diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 70c791b..4a567e7 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -250,6 +250,19 @@
 # Should the tests ssh to instances? (boolean value)
 #run_ssh=false
 
+# Auth method used for authenticate to the instance. Valid
+# choices are: keypair, configured, adminpass. keypair: start
+# the servers with an ssh keypair. configured: use the
+# configured user and password. adminpass: use the injected
+# adminPass. disabled: avoid using ssh when it is an option.
+# (string value)
+#ssh_auth_method=keypair
+
+# How to connect to the instance? fixed: using the first ip
+# belongs the fixed network floating: creating and using a
+# floating ip (string value)
+#ssh_connect_method=fixed
+
 # User name used to authenticate to an instance. (string
 # value)
 #ssh_user=root
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e97eece..fe3e5e5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 keyring>=2.1
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 oslo.config>=1.2.0
-six>=1.5.2
+six>=1.6.0
 iso8601>=0.1.9
 fixtures>=0.3.14
 testscenarios>=0.4
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a701572..f4aa3e1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     Programming Language :: Python :: 2
     Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
 
+[entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+    verify-tempest-config = tempest.cmd.verify_tempest_config:main
+
 [build_sphinx]
 all_files = 1
 build-dir = doc/build
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index d1bda83..e1dbc76 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.set_network_resources()
         super(BaseComputeTest, cls).setUpClass()
 
         os = cls.get_client_manager()
@@ -203,6 +204,13 @@
             LOG.warn("Unable to delete volume '%s' since it was not found. "
                      "Maybe it was already deleted?" % volume_id)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def prepare_instance_network(cls):
+        if (CONF.compute.ssh_auth_method != 'disabled' and
+                CONF.compute.ssh_connect_method == 'floating'):
+            cls.set_network_resources(network=True, subnet=True, router=True,
+                                      dhcp=True)
+
 
 class BaseV2ComputeTest(BaseComputeTest):
 
@@ -211,7 +219,6 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         # By default compute tests do not create network resources
-        cls.set_network_resources()
         super(BaseV2ComputeTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_client
         cls.flavors_client = cls.os.flavors_client
@@ -312,17 +319,11 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         # By default compute tests do not create network resources
-        if cls._interface == "xml":
-            skip_msg = ("XML interface is being removed from Nova v3. "
-                        "%s will be removed shortly" % cls.__name__)
-            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
-
         if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_v3:
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as nova v3 api is not available" %
                         cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
 
-        cls.set_network_resources()
         super(BaseV3ComputeTest, cls).setUpClass()
 
         cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_v3_client
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
index f0a8c8d..e135eca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(ServersTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.meta = {'hello': 'world'}
         cls.accessIPv4 = '1.1.1.1'
@@ -53,13 +54,6 @@
         resp, cls.server = cls.client.get_server(cls.server_initial['id'])
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_create_server_response(self):
-        # Check that the required fields are returned with values
-        self.assertEqual(202, self.resp.status)
-        self.assertTrue(self.server_initial['id'] is not None)
-        self.assertTrue(self.server_initial['adminPass'] is not None)
-
-    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_verify_server_details(self):
         # Verify the specified server attributes are set correctly
         self.assertEqual(self.accessIPv4, self.server['accessIPv4'])
@@ -114,26 +108,10 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(ServersWithSpecificFlavorTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.meta = {'hello': 'world'}
-        cls.accessIPv4 = '1.1.1.1'
-        cls.accessIPv6 = '0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:babe:220.12.22.2'
-        cls.name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
-        file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
-        personality = [{'path': '/test.txt',
-                       'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents)}]
-        cls.client = cls.servers_client
         cls.flavor_client = cls.os_adm.flavors_client
-        cli_resp = cls.create_test_server(name=cls.name,
-                                          meta=cls.meta,
-                                          accessIPv4=cls.accessIPv4,
-                                          accessIPv6=cls.accessIPv6,
-                                          personality=personality,
-                                          disk_config=cls.disk_config)
-        cls.resp, cls.server_initial = cli_resp
-        cls.password = cls.server_initial['adminPass']
-        cls.client.wait_for_server_status(cls.server_initial['id'], 'ACTIVE')
-        resp, cls.server = cls.client.get_server(cls.server_initial['id'])
+        cls.client = cls.servers_client
 
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute.run_ssh,
                           'Instance validation tests are disabled.')
@@ -141,7 +119,7 @@
     def test_verify_created_server_ephemeral_disk(self):
         # Verify that the ephemeral disk is created when creating server
 
-        def create_flavor_with_extra_specs(self):
+        def create_flavor_with_extra_specs():
             flavor_with_eph_disk_name = data_utils.rand_name('eph_flavor')
             flavor_with_eph_disk_id = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=1000)
             ram = 64
@@ -154,12 +132,12 @@
                                           ram, vcpus, disk,
                                           flavor_with_eph_disk_id,
                                           ephemeral=1))
-            self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+            self.addCleanup(flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
             self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
             return flavor['id']
 
-        def create_flavor_without_extra_specs(self):
+        def create_flavor_without_extra_specs():
             flavor_no_eph_disk_name = data_utils.rand_name('no_eph_flavor')
             flavor_no_eph_disk_id = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
@@ -172,18 +150,18 @@
                             create_flavor(flavor_no_eph_disk_name,
                                           ram, vcpus, disk,
                                           flavor_no_eph_disk_id))
-            self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+            self.addCleanup(flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
             self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
             return flavor['id']
 
-        def flavor_clean_up(self, flavor_id):
+        def flavor_clean_up(flavor_id):
             resp, body = self.flavor_client.delete_flavor(flavor_id)
             self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
             self.flavor_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(flavor_id)
 
-        flavor_with_eph_disk_id = self.create_flavor_with_extra_specs()
-        flavor_no_eph_disk_id = self.create_flavor_without_extra_specs()
+        flavor_with_eph_disk_id = create_flavor_with_extra_specs()
+        flavor_no_eph_disk_id = create_flavor_without_extra_specs()
 
         admin_pass = self.image_ssh_password
 
@@ -196,13 +174,18 @@
                                       adminPass=admin_pass,
                                       flavor=flavor_with_eph_disk_id))
         # Get partition number of server without extra specs.
+        _, server_no_eph_disk = self.client.get_server(
+            server_no_eph_disk['id'])
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(server_no_eph_disk,
-                                                  self.ssh_user, self.password)
-        partition_num = len(linux_client.get_partitions())
+                                                  self.ssh_user, admin_pass)
+        partition_num = len(linux_client.get_partitions().split('\n'))
 
+        _, server_with_eph_disk = self.client.get_server(
+            server_with_eph_disk['id'])
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(server_with_eph_disk,
-                                                  self.ssh_user, self.password)
-        self.assertEqual(partition_num + 1, linux_client.get_partitions())
+                                                  self.ssh_user, admin_pass)
+        partition_num_emph = len(linux_client.get_partitions().split('\n'))
+        self.assertEqual(partition_num + 1, partition_num_emph)
 
 
 class ServersTestManualDisk(ServersTestJSON):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index cc2d1ee..1f2bca9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(ServerActionsTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
         cls.server_id = cls.rebuild_server(None)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_attach_volume.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_attach_volume.py
index 28d8517..e994c7f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_attach_volume.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_attach_volume.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(AttachVolumeV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.device = CONF.compute.volume_device_name
         if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_create_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_create_server.py
index 80c40a2..c59fe91 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_create_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_create_server.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(ServersV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.meta = {'hello': 'world'}
         cls.accessIPv4 = '1.1.1.1'
@@ -53,13 +54,6 @@
         resp, cls.server = cls.client.get_server(cls.server_initial['id'])
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_create_server_response(self):
-        # Check that the required fields are returned with values
-        self.assertEqual(202, self.resp.status)
-        self.assertTrue(self.server_initial['id'] is not None)
-        self.assertTrue(self.server_initial['admin_password'] is not None)
-
-    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_verify_server_details(self):
         # Verify the specified server attributes are set correctly
         self.assertEqual(self.accessIPv4,
@@ -115,26 +109,10 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(ServersWithSpecificFlavorV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.meta = {'hello': 'world'}
-        cls.accessIPv4 = '1.1.1.1'
-        cls.accessIPv6 = '0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:babe:220.12.22.2'
-        cls.name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
-        file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
-        personality = [{'path': '/test.txt',
-                       'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents)}]
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
         cls.flavor_client = cls.flavors_admin_client
-        cli_resp = cls.create_test_server(name=cls.name,
-                                          meta=cls.meta,
-                                          access_ip_v4=cls.accessIPv4,
-                                          access_ip_v6=cls.accessIPv6,
-                                          personality=personality,
-                                          disk_config=cls.disk_config)
-        cls.resp, cls.server_initial = cli_resp
-        cls.password = cls.server_initial['admin_password']
-        cls.client.wait_for_server_status(cls.server_initial['id'], 'ACTIVE')
-        resp, cls.server = cls.client.get_server(cls.server_initial['id'])
 
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute.run_ssh,
                           'Instance validation tests are disabled.')
@@ -142,7 +120,7 @@
     def test_verify_created_server_ephemeral_disk(self):
         # Verify that the ephemeral disk is created when creating server
 
-        def create_flavor_with_extra_specs(self):
+        def create_flavor_with_extra_specs():
             flavor_with_eph_disk_name = data_utils.rand_name('eph_flavor')
             flavor_with_eph_disk_id = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=1000)
             ram = 512
@@ -154,13 +132,13 @@
                             create_flavor(flavor_with_eph_disk_name,
                                           ram, vcpus, disk,
                                           flavor_with_eph_disk_id,
-                                          ephemeral=1, swap=1024, rxtx=1))
-            self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+                                          ephemeral=1, rxtx=1))
+            self.addCleanup(flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+            self.assertEqual(201, resp.status)
 
             return flavor['id']
 
-        def create_flavor_without_extra_specs(self):
+        def create_flavor_without_extra_specs():
             flavor_no_eph_disk_name = data_utils.rand_name('no_eph_flavor')
             flavor_no_eph_disk_id = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
@@ -173,18 +151,18 @@
                             create_flavor(flavor_no_eph_disk_name,
                                           ram, vcpus, disk,
                                           flavor_no_eph_disk_id))
-            self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.addCleanup(flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+            self.assertEqual(201, resp.status)
 
             return flavor['id']
 
-        def flavor_clean_up(self, flavor_id):
+        def flavor_clean_up(flavor_id):
             resp, body = self.flavor_client.delete_flavor(flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 204)
             self.flavor_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(flavor_id)
 
-        flavor_with_eph_disk_id = self.create_flavor_with_extra_specs()
-        flavor_no_eph_disk_id = self.create_flavor_without_extra_specs()
+        flavor_with_eph_disk_id = create_flavor_with_extra_specs()
+        flavor_no_eph_disk_id = create_flavor_without_extra_specs()
 
         admin_pass = self.image_ssh_password
 
@@ -197,13 +175,17 @@
                                       adminPass=admin_pass,
                                       flavor=flavor_with_eph_disk_id))
         # Get partition number of server without extra specs.
+        _, server_no_eph_disk = self.client.get_server(
+            server_no_eph_disk['id'])
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(server_no_eph_disk,
-                                                  self.ssh_user, self.password)
-        partition_num = len(linux_client.get_partitions())
-
+                                                  self.ssh_user, admin_pass)
+        partition_num = len(linux_client.get_partitions().split('\n'))
+        _, server_with_eph_disk = self.client.get_server(
+            server_with_eph_disk['id'])
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(server_with_eph_disk,
-                                                  self.ssh_user, self.password)
-        self.assertEqual(partition_num + 1, linux_client.get_partitions())
+                                                  self.ssh_user, admin_pass)
+        partition_num_emph = len(linux_client.get_partitions().split('\n'))
+        self.assertEqual(partition_num + 1, partition_num_emph)
 
 
 class ServersV3TestManualDisk(ServersV3Test):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
index ab1ccc4..1495cb7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(ServerActionsV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
         cls.server_id = cls.rebuild_server(None)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
index ab9d144..4585912 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.prepare_instance_network()
         super(AttachVolumeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.device = CONF.compute.volume_device_name
         if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
diff --git a/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py b/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
index 84d5be6..fc313f2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
 import tempest.test
 
