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 List of configuration options

For a complete list of all available configuration options for each OpenStack Compute service, run bin/nova-<servicename> --help.

Table 5.1. Description of configuration options for api
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
enable_new_services=True (BoolOpt)Services to be added to the available pool on create
enabled_apis=['ec2', 'osapi_compute', 'metadata'] (ListOpt)a list of APIs to enable by default
enabled_ssl_apis=[] (ListOpt)a list of APIs with enabled SSL
instance_name_template=instance-%08x (StrOpt)Template string to be used to generate instance names
multi_instance_display_name_template=%(name)s-%(uuid)s (StrOpt)When creating multiple instances with a single request using the os-multiple-create API extension, this template will be used to build the display name for each instance. The benefit is that the instances end up with different hostnames. To restore legacy behavior of every instance having the same name, set this option to "%(name)s". Valid keys for the template are: name, uuid, count.
non_inheritable_image_properties=['cache_in_nova', 'bittorrent'] (ListOpt)These are image properties which a snapshot should not inherit from an instance
null_kernel=nokernel (StrOpt)kernel image that indicates not to use a kernel, but to use a raw disk image instead
osapi_compute_ext_list=[] (ListOpt)Specify list of extensions to load when using osapi_compute_extension option with nova.api.openstack.compute.contrib.select_extensions
osapi_compute_extension=['nova.api.openstack.compute.contrib.standard_extensions'] (MultiStrOpt)osapi compute extension to load
osapi_compute_link_prefix=None (StrOpt)Base URL that will be presented to users in links to the OpenStack Compute API
osapi_compute_listen=0.0.0.0 (StrOpt)IP address for OpenStack API to listen
osapi_compute_listen_port=8774 (IntOpt)list port for osapi compute
osapi_compute_workers=None (IntOpt)Number of workers for OpenStack API service
osapi_hide_server_address_states=['building'] (ListOpt)List of instance states that should hide network info
servicegroup_driver=db (StrOpt)The driver for servicegroup service (valid options are: db, zk, mc)
snapshot_name_template=snapshot-%s (StrOpt)Template string to be used to generate snapshot names
use_forwarded_for=False (BoolOpt)Treat X-Forwarded-For as the canonical remote address. Only enable this if you have a sanitizing proxy.

Table 5.2. Description of configuration options for authentication
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
api_rate_limit=True (BoolOpt)whether to rate limit the api
auth_strategy=noauth (StrOpt)The strategy to use for auth: noauth or keystone.

Table 5.3. Description of configuration options for availabilityzones
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
default_availability_zone=nova (StrOpt)default compute node availability_zone
default_schedule_zone=None (StrOpt)availability zone to use when user doesn't specify one
internal_service_availability_zone=internal (StrOpt)availability_zone to show internal services under

Table 5.4. Description of configuration options for baremetal
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
db_backend=sqlalchemy (StrOpt)The backend to use for db
db_backend=sqlalchemy (StrOpt)The backend to use for bare-metal database
deploy_kernel=None (StrOpt)Default kernel image ID used in deployment phase
deploy_ramdisk=None (StrOpt)Default ramdisk image ID used in deployment phase
driver=nova.virt.baremetal.pxe.PXE (StrOpt)Baremetal driver back-end (pxe or tilera)
driver=nova.cells.rpc_driver.CellsRPCDriver (StrOpt)Cells communication driver to use
instance_type_extra_specs=[] (ListOpt)a list of additional capabilities corresponding to instance_type_extra_specs for this compute host to advertise. Valid entries are name=value, pairs For example, "key1:val1, key2:val2"
ipmi_power_retry=5 (IntOpt)maximal number of retries for IPMI operations
net_config_template=$pybasedir/nova/virt/baremetal/net-dhcp.ubuntu.template (StrOpt)Template file for injected network config
power_manager=nova.virt.baremetal.ipmi.IPMI (StrOpt)Baremetal power management method
pxe_append_params=None (StrOpt)additional append parameters for baremetal PXE boot
pxe_config_template=$pybasedir/nova/virt/baremetal/pxe_config.template (StrOpt)Template file for PXE configuration
pxe_deploy_timeout=0 (IntOpt)Timeout for PXE deployments. Default: 0 (unlimited)
sql_connection=sqlite:////home/fifieldt/temp/nova/nova/openstack/common/db/$sqlite_db (StrOpt)The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the database
sql_connection=sqlite:///$state_path/baremetal_$sqlite_db (StrOpt)The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the bare-metal database
terminal=shellinaboxd (StrOpt)path to baremetal terminal program
terminal_cert_dir=None (StrOpt)path to baremetal terminal SSL cert(PEM)
terminal_pid_dir=$state_path/baremetal/console (StrOpt)path to directory stores pidfiles of baremetal_terminal
tftp_root=/tftpboot (StrOpt)Baremetal compute node's tftp root path
use_unsafe_iscsi=False (BoolOpt)Do not set this out of dev/test environments. If a node does not have a fixed PXE IP address, volumes are exported with globally opened ACL
vif_driver=nova.virt.baremetal.vif_driver.BareMetalVIFDriver (StrOpt)Baremetal VIF driver.
virtual_power_host_key=None (StrOpt)ssh key for virtual power host_user
virtual_power_host_pass= (StrOpt)password for virtual power host_user
virtual_power_host_user= (StrOpt)user to execute virtual power commands as
virtual_power_ssh_host= (StrOpt)ip or name to virtual power host
virtual_power_ssh_port=22 (IntOpt)Port to use for ssh to virtual power host
virtual_power_type=virsh (StrOpt)base command to use for virtual power(vbox,virsh)

Table 5.5. Description of configuration options for ca
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
ca_file=cacert.pem (StrOpt)Filename of root CA
ca_path=$state_path/CA (StrOpt)Where we keep our root CA
cert_manager=nova.cert.manager.CertManager (StrOpt)full class name for the Manager for cert
cert_topic=cert (StrOpt)the topic cert nodes listen on
crl_file=crl.pem (StrOpt)Filename of root Certificate Revocation List
key_file=private/cakey.pem (StrOpt)Filename of private key
keys_path=$state_path/keys (StrOpt)Where we keep our keys
project_cert_subject=/C=US/ST=California/O=OpenStack/OU=NovaDev/CN=project-ca-%.16s-%s (StrOpt)Subject for certificate for projects, %s for project, timestamp
use_project_ca=False (BoolOpt)Should we use a CA for each project?
user_cert_subject=/C=US/ST=California/O=OpenStack/OU=NovaDev/CN=%.16s-%.16s-%s (StrOpt)Subject for certificate for users, %s for project, user, timestamp

Table 5.6. Description of configuration options for cells
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
call_timeout=60 (IntOpt)Seconds to wait for response from a call to a cell.
capabilities=['hypervisor=xenserver;kvm', 'os=linux;windows'] (ListOpt)Key/Multi-value list with the capabilities of the cell
driver=nova.virt.baremetal.pxe.PXE (StrOpt)Baremetal driver back-end (pxe or tilera)
driver=nova.cells.rpc_driver.CellsRPCDriver (StrOpt)Cells communication driver to use
enable=False (BoolOpt)Enable cell functionality
instance_update_num_instances=1 (IntOpt)Number of instances to update per periodic task run
instance_updated_at_threshold=3600 (IntOpt)Number of seconds after an instance was updated or deleted to continue to update cells
manager=nova.cells.manager.CellsManager (StrOpt)Manager for cells
manager=nova.conductor.manager.ConductorManager (StrOpt)full class name for the Manager for conductor
max_hop_count=10 (IntOpt)Maximum number of hops for cells routing.
name=nova (StrOpt)name of this cell
reserve_percent=10.0 (FloatOpt)Percentage of cell capacity to hold in reserve. Affects both memory and disk utilization
scheduler=nova.cells.scheduler.CellsScheduler (StrOpt)Cells scheduler to use
topic=cells (StrOpt)the topic cells nodes listen on
topic=conductor (StrOpt)the topic conductor nodes listen on

