diff --git a/common/deploy-scripts/setup_dwh.sh b/common/deploy-scripts/setup_dwh.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d968469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/deploy-scripts/setup_dwh.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash -xe
+
+systemctl enable firewalld
+systemctl start firewalld
+
+systemctl enable crond
+systemctl start crond
+
+rm -rf /dev/shm/yum /dev/shm/*.rpm
+fstrim -va
+
+firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-interface=eth0
+firewall-cmd --reload
+
+# rotate logs quicker, because of the debug logs they tend to flood the root partition if they run > 15 minutes
+cat > /etc/cron.d/ovirt-engine << EOF
+* * * * * root logrotate /etc/logrotate.d/ovirt-engine
+* * * * * root logrotate /etc/logrotate.d/ovirt-engine-dwh
+EOF
+
+# We are using an OST image that includes the engine. We do not setup
+# the engine, but install engine-setup code - thus might run it, with
+# unintended side effects. Let's remove it.
+# Current context: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2126778
+dnf remove -y --noautoremove ovirt-engine
diff --git a/common/init-configs/1_engine_1_dwh_2_hosts.json b/common/init-configs/1_engine_1_dwh_2_hosts.json
index 75082847..c2dae4f4 100644
--- a/common/init-configs/1_engine_1_dwh_2_hosts.json
+++ b/common/init-configs/1_engine_1_dwh_2_hosts.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "template": "common/libvirt-templates/vm_template",
     "memory": "3584",
     "deploy-scripts": [
-      "common/deploy-scripts/setup_engine.sh"
+      "common/deploy-scripts/setup_dwh.sh"
     ],
     "nics": {
       "dwh": { "template": "common/libvirt-templates/nic_template" },