diff --git a/metadata/service/backup/client.sls b/metadata/service/backup/client.sls
deleted file mode 100644
index 463bc9a..0000000
--- a/metadata/service/backup/client.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-applications:
-- ceph
-parameters:
-  ceph:
-    backup:
-      client:
-        enabled: true
-        full_backups_to_keep: 3
-        hours_before_full: 24
-        # target:
-        #   host: cfg01
diff --git a/metadata/service/backup/client.yml b/metadata/service/backup/client.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c1b1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/service/backup/client.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+applications:
+- ceph
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    ceph_remote_backup_server: cfg01
+  ceph:
+    backup:
+      client:
+        enabled: true
+        full_backups_to_keep: 3
+        hours_before_full: 24
+        target:
+          host: ${_param:ceph_remote_backup_server}
diff --git a/metadata/service/backup/server.sls b/metadata/service/backup/server.sls
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index 181101e..0000000
--- a/metadata/service/backup/server.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-applications:
-- ceph
-parameters:
-  ceph:
-    backup:
-      server:
-        enabled: true
-        hours_before_full: 24
-        full_backups_to_keep: 5
-        key:
-          ceph_pub_key:
-            enabled: true
-            key: ssh_rsa
diff --git a/metadata/service/backup/server.yml b/metadata/service/backup/server.yml
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index 0000000..937e13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/service/backup/server.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+applications:
+- ceph
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    ceph_backup_public_key: ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCzLUiHKAjfFXiZ3fsgx35uXF6VivfC5WFafu4QMalxmj6W+s277oCfdWA8Du5f1wtQXM73VQ5nHkXhM2UIfUMarsyhXK+BxKVrcgEBNHdKlDytaecUPyuOxTDdGWhN/DPv5/vL8NYWweEYBbNbLgU0Td7Rvm52TUXKThIDjeF7XDxX4ShXWipBSwU4boOUBtR8KWfga8fsqeBN+eacuAQFR3MrrOfVvAuWW6Bsf047cmd+V6Qv0raoW73Nu4M/ZAdTsaR5k62a0cHsSRoi3hCmNRqw+CZaQi8prQU6t26eWPEtznjp5EkPF+LLh8LxUoCfWqWT+Lxe8QQwT1nx/LCN
+  ceph:
+    backup:
+      server:
+        enabled: true
+        hours_before_full: 24
+        full_backups_to_keep: 5
+        key:
+          ceph_pub_key:
+            enabled: true
+            key: ${_param:ceph_backup_public_key}