Table 5.7. Description of configuration options for common
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
bindir=$pybasedir/bin (StrOpt)Directory where nova binaries are installed
compute_topic=compute (StrOpt)the topic compute nodes listen on
console_topic=console (StrOpt)the topic console proxy nodes listen on
consoleauth_topic=consoleauth (StrOpt)the topic console auth proxy nodes listen on
disable_process_locking=False (BoolOpt)Whether to disable inter-process locks
host=usagi (StrOpt)Name of this node. This can be an opaque identifier. It is not necessarily a hostname, FQDN, or IP address. However, the node name must be valid within an AMQP key, and if using ZeroMQ, a valid hostname, FQDN, or IP address
lock_path=None (StrOpt)Directory to use for lock files. Default to a temp directory
memcached_servers=None (ListOpt)Memcached servers or None for in process cache.
my_ip=192.168.1.31 (StrOpt)ip address of this host
notification_driver=[] (MultiStrOpt)Driver or drivers to handle sending notifications
notification_topics=['notifications'] (ListOpt)AMQP topic used for openstack notifications
notify_api_faults=False (BoolOpt)If set, send api.fault notifications on caught exceptions in the API service.
notify_on_any_change=False (BoolOpt)If set, send compute.instance.update notifications on instance state changes. Valid values are False for no notifications, True for notifications on any instance changes.
notify_on_state_change=None (StrOpt)If set, send compute.instance.update notifications on instance state changes. Valid values are None for no notifications, "vm_state" for notifications on VM state changes, or "vm_and_task_state" for notifications on VM and task state changes.
pybasedir=/home/fifieldt/temp/nova (StrOpt)Directory where the nova python module is installed
report_interval=10 (IntOpt)seconds between nodes reporting state to datastore
rootwrap_config=/etc/nova/rootwrap.conf (StrOpt)Path to the rootwrap configuration file to use for running commands as root
service_down_time=60 (IntOpt)maximum time since last check-in for up service
state_path=$pybasedir (StrOpt)Top-level directory for maintaining nova's state
tempdir=None (StrOpt)Explicitly specify the temporary working directory

Table 5.8. Description of configuration options for compute
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
base_dir_name=_base (StrOpt)Where cached images are stored under $instances_path.This is NOT the full path - just a folder name.For per-compute-host cached images, set to _base_$my_ip
checksum_interval_seconds=3600 (IntOpt)How frequently to checksum base images
compute_api_class=nova.compute.api.API (StrOpt)The full class name of the compute API class to use
compute_driver=None (StrOpt)Driver to use for controlling virtualization. Options include: libvirt.LibvirtDriver, xenapi.XenAPIDriver, fake.FakeDriver, baremetal.BareMetalDriver, vmwareapi.VMwareESXDriver, vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver
compute_manager=nova.compute.manager.ComputeManager (StrOpt)full class name for the Manager for compute
compute_stats_class=nova.compute.stats.Stats (StrOpt)Class that will manage stats for the local compute host
console_host=usagi (StrOpt)Console proxy host to use to connect to instances on this host.
console_manager=nova.console.manager.ConsoleProxyManager (StrOpt)full class name for the Manager for console proxy
default_instance_type=m1.small (StrOpt)default instance type to use, testing only
default_notification_level=INFO (StrOpt)Default notification level for outgoing notifications
default_publisher_id=$host (StrOpt)Default publisher_id for outgoing notifications
enable_instance_password=True (BoolOpt)Allows use of instance password during server creation
heal_instance_info_cache_interval=60 (IntOpt)Number of seconds between instance info_cache self healing updates
host_state_interval=120 (IntOpt)Interval in seconds for querying the host status
image_cache_manager_interval=2400 (IntOpt)Number of seconds to wait between runs of the image cache manager
image_info_filename_pattern=$instances_path/$base_dir_name/%(image)s.info (StrOpt)Allows image information files to be stored in non-standard locations
instance_build_timeout=0 (IntOpt)Amount of time in seconds an instance can be in BUILD before going into ERROR status.Set to 0 to disable.
instance_usage_audit=False (BoolOpt)Generate periodic compute.instance.exists notifications
instance_usage_audit_period=month (StrOpt)time period to generate instance usages for. Time period must be hour, day, month or year
instances_path=$state_path/instances (StrOpt)where instances are stored on disk
reboot_timeout=0 (IntOpt)Automatically hard reboot an instance if it has been stuck in a rebooting state longer than N seconds. Set to 0 to disable.
reclaim_instance_interval=0 (IntOpt)Interval in seconds for reclaiming deleted instances
resize_confirm_window=0 (IntOpt)Automatically confirm resizes after N seconds. Set to 0 to disable.
resume_guests_state_on_host_boot=False (BoolOpt)Whether to start guests that were running before the host rebooted
running_deleted_instance_action=log (StrOpt)Action to take if a running deleted instance is detected.Valid options are 'noop', 'log' and 'reap'. Set to 'noop' to disable.
running_deleted_instance_poll_interval=1800 (IntOpt)Number of seconds to wait between runs of the cleanup task.
running_deleted_instance_timeout=0 (IntOpt)Number of seconds after being deleted when a running instance should be considered eligible for cleanup.

Table 5.9. Description of configuration options for conductor
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
manager=nova.cells.manager.CellsManager (StrOpt)Manager for cells
manager=nova.conductor.manager.ConductorManager (StrOpt)full class name for the Manager for conductor
topic=cells (StrOpt)the topic cells nodes listen on
topic=conductor (StrOpt)the topic conductor nodes listen on
use_local=False (BoolOpt)Perform nova-conductor operations locally

Table 5.10. Description of configuration options for configdrive
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
config_drive_cdrom=False (BoolOpt)Attaches the Config Drive image as a cdrom drive instead of a disk drive
config_drive_format=iso9660 (StrOpt)Config drive format. One of iso9660 (default) or vfat
config_drive_inject_password=False (BoolOpt)Sets the admin password in the config drive image
config_drive_skip_versions=1.0 2007-01-19 2007-03-01 2007-08-29 2007-10-10 2007-12-15 2008-02-01 2008-09-01 (StrOpt)List of metadata versions to skip placing into the config drive
config_drive_tempdir=None (StrOpt)Where to put temporary files associated with config drive creation
force_config_drive=None (StrOpt)Set to force injection to take place on a config drive (if set, valid options are: always)
mkisofs_cmd=genisoimage (StrOpt)Name and optionally path of the tool used for ISO image creation

Table 5.11. Description of configuration options for console
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
console_public_hostname=usagi (StrOpt)Publicly visible name for this console host
console_token_ttl=600 (IntOpt)How many seconds before deleting tokens
consoleauth_manager=nova.consoleauth.manager.ConsoleAuthManager (StrOpt)Manager for console auth

Table 5.12. Description of configuration options for db
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
db_backend=sqlalchemy (StrOpt)The backend to use for db
db_backend=sqlalchemy (StrOpt)The backend to use for bare-metal database
db_check_interval=60 (IntOpt)Seconds between getting fresh cell info from db.
db_driver=nova.db (StrOpt)driver to use for database access
dbapi_use_tpool=False (BoolOpt)Enable the experimental use of thread pooling for all DB API calls
sql_connection=sqlite:////home/fifieldt/temp/nova/nova/openstack/common/db/$sqlite_db (StrOpt)The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the database
sql_connection=sqlite:///$state_path/baremetal_$sqlite_db (StrOpt)The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the bare-metal database
sql_connection_debug=0 (IntOpt)Verbosity of SQL debugging information. 0=None, 100=Everything
sql_connection_trace=False (BoolOpt)Add python stack traces to SQL as comment strings
sql_idle_timeout=3600 (IntOpt)timeout before idle sql connections are reaped
sql_max_overflow=None (IntOpt)If set, use this value for max_overflow with sqlalchemy
sql_max_pool_size=5 (IntOpt)Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool
sql_max_retries=10 (IntOpt)maximum db connection retries during startup. (setting -1 implies an infinite retry count)
sql_min_pool_size=1 (IntOpt)Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool
sql_retry_interval=10 (IntOpt)interval between retries of opening a sql connection
sqlite_db=nova.sqlite (StrOpt)the filename to use with sqlite
sqlite_synchronous=True (BoolOpt)If passed, use synchronous mode for sqlite

