diff --git a/install/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/install/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/install/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+hosts: [
+  { host_ip: "10.100.198.220", host_name: "voltha"},
+]
+
+use_latest_for:
+  - debian-keyring
+  - debian-archive-keyring
+  - python-dev
+  - kafkacat
+  - libssl-dev
+  - libffi-dev
+  - libpcap-dev
+  - libxml2-dev
+  - libxslt1-dev
+  - python-virtualenv
+  - jq
+  - python-nose
+  - python-flake8
+  - python-scapy
+#  - python-libpcap
+
+obsolete_services:
+  - puppet
+  - chef-client