diff --git a/charts/nova/Chart.yaml b/charts/nova/Chart.yaml
index 818a9b9..641e158 100644
--- a/charts/nova/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nova/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 sources:
 - https://opendev.org/openstack/nova
 - https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-helm
-version: 0.3.1
+version: 0.3.10
diff --git a/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/Chart.yaml b/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/Chart.yaml
index c1296b9..7d3703e 100644
--- a/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 sources:
 - https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-helm-infra
 - https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-helm
-version: 0.2.51
+version: 0.2.53
diff --git a/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl b/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl
index 4294d40..6027b95 100644
--- a/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl
+++ b/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@
 # Create DB User
 try:
     root_engine.execute(
-        "GRANT ALL ON `{0}`.* TO \'{1}\'@\'%%\' IDENTIFIED BY \'{2}\' {3}".format(
-            database, user, password, mysql_x509))
+        "CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS \'{0}\'@\'%%\' IDENTIFIED BY \'{1}\' {2}".format(
+            user, password, mysql_x509))
+    root_engine.execute(
+        "GRANT ALL ON `{0}`.* TO \'{1}\'@\'%%\'".format(database, user))
     logger.info("Created user {0} for {1}".format(user, database))
 except:
     logger.critical("Could not create user {0} for {1}".format(user, database))
diff --git a/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/db-backup-restore/_backup_main.sh.tpl b/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/db-backup-restore/_backup_main.sh.tpl
index 9597d34..3963bd4 100644
--- a/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/db-backup-restore/_backup_main.sh.tpl
+++ b/charts/nova/charts/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/db-backup-restore/_backup_main.sh.tpl
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
   fi
 
   # load balance delay
-  DELAY=$((1 + ${RANDOM} % 300))
+  DELAY=$((1 + ${RANDOM} % 30))
   echo "Sleeping for ${DELAY} seconds to spread the load in time..."
   sleep ${DELAY}
 
@@ -231,31 +231,17 @@
     return 2
   fi
 
-  # load balance delay
-  DELAY=$((1 + ${RANDOM} % 300))
-  echo "Sleeping for ${DELAY} seconds to spread the load in time..."
-  sleep ${DELAY}
-
-  # Calculation remote file SHA256 hash
-  REMOTE_FILE=$(mktemp -p /tmp)
-  openstack object save --file ${REMOTE_FILE} $CONTAINER_NAME $FILE
-  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-    log WARN "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Unable to save container object $FILE for SHA256 hash verification."
-    rm -rf ${REMOTE_FILE}
-    return 1
-  fi
-
   # Remote backup verification
-  SHA256_REMOTE=$(cat ${REMOTE_FILE} | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
-  SHA256_LOCAL=$(cat ${FILEPATH}/${FILE} | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
-  log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Calculated SHA256 hashes for the file $FILE in container $CONTAINER_NAME."
-  log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Local SHA256 hash is ${SHA256_LOCAL}."
-  log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Remote SHA256 hash is ${SHA256_REMOTE}."
-  if [[ "${SHA256_LOCAL}" == "${SHA256_REMOTE}" ]]; then
-      log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "The local backup & remote backup SHA256 hash values are matching for file $FILE in container $CONTAINER_NAME."
+  MD5_REMOTE=$(openstack object show $CONTAINER_NAME $FILE -f json | jq -r ".etag")
+  MD5_LOCAL=$(cat ${FILEPATH}/${FILE} | md5sum | awk '{print $1}')
+  log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Obtained MD5 hash for the file $FILE in container $CONTAINER_NAME."
+  log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Local MD5 hash is ${MD5_LOCAL}."
+  log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Remote MD5 hash is ${MD5_REMOTE}."
+  if [[ "${MD5_LOCAL}" == "${MD5_REMOTE}" ]]; then
+      log INFO "${DB_NAME}_backup" "The local backup & remote backup MD5 hash values are matching for file $FILE in container $CONTAINER_NAME."
   else
-      log ERROR "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Mismatch between the local backup & remote backup sha256 hash values"
-      return 1
+      log ERROR "${DB_NAME}_backup" "Mismatch between the local backup & remote backup MD5 hash values"
+      return 2
   fi
   rm -rf ${REMOTE_FILE}
 
