diff --git a/bigboot.yml b/bigboot_execute_resize.yml
similarity index 53%
rename from bigboot.yml
rename to bigboot_execute_resize.yml
index 79e3085..29ccd95 100644
--- a/bigboot.yml
+++ b/bigboot_execute_resize.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Capture boot and logical volume information
-  hosts: all
-  become: true
-  gather_facts: true
-  strategy: free
-
-  vars:
-    bigboot_size_target: 1G
-
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: Capture boot device details
-      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/capture_boot_device_details.yml
-
-    - name: Capture logical volume information
-      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/capture_lv_device_details.yml
-
-
-- name: Perform a ReaR backup if any disk modifications are to be made
-  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: rhc.rear.rear_backup
-  when:
-    - bigboot_execute_bigboot | bool
-
-
 - name: Perform logical volume and boot parition resizing as needed
   hosts: all
   become: true
@@ -44,3 +20,5 @@
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: infra.lvm_snapshots.bigboot
       when: bigboot_execute_bigboot | bool
+
+...
diff --git a/bigboot_rear_backup.yml b/bigboot_rear_backup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7d5d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigboot_rear_backup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Perform ReaR backup before the /boot expansion
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+  strategy: free
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Perform a ReaR backup if any disk modifications are to be made
+      ansible.builtin.import_playbook: rhc.rear.rear_backup
+      when:
+        - bigboot_execute_bigboot | bool
+        - not bigboot_skip_rear_backup | bool
+
+...
diff --git a/bigboot_setup_environment.yml b/bigboot_setup_environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4521ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigboot_setup_environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+- name: Capture boot and logical volume information
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+  strategy: free
+
+  vars:
+    bigboot_size_target: 1G
+    ansible_ssh_retries: 10
+
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Capture boot device details
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/capture_boot_device_details.yml
+
+    - name: Capture logical volume information
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/capture_lv_device_details.yml
+
+    - name: Set environment for subsequent workflow nodes
+      ansible.builtin.set_stats:
+        data:
+          bigboot_execute_bigboot: "{{ bigboot_execute_bigboot }}"
+          bigboot_execute_shrink_lv: "{{ bigboot_execute_shrink_lv }}"
+          bigboot_adjacent_lvm_device: "{{ bigboot_adjacent_lvm_device | trim }}"
+          bigboot_lv_shrink_size: "{{ bigboot_lv_shrink_size | int }}"
+          bigboot_size: "{{ bigboot_size }}"
+          bigboot_skip_rear_backup: "{{ bigboot_skip_rear | default('false') }}"
+        per_host: false
+        aggregate: false
+
+...