diff --git a/cord-pod-ansible/cord-pod-playbook.yaml b/cord-pod-ansible/cord-pod-playbook.yaml
index c8512c4..7b92361 100644
--- a/cord-pod-ansible/cord-pod-playbook.yaml
+++ b/cord-pod-ansible/cord-pod-playbook.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   hosts: head
   tasks:
     - include_vars: vars/cord-pod_defaults.yml
+    - include_vars: vars/cord-stack_defaults.yml
 
 - name: Prerequisites
   hosts: head
diff --git a/cord-pod-ansible/vars/cord-pod_defaults.yml b/cord-pod-ansible/vars/cord-pod_defaults.yml
index 926553b..2b51288 100644
--- a/cord-pod-ansible/vars/cord-pod_defaults.yml
+++ b/cord-pod-ansible/vars/cord-pod_defaults.yml
@@ -21,34 +21,4 @@
 bootstrap_user: "padmin@vicci.org"
 bootstrap_password: "letmein"
 
-synchronizers_yml: "{{ config_dir }}/synchronizers.yaml"
-
-onboard_keys:
-  - { name: "vsg_rsa", private_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa", public_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa.pub" }
-  - { name: "volt_rsa", private_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa", public_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa.pub" }
-  - { name: "onos_rsa", private_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa", public_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa.pub" }
-
-onboard_services:
- - { name: "vrouter", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vrouter/xos/vrouter-onboard.yaml" }
- - { name: "volt", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/olt/xos/volt-onboard.yaml" }
- - { name: "vsg", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vsg/xos/vsg-onboard.yaml" }
- - { name: "vtr", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vtn/xos/vtn-onboard.yaml" }
- - { name: "onos", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/onos-service/xos/onos-onboard.yaml" }
- - { name: "fabric", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/fabric/xos/fabric-onboard.yaml" }
- - { name: "vtr", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vtr/xos/vtr-onboard.yaml" }
-
-images:
- - { name: "vsg-1.1", filename: "vsg-1.1.img", url: "http://www.vicci.org/cord/vsg-1.1.img" }
-
-config_recipes:
- - { name: "setup", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/setup.yaml" }
- - { name: "nodes", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/nodes.yaml" }
- - { name: "images", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/images.yaml" }
- - { name: "vtn-external", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/vtn-external.yaml" }
- - { name: "fabric", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/fabric.yaml" }
- - { name: "mgmt-net", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/mgmt-net.yaml" }
- - { name: "cord-services", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/cord-services.yaml" }
- - { name: "cord-volt-devices", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/cord-volt-devices.yaml" }
- - { name: "cord-test-subscriber", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/cord-test-subscriber.yaml" }
-
 
diff --git a/cord-pod-ansible/vars/cord-stack_defaults.yml b/cord-pod-ansible/vars/cord-stack_defaults.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc0e4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cord-pod-ansible/vars/cord-stack_defaults.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+
+synchronizers_yml: "{{ config_dir }}/synchronizers.yaml"
+
+onboard_keys:
+  - { name: "vsg_rsa", private_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa", public_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa.pub" }
+  - { name: "volt_rsa", private_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa", public_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa.pub" }
+  - { name: "onos_rsa", private_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa", public_fn: "{{ config_dir }}/id_rsa.pub" }
+
+onboard_services:
+ - { name: "vrouter", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vrouter/xos/vrouter-onboard.yaml" }
+ - { name: "volt", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/olt/xos/volt-onboard.yaml" }
+ - { name: "vsg", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vsg/xos/vsg-onboard.yaml" }
+ - { name: "vtr", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vtn/xos/vtn-onboard.yaml" }
+ - { name: "onos", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/onos-service/xos/onos-onboard.yaml" }
+ - { name: "fabric", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/fabric/xos/fabric-onboard.yaml" }
+ - { name: "vtr", yaml: "{{ xos_services_dir }}/vtr/xos/vtr-onboard.yaml" }
+
+images:
+ - { name: "vsg-1.1", filename: "vsg-1.1.img", url: "http://www.vicci.org/cord/vsg-1.1.img" }
+
+config_recipes:
+ - { name: "setup", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/setup.yaml" }
+ - { name: "nodes", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/nodes.yaml" }
+ - { name: "images", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/images.yaml" }
+ - { name: "vtn-external", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/vtn-external.yaml" }
+ - { name: "fabric", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/fabric.yaml" }
+ - { name: "mgmt-net", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/mgmt-net.yaml" }
+ - { name: "cord-services", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/cord-services.yaml" }
+ - { name: "cord-volt-devices", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/cord-volt-devices.yaml" }
+ - { name: "cord-test-subscriber", yaml: "{{ setup_dir }}/cord-test-subscriber.yaml" }