diff --git a/inventory/builders b/inventory/builders
index 1b64f7f8b1..5454374819 100644
--- a/inventory/builders
+++ b/inventory/builders
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ buildvm-ppc64le-18.ppc.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-ppc64le-19.ppc.fedoraproject.org
 
 [bkernel]
+bkernel01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 bkernel02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 bkernel03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/nagios b/inventory/group_vars/nagios
index 1c7060396f..c53c8eb770 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/nagios
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/nagios
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ phx2_management_hosts:
 # to test ping against. No http/https
 #
 phx2_management_limited:
+  - bkernel01.mgmt.fedoraproject.org
   - bkernel02.mgmt.fedoraproject.org
   - fed-cloud-ppc01.mgmt.fedoraproject.org
   - fed-cloud-ppc02.mgmt.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/bkernel01.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/bkernel01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c07c1e5ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/bkernel01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+gw: 10.5.125.254
+eth0_ip: 10.5.125.51
+eth1_ip: 10.5.127.30