diff --git a/inventory/base/hosts.yaml b/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
index b7ea777147..bf17739a92 100644
--- a/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
+++ b/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
@@ -1006,3 +1006,16 @@ all:
         - 'ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDUbbEvvPRMJZ1kFqDjMc3ahax3zYx7/ESMgBe4mS3xWsr4HTqlJUXJdIhEk+cw23NdxiEzum7aLiv6vYgHAEfEK9Ajrhy3AKZGe92ey2nXXShbcthJNr35GSjzod2OIC71XJUwh0cM/FbmweIDY0K0E7FRnapSr3H77lUb545we5tXoSrhZtEpgFkMYwUQ3YDQLXgX7/rLb17NE4/zKDgl9oYi9i7LIIVocS9o8bzy+aYCUWIH2lc9Jcf7ho4NdViNGWoih2/f/BxAO3fGWyyHfUYb/HR7qgL9DMlehzG4Z/4XvS8fgCsq8BGoqcyn0aQlGlOI1RX/3Wsr3tmhJ+X9'
         - 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBI8Vbr6vcHDpghr/pKg9I/Dy7FpyAdzEQKd0xOzHNaEtpPpHFcPUH/L9JghHsDPHqcvMKbenyCwaGlAWtB4fJn0='
         - 'ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIC8uoICryIEi+2pecVwX/zYIySEAWKELWH4/XYBBdhDQ'
+    # NOTE - the following hosts are "partially managed" in that we
+    # don't run the full base deployment on them, but rather a
+    # specific subset of hand-picked roles, etc.
+    openinfraci.linaro.cloud:
+      ansible_host: 147.75.35.206
+      location:
+        cloud: opendevci-linaro
+        region_name: RegionOne
+      public_v4: 147.75.35.206
+      host_keys:
+        - 'ssh-rsa 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'
+        - 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBGnFxrjQah1S64D3hNzdWl8FmQR93gkw4zsgkCE+ZY1Bc5bdrfS/xQeTuxIpBP6L/7UlCe8ks48qc8caJ5vmy+0='
+        - 'ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIB5xRCcYInStxHXEhkVws5RmqzUc0S/4wi1zOtd6zlUB'
diff --git a/inventory/service/groups.yaml b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
index 02adb14d8f..e835adf8ab 100644
--- a/inventory/service/groups.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ groups:
     - translate-dev[0-9]*.open*.org
   translate:
     - translate[0-9]*.open*.org
+  # This group does not run the base jobs
+  unmanaged:
+    - openinfraci.linaro.cloud
   webservers:
     - cacti[0-9]*.open*.org
     - codesearch[0-9]*.opendev.org
diff --git a/playbooks/base.yaml b/playbooks/base.yaml
index a784ef330c..aacc1c58cf 100644
--- a/playbooks/base.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/base.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- hosts: "!disabled"
+- hosts: "!unmanaged:!disabled"
   name: "Base: set up common environment on all hosts"
   roles:
     - base/users
diff --git a/playbooks/service-cloud-linaro.yaml b/playbooks/service-cloud-linaro.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f35ac7a84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/service-cloud-linaro.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- hosts: "openinfraci.linaro.cloud"
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Initial task
+      debug:
+        msg: "This is a placeholder"
diff --git a/zuul.d/infra-prod.yaml b/zuul.d/infra-prod.yaml
index 287e884b53..023d3eaf05 100644
--- a/zuul.d/infra-prod.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/infra-prod.yaml
@@ -669,3 +669,14 @@
     files:
       - playbooks/run_cloud_launcher.yaml
       - inventory/service/group_vars/bastion.yaml
+
+- job:
+    name: infra-prod-cloud-linaro
+    parent: infra-prod-service-base
+    description: Run management tasks against Linaro
+    vars:
+      playbook_name: service-cloud-linaro.yaml
+    required-projects:
+      - opendev/system-config
+    files:
+      - playbooks/service-cloud-linaro.yaml
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index f463b4cee3..2d32f099af 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@
               - name: infra-prod-base
                 soft: true
 
+        - infra-prod-cloud-linaro: &infra-prod-cloud-linaro
+            dependencies:
+              - name: infra-prod-base
+                soft: true
+
         #
         # Hosts using certificates and backups
         #
@@ -614,6 +619,7 @@
         - infra-prod-service-afs: *infra-prod-service-afs
         - infra-prod-service-nameserver: *infra-prod-service-nameserver
         - infra-prod-service-mirror-update: *infra-prod-service-mirror-update
+        - infra-prod-cloud-linaro: *infra-prod-cloud-linaro
         - infra-prod-service-borg-backup: *infra-prod-service-borg-backup
         - infra-prod-letsencrypt: *infra-prod-letsencrypt
         - infra-prod-service-codesearch: *infra-prod-service-codesearch