 
@@ -27,46 +28,35 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(BaseDataProcessingTest, cls).setUpClass()
         if not CONF.service_available.sahara:
-            raise cls.skipException("Sahara support is required")
+            raise cls.skipException('Sahara support is required')
 
         os = cls.get_client_manager()
         cls.client = os.data_processing_client
 
-        # set some constants
         cls.flavor_ref = CONF.compute.flavor_ref
-        cls.simple_node_group_template = {
-            'plugin_name': 'vanilla',
-            'hadoop_version': '1.2.1',
-            'node_processes': [
-                "datanode",
-                "tasktracker"
-            ],
-            'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
-            'node_configs': {
-                'HDFS': {
-                    'Data Node Heap Size': 1024
-                },
-                'MapReduce': {
-                    'Task Tracker Heap Size': 1024
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
         # add lists for watched resources
         cls._node_group_templates = []
+        cls._cluster_templates = []
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        # cleanup node group templates
-        for ngt_id in getattr(cls, '_node_group_templates', []):
-            try:
-                cls.client.delete_node_group_template(ngt_id)
-            except Exception:
-                # ignore errors while auto removing created resource
-                pass
+        cls.cleanup_resources(getattr(cls, '_cluster_templates', []),
+                              cls.client.delete_cluster_template)
+        cls.cleanup_resources(getattr(cls, '_node_group_templates', []),
+                              cls.client.delete_node_group_template)
         cls.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(BaseDataProcessingTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def cleanup_resources(resource_id_list, method):
+        for resource_id in resource_id_list:
+            try:
+                method(resource_id)
+            except exceptions.NotFound:
+                # ignore errors while auto removing created resource
+                pass
+
     @classmethod
     def create_node_group_template(cls, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
                                    node_processes, flavor_id,
@@ -77,16 +67,32 @@
         object. All resources created in this method will be automatically
         removed in tearDownClass method.
         """
-
         resp, body = cls.client.create_node_group_template(name, plugin_name,
                                                            hadoop_version,
                                                            node_processes,
                                                            flavor_id,
                                                            node_configs,
                                                            **kwargs)
-
         # store id of created node group template
-        template_id = body['id']
-        cls._node_group_templates.append(template_id)
+        cls._node_group_templates.append(body['id'])
 
-        return resp, body, template_id
+        return resp, body
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_cluster_template(cls, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
+                                node_groups, cluster_configs=None, **kwargs):
+        """Creates watched cluster template with specified params.
+
+        It supports passing additional params using kwargs and returns created
+        object. All resources created in this method will be automatically
+        removed in tearDownClass method.
+        """
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_cluster_template(name, plugin_name,
+                                                        hadoop_version,
+                                                        node_groups,
+                                                        cluster_configs,
+                                                        **kwargs)
+        # store id of created cluster template
+        cls._cluster_templates.append(body['id'])
+
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
index a64c345..ed4cf1f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
@@ -19,65 +19,87 @@
 
 
 class NodeGroupTemplateTest(dp_base.BaseDataProcessingTest):
-    def _create_simple_node_group_template(self, template_name=None):
-        """Creates simple Node Group Template with optional name specified.
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(NodeGroupTemplateTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.node_group_template = {
+            'description': 'Test node group template',
+            'plugin_name': 'vanilla',
+            'hadoop_version': '1.2.1',
+            'node_processes': [
+                'datanode',
+                'tasktracker'
+            ],
+            'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
+            'node_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'Data Node Heap Size': 1024
+                },
+                'MapReduce': {
+                    'Task Tracker Heap Size': 1024
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    def _create_node_group_template(self, template_name=None):
+        """Creates Node Group Template with optional name specified.
 
         It creates template and ensures response status and template name.
         Returns id and name of created template.
         """
-
         if template_name is None:
             # generate random name if it's not specified
-            template_name = data_utils.rand_name('sahara')
+            template_name = data_utils.rand_name('sahara-ng-template')
 
-        # create simple node group template
-        resp, body, template_id = self.create_node_group_template(
-            template_name, **self.simple_node_group_template)
+        # create node group template
+        resp, body = self.create_node_group_template(
+            template_name, **self.node_group_template)
 
         # ensure that template created successfully
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(template_name, body['name'])
 
-        return template_id, template_name
+        return body['id'], template_name
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_create(self):
-        # just create and ensure template
-        self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_name = data_utils.rand_name('sahara-ng-template')
+        resp, body = self.create_node_group_template(
+            template_name, **self.node_group_template)
+
+        # check that template created successfully
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+        self.assertEqual(template_name, body['name'])
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(self.node_group_template, body)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_list(self):
-        template_info = self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_info = self._create_node_group_template()
 
         # check for node group template in list
         resp, templates = self.client.list_node_group_templates()
 
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        templates_info = list([(template['id'], template['name'])
-                               for template in templates])
+        templates_info = [(template['id'], template['name'])
+                          for template in templates]
         self.assertIn(template_info, templates_info)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_get(self):
-        template_id, template_name = self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_id, template_name = self._create_node_group_template()
 
         # check node group template fetch by id
         resp, template = self.client.get_node_group_template(template_id)
 
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(template_name, template['name'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.simple_node_group_template['plugin_name'],
-                         template['plugin_name'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.simple_node_group_template['node_processes'],
-                         template['node_processes'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.simple_node_group_template['flavor_id'],
-                         template['flavor_id'])
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(self.node_group_template, template)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_delete(self):
-        template_id, template_name = self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_id = self._create_node_group_template()[0]
 
         # delete the node group template by id
-        resp = self.client.delete_node_group_template(template_id)
+        resp = self.client.delete_node_group_template(template_id)[0]
 
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp[0]['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(204, resp.status)
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_fwaas_extensions.py b/tempest/api/network/test_fwaas_extensions.py
index 0647069..555cbda 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_fwaas_extensions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_fwaas_extensions.py
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
 
 from tempest.api.network import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class FWaaSExtensionTestJSON(base.BaseNetworkTest):
     _interface = 'json'
@@ -67,6 +70,20 @@
         except exceptions.NotFound:
             pass
 
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion('firewall', fw_id)
+
+    def _wait_for_active(self, fw_id):
+        def _wait():
+            resp, firewall = self.client.show_firewall(fw_id)
+            self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+            firewall = firewall['firewall']
+            return firewall['status'] == 'ACTIVE'
+
+        if not test.call_until_true(_wait, CONF.network.build_timeout,
+                                    CONF.network.build_interval):
+            m = 'Timed out waiting for firewall %s to become ACTIVE.' % fw_id
+            raise exceptions.TimeoutException(m)
+
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_firewall_rules(self):
         # List firewall rules
@@ -168,6 +185,15 @@
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_show_delete_firewall(self):
+        # Create tenant network resources required for an ACTIVE firewall
+        network = self.create_network()
+        subnet = self.create_subnet(network)
+        router = self.create_router(
+            data_utils.rand_name('router-'),
+            admin_state_up=True)
+        self.client.add_router_interface_with_subnet_id(
+            router['id'], subnet['id'])
+
         # Create firewall
         resp, body = self.client.create_firewall(
             name=data_utils.rand_name("firewall"),
@@ -177,11 +203,16 @@
         firewall_id = created_firewall['id']
         self.addCleanup(self._try_delete_firewall, firewall_id)
 
+        self._wait_for_active(firewall_id)
+
         # show a created firewall
         resp, firewall = self.client.show_firewall(firewall_id)
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
         firewall = firewall['firewall']
+
         for key, value in firewall.iteritems():
+            if key == 'status':
+                continue
             self.assertEqual(created_firewall[key], value)
 
         # list firewall
@@ -198,9 +229,6 @@
         # Delete firewall
         resp, _ = self.client.delete_firewall(firewall_id)
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-        # Confirm deletion
-        # TODO(raies): Confirm deletion can be done only when,
-        # deleted firewall status is not "PENDING_DELETE".
 
 
 class FWaaSExtensionTestXML(FWaaSExtensionTestJSON):
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
index d919245..c1f468b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 class AccountQuotasTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(AccountQuotasTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestContainer")
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
+        if hasattr(cls, "container_name"):
+            cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
         cls.data.teardown_all()
         super(AccountQuotasTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
index 29afebc..4677f97 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 class AccountQuotasNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(AccountQuotasNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestContainer")
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
+        if hasattr(cls, "container_name"):
+            cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
         cls.data.teardown_all()
         super(AccountQuotasNegativeTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@
                           {"Quota-Bytes": "100"})
 
     @test.attr(type=["negative", "smoke"])
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1310597")
     @test.requires_ext(extension='account_quotas', service='object')
     def test_upload_large_object(self):
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestObject")
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
index 4b895d8..7fb0604 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@
 
 
 class AccountTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+
+    containers = []
+
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(AccountTest, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.containers = []
         for i in moves.xrange(ord('a'), ord('f') + 1):
             name = data_utils.rand_name(name='%s-' % chr(i))
             cls.container_client.create_container(name)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
index 6c71340..581c6d9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 class StaticWebTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(StaticWebTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestContainer")
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
+        if hasattr(cls, "container_name"):
+            cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
         cls.data.teardown_all()
         super(StaticWebTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index 9bd986f..6bda83b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 
 
 class ContainerSyncTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+    clients = {}
 
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.containers = []
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@
             int(container_sync_timeout / cls.container_sync_interval)
 
         # define container and object clients
-        cls.clients = {}
         cls.clients[data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainerSync')] = \
             (cls.container_client, cls.object_client)
         cls.clients[data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainerSync')] = \
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
index 81db252..dc5585e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
 
 class ObjectFormPostTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
+    metadata = {}
+    containers = []
+
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ObjectFormPostTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
index fe0c994..878bf6d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
 
 class ObjectFormPostNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
+    metadata = {}
+    containers = []
+
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ObjectFormPostNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py
index cf24f66..7d26433 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 
 class ObjectTempUrlNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
+    metadata = {}
+    containers = []
+
     @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ObjectTempUrlNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
index c27bedf..4e40de9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.os = clients.OrchestrationManager()
+        cls.os = clients.Manager()
         if not CONF.service_available.heat:
             raise cls.skipException("Heat support is required")
         cls.build_timeout = CONF.orchestration.build_timeout
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_client
         cls.keypairs_client = cls.os.keypairs_client
         cls.network_client = cls.os.network_client
+        cls.volumes_client = cls.os.volumes_client
         cls.stacks = []
         cls.keypairs = []
 
@@ -136,3 +137,8 @@
 
         return dict((r['resource_name'], r['resource_type'])
                     for r in resources)
+
+    def get_stack_output(self, stack_identifier, output_key):
+        resp, body = self.client.get_stack(stack_identifier)
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        return self.stack_output(body, output_key)
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic.yaml b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e03a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
+
+resources:
+    volume:
+        type: OS::Cinder::Volume
+        properties:
+            size: 1
+            description: a descriptive description
+
+outputs:
+  status:
+    description: status
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'status'] }
+
+  size:
+    description: size
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'size'] }
+
+  display_description:
+    description: display_description
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'display_description'] }
+
+  volume_id:
+    value: { get_resource: volume }
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic_delete_retain.yaml b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic_delete_retain.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08e3da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic_delete_retain.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
+
+resources:
+    volume:
+        deletion_policy: 'Retain'
+        type: OS::Cinder::Volume
+        properties:
+            size: 1
+            description: a descriptive description
+
+outputs:
+  status:
+    description: status
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'status'] }
+
+  size:
+    description: size
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'size'] }
+
+  display_description:
+    description: display_description
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'display_description'] }
+
+  volume_id:
+    value: { get_resource: volume }
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml
index 275d040..63b03f4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
       admin_state_up: false
       external_gateway_info:
         network: {get_param: ExternalNetworkId}
-        enable_snat: false
   RouterInterface:
     type: OS::Neutron::RouterInterface
     properties:
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
index b96f6ce..3086d78 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@
         self.assertEqual('NewRouter', router['name'])
         self.assertEqual(self.external_network_id,
                          router['external_gateway_info']['network_id'])
-        self.assertEqual(False,
-                         router['external_gateway_info']['enable_snat'])
         self.assertEqual(False, router['admin_state_up'])
 
     @test.attr(type='slow')
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
index cb5d941..4b845b1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
@@ -110,14 +110,6 @@
         # wait for create to complete.
         self.client.wait_for_stack_status(sid, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
 
