diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_apm_server/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_apm_server/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fac8c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_apm_server/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+apm_server_distro_packages:
+  - apm-server
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_auditbeat/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_auditbeat/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59cc129c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_auditbeat/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+auditbeat_distro_packages:
+  - audispd-plugins
+  - auditbeat
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_curator/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_curator/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3eb703e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_curator/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+curator_distro_packages:
+  - python-virtualenv
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_dependencies/tasks/main.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_dependencies/tasks/main.yml
index a49b2a96..1b0f25d8 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_dependencies/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_dependencies/tasks/main.yml
@@ -105,17 +105,26 @@
   when:
     - physical_host == inventory_hostname
 
-- name: elasticsearch datapath bind mount
-  lxc_container:
-    name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-    container_command: |
-      [[ ! -d "/var/lib/{{ service_name }}" ]] && mkdir -p "/var/lib/{{ service_name }}"
-    container_config:
-      - "lxc.mount.entry=/openstack/{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ service_name }} var/lib/{{ service_name }} none bind 0 0"
-  delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
+- name: Container block
+  block:
+    - name: Ensure service directories data-path exists
+      file:
+        path: "/openstack/{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ service_name }}"
+        state: "directory"
+      delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
+
+    - name: elasticsearch datapath bind mount
+      lxc_container:
+        name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+        container_command: |
+          [[ ! -d "/var/lib/{{ service_name }}" ]] && mkdir -p "/var/lib/{{ service_name }}"
+        container_config:
+          - "lxc.mount.entry=/openstack/{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ service_name }} var/lib/{{ service_name }} none bind 0 0"
+      delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
+      when:
+        - container_tech | default('lxc') == 'lxc'
   when:
     - physical_host != inventory_hostname
-    - container_tech | default('lxc') == 'lxc'
 
 - name: Ensure Java is installed
   package:
@@ -149,6 +158,17 @@
         createhome: "yes"
         home: "/var/lib/{{ service_name }}"
   rescue:
+    - name: Check for system user
+      debug:
+        msg: >-
+          The general user creation task failed. This typically means that the
+          user already exists and something in the user configuration provided
+          is changing the system user in way that is simply not possible at this
+          time. The playbooks will now simply ensure the user exists and before
+          carrying on to the next task. While it's not required, it may be
+          benificial to schedule a maintenance where the elastic services are
+          stopped.
+
     - name: Ensure the system user exists
       user:
         name: "{{ service_owner }}"
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_dependencies/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_dependencies/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b31d349c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_dependencies/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+elastic_distro_packages:
+  - java-1.8.0-openjdk
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_filebeat/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_filebeat/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f055205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_filebeat/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+filebeat_distro_packages:
+  - filebeat
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_heartbeat/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_heartbeat/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a32d6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_heartbeat/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+heartbeat_distro_packages:
+  - heartbeat-elastic
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_journalbeat/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_journalbeat/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77c33669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_journalbeat/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+journalbeat_distro_packages:
+  - gcc
+  - git
+  - systemd-devel
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_kibana/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_kibana/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d5b7c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_kibana/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+kibana_nginx_vhost_path: /etc/nginx/conf.d/
+kibana_distro_packages:
+  - kibana
+  - nginx
+  - python-passlib
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_logstash/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_logstash/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..716310e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_logstash/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+logstash_distro_packages:
+  - logrotate
+  - logstash
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_metricbeat/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_metricbeat/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f24dbcf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_metricbeat/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+metricbeat_nginx_vhost_path: /etc/nginx/conf.d/
+metricbeat_distro_packages:
+  - metricbeat
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_packetbeat/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_packetbeat/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e949478a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_packetbeat/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+packetbeat_distro_packages:
+  - tcpdump
+  - packetbeat
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_repositories/tasks/elastic_yum_repos.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_repositories/tasks/elastic_yum_repos.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a11e7e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_repositories/tasks/elastic_yum_repos.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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: Add Elastic search public GPG key
+  rpm_key:
+    state: "{{ elastic_repo.state }}"
+    key: "{{ elastic_repo.key_url }}"
+  register: _zypp_task
+  until: _zypp_task is success
+  retries: 3
+  delay: 2
+  tags:
+    - package_install
+
+# Force refresh of a repository
+- name: Add elk repo to yum sources list
+  yum_repository:
+    name: "elastic"
+    file: "elastic"
+    description: "Elastic repositories, you know, for ELK."
+    baseurl: "{{ elastic_repo.repo }}"
+    state: "{{ elastic_repo.state }}"
+    enabled: yes
+  register: _yum_task
+  until: _yum_task is success
+  retries: 3
+  delay: 2
+  tags:
+    - package_install
+
+# Force refresh of a repository
+- name: Add nginx repo to yum sources list
+  yum_repository:
+    name: "nginx"
+    file: "nginx"
+    description: "NGINX repo"
+    baseurl: "{{ elastic_nginx_repo.repo }}"
+    state: "{{ elastic_nginx_repo.state }}"
+    enabled: yes
+    gpgcheck: no
+  register: _yum_task
+  until: _yum_task is success
+  retries: 3
+  delay: 2
+  tags:
+    - package_install
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_repositories/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_repositories/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..888a7428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elastic_repositories/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+# elk apt repo
+elastic_repo:
+  repo: 'https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/6.x/yum'
+  state: "{{ ((elk_package_state | default('present')) == 'absent') | ternary('absent', 'present') }}"
+  key_url: "https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch"
+
+elastic_nginx_repo:
+  repo: 'http://nginx.org/packages/centos/$releasever/$basearch/'
+  state: "{{ ((elk_package_state | default('present')) == 'absent') | ternary('absent', 'present') }}"
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elasticsearch/vars/redhat.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elasticsearch/vars/redhat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5948d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/roles/elasticsearch/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+elasticsearch_distro_packages:
+  - logrotate
+  - elasticsearch
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
index 2fe2f95d..d2449a68 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+# Option to define third memory
+q_mem: "{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb | int) // 3 }}"
+
+# Option to define half memory
+h_mem: "{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb | int) // 2 }}"
 
 apm_port: 8200
 elastic_port: 9200
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 7d3d4ec4..8c4a99af 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -25,17 +25,26 @@
       osa_test_repo: "openstack/openstack-ansible-ops"
       test_clustered_elk: false
 
-# - job:
-#     name: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-centos-7"
-#     parent: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-ubuntu-xenial"
-#     nodeset: centos-7
-#     voting: false
+- job:
+    name: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-centos-7"
+    parent: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-ubuntu-xenial"
+    nodeset: centos-7
+    voting: true
+
+- job:
+    name: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-centos-7-clustered"
+    parent: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-ubuntu-xenial"
+    nodeset: centos-7
+    voting: false
+    vars:
+      osa_test_repo: "openstack/openstack-ansible-ops"
+      test_clustered_elk: true
 
 - job:
     name: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-opensuse-423"
     parent: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-ubuntu-xenial"
     nodeset: opensuse-423
-    voting: false
+    voting: true
 
 - job:
     name: "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-opensuse-423-clustered"
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 0445cf71..2337f1ec 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
       - openstack-ansible-role-jobs
     check:
       jobs:
+        - "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-centos-7"
+        - "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-centos-7-clustered"
         - "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-opensuse-423"
         - "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-opensuse-423-clustered"
         - "openstack-ansible-ops:elk_metrics_6x-ubuntu-trusty"