diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/notifs-backend b/inventory/group_vars/notifs-backend
index f3b0cab943..f4afb97776 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/notifs-backend
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/notifs-backend
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 # Define resources for this group of hosts here. 
 lvm_size: 20000
-mem_size: 2048
-num_cpus: 2
+mem_size: 6144
+num_cpus: 4
 
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index cfcc97757f..731bdef080 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ nm: 255.255.255.0
 gw: 10.5.126.254
 dns: 10.5.126.21
 
-ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-6
-ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL6-x86_64/
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-7
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL7-x86_64/
 
 eth0_ip: 10.5.126.168
 
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index 49807a8480..6aa826911b 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/notifs-backend01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ nm: 255.255.255.0
 gw: 10.5.126.254
 dns: 10.5.126.21
 
-ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-6
-ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL6-x86_64/
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-7
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL7-x86_64/
 
 eth0_ip: 10.5.126.75