diff --git a/wally/tests_sensors.py b/wally/tests_sensors.py
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+import time
+import Queue
+import logging
+import threading
+
+from wally import utils
+from wally.config import cfg_dict
+from wally.sensors.api import (start_listener_thread,
+                               deploy_and_start_sensors,
+                               SensorConfig,
+                               stop_and_remove_sensors)
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("wally")
+
+
+def save_sensors_data(data_q, mon_q, fd):
+    fd.write("\n")
+
+    observed_nodes = set()
+
+    try:
+        while True:
+            val = data_q.get()
+            if val is None:
+                break
+
+            addr, data = val
+            if addr not in observed_nodes:
+                mon_q.put(addr + (data['source_id'],))
+                observed_nodes.add(addr)
+
+            fd.write("{0!s} : {1!r}\n".format(time.time(), repr(val)))
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception("Error in sensors thread")
+    logger.info("Sensors thread exits")
+
+
+def get_sensors_config_for_nodes(cfg, nodes):
+    monitored_nodes = []
+    sensors_configs = []
+
+    receiver_url = cfg["receiver_url"]
+    assert '{ip}' in receiver_url
+
+    for role, sensors_str in cfg["roles_mapping"].items():
+        sensors = [sens.strip() for sens in sensors_str.split(",")]
+
+        collect_cfg = dict((sensor, {}) for sensor in sensors)
+
+        for node in nodes:
+            if role in node.roles:
+
+                if node.monitor_url is not None:
+                    monitor_url = node.monitor_url
+                else:
+                    ext_ip = utils.get_ip_for_target(node.get_ip())
+                    monitor_url = receiver_url.format(ip=ext_ip)
+
+                monitored_nodes.append(node)
+                sens_cfg = SensorConfig(node.connection,
+                                        node.get_conn_id(),
+                                        collect_cfg,
+                                        source_id=node.get_conn_id(),
+                                        monitor_url=monitor_url)
+                sensors_configs.append(sens_cfg)
+
+    return monitored_nodes, sensors_configs
+
+
+def start_sensor_process_thread(ctx, cfg, sensors_configs):
+    receiver_url = cfg["receiver_url"]
+    sensors_data_q, stop_sensors_loop = \
+        start_listener_thread(receiver_url.format(ip='0.0.0.0'))
+
+    mon_q = Queue.Queue()
+    fd = open(cfg_dict['sensor_storage'], "w")
+    logger.info("Start sensors data receiving thread")
+    sensor_listen_th = threading.Thread(None, save_sensors_data, None,
+                                        (sensors_data_q, mon_q, fd))
+    sensor_listen_th.daemon = True
+    sensor_listen_th.start()
+
+    def stop_sensors_receiver(cfg, ctx):
+        stop_sensors_loop()
+        sensors_data_q.put(None)
+        sensor_listen_th.join()
+
+    ctx.clear_calls_stack.append(stop_sensors_receiver)
+    return mon_q
+
+
+def deploy_sensors_stage(cfg, ctx, nodes=None, undeploy=True):
+    if 'sensors' not in cfg:
+        return
+
+    cfg = cfg.get('sensors')
+
+    if nodes is None:
+        nodes = ctx.nodes
+
+    logger.info("Deploing new sensors on {0} node(s)".format(len(nodes)))
+    monitored_nodes, sensors_configs = get_sensors_config_for_nodes(cfg,
+                                                                    nodes)
+
+    if len(monitored_nodes) == 0:
+        logger.info("Nothing to monitor, no sensors would be installed")
+        return
+
+    if ctx.sensors_mon_q is None:
+        ctx.sensors_mon_q = start_sensor_process_thread(ctx, cfg,
+                                                        sensors_configs)
+
+    if undeploy:
+        def remove_sensors_stage(cfg, ctx):
+            stop_and_remove_sensors(sensors_configs)
+        ctx.clear_calls_stack.append(remove_sensors_stage)
+
+    deploy_and_start_sensors(sensors_configs)
+    wait_for_new_sensors_data(ctx, monitored_nodes)
+
+
+def wait_for_new_sensors_data(ctx, monitored_nodes):
+    MAX_WAIT_FOR_SENSORS = 10
+    etime = time.time() + MAX_WAIT_FOR_SENSORS
+
+    msg = "Waiting at most {0}s till all {1} nodes starts report sensors data"
+    nodes_ids = set(node.get_conn_id() for node in monitored_nodes)
+    logger.debug(msg.format(MAX_WAIT_FOR_SENSORS, len(nodes_ids)))
+
+    # wait till all nodes start sending data
+    while len(nodes_ids) != 0:
+        tleft = etime - time.time()
+        try:
+            source_id = ctx.sensors_mon_q.get(True, tleft)[2]
+        except Queue.Empty:
+            msg = "Node {0} not sending any sensor data in {1}s"
+            msg = msg.format(", ".join(nodes_ids), MAX_WAIT_FOR_SENSORS)
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+        if source_id not in nodes_ids:
+            msg = "Receive sensors from extra node: {0}".format(source_id)
+            logger.warning(msg)
+
+        nodes_ids.remove(source_id)