diff --git a/templates/onos-global-service.yaml.j2 b/templates/onos-global-service.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ec4049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/onos-global-service.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{#
+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.
+#}
+
+
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/onosservice.yaml
+
+description: Configures the global ONOS service
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+
+    service#ONOS_CORD:
+      type: tosca.nodes.ONOSService
+      requirements:
+      properties:
+          name: ONOS_CORD
+          kind: ecord
+          no_container: true
+          rest_hostname: onos-cord.{{ site_suffix }}
+          rest_port: 8182
+