Table 5.13. Description of configuration options for ec2
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
ec2_dmz_host=$my_ip (StrOpt)the internal ip of the ec2 api server
ec2_host=$my_ip (StrOpt)the ip of the ec2 api server
ec2_listen=0.0.0.0 (StrOpt)IP address for EC2 API to listen
ec2_listen_port=8773 (IntOpt)port for ec2 api to listen
ec2_path=/services/Cloud (StrOpt)the path prefix used to call the ec2 api server
ec2_port=8773 (IntOpt)the port of the ec2 api server
ec2_private_dns_show_ip=False (BoolOpt)Return the IP address as private dns hostname in describe instances
ec2_scheme=http (StrOpt)the protocol to use when connecting to the ec2 api server (http, https)
ec2_strict_validation=True (BoolOpt)Validate security group names according to EC2 specification
ec2_timestamp_expiry=300 (IntOpt)Time in seconds before ec2 timestamp expires
ec2_workers=None (IntOpt)Number of workers for EC2 API service
keystone_ec2_url=http://localhost:5000/v2.0/ec2tokens (StrOpt)URL to get token from ec2 request.
lockout_attempts=5 (IntOpt)Number of failed auths before lockout.
lockout_minutes=15 (IntOpt)Number of minutes to lockout if triggered.
lockout_window=15 (IntOpt)Number of minutes for lockout window.
region_list=[] (ListOpt)list of region=fqdn pairs separated by commas

Table 5.14. Description of configuration options for fping
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
fping_path=/usr/sbin/fping (StrOpt)Full path to fping.

Table 5.15. Description of configuration options for glance
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
allowed_direct_url_schemes=[] (ListOpt)A list of url scheme that can be downloaded directly via the direct_url. Currently supported schemes: [file].
glance_api_insecure=False (BoolOpt)Allow to perform insecure SSL (https) requests to glance
glance_api_servers=['$glance_host:$glance_port'] (ListOpt)A list of the glance api servers available to nova. Prefix with https:// for ssl-based glance api servers. ([hostname|ip]:port)
glance_host=$my_ip (StrOpt)default glance hostname or ip
glance_num_retries=0 (IntOpt)Number retries when downloading an image from glance
glance_port=9292 (IntOpt)default glance port
glance_protocol=http (StrOpt)Default protocol to use when connecting to glance. Set to https for SSL.
osapi_glance_link_prefix=None (StrOpt)Base URL that will be presented to users in links to glance resources

Table 5.16. Description of configuration options for hyperv
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
instances_path_share= (StrOpt)The name of a Windows share name mapped to the "instances_path" dir and used by the resize feature to copy files to the target host. If left blank, an administrative share will be used, looking for the same "instances_path" used locally
limit_cpu_features=False (BoolOpt)Required for live migration among hosts with different CPU features
qemu_img_cmd=qemu-img.exe (StrOpt)qemu-img is used to convert between different image types
vswitch_name=None (StrOpt)External virtual switch Name, if not provided, the first external virtual switch is used

Table 5.17. Description of configuration options for hypervisor
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
block_migration_flag=VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE, VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER, VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC (StrOpt)Migration flags to be set for block migration
checksum_base_images=False (BoolOpt)Write a checksum for files in _base to disk
default_ephemeral_format=None (StrOpt)The default format an ephemeral_volume will be formatted with on creation.
disk_cachemodes=[] (ListOpt)Specific cachemodes to use for different disk types e.g: ["file=directsync","block=none"]
force_raw_images=True (BoolOpt)Force backing images to raw format
inject_password=True (BoolOpt)Whether baremetal compute injects password or not
libvirt_cpu_mode=None (StrOpt)Set to "host-model" to clone the host CPU feature flags; to "host-passthrough" to use the host CPU model exactly; to "custom" to use a named CPU model; to "none" to not set any CPU model. If libvirt_type="kvm|qemu", it will default to "host-model", otherwise it will default to "none"
libvirt_cpu_model=None (StrOpt)Set to a named libvirt CPU model (see names listed in /usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map.xml). Only has effect if libvirt_cpu_mode="custom" and libvirt_type="kvm|qemu"
libvirt_disk_prefix=None (StrOpt)Override the default disk prefix for the devices attached to a server, which is dependent on libvirt_type. (valid options are: sd, xvd, uvd, vd)
libvirt_images_type=default (StrOpt)VM Images format. Acceptable values are: raw, qcow2, lvm, default. If default is specified, then use_cow_images flag is used instead of this one.
libvirt_images_volume_group=None (StrOpt)LVM Volume Group that is used for VM images, when you specify libvirt_images_type=lvm.
libvirt_inject_key=True (BoolOpt)Inject the ssh public key at boot time
libvirt_inject_partition=1 (IntOpt)The partition to inject to : -2 => disable, -1 => inspect (libguestfs only), 0 => not partitioned, >0 => partition number
libvirt_inject_password=False (BoolOpt)Inject the admin password at boot time, without an agent.
libvirt_lvm_snapshot_size=1000 (IntOpt)The amount of storage (in megabytes) to allocate for LVM snapshot copy-on-write blocks.
libvirt_nonblocking=True (BoolOpt)Use a separated OS thread pool to realize non-blocking libvirt calls
libvirt_snapshot_compression=False (BoolOpt)Compress snapshot images when possible. This currently applies exclusively to qcow2 images
libvirt_snapshots_directory=$instances_path/snapshots (StrOpt)Location where libvirt driver will store snapshots before uploading them to image service
libvirt_sparse_logical_volumes=False (BoolOpt)Create sparse logical volumes (with virtualsize) if this flag is set to True.
libvirt_type=kvm (StrOpt)Libvirt domain type (valid options are: kvm, lxc, qemu, uml, xen)
libvirt_uri= (StrOpt)Override the default libvirt URI (which is dependent on libvirt_type)
libvirt_vif_driver=nova.virt.libvirt.vif.LibvirtGenericVIFDriver (StrOpt)The libvirt VIF driver to configure the VIFs.
libvirt_volume_drivers=['iscsi=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtISCSIVolumeDriver', 'local=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtVolumeDriver', 'fake=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtFakeVolumeDriver', 'rbd=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtNetVolumeDriver', 'sheepdog=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtNetVolumeDriver', 'nfs=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtNFSVolumeDriver', 'aoe=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtAOEVolumeDriver', 'glusterfs=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtGlusterfsVolumeDriver', 'fibre_channel=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtFibreChannelVolumeDriver', 'scality=nova.virt.libvirt.volume.LibvirtScalityVolumeDriver'] (ListOpt)Libvirt handlers for remote volumes.
libvirt_wait_soft_reboot_seconds=120 (IntOpt)Number of seconds to wait for instance to shut down after soft reboot request is made. We fall back to hard reboot if instance does not shutdown within this window.
preallocate_images=none (StrOpt)VM image preallocation mode: "none" => no storage provisioning is done up front, "space" => storage is fully allocated at instance start
remove_unused_base_images=True (BoolOpt)Should unused base images be removed?
remove_unused_kernels=False (BoolOpt)Should unused kernel images be removed? This is only safe to enable if all compute nodes have been updated to support this option. This will enabled by default in future.
remove_unused_original_minimum_age_seconds=86400 (IntOpt)Unused unresized base images younger than this will not be removed
remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds=3600 (IntOpt)Unused resized base images younger than this will not be removed
rescue_image_id=None (StrOpt)Rescue ami image
rescue_kernel_id=None (StrOpt)Rescue aki image
rescue_ramdisk_id=None (StrOpt)Rescue ari image
rescue_timeout=0 (IntOpt)Automatically unrescue an instance after N seconds. Set to 0 to disable.
snapshot_image_format=None (StrOpt)Snapshot image format (valid options are : raw, qcow2, vmdk, vdi). Defaults to same as source image
timeout_nbd=10 (IntOpt)time to wait for a NBD device coming up
use_cow_images=True (BoolOpt)Whether to use cow images
use_usb_tablet=True (BoolOpt)Sync virtual and real mouse cursors in Windows VMs
virt_mkfs=['default=mkfs.ext3 -L %(fs_label)s -F %(target)s', 'linux=mkfs.ext3 -L %(fs_label)s -F %(target)s', 'windows=mkfs.ntfs --force --fast --label %(fs_label)s %(target)s'] (MultiStrOpt)mkfs commands for ephemeral device. The format is <os_type>=<mkfs command>

