diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel
index 185c6168fb..64b9d921c4 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-qa
+
+# default virt install command is for a single nic-device
+# define in another group file for more nics (see buildvm)
+virt_install_command: /usr/sbin/virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
+                 --disk bus=virtio,path={{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}
+                 --vcpus={{ num_cpus }}  -l {{ ks_repo }} -x
+                 "ks={{ ks_url }} ip={{ eth0_ip }} netmask={{ nm }}
+                  gateway={{ gw }} dns={{ dns }} console=tty0 console=ttyS0
+                  hostname={{ inventory_hostname }}"
+                 --network=bridge=br0 --autostart --noautoconsole
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg
index 82d6265c9c..9992ec58be 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@ num_cpus: 1
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-qa
+
+# default virt install command is for a single nic-device
+# define in another group file for more nics (see buildvm)
+virt_install_command: /usr/sbin/virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
+                 --disk bus=virtio,path={{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}
+                 --vcpus={{ num_cpus }}  -l {{ ks_repo }} -x
+                 "ks={{ ks_url }} ip={{ eth0_ip }} netmask={{ nm }}
+                  gateway={{ gw }} dns={{ dns }} console=tty0 console=ttyS0
+                  hostname={{ inventory_hostname }}"
+                 --network=bridge=br0 --autostart --noautoconsole