diff --git a/run_tempest.sh b/run_tempest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..be9b38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_tempest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function usage {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
+  echo "Run Tempest test suite"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  -V, --virtual-env        Always use virtualenv.  Install automatically if not present"
+  echo "  -N, --no-virtual-env     Don't use virtualenv.  Run tests in local environment"
+  echo "  -n, --no-site-packages   Isolate the virtualenv from the global Python environment"
+  echo "  -f, --force              Force a clean re-build of the virtual environment. Useful when dependencies have been added."
+  echo "  -u, --update             Update the virtual environment with any newer package versions"
+  echo "  -s, --smoke              Only run smoke tests"
+  echo "  -t, --serial             Run testr serially"
+  echo "  -C, --config             Config file location"
+  echo "  -h, --help               Print this usage message"
+  echo "  -d, --debug              Debug this script -- set -o xtrace"
+  echo "  -l, --logging            Enable logging"
+  echo "  -L, --logging-config     Logging config file location.  Default is etc/logging.conf"
+  echo "  -- [TESTROPTIONS]        After the first '--' you can pass arbitrary arguments to testr "
+}
+
+testrargs=""
+venv=.venv
+with_venv=tools/with_venv.sh
+serial=0
+always_venv=0
+never_venv=0
+no_site_packages=0
+force=0
+wrapper=""
+config_file=""
+update=0
+logging=0
+logging_config=etc/logging.conf
+
+if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfusthdC:lL: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,smoke,serial,help,debug,config:,logging,logging-config: -- "$@")
+then
+    # parse error
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+eval set -- $options
+first_uu=yes
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -h|--help) usage; exit;;
+    -V|--virtual-env) always_venv=1; never_venv=0;;
+    -N|--no-virtual-env) always_venv=0; never_venv=1;;
+    -n|--no-site-packages) no_site_packages=1;;
+    -f|--force) force=1;;
+    -u|--update) update=1;;
+    -d|--debug) set -o xtrace;;
+    -C|--config) config_file=$2; shift;;
+    -s|--smoke) testrargs+="smoke"; noseargs+="--attr=type=smoke";;
+    -t|--serial) serial=1;;
+    -l|--logging) logging=1;;
+    -L|--logging-config) logging_config=$2; shift;;
+    --) [ "yes" == "$first_uu" ] || testrargs="$testrargs $1"; first_uu=no  ;;
+    *) testrargs="$testrargs $1"; noseargs+=" $1" ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if [ -n "$config_file" ]; then
+    config_file=`readlink -f "$config_file"`
+    export TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$config_file"`
+    export TEMPEST_CONFIG=`basename "$config_file"`
+fi
+
+if [ $logging -eq 1 ]; then
+    if [ ! -f "$logging_config" ]; then
+        echo "No such logging config file: $logging_config"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    logging_config=`readlink -f "$logging_config"`
+    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$logging_config"`
+    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG=`basename "$logging_config"`
+fi
+
+cd `dirname "$0"`
+
+if [ $no_site_packages -eq 1 ]; then
+  installvenvopts="--no-site-packages"
+fi
+
+function testr_init {
+  if [ ! -d .testrepository ]; then
+      ${wrapper} testr init
+  fi
+}
+
+function run_tests {
+  testr_init
+  ${wrapper} find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+  export OS_TEST_PATH=./tempest/test_discover
+  if [ $serial -eq 1 ]; then
+      ${wrapper} testr run --subunit $testrargs | ${wrapper} subunit-2to1 | ${wrapper} tools/colorizer.py
+  else
+      ${wrapper} testr run --parallel --subunit $testrargs | ${wrapper} subunit-2to1 | ${wrapper} tools/colorizer.py
+  fi
+}
+
+function run_tests_nose {
+    export NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15.00
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3.00
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
+    export TEMPEST_PY26_NOSE_COMPAT=1
+    if [[ "x$noseargs" =~ "tempest" ]]; then
+        noseargs="$testrargs"
+    else
+        noseargs="$noseargs tempest"
+    fi
+    ${wrapper} nosetests $noseargs
+}
+
+if [ $never_venv -eq 0 ]
+then
+  # Remove the virtual environment if --force used
+  if [ $force -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "Cleaning virtualenv..."
+    rm -rf ${venv}
+  fi
+  if [ $update -eq 1 ]; then
+      echo "Updating virtualenv..."
+      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+  fi
+  if [ -e ${venv} ]; then
+    wrapper="${with_venv}"
+  else
+    if [ $always_venv -eq 1 ]; then
+      # Automatically install the virtualenv
+      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+      wrapper="${with_venv}"
+    else
+      echo -e "No virtual environment found...create one? (Y/n) \c"
+      read use_ve
+      if [ "x$use_ve" = "xY" -o "x$use_ve" = "x" -o "x$use_ve" = "xy" ]; then
+        # Install the virtualenv and run the test suite in it
+        python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+        wrapper=${with_venv}
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+py_version=`${wrapper} python --version 2>&1`
+if [[ $py_version =~ "2.6" ]] ; then
+    run_tests_nose
+else
+    run_tests
+fi
+retval=$?
+
+exit $retval
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 3c9c051..9dc8d7b 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -2,21 +2,17 @@
 
