diff --git a/install/ansible.cfg b/install/ansible.cfg
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+++ b/install/ansible.cfg
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+[defaults]
+host_key_checking = false
+inventory = ~/.infrared/.workspaces/active/hosts
diff --git a/install/boot_vms.yml b/install/boot_vms.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/boot_vms.yml
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+---
+
+# Playbook to create client and server vm on Openstack
+#
+# ansible-playbook boot_vms.yml
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Copy files to undercloud if they do not exist
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ playbook_dir}}/scripts/pass_auth.sh"
+        dest: "/home/stack/"
+      delegate_to: "{{ groups.undercloud|first }}"
+
+- hosts: undercloud
+  gather_facts: yes
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    vm_password: centos
+    external_network: public
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: install packages
+      package:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
+      loop:
+        - wget
+        - libguestfs-tools
+        - sshpass
+        - libvirt
+
+    - name: restart libvirt service
+      service:
+        name: libvirtd
+        state: restarted
+
+  roles:
+    - images
+    - flavors
+    - network
+    - create_vm
+
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: check router exists
+      shell: |
+        . {{ overcloudrc }}
+        openstack router list | grep 'r1'
+      register: router_exists
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "{{ router_exists }}"
+
+    - name: router
+      shell: |
+        . {{ overcloudrc }}
+        openstack router create r1
+        cidr=10.0.0.0
+        subnet_id=`openstack subnet list -c ID -c Subnet -f value | grep $cidr | cut -d' ' -f1`
+        neutron router-interface-add r1 $subnet_id
+        neutron router-gateway-set r1 {{ external_network }}
+      when: router_exists.stdout == ""
+
+    - name: create floating ip for client and server
+      shell: |
+        . {{ overcloudrc }}
+        client_port_id=`openstack port show {{ ports[0] }} -c id -f value`
+        server_port_id=`openstack port show {{ ports[1] }} -c id -f value`
+        neutron floatingip-create --port-id $client_port_id {{ external_network }}
+        neutron floatingip-create --port-id $server_port_id {{ external_network }}
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: get floating ip of server and client
+      shell: |
+        source /home/stack/overcloudrc
+        openstack server list | grep {{ item }} | cut -d \| -f 5 | cut -d \, -f 2 | awk '{$1=$1;print}'
+      register: vms_fip
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ vm_names }}"
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "{{ vms_fip }}"
+
+    - name: get computes ip
+      shell: |
+        source /home/stack/stackrc
+        nova list | grep {{ item }} | cut -d \| -f 7 |cut -d \= -f 2 | awk '{$1=$1;print}'
+      register: computes_ip
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ compute_names }}"
+
+    - name: update user to root
+      lineinfile:
+        path: /home/stack/.ssh/config
+        regexp: '  User heat-admin'
+        line: '  User root'
+
+    - name: copy the ssh keys
+      shell: |
+        . {{ overcloudrc }}
+        echo '{{ vm_password }}' | sshpass ssh-copy-id -i /home/stack/.ssh/id_rsa -o 'StrictHostKeyChecking no' -f root@{{ item.stdout }}
+      with_items: "{{  vms_fip.results }}"
+
+    - name: get default route
+      shell: |
+        ip r | grep default | cut -d ' ' -f5
+      register: default_route
+    
+    - name: flush iptables on undercloud and add masquerade rule
+      shell: |
+        sudo iptables -F
+        sudo iptables -t nat -L --line-numbers
+        sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o {{ default_route.stdout }} -j MASQUERADE
+        sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o br-ctlplane -j MASQUERADE
diff --git a/install/filter_plugins/install_filters.py b/install/filter_plugins/install_filters.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a449e577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/filter_plugins/install_filters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+def dict_remove_item( dict, item):
+    """Remove an item from a dictionary."""
+    del dict[item]
+    return dict
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+    def filters(self):
+      return {
+        'dict_remove_item': dict_remove_item,
+        }
diff --git a/install/group_vars/all.yml b/install/group_vars/all.yml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+guest_image_name: pbench_image
+# user can add the guest_image required below
+guest_images:
+  pbench_image:
+    name: pbench_image
+    url: http://cloud.centos.org/centos/8/x86_64/images/CentOS-8-GenericCloud-8.2.2004-20200611.2.x86_64.qcow2
+    type: qcow2
+    convert_to_raw: false
+
+# user can specify the hypervisor on which he wants to create client and server vm's
+hypervisor_hostnames: [ 'compute-0.redhat.local', 'compute-1.redhat.local']
+
+compute_names: ['compute-0', 'compute-1' ]
+
+#name for the client and server
+vm_names: [ client, server ]
+
+overcloudrc: /home/stack/overcloudrc
+
+ports: [ 'client_port', 'server_port']
+
+dns_nameserver: 10.1.32.3
+
+timeout: 30
diff --git a/install/roles/create_vm/tasks/main.yml b/install/roles/create_vm/tasks/main.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/roles/create_vm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+- name: create a vm's on specified hypervisors
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; openstack server create --hypervisor-hostname {{ item[0] }} --flavor pbench_flavor --image {{ guest_image_name }} --nic port-id={{ item[1].stdout }} --user-data /home/stack/pass_auth.sh {{ item[2] }}
+  with_together:
+    - "{{ hypervisor_hostnames }}"
+    - "{{ port_ids }}"
+    - "{{ vm_names }}"
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: wait for vm to boot
+  wait_for:
+     timeout: "{{ timeout }}"
diff --git a/install/roles/flavors/tasks/main.yml b/install/roles/flavors/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa187fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/roles/flavors/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--- 
+# Add flavors to OpenStack Cloud
+# Ignore errors here incase the flavors already exist.
