diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_security_groups.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_security_groups.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed4823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_security_groups.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NTT Data
+# 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 testtools
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class SecurityGroupsTestAdminJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(SecurityGroupsTestAdminJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.adm_client = cls.os_adm.security_groups_client
+        cls.client = cls.security_groups_client
+
+    def _delete_security_group(self, securitygroup_id, admin=True):
+        if admin:
+            resp, _ = self.adm_client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
+        else:
+            resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+
+    @testtools.skipIf(config.TempestConfig().service_available.neutron,
+                      "Skipped because neutron do not support all_tenants"
+                      "search filter.")
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_security_groups_list_all_tenants_filter(self):
+        # Admin can list security groups of all tenants
+        # List of all security groups created
+        security_group_list = []
+        # Create two security groups for a non-admin tenant
+        for i in range(2):
+            name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
+            description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
+            resp, securitygroup = (self.client
+                                   .create_security_group(name, description))
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                            securitygroup['id'], admin=False)
+            security_group_list.append(securitygroup)
+
+        client_tenant_id = securitygroup['tenant_id']
+        # Create two security groups for admin tenant
+        for i in range(2):
+            name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
+            description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
+            resp, adm_securitygroup = (self.adm_client
+                                       .create_security_group(name,
+                                                              description))
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                            adm_securitygroup['id'])
+            security_group_list.append(adm_securitygroup)
+
+        # Fetch all security groups based on 'all_tenants' search filter
+        param = {'all_tenants': 'true'}
+        resp, fetched_list = self.adm_client.list_security_groups(params=param)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        sec_group_id_list = map(lambda sg: sg['id'], fetched_list)
+        # Now check if all created Security Groups are present in fetched list
+        for sec_group in security_group_list:
+            self.assertIn(sec_group['id'], sec_group_id_list)
+
+        # Fetch all security groups for non-admin user with 'all_tenants'
+        # search filter
+        resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_security_groups(params=param)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Now check if all created Security Groups are present in fetched list
+        for sec_group in fetched_list:
+            self.assertEqual(sec_group['tenant_id'], client_tenant_id,
+                             "Failed to get all security groups for "
+                             "non admin user.")
+
+
+class SecurityGroupsTestAdminXML(SecurityGroupsTestAdminJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
index b0ff7ab..6e4c8cb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
         self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
 
+    @attr(type=['gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_multibyte_character_image_name(self):
+        if self.__class__._interface == "xml":
+            # NOTE(sdague): not entirely accurage, but we'd need a ton of work
+            # in our XML client to make this good
+            raise self.skipException("Not testable in XML")
+        # prefix character is:
+        # http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1F4A9/index.htm
+        utf8_name = data_utils.rand_name(u'\xF0\x9F\x92\xA9')
+        resp, body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, utf8_name)
+        image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
+        self.assertEqual('202', resp['status'])
+
 
 class ImagesOneServerTestXML(ImagesOneServerTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index 2d27b81..b8a4304 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -86,11 +86,15 @@
     @skip_because(bug="1006725")
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_multibyte_character_image_name(self):
-        # Return an error if the image name has multi-byte characters
-        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('\xef\xbb\xbf')
+        if self.__class__._interface == "xml":
+            raise self.skipException("Not testable in XML")
+        # invalid multibyte sequence from:
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1301402/
+        #     example-invalid-utf8-string
+        invalid_name = data_utils.rand_name(u'\xc3\x28')
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.create_image, self.server_id,
-                          snapshot_name)
+                          invalid_name)
 