-        # fetch the stack
-        resp, body = self.client.get_stack(sid)
-        self.assertEqual('CREATE_COMPLETE', body['stack_status'])
-
-        # fetch the stack
-        resp, body = self.client.get_stack(sid)
-        self.assertEqual('CREATE_COMPLETE', body['stack_status'])
-
         # This is an assert of great significance, as it means the following
         # has happened:
         # - cfn-init read the provided metadata and wrote out a file
@@ -125,5 +117,5 @@
         # - a cfn-signal was built which was signed with provided credentials
         # - the wait condition was fulfilled and the stack has changed state
         wait_status = json.loads(
-            self.stack_output(body, 'WaitConditionStatus'))
+            self.get_stack_output(sid, 'WaitConditionStatus'))
         self.assertEqual('smoke test complete', wait_status['00000'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2544c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#    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.
+
+import logging
+
+from tempest.api.orchestration import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CinderResourcesTest(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(CinderResourcesTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
+            raise cls.skipException('Cinder support is required')
+
+    def _cinder_verify(self, volume_id):
+        self.assertIsNotNone(volume_id)
+        resp, volume = self.volumes_client.get_volume(volume_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual('available', volume.get('status'))
+        self.assertEqual(1, volume.get('size'))
+        self.assertEqual('a descriptive description',
+                         volume.get('display_description'))
+
+    def _outputs_verify(self, stack_identifier):
+        self.assertEqual('available',
+                         self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'status'))
+        self.assertEqual('1',
+                         self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'size'))
+        self.assertEqual('a descriptive description',
+                         self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier,
+                                               'display_description'))
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_cinder_volume_create_delete(self):
+        """Create and delete a volume via OS::Cinder::Volume."""
+        stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
+        template = self.load_template('cinder_basic')
+        stack_identifier = self.create_stack(stack_name, template)
+        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
+
+        # Verify with cinder that the volume exists, with matching details
+        volume_id = self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'volume_id')
+        self._cinder_verify(volume_id)
+
+        # Verify the stack outputs are as expected
+        self._outputs_verify(stack_identifier)
+
+        # Delete the stack and ensure the volume is gone
+        self.client.delete_stack(stack_identifier)
+        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'DELETE_COMPLETE')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.volumes_client.get_volume,
+                          volume_id)
+
+    def _cleanup_volume(self, volume_id):
+        """Cleanup the volume direct with cinder."""
+        resp = self.volumes_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp[0].status)
+        self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_cinder_volume_create_delete_retain(self):
+        """Ensure the 'Retain' deletion policy is respected."""
+        stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
+        template = self.load_template('cinder_basic_delete_retain')
+        stack_identifier = self.create_stack(stack_name, template)
+        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
+
+        # Verify with cinder that the volume exists, with matching details
+        volume_id = self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'volume_id')
+        self.addCleanup(self._cleanup_volume, volume_id)
+        self._cinder_verify(volume_id)
+
+        # Verify the stack outputs are as expected
+        self._outputs_verify(stack_identifier)
+
+        # Delete the stack and ensure the volume is *not* gone
+        self.client.delete_stack(stack_identifier)
+        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'DELETE_COMPLETE')
+        self._cinder_verify(volume_id)
+
+        # Volume cleanup happens via addCleanup calling _cleanup_volume
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index 4496f18..008f739 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -85,24 +85,6 @@
             self.volume['id'])
         self.assertEqual('error', volume_get['status'])
 
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_volume_begin_detaching(self):
-        # test volume begin detaching : available -> detaching -> available
-        resp, body = self.client.volume_begin_detaching(self.volume['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-        resp_get, volume_get = self.client.get_volume(self.volume['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('detaching', volume_get['status'])
-
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_volume_roll_detaching(self):
-        # test volume roll detaching : detaching -> in-use -> available
-        resp, body = self.client.volume_begin_detaching(self.volume['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-        resp, body = self.client.volume_roll_detaching(self.volume['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-        resp_get, volume_get = self.client.get_volume(self.volume['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('in-use', volume_get['status'])
-
     def test_volume_force_delete_when_volume_is_creating(self):
         # test force delete when status of volume is creating
         self._create_reset_and_force_delete_temp_volume('creating')
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/agents.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/agents.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b04cf64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/agents.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+list_agents = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'agents': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'agent_id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
+                        'hypervisor': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'os': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'architecture': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'version': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'url': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'uri'},
+                        'md5hash': {'type': 'string'}
+                    },
+                    'required': ['agent_id', 'hypervisor', 'os',
+                                 'architecture', 'version', 'url', 'md5hash']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['agents']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/certificates.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/certificates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caac2ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/certificates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+import copy
+
+_common_schema = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'certificate': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'data': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'private_key': {'type': 'string'},
+                },
+                'required': ['data', 'private_key'],
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['certificate'],
+    }
+}
+
+get_certificate = copy.deepcopy(_common_schema)
+get_certificate['response_body']['properties']['certificate'][
+    'properties']['private_key'].update({'type': 'null'})
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/flavors.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/flavors.py
index fd02780..aa019e4 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/flavors.py
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
     }
 }
 
+common_flavor_info = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'name': {'type': 'string'},
+        'links': parameter_types.links,
+        'ram': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'vcpus': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'swap': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'disk': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'id': {'type': 'string'}
+    },
+    'required': ['name', 'links', 'ram', 'vcpus',
+                 'swap', 'disk', 'id']
+}
+
 common_flavor_list_details = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -43,22 +58,20 @@
         'properties': {
             'flavors': {
                 'type': 'array',
-                'items': {
-                    'type': 'object',
-                    'properties': {
-                        'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'links': parameter_types.links,
-                        'ram': {'type': 'integer'},
-                        'vcpus': {'type': 'integer'},
-                        'swap': {'type': 'integer'},
-                        'disk': {'type': 'integer'},
-                        'id': {'type': 'string'}
-                    },
-                    'required': ['name', 'links', 'ram', 'vcpus',
-                                 'swap', 'disk', 'id']
-                }
+                'items': common_flavor_info
             }
         },
         'required': ['flavors']
     }
 }
+
+common_flavor_details = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'flavor': common_flavor_info
+        },
+        'required': ['flavor']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/migrations.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/migrations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6723869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/migrations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+list_migrations = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'migrations': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        # NOTE: Now the type of 'id' is integer, but here
+                        # allows 'string' also because we will be able to
+                        # change it to 'uuid' in the future.
+                        'id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
+                        'status': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'instance_uuid': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'source_node': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'source_compute': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'dest_node': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'dest_compute': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'dest_host': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'old_instance_type_id': {
+                            'type': ['integer', 'string']
+                        },
+                        'new_instance_type_id': {
+                            'type': ['integer', 'string']
+                        },
+                        'created_at': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'updated_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']}
+                    },
+                    'required': [
+                        'id', 'status', 'instance_uuid', 'source_node',
+                        'source_compute', 'dest_node', 'dest_compute',
+                        'dest_host', 'old_instance_type_id',
+                        'new_instance_type_id', 'created_at', 'updated_at'
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['migrations']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
index a273abb..24cdedd 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
+
 get_password = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -47,3 +49,25 @@
 delete_server = {
     'status_code': [204],
 }
+
+set_server_metadata = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'metadata': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'patternProperties': {
+                    '^.+$': {'type': 'string'}
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['metadata']
+    }
+}
+
+list_server_metadata = copy.deepcopy(set_server_metadata)
+
+delete_server_metadata_item = {
+    'status_code': [204]
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/aggregates.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/aggregates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de3e12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/aggregates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+delete_aggregate = {
+    'status_code': [200]
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/certificates.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/certificates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eb38ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/certificates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+import copy
+
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import certificates
+
+create_certificate = copy.deepcopy(certificates._common_schema)
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/flavors.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/flavors.py
index 48e6ceb..bee6ecb 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/flavors.py
@@ -35,3 +35,23 @@
 unset_flavor_extra_specs = {
     'status_code': [200]
 }
+
+create_get_flavor_details = copy.deepcopy(flavors.common_flavor_details)
+
+# 'swap' attributes comes as integre value but if it is empty it comes as "".
+# So defining type of as string and integer.
+create_get_flavor_details['response_body']['properties']['flavor'][
+    'properties']['swap'] = {'type': ['string', 'integer']}
+
+# Defining extra attributes for V2 flavor schema
+create_get_flavor_details['response_body']['properties']['flavor'][
+    'properties'].update({'OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled': {'type': 'boolean'},
+                          'os-flavor-access:is_public': {'type': 'boolean'},
+                          'rxtx_factor': {'type': 'number'},
+                          'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral': {'type': 'integer'}})
+# 'OS-FLV-DISABLED', 'os-flavor-access', 'rxtx_factor' and 'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA'
+# are API extensions. So they are not 'required'.
+
+delete_flavor = {
+    'status_code': [202]
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/images.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/images.py
index fad6b56..e97752d 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/images.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/images.py
@@ -14,43 +14,46 @@
 
 from tempest.api_schema.compute import parameter_types
 
+common_image_schema = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'id': {'type': 'string'},
+        'status': {'type': 'string'},
+        'updated': {'type': 'string'},
+        'links': parameter_types.links,
+        'name': {'type': 'string'},
+        'created': {'type': 'string'},
+        'minDisk': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'minRam': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'progress': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'metadata': {'type': 'object'},
+        'server': {
+            'type': 'object',
+            'properties': {
+                # NOTE: Now the type of 'id' is integer, but here
+                # allows 'string' also because we will be able to
+                # change it to 'uuid' in the future.
+                'id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
+                'links': parameter_types.links
+            },
+            'required': ['id', 'links']
+        },
+        'OS-EXT-IMG-SIZE:size': {'type': 'integer'}
+    },
+    # 'server' attributes only comes in response body if image is
+    # associated with any server. 'OS-EXT-IMG-SIZE:size' is API
+    # extension, So those are not defined as 'required'.
+    'required': ['id', 'status', 'updated', 'links', 'name',
+                 'created', 'minDisk', 'minRam', 'progress',
+                 'metadata']
+}
+
 get_image = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
         'type': 'object',
         'properties': {
-            'image': {
-                'type': 'object',
-                'properties': {
-                    'id': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'status': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'updated': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'links': parameter_types.links,
-                    'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'created': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'OS-EXT-IMG-SIZE:size': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'minDisk': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'minRam': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'progress': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'metadata': {'type': 'object'},
-                    'server': {
-                        'type': 'object',
-                        'properties': {
-                            # NOTE: Now the type of 'id' is integer, but here
-                            # allows 'string' also because we will be able to
-                            # change it to 'uuid' in the future.
-                            'id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
-                            'links': parameter_types.links
-                        },
-                        'required': ['id', 'links']
-                    }
-                },
-                # 'server' attributes only comes in response body if image is
-                # associated with any server. So it is not 'required'
-                'required': ['id', 'status', 'updated', 'links', 'name',
-                             'created', 'OS-EXT-IMG-SIZE:size', 'minDisk',
-                             'minRam', 'progress', 'metadata']
-            }
+            'image': common_image_schema
         },
         'required': ['image']
     }
@@ -67,20 +70,7 @@
                     'type': 'object',
                     'properties': {
                         'id': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'links': {
-                            'type': 'array',
-                            'items': {
-                                'type': 'object',
-                                'properties': {
-                                    'href': {
-                                        'type': 'string',
-                                        'format': 'uri'
-                                    },
-                                    'rel': {'type': 'string'}
-                                },
-                                'required': ['href', 'rel']
-                            }
-                        },
+                        'links': parameter_types.links,
                         'name': {'type': 'string'}
                     },
                     'required': ['id', 'links', 'name']
@@ -120,3 +110,17 @@
         'required': ['meta']
     }
 }
+
+list_images_details = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'images': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': common_image_schema
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['images']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/security_groups.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/security_groups.py
index 6dd44cd..8b4bead 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/security_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/security_groups.py
@@ -12,6 +12,49 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+common_security_group_rule = {
+    'from_port': {'type': ['integer', 'null']},
+    'to_port': {'type': ['integer', 'null']},
+    'group': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'tenant_id': {'type': 'string'},
+            'name': {'type': 'string'}
+        }
+    },
+    'ip_protocol': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
+    # 'parent_group_id' can be UUID so defining it as 'string' also.
+    'parent_group_id': {'type': ['string', 'integer', 'null']},
+    'ip_range': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'cidr': {'type': 'string'}
+        }
+        # When optional argument is provided in request body
+        # like 'group_id' then, attribute 'cidr' does not
+        # comes in response body. So it is not 'required'.
+    },
+    'id': {'type': ['string', 'integer']}
+}
+
+common_security_group = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
+        'name': {'type': 'string'},
+        'tenant_id': {'type': 'string'},
+        'rules': {
+            'type': 'array',
+            'items': {
+                'type': ['object', 'null'],
+                'properties': common_security_group_rule
+            }
+        },
+        'description': {'type': 'string'},
+    },
+    'required': ['id', 'name', 'tenant_id', 'rules', 'description'],
+}
+
 list_security_groups = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -19,24 +62,24 @@
         'properties': {
             'security_groups': {
                 'type': 'array',
-                'items': {
-                    'type': 'object',
-                    'properties': {
-                        'id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
-                        'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'tenant_id': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'rules': {'type': 'array'},
-                        'description': {'type': 'string'},
-                    },
-                    'required': ['id', 'name', 'tenant_id', 'rules',
-                                 'description'],
-                }
+                'items': common_security_group
             }
         },
         'required': ['security_groups']
     }
 }
 
