diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/virthost03.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/virthost03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ad754d39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/virthost03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+# iscsi initiator for netapp iscsi volume
+netapp_nfs01_iscsi_name: iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.1573980325:vf.f88732f4-106e-11e2-bc86-00a098162a28
+# iscsi portal for netapp iscsi volume
+netapp_nfs01_iscsi_portal: 10.5.88.36
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 26559178f8..db4a097dec 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ value01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 [virthost]
 virthost01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 virthost02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
-#virthost03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+virthost03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 virthost04.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 virthost05.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 virthost06.phx2.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml b/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
index 6123758b99..021b7806ce 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/virthost.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/backup_server or from hostvars
 
 - name: make virthost server system
-  hosts: virthost15.phx2.fedoraproject.org:bvirthost07.phx2.fedoraproject.org:buildvmhost-10.phx2.fedoraproject.org:buildvmhost-11.phx2.fedoraproject.org:buildvmhost-12.phx2.fedoraproject.org:virthost01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+  hosts: virthost15.phx2.fedoraproject.org:bvirthost07.phx2.fedoraproject.org:buildvmhost-10.phx2.fedoraproject.org:buildvmhost-11.phx2.fedoraproject.org:buildvmhost-12.phx2.fedoraproject.org:virthost01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:virthost03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
   user: root
   accelerate: True
   gather_facts: True