diff --git a/manila/common/config.py b/manila/common/config.py
index 231595e82a..f8ab91f3ec 100644
--- a/manila/common/config.py
+++ b/manila/common/config.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ CONF.register_cli_opts(debug_opts)
 global_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('my_ip',
                default=netutils.get_my_ipv4(),
+               sample_default='<your_ip>',
                help='IP address of this host.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('scheduler_topic',
                default='manila-scheduler',
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ global_opts = [
                help='Full class name for the data manager.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('host',
                default=socket.gethostname(),
+               sample_default='<your_hostname>',
                help='Name of this node.  This can be an opaque identifier.  '
                     'It is not necessarily a hostname, FQDN, or IP address.'),
     # NOTE(vish): default to nova for compatibility with nova installs