10.2. Compute Service Log Files

The log files of the Compute service are stored in the /var/log/nova/ directory of the host on which each service runs.

Table 10.2. Compute Service Log Files

File name Description
api.log
The log of the API service (openstack-nova-api).
cert.log
The log of the X509 certificate service (openstack-nova-cert). This service is only required by the EC2 API to the Compute service.
compute.log
The log file of the Compute service itself (openstack-nova-compute).
conductor.log
The log file of the conductor (openstack-nova-conductor) that provides database query support to the Compute service.
consoleauth.log
The log file of the console authentication service (openstack-nova-consoleauth).
network.log
The log of the Compute network service (openstack-nova-network). Note that this service only runs in environments that are not configured to use OpenStack Networking.
nova-manage.log
The log of the management interface (nova-manage).
scheduler.log
The log of the Scheduler service (openstack-nova-scheduler).