diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all b/inventory/group_vars/all
index fa980c5430..866d91c027 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ freezes: true
 install_noc: none
 ipa_admin_password: "{{ ipa_prod_admin_password }}"
 ipa_realm: FEDORAPROJECT.ORG
-ipa_server: ipa01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+ipa_server: ipa03.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 ipa_server_nodes:
   - ipa01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
   - ipa02.iad2.fedoraproject.org
-  #- ipa03.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+  - ipa03.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 ks_repo: http://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/repo/rhel/RHEL7-x86_64/
 # defaults for virt installs
 ks_url: http://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-7
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index b32cc7e4d4..955c1bd01a 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/RHEL9-x86_64/
 ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel
 vmhost: vmhost-x86-06.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+ipa_initial: true
diff --git a/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml
index a43cf04732..93744bc33a 100644
--- a/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,25 @@
   tags:
   - ipa/server
   - config
-  when: ipa_initial
+  when: ipa_initial and ansible_distribution_major_version|int <= 8 and ansible_distribution == 'RedHat'
+
+- name: install IPA
+  command: ipa-server-install
+           --realm={{ipa_realm}}
+           --domain={{ipa_realm}}
+           --ds-password={{ipa_dm_password}}
+           --admin-password={{ipa_admin_password}}
+           --mkhomedir
+           --no-ntp
+           --unattended
+           --no-ssh
+           --no-sshd
+           --log-file=/var/log/ipainstall.log
+           creates=/etc/ipa/default.conf
+  tags:
+  - ipa/server
+  - config
+  when: ipa_initial and ansible_distribution_major_version|int > 8 and ansible_distribution == 'RedHat'
 
 - name: install IPA vault
   command: ipa-kra-install