diff --git a/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host.bbappend b/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host.bbappend
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+++ b/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host.bbappend
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+FILESEXTRAPATHS_append_romulus := ":${THISDIR}/${PN}"
+SRC_URI_append_romulus = " \
+    file://channel.yaml \
+    "
+
+EXTRA_OECONF_append_romulus = " \
+    CHANNEL_YAML_GEN=${WORKDIR}/channel.yaml \
+    "
diff --git a/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/channel.yaml b/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/channel.yaml
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+# Channel Number (must be unique) is the key
+1:
+  # ifName the ethernet device name (used in the dbus path)
+  ifName: eth0