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+base
+database
+rabbitmq
+keystone
+glance
+nova::setup
+    nova::common : packages, /etc/nova/ nova.conf .novarc
+    configure DB connection, create networks
+nova::scheduler
+nova::api
+nova::volume
+nova::vncproxy
+horizon
+
+     "recipe[nova::config]",
+     "recipe[nova::mysql]",
+          "recipe[rabbitmq]",
+         "recipe[nova::rabbit]",
+         "recipe[nova::api]",
+         "recipe[nova::network]",
+         "recipe[nova::scheduler]",
+         "recipe[nova::vncproxy]",
+         "recipe[nova::volume]",
+         "recipe[nova::project]",
+         "recipe[nova::monitor]"