diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index e4c26a6a72a0050b145760df2affee3975e2003e..8549437bf284fe4d17ae8dac853ee6e1f4808b1e 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2828,6 +2828,7 @@ MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/License/test_shield.txt -text
 MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/Adder.dpdef -text
 MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/BGPAppl.dpdef -text
 MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/BGPRack.dpdef -text
+MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/CEPHardwareMonitor.dpdef -text
 MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/CEPObservation.dpdef -text
 MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/CEPbase.dpdef -text
 MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/HBAAntenna.dpdef -text
diff --git a/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/CEPHardwareMonitor.dpdef b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/CEPHardwareMonitor.dpdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..82a6288077d455edabc09a89701abe9a27e44f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/Deployment/data/PVSS/data/CEPHardwareMonitor.dpdef
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# CEPHardwareMonitor
+#
+BGP.connected		bool
+
+Cluster.connected		bool
+