diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/defaults/main.yml b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..efd656281b7008f562b3accfcb24d3838bbde76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+# for slurm mysql backup
+SQL_BK_DIR: "/mnt/db_backup"
+SQL_BK_DEST_HOST: "m3-mgmt1"
+SQL_BK_DEST_DIR: "/mnt/home/slurm_db_backup"
+SQL_USER: "slurmsqlbk"
diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/files/id_rsa b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/files/id_rsa
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6d48e8ae575dae346c40eddf015040c2368efa46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/files/id_rsa
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEAp6+p7UzisLHTb7P4b2V3tvAtVDNuDV5gMiu+vyNPT/ihjgMo
+BXgz5fuBMlv+1fsmiBAvZBzJD7m5+PkeQ2vXKGywGvUX6OHAppY6AtYf6T9b7gU6
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+gp/bUuCFRYNpSlEb/GSPvVsl7M6irmdgsAPQTyq5VAxUb9Z0DtrcGw==
+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/files/id_rsa.pub b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/files/id_rsa.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aa5bb0c5c4844274afb88d84da91c8ef4f3f800a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/files/id_rsa.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCnr6ntTOKwsdNvs/hvZXe28C1UM24NXmAyK76/I09P+KGOAygFeDPl+4EyW/7V+yaIEC9kHMkPubn4+R5Da9cobLAa9Rfo4cCmljoC1h/pP1vuBTpHUmBdPC7cdM2C1Rnzs2+TFtLeOCAvjRDq/4wnJdZ9LvqgEqnyUNXNLbvAUOWsxh050Up5X4o1XrysrOIGFMhVDYHlurc6ENchJHWM4oc88R5lW1f1CaSbXSf7RSy3JDpSnM4xptjgGIcmHqWs6uewnucAHWx7PPy2otIq8P1n2L1WUjZoFeA+Y0R2pquKjsW/lp8CwbFXKeBederG0pTh7vEZJDYmUR5gkEaB root@m3-sql0
diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1bfd3276eaa3bf0ec48d495b97ee3b4968c4cd13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+# this code is for the sql server only
+ - name: template sql backupscript to /etc/cron.daily
+ template: src="backup_mysql_for_slurm.sh.j2" dest="/etc/cron.daily/backup_mysql_for_slurm.sh" mode="700"
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'True'
+ - name: Create directory {{ SQL_BK_DIR }}
+ file: path={{ SQL_BK_DIR }} state=directory
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'True'
+ - name: template mysql config file to server
+ template: src="mysql.conf.j2" dest="{{ SQL_BK_DIR }}/mysql.conf" mode="600"
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'True'
+ - name: copy ssh pub key to .ssh if it does not exist already
+ copy: src="id_rsa.pub" dest="/root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'True'
+ - name: copy ssh private key to .ssh if it does not exist already
+ copy: src="id_rsa" dest="/root/.ssh/id_rsa" mode="600"
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'True'
+
+#this code is for the Destination Node only
+ - name: create dummy user account
+ user: name="{{ SQL_USER }}" comment="Account for scp of slurm sql backups"
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'False'
+ - name: Add MySQL server ssh key to authorised_files on management nodes"
+ authorized_key: user="{{ SQL_USER }}" state=present key="{{ lookup('file', 'id_rsa.pub') }}" #"
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'False'
+ - name: ensure the dest directory exists (for backups to be copied too)
+ file: path={{ SQL_BK_DEST_DIR }} state=directory owner={{ SQL_USER }}
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'False'
+ - name: setup cron job to delete old slurm logs
+ template: src="delete_old_mysql_bk.sh.j2" dest="/etc/cron.daily/delete_old_mysql_bk.sh" mode="700"
+ sudo: true
+ when: server == 'False'
diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/backup_mysql_for_slurm.sh.j2 b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/backup_mysql_for_slurm.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b5c9cdcfb3a1629291d5c1fc1c20ed7c502a3a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/backup_mysql_for_slurm.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# mysql dump for slurm.
+# S.Michnowicz
+# 20/Jan/2016
+#
+
+TIME=$(date '+%y-%m-%d')
+DIR={{ SQL_BK_DIR }}
+NAME="$DIR/mysql_dump_20${TIME}.sql"
+
+sudo mysqldump --defaults-file=$DIR/mysql.conf slurm_acct_db > $NAME
+sudo chmod go-r $NAME
+sudo gzip -f $NAME
+#scp file to dummy user @ Destination Node and Directory
+scp ${NAME}.gz {{ SQL_USER }}@{{ SQL_BK_DEST_HOST }}:{{ SQL_BK_DEST_DIR }}
+rm -f ${NAME}.gz
diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/delete_old_mysql_bk.sh.j2 b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/delete_old_mysql_bk.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6f012295891ba37724ee3dc8076b2e6af451c4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/delete_old_mysql_bk.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# delete old backups from slurm mysql
+# S.Michnowicz
+#
+
+# 2 day timeframe specified by -mtime +2
+# also includes email check
+#find {{ SQL_BK_DEST_DIR }} -type f -mtime +2 -name 'mysql_dump_*.gz' -execdir mail -s "Deleting {}" simon.michnowicz@monash.edu < /dev/null \; -execdir rm -f {} \;
+find {{ SQL_BK_DEST_DIR }} -type f -mtime +7 -name 'mysql_dump_*.gz' -execdir rm -f {} \;
+
diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/mysql.conf.j2 b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/mysql.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ea91192ca855a9b218f9714654ca91f14e58ab84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/templates/mysql.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[client]
+password="{{ sqlrootPasswd }}"
+user=root