diff --git a/openpower/configs/hostboot/nicole.config b/openpower/configs/hostboot/nicole.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6b9692eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/configs/hostboot/nicole.config
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# The BMC MBOX Protocol is used to access PNOR
+unset SFC_IS_AST2500
+unset SFC_IS_AST2400
+set   PNORDD_IS_BMCMBOX
+unset PNORDD_IS_SFC
+unset BMC_DOES_SFC_INIT
+unset SFC_IS_IBM_DPSS
+set   ALLOW_MICRON_PNOR
+set   ALLOW_MACRONIX_PNOR
+
+# VPD options.
+set MVPD_READ_FROM_HW
+set MVPD_WRITE_TO_HW
+set MVPD_READ_FROM_PNOR
+set MVPD_WRITE_TO_PNOR
+set DJVPD_READ_FROM_HW
+unset DJVPD_WRITE_TO_HW
+set DJVPD_READ_FROM_PNOR
+set DJVPD_WRITE_TO_PNOR
+set MEMVPD_READ_FROM_HW
+set MEMVPD_WRITE_TO_HW
+set MEMVPD_READ_FROM_PNOR
+set MEMVPD_WRITE_TO_PNOR
+set PVPD_READ_FROM_HW
+set PVPD_WRITE_TO_HW
+set PVPD_READ_FROM_PNOR
+set PVPD_WRITE_TO_PNOR
+unset CDIMM_FORMAT_FOR_CVPD
+
+# gpio config
+set GPIODD
+unset PALMETTO_VDDR
+
+# Enable Consecutive SBE Updates
+set   SBE_UPDATE_CONSECUTIVE
+unset SBE_UPDATE_INDEPENDENT
+unset SBE_UPDATE_SEQUENTIAL
+unset SBE_UPDATE_SIMULTANEOUS
+unset NO_SBE_UPDATES
+
+unset PCIE_HOTPLUG_CONTROLLER
+
+# turn on console output
+set CONSOLE
+set BMC_AST2500
+
+unset DISABLE_HOSTBOOT_RUNTIME
+
+# Compile in hostboot runtime PRD
+set HBRT_PRD
+
+# Compile in hb rt HTMGT : Load/Start OCC
+set HTMGT
+set START_OCC_DURING_BOOT
+unset CONSOLE_OUTPUT_OCC_COMM
+
+#PNOR flags
+unset PNOR_TWO_SIDE_SUPPORT
+
+set BMC_BT_LPC_IPMI
+
+# Enable IPLtime + Runtime Checktop Analysis
+set ENABLE_CHECKSTOP_ANALYSIS
+set IPLTIME_CHECKSTOP_ANALYSIS
+
+# set for trace debug to console
+unset CONSOLE_OUTPUT_TRACE
+set CONSOLE_OUTPUT_FFDCDISPLAY
+
+unset SECUREBOOT
+unset TPMDD
+unset TPM_NUVOTON
diff --git a/openpower/configs/nicole_defconfig b/openpower/configs/nicole_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cf5316017
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+++ b/openpower/configs/nicole_defconfig
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+BR2_powerpc64le=y
+BR2_powerpc_power8=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/patches/nicole-patches"
+BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
+BR2_GCC_VERSION_6_X=y
+BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux --disable-libsanitizer"
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="skiroot"
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLE="../openpower/device_table.txt"
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
+BR2_GENERATE_LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8"
+BR2_SYSTEM_ENABLE_NLS=y
+BR2_ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/users-table"
+BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="../openpower/overlay"
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.1.16"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE_EPAPR=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_XZ=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/busybox.fragment"
+BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_CRYPTSETUP=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_USB=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_MDADM=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_WCHAR=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR=y
+# BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR_SERVER is not set
+BR2_PACKAGE_ETHTOOL=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LRZSZ=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_SUDO=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_AGETTY=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
+BR2_OPENPOWER_PLATFORM=y
+BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9=y
+BR2_HOSTBOOT_CONFIG_FILE="nicole.config"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_GITHUB_PROJECT_VALUE="nicole-xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="26b2092922594c0ce21bc2bef7fb11bbc164f0b5"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_FILENAME="nicole.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="NICOLE_hb.system.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MRW_XML_FILENAME="NICOLE_hb.mrw.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_BIOS_XML_FILENAME="NICOLE_bios.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_PNOR_XML_LAYOUT_FILENAME="defaultPnorLayout_64.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_CONFIG_NAME="nicole"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_PNOR_FILENAME="nicole.pnor"
+BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_SBE_FILENAME="nimbus_sbe.img.ecc"
+BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_SBEC_FILENAME="centaur_sbec_pad.img.ecc"
+BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_WINK_FILENAME="p9n.ref_image.hdr.bin.ecc"
+BR2_IMA_CATALOG_FILENAME="ima_catalog.bin"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_TARGETING_BIN_FILENAME="NICOLE_HB.targeting.bin"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_TARGETING_ECC_FILENAME="NICOLE_HB.targeting.bin.ecc"
+BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT_MTD=y
+# BR2_HCODE_INCLUDE_IONV is not set
+BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
+BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
+BR2_IMA_CATALOG_DTS="POWER9"