diff --git a/consensus/core/src/authority_node.rs b/consensus/core/src/authority_node.rs
index 3594b9415979e..2ab0aeac813a4 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/authority_node.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/authority_node.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ where
 
         network_manager.install_service(network_service).await;
 
+        info!("Authority start complete, took {:?}", start_time.elapsed());
+
         Self {
             context,
             start_time,
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/commit_observer.rs b/consensus/core/src/commit_observer.rs
index fb1f469c3c71e..0dcd9071edadc 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/commit_observer.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/commit_observer.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use mysten_metrics::monitored_mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
-use tracing::info;
+use tokio::time::Instant;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use crate::{
     block::{BlockAPI, VerifiedBlock},
@@ -97,17 +98,19 @@ impl CommitObserver {
     }
 
     fn recover_and_send_commits(&mut self, last_processed_commit_index: CommitIndex) {
+        let now = Instant::now();
         // TODO: remove this check, to allow consensus to regenerate commits?
         let last_commit = self
             .store
             .read_last_commit()
             .expect("Reading the last commit should not fail");
 
-        if let Some(last_commit) = last_commit {
+        if let Some(last_commit) = &last_commit {
             let last_commit_index = last_commit.index();
 
             assert!(last_commit_index >= last_processed_commit_index);
             if last_commit_index == last_processed_commit_index {
+                debug!("Nothing to recover for commit observer as commit index {last_commit_index} = {last_processed_commit_index} last processed index");
                 return;
             }
         };
@@ -118,6 +121,8 @@ impl CommitObserver {
             .scan_commits(((last_processed_commit_index + 1)..=CommitIndex::MAX).into())
             .expect("Scanning commits should not fail");
 
+        debug!("Recovering commit observer from {last_processed_commit_index} with last commit {:?} and {} unsent commits", last_commit, unsent_commits.len());
+
         // Resend all the committed subdags to the consensus output channel
         // for all the commits above the last processed index.
         let mut last_sent_commit_index = last_processed_commit_index;
@@ -150,6 +155,11 @@ impl CommitObserver {
 
             last_sent_commit_index += 1;
         }
+
+        debug!(
+            "Commit observer recovery complete, took {:?}",
+            now.elapsed()
+        );
     }
 
     fn report_metrics(&self, committed: &[CommittedSubDag]) {
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/core.rs b/consensus/core/src/core.rs
index 0d103dff702d8..17d3d34ab3522 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/core.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/core.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ impl Core {
                 .unwrap();
         }
 
+        debug!(
+            "Core recovery complete with last block {:?}",
+            self.last_proposed_block
+        );
+
         self
     }
 
@@ -406,6 +411,15 @@ impl Core {
             .node_metrics
             .block_ancestors
             .observe(ancestors.len() as f64);
+        for ancestor in &ancestors {
+            let authority = &self.context.committee.authority(ancestor.author()).hostname;
+            self.context
+                .metrics
+                .node_metrics
+                .block_ancestors_depth
+                .with_label_values(&[authority])
+                .observe(clock_round.saturating_sub(ancestor.round()).into());
+        }
 
         // Ensure ancestor timestamps are not more advanced than the current time.
         // Also catch the issue if system's clock go backwards.
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/metrics.rs b/consensus/core/src/metrics.rs
index 5587e77d5bcef..22543807306a3 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/metrics.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub(crate) struct NodeMetrics {
     pub(crate) proposed_blocks: IntCounterVec,
     pub(crate) block_size: Histogram,
     pub(crate) block_ancestors: Histogram,
+    pub(crate) block_ancestors_depth: HistogramVec,
     pub(crate) highest_verified_authority_round: IntGaugeVec,
     pub(crate) lowest_verified_authority_round: IntGaugeVec,
     pub(crate) block_proposal_leader_wait_ms: IntCounterVec,
@@ -190,6 +191,13 @@ impl NodeMetrics {
                 exponential_buckets(1.0, 1.4, 20).unwrap(),
                 registry,
             ).unwrap(),
+            block_ancestors_depth: register_histogram_vec_with_registry!(
+                "block_ancestors_depth",
+                "The depth in rounds of ancestors included in newly proposed blocks",
+                &["authority"],
+                exponential_buckets(1.0, 2.0, 14).unwrap(),
+                registry,
+            ).unwrap(),
             highest_verified_authority_round: register_int_gauge_vec_with_registry!(
                 "highest_verified_authority_round",
                 "The highest round of verified block for the corresponding authority",
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/network/anemo_network.rs b/consensus/core/src/network/anemo_network.rs
index 7bfeb07bdd676..54ffff9c15d16 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/network/anemo_network.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/network/anemo_network.rs
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ impl<S: NetworkService> NetworkManager<S> for AnemoManager {
             .with_label_values(&["anemo"])
             .set(1);
 
