diff --git a/environments/metrics/ceilometer-write-qdr.yaml b/environments/metrics/ceilometer-write-qdr.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc0b63db52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/metrics/ceilometer-write-qdr.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## This environment serves the purpose of enabling ceilometer to send telemetry and notification data
+## through QPID dispatch routers.
+
+resource_registry:
+  OS::TripleO::Services::CeilometerAgentCentral: ../../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-central.yaml
+  OS::TripleO::Services::CeilometerAgentNotification: ../../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-notification.yaml
+  OS::TripleO::Services::CeilometerAgentIpmi: ../../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-ipmi.yaml
+  OS::TripleO::Services::ComputeCeilometerAgent: ../../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-compute.yaml
+
+parameter_defaults:
+  CeilometerQdrPublish: true
diff --git a/environments/metrics/collectd-write-qdr.yaml b/environments/metrics/collectd-write-qdr.yaml
index 308a8d62b2..022a87858a 100644
--- a/environments/metrics/collectd-write-qdr.yaml
+++ b/environments/metrics/collectd-write-qdr.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-## This environment servers the purpose of enabling collectd to send metrics
-## through mesh of QPID dispatch routers. Each overcloud node will have one local
-## qdrouterd service running and collectd will send data to it.
-
+## This environment serves the purpose of enabling collectd to send telemetry and notification data
+## through QPID dispatch routers.
 
 resource_registry:
   OS::TripleO::Services::Collectd: ../../docker/services/metrics/collectd.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::MetricsQdr: ../../docker/services/metrics/qdr.yaml
 
 
 parameter_defaults:
-  CeilometerQdrPublish: true
   CollectdConnectionType: amqp1
   CollectdAmqpInstances:
     notify:
@@ -18,7 +14,7 @@ parameter_defaults:
       presettle: true
     telemetry:
       format: JSON
-      presettle: false
+      presettle: true
   #MetricsQdrConnectors:
   #  - host: IP1
   #    port: 1234
diff --git a/environments/metrics/qdr-edge-only.yaml b/environments/metrics/qdr-edge-only.yaml
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index 0000000000..9cb8e27a8a
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+++ b/environments/metrics/qdr-edge-only.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+## This environment serves the purpose of enabling deployment of QPID dispatch routers (aka QDR).
+## Each overcloud node will have one local qdrouterd service running and operating in edge mode,
+## eg. sending received data straight to defined MetricsQdrConnectors
+
+
+resource_registry:
+  OS::TripleO::Services::MetricsQdr: ../../docker/services/metrics/qdr.yaml
+
+parameter_defaults:
+  ExtraConfig:
+    tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr::router_mode: edge
+  #MetricsQdrConnectors:
+  #  - host: qdr-normal-sa-telemetry.apps.remote.tld
+  #    port: 443
+  #    role: inter-router
+  #    sslProfile: sslProfile
+  #    verifyHostname: false
+  #MetricsQdrSSLProfiles:
+  #  - name: sslProfile