diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/salt.yaml
index dbd87a5..82cb490 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/salt.yaml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 - description: Configure salt.minion on other nodes
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@linux:system and not cfg01*' state.sls salt.minion
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
+  retry: {count: 3, delay: 15}
   skip_fail: false
 
 - description: Check salt minion versions on slaves
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml
index d23ff34..4df91f0 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
             role: salt_master
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 2048
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL01 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL03 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_PRX01 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 1
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CMP01 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 3
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 4096
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CMP02 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 3
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 4096
               boot:
                 - hd