diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord/dataplane/generate-bm.sh b/xos/configurations/cord/dataplane/generate-bm.sh
index 2ead7ed..f9b8787 100755
--- a/xos/configurations/cord/dataplane/generate-bm.sh
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord/dataplane/generate-bm.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@
 
 echo switch_volt ansible_ssh_host=$( get_ip mysite_volt flat-lan-1-net) grenames=\"$GRE_NAMES\" bm_ips=\"$BM_IPS\"
 
-# now for the network management node
 NM=`grep "^nm" /root/setup/fqdn.map | awk '{ print $2 }'`
-echo "nm $NM"
+echo "nm1 ansible_ssh_host=$NM ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/root/.ssh/id_rsa"
 
 echo "[baremetal]"
 I=1
@@ -40,3 +39,6 @@
     I=$((I+1))
 done
 
+# now for the network management node
+echo "[nm]"
+echo "nm1"