+get_security_group = create_security_group = update_security_group = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'security_group': common_security_group
+        },
+        'required': ['security_group']
+    }
+}
+
 create_security_group_rule = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -44,25 +87,7 @@
         'properties': {
             'security_group_rule': {
                 'type': 'object',
-                'properties': {
-                    'from_port': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'to_port': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'group': {'type': 'object'},
-                    'ip_protocol': {'type': 'string'},
-                    # 'parent_group_id' can be UUID so defining it
-                    # as 'string' also.
-                    'parent_group_id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
-                    'id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
-                    'ip_range': {
-                        'type': 'object',
-                        'properties': {
-                            'cidr': {'type': 'string'}
-                        }
-                        # When optional argument is provided in request body
-                        # like 'group_id' then, attribute 'cidr' does not
-                        # comes in response body. So it is not 'required'.
-                    }
-                },
+                'properties': common_security_group_rule,
                 'required': ['from_port', 'to_port', 'group', 'ip_protocol',
                              'parent_group_id', 'id', 'ip_range']
             }
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
index eed4589..5be51e1 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
@@ -90,3 +90,19 @@
 detach_volume = {
     'status_code': [202]
 }
+
+set_get_server_metadata_item = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'meta': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'patternProperties': {
+                    '^.+$': {'type': 'string'}
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['meta']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/aggregates.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/aggregates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..358e455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/aggregates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+delete_aggregate = {
+    'status_code': [204]
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/certificates.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/certificates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0723a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/certificates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+import copy
+
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import certificates
+
+create_certificate = copy.deepcopy(certificates._common_schema)
+create_certificate['status_code'] = [201]
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/flavors.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/flavors.py
index 468658c..52010f5 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/flavors.py
@@ -39,3 +39,30 @@
 unset_flavor_extra_specs = {
     'status_code': [204]
 }
+
+get_flavor_details = copy.deepcopy(flavors.common_flavor_details)
+
+# NOTE- In v3 API, 'swap' comes as '0' not empty string '""'
+# (In V2 API, it comes as empty string) So leaving 'swap'as integer type only.
+
+# Defining extra attributes for V3 flavor schema
+get_flavor_details['response_body']['properties']['flavor'][
+    'properties'].update({'disabled': {'type': 'boolean'},
+                          'ephemeral': {'type': 'integer'},
+                          'flavor-access:is_public': {'type': 'boolean'},
+                          'os-flavor-rxtx:rxtx_factor': {'type': 'number'}})
+
+# 'flavor-access' and 'os-flavor-rxtx' are API extensions.
+# So they are not 'required'.
+get_flavor_details['response_body']['properties']['flavor'][
+    'required'].extend(['disabled', 'ephemeral'])
+
+
+create_flavor_details = copy.deepcopy(get_flavor_details)
+
+# Overriding the status code for create flavor V3 API.
+create_flavor_details['status_code'] = [201]
+
+delete_flavor = {
+    'status_code': [204]
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py
index f2a4b78..cace7d2 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
 from tempest.api_schema.compute import parameter_types
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import servers
 
 create_server = {
     'status_code': [202],
@@ -46,3 +48,5 @@
 attach_detach_volume = {
     'status_code': [202]
 }
+
+set_get_server_metadata_item = copy.deepcopy(servers.set_server_metadata)
diff --git a/tempest/auth.py b/tempest/auth.py
index 5fc923f..ac8cbd1 100644
--- a/tempest/auth.py
+++ b/tempest/auth.py
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
         :param client_type: 'tempest' or 'official'
         :param interface: 'json' or 'xml'. Applicable for tempest client only
         """
+        credentials = self._convert_credentials(credentials)
         if self.check_credentials(credentials):
             self.credentials = credentials
         else:
             raise TypeError("Invalid credentials")
-        self.credentials = credentials
         self.client_type = client_type
         self.interface = interface
         if self.client_type == 'tempest' and self.interface is None:
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
         self.alt_auth_data = None
         self.alt_part = None
 
+    def _convert_credentials(self, credentials):
+        # Support dict credentials for backwards compatibility
+        if isinstance(credentials, dict):
+            return get_credentials(**credentials)
+        else:
+            return credentials
+
     def __str__(self):
         return "Creds :{creds}, client type: {client_type}, interface: " \
                "{interface}, cached auth data: {cache}".format(
@@ -76,9 +83,9 @@
     @classmethod
     def check_credentials(cls, credentials):
         """
-        Verify credentials are valid. Subclasses can do a better check.
+        Verify credentials are valid.
         """
-        return isinstance(credentials, dict)
+        return isinstance(credentials, Credentials) and credentials.is_valid()
 
     @property
     def auth_data(self):
@@ -218,16 +225,6 @@
 
     EXPIRY_DATE_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'
 
-    @classmethod
-    def check_credentials(cls, credentials, scoped=True):
-        # tenant_name is optional if not scoped
-        valid = super(KeystoneV2AuthProvider, cls).check_credentials(
-            credentials) and 'username' in credentials and \
-            'password' in credentials
-        if scoped:
-            valid = valid and 'tenant_name' in credentials
-        return valid
-
     def _auth_client(self):
         if self.client_type == 'tempest':
             if self.interface == 'json':
@@ -240,9 +237,9 @@
     def _auth_params(self):
         if self.client_type == 'tempest':
             return dict(
-                user=self.credentials['username'],
-                password=self.credentials['password'],
-                tenant=self.credentials.get('tenant_name', None),
+                user=self.credentials.username,
+                password=self.credentials.password,
+                tenant=self.credentials.tenant_name,
                 auth_data=True)
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError
@@ -303,12 +300,15 @@
 
     EXPIRY_DATE_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ'
 
+    def _convert_credentials(self, credentials):
+        # For V3 do not convert as V3 Credentials are not defined yet
+        return credentials
+
     @classmethod
     def check_credentials(cls, credentials, scoped=True):
         # tenant_name is optional if not scoped
-        valid = super(KeystoneV3AuthProvider, cls).check_credentials(
-            credentials) and 'username' in credentials and \
-            'password' in credentials and 'domain_name' in credentials
+        valid = 'username' in credentials and 'password' in credentials \
+            and 'domain_name' in credentials
         if scoped:
             valid = valid and 'tenant_name' in credentials
         return valid
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
             return dict(
                 user=self.credentials['username'],
                 password=self.credentials['password'],
-                tenant=self.credentials.get('tenant_name', None),
+                tenant=self.credentials['tenant_name'],
                 domain=self.credentials['domain_name'],
                 auth_data=True)
         else:
@@ -398,3 +398,144 @@
                                             self.EXPIRY_DATE_FORMAT)
         return expiry - self.token_expiry_threshold <= \
             datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
+
+def get_credentials(credential_type=None, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Builds a credentials object based on the configured auth_version
+
+    :param credential_type (string): requests credentials from tempest
+           configuration file. Valid values are defined in
+           Credentials.TYPE.
+    :param kwargs (dict): take into account only if credential_type is
+           not specified or None. Dict of credential key/value pairs
+
+    Examples:
+
+        Returns credentials from the provided parameters:
+        >>> get_credentials(username='foo', password='bar')
+
+        Returns credentials from tempest configuration:
+        >>> get_credentials(credential_type='user')
+    """
+    if CONF.identity.auth_version == 'v2':
+        credential_class = KeystoneV2Credentials
+    else:
+        raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration('Unsupported auth version')
+    if credential_type is not None:
+        creds = credential_class.get_default(credential_type)
+    else:
+        creds = credential_class(**kwargs)
+    return creds
+
+
+class Credentials(object):
+    """
+    Set of credentials for accessing OpenStack services
+
+    ATTRIBUTES: list of valid class attributes representing credentials.
+
+    TYPES: types of credentials available in the configuration file.
+           For each key there's a tuple (section, prefix) to match the
+           configuration options.
+    """
+
+    ATTRIBUTES = []
+    TYPES = {
+        'identity_admin': ('identity', 'admin'),
+        'compute_admin': ('compute_admin', None),
+        'user': ('identity', None),
+        'alt_user': ('identity', 'alt')
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Enforce the available attributes at init time (only).
+        Additional attributes can still be set afterwards if tests need
+        to do so.
+        """
+        self._apply_credentials(kwargs)
+
+    def _apply_credentials(self, attr):
+        for key in attr.keys():
+            if key in self.ATTRIBUTES:
+                setattr(self, key, attr[key])
+            else:
+                raise exceptions.InvalidCredentials
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """
+        Represent only attributes included in self.ATTRIBUTES
+        """
+        _repr = dict((k, getattr(self, k)) for k in self.ATTRIBUTES)
+        return str(_repr)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        """
+        Credentials are equal if attributes in self.ATTRIBUTES are equal
+        """
+        return str(self) == str(other)
+
+    def __getattr__(self, key):
+        # If an attribute is set, __getattr__ is not invoked
+        # If an attribute is not set, and it is a known one, return None
+        if key in self.ATTRIBUTES:
+            return None
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        # For backwards compatibility, support dict behaviour
+        if key in self.ATTRIBUTES:
+            delattr(self, key)
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError
+
+    def get(self, item, default):
+        # In this patch act as dict for backward compatibility
+        try:
+            return getattr(self, item)
+        except AttributeError:
+            return default
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_default(cls, credentials_type):
+        if credentials_type not in cls.TYPES:
+            raise exceptions.InvalidCredentials()
+        creds = cls._get_default(credentials_type)
+        if not creds.is_valid():
+            raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration()
+        return creds
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _get_default(cls, credentials_type):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def is_valid(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class KeystoneV2Credentials(Credentials):
+
+    CONF_ATTRIBUTES = ['username', 'password', 'tenant_name']
+    ATTRIBUTES = ['user_id', 'tenant_id']
+    ATTRIBUTES.extend(CONF_ATTRIBUTES)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _get_default(cls, credentials_type='user'):
+        params = {}
+        section, prefix = cls.TYPES[credentials_type]
+        for attr in cls.CONF_ATTRIBUTES:
+            _section = getattr(CONF, section)
+            if prefix is None:
+                params[attr] = getattr(_section, attr)
+            else:
+                params[attr] = getattr(_section, prefix + "_" + attr)
+        return KeystoneV2Credentials(**params)
+
+    def is_valid(self):
+        """
+        Minimum set of valid credentials, are username and password.
+        Tenant is optional.
+        """
+        return None not in (self.username, self.password)
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index c581985..646a2d9 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -440,24 +440,6 @@
                       service=service)
 
