diff --git a/k8s/configure-k8s-vms.sh b/k8s/configure-k8s-vms.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Nico Schottelius
+# 2021-07-25
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "$0 cdist-workdir list-of-ipv6-addresses-of-vms"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+workdir=$1; shift
+
+names=""
+
+for vm in "$@"; do
+    # get name and remove trailing dot
+    name=$(dig +short -x $vm | sed 's/\.$//')
+    names="$names $name"
+done
+
+cd "${workdir}"
+cdist config -vv -j6 -p30 ${names}