diff --git a/robot/assets/asdc/base_vvg/MANIFEST.json b/robot/assets/asdc/base_vvg/MANIFEST.json
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+{
+    "name": "volumeGroup.yaml", 
+    "description": "robot ete manifest", 
+    "data": [
+        {
+            "file": "base_vvg.yaml", 
+            "type": "HEAT", 
+            "isBase": "true", 
+            "data": [
+                {
+                    "file": "base_vvg.env", 
+                    "type": "HEAT_ENV"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/robot/assets/asdc/base_vvg/base_vvg.env b/robot/assets/asdc/base_vvg/base_vvg.env
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+parameters:
+  volume_size: 100
+  nova_instance: 1234456
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diff --git a/robot/assets/asdc/base_vvg/base_vvg.yaml b/robot/assets/asdc/base_vvg/base_vvg.yaml
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+heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
+description: create a Nova instance, a Cinder volume and attach the volume to the instance.
+
+parameters:
+  nova_instance:
+    type: string
+    label: Instance name or ID
+    description: ID of the vm to use for the disk to be attached too
+  volume_size:
+    type: number
+    label: GB
+    description: Size of the volume to be created.
+resources:
+  cinder_volume:
+    type: OS::Cinder::Volume
+    properties:
+      size: { get_param: volume_size }
+  volume_attachment:
+    type: OS::Cinder::VolumeAttachment
+    properties:
+      volume_id: { get_resource: cinder_volume }
+      instance_uuid: { get_param: nova_instance }
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