diff --git a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/cronjob.yaml b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/cronjob.yaml
index 630ac43..0d06318 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/cronjob.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
                 echo "Executing cleanup!!"
                 command="nodetool cleanup"
-                /root/exec.py -p "cassandra" -c "$command"                
+                /root/exec.py -p "cassandra" -c "$command"
                 echo "Cleaned Node!! Backing up database now!!!"
 
                 command="nodetool snapshot -t $curr_time"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                     if [ 1 ] {{- range $t, $keyspace := $root.Values.backup.keyspacesToSkip }} && [ "{{ $keyspace.name }}" != "$keyspace_name" ] {{- end }}; then
                       /root/restore.sh -b $backup_dir/cassandra-{{ $i }}/data -s  /onap-data/cassandra-{{ $i }}/data/$keyspace_name -k $keyspace_name -t $curr_time &
                       pids="$pids $!"
-                    fi                  
+                    fi
                   done
                 {{- end }}
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
                   echo "Failed" > /backup/backup.log
                   exit 0
                 fi
-                
+
                 mv /backup/temp /backup/backup-${curr_time}
                 echo "Success" > /backup/backup.log
                 echo "Cassandra Backup Succeeded"
@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@
               - mountPath: /etc/localtime
                 name: localtime
                 readOnly: true
-              - mountPath: /onap-data
-                name: data-dir
+              {{- range $i := until (int .Values.replicaCount)}}
+              - mountPath: /onap-data/cassandra-{{ $i }}
+                name: data-dir-{{ $i }}
+              {{- end }}
               - mountPath: /backup
                 name: backup-dir
               - name: scripts
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@
                 subPath: restore.sh
               - name: scripts
                 mountPath: /root/exec.py
-                subPath: exec.py           
+                subPath: exec.py
           containers:
             - name: cassandra-backup-validate
               image: "{{ .Values.image }}"
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@
                   done
                   kill -9 $CASS_PID
                 {{- end }}
-                echo "Validation Successful!!!" 
+                echo "Validation Successful!!!"
                 cd /backup
                 totalFiles=`ls -t | grep "backup-" | wc -l`
                 if [ $totalFiles -gt {{ .Values.backup.retentionPeriod }} ]; then
@@ -230,13 +232,14 @@
               path: /etc/localtime
           - name: scripts
             configMap:
-              name: {{ include "common.fullname" $ }}-configmap
+              name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-configmap
               defaultMode: 0755
-          - name: data-dir
+          {{- range $i := until (int .Values.replicaCount)}}
+          - name: data-dir-{{ $i }}
             persistentVolumeClaim:
-              claimName: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-db-data
+              claimName: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-data-{{ $i }}
+          {{- end }}
           - name: backup-dir
             persistentVolumeClaim:
               claimName: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-backup-data
 {{- end -}}
-              
diff --git a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pv.yaml b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pv.yaml
index 332dc95..10c3100 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pv.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pv.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{/*
-# Copyright © 2019 Amdocs, Bell Canada, AT&T
+# Copyright © 2019 Amdocs, Bell Canada, AT&T, Orange
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,25 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 */}}
 {{- if .Values.backup.enabled }}
-{{ if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolume
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-db-data
-  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
-  labels:
-    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
-    chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
-    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
-    name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-db-data
-spec:
-  capacity:
-    storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size }}
-  accessModes:
-  - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode }}
-  hostPath:
-    path: {{ .Values.global.persistence.mountPath | default .Values.persistence.mountPath }}/{{ .Release.Name }}
-  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: {{ .Values.persistence.volumeReclaimPolicy }}
+{{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled (not .Values.persistence.existingClaim) -}}
+{{- if eq "True" (include "common.needPV" .) -}}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolume
@@ -49,9 +32,10 @@
     storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size }}
   accessModes:
   - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode }}
-  hostPath:
-    path: {{ .Values.global.persistence.backup.mountPath | default .Values.persistence.backup.mountPath }}/{{ include "common.namespace" $ }}/{{ include "common.fullname" $ }}
   persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: {{ .Values.persistence.volumeReclaimPolicy }}
-{{ end }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ include "common.fullname" . }}-data"
+  hostPath:
+    path: {{ .Values.global.persistence.backup.mountPath | default .Values.persistence.backup.mountPath }}/{{ include "common.namespace" . }}/{{ include "common.fullname" . }}
 {{- end -}}
-
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pvc.yaml b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pvc.yaml
index 1f848c3..dd7f381 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pvc.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/backup/pvc.yaml
@@ -15,36 +15,6 @@
 */}}
 {{- if .Values.backup.enabled }}
