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+parameter_defaults:
+  StandaloneExtraConfig:
+    # Config related to nova libvirt
+    octavia::controller::connection_retry_interval: 10
+    nova::compute::libvirt::services::libvirt_virt_type: kvm
+    nova::compute::libvirt::libvirt_virt_type: kvm
+    nova::compute::libvirt::libvirt_cpu_mode: 'host-passthrough'