE_SLICE_GROUPS}'",
-    #    "user"     : "'${QDB_USERNAME}'",
-    #    "basicAuth": false,
-    #    "isDefault": false,
-    #    "jsonData" : {
-    #        "sslmode"               : "disable",
-    #        "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
-    #        "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
-    #        "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
-    #        "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
-    #        "tlsAuth"               : false,
-    #        "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
-    #        "timescaledb"           : false,
-    #        "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
-    #        "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
-    #    },
-    #    "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${QDB_PASSWORD}'"}
-    #}' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
-    #    "access"   : "proxy",
-    #    "type"     : "postgres",
-    #    "name"     : "cockroachdb",
-    #    "url"      : "'cockroachdb-public.${CRDB_NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local:${CRDB_SQL_PORT}'",
-    #    "database" : "'${CRDB_DATABASE}'",
-    #    "user"     : "'${CRDB_USERNAME}'",
-    #    "basicAuth": false,
-    #    "isDefault": false,
-    #    "jsonData" : {
-    #        "sslmode"               : "require",
-    #        "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
-    #        "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
-    #        "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
-    #        "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
-    #        "tlsAuth"               : false,
-    #        "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
-    #        "timescaledb"           : false,
-    #        "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
-    #        "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
-    #    },
-    #    "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${CRDB_PASSWORD}'"}
-    #}' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## adding the datasource of the metrics collection framework
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
-    #    "access"   : "proxy",
-    #    "type"     : "prometheus",
-    #    "name"     : "prometheus",
-    #    "url"      : "http://prometheus-k8s.monitoring.svc:9090",
-    #    "basicAuth": false,
-    #    "isDefault": false,
-    #    "jsonData" : {
-    #        "httpMethod"               : "POST"
-    #    }
-    #}' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
+        "access"   : "proxy",
+        "type"     : "postgres",
+        "name"     : "questdb-slc-grp",
+        "url"      : "'${QDB_HOST_PORT}'",
+        "database" : "'${QDB_TABLE_SLICE_GROUPS}'",
+        "user"     : "'${QDB_USERNAME}'",
+        "basicAuth": false,
+        "isDefault": false,
+        "jsonData" : {
+            "sslmode"               : "disable",
+            "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
+            "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
+            "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
+            "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
+            "tlsAuth"               : false,
+            "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
+            "timescaledb"           : false,
+            "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
+            "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
+        },
+        "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${QDB_PASSWORD}'"}
+    }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
+    echo
+
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
+        "access"   : "proxy",
+        "type"     : "postgres",
+        "name"     : "cockroachdb",
+        "url"      : "'cockroachdb-public.${CRDB_NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local:${CRDB_SQL_PORT}'",
+        "database" : "'${CRDB_DATABASE}'",
+        "user"     : "'${CRDB_USERNAME}'",
+        "basicAuth": false,
+        "isDefault": false,
+        "jsonData" : {
+            "sslmode"               : "require",
+            "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
+            "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
+            "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
+            "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
+            "tlsAuth"               : false,
+            "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
+            "timescaledb"           : false,
+            "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
+            "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
+        },
+        "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${CRDB_PASSWORD}'"}
+    }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
+    echo
+
+    # adding the datasource of the metrics collection framework
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
+        "access"   : "proxy",
+        "type"     : "prometheus",
+        "name"     : "prometheus",
+        "url"      : "http://prometheus-k8s.monitoring.svc:9090",
+        "basicAuth": false,
+        "isDefault": false,
+        "jsonData" : {
+            "httpMethod"               : "POST"
+        }
+    }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
     printf "\n\n"
 
     echo ">> Creating and staring dashboards..."
@@ -490,75 +484,68 @@ if [[ "$TFS_COMPONENTS" == *"webui"* ]]; then
     curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
     echo
 
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## Dashboard: Slice Grouping
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_db_slc_grps_psql.json' \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    #echo
-    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-slice-grps"
-    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## Dashboard: Component RPCs
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_component_rpc.json' \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    #echo
-    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-comp-rpc"
-    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## Dashboard: Device Drivers
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_driver.json' \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    #echo
-    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-drv"
-    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## Dashboard: Service Handlers
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_service_handler.json' \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    #echo
-    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-svc-hdlr"
-    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## Dashboard: Device Execution Details
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_exec_details.json' \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    #echo
-    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-exec"
-    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## Dashboard: Load Generator Status
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_load_generator.json' \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    #echo
-    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-loadgen-stats"
-    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    #echo
-
-    # Not needed for the Hackfest
-    ## Dashboard: Load Generator Status
-    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_tfs_num_pods.json' \
-    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    #echo
-    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-num-pods"
-    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    #echo
+    # Dashboard: Slice Grouping
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_db_slc_grps_psql.json' \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    echo
+    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-slice-grps"
+    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    echo
+
+    # Dashboard: Component RPCs
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_component_rpc.json' \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    echo
+    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-comp-rpc"
+    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    echo
+
+    # Dashboard: Device Drivers
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_driver.json' \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    echo
+    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-drv"
+    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    echo
+
+    # Dashboard: Service Handlers
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_service_handler.json' \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    echo
+    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-svc-hdlr"
+    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    echo
+
+    # Dashboard: Device Execution Details
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_exec_details.json' \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    echo
+    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-exec"
+    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    echo
+
+    # Dashboard: Load Generator Status
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_load_generator.json' \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    echo
+    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-loadgen-stats"
+    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    echo
+
+    # Dashboard: Load Generator Status
+    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_tfs_num_pods.json' \
+        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    echo
+    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-num-pods"
+    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    echo
 
     printf "\n\n"
 fi