+
+- name: Add flavors to overcloud
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; openstack flavor create --public {{ item.name }} --id auto --ram {{ item.ram }} --disk {{ item.disk }} --vcpus {{ item.cpu }}
+  with_items: "{{ pbench_flavors }}"
+  ignore_errors: true
diff --git a/install/roles/flavors/vars/main.yml b/install/roles/flavors/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6a04345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/roles/flavors/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+pbench_flavors:
+  - name: pbench_flavor
+    cpu: 8
+    disk: 160 
+    ram: 16384
+
diff --git a/install/roles/images/tasks/main.yml b/install/roles/images/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0564e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/roles/images/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+# Obtain/Upload guest_images to OpenStack Cloud
+
+- name: Fetch image
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ guest_images[item].url }}"
+    dest: "/home/stack/{{ guest_images[item].name }}.{{ guest_images[item].type }}"
+  with_items: "{{ guest_images }}"
+
+- name: Determine if image exists
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; openstack image list | grep '{{ guest_images[item].name }}'
+  register: image_exists
+  ignore_errors: true
+  changed_when: false
+  with_items: "{{ guest_images }}"
+
+- name: Remove image from dictionary of images if image exists
+  set_fact:
+    guest_images: "{{ guest_images|dict_remove_item(item[0]) }}"
+  when: item[0] in item[1].stdout and
+        item[1] is defined
+  with_nested:
+    - "{{ guest_images }}"
+    - "{{ image_exists.results }}"
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ guest_images }}"
+
+
+- name: change the root password for qcow2 image
+  shell: |
+    export LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct
+    virt-customize -a /home/stack/{{ guest_images[item].name }}.{{ guest_images[item].type }} --root-password password:"{{ vm_password }}"
+  with_items: "{{ guest_images }}"
+
+- name: Upload image into cloud 
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; openstack image create --public --disk-format={{ guest_images[item].type }} --container-format=bare {{ guest_images[item].name }} < /home/stack/{{ guest_images[item].name }}.{{ guest_images[item].type }}
+  ignore_errors: true
+  with_items: "{{ guest_images }}"
diff --git a/install/roles/network/tasks/main.yml b/install/roles/network/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bcb8f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/roles/network/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+---
+
+#Create a network, subnet, ports for client and server vms
+
+- name: Determine if network exists
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; openstack network list | grep '{{ network_name }}'
+  register: network_exists
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ network_exists }}"
+
+- name: create a network
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; neutron net-create '{{ network_name }}' | egrep '\sid\s' | awk '{print $4}'
+  register: network_id
+  when: network_exists.stdout == ""
+
+- name: create subnet
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; neutron subnet-create --dns-nameserver {{ dns_nameserver }} {{ network_name }} 10.0.0.0/24
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Determine if ports exists
+  shell: . {{ overcloudrc }}; openstack port list | grep '{{ item }}'
+  register: port_exists
+  with_items: "{{ ports }}"
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Create ports for client and server
+  shell: |
+    . {{ overcloudrc }}
+    openstack port create --no-security-group --disable-port-security --network {{ network_id.stdout }} {{ item.0 }} | egrep '\sid\s' | awk '{print $4}'
+  register: port_ids
+  when: item[1].stdout == ""
+  with_together:
+    - "{{ ports }}"
+    -  "{{ port_exists.results }}"
+
+
+- name: get port ids for client and server
+  shell: |
+    . {{ overcloudrc }}
+    openstack port list | grep "{{ item[0] }}" | cut -d \| -f 2 | awk '{$1=$1;print}'
+  register: port_ids
+  when: item[1].stdout != ""
+  with_together:
+    - "{{ ports }}"
+    -  "{{ port_exists.results }}"
+
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ port_ids.results }}"
+
+- name: set fact for port ids
+  set_fact:
+    port_ids: "{{ port_ids.results }}"
+
diff --git a/install/roles/network/vars/main.yml b/install/roles/network/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f23a46a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/roles/network/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+
+network_name: pbench_network
diff --git a/install/scripts/pass_auth.sh b/install/scripts/pass_auth.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..69cbb760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/scripts/pass_auth.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sed -i s/^PasswordAuthentication.*/PasswordAuthentication\ yes/ /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+systemctl restart sshd
+cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+echo "Enabled PasswordAuthentication"
+dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm -y