The current loop is:

        delay = 1
        while True:
            # Close the session if necessary
            if self.connection.opened():
                try:
                    self.connection.close()
                except qpid_exceptions.ConnectionError:
                    pass

            broker = self.brokers[attempt % len(self.brokers)]
            attempt += 1

            try:
                self.connection_create(broker)
                self.connection.open()
            except qpid_exceptions.ConnectionError, e:
                msg_dict = dict(e=e, delay=delay)
                msg = _("Unable to connect to AMQP server: %(e)s. "
                        "Sleeping %(delay)s seconds") % msg_dict
                LOG.error(msg)
                time.sleep(delay)
                delay = min(2 * delay, 60)

that can lead to over 60 seconds waiting time if the qpid sever is not immediately available at startup.

60 seconds is too long for HA environment where timers need to be very aggressive to reduce downtime to the very minimum.

This is a blocker for HA deployments.