 
-class OrchestrationManager(Manager):
-    """
-    Manager object that uses the admin credentials for its
-    so that heat templates can create users
-    """
-    def __init__(self, interface='json', service=None):
-        base = super(OrchestrationManager, self)
-        # heat currently needs an admin user so that stacks can create users
-        # however the tests need the demo tenant so that the neutron
-        # private network is the default. DO NOT change this auth combination
-        # until heat can run with the demo user.
-        base.__init__(CONF.identity.admin_username,
-                      CONF.identity.admin_password,
-                      CONF.identity.tenant_name,
-                      interface=interface,
-                      service=service)
-
-
 class OfficialClientManager(manager.Manager):
     """
     Manager that provides access to the official python clients for
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/__init__.py b/tempest/cmd/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/cmd/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7b2e60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    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.
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import urlparse
+
+import httplib2
+from six.moves import configparser
+
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest import config
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+RAW_HTTP = httplib2.Http()
+CONF_FILE = None
+OUTFILE = sys.stdout
+
+
+def _get_config_file():
+    default_config_dir = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))), "etc")
+    default_config_file = "tempest.conf"
+
+    conf_dir = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR', default_config_dir)
+    conf_file = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG', default_config_file)
+    path = os.path.join(conf_dir, conf_file)
+    fd = open(path, 'rw')
+    return fd
+
+
+def change_option(option, group, value):
+    config_parse = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+    config_parse.optionxform = str
+    config_parse.readfp(CONF_FILE)
+    if not config_parse.has_section(group):
+        config_parse.add_section(group)
+    config_parse.set(group, option, str(value))
+    global OUTFILE
+    config_parse.write(OUTFILE)
+
+
+def print_and_or_update(option, group, value, update):
+    print('Config option %s in group %s should be changed to: %s'
+          % (option, group, value))
+    if update:
+        change_option(option, group, value)
+
+
+def verify_glance_api_versions(os, update):
+    # Check glance api versions
+    __, versions = os.image_client.get_versions()
+    if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1 != ('v1.1' in versions or 'v1.0' in
+                                             versions):
+        print_and_or_update('api_v1', 'image_feature_enabled',
+                            not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1, update)
+    if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2 != ('v2.0' in versions):
+        print_and_or_update('api_v2', 'image_feature_enabled',
+                            not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2, update)
+
+
+def _get_unversioned_endpoint(base_url):
+    endpoint_parts = urlparse.urlparse(base_url)
+    endpoint = endpoint_parts.scheme + '://' + endpoint_parts.netloc
+    return endpoint
+
+
+def _get_api_versions(os, service):
+    client_dict = {
+        'nova': os.servers_client,
+        'keystone': os.identity_client,
+        'cinder': os.volumes_client,
+    }
+    client_dict[service].skip_path()
+    endpoint = _get_unversioned_endpoint(client_dict[service].base_url)
+    __, body = RAW_HTTP.request(endpoint, 'GET')
+    client_dict[service].reset_path()
+    body = json.loads(body)
+    if service == 'keystone':
+        versions = map(lambda x: x['id'], body['versions']['values'])
+    else:
+        versions = map(lambda x: x['id'], body['versions'])
+    return versions
+
+
+def verify_keystone_api_versions(os, update):
+    # Check keystone api versions
+    versions = _get_api_versions(os, 'keystone')
+    if CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v2 != ('v2.0' in versions):
+        print_and_or_update('api_v2', 'identity_feature_enabled',
+                            not CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v2, update)
+    if CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v3 != ('v3.0' in versions):
+        print_and_or_update('api_v3', 'identity_feature_enabled',
+                            not CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v3, update)
+
+
+def verify_nova_api_versions(os, update):
+    versions = _get_api_versions(os, 'nova')
+    if CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_v3 != ('v3.0' in versions):
+        print_and_or_update('api_v3', 'compute_feature_enabled',
+                            not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_v3, update)
+
+
+def verify_cinder_api_versions(os, update):
+    # Check cinder api versions
+    versions = _get_api_versions(os, 'cinder')
+    if CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v1 != ('v1.0' in versions):
+        print_and_or_update('api_v1', 'volume_feature_enabled',
+                            not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v1, update)
+    if CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v2 != ('v2.0' in versions):
+        print_and_or_update('api_v2', 'volume_feature_enabled',
+                            not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v2, update)
+
+
+def get_extension_client(os, service):
+    extensions_client = {
+        'nova': os.extensions_client,
+        'nova_v3': os.extensions_v3_client,
+        'cinder': os.volumes_extension_client,
+        'neutron': os.network_client,
+        'swift': os.account_client,
+    }
+    if service not in extensions_client:
+        print('No tempest extensions client for %s' % service)
+        exit(1)
+    return extensions_client[service]
+
+
+def get_enabled_extensions(service):
+    extensions_options = {
+        'nova': CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_extensions,
+        'nova_v3': CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_v3_extensions,
+        'cinder': CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_extensions,
+        'neutron': CONF.network_feature_enabled.api_extensions,
+        'swift': CONF.object_storage_feature_enabled.discoverable_apis,
+    }
+    if service not in extensions_options:
+        print('No supported extensions list option for %s' % service)
+        exit(1)
+    return extensions_options[service]
+
+
+def verify_extensions(os, service, results):
+    extensions_client = get_extension_client(os, service)
+    __, resp = extensions_client.list_extensions()
+    if isinstance(resp, dict):
+        # Neutron's extension 'name' field has is not a single word (it has
+        # spaces in the string) Since that can't be used for list option the
+        # api_extension option in the network-feature-enabled group uses alias
+        # instead of name.
+        if service == 'neutron':
+            extensions = map(lambda x: x['alias'], resp['extensions'])
+        elif service == 'swift':
+            # Remove Swift general information from extensions list
+            resp.pop('swift')
+            extensions = resp.keys()
+        else:
+            extensions = map(lambda x: x['name'], resp['extensions'])
+
+    else:
+        extensions = map(lambda x: x['name'], resp)
+    if not results.get(service):
+        results[service] = {}
+    extensions_opt = get_enabled_extensions(service)
+    if extensions_opt[0] == 'all':
+        results[service]['extensions'] = extensions
+        return results
+    # Verify that all configured extensions are actually enabled
+    for extension in extensions_opt:
+        results[service][extension] = extension in extensions
+    # Verify that there aren't additional extensions enabled that aren't
+    # specified in the config list
+    for extension in extensions:
+        if extension not in extensions_opt:
+            results[service][extension] = False
+    return results
+
+
+def display_results(results, update, replace):
+    update_dict = {
+        'swift': 'object-storage-feature-enabled',
+        'nova': 'compute-feature-enabled',
+        'nova_v3': 'compute-feature-enabled',
+        'cinder': 'volume-feature-enabled',
+        'neutron': 'network-feature-enabled',
+    }
+    for service in results:
+        # If all extensions are specified as being enabled there is no way to
+        # verify this so we just assume this to be true
+        if results[service].get('extensions'):
+            if replace:
+                output_list = results[service].get('extensions')
+            else:
+                output_list = ['all']
+        else:
+            extension_list = get_enabled_extensions(service)
+            output_list = []
+            for extension in results[service]:
+                if not results[service][extension]:
+                    if extension in extension_list:
+                        print("%s extension: %s should not be included in the "
+                              "list of enabled extensions" % (service,
+                                                              extension))
+                    else:
+                        print("%s extension: %s should be included in the list"
+                              " of enabled extensions" % (service, extension))
+                        output_list.append(extension)
+                else:
+                    output_list.append(extension)
+        if update:
+            # Sort List
+            output_list.sort()
+            # Convert list to a string
+            output_string = ', '.join(output_list)
+            if service == 'swift':
+                change_option('discoverable_apis', update_dict[service],
+                              output_string)
+            elif service == 'nova_v3':
+                change_option('api_v3_extensions', update_dict[service],
+                              output_string)
+            else:
+                change_option('api_extensions', update_dict[service],
+                              output_string)
+
+
+def check_service_availability(os, update):
+    services = []
+    avail_services = []
+    codename_match = {
+        'volume': 'cinder',
+        'network': 'neutron',
+        'image': 'glance',
+        'object_storage': 'swift',
+        'compute': 'nova',
+        'orchestration': 'heat',
+        'metering': 'ceilometer',
+        'telemetry': 'ceilometer',
+        'data_processing': 'sahara',
+        'baremetal': 'ironic',
+        'identity': 'keystone',
+        'queuing': 'marconi',
+        'database': 'trove'
+    }
+    # Get catalog list for endpoints to use for validation
+    __, endpoints = os.endpoints_client.list_endpoints()
+    for endpoint in endpoints:
+        __, service = os.service_client.get_service(endpoint['service_id'])
+        services.append(service['type'])
+    # Pull all catalog types from config file and compare against endpoint list
+    for cfgname in dir(CONF._config):
+        cfg = getattr(CONF, cfgname)
+        catalog_type = getattr(cfg, 'catalog_type', None)
+        if not catalog_type:
+            continue
+        else:
+            if cfgname == 'identity':
+                # Keystone is a required service for tempest
+                continue
+            if catalog_type not in services:
+                if getattr(CONF.service_available, codename_match[cfgname]):
+                    print('Endpoint type %s not found either disable service '
+                          '%s or fix the catalog_type in the config file' % (
+                          catalog_type, codename_match[cfgname]))
+                    if update:
+                        change_option(codename_match[cfgname],
+                                      'service_available', False)
+            else:
+                if not getattr(CONF.service_available,
+                               codename_match[cfgname]):
+                    print('Endpoint type %s is available, service %s should be'
+                          ' set as available in the config file.' % (
+                          catalog_type, codename_match[cfgname]))
+                    if update:
+                        change_option(codename_match[cfgname],
+                                      'service_available', True)
+                else:
+                    avail_services.append(codename_match[cfgname])
+    return avail_services
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-u', '--update', action='store_true',
+                        help='Update the config file with results from api '
+                             'queries. This assumes whatever is set in the '
+                             'config file is incorrect. In the case of '
+                             'endpoint checks where it could either be the '
+                             'incorrect catalog type or the service available '
+                             'option the service available option is assumed '
+                             'to be incorrect and is thus changed')
+    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output',
+                        help="Output file to write an updated config file to. "
+                             "This has to be a separate file from the "
+                             "original config file. If one isn't specified "
+                             "with -u the new config file will be printed to "
+                             "STDOUT")
+    parser.add_argument('-r', '--replace-ext', action='store_true',
+                        help="If specified the all option will be replaced "
+                             "with a full list of extensions")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+
+def main():
+    print('Running config verification...')
+    opts = parse_args()
+    update = opts.update
+    replace = opts.replace_ext
+    global CONF_FILE
+    global OUTFILE
+    if update:
+        CONF_FILE = _get_config_file()
+        if opts.output:
+            OUTFILE = open(opts.output, 'w+')
+    os = clients.ComputeAdminManager(interface='json')
+    services = check_service_availability(os, update)
+    results = {}
+    for service in ['nova', 'nova_v3', 'cinder', 'neutron', 'swift']:
+        if service == 'nova_v3' and 'nova' not in services:
+            continue
+        elif service not in services:
+            continue
+        results = verify_extensions(os, service, results)
+    verify_keystone_api_versions(os, update)
+    verify_glance_api_versions(os, update)
+    verify_nova_api_versions(os, update)
+    verify_cinder_api_versions(os, update)
+    display_results(results, update, replace)
+    if CONF_FILE:
+        CONF_FILE.close()
+    OUTFILE.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tempest/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
index 8c07d4f..9745cb4 100644
--- a/tempest/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
         return ""
 
     def _log_request(self, method, req_url, resp,
-                     secs="", req_headers=None,
+                     secs="", req_headers={},
                      req_body=None, resp_body=None):
         # if we have the request id, put it in the right part of the log
         extra = dict(request_id=self._get_request_id(resp))
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@
         # world this is important to match
         trace_regex = CONF.debug.trace_requests
         if trace_regex and re.search(trace_regex, caller_name):
+            if 'X-Auth-Token' in req_headers:
+                req_headers['X-Auth-Token'] = '<omitted>'
             log_fmt = """Request (%s): %s %s %s%s
     Request - Headers: %s
         Body: %s
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index b9fe572..7084768 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -159,6 +159,19 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('run_ssh',
                 default=False,
                 help="Should the tests ssh to instances?"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('ssh_auth_method',
+               default='keypair',
+               help="Auth method used for authenticate to the instance. "
+                    "Valid choices are: keypair, configured, adminpass. "
+                    "keypair: start the servers with an ssh keypair. "
+                    "configured: use the configured user and password. "
+                    "adminpass: use the injected adminPass. "
+                    "disabled: avoid using ssh when it is an option."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('ssh_connect_method',
+               default='fixed',
+               help="How to connect to the instance? "
+                    "fixed: using the first ip belongs the fixed network "
+                    "floating: creating and using a floating ip"),
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh_user',
                default='root',
                help="User name used to authenticate to an instance."),
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index 270851d..f297f22 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 
+import os
 import re
 
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 PYTHON_CLIENT_RE = re.compile('import (%s)client' % '|'.join(PYTHON_CLIENTS))
 TEST_DEFINITION = re.compile(r'^\s*def test.*')
 SETUPCLASS_DEFINITION = re.compile(r'^\s*def setUpClass')
-SCENARIO_DECORATOR = re.compile(r'\s*@.*services\(')
+SCENARIO_DECORATOR = re.compile(r'\s*@.*services\((.*)\)')
 VI_HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^#\s+vim?:.+")
 
 
@@ -75,8 +76,32 @@
             return 0, "T106: Don't put vi configuration in source files"
 
 
+def service_tags_not_in_module_path(physical_line, filename):
+    """Check that a service tag isn't in the module path
+
+    A service tag should only be added if the service name isn't already in
+    the module path.
+
+    T107
+    """
+    # NOTE(mtreinish) Scenario tests always need service tags, but subdirs are
+    # created for services like heat which would cause false negatives for
+    # those tests, so just exclude the scenario tests.
+    if 'tempest/scenario' not in filename:
+        matches = SCENARIO_DECORATOR.match(physical_line)
+        if matches:
+            services = matches.group(1).split(',')
+            for service in services:
+                service_name = service.strip().strip("'")
+                modulepath = os.path.split(filename)[0]
+                if service_name in modulepath:
+                    return (physical_line.find(service_name),
+                            "T107: service tag should not be in path")
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_clients_in_api)
     register(scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
     register(no_setupclass_for_unit_tests)
     register(no_vi_headers)
+    register(service_tags_not_in_module_path)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
index b7a30f8..0210c56 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     Test large operations.
 
     This test below:
-    * Spin up multiple instances in one nova call
+    * Spin up multiple instances in one nova call, and repeat three times
     * as a regular user
     * TODO: same thing for cinder
 
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@
             return
         self.glance_image_create()
         self.nova_boot()
+        self.nova_boot()
+        self.nova_boot()
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py b/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
index 5f71461..d771aed 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
             self.floating_ips[floating_ip] = server
             self.server_ips[server.id] = floating_ip.floating_ip_address
         else:
-            self.server_ips[server.id] = server.networks[net.name][0]
+            self.server_ips[server.id] = server.networks[net['name']][0]
         self.assertTrue(self.servers_keypairs)
         return server
 
