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<?xml version= "1.0" encoding= "UTF-8"?>
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="compute-nova-conf">
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<title>Overview of nova.conf</title>
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<para>The <filename>nova.conf</filename> configuration file is
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an <link xlink:href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file"
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>INI file format</link> as explained in <xref
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linkend="config_format"/>.</para>
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<para>You can use a particular configuration option file by using
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the <literal>option</literal> (<filename>nova.conf</filename>)
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parameter when you run one of the <literal>nova-*</literal>
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services. This parameter inserts configuration option
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definitions from the specified configuration file name, which
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might be useful for debugging or performance tuning.</para>
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<para>For a list of configuration options, see the tables in this
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guide.</para>
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<para>To learn more about the <filename>nova.conf</filename>
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configuration file, review the general purpose configuration
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options documented in <xref linkend="config_table_nova_common"/>.</para>
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<important>
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<para>Do not specify quotes around Nova options.</para>
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</important>
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<simplesect>
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<title>Sections</title>
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<para>Configuration options are grouped by section. The
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Compute configuration file supports the following sections:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>[DEFAULT]</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Contains most configuration options. If
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the documentation for a configuration
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option does not specify its section,
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assume that it appears in this
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section.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>[cells]</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Configures
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cells functionality. For details, see the
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Cells section (<link
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xlink:href="../config-reference/content/section_compute-cells.html"
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/>).</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>[baremetal]</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Configures
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the baremetal hypervisor driver.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>[conductor]</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Configures
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the <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-conductor</systemitem>
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service.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>[trusted_computing]</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Configures
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the trusted computing pools functionality
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and how to connect to a remote attestation
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service.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist></para>
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</simplesect>
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</section>
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