diff --git a/doc/source/roles/role-tripleo_nvdimm.rst b/doc/source/roles/role-tripleo_nvdimm.rst
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+++ b/doc/source/roles/role-tripleo_nvdimm.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+=====================
+Role - tripleo_nvdimm
+=====================
+
+.. ansibleautoplugin::
+  :role: tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/defaults/main.yml
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index 000000000..8a62375eb
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+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+
+# All variables intended for modification should be placed in this file.
+
+# All variables within this role should have a prefix of "tripleo_tripleo_nvdimm"
+tripleo_tripleo_nvdimm_debug: false
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/files/.gitkeep b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/files/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/handlers/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/handlers/main.yml
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index 000000000..ede65b54e
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+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/meta/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/meta/main.yml
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index 000000000..346e002c1
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+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+
+galaxy_info:
+  author: OpenStack
+  description: TripleO OpenStack Role -- tripleo_nvdimm
+  company: Red Hat
+  license: Apache-2.0
+  min_ansible_version: 2.7
+  #
+  # Provide a list of supported platforms, and for each platform a list of versions.
+  # If you don't wish to enumerate all versions for a particular platform, use 'all'.
+  # To view available platforms and versions (or releases), visit:
+  # https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/platforms/
+  #
+  platforms:
+    - name: CentOS
+      versions:
+        - 7
+        - 8
+
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - tripleo
+
+
+# List your role dependencies here, one per line. Be sure to remove the '[]' above,
+# if you add dependencies to this list.
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/Dockerfile b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fc73a838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Molecule managed
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+
+{% if item.registry is defined %}
+FROM {{ item.registry.url }}/{{ item.image }}
+{% else %}
+FROM {{ item.image }}
+{% endif %}
+
+RUN if [ $(command -v apt-get) ]; then apt-get update && apt-get install -y python sudo bash ca-certificates && apt-get clean; \
+    elif [ $(command -v dnf) ]; then dnf makecache && dnf --assumeyes install sudo python*-devel python*-dnf bash {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && dnf clean all; \
+    elif [ $(command -v yum) ]; then yum makecache fast && yum install -y python sudo yum-plugin-ovl python-setuptools bash {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && sed -i 's/plugins=0/plugins=1/g' /etc/yum.conf && yum clean all; \
+    elif [ $(command -v zypper) ]; then zypper refresh && zypper install -y python sudo bash python-xml {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && zypper clean -a; \
+    elif [ $(command -v apk) ]; then apk update && apk add --no-cache python sudo bash ca-certificates {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }}; \
+    elif [ $(command -v xbps-install) ]; then xbps-install -Syu && xbps-install -y python sudo bash ca-certificates {{ item.pkg_extras | default('') }} && xbps-remove -O; fi
+
+{% for pkg in item.easy_install | default([]) %}
+# install pip for centos where there is no python-pip rpm in default repos
+RUN easy_install {{ pkg }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "while true; do sleep 10000; done"]
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/converge.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55b2d2021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: "tripleo_nvdimm"
+  vars:
+    tripleo_nvdimm_pmem_namespaces: "12G:ns12g,12G:ns12g"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f27c41d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+driver:
+  name: docker
+
+log: true
+
+platforms:
+  - name: centos7
+    hostname: centos7
+    image: centos:7
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    pkg_extras: python-setuptools
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:/etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:ro
+    easy_install:
+      - pip
+    environment: &env
+      http_proxy: "{{ lookup('env', 'http_proxy') }}"
+      https_proxy: "{{ lookup('env', 'https_proxy') }}"
+
+  - name: centos8
+    hostname: centos8
+    image: centos:8
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    pkg_extras: python*-setuptools
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:/etc/ci/mirror_info.sh:ro
+    environment:
+      <<: *env
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  log: true
+  env:
+    ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK: yaml
+
+scenario:
+  test_sequence:
+    - destroy
