diff --git a/tasks/base_profile.yml b/tasks/base_profile.yml
index 6b363d2..a7b2e67 100644
--- a/tasks/base_profile.yml
+++ b/tasks/base_profile.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 - name: set base profile vars
   set_fact:
-    debian_boot_packages: "{{ debian_boot_packages | union(_partitioning_base_profile.debian_boot_packages) }}"
+    debian_boot_packages: "{{ _partitioning_base_profile.debian_boot_packages }}"
+    grub_bootloader_target: "{{ _partitioning_base_profile.grub_bootloader_target }}"
 
 - name: set hard disks base profile
   set_fact:
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 47968b1..34eae5c 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@
 
 - import_tasks: crypt_profile.yml
 
+- import_tasks: profile.yml
+
 - import_tasks: efi_filesystem.yml
 
+- import_tasks: volumes.yml
+
 - import_tasks: filesystems.yml
 
 - import_tasks: swap_devices.yml
diff --git a/tasks/profile.yml b/tasks/profile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6ea322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/profile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+
+- name: load profile vars
+  include_vars:
+    file: profile.yml
+    name: _partitioning_profile
+
+- name: set profile vars
+  set_fact:
+    volume_groups: "{{ _partitioning_profile.volume_groups }}"
+    logical_volumes: "{{ _partitioning_profile.logical_volumes }}"
+    filesystems: "{{ _partitioning_profile.filesystems }}"
+    swap_devices: "{{ _partitioning_profile.swap_devices }}"
+    grub_cmdline_linux: "{{ _partitioning_profile.grub_cmdline_linux }}"
+    debian_boot_packages: "{{ debian_boot_packages|union(_partitioning_profile.debian_boot_packages) }}"
diff --git a/tasks/volumes.yml b/tasks/volumes.yml
index e69de29..44d8dcb 100644
--- a/tasks/volumes.yml
+++ b/tasks/volumes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+- name: set additional logical volumes
+  set_fact:
+    logical_volumes: "{{lookup('template','logical_volumes.json.j2')}}"
+    filesystems: "{{lookup('template','logical_volume_filesystems.json.j2')}}"
+  when: partitioning_profile_volumes is defined
diff --git a/templates/logical_volume_filesystems.json.j2 b/templates/logical_volume_filesystems.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499a342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/logical_volume_filesystems.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[
+{% for fs in filesystems %}
+{{fs|to_json}},
+{% endfor %}
+{% for vol in partitioning_profile_volumes %}
+{% set fs = vol.fs %}
+{% set fs = fs | combine({
+  'label': vol.name,
+  'device': "/dev/"+primary_volume_group_name+"/"+vol.name
+}) %}
+{{fs|to_json}},
+{% endfor %}
+]
diff --git a/templates/logical_volumes.json.j2 b/templates/logical_volumes.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..982b083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/logical_volumes.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[
+{% for lv in logical_volumes %}
+{{lv|to_json}},
+{% endfor %}
+{% for vol in partitioning_profile_volumes %}
+{% set lv = vol.lv %}
+{% set lv = lv | combine({
+  'volume_group': primary_volume_group_name
+}) %}
+{% set lv = lv | combine({ 'name': vol.name }) %}
+{{lv|to_json}},
+{% endfor %}
+]
diff --git a/vars/base_profiles/bios-gpt.yml b/vars/base_profiles/bios-gpt.yml
index 19d5d81..48a5ead 100644
--- a/vars/base_profiles/bios-gpt.yml
+++ b/vars/base_profiles/bios-gpt.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ partitions:
 
 debian_boot_packages:
   - grub-pc
+
+grub_bootloader_target: i386-pc
diff --git a/vars/base_profiles/bios-mbr.yml b/vars/base_profiles/bios-mbr.yml
index b2d3246..53a636e 100644
--- a/vars/base_profiles/bios-mbr.yml
+++ b/vars/base_profiles/bios-mbr.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ partitions:
 
