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nova-compute
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Nova Compute Server
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:Author: openstack@lists.openstack.org
:Date:   2012-09-27
:Copyright: OpenStack Foundation
:Version: 2012.1
:Manual section: 1
:Manual group: cloud computing

SYNOPSIS
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  nova-compute [options]

DESCRIPTION
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Handles all processes relating to instances (guest vms).  nova-compute is
responsible for building a disk image, launching it via the
underlying virtualization driver, responding to calls to check its state,
attaching persistent storage, and terminating it.

OPTIONS
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 **General options**

FILES
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* /etc/nova/nova.conf
* /etc/nova/policy.json
* /etc/nova/rootwrap.conf
* /etc/nova/rootwrap.d/

SEE ALSO
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* `OpenStack Nova <https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/>`__

BUGS
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* Nova bugs are managed at Launchpad `Bugs : Nova <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova>`__