+    - create
+    - prepare
+    - converge
+    - check
+    - verify
+    - destroy
+
+verifier:
+  name: testinfra
+  env:
+    TRIPLEO_NVDIMM_PMEM_NAMESPACES: "12G:ns12g,12G:ns12g"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/prepare.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27e23e495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+
+- name: Prepare
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: test_deps
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53b33d122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+
+import os
+import json
+import pytest
+import testinfra.utils.ansible_runner
+
+
+testinfra_hosts = testinfra.utils.ansible_runner.AnsibleRunner(
+    os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('all')
+
+
+def test_ndctl_is_installed(host):
+    ndctl = host.package("ndctl")
+    assert ndctl.is_installed
+
+
+def test_namespace_is_created(host):
+    if not host.check_output('lsmod | grep libnvdimm | cut -d " " -f 1'):
+        pytest.skip("Skipping because this needs NVDIMM hardware")
+    pmem_ns = os.environ['TRIPLEO_NVDIMM_PMEM_NAMESPACES']
+    ndctl_list_output = host.check_output('ndctl list')
+    namespaces = {ns.get('name') for ns in json.loads(ndctl_list_output)}
+    wanted_ns = [ns_name.split(':')[1] for ns_name in pmem_ns.split(',')]
+    for ns in wanted_ns:
+        assert ns in namespaces
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/verify.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/verify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ede65b54e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/tasks/create_namespaces.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/tasks/create_namespaces.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..795fcb01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/tasks/create_namespaces.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+- name: list current namespaces
+  shell: >-
+    ndctl list -X | jq ".[].name"
+  register: namespaces
+  changed_when: false
+- name: create namespace
+  command: >-
+    ndctl create-namespace -s {{ input[0] }} -m devdax -M mem -n {{ input[1] }}
+  when:
+    - namespaces.stdout is defined
+    - input[1] not in namespaces.stdout
+  register: ret
+  changed_when: ret.rc == 0
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..698ea6df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+
+# "tripleo_nvdimm" will search for and load any operating system variable file
+
+- name: Gather variables for each operating system
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - skip: true
+      files:
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version | lower }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version | lower }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version | lower }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version.split('.')[0] }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}.yml"
+  tags:
+    - always
+
+- name: install dependencies
+  package:
+    name: "{{ pkgs }}"
+    state: present
+  vars:
+    pkgs:
+      - ndctl
+      - jq
+
+- name: look for libnvdimm kernel module
+  shell: |
+    lsmod | grep -q libnvdimm
+  register: nvdimm_kernel_mod
+  check_mode: false
+  failed_when: false
+
+- name: create namespaces
+  include_tasks: create_namespaces.yml
+  loop: "{{ tripleo_nvdimm_pmem_namespaces.split(',') }}"
+  vars:
+    input: "{{ item.split(':') }}"
+  when:
+    - nvdimm_kernel_mod.rc is defined
+    - nvdimm_kernel_mod.rc == 0
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/vars/.gitkeep b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/vars/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/zuul.d/molecule.yaml b/zuul.d/molecule.yaml
index 8afe8beec..39826025e 100644
--- a/zuul.d/molecule.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/molecule.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_keystone_resources
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_module_load
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nova_image_cache
+      - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nvdimm
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_ovs_dpdk
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_packages
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_persist
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_keystone_resources
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_module_load
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nova_image_cache
+      - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nvdimm
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_ovs_dpdk
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_packages
       - tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_persist
@@ -320,6 +322,13 @@
     parent: tripleo-ansible-centos-8-base
     vars:
       tripleo_role_name: tripleo_nova_image_cache
+- job:
+    files:
+    - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nvdimm/.*
+    name: tripleo-ansible-centos-8-molecule-tripleo_nvdimm
+    parent: tripleo-ansible-centos-8-base
+    vars:
+      tripleo_role_name: tripleo_nvdimm
 - job:
     files:
     - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ovs_dpdk/.*