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_invalid_metadata(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
index 50b6c77..b36595c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class KeyPairsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -28,14 +28,23 @@
         super(KeyPairsTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.keypairs_client
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    def _delete_keypair(self, keypair_name):
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_keypair(keypair_name)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+
+    def _create_keypair(self, keypair_name, pub_key=None):
+        resp, body = self.client.create_keypair(keypair_name, pub_key)
+        self.addCleanup(self._delete_keypair, keypair_name)
+        return resp, body
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_keypairs_create_list_delete(self):
         # Keypairs created should be available in the response list
         # Create 3 keypairs
         key_list = list()
         for i in range(3):
             k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-')
-            resp, keypair = self.client.create_keypair(k_name)
+            resp, keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name)
             # Need to pop these keys so that our compare doesn't fail later,
             # as the keypair dicts from list API doesn't have them.
             keypair.pop('private_key')
@@ -57,16 +66,12 @@
         self.assertFalse(missing_kps,
                          "Failed to find keypairs %s in fetched list"
                          % ', '.join(m_key['name'] for m_key in missing_kps))
-        # Delete all the keypairs created
-        for keypair in key_list:
-            resp, _ = self.client.delete_keypair(keypair['name'])
-            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_keypair_create_delete(self):
         # Keypair should be created, verified and deleted
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-')
-        resp, keypair = self.client.create_keypair(k_name)
+        resp, keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         private_key = keypair['private_key']
         key_name = keypair['name']
@@ -75,15 +80,12 @@
                          "to the requested name")
         self.assertTrue(private_key is not None,
                         "Field private_key is empty or not found.")
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_keypair(k_name)
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_keypair_detail(self):
         # Keypair should be created, Got details by name and deleted
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-')
-        resp, keypair = self.client.create_keypair(k_name)
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_keypair, k_name)
+        resp, keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name)
         resp, keypair_detail = self.client.get_keypair(k_name)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertIn('name', keypair_detail)
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(public_key is not None,
                         "Field public_key is empty or not found.")
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_keypair_create_with_pub_key(self):
         # Keypair should be created with a given public key
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-')
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@
                    "LOeB1kYMOBaiUPLQTWXR3JpckqFIQwhIH0zoHlJvZE8hh90"
                    "XcPojYN56tI0OlrGqojbediJYD0rUsJu4weZpbn8vilb3JuDY+jws"
                    "snSA8wzBx3A/8y9Pp1B nova@ubuntu")
-        resp, keypair = self.client.create_keypair(k_name, pub_key)
+        resp, keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name, pub_key)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertFalse('private_key' in keypair,
                          "Field private_key is not empty!")
@@ -116,8 +118,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(key_name, k_name,
                          "The created keypair name is not equal "
                          "to the requested name!")
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_keypair(k_name)
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
 
 
 class KeyPairsTestXML(KeyPairsTestJSON):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py
index fad985e..621487c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class KeyPairsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -30,67 +30,71 @@
         super(KeyPairsNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.keypairs_client
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def _create_keypair(self, keypair_name, pub_key=None):
+        self.client.create_keypair(keypair_name, pub_key)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_keypair, keypair_name)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_keypair_create_with_invalid_pub_key(self):
         # Keypair should not be created with a non RSA public key
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-')
         pub_key = "ssh-rsa JUNK nova@ubuntu"
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
-                          self.client.create_keypair, k_name, pub_key)
+                          self._create_keypair, k_name, pub_key)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_keypair_delete_nonexistant_key(self):
         # Non-existant key deletion should throw a proper error
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name("keypair-non-existant-")
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_keypair,
                           k_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_keypair_with_empty_public_key(self):
         # Keypair should not be created with an empty public key
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name("keypair-")
         pub_key = ' '
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
                           k_name, pub_key)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_keypair_when_public_key_bits_exceeds_maximum(self):
         # Keypair should not be created when public key bits are too long
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name("keypair-")
         pub_key = 'ssh-rsa ' + 'A' * 2048 + ' openstack@ubuntu'
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
                           k_name, pub_key)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_keypair_with_duplicate_name(self):
         # Keypairs with duplicate names should not be created
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-')
         resp, _ = self.client.create_keypair(k_name)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         # Now try the same keyname to create another key
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict, self.client.create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict, self._create_keypair,
                           k_name)
         resp, _ = self.client.delete_keypair(k_name)
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_keypair_with_empty_name_string(self):
         # Keypairs with name being an empty string should not be created
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
                           '')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_keypair_with_long_keynames(self):
         # Keypairs with name longer than 255 chars should not be created
         k_name = 'keypair-'.ljust(260, '0')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
                           k_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_keypair_invalid_name(self):
         # Keypairs with name being an invalid name should not be created
         k_name = 'key_/.\@:'
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
                           k_name)
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 0d0e794..e64a257 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@
         # usually to /dev/ttyS0
         cmd = 'sudo sh -c "echo \\"%s\\" >/dev/console"' % message
         return self.ssh_client.exec_command(cmd)
+
+    def ping_host(self, host):
+        cmd = 'ping -c1 -w1 %s' % host
+        return self.ssh_client.exec_command(cmd)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index e839d20..b24d2b9 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -853,6 +853,12 @@
 
         return rules
 
+    def _ssh_to_server(self, server, private_key):
+        ssh_login = self.config.compute.image_ssh_user
+        return self.get_remote_client(server,
+                                      username=ssh_login,
+                                      private_key=private_key)
+
     def _show_quota_network(self, tenant_id):
         quota = self.network_client.show_quota(tenant_id)
         return quota['quota']['network']