diff --git a/inventory/groups.yaml b/inventory/groups.yaml
index 884d0f6f26..84ef0e4fce 100644
--- a/inventory/groups.yaml
+++ b/inventory/groups.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ groups:
   afsadmin: mirror-update[0-9]*.openstack.org
   afsdb: afsdb[0-9]*.open*.org
   ask: ask*.open*.org
+  backup-server:
+    - backup[0-9]*.opendev.org
   cacti: cacti[0-9]*.open*.org
   control-plane-clouds:
     - bridge.openstack.org
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ groups:
     - afs[0-9]*.open*.org
     - afsdb[0-9]*.open*.org
     - ask*.open*.org
-    - backup[0-9]*.open*.org
+    - backup[0-9]*.openstack.org
     - cacti[0-9]*.open*.org
     - codesearch[0-9]*.open*.org
     - corvustest
diff --git a/inventory/openstack.yaml b/inventory/openstack.yaml
index 69f577e3d5..d47f6e8a06 100644
--- a/inventory/openstack.yaml
+++ b/inventory/openstack.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ all:
         region_name: DFW
       public_ipv4: 104.239.149.165
       public_ipv6: 2001:4800:7819:105:be76:4eff:fe01:e6ff
+    backup01.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org:
+      ansible_host: 2604:e100:1:0:f816:3eff:feab:d678
+      location:
+        cloud: openstackci-vexxhost
+        region_name: ca-ymq-1
+      public_v4: 199.204.45.119
+      public_v6: 2604:e100:1:0:f816:3eff:feab:d678
     backup01.ord.rax.ci.openstack.org:
       ansible_host: 2001:4801:7824:101:be76:4eff:fe10:20cf
       location: