OpenStack Cactus/sudo nova-compute --help

edward@pituba:~$ sudo nova-compute --help
Starter script for Nova Compute.
flags:

/usr/bin/nova-compute:
  --ajax_console_proxy_port: port that ajax_console_proxy binds
    (default: '8000')
  --ajax_console_proxy_topic: the topic ajax proxy nodes listen on
    (default: 'ajax_proxy')
  --ajax_console_proxy_url: location of ajax console proxy, in the form
    "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
    (default: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000')
  --auth_token_ttl: Seconds for auth tokens to linger
    (default: '3600')
    (an integer)
  --aws_access_key_id: AWS Access ID
    (default: 'admin')
  --aws_secret_access_key: AWS Access Key
    (default: 'admin')
  --compute_manager: Manager for compute
    (default: 'nova.compute.manager.ComputeManager')
  --compute_topic: the topic compute nodes listen on
    (default: 'compute')
  --connection_type: libvirt, xenapi or fake
    (default: 'libvirt')
  --console_manager: Manager for console proxy
    (default: 'nova.console.manager.ConsoleProxyManager')
  --console_topic: the topic console proxy nodes listen on
    (default: 'console')
  --control_exchange: the main exchange to connect to
    (default: 'nova')
  --default_image: default image to use, testing only
    (default: 'ami-11111')
  --default_instance_type: default instance type to use, testing only
    (default: 'm1.small')
  --default_project: default project for openstack
    (default: 'openstack')
  --ec2_dmz_host: internal ip of api server
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --ec2_host: ip of api server
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --ec2_path: suffix for ec2
    (default: '/services/Cloud')
  --ec2_port: cloud controller port
    (default: '8773')
    (an integer)
  --ec2_scheme: prefix for ec2
    (default: 'http')
  --[no]fake_network: should we use fake network devices and addresses
    (default: 'false')
  --[no]fake_rabbit: use a fake rabbit
    (default: 'false')
  --glance_host: glance host
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --glance_port: glance port
    (default: '9292')
    (an integer)
  --host: name of this node
    (default: 'pituba')
  --image_service: The service to use for retrieving and searching for images.
    (default: 'nova.image.local.LocalImageService')
  --lock_path: Directory for lock files
    (default: '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/../')
  --logdir: output to a per-service log file in named directory
  --my_ip: host ip address
    (default: '139.82.2.181')
  --network_manager: Manager for network
    (default: 'nova.network.manager.VlanManager')
  --network_topic: the topic network nodes listen on
    (default: 'network')
  --node_availability_zone: availability zone of this node
    (default: 'nova')
  --null_kernel: kernel image that indicates not to use a kernel, but to use a
    raw disk image instead
    (default: 'nokernel')
  --osapi_extensions_path: default directory for nova extensions
    (default: '/var/lib/nova/extensions')
  --osapi_host: ip of api server
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --osapi_max_limit: max number of items returned in a collection response
    (default: '1000')
    (an integer)
  --osapi_path: suffix for openstack
    (default: '/v1.0/')
  --osapi_port: OpenStack API port
    (default: '8774')
    (an integer)
  --osapi_scheme: prefix for openstack
    (default: 'http')
  --rabbit_host: rabbit host
    (default: 'localhost')
  --rabbit_max_retries: rabbit connection attempts
    (default: '12')
    (an integer)
  --rabbit_password: rabbit password
    (default: 'guest')
  --rabbit_port: rabbit port
    (default: '5672')
    (an integer)
  --rabbit_retry_interval: rabbit connection retry interval
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)
  --rabbit_userid: rabbit userid
    (default: 'guest')
  --rabbit_virtual_host: rabbit virtual host
    (default: '/')
  --region_list: list of region=fqdn pairs separated by commas
    (default: '')
    (a comma separated list)
  --s3_dmz: s3 dmz ip (for instances)
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --s3_host: s3 host (for infrastructure)
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --s3_port: s3 port
    (default: '3333')
    (an integer)
  --scheduler_manager: Manager for scheduler
    (default: 'nova.scheduler.manager.SchedulerManager')
  --scheduler_topic: the topic scheduler nodes listen on
    (default: 'scheduler')
  --sql_connection: connection string for sql database
    (default: 'sqlite:///$state_path/$sqlite_db')
  --sql_idle_timeout: timeout for idle sql database connections
    (default: '3600')
    (an integer)
  --sql_max_retries: sql connection attempts
    (default: '12')
    (an integer)
  --sql_retry_interval: sql connection retry interval
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)
  --sqlite_db: file name for sqlite
    (default: 'nova.sqlite')
  --state_path: Top-level directory for maintaining nova's state
    (default: '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/../')
  --[no]verbose: show debug output
    (default: 'false')
  --volume_manager: Manager for volume
    (default: 'nova.volume.manager.VolumeManager')
  --volume_topic: the topic volume nodes listen on
    (default: 'volume')
  --vpn_image_id: AMI for cloudpipe vpn server
    (default: 'ami-cloudpipe')
  --vpn_key_suffix: Suffix to add to project name for vpn key and secgroups
    (default: '-vpn')
  --zone_capabilities: Key/Multi-value list representng capabilities of this
    zone
    (default: 'hypervisor=xenserver;kvm,os=linux;windows')
    (a comma separated list)
  --zone_name: name of this zone
    (default: 'nova')

nova.auth.manager:
  --allowed_roles: Allowed roles for project
    (default: 'cloudadmin,itsec,sysadmin,netadmin,developer')
    (a comma separated list)
  --auth_driver: Driver that auth manager uses
    (default: 'nova.auth.dbdriver.DbDriver')
  --credential_cert_file: Filename of certificate in credentials zip
    (default: 'cert.pem')
  --credential_key_file: Filename of private key in credentials zip
    (default: 'pk.pem')
  --credential_rc_file: Filename of rc in credentials zip, %s will be replaced
    by name of the region (nova by default)
    (default: '%src')
  --credential_vpn_file: Filename of certificate in credentials zip
    (default: 'nova-vpn.conf')
  --credentials_template: Template for creating users rc file
    (default: '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/auth/novarc.template')
  --global_roles: Roles that apply to all projects
    (default: 'cloudadmin,itsec')
    (a comma separated list)
  --superuser_roles: Roles that ignore authorization checking completely
    (default: 'cloudadmin')
    (a comma separated list)
  --vpn_client_template: Template for creating users vpn file
    (default:
    '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/cloudpipe/client.ovpn.template')

nova.compute.manager:
  --compute_driver: Driver to use for controlling virtualization
    (default: 'nova.virt.connection.get_connection')
  --console_host: Console proxy host to use to connect to instances onthis host.
    (default: 'pituba')
  --instances_path: where instances are stored on disk
    (default: '$state_path/instances')
  --live_migration_retry_count: Retry count needed in live_migration. sleep 1
    sec for each count
    (default: '30')
    (an integer)
  --password_length: Length of generated admin passwords
    (default: '12')
    (an integer)
  --rescue_timeout: Automatically unrescue an instance after N seconds. Set to 0
    to disable.
    (default: '0')
    (an integer)
  --stub_network: Stub network related code
    (default: 'False')

nova.crypto:
  --ca_file: Filename of root CA
    (default: 'cacert.pem')
  --ca_path: Where we keep our root CA
    (default: '$state_path/CA')
  --crl_file: Filename of root Certificate Revokation List
    (default: 'crl.pem')
  --key_file: Filename of private key
    (default: 'private/cakey.pem')
  --keys_path: Where we keep our keys
    (default: '$state_path/keys')
  --project_cert_subject: Subject for certificate for projects, %s for project,
    timestamp
    (default: '/C=US/ST=California/L=MountainView/O=AnsoLabs/OU=NovaDev/CN=proje
    ct-ca-%s-%s')
  --[no]use_project_ca: Should we use a CA for each project?
    (default: 'false')
  --user_cert_subject: Subject for certificate for users, %s for project, user,
    timestamp
    (default:
    '/C=US/ST=California/L=MountainView/O=AnsoLabs/OU=NovaDev/CN=%s-%s-%s')
  --vpn_cert_subject: Subject for certificate for vpns, %s for project,
    timestamp
    (default: '/C=US/ST=California/L=MountainView/O=AnsoLabs/OU=NovaDev/CN=proje
    ct-vpn-%s-%s')

nova.db.api:
  --db_backend: The backend to use for db
    (default: 'sqlalchemy')
  --[no]enable_new_services: Services to be added to the available pool on
    create
    (default: 'true')
  --instance_name_template: Template string to be used to generate instance
    names
    (default: 'instance-%08x')
  --volume_name_template: Template string to be used to generate instance names
    (default: 'volume-%08x')

nova.db.base:
  --db_driver: driver to use for database access
    (default: 'nova.db.api')

nova.log:
  --default_log_levels: list of logger=LEVEL pairs
    (default:
    'amqplib=WARN,sqlalchemy=WARN,boto=WARN,eventlet.wsgi.server=WARN')
    (a comma separated list)
  --logfile: output to named file
  --logging_context_format_string: format string to use for log messages with
    context
    (default: '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s [%(request_id)s %(user)s
    %(project)s] %(message)s')
  --logging_debug_format_suffix: data to append to log format when level is
    DEBUG
    (default: 'from (pid=%(process)d) %(funcName)s %(pathname)s:%(lineno)d')
  --logging_default_format_string: format string to use for log messages without
    context
    (default: '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s [-] %(message)s')
  --logging_exception_prefix: prefix each line of exception output with this
    format
    (default: '(%(name)s): TRACE: ')
  --[no]use_syslog: output to syslog
    (default: 'false')

nova.network.linux_net:
  --dhcp_domain: domain to use for building the hostnames
    (default: 'novalocal')
  --dhcp_lease_time: Lifetime of a DHCP lease
    (default: '120')
    (an integer)
  --dhcpbridge: location of nova-dhcpbridge
    (default: '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bin/nova-dhcpbridge')
  --dhcpbridge_flagfile: location of flagfile for dhcpbridge
    (default: '/etc/nova/nova-dhcpbridge.conf')
  --dmz_cidr: dmz range that should be accepted
    (default: '10.128.0.0/24')
  --dns_server: if set, uses specific dns server for dnsmasq
  --input_chain: chain to add nova_input to
    (default: 'INPUT')
  --networks_path: Location to keep network config files
    (default: '$state_path/networks')
  --public_interface: Interface for public IP addresses
    (default: 'eth0')
  --routing_source_ip: Public IP of network host
    (default: '$my_ip')

nova.network.manager:
  --cnt_vpn_clients: Number of addresses reserved for vpn clients
    (default: '0')
    (an integer)
  --[no]fake_call: If True, skip using the queue and make local calls
    (default: 'false')
  --fixed_ip_disassociate_timeout: Seconds after which a deallocated ip is
    disassociated
    (default: '600')
    (an integer)
  --fixed_range: Fixed IP address block
    (default: '10.0.0.0/8')
  --fixed_range_v6: Fixed IPv6 address block
    (default: 'fd00::/48')
  --[no]flat_injected: Whether to attempt to inject network setup into guest
    (default: 'true')
  --flat_interface: FlatDhcp will bridge into this interface if set
  --flat_network_bridge: Bridge for simple network instances
    (default: 'br100')
  --flat_network_dhcp_start: Dhcp start for FlatDhcp
    (default: '10.0.0.2')
  --flat_network_dns: Dns for simple network
    (default: '8.8.4.4')
  --floating_range: Floating IP address block
    (default: '4.4.4.0/24')
  --network_driver: Driver to use for network creation
    (default: 'nova.network.linux_net')
  --network_host: Network host to use for ip allocation in flat modes
    (default: 'pituba')
  --network_size: Number of addresses in each private subnet
    (default: '256')
    (an integer)
  --num_networks: Number of networks to support
    (default: '1')
    (an integer)
  --[no]update_dhcp_on_disassociate: Whether to update dhcp when fixed_ip is
    disassociated
    (default: 'false')
  --[no]use_ipv6: use the ipv6
    (default: 'false')
  --vlan_interface: network device for vlans
    (default: 'eth0')
  --vlan_start: First VLAN for private networks
    (default: '100')
    (an integer)
  --vpn_ip: Public IP for the cloudpipe VPN servers
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --vpn_start: First Vpn port for private networks
    (default: '1000')
    (an integer)

nova.quota:
  --quota_cores: number of instance cores allowed per project
    (default: '20')
    (an integer)
  --quota_floating_ips: number of floating ips allowed per project
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)
  --quota_gigabytes: number of volume gigabytes allowed per project
    (default: '1000')
    (an integer)
  --quota_instances: number of instances allowed per project
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)
  --quota_max_injected_file_content_bytes: number of bytes allowed per injected
    file
    (default: '10240')
    (an integer)
  --quota_max_injected_file_path_bytes: number of bytes allowed per injected
    file path
    (default: '255')
    (an integer)
  --quota_max_injected_files: number of injected files allowed
    (default: '5')
    (an integer)
  --quota_metadata_items: number of metadata items allowed per instance
    (default: '128')
    (an integer)
  --quota_volumes: number of volumes allowed per project
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)

nova.rpc:
  --rpc_thread_pool_size: Size of RPC thread pool
    (default: '1024')
    (an integer)

nova.scheduler.api:
  --[no]enable_zone_routing: When True, routing to child zones will occur.
    (default: 'false')

nova.service:
  --api_paste_config: File name for the paste.deploy config for nova-api
    (default: 'api-paste.ini')
  --ec2_listen: IP address for EC2 API to listen
    (default: '0.0.0.0')
  --ec2_listen_port: port for ec2 api to listen
    (default: '8773')
    (an integer)
  -?,--[no]help: show this help
  --[no]helpshort: show usage only for this module
  --[no]helpxml: like --help, but generates XML output
  --osapi_listen: IP address for OpenStack API to listen
    (default: '0.0.0.0')
  --osapi_listen_port: port for os api to listen
    (default: '8774')
    (an integer)
  --periodic_interval: seconds between running periodic tasks
    (default: '60')
    (a positive integer)
  --report_interval: seconds between nodes reporting state to datastore
    (default: '10')
    (a positive integer)

nova.virt.disk:
  --block_size: block_size to use for dd
    (default: '268435456')
    (an integer)
  --injected_network_template: Template file for injected network
    (default: '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/virt/interfaces.template')
  --max_nbd_devices: maximum number of possible nbd devices
    (default: '16')
    (an integer)
  --minimum_root_size: minimum size in bytes of root partition
    (default: '10737418240')
    (an integer)
  --timeout_nbd: time to wait for a NBD device coming up
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)

nova.virt.libvirt_conn:
  --ajaxterm_portrange: Range of ports that ajaxterm should randomly try to bind
    (default: '10000-12000')
  --[no]allow_project_net_traffic: Whether to allow in project network traffic
    (default: 'true')
  --cpuinfo_xml_template: CpuInfo XML Template (Used only live migration now)
    (default: '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/virt/cpuinfo.xml.template')
  --firewall_driver: Firewall driver (defaults to iptables)
    (default: 'nova.virt.libvirt_conn.IptablesFirewallDriver')
  --libvirt_type: Libvirt domain type (valid options are: kvm, lxc, qemu, uml,
    xen)
    (default: 'kvm')
  --libvirt_uri: Override the default libvirt URI (which is dependent on
    libvirt_type)
    (default: '')
  --libvirt_xml_template: Libvirt XML Template
    (default: '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/nova/virt/libvirt.xml.template')
  --live_migration_bandwidth: Define live migration behavior
    (default: '0')
    (an integer)
  --live_migration_flag: Define live migration behavior.
    (default: 'VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE, VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER')
  --live_migration_uri: Define protocol used by live_migration feature
    (default: 'qemu+tcp://%s/system')
  --qemu_img: binary to use for qemu-img commands
    (default: 'qemu-img')
  --rescue_image_id: Rescue ami image
    (default: 'ami-rescue')
  --rescue_kernel_id: Rescue aki image
    (default: 'aki-rescue')
  --rescue_ramdisk_id: Rescue ari image
    (default: 'ari-rescue')
  --[no]start_guests_on_host_boot: Whether to restart guests when the host
    reboots
    (default: 'false')
  --[no]use_cow_images: Whether to use cow images
    (default: 'true')

nova.virt.vmwareapi.vim:
  --vmwareapi_wsdl_loc: VIM Service WSDL Locatione.g
    http://<server>/vimService.wsdlDue to a bug in vSphere ESX 4.1 default
    wsdlRefer readme-vmware to setup

nova.virt.vmwareapi_conn:
  --vmwareapi_api_retry_count: The number of times we retry on failures, e.g.,
    socket error, etc.Used only if connection_type is vmwareapi
    (default: '10.0')
    (a number)
  --vmwareapi_host_ip: URL for connection to VMWare ESX host.Required if
    connection_type is vmwareapi.
  --vmwareapi_host_password: Password for connection to VMWare ESX host.Used
    only if connection_type is vmwareapi.
  --vmwareapi_host_username: Username for connection to VMWare ESX host.Used
    only if connection_type is vmwareapi.
  --vmwareapi_task_poll_interval: The interval used for polling of remote tasks
    Used only if connection_type is vmwareapi
    (default: '5.0')
    (a number)
  --vmwareapi_vlan_interface: Physical ethernet adapter name for vlan networking
    (default: 'vmnic0')

nova.virt.xenapi.vm_utils:
  --block_device_creation_timeout: time to wait for a block device to be created
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)
  --default_os_type: Default OS type
    (default: 'linux')

nova.virt.xenapi_conn:
  --iqn_prefix: IQN Prefix
    (default: 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack')
  --target_host: iSCSI Target Host
  --target_port: iSCSI Target Port, 3260 Default
    (default: '3260')
  --xenapi_agent_path: Specifies the path in which the xenapi guest agent should
    be located. If the agent is present, network configuration is not injected
    into the image Used only if connection_type=xenapi. and
    xenapi_inject_image=True
    (default: 'usr/sbin/xe-update-networking')
  --xenapi_connection_password: Password for connection to XenServer/Xen Cloud
    Platform. Used only if connection_type=xenapi.
  --xenapi_connection_url: URL for connection to XenServer/Xen Cloud Platform.
    Required if connection_type=xenapi.
  --xenapi_connection_username: Username for connection to XenServer/Xen Cloud
    Platform. Used only if connection_type=xenapi.
    (default: 'root')
  --xenapi_image_service: Where to get VM images: glance or objectstore.
    (default: 'glance')
  --[no]xenapi_inject_image: Specifies whether an attempt to inject network/key
    data into the disk image should be made. Used only if
    connection_type=xenapi.
    (default: 'true')
  --xenapi_login_timeout: Timeout in seconds for XenAPI login.
    (default: '10')
    (an integer)
  --[no]xenapi_remap_vbd_dev: Used to enable the remapping of VBD dev (Works
    around an issue in Ubuntu Maverick)
    (default: 'false')
  --xenapi_remap_vbd_dev_prefix: Specify prefix to remap VBD dev to (ex.
    /dev/xvdb -> /dev/sdb)
    (default: 'sd')
  --xenapi_sr_base_path: Base path to the storage repository
    (default: '/var/run/sr-mount')
  --xenapi_task_poll_interval: The interval used for polling of remote tasks
    (Async.VM.start, etc). Used only if connection_type=xenapi.
    (default: '0.5')
    (a number)
  --xenapi_vhd_coalesce_max_attempts: Max number of times to poll for VHD to
    coalesce. Used only if connection_type=xenapi.
    (default: '5')
    (an integer)
  --xenapi_vhd_coalesce_poll_interval: The interval used for polling of
    coalescing vhds. Used only if connection_type=xenapi.
    (default: '5.0')
    (a number)

nova.vnc:
  --[no]vnc_enabled: enable vnc related features
    (default: 'true')
  --vncproxy_topic: the topic vnc proxy nodes listen on
    (default: 'vncproxy')
  --vncproxy_url: location of vnc console proxy, in the form
    "http://127.0.0.1:6080"
    (default: 'http://127.0.0.1:6080')
  --vncserver_host: the host interface on which vnc server should listen
    (default: '0.0.0.0')

nova.volume.driver:
  --aoe_eth_dev: Which device to export the volumes on
    (default: 'eth0')
  --blades_per_shelf: Number of vblade blades per shelf
    (default: '16')
    (an integer)
  --iscsi_ip_prefix: discover volumes on the ip that starts with this prefix
    (default: '$my_ip')
  --iscsi_num_targets: Number of iscsi target ids per host
    (default: '100')
    (an integer)
  --iscsi_target_prefix: prefix for iscsi volumes
    (default: 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack:')
  --num_iscsi_scan_tries: number of times to rescan iSCSI target to find volume
    (default: '3')
  --num_shell_tries: number of times to attempt to run flakey shell commands
    (default: '3')
  --num_shelves: Number of vblade shelves
    (default: '100')
    (an integer)
  --rbd_pool: the rbd pool in which volumes are stored
    (default: 'rbd')
  --volume_group: Name for the VG that will contain exported volumes
    (default: 'nova-volumes')

nova.volume.manager:
  --storage_availability_zone: availability zone of this service
    (default: 'nova')
  --[no]use_local_volumes: if True, will not discover local volumes
    (default: 'true')
  --volume_driver: Driver to use for volume creation
    (default: 'nova.volume.driver.ISCSIDriver')

gflags:
  --flagfile: Insert flag definitions from the given file into the command line.
    (default: '')
  --undefok: comma-separated list of flag names that it is okay to specify on
    the command line even if the program does not define a flag with that name.
    IMPORTANT: flags in this list that have arguments MUST use the --flag=value
    format.
    (default: '')
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