diff --git a/cord-single-playbook.yml b/cord-single-playbook.yml
index 71c896d..f85ff6b 100644
--- a/cord-single-playbook.yml
+++ b/cord-single-playbook.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 - name: Include Configuration
   hosts: all
+  vars:
+    - xos_repo_branch: "feature/role-setup"
+
   tasks:
   - include_vars: vars/cord_defaults.yml
   - include_vars: vars/cord.yml
@@ -41,4 +44,7 @@
   roles:
     - xos-vm-install
     - onos-vm-install
+    - docker-compose-pull
+    - simulate-fabric 
+
 
diff --git a/roles/docker-compose-pull/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-compose-pull/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f97d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker-compose-pull/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# docker-compose-pull/tasks/main.yml
+
+- name: Pull images from dockerhub with docker-compose
+  command: ansible "{{ item.name }}" -b -u ubuntu -m command \
+                    -a "docker pull chdir={{ item.path }}"
+  with_items: "{{ docker_compose_pull_list }}"
+
+
+- name: 'docker-compose up' where specified
+  command: ansible "{{ item.name }}" -b -u ubuntu -m command \
+                    -a "docker up -d chdir={{ item.path }}"
+  with_items: "{{ docker_compose_pull_list | selectattr('up') }}"
+
diff --git a/vars/cord_defaults.yml b/vars/cord_defaults.yml
index 28515a9..34857dc 100644
--- a/vars/cord_defaults.yml
+++ b/vars/cord_defaults.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 xos_configuration: cord-pod
 
+docker_compose_pull_list:
+  - { name:'onos-cord-1', path:'~/cord', up:True}
+  - { name:'xos-1', path:'~//xos/xos/configurations/cord-pod', up:False }
+
 charm_versions:
   ceilometer: "cs:trusty/ceilometer-17"
   ceilometer-agent: "cs:trusty/ceilometer-agent-13"
@@ -23,12 +27,11 @@
   openstack-dashboard: "cs:trusty/openstack-dashboard-19"
   rabbitmq-server: "cs:trusty/rabbitmq-server-42"
 
-
 head_vm_list:
   - name: "juju-1"
     service: "juju"
     aliases:
-       - "juju"
+      - "juju"
     ipv4_last_octet: 10
     cpu: 1
     memMB: 2048