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
                     "http://{0}/".format(vip_ip)).read())
         return resp
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug='1295165')
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_load_balancer_basic(self):
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
index b9ee040..b1b06cc 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
@@ -422,11 +422,15 @@
         access_point_ssh = self._connect_to_access_point(tenant)
         mac_addr = access_point_ssh.get_mac_address()
         mac_addr = mac_addr.strip().lower()
-        port_list = self.network_client.list_ports()['ports']
+        # Get the fixed_ips and mac_address fields of all ports. Select
+        # only those two columns to reduce the size of the response.
+        port_list = self.network_client.list_ports(
+            fields=['fixed_ips', 'mac_address'])['ports']
         port_detail_list = [
             (port['fixed_ips'][0]['subnet_id'],
              port['fixed_ips'][0]['ip_address'],
-             port['mac_address'].lower()) for port in port_list
+             port['mac_address'].lower())
+            for port in port_list if port['fixed_ips']
         ]
         server_ip = self._get_server_ip(tenant.access_point)
         subnet_id = tenant.subnet.id
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py
index 19821e7..98d8896 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import json
 import urllib
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import agents as common_schema
 from tempest.api_schema.compute.v2 import agents as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
-        return resp, json.loads(body).get('agents')
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.list_agents, resp, body)
+        return resp, body['agents']
 
     def create_agent(self, **kwargs):
         """Create an agent build."""
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py
index 54d1252..5c0b5d3 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import json
 
 from tempest.api_schema.compute import aggregates as schema
+from tempest.api_schema.compute.v2 import aggregates as v2_schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@
 
     def delete_aggregate(self, aggregate_id):
         """Deletes the given aggregate."""
-        return self.delete("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id))
+        resp, body = self.delete("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id))
+        self.validate_response(v2_schema.delete_aggregate, resp, body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py
index c05e352..1d04628 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import json
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import certificates as schema
+from tempest.api_schema.compute.v2 import certificates as v2schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
         url = "os-certificates/%s" % (id)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_certificate, resp, body)
         return resp, body['certificate']
 
     def create_certificate(self):
@@ -38,4 +41,5 @@
         url = "os-certificates"
         resp, body = self.post(url, None)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v2schema.create_certificate, resp, body)
         return resp, body['certificate']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
index 65d2657..89cbe1d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     def get_flavor_details(self, flavor_id):
         resp, body = self.get("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v2schema.create_get_flavor_details, resp, body)
         return resp, body['flavor']
 
     def create_flavor(self, name, ram, vcpus, disk, flavor_id, **kwargs):
@@ -79,11 +80,14 @@
         resp, body = self.post('flavors', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v2schema.create_get_flavor_details, resp, body)
         return resp, body['flavor']
 
     def delete_flavor(self, flavor_id):
         """Deletes the given flavor."""
-        return self.delete("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id))
+        resp, body = self.delete("flavors/{0}".format(flavor_id))
+        self.validate_response(v2schema.delete_flavor, resp, body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         # Did not use get_flavor_details(id) for verification as it gives
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
index bd39a04..af7752a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_images_details, resp, body)
         return resp, body['images']
 
     def get_image(self, image_id):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/migrations_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/migrations_client.py
index a13349e..beef5d2 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/migrations_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/migrations_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import json
 import urllib
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import migrations as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -36,4 +37,5 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_migrations, resp, body)
         return resp, body['migrations']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
index 7411fb7..c19baf3 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         url = "os-security-groups/%s" % str(security_group_id)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_security_group, resp, body)
         return resp, body['security_group']
 
     def create_security_group(self, name, description):
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
         post_body = json.dumps({'security_group': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('os-security-groups', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_security_group, resp, body)
         return resp, body['security_group']
 
     def update_security_group(self, security_group_id, name=None,
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@
         resp, body = self.put('os-security-groups/%s' % str(security_group_id),
                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.update_security_group, resp, body)
         return resp, body['security_group']
 
     def delete_security_group(self, security_group_id):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index 70a950a..77cbf42 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
     def list_server_metadata(self, server_id):
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata" % str(server_id))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.list_server_metadata, resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def set_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta, no_metadata_field=False):
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.set_server_metadata, resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def update_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta):
@@ -298,6 +300,8 @@
     def get_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key):
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(server_id), key))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.set_get_server_metadata_item,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body['meta']
 
     def set_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key, meta):
@@ -305,11 +309,15 @@
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(server_id), key),
                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.set_get_server_metadata_item,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body['meta']
 
     def delete_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key):
         resp, body = self.delete("servers/%s/metadata/%s" %
                                  (str(server_id), key))
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.delete_server_metadata_item,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def stop(self, server_id, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py
index e1c286c..48be54c 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import json
 import urllib
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import agents as common_schema
 from tempest.api_schema.compute.v3 import agents as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
-        return resp, self._parse_resp(body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.list_agents, resp, body)
+        return resp, body['agents']
 
     def create_agent(self, **kwargs):
         """Create an agent build."""
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py
index 0fc6af9..2487ee7 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import json
 
 from tempest.api_schema.compute import aggregates as schema
+from tempest.api_schema.compute.v3 import aggregates as v3_schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@
 
     def delete_aggregate(self, aggregate_id):
         """Deletes the given aggregate."""
-        return self.delete("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id))
+        resp, body = self.delete("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id))
+        self.validate_response(v3_schema.delete_aggregate, resp, body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py
index f8beeb9..be9b3c3 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import json
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import certificates as schema
+from tempest.api_schema.compute.v3 import certificates as v3schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
         url = "os-certificates/%s" % (id)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_certificate, resp, body)
         return resp, body['certificate']
 
     def create_certificate(self):
@@ -38,4 +41,5 @@
         url = "os-certificates"
         resp, body = self.post(url, None)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v3schema.create_certificate, resp, body)
         return resp, body['certificate']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py
index 602fee2..5afab5a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     def get_flavor_details(self, flavor_id):
         resp, body = self.get("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v3schema.get_flavor_details, resp, body)
         return resp, body['flavor']
 
     def create_flavor(self, name, ram, vcpus, disk, flavor_id, **kwargs):
@@ -79,11 +80,14 @@
         resp, body = self.post('flavors', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v3schema.create_flavor_details, resp, body)
         return resp, body['flavor']
 
     def delete_flavor(self, flavor_id):
         """Deletes the given flavor."""
-        return self.delete("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id))
+        resp, body = self.delete("flavors/{0}".format(flavor_id))
+        self.validate_response(v3schema.delete_flavor, resp, body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         # Did not use get_flavor_details(id) for verification as it gives
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/migration_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/migration_client.py
index efd39b7..c821567 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/migration_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/migration_client.py
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import json
 import urllib
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import migrations as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -34,4 +36,6 @@
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
-        return resp, self._parse_resp(body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_migrations, resp, body)
+        return resp, body['migrations']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
index bbffc13..49ee2ac 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
     def list_server_metadata(self, server_id):
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata" % str(server_id))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.list_server_metadata, resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def set_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta, no_metadata_field=False):
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.set_server_metadata, resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def update_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta):
@@ -306,6 +308,8 @@
     def get_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key):
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(server_id), key))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.set_get_server_metadata_item,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def set_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key, meta):
@@ -313,11 +317,15 @@
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(server_id), key),
                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.set_get_server_metadata_item,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def delete_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key):
         resp, body = self.delete("servers/%s/metadata/%s" %
                                  (str(server_id), key))
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.delete_server_metadata_item,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def stop(self, server_id, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py b/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py
index e96b44b..c7b5f93 100644
--- a/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
         It returns pair: resp and parsed resource(s) body.
         """
-
         resp, body = req_fun(uri, headers={
             'Content-Type': 'application/json'
         }, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
     def get_node_group_template(self, tmpl_id):
         """Returns the details of a single node group template."""
 
-        uri = "node-group-templates/%s" % tmpl_id
+        uri = 'node-group-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
         return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'node_group_template')
 
     def create_node_group_template(self, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
         It supports passing additional params using kwargs and returns created
         object.
         """
-        uri = "node-group-templates"
+        uri = 'node-group-templates'
         body = kwargs.copy()
         body.update({
             'name': name,
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
     def delete_node_group_template(self, tmpl_id):
         """Deletes the specified node group template by id."""
 
-        uri = "node-group-templates/%s" % tmpl_id
+        uri = 'node-group-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
         return self.delete(uri)
 
     def list_plugins(self):
@@ -87,7 +86,45 @@
     def get_plugin(self, plugin_name, plugin_version=None):
         """Returns the details of a single plugin."""
 
-        uri = "plugins/%s" % plugin_name
+        uri = 'plugins/%s' % plugin_name
         if plugin_version:
             uri += '/%s' % plugin_version
         return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'plugin')
+
+    def list_cluster_templates(self):
+        """List all cluster templates for a user."""
+
+        uri = 'cluster-templates'
+        return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'cluster_templates')
+
+    def get_cluster_template(self, tmpl_id):
+        """Returns the details of a single cluster template."""
+
+        uri = 'cluster-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
+        return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'cluster_template')
+
+    def create_cluster_template(self, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
+                                node_groups, cluster_configs=None,
+                                **kwargs):
+        """Creates cluster template with specified params.
+
+        It supports passing additional params using kwargs and returns created
+        object.
+        """
+        uri = 'cluster-templates'
+        body = kwargs.copy()
+        body.update({
+            'name': name,
+            'plugin_name': plugin_name,
+            'hadoop_version': hadoop_version,
+            'node_groups': node_groups,
+            'cluster_configs': cluster_configs or dict(),
+        })
+        return self._request_and_parse(self.post, uri, 'cluster_template',
+                                       body=json.dumps(body))
+
+    def delete_cluster_template(self, tmpl_id):
+        """Deletes the specified cluster template by id."""
+
+        uri = 'cluster-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
+        return self.delete(uri)
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bc3b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+#    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.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest.common.utils.linux import remote_client
+from tempest import config
+import tempest.stress.stressaction as stressaction
+import tempest.test
+
+import re
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class VolumeVerifyStress(stressaction.StressAction):
+
+    def _create_keypair(self):
+        keyname = data_utils.rand_name("key")
+        resp, self.key = self.manager.keypairs_client.create_keypair(keyname)
+        assert(resp.status == 200)
+
+    def _delete_keypair(self):
+        resp, _ = self.manager.keypairs_client.delete_keypair(self.key['name'])
+        assert(resp.status == 202)
+
+    def _create_vm(self):
+        self.name = name = data_utils.rand_name("instance")
+        servers_client = self.manager.servers_client
+        self.logger.info("creating %s" % name)
+        vm_args = self.vm_extra_args.copy()
+        vm_args['security_groups'] = [self.sec_grp]
+        vm_args['key_name'] = self.key['name']
+        resp, server = servers_client.create_server(name, self.image,
+                                                    self.flavor,
+                                                    **vm_args)
+        self.server_id = server['id']
+        assert(resp.status == 202)
+        self.manager.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
+                                                           'ACTIVE')
+
+    def _destroy_vm(self):
+        self.logger.info("deleting server: %s" % self.server_id)
+        resp, _ = self.manager.servers_client.delete_server(self.server_id)
+        assert(resp.status == 204)  # It cannot be 204 if I had to wait..
+        self.manager.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(self.server_id)
+        self.logger.info("deleted server: %s" % self.server_id)
+
+    def _create_sec_group(self):
+        sec_grp_cli = self.manager.security_groups_client
+        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('sec_grp-')
+        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('desc-')
+        _, self.sec_grp = sec_grp_cli.create_security_group(s_name,
+                                                            s_description)
+        create_rule = sec_grp_cli.create_security_group_rule
+        create_rule(self.sec_grp['id'], 'tcp', 22, 22)
+        create_rule(self.sec_grp['id'], 'icmp', -1, -1)
+
+    def _destroy_sec_grp(self):
+        sec_grp_cli = self.manager.security_groups_client
+        sec_grp_cli.delete_security_group(self.sec_grp['id'])
+
+    def _create_floating_ip(self):
+        floating_cli = self.manager.floating_ips_client
+        _, self.floating = floating_cli.create_floating_ip(self.floating_pool)
+
+    def _destroy_floating_ip(self):
+        cli = self.manager.floating_ips_client
+        cli.delete_floating_ip(self.floating['id'])
+        cli.wait_for_resource_deletion(self.floating['id'])
+        self.logger.info("Deleted Floating IP %s", str(self.floating['ip']))
+
+    def _create_volume(self):
+        name = data_utils.rand_name("volume")
+        self.logger.info("creating volume: %s" % name)
+        volumes_client = self.manager.volumes_client
+        resp, self.volume = volumes_client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                         display_name=
+                                                         name)
+        assert(resp.status == 200)
+        volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'],
+                                              'available')
+        self.logger.info("created volume: %s" % self.volume['id'])
+
+    def _delete_volume(self):
+        self.logger.info("deleting volume: %s" % self.volume['id'])
+        volumes_client = self.manager.volumes_client
+        resp, _ = volumes_client.delete_volume(self.volume['id'])
+        assert(resp.status == 202)
+        volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(self.volume['id'])
+        self.logger.info("deleted volume: %s" % self.volume['id'])
+
+    def _wait_disassociate(self):
+        cli = self.manager.floating_ips_client
+
+        def func():
+            _, floating = cli.get_floating_ip_details(self.floating['id'])
+            return floating['instance_id'] is None
+
+        if not tempest.test.call_until_true(func, CONF.compute.build_timeout,
+                                            CONF.compute.build_interval):
+            raise RuntimeError("IP disassociate timeout!")
+
+    def new_server_ops(self):
+        self._create_vm()
+        cli = self.manager.floating_ips_client
+        cli.associate_floating_ip_to_server(self.floating['ip'],
+                                            self.server_id)
+        if self.ssh_test_before_attach and self.enable_ssh_verify:
+            self.logger.info("Scanning for block devices via ssh on %s"
+                             % self.server_id)
+            self.part_wait(self.detach_match_count)
+
+    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+        """Note able configuration combinations:
+            Closest options to the test_stamp_pattern:
+                new_server = True
+                new_volume = True
+                enable_ssh_verify = True
+                ssh_test_before_attach = False
+            Just attaching:
+                new_server = False
+                new_volume = False
+                enable_ssh_verify = True
+                ssh_test_before_attach = True
+            Mostly API load by repeated attachment:
+                new_server = False
+                new_volume = False
+                enable_ssh_verify = False
+                ssh_test_before_attach = False
+            Minimal Nova load, but cinder load not decreased:
+                new_server = False
+                new_volume = True
+                enable_ssh_verify = True
+                ssh_test_before_attach = True
+        """
+        self.image = CONF.compute.image_ref
+        self.flavor = CONF.compute.flavor_ref
+        self.vm_extra_args = kwargs.get('vm_extra_args', {})
+        self.floating_pool = kwargs.get('floating_pool', None)
+        self.new_volume = kwargs.get('new_volume', True)
+        self.new_server = kwargs.get('new_server', False)
+        self.enable_ssh_verify = kwargs.get('enable_ssh_verify', True)
+        self.ssh_test_before_attach = kwargs.get('ssh_test_before_attach',
+                                                 False)
+        self.part_line_re = re.compile(kwargs.get('part_line_re', '.*vd.*'))
+        self.detach_match_count = kwargs.get('detach_match_count', 1)
+        self.attach_match_count = kwargs.get('attach_match_count', 2)
+        self.part_name = kwargs.get('part_name', '/dev/vdc')
+
+        self._create_floating_ip()
+        self._create_sec_group()
+        self._create_keypair()
+        private_key = self.key['private_key']
+        username = CONF.compute.image_ssh_user
+        self.remote_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(self.floating['ip'],
+                                                        username,
+                                                        pkey=private_key)
+        if not self.new_volume:
+            self._create_volume()
+        if not self.new_server:
+            self.new_server_ops()
+
+    # now we just test is number of partition increased or decrised
+    def part_wait(self, num_match):
+        def _part_state():
+            self.partitions = self.remote_client.get_partitions().split('\n')
+            matching = 0
+            for part_line in self.partitions[1:]:
+                if self.part_line_re.match(part_line):
+                    matching += 1
+            return matching == num_match
+        if tempest.test.call_until_true(_part_state,
+                                        CONF.compute.build_timeout,
+                                        CONF.compute.build_interval):
+            return
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Unexpected partitions: %s",
+                               str(self.partitions))
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.new_server:
+            self.new_server_ops()
+        if self.new_volume:
+            self._create_volume()
+        servers_client = self.manager.servers_client
+        self.logger.info("attach volume (%s) to vm %s" %
+                        (self.volume['id'], self.server_id))
+        resp, body = servers_client.attach_volume(self.server_id,
+                                                  self.volume['id'],
+                                                  self.part_name)
+        assert(resp.status == 200)
+        self.manager.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'],
+                                                           'in-use')
+        if self.enable_ssh_verify:
+            self.logger.info("Scanning for new block device on %s"
+                             % self.server_id)
+            self.part_wait(self.attach_match_count)
+
+        resp, body = servers_client.detach_volume(self.server_id,
+                                                  self.volume['id'])
+        assert(resp.status == 202)
+        self.manager.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'],
+                                                           'available')
+        if self.enable_ssh_verify:
+            self.logger.info("Scanning for block device disapperance on %s"
+                             % self.server_id)
+            self.part_wait(self.detach_match_count)
+        if self.new_volume:
+            self._delete_volume()
+        if self.new_server:
+            self._destroy_vm()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        cli = self.manager.floating_ips_client
+        cli.disassociate_floating_ip_from_server(self.floating['ip'],
+                                                 self.server_id)
+        self._wait_disassociate()
+        if not self.new_server:
+            self._destroy_vm()
+        self._delete_keypair()
+        self._destroy_floating_ip()
+        self._destroy_sec_grp()
+        if not self.new_volume:
+            self._delete_volume()
diff --git a/tempest/stress/driver.py b/tempest/stress/driver.py
index 9660081..25ae27f 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/driver.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/driver.py
@@ -80,11 +80,16 @@
     return ret
 