 debian_boot_packages:
   - grub-pc
+
+grub_bootloader_target: i386-pc
diff --git a/vars/base_profiles/efi.yml b/vars/base_profiles/efi.yml
index 440563d..19ee553 100644
--- a/vars/base_profiles/efi.yml
+++ b/vars/base_profiles/efi.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ partitions:
 debian_boot_packages:
   - efibootmgr
   - grub-efi-amd64
+
+grub_bootloader_target: x86_64-efi
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 1f186e1..0dffa30 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,53 +1,19 @@
 _host_vars_filename:     partitioning
 _host_vars_default:      {}
 _host_vars:
-  hard_disks:            "{{ hard_disks }}"
-  mdraid_devices:       "{{ mdraid_devices }}"
-  dmcrypt_devices:      "{{ dmcrypt_devices }}"
-  volume_groups:        "{{ volume_groups }}"
-  logical_volumes:      "{{ logical_volumes }}"
-  filesystems:          "{{ filesystems }}"
-  swap_devices:         "{{ swap_devices }}"
+  hard_disks: "{{ hard_disks }}"
+  mdraid_devices: "{{ mdraid_devices }}"
+  dmcrypt_devices: "{{ dmcrypt_devices }}"
+  volume_groups: "{{ volume_groups }}"
+  logical_volumes: "{{ logical_volumes }}"
+  filesystems: "{{ filesystems }}"
+  swap_devices: "{{ swap_devices }}"
   debian_boot_packages: "{{ debian_boot_packages }}"
-
-volume_groups:
-  - name: "{{primary_volume_group_name}}"
-    devices:
-      - "{{ system_device }}"
-
-logical_volumes:
-  - name: root
-    size: "{{root_partition_default_size}}"
-  - name: swap
-    size: "{{swap_partition_default_size}}"
-
-filesystems:
-  - device: "{{ boot_device }}"
-    mount_point: /boot
-    fstype: ext4
-  - device: "{{ rescue_device }}"
-    mount_point: /rescue
-    fstype: btrfs
-  - device: /dev/{{primary_volume_group_name}}/root
-    mount_point: /
-    fstype: btrfs
+  grub_cmdline_linux: "{{ grub_cmdline_linux }}"
+  grub_bootloader_target: "{{ grub_bootloader_target }}"
 
 _efi_partlabel: "{{inventory_hostname_short}}-efi"
 _efi_filesystems:
   - device: /dev/disk/by-partlabel/{{_efi_partlabel}}
     mount_point: /boot/efi
     fstype: vfat
-
-swap_devices:
-  - device: /dev/{{primary_volume_group_name}}/swap
-
-debian_boot_packages:
-  - linux-image-amd64
-  - busybox-static
-  - e2fsprogs
-  - btrfs-tools
-  - openssh-server
-  - python
-  - console-setup
-  - acpi-support
-  - bridge-utils
diff --git a/vars/profile.yml b/vars/profile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c904b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/profile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+volume_groups:
+  - name: "{{primary_volume_group_name}}"
+    devices:
+      - "{{ system_device }}"
+
+logical_volumes:
+  - name: root
+    size: "{{root_partition_default_size}}"
+    volume_group: "{{primary_volume_group_name}}"
+  - name: swap
+    size: "{{swap_partition_default_size}}"
+    volume_group: "{{primary_volume_group_name}}"
+
+filesystems:
+  - device: "{{ boot_device }}"
+    mount_point: /boot
+    fstype: ext4
+  - device: "{{ rescue_device }}"
+    mount_point: /rescue
+    fstype: btrfs
+  - device: /dev/{{primary_volume_group_name}}/root
+    mount_point: /
+    fstype: btrfs
+
+swap_devices:
+  - device: /dev/{{primary_volume_group_name}}/swap
+
+grub_cmdline_linux: root=/dev/{{primary_volume_group_name}}/root
+
+debian_boot_packages:
+  - linux-image-amd64
+  - busybox-static
+  - lvm2
+  - e2fsprogs
+  - btrfs-tools
+  - openssh-server
+  - python
+  - console-setup
+  - acpi-support
+  - bridge-utils