diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/backup01.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/backup01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ea90d8c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/backup01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+nrpe_procs_warn: 1200
+nrpe_procs_crit: 1400
+
+datacenter: iad2
+
+eno0_ip: 10.3.163.40
+gw: 10.3.163.254
+
+grokmirror_topdir: /fedora_backups/grokmirror
+