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+*** Settings ***
+Documentation   Cronus setup utility keywords.
+
+Resource     resource.txt
+
+*** Keywords ***
+
+Setup Cronus Variables
+     [Documentation]  System environment variables required for cronus setup.
+
+     Set Environment Variable  TARGET_IP  ${OPENBMC_HOST}
+     Set Environment Variable  TARGET_USERNAME  ${OPENBMC_USERNAME}
+     Set Environment Variable  TARGET_PASSWORD  ${OPENBMC_PASSWORD}
+     Set Environment Variable  SYSTEM_TYPE  ${OPENBMC_MODEL}