diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/memcached-stg b/inventory/group_vars/memcached-stg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..581a0248b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/memcached-stg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+# Define resources for this group of hosts here. 
+lvm_size: 10000
+mem_size: 1536
+num_cpus: 1
+
+# for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
+# the host_vars/$hostname file
+
+tcp_ports: [ 11211 ]
+
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,fi-apprentice,sysadmin-web
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/memcached01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/memcached01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..350a56efd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/memcached01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.126.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-7
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL7-x86_64/
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+vmhost: virthost11.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: phx2
+
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.210
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 419904a200..dcf28a4711 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ fedoauth02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 memcached01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 memcached02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 
+[memcached-stg]
+memcached01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+
 [mirrorlist2]
 mirrorlist-dedicatedsolutions.fedoraproject.org
 mirrorlist-host1plus.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/memcached.yml b/playbooks/groups/memcached.yml
index 8a4a46a662..abe124ad92 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/memcached.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/memcached.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - name: make memcached server
-  hosts: memcached
+  hosts: memcached:memcached-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: False
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
 
 - name: make the box be real
-  hosts: memcached
+  hosts: memcached:memcached-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: True