Table 5.18. Description of configuration options for ipv6
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
fixed_range_v6=fd00::/48 (StrOpt)Fixed IPv6 address block
gateway_v6=None (StrOpt)Default IPv6 gateway
ipv6_backend=rfc2462 (StrOpt)Backend to use for IPv6 generation
use_ipv6=False (BoolOpt)use ipv6

Table 5.19. Description of configuration options for kombu
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
kombu_ssl_ca_certs= (StrOpt)SSL certification authority file (valid only if SSL enabled)
kombu_ssl_certfile= (StrOpt)SSL cert file (valid only if SSL enabled)
kombu_ssl_keyfile= (StrOpt)SSL key file (valid only if SSL enabled)
kombu_ssl_version= (StrOpt)SSL version to use (valid only if SSL enabled)

Table 5.20. Description of configuration options for ldap
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
ldap_dns_base_dn=ou=hosts,dc=example,dc=org (StrOpt)Base DN for DNS entries in ldap
ldap_dns_password=password (StrOpt)password for ldap DNS
ldap_dns_servers=['dns.example.org'] (MultiStrOpt)DNS Servers for ldap dns driver
ldap_dns_soa_expiry=86400 (StrOpt)Expiry interval (in seconds) for ldap dns driver Statement of Authority
[email protected] (StrOpt)Hostmaster for ldap dns driver Statement of Authority
ldap_dns_soa_minimum=7200 (StrOpt)Minimum interval (in seconds) for ldap dns driver Statement of Authority
ldap_dns_soa_refresh=1800 (StrOpt)Refresh interval (in seconds) for ldap dns driver Statement of Authority
ldap_dns_soa_retry=3600 (StrOpt)Retry interval (in seconds) for ldap dns driver Statement of Authority
ldap_dns_url=ldap://ldap.example.com:389 (StrOpt)URL for ldap server which will store dns entries
ldap_dns_user=uid=admin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=org (StrOpt)user for ldap DNS

Table 5.21. Description of configuration options for livemigration
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
live_migration_bandwidth=0 (IntOpt)Maximum bandwidth to be used during migration, in Mbps
live_migration_flag=VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE, VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER (StrOpt)Migration flags to be set for live migration
live_migration_retry_count=30 (IntOpt)Number of 1 second retries needed in live_migration
live_migration_uri=qemu+tcp://%s/system (StrOpt)Migration target URI (any included "%s" is replaced with the migration target hostname)

Table 5.22. Description of configuration options for logging
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
debug=False (BoolOpt)Print debugging output (set logging level to DEBUG instead of default WARNING level).
default_log_levels=['amqplib=WARN', 'sqlalchemy=WARN', 'boto=WARN', 'suds=INFO', 'keystone=INFO', 'eventlet.wsgi.server=WARN'] (ListOpt)list of logger=LEVEL pairs
fatal_deprecations=False (BoolOpt)make deprecations fatal
fatal_exception_format_errors=False (BoolOpt)make exception message format errors fatal
instance_format=[instance: %(uuid)s] (StrOpt)If an instance is passed with the log message, format it like this
instance_uuid_format=[instance: %(uuid)s] (StrOpt)If an instance UUID is passed with the log message, format it like this
log_config=None (StrOpt)If this option is specified, the logging configuration file specified is used and overrides any other logging options specified. Please see the Python logging module documentation for details on logging configuration files.
log_date_format=%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S (StrOpt)Format string for %%(asctime)s in log records. Default: %(default)s
log_dir=None (StrOpt)(Optional) The base directory used for relative --log-file paths
log_file=None (StrOpt)(Optional) Name of log file to output to. If no default is set, logging will go to stdout.
log_format=%(asctime)s %(levelname)8s [%(name)s] %(message)s (StrOpt)A logging.Formatter log message format string which may use any of the available logging.LogRecord attributes. Default: %(default)s
logfile_mode=0644 (StrOpt)Default file mode used when creating log files
logging_context_format_string=%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)s %(name)s [%(request_id)s %(user)s %(tenant)s] %(instance)s%(message)s (StrOpt)format string to use for log messages with context
logging_debug_format_suffix=%(funcName)s %(pathname)s:%(lineno)d (StrOpt)data to append to log format when level is DEBUG
logging_default_format_string=%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(process)d %(levelname)s %(name)s [-] %(instance)s%(message)s (StrOpt)format string to use for log messages without context
logging_exception_prefix=%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(process)d TRACE %(name)s %(instance)s (StrOpt)prefix each line of exception output with this format
publish_errors=False (BoolOpt)publish error events
syslog_log_facility=LOG_USER (StrOpt)syslog facility to receive log lines
use_stderr=True (BoolOpt)Log output to standard error
use_syslog=False (BoolOpt)Use syslog for logging.
verbose=False (BoolOpt)Print more verbose output (set logging level to INFO instead of default WARNING level).

Table 5.23. Description of configuration options for metadata
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
metadata_host=$my_ip (StrOpt)the ip for the metadata api server
metadata_listen=0.0.0.0 (StrOpt)IP address for metadata api to listen
metadata_listen_port=8775 (IntOpt)port for metadata api to listen
metadata_manager=nova.api.manager.MetadataManager (StrOpt)OpenStack metadata service manager
metadata_port=8775 (IntOpt)the port for the metadata api port
metadata_workers=None (IntOpt)Number of workers for metadata service

