.. Warning: Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated from the software project's code and your changes will be overwritten. The tool to generate this file lives in openstack-doc-tools repository. Please make any changes needed in the code, then run the autogenerate-config-doc tool from the openstack-doc-tools repository, or ask for help on the documentation mailing list, IRC channel or meeting. .. _nova-periodic: .. list-table:: Description of periodic configuration options :header-rows: 1 :class: config-ref-table * - Configuration option = Default value - Description * - **[DEFAULT]** - * - ``periodic_enable`` = ``True`` - (Boolean) Enable periodic tasks * - ``periodic_fuzzy_delay`` = ``60`` - (Integer) Range of seconds to randomly delay when starting the periodic task scheduler to reduce stampeding. (Disable by setting to 0)