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+---
+- name: Create Blazar hosts
+  hosts: blazar-compute
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars:
+    venv: "{{ virtualenv_path }}/blazar"
+    venv_python: "{{ 'python' ~ ansible_facts.python.version.major ~ '.' ~ ansible_facts.python.version.minor }}"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Set up openstack cli virtualenv
+      ansible.builtin.pip:
+        virtualenv: "{{ venv }}"
+        virtualenv_command: "{{ venv_python }} -m venv"
+        name:
+          - python-openstackclient
+          - python-blazarclient
+        state: latest
+        extra_args: "{% if pip_upper_constraints_file %}-c {{ pip_upper_constraints_file }}{% endif %}"
+      run_once: true
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      become: true
+
+    - name: List Blazar compute hosts
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: |
+          {{ venv }}/bin/openstack reservation host show \
+          {{ inventory_hostname }} \
+      register: host_show
+      failed_when: false
+      changed_when: false
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Ensure Blazar compute hosts are created
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: |
+          {{ venv }}/bin/openstack reservation host create \
+          {{ inventory_hostname }} \
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      when: '"Unable to find resource" in host_show.stderr'