diff --git a/tests/scripts/create-dev-cluster.sh b/tests/scripts/create-dev-cluster.sh
index 929daa379a55..674acf4b7f51 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/create-dev-cluster.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/create-dev-cluster.sh
@@ -4,17 +4,22 @@ DEFAULT_NS="rook-ceph"
 CLUSTER_FILES="common.yaml operator.yaml cluster-test.yaml cluster-on-pvc-minikube.yaml dashboard-external-http.yaml toolbox.yaml"
 MONITORING_FILES="monitoring/prometheus.yaml monitoring/service-monitor.yaml monitoring/exporter-service-monitor.yaml monitoring/prometheus-service.yaml monitoring/rbac.yaml"
 SCRIPT_ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd -P)
-ROOK_EXAMPLES_DIR="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../../deploy/examples/"
+
+# Script arguments: new arguments must be added here (following the same format)
+export MINIKUBE_NODES="${MINIKUBE_NODES:=1}" ## Specify the minikube number of nodes to create
+export MINIKUBE_DISK_SIZE="${MINIKUBE_DISK_SIZE:=40g}" ## Specify the minikube disk size
+export MINIKUBE_EXTRA_DISKS="${MINIKUBE_EXTRA_DISKS:=3}" ## Specify the minikube number of extra disks
+export ROOK_PROFILE_NAME="${ROOK_PROFILE_NAME:=rook}" ## Specify the minikube profile name
+export ROOK_CLUSTER_NS="${ROOK_CLUSTER_NS:=$DEFAULT_NS}" ## CephCluster namespace
+export ROOK_OPERATOR_NS="${ROOK_OPERATOR_NS:=$DEFAULT_NS}" ## Rook operator namespace (if different from CephCluster namespace)
+export ROOK_EXAMPLES_DIR="${ROOK_EXAMPLES_DIR:="$SCRIPT_ROOT"/../../deploy/examples}" ## Path to Rook examples directory (i.e github.com/rook/rook/deploy/examples)
+export ROOK_CLUSTER_SPEC_FILE="${ROOK_CLUSTER_SPEC_FILE:=cluster-test.yaml}" ## CephCluster manifest file
 
 init_vars(){
-    ROOK_PROFILE_NAME=${1:-rook}
-    ROOK_CLUSTER_NS=${2:-$DEFAULT_NS}
-    ROOK_OPERATOR_NS=${3:-$DEFAULT_NS}
-    ROOK_CLUSTER_SPEC_FILE=${4:-cluster-test.yaml}
     MINIKUBE="minikube --profile $ROOK_PROFILE_NAME"
     KUBECTL="$MINIKUBE kubectl --"
 
-    echo "Using '$ROOK_EXAMPLES_DIR' as examples directory.."
+    echo "Using '$(realpath "$ROOK_EXAMPLES_DIR")' as examples directory.."
     echo "Using '$ROOK_CLUSTER_SPEC_FILE' as cluster spec file.."
     echo "Using '$ROOK_PROFILE_NAME' as minikube profile.."
     echo "Using '$ROOK_CLUSTER_NS' as cluster namespace.."
@@ -22,17 +27,19 @@ init_vars(){
 }
 
 update_namespaces() {
-    for file in $CLUSTER_FILES $MONITORING_FILES; do
-	echo "Updating namespace on $file"
-	sed -i.bak \
-            -e "s/\(.*\):.*# namespace:operator/\1: $ROOK_OPERATOR_NS # namespace:operator/g" \
-            -e "s/\(.*\):.*# namespace:cluster/\1: $ROOK_CLUSTER_NS # namespace:cluster/g" \
-            -e "s/\(.*serviceaccount\):.*:\(.*\) # serviceaccount:namespace:operator/\1:$ROOK_OPERATOR_NS:\2 # serviceaccount:namespace:operator/g" \
-            -e "s/\(.*serviceaccount\):.*:\(.*\) # serviceaccount:namespace:cluster/\1:$ROOK_CLUSTER_NS:\2 # serviceaccount:namespace:cluster/g" \
-            -e "s/\(.*\): [-_A-Za-z0-9]*\.\(.*\) # driver:namespace:operator/\1: $ROOK_OPERATOR_NS.\2 # driver:namespace:operator/g" \
-            -e "s/\(.*\): [-_A-Za-z0-9]*\.\(.*\) # driver:namespace:cluster/\1: $ROOK_CLUSTER_NS.\2 # driver:namespace:cluster/g" \
-            "$file"
-    done
+    if [ "$ROOK_CLUSTER_NS" != "$DEFAULT_NS" ] || [ "$ROOK_OPERATOR_NS" != "$DEFAULT_NS" ]; then
+	for file in $CLUSTER_FILES $MONITORING_FILES; do
+	    echo "Updating namespace on $file"
+	    sed -i.bak \
+		-e "s/\(.*\):.*# namespace:operator/\1: $ROOK_OPERATOR_NS # namespace:operator/g" \
+		-e "s/\(.*\):.*# namespace:cluster/\1: $ROOK_CLUSTER_NS # namespace:cluster/g" \
+		-e "s/\(.*serviceaccount\):.*:\(.*\) # serviceaccount:namespace:operator/\1:$ROOK_OPERATOR_NS:\2 # serviceaccount:namespace:operator/g" \
+		-e "s/\(.*serviceaccount\):.*:\(.*\) # serviceaccount:namespace:cluster/\1:$ROOK_CLUSTER_NS:\2 # serviceaccount:namespace:cluster/g" \
+		-e "s/\(.*\): [-_A-Za-z0-9]*\.\(.*\) # driver:namespace:operator/\1: $ROOK_OPERATOR_NS.\2 # driver:namespace:operator/g" \
+		-e "s/\(.*\): [-_A-Za-z0-9]*\.\(.*\) # driver:namespace:cluster/\1: $ROOK_CLUSTER_NS.\2 # driver:namespace:cluster/g" \
+		"$file"
+	done
+    fi
 }
 
