diff --git a/resources/monitoring/helm/mgmt.yaml.liquid b/resources/monitoring/helm/mgmt.yaml.liquid
index f260424..de2b414 100644
--- a/resources/monitoring/helm/mgmt.yaml.liquid
+++ b/resources/monitoring/helm/mgmt.yaml.liquid
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ vmcluster:
   enabled: true
 
   spec:
+    retentionPeriod: 7d
     vminsert:
       extraArgs:
         maxLabelsPerTimeseries: '50'
@@ -12,6 +13,13 @@ vmcluster:
           cpu: "1"
           memory: 5Gi
 
+      storage:
+        volumeClaimTemplate:
+          spec:
+            resources:
+              requests:
+                storage: 50Gi
+
 victoria-metrics-operator:
   enabled: false