+        debug!("Starting anemo service");
+
         let server = ConsensusRpcServer::new(AnemoServiceProxy::new(self.context.clone(), service));
         let authority = self.context.committee.authority(self.context.own_index);
         // Bind to localhost in unit tests since only local networking is needed.
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/network/tonic_network.rs b/consensus/core/src/network/tonic_network.rs
index 91f826c581c42..cc12d15dd00c5 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/network/tonic_network.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/network/tonic_network.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use consensus_config::{AuthorityIndex, NetworkKeyPair, NetworkPublicKey};
 use futures::{stream, Stream, StreamExt as _};
 use hyper::server::conn::Http;
 use mysten_common::sync::notify_once::NotifyOnce;
+use mysten_metrics::monitored_future;
 use mysten_network::{
     callback::{CallbackLayer, MakeCallbackHandler, ResponseHandler},
     multiaddr::Protocol,
@@ -654,6 +655,8 @@ impl<S: NetworkService> NetworkManager<S> for TonicManager {
             .with_label_values(&["tonic"])
             .set(1);
 
+        debug!("Starting tonic service");
+
         let authority = self.context.committee.authority(self.context.own_index);
         // Bind to localhost in unit tests since only local networking is needed.
         // Bind to the unspecified address to allow the actual address to be assigned,
@@ -699,7 +702,7 @@ impl<S: NetworkService> NetworkManager<S> for TonicManager {
         let tls_acceptor = TlsAcceptor::from(Arc::new(tls_server_config));
 
         // Create listener to incoming connections.
-        let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(30);
+        let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(20);
         let listener = loop {
             if Instant::now() > deadline {
                 panic!("Failed to start server: timeout");
@@ -764,7 +767,7 @@ impl<S: NetworkService> NetworkManager<S> for TonicManager {
 
         let shutdown_notif = self.shutdown_notif.clone();
 
-        self.server.spawn(async move {
+        self.server.spawn(monitored_future!(async move {
             let mut connection_handlers = JoinSet::new();
 
             loop {
@@ -895,7 +898,7 @@ impl<S: NetworkService> NetworkManager<S> for TonicManager {
                     Ok(())
                 });
             }
-        });
+        }));
 
         info!("Server started at: {own_address}");
     }
diff --git a/consensus/core/src/synchronizer.rs b/consensus/core/src/synchronizer.rs
index 3c1019e211591..237eec4b1b436 100644
--- a/consensus/core/src/synchronizer.rs
+++ b/consensus/core/src/synchronizer.rs
@@ -244,23 +244,30 @@ impl<C: NetworkClient, V: BlockVerifier, D: CoreThreadDispatcher> Synchronizer<C
             }
             let (sender, receiver) =
                 channel("consensus_synchronizer_fetches", FETCH_BLOCKS_CONCURRENCY);
-            tasks.spawn(Self::fetch_blocks_from_authority(
+            let context_cloned = context.clone();
+            let network_cloned = network_client.clone();
+            let block_verified_cloned = block_verifier.clone();
+            let core_thread_dispatcher_cloned = core_dispatcher.clone();
+            let dag_state_cloned = dag_state.clone();
+            let command_sender_cloned = commands_sender.clone();
+
+            tasks.spawn(monitored_future!(Self::fetch_blocks_from_authority(
                 index,
-                network_client.clone(),
-                block_verifier.clone(),
-                context.clone(),
-                core_dispatcher.clone(),
-                dag_state.clone(),
+                network_cloned,
+                block_verified_cloned,
+                context_cloned,
+                core_thread_dispatcher_cloned,
+                dag_state_cloned,
                 receiver,
-                commands_sender.clone(),
-            ));
+                command_sender_cloned,
+            )));
             fetch_block_senders.insert(index, sender);
         }
 
         let commands_sender_clone = commands_sender.clone();
 
         // Spawn the task to listen to the requests & periodic runs
-        tasks.spawn(async {
+        tasks.spawn(monitored_future!(async move {
             let mut s = Self {
                 context,
                 commands_receiver,
@@ -274,7 +281,7 @@ impl<C: NetworkClient, V: BlockVerifier, D: CoreThreadDispatcher> Synchronizer<C
                 dag_state,
             };
             s.run().await;
-        });
+        }));
 
         Arc::new(SynchronizerHandle {
             commands_sender,