Table 5.24. Description of configuration options for network
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
allow_same_net_traffic=True (BoolOpt)Whether to allow network traffic from same network
auto_assign_floating_ip=False (BoolOpt)Autoassigning floating ip to VM
cnt_vpn_clients=0 (IntOpt)Number of addresses reserved for vpn clients
create_unique_mac_address_attempts=5 (IntOpt)Number of attempts to create unique mac address
default_access_ip_network_name=None (StrOpt)Name of network to use to set access ips for instances
default_floating_pool=nova (StrOpt)Default pool for floating ips
defer_iptables_apply=False (BoolOpt)Whether to batch up the application of IPTables rules during a host restart and apply all at the end of the init phase
dhcp_domain=novalocal (StrOpt)domain to use for building the hostnames
dhcp_lease_time=120 (IntOpt)Lifetime of a DHCP lease in seconds
dhcpbridge=$bindir/nova-dhcpbridge (StrOpt)location of nova-dhcpbridge
dhcpbridge_flagfile=['/etc/nova/nova-dhcpbridge.conf'] (MultiStrOpt)location of flagfiles for dhcpbridge
dns_server=[] (MultiStrOpt)if set, uses specific dns server for dnsmasq. Canbe specified multiple times.
dns_update_periodic_interval=-1 (IntOpt)Number of seconds to wait between runs of updates to DNS entries.
dnsmasq_config_file= (StrOpt)Override the default dnsmasq settings with this file
firewall_driver=None (StrOpt)Firewall driver (defaults to hypervisor specific iptables driver)
fixed_ip_disassociate_timeout=600 (IntOpt)Seconds after which a deallocated ip is disassociated
fixed_range=10.0.0.0/8 (StrOpt)DEPRECATED - Fixed IP address block.If set to an empty string, the subnet range(s) will be automatically determined and configured.
flat_injected=False (BoolOpt)Whether to attempt to inject network setup into guest
flat_interface=None (StrOpt)FlatDhcp will bridge into this interface if set
flat_network_bridge=None (StrOpt)Bridge for simple network instances
flat_network_dns=8.8.4.4 (StrOpt)Dns for simple network
floating_ip_dns_manager=nova.network.noop_dns_driver.NoopDNSDriver (StrOpt)full class name for the DNS Manager for floating IPs
force_dhcp_release=False (BoolOpt)If True, send a dhcp release on instance termination
force_snat_range=[] (MultiStrOpt)Traffic to this range will always be snatted to the fallback ip, even if it would normally be bridged out of the node. Can be specified multiple times.
forward_bridge_interface=['all'] (MultiStrOpt)An interface that bridges can forward to. If this is set to all then all traffic will be forwarded. Can be specified multiple times.
gateway=None (StrOpt)Default IPv4 gateway
injected_network_template=$pybasedir/nova/virt/interfaces.template (StrOpt)Template file for injected network
injected_network_template=$pybasedir/nova/virt/baremetal/interfaces.template (StrOpt)Template file for injected network
injected_network_template=$pybasedir/nova/virt/interfaces.template (StrOpt)Template file for injected network
injected_network_template=$pybasedir/nova/virt/baremetal/interfaces.template (StrOpt)Template file for injected network
instance_dns_domain= (StrOpt)full class name for the DNS Zone for instance IPs
instance_dns_manager=nova.network.noop_dns_driver.NoopDNSDriver (StrOpt)full class name for the DNS Manager for instance IPs
iptables_bottom_regex= (StrOpt)Regular expression to match iptables rule that shouldalways be on the bottom.
iptables_drop_action=DROP (StrOpt)The table that iptables to jump to when a packet is to be dropped.
iptables_top_regex= (StrOpt)Regular expression to match iptables rule that shouldalways be on the top.
l3_lib=nova.network.l3.LinuxNetL3 (StrOpt)Indicates underlying L3 management library
linuxnet_interface_driver=nova.network.linux_net.LinuxBridgeInterfaceDriver (StrOpt)Driver used to create ethernet devices.
linuxnet_ovs_integration_bridge=br-int (StrOpt)Name of Open vSwitch bridge used with linuxnet
multi_host=False (BoolOpt)Default value for multi_host in networks. Also, if set, some rpc network calls will be sent directly to host.
network_api_class=nova.network.api.API (StrOpt)The full class name of the network API class to use
network_device_mtu=None (StrOpt)MTU setting for vlan
network_driver=nova.network.linux_net (StrOpt)Driver to use for network creation
network_manager=nova.network.manager.VlanManager (StrOpt)full class name for the Manager for network
network_size=256 (IntOpt)Number of addresses in each private subnet
network_topic=network (StrOpt)the topic network nodes listen on
networks_path=$state_path/networks (StrOpt)Location to keep network config files
num_networks=1 (IntOpt)Number of networks to support
public_interface=eth0 (StrOpt)Interface for public IP addresses
routing_source_ip=$my_ip (StrOpt)Public IP of network host
security_group_api=nova (StrOpt)The full class name of the security API class
security_group_handler=nova.network.sg.NullSecurityGroupHandler (StrOpt)The full class name of the security group handler class
send_arp_for_ha=False (BoolOpt)send gratuitous ARPs for HA setup
send_arp_for_ha_count=3 (IntOpt)send this many gratuitous ARPs for HA setup
service_quantum_metadata_proxy=False (BoolOpt)Set flag to indicate Quantum will proxy metadata requests and resolve instance ids.
share_dhcp_address=False (BoolOpt)If True in multi_host mode, all compute hosts share the same dhcp address.
teardown_unused_network_gateway=False (BoolOpt)If True, unused gateway devices (VLAN and bridge) are deleted in VLAN network mode with multi hosted networks
update_dns_entries=False (BoolOpt)If True, when a DNS entry must be updated, it sends a fanout cast to all network hosts to update their DNS entries in multi host mode
use_network_dns_servers=False (BoolOpt)if set, uses the dns1 and dns2 from the network ref.as dns servers.
use_quantum_default_nets=False (StrOpt)Control for checking for default networks
use_single_default_gateway=False (BoolOpt)Use single default gateway. Only first nic of vm will get default gateway from dhcp server
vlan_interface=None (StrOpt)vlans will bridge into this interface if set
vlan_start=100 (IntOpt)First VLAN for private networks

Table 5.25. Description of configuration options for periodic
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
periodic_enable=True (BoolOpt)enable periodic tasks
periodic_fuzzy_delay=60 (IntOpt)range of seconds to randomly delay when starting the periodic task scheduler to reduce stampeding. (Disable by setting to 0)
run_external_periodic_tasks=True (BoolOpt)Some periodic tasks can be run in a separate process. Should we run them here?

Table 5.26. Description of configuration options for policy
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
allow_instance_snapshots=True (BoolOpt)Permit instance snapshot operations.
allow_migrate_to_same_host=False (BoolOpt)Allow migrate machine to the same host. Useful when testing in single-host environments.
allow_resize_to_same_host=False (BoolOpt)Allow destination machine to match source for resize. Useful when testing in single-host environments.
max_age=0 (IntOpt)number of seconds between subsequent usage refreshes
osapi_compute_unique_server_name_scope= (StrOpt)When set, compute API will consider duplicate hostnames invalid within the specified scope, regardless of case. Should be empty, "project" or "global".
osapi_max_limit=1000 (IntOpt)the maximum number of items returned in a single response from a collection resource
osapi_max_request_body_size=114688 (IntOpt)the maximum body size per each osapi request(bytes)
password_length=12 (IntOpt)Length of generated instance admin passwords
policy_default_rule=default (StrOpt)Rule checked when requested rule is not found
policy_file=policy.json (StrOpt)JSON file representing policy
reservation_expire=86400 (IntOpt)number of seconds until a reservation expires
until_refresh=0 (IntOpt)count of reservations until usage is refreshed

Table 5.27. Description of configuration options for powervm
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
powervm_img_local_path=/tmp (StrOpt)Local directory to download glance images to. Make sure this path can fit your biggest image in glance
powervm_img_remote_path=/home/padmin (StrOpt)PowerVM image remote path where images will be moved. Make sure this path can fit your biggest image in glance
powervm_mgr=None (StrOpt)PowerVM manager host or ip
powervm_mgr_passwd=None (StrOpt)PowerVM manager user password
powervm_mgr_type=ivm (StrOpt)PowerVM manager type (ivm, hmc)
powervm_mgr_user=None (StrOpt)PowerVM manager user name

Table 5.28. Description of configuration options for qpid
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
qpid_heartbeat=60 (IntOpt)Seconds between connection keepalive heartbeats
qpid_hostname=localhost (StrOpt)Qpid broker hostname
qpid_hosts=['$qpid_hostname:$qpid_port'] (ListOpt)Qpid HA cluster host:port pairs
qpid_password= (StrOpt)Password for qpid connection
qpid_port=5672 (IntOpt)Qpid broker port
qpid_protocol=tcp (StrOpt)Transport to use, either 'tcp' or 'ssl'
qpid_sasl_mechanisms= (StrOpt)Space separated list of SASL mechanisms to use for auth
qpid_tcp_nodelay=True (BoolOpt)Disable Nagle algorithm
qpid_username= (StrOpt)Username for qpid connection

Table 5.29. Description of configuration options for quantum
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
quantum_admin_auth_url=http://localhost:5000/v2.0 (StrOpt)auth url for connecting to quantum in admin context
quantum_admin_password=None (StrOpt)password for connecting to quantum in admin context
quantum_admin_tenant_name=None (StrOpt)tenant name for connecting to quantum in admin context
quantum_admin_username=None (StrOpt)username for connecting to quantum in admin context
quantum_api_insecure=False (BoolOpt)if set, ignore any SSL validation issues
quantum_auth_strategy=keystone (StrOpt)auth strategy for connecting to quantum in admin context
quantum_default_tenant_id=default (StrOpt)Default tenant id when creating quantum networks
quantum_extension_sync_interval=600 (IntOpt)Number of seconds before querying quantum for extensions
quantum_metadata_proxy_shared_secret= (StrOpt)Shared secret to validate proxies Quantum metadata requests
quantum_ovs_bridge=br-int (StrOpt)Name of Integration Bridge used by Open vSwitch
quantum_region_name=None (StrOpt)region name for connecting to quantum in admin context
quantum_url=http://127.0.0.1:9696 (StrOpt)URL for connecting to quantum
quantum_url_timeout=30 (IntOpt)timeout value for connecting to quantum in seconds