diff --git a/charts/nova/requirements.lock b/charts/nova/requirements.lock
index 75ab5ad..45f58d3 100644
--- a/charts/nova/requirements.lock
+++ b/charts/nova/requirements.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: helm-toolkit
   repository: file://../../openstack-helm-infra/helm-toolkit
-  version: 0.2.51
-digest: sha256:9fe05ff9103d825422e13cdd8ce9852c3dacfadc12751b7883affdbe483b1b3b
-generated: "2023-01-30T23:09:59.565900423Z"
+  version: 0.2.53
+digest: sha256:f8f4fbba6f638b79447f7e458933b07deb792ae30a14df5900bde542cf0e64a6
+generated: "2023-05-16T04:42:22.712454279Z"
diff --git a/charts/nova/templates/bin/_ssh-start.sh.tpl b/charts/nova/templates/bin/_ssh-start.sh.tpl
index abbf9f0..562da44 100644
--- a/charts/nova/templates/bin/_ssh-start.sh.tpl
+++ b/charts/nova/templates/bin/_ssh-start.sh.tpl
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@
 
 rm /tmp/sshd_config_extend
 
+mkdir -p /run/sshd
+
 exec /usr/sbin/sshd -D -e -o Port=$SSH_PORT
diff --git a/charts/nova/templates/configmap-etc.yaml b/charts/nova/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
index 12ad86c..b7638e5 100644
--- a/charts/nova/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
+++ b/charts/nova/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@
 
