diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
index 35f3ff3..9930c52 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/setup.yaml
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/nodes.yaml
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/images.yaml
-	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/tosca/samples/vtn.yaml
+	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/vtn-external.yaml
 
 nodes.yaml:
 	export SETUPDIR=.; bash ../common/make-nodes-yaml.sh
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/NOTES.txt b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/NOTES.txt
index 1dd6b5a..d0ecf36 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/NOTES.txt
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/NOTES.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,36 @@
 Requirements:
 * admin-openrc.sh: Admin credentials for your OpenStack cloud
 * id_rsa[.pub]: Keypair for use by the various services
-* node_key: Private key that allows root login to the compute nodes 
+* node_key: Private key that allows root login to the compute nodes
+
+Steps for bringing up the POD:
+
+OpenStack
+* Configure management net
+  - mgmtbr on head nodes
+  - dnsmasq on head1 using cord config file
+* Install OpenStack using the openstack-cluster-install repo
+  TO ADD:
+  - Create XOS VM
+  - Install git, make, OpenStack clients
+  - Check out XOS inside VM
+  - Copy admin-openrc.sh and id_rsa* to correct location
+* Add trusty-server-multi-nic image to OpenStack
+
+VTN
+* Install Docker on the head node
+* Edit /etc/default/docker so that it points to mgmtbr
+* Create onos-cord Docker container
+  # docker ...
+
+XOS
+* Create xos Docker containers attached to mgmtbr
+  # docker ...
+* Bring up XOS cord-pod configuration
+
+
+
+
+
+Test VTN
+* Try to create a network: neutron net-create testnet
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/vtn-external.yaml b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/vtn-external.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee41ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/vtn-external.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: Setup CORD-related services -- vOLT, vCPE, vBNG.
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/xos.yaml
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+    service_ONOS_VTN:
+      type: tosca.nodes.ONOSService
+      requirements:
+      properties:
+          kind: onos
+          view_url: /admin/onos/onosservice/$id$/
+          no_container: true
+          rest_hostname: ctl.smbaker-xos-neu.xos-pg0.clemson.cloudlab.us
+
+    VTN_ONOS_app:
+      type: tosca.nodes.ONOSVTNApp
+      requirements:
+          - onos_tenant:
+              node: service_ONOS_VTN
+              relationship: tosca.relationships.TenantOfService
+      properties:
+          dependencies: org.onosproject.drivers, org.onosproject.drivers.ovsdb, org.onosproject.lldpprovider, org.onosproject.openflow-base, org.onosproject.ovsdb-base, org.onosproject.dhcp, org.onosproject.openstackswitching, org.onosproject.cordvtn
+          rest_onos/v1/network/configuration/: { get_artifact: [ SELF, vtn_network_cfg_json, LOCAL_FILE ] }
+      artifacts:
+          vtn_network_cfg_json: /root/setup/vtn-network-cfg.json
+
+