Table 5.30. Description of configuration options for quota
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
bandwidth_poll_interval=600 (IntOpt)interval to pull bandwidth usage info
enable_network_quota=False (BoolOpt)Enables or disables quotaing of tenant networks
quota_cores=20 (IntOpt)number of instance cores allowed per project
quota_driver=nova.quota.DbQuotaDriver (StrOpt)default driver to use for quota checks
quota_fixed_ips=-1 (IntOpt)number of fixed ips allowed per project (this should be at least the number of instances allowed)
quota_floating_ips=10 (IntOpt)number of floating ips allowed per project
quota_injected_file_content_bytes=10240 (IntOpt)number of bytes allowed per injected file
quota_injected_file_path_bytes=255 (IntOpt)number of bytes allowed per injected file path
quota_injected_files=5 (IntOpt)number of injected files allowed
quota_instances=10 (IntOpt)number of instances allowed per project
quota_key_pairs=100 (IntOpt)number of key pairs per user
quota_metadata_items=128 (IntOpt)number of metadata items allowed per instance
quota_ram=51200 (IntOpt)megabytes of instance ram allowed per project
quota_security_group_rules=20 (IntOpt)number of security rules per security group
quota_security_groups=10 (IntOpt)number of security groups per project

Table 5.31. Description of configuration options for rabbitmq
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
rabbit_durable_queues=False (BoolOpt)use durable queues in RabbitMQ
rabbit_ha_queues=False (BoolOpt)use H/A queues in RabbitMQ (x-ha-policy: all).You need to wipe RabbitMQ database when changing this option.
rabbit_host=localhost (StrOpt)The RabbitMQ broker address where a single node is used
rabbit_hosts=['$rabbit_host:$rabbit_port'] (ListOpt)RabbitMQ HA cluster host:port pairs
rabbit_max_retries=0 (IntOpt)maximum retries with trying to connect to RabbitMQ (the default of 0 implies an infinite retry count)
rabbit_password=guest (StrOpt)the RabbitMQ password
rabbit_port=5672 (IntOpt)The RabbitMQ broker port where a single node is used
rabbit_retry_backoff=2 (IntOpt)how long to backoff for between retries when connecting to RabbitMQ
rabbit_retry_interval=1 (IntOpt)how frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ
rabbit_use_ssl=False (BoolOpt)connect over SSL for RabbitMQ
rabbit_userid=guest (StrOpt)the RabbitMQ userid
rabbit_virtual_host=/ (StrOpt)the RabbitMQ virtual host

Table 5.32. Description of configuration options for rpc
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
amqp_rpc_single_reply_queue=False (BoolOpt)Enable a fast single reply queue if using AMQP based RPC like RabbitMQ or Qpid.
control_exchange=openstack (StrOpt)AMQP exchange to connect to if using RabbitMQ or Qpid
matchmaker_heartbeat_freq=300 (IntOpt)Heartbeat frequency
matchmaker_heartbeat_ttl=600 (IntOpt)Heartbeat time-to-live.
matchmaker_ringfile=/etc/nova/matchmaker_ring.json (StrOpt)Matchmaker ring file (JSON)
rpc_backend=nova.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu (StrOpt)The messaging module to use, defaults to kombu.
rpc_cast_timeout=30 (IntOpt)Seconds to wait before a cast expires (TTL). Only supported by impl_zmq.
rpc_conn_pool_size=30 (IntOpt)Size of RPC connection pool
rpc_driver_queue_base=cells.intercell (StrOpt)Base queue name to use when communicating between cells. Various topics by message type will be appended to this.
rpc_response_timeout=60 (IntOpt)Seconds to wait for a response from call or multicall
rpc_thread_pool_size=64 (IntOpt)Size of RPC thread pool

Table 5.33. Description of configuration options for s3
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
buckets_path=$state_path/buckets (StrOpt)path to s3 buckets
image_decryption_dir=/tmp (StrOpt)parent dir for tempdir used for image decryption
s3_access_key=notchecked (StrOpt)access key to use for s3 server for images
s3_affix_tenant=False (BoolOpt)whether to affix the tenant id to the access key when downloading from s3
s3_host=$my_ip (StrOpt)hostname or ip for openstack to use when accessing the s3 api
s3_listen=0.0.0.0 (StrOpt)IP address for S3 API to listen
s3_listen_port=3333 (IntOpt)port for s3 api to listen
s3_port=3333 (IntOpt)port used when accessing the s3 api
s3_secret_key=notchecked (StrOpt)secret key to use for s3 server for images
s3_use_ssl=False (BoolOpt)whether to use ssl when talking to s3

Table 5.34. Description of configuration options for scheduling
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
cpu_allocation_ratio=16.0 (FloatOpt)Virtual CPU to Physical CPU allocation ratio
disk_allocation_ratio=1.0 (FloatOpt)virtual disk to physical disk allocation ratio
isolated_hosts=[] (ListOpt)Host reserved for specific images
isolated_images=[] (ListOpt)Images to run on isolated host
max_instances_per_host=50 (IntOpt)Ignore hosts that have too many instances
max_io_ops_per_host=8 (IntOpt)Ignore hosts that have too many builds/resizes/snaps/migrations
ram_allocation_ratio=1.5 (FloatOpt)virtual ram to physical ram allocation ratio
ram_weight_multiplier=1.0 (FloatOpt)Multiplier used for weighing ram. Negative numbers mean to stack vs spread.
reserved_host_disk_mb=0 (IntOpt)Amount of disk in MB to reserve for the host
reserved_host_memory_mb=512 (IntOpt)Amount of memory in MB to reserve for the host
scheduler_available_filters=['nova.scheduler.filters.all_filters'] (MultiStrOpt)Filter classes available to the scheduler which may be specified more than once. An entry of "nova.scheduler.filters.standard_filters" maps to all filters included with nova.
scheduler_default_filters=['RetryFilter', 'AvailabilityZoneFilter', 'RamFilter', 'ComputeFilter', 'ComputeCapabilitiesFilter', 'ImagePropertiesFilter'] (ListOpt)Which filter class names to use for filtering hosts when not specified in the request.
scheduler_driver=nova.scheduler.filter_scheduler.FilterScheduler (StrOpt)Default driver to use for the scheduler
scheduler_host_manager=nova.scheduler.host_manager.HostManager (StrOpt)The scheduler host manager class to use
scheduler_host_subset_size=1 (IntOpt)New instances will be scheduled on a host chosen randomly from a subset of the N best hosts. This property defines the subset size that a host is chosen from. A value of 1 chooses the first host returned by the weighing functions. This value must be at least 1. Any value less than 1 will be ignored, and 1 will be used instead
scheduler_json_config_location= (StrOpt)Absolute path to scheduler configuration JSON file.
scheduler_manager=nova.scheduler.manager.SchedulerManager (StrOpt)full class name for the Manager for scheduler
scheduler_max_attempts=3 (IntOpt)Maximum number of attempts to schedule an instance
scheduler_retries=10 (IntOpt)How many retries when no cells are available.
scheduler_retry_delay=2 (IntOpt)How often to retry in seconds when no cells are available.
scheduler_topic=scheduler (StrOpt)the topic scheduler nodes listen on
scheduler_weight_classes=['nova.scheduler.weights.all_weighers'] (ListOpt)Which weight class names to use for weighing hosts