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{- if not .Values.conf.paste }}
+{{- $_ := set $envAll.Values.conf.nova.wsgi "api_paste_config" "/var/lib/openstack/etc/nova/api-paste.ini" -}}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- if empty .Values.conf.nova.database.connection -}}
 {{- $connection := tuple "oslo_db" "internal" "nova" "mysql" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.authenticated_endpoint_uri_lookup" -}}
 {{- if .Values.manifests.certificates -}}
@@ -270,7 +274,9 @@
 type: Opaque
 data:
   rally_tests.yaml: {{ toYaml .Values.conf.rally_tests.tests | b64enc }}
+  {{- if .Values.conf.paste }}
   api-paste.ini: {{ include "helm-toolkit.utils.to_oslo_conf" .Values.conf.paste | b64enc }}
+  {{- end }}
   policy.yaml: {{ toYaml .Values.conf.policy | b64enc }}
   nova_sudoers: {{ $envAll.Values.conf.nova_sudoers | b64enc }}
   rootwrap.conf: {{ .Values.conf.rootwrap | b64enc }}
diff --git a/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml b/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml
index e7039f5..1d74685 100644
--- a/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml
+++ b/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml
@@ -142,10 +142,12 @@
               subPath: {{ base .Values.conf.nova.DEFAULT.log_config_append }}
               readOnly: true
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.conf.paste }}
             - name: nova-etc
               mountPath: /etc/nova/api-paste.ini
               subPath: api-paste.ini
               readOnly: true
+            {{- end }}
             - name: nova-etc
               mountPath: /etc/nova/policy.yaml
               subPath: policy.yaml
diff --git a/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml b/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml
index 4cb6744..df57940 100644
--- a/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml
+++ b/charts/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@
               subPath: {{ base .Values.conf.nova.DEFAULT.log_config_append }}
               readOnly: true
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.conf.paste }}
             - name: nova-etc
               mountPath: /etc/nova/api-paste.ini
               subPath: api-paste.ini
               readOnly: true
+            {{- end }}
             - name: nova-etc
               mountPath: /etc/nova/policy.yaml
               subPath: policy.yaml
diff --git a/charts/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml b/charts/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml
index e430d25..2c65401 100644
--- a/charts/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml
+++ b/charts/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   port: {{ tuple "compute_spice_proxy" "internal" "spice_proxy" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{- define "novaSpiceproxyReadynessProbeTemplate" }}
+{{- define "novaSpiceproxyReadinessProbeTemplate" }}
 tcpSocket:
   port: {{ tuple "compute_spice_proxy" "internal" "spice_proxy" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/nova/values.yaml b/charts/nova/values.yaml
index 26841a4..b725160 100644
--- a/charts/nova/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nova/values.yaml
@@ -796,57 +796,7 @@
           sla:
             failure_rate:
               max: 0
-  paste:
-    composite:metadata:
-      use: egg:Paste#urlmap
-      /: meta
-    pipeline:meta:
-      pipeline: cors metaapp
-    app:metaapp:
-      paste.app_factory: nova.api.metadata.handler:MetadataRequestHandler.factory
-    composite:osapi_compute:
-      use: call:nova.api.openstack.urlmap:urlmap_factory
-      /: oscomputeversions
-      /v2: openstack_compute_api_v21_legacy_v2_compatible
-      /v2.1: openstack_compute_api_v21
-    composite:openstack_compute_api_v21:
-      use: call:nova.api.auth:pipeline_factory_v21
-      noauth2: cors http_proxy_to_wsgi compute_req_id faultwrap sizelimit noauth2 osapi_compute_app_v21
-      keystone: cors http_proxy_to_wsgi compute_req_id faultwrap sizelimit authtoken audit keystonecontext osapi_compute_app_v21
-    composite:openstack_compute_api_v21_legacy_v2_compatible:
-      use: call:nova.api.auth:pipeline_factory_v21
-      noauth2: cors http_proxy_to_wsgi compute_req_id faultwrap sizelimit noauth2 legacy_v2_compatible osapi_compute_app_v21
-      keystone: cors http_proxy_to_wsgi compute_req_id faultwrap sizelimit authtoken audit keystonecontext legacy_v2_compatible osapi_compute_app_v21
-    filter:request_id:
-      paste.filter_factory: oslo_middleware:RequestId.factory
-    filter:compute_req_id:
-      paste.filter_factory: nova.api.compute_req_id:ComputeReqIdMiddleware.factory
-    filter:faultwrap:
-      paste.filter_factory: nova.api.openstack:FaultWrapper.factory
-    filter:noauth2:
-      paste.filter_factory: nova.api.openstack.auth:NoAuthMiddleware.factory
-    filter:sizelimit:
-      paste.filter_factory: oslo_middleware:RequestBodySizeLimiter.factory
-    filter:http_proxy_to_wsgi:
-      paste.filter_factory: oslo_middleware.http_proxy_to_wsgi:HTTPProxyToWSGI.factory
-    filter:legacy_v2_compatible:
-      paste.filter_factory: nova.api.openstack:LegacyV2CompatibleWrapper.factory
-    app:osapi_compute_app_v21:
-      paste.app_factory: nova.api.openstack.compute:APIRouterV21.factory
-    pipeline:oscomputeversions:
-      pipeline: faultwrap http_proxy_to_wsgi oscomputeversionapp
-    app:oscomputeversionapp:
-      paste.app_factory: nova.api.openstack.compute.versions:Versions.factory
-    filter:cors:
-      paste.filter_factory: oslo_middleware.cors:filter_factory
-      oslo_config_project: nova
-    filter:keystonecontext:
-      paste.filter_factory: nova.api.auth:NovaKeystoneContext.factory
-    filter:authtoken:
-      paste.filter_factory: keystonemiddleware.auth_token:filter_factory
-    filter:audit:
-      paste.filter_factory: keystonemiddleware.audit:filter_factory
-      audit_map_file: /etc/nova/api_audit_map.conf
+  paste: {}
   policy: {}
   nova_sudoers: |
     # This sudoers file supports rootwrap for both Kolla and LOCI Images.
@@ -1399,6 +1349,7 @@
       auth_type: password
       auth_version: v3
       memcache_security_strategy: ENCRYPT
+      service_type: compute
     notifications:
       notify_on_state_change: vm_and_task_state
     service_user:
@@ -2164,6 +2115,9 @@
       - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
         operator: Exists
         effect: NoSchedule
+      - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
+        operator: Exists
+        effect: NoSchedule
   mounts:
     nova_compute:
       init_container: null