diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm
index b2d31f4045..092ba3fa69 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # common items for the buildvm-* koji builders
-lvm_size: 150G
+lvm_size: 150000
 mem_size: 6144
 num_cpus: 5
 ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-el-6
@@ -9,5 +9,12 @@ nm: 255.255.255.0
 gw: 10.5.125.254
 dns: 10.5.126.21
 volgroup: /dev/vg_host01
+install_command: /usr/bin/virt-install -n ${inventory_hostname} -r ${mem_size} \
+                 --disk ${volgroup}/${inventory_hostname_short} \
+                 --vcpus=${num_cpus}  -l ${ks_repo} -x \ 
+                 "ksdevice=eth0 ks=${ks_url} ip=${eth0_ip} netmask=${nm} \
+                  gateway=${gw} dns=${dns} console=tty0 console=ttyS0" \
+                 --network=bridge=br0 --network=bridge=br1 --vnc --noautoconsole
+
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index e21b46516c..3699298e78 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
 vmhost: buildvmhost-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
-
+eth0_ip: 10.5.125.98
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-04.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-04.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index 7a79d1e8c6..659e9689e3 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-04.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-04.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 vmhost: buildvmhost-02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+eth0_ip: 10.5.125.101