Table 5.35. Description of configuration options for spice
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
agent_enabled=True (BoolOpt)enable spice guest agent support
enabled=False (BoolOpt)enable spice related features
html5proxy_base_url=http://127.0.0.1:6080/spice_auto.html (StrOpt)location of spice html5 console proxy, in the form "http://127.0.0.1:6080/spice_auto.html"
keymap=en-us (StrOpt)keymap for spice
server_listen=127.0.0.1 (StrOpt)IP address on which instance spice server should listen
server_proxyclient_address=127.0.0.1 (StrOpt)the address to which proxy clients (like nova-spicehtml5proxy) should connect

Table 5.36. Description of configuration options for testing
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
allowed_rpc_exception_modules=['nova.openstack.common.exception', 'nova.exception', 'cinder.exception', 'exceptions'] (ListOpt)Modules of exceptions that are permitted to be recreatedupon receiving exception data from an rpc call.
backdoor_port=None (IntOpt)port for eventlet backdoor to listen
fake_call=False (BoolOpt)If True, skip using the queue and make local calls
fake_network=False (BoolOpt)If passed, use fake network devices and addresses
fake_rabbit=False (BoolOpt)If passed, use a fake RabbitMQ provider
monkey_patch=False (BoolOpt)Whether to log monkey patching
monkey_patch_modules=['nova.api.ec2.cloud:nova.openstack.common.notifier.api.notify_decorator', 'nova.compute.api:nova.openstack.common.notifier.api.notify_decorator'] (ListOpt)List of modules/decorators to monkey patch

Table 5.37. Description of configuration options for tilera
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
tile_pdu_ip=10.0.100.1 (StrOpt)ip address of tilera pdu
tile_pdu_mgr=/tftpboot/pdu_mgr (StrOpt)management script for tilera pdu
tile_pdu_off=2 (IntOpt)power status of tilera PDU is OFF
tile_pdu_on=1 (IntOpt)power status of tilera PDU is ON
tile_pdu_status=9 (IntOpt)power status of tilera PDU
tile_power_wait=9 (IntOpt)wait time in seconds until check the result after tilera power operations

Table 5.38. Description of configuration options for trustedcomputing
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
attestation_api_url=/OpenAttestationWebServices/V1.0 (StrOpt)attestation web API URL
attestation_auth_blob=None (StrOpt)attestation authorization blob - must change
attestation_auth_timeout=60 (IntOpt)Attestation status cache valid period length
attestation_port=8443 (StrOpt)attestation server port
attestation_server=None (StrOpt)attestation server http
attestation_server_ca_file=None (StrOpt)attestation server Cert file for Identity verification

Table 5.39. Description of configuration options for vmware
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
integration_bridge=br-int (StrOpt)Name of Integration Bridge
use_linked_clone=True (BoolOpt)Whether to use linked clone
vmwareapi_api_retry_count=10 (IntOpt)The number of times we retry on failures, e.g., socket error, etc. Used only if compute_driver is vmwareapi.VMwareESXDriver or vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver.
vmwareapi_cluster_name=None (StrOpt)Name of a VMware Cluster ComputeResource. Used only if compute_driver is vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver.
vmwareapi_host_ip=None (StrOpt)URL for connection to VMware ESX/VC host. Required if compute_driver is vmwareapi.VMwareESXDriver or vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver.
vmwareapi_host_password=None (StrOpt)Password for connection to VMware ESX/VC host. Used only if compute_driver is vmwareapi.VMwareESXDriver or vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver.
vmwareapi_host_username=None (StrOpt)Username for connection to VMware ESX/VC host. Used only if compute_driver is vmwareapi.VMwareESXDriver or vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver.
vmwareapi_task_poll_interval=5.0 (FloatOpt)The interval used for polling of remote tasks. Used only if compute_driver is vmwareapi.VMwareESXDriver or vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver.
vmwareapi_vlan_interface=vmnic0 (StrOpt)Physical ethernet adapter name for vlan networking
vmwareapi_wsdl_loc=None (StrOpt)VIM Service WSDL Location e.g http://<server>/vimService.wsdl. Due to a bug in vSphere ESX 4.1 default wsdl. Refer readme-vmware to setup

Table 5.40. Description of configuration options for vnc
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
novncproxy_base_url=http://127.0.0.1:6080/vnc_auto.html (StrOpt)location of vnc console proxy, in the form "http://127.0.0.1:6080/vnc_auto.html"
vnc_enabled=True (BoolOpt)enable vnc related features
vnc_keymap=en-us (StrOpt)keymap for vnc
vnc_password=None (StrOpt)VNC password
vnc_port=5900 (IntOpt)VNC starting port
vnc_port_total=10000 (IntOpt)Total number of VNC ports
vncserver_listen=127.0.0.1 (StrOpt)IP address on which instance vncservers should listen
vncserver_proxyclient_address=127.0.0.1 (StrOpt)the address to which proxy clients (like nova-xvpvncproxy) should connect

Table 5.41. Description of configuration options for volumes
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
block_device_creation_timeout=10 (IntOpt)Time to wait for a block device to be created
cinder_api_insecure=False (BoolOpt)Allow to perform insecure SSL requests to cinder
cinder_catalog_info=volume:cinder:publicURL (StrOpt)Info to match when looking for cinder in the service catalog. Format is : separated values of the form: <service_type>:<service_name>:<endpoint_type>
cinder_cross_az_attach=True (BoolOpt)Allow attach between instance and volume in different availability zones.
cinder_endpoint_template=None (StrOpt)Override service catalog lookup with template for cinder endpoint e.g. http://localhost:8776/v1/%(project_id)s
cinder_http_retries=3 (IntOpt)Number of cinderclient retries on failed http calls
force_volumeutils_v1=False (BoolOpt)Force volumeutils v1
iscsi_iqn_prefix=iqn.2010-10.org.openstack.baremetal (StrOpt)iSCSI IQN prefix used in baremetal volume connections.
os_region_name=None (StrOpt)region name of this node
volume_api_class=nova.volume.cinder.API (StrOpt)The full class name of the volume API class to use
volume_attach_retry_count=10 (IntOpt)The number of times to retry to attach a volume
volume_attach_retry_interval=5 (IntOpt)Interval between volume attachment attempts, in seconds
volume_driver=nova.virt.baremetal.volume_driver.LibvirtVolumeDriver (StrOpt)Baremetal volume driver.
volume_usage_poll_interval=0 (IntOpt)Interval in seconds for gathering volume usages

Table 5.42. Description of configuration options for vpn
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
boot_script_template=$pybasedir/nova/cloudpipe/bootscript.template (StrOpt)Template for cloudpipe instance boot script
dmz_cidr=[] (ListOpt)A list of dmz range that should be accepted
dmz_mask=255.255.255.0 (StrOpt)Netmask to push into openvpn config
dmz_net=10.0.0.0 (StrOpt)Network to push into openvpn config
vpn_image_id=0 (StrOpt)image id used when starting up a cloudpipe vpn server
vpn_instance_type=m1.tiny (StrOpt)Instance type for vpn instances
vpn_ip=$my_ip (StrOpt)Public IP for the cloudpipe VPN servers
vpn_key_suffix=-vpn (StrOpt)Suffix to add to project name for vpn key and secgroups
vpn_start=1000 (IntOpt)First Vpn port for private networks

Table 5.43. Description of configuration options for wsgi
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
api_paste_config=api-paste.ini (StrOpt)File name for the paste.deploy config for nova-api
ssl_ca_file=None (StrOpt)CA certificate file to use to verify connecting clients
ssl_cert_file=None (StrOpt)SSL certificate of API server
ssl_key_file=None (StrOpt)SSL private key of API server
tcp_keepidle=600 (IntOpt)Sets the value of TCP_KEEPIDLE in seconds for each server socket. Not supported on OS X.
wsgi_log_format=%(client_ip)s "%(request_line)s" status: %(status_code)s len: %(body_length)s time: %(wall_seconds).7f (StrOpt)A python format string that is used as the template to generate log lines. The following values can be formatted into it: client_ip, date_time, request_line, status_code, body_length, wall_seconds.

