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+
+
+*** Variables ***
+${HOST} localhost # cluster's master node address
+${USERNAME} cloudadmin # user to log in to the host
+${KEYFILE} ~/.ssh/id_rsa # identity file for authentication
+${NODENAME} recmaster # cluster's master node base name
+${SSH_CMD} ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no # disable host key checking