diff --git a/roles/iscsi_client/vars/main.yml b/roles/iscsi_client/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96d77a97c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/iscsi_client/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# iscsi initiator for netapp iscsi volume
+netapp_iscsi_name: iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.8a2c2d9073de11e4a645123478563412:vs.13
+# iscsi portal for netapp iscsi volume
+netapp_iscsi_portal: 10.5.88.56
+
diff --git a/vars/global.yml b/vars/global.yml
index 67991f6507..0510713006 100644
--- a/vars/global.yml
+++ b/vars/global.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,5 @@ global_pkgs_inst: ['bind-utils', 'mailx', 'nc', 'openssh-clients',
                    'libselinux-python', 'ntpdate', 'bash-completion', 'telnet',
                    'htop', 'rsyslog' ]
 
-# iscsi initiator for netapp iscsi volume
-netapp_iscsi_name: iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.8a2c2d9073de11e4a645123478563412:vs.13
-# iscsi portal for netapp iscsi volume
-netapp_iscsi_portal: 10.5.88.56
 # become: False by default so ansible doesn't try and check for it and hang
 become: False