Table 5.44. Description of configuration options for xen
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
agent_resetnetwork_timeout=60 (IntOpt)number of seconds to wait for agent reply to resetnetwork request
agent_timeout=30 (IntOpt)number of seconds to wait for agent reply
agent_version_timeout=300 (IntOpt)number of seconds to wait for agent to be fully operational
cache_images=all (StrOpt)Cache glance images locally. `all` will cache all images, `some` will only cache images that have the image_property `cache_in_nova=True`, and `none` turns off caching entirely
console_driver=nova.console.xvp.XVPConsoleProxy (StrOpt)Driver to use for the console proxy
console_vmrc_error_retries=10 (IntOpt)number of retries for retrieving VMRC information
console_vmrc_port=443 (IntOpt)port for VMware VMRC connections
console_xvp_conf=/etc/xvp.conf (StrOpt)generated XVP conf file
console_xvp_conf_template=$pybasedir/nova/console/xvp.conf.template (StrOpt)XVP conf template
console_xvp_log=/var/log/xvp.log (StrOpt)XVP log file
console_xvp_multiplex_port=5900 (IntOpt)port for XVP to multiplex VNC connections on
console_xvp_pid=/var/run/xvp.pid (StrOpt)XVP master process pid file
default_os_type=linux (StrOpt)Default OS type
iqn_prefix=iqn.2010-10.org.openstack (StrOpt)IQN Prefix
max_kernel_ramdisk_size=16777216 (IntOpt)Maximum size in bytes of kernel or ramdisk images
sr_matching_filter=other-config:i18n-key=local-storage (StrOpt)Filter for finding the SR to be used to install guest instances on. The default value is the Local Storage in default XenServer/XCP installations. To select an SR with a different matching criteria, you could set it to other-config:my_favorite_sr=true. On the other hand, to fall back on the Default SR, as displayed by XenCenter, set this flag to: default-sr:true
stub_compute=False (BoolOpt)Stub calls to compute worker for tests
target_host=None (StrOpt)iSCSI Target Host
target_port=3260 (StrOpt)iSCSI Target Port, 3260 Default
use_join_force=True (BoolOpt)To use for hosts with different CPUs
xen_hvmloader_path=/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader (StrOpt)Location where the Xen hvmloader is kept
xenapi_agent_path=usr/sbin/xe-update-networking (StrOpt)Specifies the path in which the xenapi guest agent should be located. If the agent is present, network configuration is not injected into the image. Used if compute_driver=xenapi.XenAPIDriver and flat_injected=True
xenapi_check_host=True (BoolOpt)Ensure compute service is running on host XenAPI connects to.
xenapi_connection_concurrent=5 (IntOpt)Maximum number of concurrent XenAPI connections. Used only if compute_driver=xenapi.XenAPIDriver
xenapi_connection_password=None (StrOpt)Password for connection to XenServer/Xen Cloud Platform. Used only if compute_driver=xenapi.XenAPIDriver
xenapi_connection_url=None (StrOpt)URL for connection to XenServer/Xen Cloud Platform. Required if compute_driver=xenapi.XenAPIDriver
xenapi_connection_username=root (StrOpt)Username for connection to XenServer/Xen Cloud Platform. Used only if compute_driver=xenapi.XenAPIDriver
xenapi_disable_agent=False (BoolOpt)Disable XenAPI agent. Reduces the amount of time it takes nova to detect that a VM has started, when that VM does not have the agent installed
xenapi_image_upload_handler=nova.virt.xenapi.imageupload.glance.GlanceStore (StrOpt)Object Store Driver used to handle image uploads.
xenapi_login_timeout=10 (IntOpt)Timeout in seconds for XenAPI login.
xenapi_num_vbd_unplug_retries=10 (IntOpt)Maximum number of retries to unplug VBD
xenapi_ovs_integration_bridge=xapi1 (StrOpt)Name of Integration Bridge used by Open vSwitch
xenapi_remap_vbd_dev=False (BoolOpt)Used to enable the remapping of VBD dev (Works around an issue in Ubuntu Maverick)
xenapi_remap_vbd_dev_prefix=sd (StrOpt)Specify prefix to remap VBD dev to (ex. /dev/xvdb -> /dev/sdb)
xenapi_running_timeout=60 (IntOpt)number of seconds to wait for instance to go to running state
xenapi_sparse_copy=True (BoolOpt)Whether to use sparse_copy for copying data on a resize down (False will use standard dd). This speeds up resizes down considerably since large runs of zeros won't have to be rsynced
xenapi_sr_base_path=/var/run/sr-mount (StrOpt)Base path to the storage repository
xenapi_torrent_base_url=None (StrOpt)Base URL for torrent files.
xenapi_torrent_download_stall_cutoff=600 (IntOpt)Number of seconds a download can remain at the same progress percentage w/o being considered a stall
xenapi_torrent_images=none (StrOpt)Whether or not to download images via Bit Torrent (all|some|none).
xenapi_torrent_listen_port_end=6891 (IntOpt)End of port range to listen on
xenapi_torrent_listen_port_start=6881 (IntOpt)Beginning of port range to listen on
xenapi_torrent_max_last_accessed=86400 (IntOpt)Cached torrent files not accessed within this number of seconds can be reaped
xenapi_torrent_max_seeder_processes_per_host=1 (IntOpt)Maximum number of seeder processes to run concurrently within a given dom0. (-1 = no limit)
xenapi_torrent_seed_chance=1.0 (FloatOpt)Probability that peer will become a seeder. (1.0 = 100%)
xenapi_torrent_seed_duration=3600 (IntOpt)Number of seconds after downloading an image via BitTorrent that it should be seeded for other peers.
xenapi_vhd_coalesce_max_attempts=5 (IntOpt)Max number of times to poll for VHD to coalesce. Used only if compute_driver=xenapi.XenAPIDriver
xenapi_vhd_coalesce_poll_interval=5.0 (FloatOpt)The interval used for polling of coalescing vhds. Used only if compute_driver=xenapi.XenAPIDriver
xenapi_vif_driver=nova.virt.xenapi.vif.XenAPIBridgeDriver (StrOpt)The XenAPI VIF driver using XenServer Network APIs.

Table 5.45. Description of configuration options for xvpnvncproxy
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
xvpvncproxy_base_url=http://127.0.0.1:6081/console (StrOpt)location of nova xvp vnc console proxy, in the form "http://127.0.0.1:6081/console"
xvpvncproxy_host=0.0.0.0 (StrOpt)Address that the XCP VNC proxy should bind to
xvpvncproxy_port=6081 (IntOpt)Port that the XCP VNC proxy should bind to

Table 5.46. Description of configuration options for zeromq
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
rpc_zmq_bind_address=* (StrOpt)ZeroMQ bind address. Should be a wildcard (*), an ethernet interface, or IP. The "host" option should point or resolve to this address.
rpc_zmq_contexts=1 (IntOpt)Number of ZeroMQ contexts, defaults to 1
rpc_zmq_host=usagi (StrOpt)Name of this node. Must be a valid hostname, FQDN, or IP address. Must match "host" option, if running Nova.
rpc_zmq_ipc_dir=/var/run/openstack (StrOpt)Directory for holding IPC sockets
rpc_zmq_matchmaker=nova.openstack.common.rpc.matchmaker.MatchMakerLocalhost (StrOpt)MatchMaker driver
rpc_zmq_port=9501 (IntOpt)ZeroMQ receiver listening port
rpc_zmq_topic_backlog=None (IntOpt)Maximum number of ingress messages to locally buffer per topic. Default is unlimited.

Table 5.47. Description of configuration options for zookeeper
Configuration option=Default value (Type) Description
address=None (StrOpt)The ZooKeeper addresses for servicegroup service in the format of host1:port,host2:port,host3:port
recv_timeout=4000 (IntOpt)recv_timeout parameter for the zk session
sg_prefix=/servicegroups (StrOpt)The prefix used in ZooKeeper to store ephemeral nodes
sg_retry_interval=5 (IntOpt)Number of seconds to wait until retrying to join the session

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