diff --git a/inventory/api-test b/inventory/api-test
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+; api-test configuration
+
+[all:vars]
+cord_profile=api-test
+
+[head]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
diff --git a/inventory/devstack b/inventory/devstack
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+++ b/inventory/devstack
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+; devstack configuration
+
+[all:vars]
+cord_profile=devstack
+
+[head]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
diff --git a/inventory/frontend b/inventory/frontend
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+++ b/inventory/frontend
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+; frontend configuration
+
+[all:vars]
+cord_profile=frontend
+
+[head]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
diff --git a/inventory/arizona b/inventory/legacy/arizona
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rename from inventory/arizona
rename to inventory/legacy/arizona
diff --git a/inventory/aztest b/inventory/legacy/aztest
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rename from inventory/aztest
rename to inventory/legacy/aztest
diff --git a/inventory/cloudlab b/inventory/legacy/cloudlab
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rename from inventory/cloudlab
rename to inventory/legacy/cloudlab
diff --git a/inventory/cloudlab-openstack b/inventory/legacy/cloudlab-openstack
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rename from inventory/cloudlab-openstack
rename to inventory/legacy/cloudlab-openstack
diff --git a/inventory/cord b/inventory/legacy/cord
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rename from inventory/cord
rename to inventory/legacy/cord
diff --git a/inventory/cord-test b/inventory/legacy/cord-test
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rename from inventory/cord-test
rename to inventory/legacy/cord-test
diff --git a/inventory/hawaii b/inventory/legacy/hawaii
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rename from inventory/hawaii
rename to inventory/legacy/hawaii
diff --git a/inventory/multi-localhost b/inventory/legacy/multi-localhost
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rename from inventory/multi-localhost
rename to inventory/legacy/multi-localhost
diff --git a/inventory/princeton b/inventory/legacy/princeton
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rename from inventory/princeton
rename to inventory/legacy/princeton
diff --git a/inventory/singapore b/inventory/legacy/singapore
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rename from inventory/singapore
rename to inventory/legacy/singapore
diff --git a/inventory/single-localhost b/inventory/legacy/single-localhost
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rename from inventory/single-localhost
rename to inventory/legacy/single-localhost
diff --git a/inventory/stanford b/inventory/legacy/stanford
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rename from inventory/stanford
rename to inventory/legacy/stanford
diff --git a/inventory/unc b/inventory/legacy/unc
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rename from inventory/unc
rename to inventory/legacy/unc
diff --git a/inventory/localhost b/inventory/localhost
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+++ b/inventory/localhost
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+; localhost configuration
+; used for installing prereqs with cord-bootstrap.sh script
+
+[head]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
diff --git a/inventory/mock-mcord b/inventory/mock-mcord
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index 0000000..bc2d4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/mock-mcord
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+; mock-mcord configuration
+
+[all:vars]
+cord_profile=mock-mcord
+
+[head]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
diff --git a/inventory/mock-rcord b/inventory/mock-rcord
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/mock-rcord
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+; mock-rcord configuration
+
+[all:vars]
+cord_profile=mock-rcord
+
+[head]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
diff --git a/inventory/rcord b/inventory/rcord
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+++ b/inventory/rcord
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+; rcord configuration
+
+[all:vars]
+cord_profile=rcord
+
+[head]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+