diff --git a/podconfig/base-local.yml b/podconfig/base-local.yml
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+
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+---
+# local-ecord Pod Config
+# Starts a E-CORD container set in the local environment
+
+cord_scenario: local
+cord_profile: base-cord
+
diff --git a/podconfig/ecord-global-local.yml b/podconfig/ecord-global-local.yml
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--- a/podconfig/ecord-global-local.yml
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+
 # Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/podconfig/mcord-spirent-local.yml b/podconfig/mcord-spirent-local.yml
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+
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+---
+# mock-mcord Pod Config
+# Creates a single-node mock M-CORD pod
+
+cord_scenario: local
+cord_profile: mcord-spirent
+