 
-def sigchld_handler(signal, frame):
+def sigchld_handler(signalnum, frame):
     """
     Signal handler (only active if stop_on_error is True).
     """
-    terminate_all_processes()
+    for process in processes:
+        if (not process['process'].is_alive() and
+                process['process'].exitcode != 0):
+            signal.signal(signalnum, signal.SIG_DFL)
+            terminate_all_processes()
+            break
 
 
 def terminate_all_processes(check_interval=20):
@@ -202,6 +207,8 @@
             had_errors = True
             break
 
+    if stop_on_error:
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, signal.SIG_DFL)
     terminate_all_processes()
 
     sum_fails = 0
diff --git a/tempest/stress/etc/volume-attach-verify.json b/tempest/stress/etc/volume-attach-verify.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..731f5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/stress/etc/volume-attach-verify.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[{"action": "tempest.stress.actions.volume_attach_verify.VolumeVerifyStress",
+  "threads": 1,
+  "use_admin": false,
+  "use_isolated_tenants": false,
+  "kwargs": {"vm_extra_args": {},
+             "new_volume": true,
+             "new_server": false,
+             "ssh_test_before_attach": false,
+             "enable_ssh_verify": true}
+}
+]
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index 8df405c..254fffa 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -75,12 +75,16 @@
             try:
                 f(cls)
             except Exception as se:
+                etype, value, trace = sys.exc_info()
                 LOG.exception("setUpClass failed: %s" % se)
                 try:
                     cls.tearDownClass()
                 except Exception as te:
                     LOG.exception("tearDownClass failed: %s" % te)
-                raise se
+                try:
+                    raise etype(value), None, trace
+                finally:
+                    del trace  # for avoiding circular refs
 
     return decorator
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf0fea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+# Copyright 2014 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    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.
+
+import json
+
+import mock
+
+from tempest.cmd import verify_tempest_config
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.openstack.common.fixture import mockpatch
+from tempest.tests import base
+from tempest.tests import fake_config
+
+
+class TestGetAPIVersions(base.TestCase):
+
+    def test_url_grab_versioned_nova_nossl(self):
+        base_url = 'http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/'
+        endpoint = verify_tempest_config._get_unversioned_endpoint(base_url)
+        self.assertEqual('http://127.0.0.1:8774', endpoint)
+
+    def test_url_grab_versioned_nova_ssl(self):
+        base_url = 'https://127.0.0.1:8774/v3/'
+        endpoint = verify_tempest_config._get_unversioned_endpoint(base_url)
+        self.assertEqual('https://127.0.0.1:8774', endpoint)
+
+
+class TestDiscovery(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestDiscovery, self).setUp()
+        self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
+        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+
+    def test_get_keystone_api_versions(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': {'values': [{'id': 'v2.0'}, {'id': 'v3.0'}]}}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        versions = verify_tempest_config._get_api_versions(fake_os, 'keystone')
+        self.assertIn('v2.0', versions)
+        self.assertIn('v3.0', versions)
+
+    def test_get_cinder_api_versions(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v1.0'}, {'id': 'v2.0'}]}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        versions = verify_tempest_config._get_api_versions(fake_os, 'cinder')
+        self.assertIn('v1.0', versions)
+        self.assertIn('v2.0', versions)
+
+    def test_get_nova_versions(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v2.0'}, {'id': 'v3.0'}]}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        versions = verify_tempest_config._get_api_versions(fake_os, 'nova')
+        self.assertIn('v2.0', versions)
+        self.assertIn('v3.0', versions)
+
+    def test_verify_keystone_api_versions_no_v3(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': {'values': [{'id': 'v2.0'}]}}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_keystone_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v3',
+                                           'identity_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
+
+    def test_verify_keystone_api_versions_no_v2(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': {'values': [{'id': 'v3.0'}]}}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_keystone_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v2',
+                                           'identity_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
+
+    def test_verify_cinder_api_versions_no_v2(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v1.0'}]}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_cinder_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v2', 'volume_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
+
+    def test_verify_cinder_api_versions_no_v1(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v2.0'}]}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_cinder_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v1', 'volume_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
+
+    def test_verify_nova_versions(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
+            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
+        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v2.0'}]}
+        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
+            verify_tempest_config.RAW_HTTP, 'request',
+            return_value=(None, fake_resp)))
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_nova_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v3', 'compute_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
+
+    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v2_with_v1_1(self):
+        def fake_get_versions():
+            return (None, ['v1.1'])
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        fake_os.image_client.get_versions = fake_get_versions
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_glance_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v2', 'image_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
+
+    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v2_with_v1_0(self):
+        def fake_get_versions():
+            return (None, ['v1.0'])
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        fake_os.image_client.get_versions = fake_get_versions
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_glance_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v2', 'image_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
+
+    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v1(self):
+        def fake_get_versions():
+            return (None, ['v2.0'])
+        fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        fake_os.image_client.get_versions = fake_get_versions
+        with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
+                               'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
+            verify_tempest_config.verify_glance_api_versions(fake_os, True)
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v1', 'image_feature_enabled',
+                                           False, True)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py b/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py
index bc68d26..ddffb4a 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.tests import fake_credentials
+
+
+def get_credentials(credential_type=None, fill_in=True, **kwargs):
+    return fake_credentials.FakeCredentials()
+
 
 class FakeAuthProvider(object):
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/fake_config.py b/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
index 4676cbd..4bed0c2 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@
             os.mkdir(str(os.environ.get('OS_TEST_LOCK_PATH')))
         self.conf.set_default('lock_path',
                               str(os.environ.get('OS_TEST_LOCK_PATH')))
+        self.conf.set_default('auth_version', 'v2', group='identity')
+        for config_option in ['username', 'password', 'tenant_name']:
+            # Identity group items
+            for prefix in ['', 'alt_', 'admin_']:
+                self.conf.set_default(prefix + config_option,
+                                      'fake_' + config_option,
+                                      group='identity')
+            # Compute Admin group items
+            self.conf.set_default(config_option, 'fake_' + config_option,
+                                  group='compute-admin')
 
 
 class FakePrivate(config.TempestConfigPrivate):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/fake_credentials.py b/tempest/tests/fake_credentials.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a372973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/fake_credentials.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# 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 import auth
+
+
+class FakeCredentials(auth.Credentials):
+
+    def is_valid(self):
+        return True
+
+
+class FakeKeystoneV2Credentials(auth.KeystoneV2Credentials):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        creds = dict(
+            username='fake_username',
+            password='fake_password',
+            tenant_name='fake_tenant_name'
+        )
+        super(FakeKeystoneV2Credentials, self).__init__(**creds)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_auth.py b/tempest/tests/test_auth.py
index 62c20e3..7b5b4d6 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -22,18 +22,16 @@
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common.fixture import mockpatch
 from tempest.tests import base
+from tempest.tests import fake_auth_provider
 from tempest.tests import fake_config
+from tempest.tests import fake_credentials
 from tempest.tests import fake_http
 from tempest.tests import fake_identity
 
 
 class BaseAuthTestsSetUp(base.TestCase):
     _auth_provider_class = None
-    credentials = {
-        'username': 'fake_user',
-        'password': 'fake_pwd',
-        'tenant_name': 'fake_tenant'
-    }
+    credentials = fake_credentials.FakeCredentials()
 
     def _auth(self, credentials, **params):
         """
@@ -47,6 +45,8 @@
         self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
         self.fake_http = fake_http.fake_httplib2(return_type=200)
         self.stubs.Set(http.ClosingHttp, 'request', self.fake_http.request)
+        self.stubs.Set(auth, 'get_credentials',
+                       fake_auth_provider.get_credentials)
         self.auth_provider = self._auth(self.credentials)
 
 
@@ -58,12 +58,19 @@
     """
     _auth_provider_class = auth.AuthProvider
 
-    def test_check_credentials_is_dict(self):
-        self.assertTrue(self.auth_provider.check_credentials({}))
+    def test_check_credentials_class(self):
+        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError,
+                          self.auth_provider.check_credentials,
+                          auth.Credentials())
 
     def test_check_credentials_bad_type(self):
         self.assertFalse(self.auth_provider.check_credentials([]))
 
+    def test_instantiate_with_dict(self):
+        # Dict credentials are only supported for backward compatibility
+        auth_provider = self._auth(credentials={})
+        self.assertIsInstance(auth_provider.credentials, auth.Credentials)
+
     def test_instantiate_with_bad_credentials_type(self):
         """
         Assure that credentials with bad type fail with TypeError
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@
 class TestKeystoneV2AuthProvider(BaseAuthTestsSetUp):
     _endpoints = fake_identity.IDENTITY_V2_RESPONSE['access']['serviceCatalog']
     _auth_provider_class = auth.KeystoneV2AuthProvider
+    credentials = fake_credentials.FakeKeystoneV2Credentials()
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestKeystoneV2AuthProvider, self).setUp()
@@ -210,17 +218,6 @@
             del cred[attr]
             self.assertFalse(self.auth_provider.check_credentials(cred))
 
