diff --git a/roles/compute-node-enable/defaults/main.yml b/roles/compute-node-enable/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+# compute-node-enable/defaults/main.yml
+
+cord_profile_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir + '/cord_profile' }}"
+
diff --git a/roles/compute-node-enable/tasks/main.yml b/roles/compute-node-enable/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+# compute-node-enable/tasks/main.yml
+
+- name: Load TOSCA to add OpenStack compute nodes
+  command: "python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py {{ xos_admin_user }} {{ cord_profile_dir }}/openstack-compute.yaml"
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint # TOSCA loading should be idempotent
+
+- name: Pause to work around race in VTN or ONOS synchronizers
+  pause:
+    seconds: 20
+
+- name: Load TOSCA to enable VTN on OpenStack compute nodes
+  command: "python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py {{ xos_admin_user }} {{ cord_profile_dir }}/openstack-compute-vtn.yaml"
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint # TOSCA loading should be idempotent
+