 function usage {
   echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
-  echo "Run Tempest test suite"
+  echo "Run Tempest unit tests"
   echo ""
   echo "  -V, --virtual-env        Always use virtualenv.  Install automatically if not present"
   echo "  -N, --no-virtual-env     Don't use virtualenv.  Run tests in local environment"
   echo "  -n, --no-site-packages   Isolate the virtualenv from the global Python environment"
   echo "  -f, --force              Force a clean re-build of the virtual environment. Useful when dependencies have been added."
   echo "  -u, --update             Update the virtual environment with any newer package versions"
-  echo "  -s, --smoke              Only run smoke tests"
   echo "  -t, --serial             Run testr serially"
-  echo "  -C, --config             Config file location"
   echo "  -p, --pep8               Just run pep8"
   echo "  -h, --help               Print this usage message"
   echo "  -d, --debug              Debug this script -- set -o xtrace"
-  echo "  -l, --logging            Enable logging"
-  echo "  -L, --logging-config     Logging config file location.  Default is etc/logging.conf"
   echo "  -- [TESTROPTIONS]        After the first '--' you can pass arbitrary arguments to testr "
 }
 
@@ -32,10 +28,8 @@
 wrapper=""
 config_file=""
 update=0
-logging=0
-logging_config=etc/logging.conf
 
-if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfustphdC:lL: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,smoke,serial,pep8,help,debug,config:,logging,logging-config: -- "$@")
+if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfutphd -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,serial,pep8,help,debug -- "$@")
 then
     # parse error
     usage
@@ -53,33 +47,14 @@
     -f|--force) force=1;;
     -u|--update) update=1;;
     -d|--debug) set -o xtrace;;
-    -C|--config) config_file=$2; shift;;
     -p|--pep8) let just_pep8=1;;
-    -s|--smoke) testrargs+="smoke"; noseargs+="--attr=type=smoke";;
     -t|--serial) serial=1;;
-    -l|--logging) logging=1;;
-    -L|--logging-config) logging_config=$2; shift;;
     --) [ "yes" == "$first_uu" ] || testrargs="$testrargs $1"; first_uu=no  ;;
     *) testrargs="$testrargs $1"; noseargs+=" $1" ;;
   esac
   shift
 done
 
-if [ -n "$config_file" ]; then
-    config_file=`readlink -f "$config_file"`
-    export TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$config_file"`
-    export TEMPEST_CONFIG=`basename "$config_file"`
-fi
-
-if [ $logging -eq 1 ]; then
-    if [ ! -f "$logging_config" ]; then
-        echo "No such logging config file: $logging_config"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    logging_config=`readlink -f "$logging_config"`
-    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$logging_config"`
-    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG=`basename "$logging_config"`
-fi
 
 cd `dirname "$0"`
 
@@ -96,6 +71,7 @@
 function run_tests {
   testr_init
   ${wrapper} find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+  export OS_TEST_PATH=./tempest/tests
   if [ $serial -eq 1 ]; then
       ${wrapper} testr run --subunit $testrargs | ${wrapper} subunit-2to1 | ${wrapper} tools/colorizer.py
   else
@@ -103,22 +79,6 @@
   fi
 }
 
-function run_tests_nose {
-    export NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15.00
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3.00
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
-    export TEMPEST_PY26_NOSE_COMPAT=1
-    if [[ "x$noseargs" =~ "tempest" ]]; then
-        noseargs="$testrargs"
-    else
-        noseargs="$noseargs tempest"
-    fi
-    ${wrapper} nosetests $noseargs
-}
-
 function run_pep8 {
   echo "Running flake8 ..."
   if [ $never_venv -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -163,12 +123,7 @@
     exit
 fi
 
-py_version=`${wrapper} python --version 2>&1`
-if [[ $py_version =~ "2.6" ]] ; then
-    run_tests_nose
-else
-    run_tests
-fi
+run_tests
 retval=$?
 
