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+# examle inventory file for manual provisioning of aether systems
+[aethermgmt]
+mgmtserver1.role1.site ansible_host=<mgmt server ip>
+
+[aethermgmt:vars]
+ansible_user="onfadmin"
+ansible_become_password="<onfadmin password>"
+ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+
+[aethercompute]
+node1.role1.site ansible_host=10.0.0.138
+node2.role1.site ansible_host=10.0.0.139
+node3.role1.site ansible_host=10.0.0.140
+
+[aethercompute:vars]
+ansible_ssh_common_args='-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q onfadmin@<mgmt server ip>"'
+ansible_user="onfadmin"
+ansible_become_password="<onfadmin password>"
+ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+
+[aetherfabric]
+spine1.role1.site ansible_host=10.0.0.130
+spine2.role1.site ansible_host=10.0.0.132
+leaf1.role1.site ansible_host=10.0.0.134
+leaf2.role1.site ansible_host=10.0.0.136
+
+[aetherfabric:vars]
+ansible_ssh_common_args='-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q onfadmin@<mgmt server ip>"'
+ansible_user="root"
+ansible_ssh_pass="onl"
+ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3