diff --git a/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/ansible_test/README b/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/ansible_test/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3068ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/ansible_test/README
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Some scripts used while testing the Ansible sliver configuraiton observer
+
+xos.py was probably the prototype of an XOS SSH module for Ansible, that understood how to SSH into the instances
+without needing to play config file and environment tricks. 
diff --git a/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/ansible_test/inventory.txt b/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/ansible_test/inventory.txt
index d5ff47e..720791d 100644
--- a/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/ansible_test/inventory.txt
+++ b/xos/observers/vcpe/steps/ansible_test/inventory.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,13 @@
 [onlab_test405-372]
 node67.washington.vicci.org instance_id=instance-0000004c sliver_name=onlab_test405-372
 
+[onlab_test405-376]
+node1.cs.arizona.edu
+
+[onlab_test405-378]
+node67.washington.vicci.org ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/home/smbaker/.ssh/id_rsa
+#/home/smbaker/projects/vicci/keys/test_service_key_rsa
+
+[mysite_test2-48]
+cordcompute02.onlab.us ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/home/smbaker/projects/vicci/keys/demo_admin.rsa