diff --git a/config/cord_in_a_box.yml b/config/cord_in_a_box.yml
index 3743d3b..27b92cb 100644
--- a/config/cord_in_a_box.yml
+++ b/config/cord_in_a_box.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@
 ---
 debug: false
 
-seedServer:
+# this is used to generate the genconfig/cord-inv file
+headnode:
   ip: '10.100.198.201'
-
-  # User name and password used by Ansible to connect to the host for remote
-  # provisioning
   ansible_user: 'vagrant'
   ansible_ssh_pass: 'vagrant'
   ansible_ssh_port: 22
 
+common:
+  # all of these are written to genconfig/config.yml, and needs a rework
+
+  # set to the "flavor" of cord you want to install
+  cord_profile: 'rcord'
+  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
+  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
+
   # Specifies tasks within the head node provisioning not to execute, including:
   #
   # switch_support -   don't download the switch ONL images as there are no
@@ -56,3 +62,4 @@
   fabric:
     network: '10.6.1.1/24'
     management: '10.1.0.0/24'
+
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index e47182a..1003721 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 ---
 debug: false
 
-seedServer:
+# this is used to generate the genconfig/cord-inv file
+headnode:
   ip: '10.100.198.201'
-
-  # User name and password used by Ansible to connect to the host for remote
-  # provisioning
   ansible_user: 'vagrant'
   ansible_ssh_pass: 'vagrant'
   ansible_ssh_port: 22
 
+common:
+
   # Specifies tasks within the head node provisioning not to execute, including:
   #
   # switch_support -   don't download the switch ONL images as there are no
diff --git a/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml b/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
index ea05cc1..f68bbfe 100644
--- a/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
+++ b/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # Deployment configuration for a physical hardware POD
 ---
-seedServer:
+
+# this is used to generate the genconfig/cord-inv file
+headnode:
   ip: '10.90.0.251'
-  # User name and password used by Ansible to connect to the host for remote
-  # provisioning. These default values are used for automated testing, change
-  # with care.
   ansible_user: 'cord'
   ansible_ssh_pass: 'cord'
   ansible_ssh_port: 22
 
+common:
+  # all of these are written to genconfig/config.yml, and needs a rework
+
   # Network address information for the head node:
   #
   # fabric_ip     - the IP address and mask bits to be used to configure the network
diff --git a/config/sample.yml b/config/sample.yml
index d3a261a..82ab6b4 100644
--- a/config/sample.yml
+++ b/config/sample.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 # Deployment configuration for a phyical hardware POD
 ---
-seedServer:
-  # IP address of the head node
-  ip: '10.90.0.2'
 
-  # User name, password, and ssh port used by Ansible to connect to the host for remote
-  # provisioning
+headnode:
+  ip: '10.90.0.2'
   ansible_user: 'ubuntu'
   ansible_ssh_pass: 'ubuntu'
   ansible_ssh_port: 22
 
+common:
+
   # Network address information for the head node:
   #
   # fabric_ip     - the IP address and mask bits to be used to configure the network