 wait_for_ceph_cluster() {
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ setup_minikube_env() {
     minikube_driver="$(get_minikube_driver)"
     echo "Setting up minikube env for profile '$ROOK_PROFILE_NAME' (using $minikube_driver driver)"
     $MINIKUBE delete
-    $MINIKUBE start --disk-size=40g --extra-disks=3 --driver "$minikube_driver"
+    $MINIKUBE start --disk-size="$MINIKUBE_DISK_SIZE" --extra-disks="$MINIKUBE_EXTRA_DISKS" --driver "$minikube_driver" -n "$MINIKUBE_NODES"
     eval "$($MINIKUBE docker-env)"
 }
 
@@ -173,15 +180,13 @@ enable_monitoring() {
 
 show_usage() {
     echo ""
-    echo " Usage: $(basename "$0") [-r] [-m] [-p <profile-name>] [-d /path/to/rook-examples/dir]"
-    echo "  -f                Force cluster creation by deleting minikube profile"
-    echo "  -r                Enable rook orchestrator"
-    echo "  -m                Enable monitoring"
-    echo "  -p <profile-name> Specify the minikube profile name"
-    echo "  -d value          Path to Rook examples directory (i.e github.com/rook/rook/deploy/examples)"
-    echo "  -c <cluster-namespace>"
-    echo "  -o <operator-namespace>"
-    echo "  -i <cluster-spec-yaml>  Specify the cluster file spec name"
+    echo "Usage: [ARG=VALUE]... $(basename "$0") [-f] [-r] [-m]"
+    echo "  -f     Force cluster creation by deleting minikube profile"
+    echo "  -r     Enable rook orchestrator"
+    echo "  -m     Enable monitoring"
+    echo "  Args:"
+    sed -n -E "s/^export (.*)=\".*:=.*\" ## (.*)/    \1 (\\$\1):  \2/p;" "$SCRIPT_ROOT"/"$(basename "$0")" | envsubst
+    echo ""
 }
 
 invocation_error() {
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ invocation_error() {
 ####################################################################
 ################# MAIN #############################################
 
-while getopts ":hrmfd:p:i:c:o:" opt; do
+while getopts ":hrmf" opt; do
     case $opt in
 	h)
 	    show_usage
@@ -208,21 +213,6 @@ while getopts ":hrmfd:p:i:c:o:" opt; do
 	f)
 	    force_minikube=true
 	    ;;
-	d)
-	    ROOK_EXAMPLES_DIR="$OPTARG"
-	    ;;
-	p)
-	    minikube_profile_name="$OPTARG"
-	    ;;
-	i)
-	    cluster_spec_file="$OPTARG"
-	    ;;
-	c)
-	    rook_cluster_ns="$OPTARG"
-	    ;;
-	o)
-	    rook_operator_ns="$OPTARG"
-	    ;;
 	\?)
 	    invocation_error "Invalid option: -$OPTARG"
 	    ;;
@@ -232,30 +222,21 @@ while getopts ":hrmfd:p:i:c:o:" opt; do
     esac
 done
 
-init_vars "$minikube_profile_name" "$rook_cluster_ns" "$rook_operator_ns" "$cluster_spec_file"
+# initialization zone
+init_vars
 change_to_examples_dir
+[ -z "$force_minikube" ] && check_minikube_exists
+update_namespaces
 
-if [ -z "$force_minikube" ]; then
-    check_minikube_exists
-fi
-
-if [ "$rook_cluster_ns" != "$DEFAULT_NS" ] || [ "$rook_operator_ns" != "$DEFAULT_NS" ]; then
-    update_namespaces
-fi
-
+# cluster creation zone
 setup_minikube_env
 create_rook_cluster
 wait_for_rook_operator
 wait_for_ceph_cluster
 
-if [ "$enable_rook" = true ]; then
-    enable_rook_orchestrator
-fi
-
-if [ "$enable_monitoring" = true ]; then
-    enable_monitoring
-fi
-
+# final tweaks and ceph cluster tuning
+[ "$enable_rook" = true ] && enable_rook_orchestrator
+[ "$enable_monitoring" = true ] && enable_monitoring
 show_info "$enable_monitoring"
 
 ####################################################################