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+---
+- hosts: xos
+  sudo: no
+  remote_user: ubuntu
+  vars:
+    homedir: /tmp
+  tasks:
+  - apt: update_cache=yes
+    sudo: yes
+
+  - apt: name={{ item }}
+      state=present
+    sudo: yes
+    with_items:
+    - git
+    - make
+    - python-novaclient
+    - python-neutronclient
+    - python-keystoneclient
+    - python-glanceclient
+
+  - git: repo=https://github.com/open-cloud/xos.git
+      dest={{ ansible_env['PWD'] }}/xos
+
+  - shell: make -f {{ ansible_env['PWD'] }}/xos/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.prereqs
+
+  - copy: src={{ homedir }}/{{ item }}
+      dest={{ ansible_env['PWD'] }}/xos/xos/configurations/cord-pod/
+    with_items:
+    - id_rsa
+    - id_rsa.pub
+
+  - copy: src={{ homedir }}/admin-openrc.sh
+      dest={{ ansible_env['PWD'] }}/xos/xos/configurations/cord-pod
+
+  - copy: src={{ homedir }}/id_rsa
+      dest={{ ansible_env['PWD'] }}/xos/xos/configurations/cord-pod/node_key
+
+  - file: path={{ ansible_env['PWD'] }}/xos/xos/configurations/cord-pod/images
+      state=directory
+
+  - get_url: url=http://www.vicci.org/opencloud/trusty-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img
+      dest={{ ansible_env['PWD'] }}/xos/xos/configurations/cord-pod/images/trusty-server-multi-nic.img