 if [ -z "$testrargs" ]; then
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
index 5019003..5058211 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class InstanceActionsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
         cls.request_id = resp['x-compute-request-id']
         cls.server_id = server['id']
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_instance_actions(self):
         # List actions of the provided server
         resp, body = self.client.reboot(self.server_id, 'HARD')
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in body if i['action'] == 'create']))
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in body if i['action'] == 'reboot']))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_instance_action(self):
         # Get the action details of the provided server
         resp, body = self.client.get_instance_action(self.server_id,
@@ -52,18 +51,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(self.server_id, body['instance_uuid'])
         self.assertEqual('create', body['action'])
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_list_instance_actions_invalid_server(self):
-        # List actions of the invalid server id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
-                          self.client.list_instance_actions, 'server-999')
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_get_instance_action_invalid_request(self):
-        # Get the action details of the provided server with invalid request
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_instance_action,
-                          self.server_id, '999')
-
 
 class InstanceActionsTestXML(InstanceActionsTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68f2dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.servers_client
+        resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        cls.server_id = server['id']
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_list_instance_actions_non_existent_server(self):
+        # List actions of the non-existent server id
+        non_existent_server_id = data_utils.rand_uuid()
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.list_instance_actions,
+                          non_existent_server_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_instance_action_invalid_request(self):
+        # Get the action details of the provided server with invalid request
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_instance_action,
+                          self.server_id, '999')
+
+
+class InstanceActionsNegativeTestXML(InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
index e7cb806..47d8cca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 
         The containers should be visible from the container_client given.
         Will not throw any error if the containers don't exist.
+        Will not check that object and container deletions succeed.
 
         :param containers: list of container names to remove
         :param container_client: if None, use cls.container_client, this means
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
index 4958f70..9c2834d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import skip_because
 
 
 class ObjectExpiryTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -33,31 +32,20 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        """The test script fails in tear down class
-        as the container contains expired objects (LP bug 1069849).
-        But delete action for the expired object is raising
-        NotFound exception and also non empty container cannot be deleted.
-        """
         cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
         super(ObjectExpiryTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @skip_because(bug="1069849")
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_get_object_after_expiry_time(self):
-        # TODO(harika-vakadi): similar test case has to be created for
-        # "X-Delete-At", after this test case works.
-
+    def _test_object_expiry(self, metadata):
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestObject')
-        data = data_utils.arbitrary_string()
         resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(self.container_name,
-                                                   object_name, data)
-        # update object metadata with expiry time of 3 seconds
-        metadata = {'X-Delete-After': '3'}
+                                                   object_name, '')
+        # update object metadata
         resp, _ = \
             self.object_client.update_object_metadata(self.container_name,
                                                       object_name, metadata,
                                                       metadata_prefix='')
+        # verify object metadata
         resp, _ = \
             self.object_client.list_object_metadata(self.container_name,
                                                     object_name)
@@ -69,10 +57,20 @@
         self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'GET')
         self.assertIn('x-delete-at', resp)
-        # check data
-        self.assertEqual(body, data)
+
         # sleep for over 5 seconds, so that object expires
         time.sleep(5)
+
         # object should not be there anymore
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.object_client.get_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_object_after_expiry_time(self):
+        metadata = {'X-Delete-After': '3'}
+        self._test_object_expiry(metadata)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_object_at_expiry_time(self):
+        metadata = {'X-Delete-At': str(int(time.time()) + 3)}
+        self._test_object_expiry(metadata)
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f661a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest import config
+import tempest.test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class BaseTelemetryTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
+
+    """Base test case class for all Telemetry API tests."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
+            raise cls.skipException("Ceilometer support is required")
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
index 8bdd633..b762b47 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
-
-import tempest.cli
+from tempest import cli
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
+CONF = config.CONF
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest(tempest.cli.ClientTestBase):
+class SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest(cli.ClientTestBase):
     """Basic, read-only tests for Ceilometer CLI client.
 
     Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
index 61ffc25..34c6fd9 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
@@ -18,18 +18,17 @@
 import re
 import subprocess
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
-
-import tempest.cli
+from tempest import cli
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest import test
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
+CONF = config.CONF
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class SimpleReadOnlyNeutronClientTest(tempest.cli.ClientTestBase):
+class SimpleReadOnlyNeutronClientTest(cli.ClientTestBase):
     """Basic, read-only tests for Neutron CLI client.
 
     Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
     def _test_neutron_lbaas_command(self, command):
         try:
             self.neutron(command)
-        except tempest.cli.CommandFailed as e:
+        except cli.CommandFailed as e:
             if '404 Not Found' not in e.stderr:
                 self.fail('%s: Unexpected failure.' % command)
 
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@
                                'router-show', 'agent-update', 'help'))
         self.assertFalse(wanted_commands - commands)
 
-     # Optional arguments:
+    # Optional arguments:
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_neutron_version(self):
diff --git a/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json b/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json
index 0cb6776..e03fd4f 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json
+++ b/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
              "new_floating": true,
              "verify": ["check_icmp_echo", "check_port_ssh"],
              "check_timeout": 120,
-             "check_inerval": 1,
+             "check_interval": 1,
              "wait_after_vm_create": true,
              "wait_for_disassociate": true,
              "reboot": false}