diff --git a/resources/nova_compute_libvirt_puppet/actions/update.pp b/resources/nova_compute_libvirt_puppet/actions/update.pp
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+$resource = hiera($::resource_name)
+
+$libvirt_virt_type                           = $resource['input']['libvirt_virt_type']['value']
+$vncserver_listen                            = $resource['input']['vncserver_listen']['value']
+$migration_support                           = $resource['input']['migration_support']['value']
+$libvirt_cpu_mode                            = $resource['input']['libvirt_cpu_mode']['value']
+$libvirt_disk_cachemodes                     = $resource['input']['libvirt_disk_cachemodes']['value']
+$libvirt_inject_password                     = $resource['input']['libvirt_inject_password']['value']
+$libvirt_inject_key                          = $resource['input']['libvirt_inject_key']['value']
+$libvirt_inject_partition                    = $resource['input']['libvirt_inject_partition']['value']
+$remove_unused_base_images                   = $resource['input']['remove_unused_base_images']['value']
+$remove_unused_kernels                       = $resource['input']['remove_unused_kernels']['value']
+$remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds   = $resource['input']['remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds']['value']
+$remove_unused_original_minimum_age_seconds  = $resource['input']['remove_unused_original_minimum_age_seconds']['value']
+$libvirt_service_name                        = $resource['input']['libvirt_service_name']['value']
+$libvirt_type                                = $resource['input']['libvirt_type']['value']
+
+class { 'nova::compute::libvirt':
+  libvirt_virt_type                           => $libvirt_virt_type,
+  vncserver_listen                            => $vncserver_listen,
+  migration_support                           => $migration_support,
+  libvirt_cpu_mode                            => $libvirt_cpu_mode,
+  libvirt_disk_cachemodes                     => $libvirt_disk_cachemodes,
+  libvirt_inject_password                     => $libvirt_inject_password,
+  libvirt_inject_key                          => $libvirt_inject_key,
+  libvirt_inject_partition                    => $libvirt_inject_partition,
+  remove_unused_base_images                   => $remove_unused_base_images,
+  remove_unused_kernels                       => $remove_unused_kernels,
+  remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds   => $remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds,
+  remove_unused_original_minimum_age_seconds  => $remove_unused_original_minimum_age_seconds,
+  libvirt_service_name                        => $libvirt_service_name,
+  libvirt_type                                => $libvirt_type,
+}
+
+#exec { 'networking-refresh':
+#  command     => '/sbin/ifdown -a ; /sbin/ifup -a',
+#}
+
+#exec { 'post-nova_config':
+#  command     => '/bin/echo "Nova config has changed"',
+#}
+
+include nova::params
+
+service { 'nova-compute':
+  name => $::nova::params::compute_service_name,
+}
+
+package { 'nova-compute':
+  name => $::nova::params::compute_package_name,
+}
+
+package { 'nova-common':
+  name   => $nova::params::common_package_name,
+  ensure => $ensure_package,
+}
+
+notify { "restart nova compute":
+     notify => Service["nova-compute"],
+}