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+parameters:
+  _param:
+    infra_kvm01_hostname: kvm01
+    infra_kvm02_hostname: kvm02
+    infra_kvm03_hostname: kvm03
+    cicd_control_node01_hostname: cid01
+    cicd_control_node02_hostname: cid02
+    cicd_control_node03_hostname: cid03
+    cicd_control_backend_image: ${_param:salt_control_xenial_image_backend}
+    salt_control_cluster_node_cloud_init_cicd_control:
+      user_data:
+        write_files:
+        - content: |
+            ${salt:control:size:cicd.control:image_layout}
+          owner: root:root
+          path: /usr/share/growlvm/image-layout.yml
+  salt:
+    control:
+      cluster:
+        internal:
+          node:
+            cid01:
+              name: ${_param:cicd_control_node01_hostname}
+              image: ${_param:salt_control_xenial_image}
+              backend: ${_param:cicd_control_backend_image}
+              provider: ${_param:infra_kvm_node01_hostname}.${_param:cluster_domain}
+              size: cicd.control
+              cloud_init: ${_param:salt_control_cluster_node_cloud_init_cicd_control}
+            cid02:
+              name: ${_param:cicd_control_node02_hostname}
+              image: ${_param:salt_control_xenial_image}
+              backend: ${_param:cicd_control_backend_image}
+              provider: ${_param:infra_kvm_node02_hostname}.${_param:cluster_domain}
+              size: cicd.control
+              cloud_init: ${_param:salt_control_cluster_node_cloud_init_cicd_control}
+            cid03:
+              name: ${_param:cicd_control_node03_hostname}
+              image: ${_param:salt_control_xenial_image}
+              backend: ${_param:cicd_control_backend_image}
+              provider: ${_param:infra_kvm_node03_hostname}.${_param:cluster_domain}
+              size: cicd.control
+              cloud_init: ${_param:salt_control_cluster_node_cloud_init_cicd_control}