diff --git a/docs/vsphere.md b/docs/vsphere.md
index 5374304c1..9badf6f8d 100644
--- a/docs/vsphere.md
+++ b/docs/vsphere.md
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ Then, in the same file, you need to declare your vCenter credential following th
 | vsphere_datastore            | TRUE     | string  |                            |         | Datastore name to use                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | vsphere_working_dir          | TRUE     | string  |                            |         | Working directory from the view "VMs and template" in the   vCenter where VM are placed                                                                                                       |
 | vsphere_scsi_controller_type | TRUE     | string  | buslogic, pvscsi, parallel | pvscsi  | SCSI controller name. Commonly "pvscsi".                                                                                                                                                      |
-| vsphere_vm_uuid              | FALSE    | string  |                            |         | VM Instance UUID of virtual machine that host K8s master. Can be   retrieved from instanceUuid property in VmConfigInfo, or as vc.uuid in VMX   file or in `/sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial` |
+| vsphere_vm_uuid              | FALSE    | string  |                            |         | VM Instance UUID of virtual machine that host K8s master. Can be   retrieved from instanceUuid property in VmConfigInfo, or as vc.uuid in VMX   file or in `/sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial` (only optional for Kubernetes <= 1.9.2) |
 | vsphere_public_network       | FALSE    | string  |                            | Blank   | Name of the   network the VMs are joined to                                                                                                                                                   |
-
+| vsphere_resource_pool       | FALSE    | string  |                            | Blank   | Name of the Resource pool where the VMs are located (optional for Kubernetes >= 1.9.2)                                                                                                                                                 |
 Example configuration
 ```yml
 vsphere_vcenter_ip: "myvcenter.domain.com"
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ vsphere_datacenter: "DATACENTER_name"
 vsphere_datastore: "DATASTORE_name"
 vsphere_working_dir: "Docker_hosts"
 vsphere_scsi_controller_type: "pvscsi"
+vsphere_resource_pool: "K8s-Pool"
 ```
 
 ## Deployment
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
index e81a2a148..4199d4c7f 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ vsphere_datacenter: "{{ lookup('env', 'VSPHERE_DATACENTER') }}"
 vsphere_datastore: "{{ lookup('env', 'VSPHERE_DATASTORE') }}"
 vsphere_working_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'VSPHERE_WORKING_DIR') }}"
 vsphere_insecure: "{{ lookup('env', 'VSPHERE_INSECURE') }}"
+vsphere_resource_pool: "{{ lookup('env', 'VSPHERE_RESOURCE_POOL') }}"
+
 vsphere_scsi_controller_type: pvscsi
 # vsphere_public_network is name of the network the VMs are joined to
 vsphere_public_network: "{{ lookup('env', 'VSPHERE_PUBLIC_NETWORK')|default('') }}"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/templates/vsphere-cloud-config.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/templates/vsphere-cloud-config.j2
index ab58f7485..0097e6221 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/templates/vsphere-cloud-config.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/templates/vsphere-cloud-config.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+{%- if kube_version | version_compare('v1.9.2', '>=') -%}
+
+[Global]
+datacenters = "{{ vsphere_datacenter }}"
+insecure-flag = {{ vsphere_insecure }}
+password = "{{ vsphere_password }}"
+port = {{ vsphere_vcenter_port }}
+user = "{{ vsphere_user }}"
+
+[VirtualCenter "{{ vsphere_vcenter_ip }}"]
+
+[Workspace]
+server = "{{ vsphere_vcenter_ip }}"
+datacenter = "{{ vsphere_datacenter }}"
+folder = "{{ vsphere_working_dir }}"
+default-datastore = "{{ vsphere_datastore }}"
+resourcepool-path = "{{ vsphere_resource_pool }}"
+
+[Disk]
+scsicontrollertype = {{ vsphere_scsi_controller_type }}
+
+{% if vsphere_public_network is defined and vsphere_public_network != ""  %}
+[Network]
+public-network = {{ vsphere_public_network }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{%- else -%}
+
 [Global]
 datacenter = "{{ vsphere_datacenter }}"
 datastore = "{{ vsphere_datastore }}"
@@ -18,3 +46,6 @@ scsicontrollertype = {{ vsphere_scsi_controller_type }}
 [Network]
 public-network = {{ vsphere_public_network }}
 {% endif %}
+
+
+{%- endif -%}
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