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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.
+
+# kubeadm/defaults/main.yml
+
+kubernetes_version: "1.9.2"
+
+# These vars need to be determined on a per-OS/arch/dl basis
+cpu_arch: "amd64"
+kubectl_dl_checksum: "sha256:455999c8232c57748f4cee4b5446ee39fe8af093434d732ddcd628a02f3d9118"
+
+kubectl_dl_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/bin/{{ ansible_system | lower }}/{{ cpu_arch }}/kubectl"
+
+kubectl_bin_path: "/usr/local/bin/kubectl"
+