-# Example:
-# _slicename_ = nicta_ruby
-# _hostname_ = planetlab1.research.nicta.com.au
-# _xmpp_server_ = xmpp.planet-lab.eu
-
-:uid: _slicename_@_hostname_
+# we extract expires time here, even in a comment so that the
+# trigger script gets called whenever this changes
+# expires: _expires_
+
+# these are not actual OMF parameters, they are only used by the trigger script
+:hostname: _hostname_
+:slicename: _slicename_
+
+# OMF configuration
+:uid: _slicename_%_hostname_