diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/switches/dell b/ansible/group_vars/switches/dell
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..760412acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/switches/dell
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+# Switch configuration.
+
+###############################################################################
+# Authentication configuration.
+
+# For DellOS6 switches, this defines a 'provider' argument to the dellos6_*
+# modules.
+switch_dellos6_provider:
+  host: "{{ ansible_host }}"
+  username: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+  password: "{{ ansible_ssh_pass }}"
+  transport: cli
+  authorize: yes
+  auth_pass: "{{ switch_auth_pass }}"
diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/switches/type b/ansible/group_vars/switches/type
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f0ea8d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/switches/type
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+###############################################################################
+# Switch type configuration.
+
+# This configures the type of switch, which is used to determine how the switch
+# will be configured.
+switch_type:
diff --git a/ansible/mgmt-switch-config.yml b/ansible/mgmt-switch-config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a2fbe186e..000000000
--- a/ansible/mgmt-switch-config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Ensure the power and management network switches are configured
-  hosts: mgmt-switches
-  gather_facts: no
-  vars:
-    provider:
-      host: "{{ ansible_host }}"
-      username: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-      password: "{{ ansible_ssh_pass }}"
-      transport: cli
-      authorize: yes
-      auth_pass: "{{ switch_auth_pass }}"
-  tasks:
-    - name: Ensure switch interfaces are configured
-      local_action:
-        module: dellos6_config
-        provider: "{{ provider }}"
-        lines: >
-          {{ ['description ' ~ item.value.description] +
-             item.value.config | default([]) }}
-        parents:
-          - "interface {{ item.key }}"
-      with_dict: "{{ switch_interface_config }}"
diff --git a/ansible/physical-network.yml b/ansible/physical-network.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1104515f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/physical-network.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+# Switch configuration depends on the type of switch, so groups hosts by their
+# switch type and apply tasks/roles to the relevant groups.
+
+- name: Group hosts by their switch type
+  hosts: switches
+  gather_facts: no
+  tasks:
+    - name: Group hosts by their switch type
+      group_by:
+        key: "switches_of_type_{{ switch_type }}"
+
+- name: Ensure DellOS6 physical network devices are configured
+  hosts: switches_of_type_dellos6
+  gather_facts: no
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure DellOS6 switch interfaces are configured
+      local_action:
+        module: dellos6_config
+        provider: "{{ switch_dellos6_provider }}"
+        lines: >
+          {{ ['description ' ~ item.value.description] +
+             item.value.config | default([]) }}
+        parents:
+          - "interface {{ item.key }}"
+      with_dict: "{{ switch_interface_config }}"
diff --git a/kayobe/cli/commands.py b/kayobe/cli/commands.py
index e41e18956..5148615b4 100644
--- a/kayobe/cli/commands.py
+++ b/kayobe/cli/commands.py
@@ -127,6 +127,23 @@ class KollaAnsibleRun(KollaAnsibleMixin, Command):
                           parsed_args.kolla_inventory_filename)
 
 
+class PhysicalNetworkConfigure(KayobeAnsibleMixin, Command):
+    """Configure a set of physical network devices."""
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(PhysicalNetworkConfigure, self).get_parser(
+            prog_name)
+        group = parser.add_argument_group("Physical Networking")
+        group.add_argument("--group", required=True,
+                           help="the Ansible group to apply configuration to")
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.app.LOG.debug("Configuring a physical network")
+        ansible.run_playbook(parsed_args, "ansible/physical-network.yml",
+                             limit=parsed_args.group)
+
+
 class SeedVMProvision(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin, Command):
     """Provision the seed VM."""
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f62b8b882..ed407c19c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ setup(
             'overcloud_inventory_discover = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudInventoryDiscover',
             'overcloud_service_deploy = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudServiceDeploy',
             'overcloud_provision = kayobe.cli.commands:OvercloudProvision',
+            'physical_network_configure = kayobe.cli.commands:PhysicalNetworkConfigure',
             'playbook_run = kayobe.cli.commands:PlaybookRun',
             'seed_container_image_build = kayobe.cli.commands:SeedContainerImageBuild',
             'seed_host_configure = kayobe.cli.commands:SeedHostConfigure',