diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/releng b/inventory/group_vars/releng
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a987699f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/releng
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+# common items for the releng-* boxes
+lvm_size: 100000
+mem_size: 10240
+num_cpus: 2
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-el-6
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL6-x86_64/
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.125.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+volgroup: /dev/vg_host01
+install_command: /usr/sbin/virt-install -n ${inventory_hostname} -r ${mem_size} 
+                 --disk ${volgroup}/${inventory_hostname_short} 
+                 --vcpus=${num_cpus}  -l ${ks_repo} -x 
+                 "ksdevice=eth0 ks=${ks_url} ip=${eth0_ip} netmask=${nm} 
+                  gateway=${gw} dns=${dns} console=tty0 console=ttyS0" 
+                 --network=bridge=br0 --network=bridge=br1 --graphics none 
+                 --autostart --noautoconsole
+
+# for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
+# the host_vars/$hostname file
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 9f709a8855..785b9f3693 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -151,11 +151,16 @@ collab03.fedoraproject.org
 collab04.fedoraproject.org
 
 [releng]
-compose-x86-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
-compose-x86-02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+releng01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 releng03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 releng04.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 relepel01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+
+[compose]
+compose-x86-01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+compose-x86-02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+
+[sign]
 sign-bridge02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 sign-vault02.phx2.fedoraproject.org