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+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/xos.yaml
+
+description: list of compute nodes, created by platform-install
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+
+# Site/Deployment, fully defined in deployment.yaml
+    {{ site_name }}:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Site
+
+    {{ deployment_type }}:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Deployment
+
+# compute nodes
+{% for node in groups["compute"] %}
+    {{ hostvars[node]['ansible_hostname'] }}:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Node
+      requirements:
+        - site:
+            node: {{ site_name }}
+            relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite
+        - deployment:
+            node: {{ deployment_type }}
+            relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfDeployment
+
+{% endfor %}
+