diff --git a/ansible/inventory.yml b/ansible/inventory.yml
index f24e40ab2..7d8508cd9 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ hosts:
         ubuntu1404-ppc64_be-2: {ip: 140.211.168.75}
         ubuntu1404-ppc64_le-1: {ip: 140.211.168.106}
         ubuntu1404-ppc64_le-2: {ip: 140.211.168.94}
+        ubuntu1404-ppc64_le-3: {ip: 140.211.168.221, user: root}
 
     - rackspace:
         centos7-x64-1: {ip: 119.9.27.82}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
index 8f4c26235..771f00f13 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ packages: {
 
   ubuntu1404: [
     'ntp',
+    'g++-4.8',
+    'gcc-4.8',
     'g++-4.9',
     'gcc-4.9',
   ]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml
index 70fbf27b1..5dd8c3d34 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 #
 
 - name: install add-apt-repostory
-  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404")
+  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404") and arch != "ppc64"
   package: name=software-properties-common state=present
 
 - name: add webupd8 oracle java repository
-  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404")
+  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404")  and arch != "ppc64"
   apt_repository: repo='ppa:webupd8team/java'
 
 - name: add webupd8team oracle java repository
@@ -24,13 +24,35 @@
   shell: apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys EEA14886
 
 - name: accept webupd8 oracle java 8 license
-  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404") or os == "debian8"
+  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404") and arch != "ppc64" or os == "debian8"
   debconf: name='oracle-java8-installer' question='shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1' value='true' vtype='select'
 
 - name: update packages
   include_role:
     name: package-upgrade
 
+- name: download java
+  when: os in "ubuntu1404" and arch == "ppc64"
+  get_url:
+    url: https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk8-releases/releases/download/jdk8u144-b01/OpenJDK8_ppc64le_Linux_jdk8u144-b01.tar.gz
+    dest: /tmp/
+
+- name: unarchive java
+  when: os in "ubuntu1404" and arch == "ppc64"
+  unarchive:
+    src: /tmp/OpenJDK8_ppc64le_Linux_jdk8u144-b01.tar.gz
+    remote_src: yes
+    dest: /home/iojs
+  tags: java
+
+- name: create symlink
+  when: os in "ubuntu1404" and arch == "ppc64"
+  file:
+    src: /home/iojs/jdk8u144-b01
+    dest: /home/iojs/jkd
+    state: link
+  tags: java
+
 # if this fails you want to check in vars/main.yml and add package name
 # as appropriate -- try to use generic os family if available.
 - name: install java
@@ -38,7 +60,7 @@
   package: name="{{ java_package_name }}" state=present
 
 - name: install webupd8 oracle java 8 extras
-  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404")
+  when: os in ("ubuntu1204", "ubuntu1404") and arch != "ppc64"
   package: name="{{item}}" state=present
   with_items:
     - ca-certificates