diff --git a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml
index 667df89701..6008e86102 100644
--- a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml
+++ b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml
@@ -16,20 +16,20 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 inputs:
-  - name: 'number_hosts'
-    type: text
-    description: 'Total number of AWS instances to create'
-    default: '1'
-
   - name: 'number_ceph_full_hosts'
     type: text
-    description: 'Number of instances to install Ceph HCI (osd + mon), usually 3'
-    default: '1'
+    description: 'Number of instances for Ceph full nodes (OSD+MON), usually 3'
+    default: '3'
 
   - name: 'number_ceph_osd_hosts'
     type: text
-    description: 'Number of instances to install Ceph HCI (osd only)'
-    default: '1'
+    description: 'Number of instances for Ceph OSD (OSD only)'
+    default: '0'
+
+  - name: 'number_ceph_client_hosts'
+    type: text
+    description: 'Number of instances for hypervisor (Ceph client only)'
+    default: '0'
 
   - name: 'number_public_ips'
     type: text
diff --git a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml
index 74ab2a31e7..61efae805c 100644
--- a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml
+++ b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters-extra/virtual/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ hosts:
   - im_mad: "${input.one_hypervisor}"
     vm_mad: "${input.one_hypervisor}"
     provision:
-      count: "${input.number_hosts}"
       ceph_full_count: "${input.number_ceph_full_hosts}"
       ceph_osd_count: "${input.number_ceph_osd_hosts}"
-      hostname: "edge-vhost${index}"
+      ceph_client_count: "${input.number_ceph_client_hosts}"
+      hostname: "edge-host${index}"
diff --git a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml
index bed4e0c365..c126c32992 100644
--- a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml
+++ b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/aws.d/inputs-hci.yml
@@ -16,20 +16,20 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 inputs:
-  - name: 'number_hosts'
-    type: text
-    description: 'Total number of AWS instances to create'
-    default: '1'
-
   - name: 'number_ceph_full_hosts'
     type: text
-    description: 'Number of instances to install Ceph HCI (osd + mon), usually 3'
-    default: '1'
+    description: 'Number of instances for Ceph full nodes (OSD+MON), usually 3'
+    default: '3'
 
   - name: 'number_ceph_osd_hosts'
     type: text
-    description: 'Number of instances to install Ceph HCI (osd only)'
-    default: '1'
+    description: 'Number of instances for Ceph OSD (OSD only)'
+    default: '0'
+
+  - name: 'number_ceph_client_hosts'
+    type: text
+    description: 'Number of instances for hypervisor (Ceph client only)'
+    default: '0'
 
   - name: 'number_public_ips'
     type: text
diff --git a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml
index 84428db09b..1a8605fe49 100644
--- a/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml
+++ b/share/oneprovision/edge-clusters/metal/provisions/common.d/hosts-hci.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ hosts:
   - im_mad: "${input.one_hypervisor}"
     vm_mad: "${input.one_hypervisor}"
     provision:
-      count: "${input.number_hosts}"
       ceph_full_count: "${input.number_ceph_full_hosts}"
       ceph_osd_count: "${input.number_ceph_osd_hosts}"
+      ceph_client_count: "${input.number_ceph_client_hosts}"
       hostname: "edge-host${index}"
 ...
diff --git a/src/oneprovision/lib/provision/provision.rb b/src/oneprovision/lib/provision/provision.rb
index 09502b4992..a8e4120077 100644
--- a/src/oneprovision/lib/provision/provision.rb
+++ b/src/oneprovision/lib/provision/provision.rb
@@ -886,6 +886,10 @@ module OneProvision
                     hostnames = h['provision']['hostname']
                 elsif h['provision']['count']
                     count = Integer(h['provision']['count'])
+                elsif h['provision']['ceph_full_count']
+                    count = Integer(h['provision']['ceph_full_count']) + \
+                            Integer(h['provision']['ceph_osd_count']) + \
+                            Integer(h['provision']['ceph_client_count'])
                 else
                     count = 1
                 end