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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.
+#}
+
+
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: created by platform-install, need to add M-CORD services later
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/xos.yaml
+   - custom_types/sdncontroller.yaml
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+
+# site, image, fully created in deployment.yaml
+    {{ site_name }}:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Site
+
+    m1.small:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Flavor
+    m1.large:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Flavor
+    m1.medium:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Flavor
+    m1.xlarge:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Flavor
+
+    trusty-server-multi-nic:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Image
+
+# management networks, fully created in management-net.yaml
+    management:
+      type: tosca.nodes.network.Network.XOS
+      properties:
+        no-create: true
+        no-delete: true
+        no-update: true
+
+{% if use_management_hosts %}
+    management_hosts:
+      type: tosca.nodes.network.Network.XOS
+      properties:
+        no-create: true
+        no-delete: true
+        no-update: true
+{% endif %}
+
+# sbi_network
+    sbi_network:
+      type: tosca.nodes.network.Network.XOS
+      properties:
+        no-create: true
+        no-delete: true
+        no-update: true
+
+# nbi_network
+    nbi_network:
+      type: tosca.nodes.network.Network.XOS
+      properties:
+        no-create: true
+        no-delete: true
+        no-update: true
+
+
+# CORD Services
+    service#sdncontroller:
+      type: tosca.nodes.SDNControllerService
+      properties:
+          public_key: { get_artifact: [ SELF, pubkey, LOCAL_FILE] }
+          private_key_fn: /opt/xos/services/sdncontroller/keys/mcord_rsa
+      artifacts:
+          pubkey: /opt/cord_profile/key_import/mcord_rsa.pub
+
+# CORD Slices
+    {{ site_name }}_sdncontroller:
+      description: SDN controller slice
+      type: tosca.nodes.Slice
+      properties:
+          network: noauto
+      requirements:
+          - site:
+              node: mysite
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfSite
+          - sdncontroller_service:
+              node: service#sdncontroller
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.MemberOfService
+          - default_image:
+              node: trusty-server-multi-nic
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.DefaultImage
+          - default_flavor:
+              node: m1.small
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.DefaultFlavor
+          - connection_to_management:
+              node: management
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.ConnectsToNetwork
+          - connection_to_sbi_network:
+              node: sbi_network
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.ConnectsToNetwork
+          - connection_to_nbi_network:
+              node: nbi_network
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.ConnectsToNetwork
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