diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/cinder/volume.pp b/manifests/profile/base/cinder/volume.pp
index 21319a0a6..7e8f39bc2 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/cinder/volume.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/cinder/volume.pp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #   (Optional) Whether to enable the vmax iscsi backend
 #   Defaults to false
 #
+# [*cinder_enable_dellemc_vnx_backend*]
+#   (Optional) Whether to enable the vnx backend
+#   Defaults to false
+#
 # [*cinder_enable_hpelefthand_backend*]
 #   (Optional) Whether to enable the hpelefthand backend
 #   Defaults to false
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume (
   $cinder_enable_dellsc_backend             = false,
   $cinder_enable_dellemc_unity_backend      = false,
   $cinder_enable_dellemc_vmax_iscsi_backend = false,
+  $cinder_enable_dellemc_vnx_backend        = false,
   $cinder_enable_hpelefthand_backend        = false,
   $cinder_enable_dellps_backend             = false,
   $cinder_enable_iscsi_backend              = true,
@@ -130,6 +135,14 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume (
       $cinder_dellemc_vmax_iscsi_backend_name = undef
     }
 
+    if $cinder_enable_dellemc_vnx_backend {
+      include ::tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::dellemc_vnx
+      $cinder_dellemc_vnx_backend_name = hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::volume_backend_name',
+          'tripleo_dellemc_vnx')
+    } else {
+      $cinder_dellemc_vnx_backend_name = undef
+    }
+
     if $cinder_enable_hpelefthand_backend {
       include ::tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::hpelefthand
       $cinder_hpelefthand_backend_name = hiera('cinder::backend::hpelefthand_iscsi::volume_backend_name', 'tripleo_hpelefthand')
@@ -210,6 +223,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume (
                                       $cinder_dellsc_backend_name,
                                       $cinder_dellemc_unity_backend_name,
                                       $cinder_dellemc_vmax_iscsi_backend_name,
+                                      $cinder_dellemc_vnx_backend_name,
                                       $cinder_hpelefthand_backend_name,
                                       $cinder_netapp_backend_name,
                                       $cinder_nfs_backend_name,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/cinder/volume/dellemc_vnx.pp b/manifests/profile/base/cinder/volume/dellemc_vnx.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..311303649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/cinder/volume/dellemc_vnx.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2018 Dell Inc, or its subsidiaries.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# == Class: tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::dellemc_vnx
+#
+# Cinder Volume dellemc_vnx profile for tripleo
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*backend_name*]
+#   (Optional) Name given to the Cinder backend stanza
+#   Defaults to 'tripleo_dellemc_vnx'
+#
+# [*step*]
+#   (Optional) The current step in deployment. See tripleo-heat-templates
+#   for more details.
+#   Defaults to hiera('step')
+#
+class tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::dellemc_vnx (
+  $backend_name = hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::volume_backend_name', 'tripleo_dellemc_vnx'),
+  $step         = Integer(hiera('step')),
+) {
+  include ::tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume
+
+  if $step >= 4 {
+    cinder::backend::emc_vnx { $backend_name :
+      san_ip                        => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::san_ip', undef),
+      san_login                     => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::san_login', undef),
+      san_password                  => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::san_password', undef),
+      storage_protocol              => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::storage_protocol', undef),
+      storage_vnx_pool_name         => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::storage_vnx_pool_name', undef),
+      default_timeout               => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::default_timeout', undef),
+      max_luns_per_storage_group    => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::max_luns_per_storage_group', undef),
+      initiator_auto_registration   => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::initiator_auto_registration', undef),
+      storage_vnx_auth_type         => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::storage_vnx_auth_type', undef),
+      storage_vnx_security_file_dir => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::storage_vnx_security_file_dir', undef),
+      naviseccli_path               => hiera('cinder::backend::emc_vnx::naviseccli_path', undef),
+
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/vnx_driver_bea44d073cd161e7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/vnx_driver_bea44d073cd161e7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bb75e525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/vnx_driver_bea44d073cd161e7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add support to configure Dell EMC VNX cinder backend
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_cinder_vnx_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_cinder_vnx_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6076989e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_cinder_vnx_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2018 Dell Inc, or its subsidiaries
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::dellemc_vnx' do
+  shared_examples_for 'tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::dellemc_vnx' do
+    before :each do
+      facts.merge!({ :step => params[:step] })
+    end
+
+    context 'with step less than 4' do
+      let(:params) { { :step => 3 } }
+
+      it 'should do nothing' do
+        is_expected.to contain_class('tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::dellemc_vnx')
+        is_expected.to contain_class('tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume')
+        is_expected.to contain_class('tripleo::profile::base::cinder')
+        is_expected.to_not contain_cinder__backend__emc_vnx('tripleo_dellemc_vnx')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with step 4' do
+      let(:params) { {
+        :step => 4,
+      } }
+
+      it 'should trigger complete configuration' do
+        # TODO(aschultz): check hiera parameters
+        is_expected.to contain_cinder__backend__emc_vnx('tripleo_dellemc_vnx')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let(:facts) do
+        facts.merge({ :hostname => 'node.example.com' })
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::dellemc_vnx'
+    end
+  end
+end