 {{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled (not .Values.persistence.existingClaim) -}}
-kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-apiVersion: v1
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-db-data
-  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
-  labels:
-    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}-backup
-    chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
-    release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
-    heritage: "{{ .Release.Service }}"
-{{- if .Values.persistence.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-{{ toYaml .Values.persistence.annotations | indent 4 }}
-{{- end }}
-spec:
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-db-data
-  accessModes:
-    - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode }}
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size }}
-{{- if .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
-{{- if (eq "-" .Values.persistence.storageClass) }}
-  storageClassName: ""
-{{- else }}
-  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}"
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
 ---
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -61,20 +31,11 @@
 {{ toYaml .Values.persistence.annotations | indent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
 spec:
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-backup-data
   accessModes:
     - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode }}
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size }}
-{{- if .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
-{{- if (eq "-" .Values.persistence.storageClass) }}
-  storageClassName: ""
-{{- else }}
-  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}"
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
+  storageClassName: {{ include "common.storageClass" . }}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/pv.yaml b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/pv.yaml
index 06f41e7..fbbb5ba 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/pv.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/pv.yaml
@@ -12,28 +12,35 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-{{ if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
-{{- $root := . -}}
-{{ range $i, $e := until (int $root.Values.replicaCount) }}
+{{- $global := . }}
+{{- if and $global.Values.persistence.enabled (not $global.Values.persistence.existingClaim) }}
+{{- if eq "True" (include "common.needPV" .) -}}
+{{- range $i := until (int $global.Values.replicaCount)}}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolume
 metadata:
-  name: {{ $root.Release.Name }}-{{ $root.Values.service.name }}-{{ $i }}
-  namespace: {{ $root.Release.Namespace }}
+  name: {{ $global.Release.Name }}-{{ $global.Values.service.name }}-{{ $i }}
+  namespace: {{ $global.Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    type: {{ $root.Values.persistence.storageType }}
-    app: {{ $root.Values.service.name }}
-    chart: {{ $root.Chart.Name }}-{{ $root.Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
-    release: {{ $root.Release.Name }}
-    heritage: {{ $root.Release.Service }}
+    type: {{ $global.Values.persistence.storageType }}
+    app: {{ $global.Values.service.name }}
+    chart: {{ $global.Chart.Name }}-{{ $global.Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+    release: {{ $global.Release.Name }}
+    heritage: {{ $global.Release.Service }}
 spec:
   capacity:
-    storage: {{ $root.Values.persistence.size }}
+    storage: {{ $global.Values.persistence.size }}
   accessModes:
-    - {{ $root.Values.persistence.accessMode }}
+  {{- if $global.Values.backup.enabled }}
+  - ReadWriteMany
+  {{- else }}
+  - ReadWriteOnce
+  {{- end }}
+  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: {{ $global.Values.persistence.volumeReclaimPolicy }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ include "common.fullname" $global }}-data"
   hostPath:
-    path: {{ $root.Values.persistence.mountPath }}/{{ $root.Release.Name }}/{{ $root.Values.persistence.mountSubPath }}-{{ $i }}
-  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: {{ $root.Values.persistence.volumeReclaimPolicy }}
-{{ end }}
-{{ end }}
+    path: {{ $global.Values.persistence.mountPath }}/{{ $global.Release.Name }}/{{ $global.Values.persistence.mountSubPath }}-{{ $i }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 4be3570..72e886d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/cassandra/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         - containerPort: {{ $ports.port }}
         {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
-          - name: cassandra-data
+          - name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-data
             mountPath: /var/lib/cassandra
           - name: localtime
             mountPath: /etc/localtime
@@ -151,25 +151,26 @@
           name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-entrypoint
           defaultMode: 0755
   {{- if not .Values.persistence.enabled }}
-      - name: cassandra-data
+      - name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-data
         emptyDir: {}
   {{- else }}
   volumeClaimTemplates:
     - metadata:
-        name: cassandra-data
+        name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-data
         labels:
-          app: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}
+          name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}
+          chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
           release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
           heritage: "{{ .Release.Service }}"
-      annotations:
-        volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-class: {{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
       spec:
         accessModes:
-          - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode | quote }}
+        {{- if .Values.backup.enabled }}
+        - ReadWriteMany
+        {{- else }}
+        - ReadWriteOnce
+        {{- end }}
+        storageClassName: {{ include "common.storageClass" . }}
         resources:
           requests:
             storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size | quote }}
-        selector:
-          matchLabels:
-            release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
   {{- end }}