-    def test_check_credentials_not_scoped_missing_tenant_name(self):
-        cred = copy.copy(self.credentials)
-        del cred['tenant_name']
-        self.assertTrue(self.auth_provider.check_credentials(cred,
-                                                             scoped=False))
-
-    def test_check_credentials_missing_tenant_name(self):
-        cred = copy.copy(self.credentials)
-        del cred['tenant_name']
-        self.assertFalse(self.auth_provider.check_credentials(cred))
-
     def _test_base_url_helper(self, expected_url, filters,
                               auth_data=None):
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_credentials.py b/tempest/tests/test_credentials.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86600fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_credentials.py
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# 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 import auth
+from tempest.common import http
+from tempest.common import tempest_fixtures as fixtures
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.tests import base
+from tempest.tests import fake_config
+from tempest.tests import fake_http
+from tempest.tests import fake_identity
+
+
+class CredentialsTests(base.TestCase):
+    attributes = {}
+    credentials_class = auth.Credentials
+
+    def _get_credentials(self, attributes=None):
+        if attributes is None:
+            attributes = self.attributes
+        return self.credentials_class(**attributes)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(CredentialsTests, self).setUp()
+        self.fake_http = fake_http.fake_httplib2(return_type=200)
+        self.stubs.Set(http.ClosingHttp, 'request', self.fake_http.request)
+        self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
+        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+
+    def test_create_invalid_attr(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidCredentials,
+                          self._get_credentials,
+                          attributes=dict(invalid='fake'))
+
+    def test_default(self):
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('auth_version'))
+        for ctype in self.credentials_class.TYPES:
+            self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError,
+                              self.credentials_class.get_default,
+                              credentials_type=ctype)
+
+    def test_invalid_default(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidCredentials,
+                          auth.Credentials.get_default,
+                          credentials_type='invalid_type')
+
+    def test_is_valid(self):
+        creds = self._get_credentials()
+        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, creds.is_valid)
+
+
+class KeystoneV2CredentialsTests(CredentialsTests):
+    attributes = {
+        'username': 'fake_username',
+        'password': 'fake_password',
+        'tenant_name': 'fake_tenant_name'
+    }
+
+    identity_response = fake_identity._fake_v2_response
+    credentials_class = auth.KeystoneV2Credentials
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(KeystoneV2CredentialsTests, self).setUp()
+        self.stubs.Set(http.ClosingHttp, 'request', self.identity_response)
+        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+
+    def _verify_credentials(self, credentials_class, creds_dict):
+        creds = auth.get_credentials(**creds_dict)
+        # Check the right version of credentials has been returned
+        self.assertIsInstance(creds, credentials_class)
+        # Check the id attributes are filled in
+        attributes = [x for x in creds.ATTRIBUTES if (
+            '_id' in x and x != 'domain_id')]
+        for attr in attributes:
+            self.assertIsNone(getattr(creds, attr))
+
+    def test_get_credentials(self):
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('auth_version'))
+        self._verify_credentials(self.credentials_class, self.attributes)
+
+    def test_is_valid(self):
+        creds = self._get_credentials()
+        self.assertTrue(creds.is_valid())
+
+    def test_is_not_valid(self):
+        creds = self._get_credentials()
+        for attr in self.attributes.keys():
+            delattr(creds, attr)
+            self.assertFalse(creds.is_valid(),
+                             "Credentials should be invalid without %s" % attr)
+
+    def test_default(self):
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('auth_version'))
+        for ctype in self.credentials_class.TYPES:
+            creds = self.credentials_class.get_default(credentials_type=ctype)
+            for attr in self.attributes.keys():
+                # Default configuration values related to credentials
+                # are defined as fake_* in fake_config.py
+                self.assertEqual(getattr(creds, attr), 'fake_' + attr)
diff --git a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
index e8610d3..33b8d6e 100644
--- a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
+++ b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
@@ -218,10 +218,8 @@
         else:
             self.assertNotEqual(instance.state, "running")
 
-    # NOTE(afazekas): doctored test case,
-    # with normal validation it would fail
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_integration_1(self):
+    def test_compute_with_volumes(self):
         # EC2 1. integration test (not strict)
         image_ami = self.ec2_client.get_image(self.images["ami"]["image_id"])
         sec_group_name = data_utils.rand_name("securitygroup-")
@@ -249,14 +247,20 @@
                                     instance_type=self.instance_type,
                                     key_name=self.keypair_name,
                                     security_groups=(sec_group_name,))
+
+        LOG.debug("Instance booted - state: %s",
+                  reservation.instances[0].state)
+
         self.addResourceCleanUp(self.destroy_reservation,
                                 reservation)
         volume = self.ec2_client.create_volume(1, self.zone)
+        LOG.debug("Volume created - status: %s", volume.status)
+
         self.addResourceCleanUp(self.destroy_volume_wait, volume)
         instance = reservation.instances[0]
-        LOG.info("state: %s", instance.state)
         if instance.state != "running":
             self.assertInstanceStateWait(instance, "running")
+        LOG.debug("Instance now running - state: %s", instance.state)
 
         address = self.ec2_client.allocate_address()
         rcuk_a = self.addResourceCleanUp(address.delete)
@@ -284,10 +288,21 @@
         volume.attach(instance.id, "/dev/vdh")
 
         def _volume_state():
+            """Return volume state realizing that 'in-use' is overloaded."""
             volume.update(validate=True)
-            return volume.status
+            status = volume.status
+            attached = volume.attach_data.status
+            LOG.debug("Volume %s is in status: %s, attach_status: %s",
+                      volume.id, status, attached)
+            # Nova reports 'in-use' on 'attaching' volumes because we
+            # have a single volume status, and EC2 has 2. Ensure that
+            # if we aren't attached yet we return something other than
+            # 'in-use'
+            if status == 'in-use' and attached != 'attached':
+                return 'attaching'
+            else:
+                return status
 
-        self.assertVolumeStatusWait(_volume_state, "in-use")
         wait.re_search_wait(_volume_state, "in-use")
 
         # NOTE(afazekas):  Different Hypervisor backends names
@@ -296,6 +311,7 @@
 
         def _part_state():
             current = ssh.get_partitions().split('\n')
+            LOG.debug("Partition map for instance: %s", current)
             if current > part_lines:
                 return 'INCREASE'
             if current < part_lines:
@@ -311,7 +327,6 @@
 
         self.assertVolumeStatusWait(_volume_state, "available")
         wait.re_search_wait(_volume_state, "available")
-        LOG.info("Volume %s state: %s", volume.id, volume.status)
 
         wait.state_wait(_part_state, 'DECREASE')
 
@@ -323,7 +338,7 @@
         self.assertAddressReleasedWait(address)
         self.cancelResourceCleanUp(rcuk_a)
 
-        LOG.info("state: %s", instance.state)
+        LOG.debug("Instance %s state: %s", instance.id, instance.state)
         if instance.state != "stopped":
             self.assertInstanceStateWait(instance, "stopped")
         # TODO(afazekas): move steps from teardown to the test case
diff --git a/tools/verify_tempest_config.py b/tools/verify_tempest_config.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 30785c4..0000000
--- a/tools/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
-#
-#    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.
-
-import json
-import sys
-import urlparse
-
-import httplib2
-
-from tempest import clients
-from tempest import config
-
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-RAW_HTTP = httplib2.Http()
-
-
-def verify_glance_api_versions(os):
-    # Check glance api versions
-    __, versions = os.image_client.get_versions()
-    if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1 != ('v1.1' in versions or 'v1.0' in
-                                             versions):
-        print('Config option image api_v1 should be change to: %s' % (
-            not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1))
-    if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2 != ('v2.0' in versions):
-        print('Config option image api_v2 should be change to: %s' % (
-            not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2))
-
-
-def _get_api_versions(os, service):
-    client_dict = {
-        'nova': os.servers_client,
-        'keystone': os.identity_client,
-    }
-    client_dict[service].skip_path()
-    endpoint_parts = urlparse.urlparse(client_dict[service])
-    endpoint = endpoint_parts.scheme + '//' + endpoint_parts.netloc
-    __, body = RAW_HTTP.request(endpoint, 'GET')
-    client_dict[service].reset_path()
-    body = json.loads(body)
-    if service == 'keystone':
-        versions = map(lambda x: x['id'], body['versions']['values'])
-    else:
-        versions = map(lambda x: x['id'], body['versions'])
-    return versions
-
-
-def verify_keystone_api_versions(os):
-    # Check keystone api versions
-    versions = _get_api_versions(os, 'keystone')
-    if CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v2 != ('v2.0' in versions):
-        print('Config option identity api_v2 should be change to %s' % (
-            not CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v2))
-    if CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v3 != ('v3.0' in versions):
-        print('Config option identity api_v3 should be change to %s' % (
-            not CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v3))
-
-
-def verify_nova_api_versions(os):
-    versions = _get_api_versions(os, 'nova')
-    if CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_v3 != ('v3.0' in versions):
-        print('Config option compute api_v3 should be change to: %s' % (
-              not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_v3))
-
-
-def get_extension_client(os, service):
-    extensions_client = {
-        'nova': os.extensions_client,
-        'nova_v3': os.extensions_v3_client,
-        'cinder': os.volumes_extension_client,
-        'neutron': os.network_client,
-        'swift': os.account_client,
-    }
-    if service not in extensions_client:
-        print('No tempest extensions client for %s' % service)
-        exit(1)
-    return extensions_client[service]
-
-
-def get_enabled_extensions(service):
-    extensions_options = {
-        'nova': CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_extensions,
-        'nova_v3': CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_v3_extensions,
-        'cinder': CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_extensions,
-        'neutron': CONF.network_feature_enabled.api_extensions,
-        'swift': CONF.object_storage_feature_enabled.discoverable_apis,
-    }
-    if service not in extensions_options:
-        print('No supported extensions list option for %s' % service)
-        exit(1)
-    return extensions_options[service]
-
-
-def verify_extensions(os, service, results):
-    extensions_client = get_extension_client(os, service)
-    __, resp = extensions_client.list_extensions()
-    if isinstance(resp, dict):
-        # Neutron's extension 'name' field has is not a single word (it has
-        # spaces in the string) Since that can't be used for list option the
-        # api_extension option in the network-feature-enabled group uses alias
-        # instead of name.
-        if service == 'neutron':
-            extensions = map(lambda x: x['alias'], resp['extensions'])
-        elif service == 'swift':
-            # Remove Swift general information from extensions list
-            resp.pop('swift')
-            extensions = resp.keys()
-        else:
-            extensions = map(lambda x: x['name'], resp['extensions'])
-
-    else:
-        extensions = map(lambda x: x['name'], resp)
-    if not results.get(service):
-        results[service] = {}
-    extensions_opt = get_enabled_extensions(service)
-    if extensions_opt[0] == 'all':
-        results[service]['extensions'] = 'all'
-        return results
-    # Verify that all configured extensions are actually enabled
-    for extension in extensions_opt:
-        results[service][extension] = extension in extensions
-    # Verify that there aren't additional extensions enabled that aren't
-    # specified in the config list
-    for extension in extensions:
-        if extension not in extensions_opt:
-            results[service][extension] = False
-    return results
-
-
-def display_results(results):
-    for service in results:
-        # If all extensions are specified as being enabled there is no way to
-        # verify this so we just assume this to be true
-        if results[service].get('extensions'):
-            continue
-        extension_list = get_enabled_extensions(service)
-        for extension in results[service]:
-            if not results[service][extension]:
-                if extension in extension_list:
-                    print("%s extension: %s should not be included in the list"
-                          " of enabled extensions" % (service, extension))
-                else:
-                    print("%s extension: %s should be included in the list of "
-                          "enabled extensions" % (service, extension))
-
-
-def check_service_availability(os):
-    services = []
-    avail_services = []
-    codename_match = {
-        'volume': 'cinder',
-        'network': 'neutron',
-        'image': 'glance',
-        'object_storage': 'swift',
-        'compute': 'nova',
-        'orchestration': 'heat',
-        'metering': 'ceilometer',
-        'telemetry': 'ceilometer',
-        'data_processing': 'savanna',
-        'baremetal': 'ironic',
-        'identity': 'keystone'
-
-    }
-    # Get catalog list for endpoints to use for validation
-    __, endpoints = os.endpoints_client.list_endpoints()
-    for endpoint in endpoints:
-        __, service = os.service_client.get_service(endpoint['service_id'])
-        services.append(service['type'])
-    # Pull all catalog types from config file and compare against endpoint list
-    for cfgname in dir(CONF._config):
-        cfg = getattr(CONF, cfgname)
-        catalog_type = getattr(cfg, 'catalog_type', None)
-        if not catalog_type:
-            continue
-        else:
-            if cfgname == 'identity':
-                # Keystone is a required service for tempest
-                continue
-            if catalog_type not in services:
-                if getattr(CONF.service_available, codename_match[cfgname]):
-                    print('Endpoint type %s not found either disable service '
-                          '%s or fix the catalog_type in the config file' % (
-                          catalog_type, codename_match[cfgname]))
-            else:
-                if not getattr(CONF.service_available,
-                               codename_match[cfgname]):
-                    print('Endpoint type %s is available, service %s should be'
-                          ' set as available in the config file.' % (
-                          catalog_type, codename_match[cfgname]))
-                else:
-                    avail_services.append(codename_match[cfgname])
-    return avail_services
-
-
-def main(argv):
-    print('Running config verification...')
-    os = clients.ComputeAdminManager(interface='json')
-    services = check_service_availability(os)
-    results = {}
-    for service in ['nova', 'nova_v3', 'cinder', 'neutron', 'swift']:
-        if service == 'nova_v3' and 'nova' not in services:
-            continue
-        elif service not in services:
-            continue
-        results = verify_extensions(os, service, results)
-    verify_keystone_api_versions(os)
-    verify_glance_api_versions(os)
-    verify_nova_api_versions(os)
-    display_results(results)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main(sys.argv)