diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/README.rst b/ironic_tempest_plugin/README.rst
index 25cadec..94a22f7 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/README.rst
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/README.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 This directory contains Tempest tests to cover the Ironic project,
 as well as a plugin to automatically load these tests into tempest.
 
-See the tempest plugin docs for information on using it:
-http://docs.openstack.org/developer/tempest/plugin.html#using-plugins
+See the tempest plugin documentation for information about creating
+a plugin, stable API interface, TempestPlugin class interface, plugin
+structure, and how to use plugins:
+http://docs.openstack.org/developer/tempest/plugin.html
 
 See the Ironic documentation for information about how to run the
 tempest tests:
diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/manager.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc8862e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1376 @@
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+# 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.
+
+# NOTE(soliosg) Do not edit this file. It will only stay temporarily
+# in ironic, while QA refactors the tempest.scenario interface. This
+# file was copied from openstack/tempest/tempest/scenario/manager.py,
+# openstack/tempest commit: 82a278e88c9e9f9ba49f81c1f8dba0bca7943daf
+
+import subprocess
+
+import netaddr
+from oslo_log import log
+from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+from oslo_utils import netutils
+
+from tempest.common import compute
+from tempest.common import image as common_image
+from tempest.common.utils.linux import remote_client
+from tempest.common.utils import net_utils
+from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
+from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+import tempest.test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ScenarioTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
+    """Base class for scenario tests. Uses tempest own clients. """
+
+    credentials = ['primary']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(ScenarioTest, cls).setup_clients()
+        # Clients (in alphabetical order)
+        cls.flavors_client = cls.manager.flavors_client
+        cls.compute_floating_ips_client = (
+            cls.manager.compute_floating_ips_client)
+        if CONF.service_available.glance:
+            # Check if glance v1 is available to determine which client to use.
+            if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
+                cls.image_client = cls.manager.image_client
+            elif CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2:
+                cls.image_client = cls.manager.image_client_v2
+            else:
+                raise lib_exc.InvalidConfiguration(
+                    'Either api_v1 or api_v2 must be True in '
+                    '[image-feature-enabled].')
+        # Compute image client
+        cls.compute_images_client = cls.manager.compute_images_client
+        cls.keypairs_client = cls.manager.keypairs_client
+        # Nova security groups client
+        cls.compute_security_groups_client = (
+            cls.manager.compute_security_groups_client)
+        cls.compute_security_group_rules_client = (
+            cls.manager.compute_security_group_rules_client)
+        cls.servers_client = cls.manager.servers_client
+        cls.interface_client = cls.manager.interfaces_client
+        # Neutron network client
+        cls.networks_client = cls.manager.networks_client
+        cls.ports_client = cls.manager.ports_client
+        cls.routers_client = cls.manager.routers_client
+        cls.subnets_client = cls.manager.subnets_client
+        cls.floating_ips_client = cls.manager.floating_ips_client
+        cls.security_groups_client = cls.manager.security_groups_client
+        cls.security_group_rules_client = (
+            cls.manager.security_group_rules_client)
+
+        if CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v2:
+            cls.volumes_client = cls.manager.volumes_v2_client
+            cls.snapshots_client = cls.manager.snapshots_v2_client
+        else:
+            cls.volumes_client = cls.manager.volumes_client
+            cls.snapshots_client = cls.manager.snapshots_client
+
+    # ## Test functions library
+    #
+    # The create_[resource] functions only return body and discard the
+    # resp part which is not used in scenario tests
+
+    def _create_port(self, network_id, client=None, namestart='port-quotatest',
+                     **kwargs):
+        if not client:
+            client = self.ports_client
+        name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
+        result = client.create_port(
+            name=name,
+            network_id=network_id,
+            **kwargs)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(result, 'Unable to allocate port')
+        port = result['port']
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        client.delete_port, port['id'])
+        return port
+
+    def create_keypair(self, client=None):
+        if not client:
+            client = self.keypairs_client
+        name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__)
+        # We don't need to create a keypair by pubkey in scenario
+        body = client.create_keypair(name=name)
+        self.addCleanup(client.delete_keypair, name)
+        return body['keypair']
+
+    def create_server(self, name=None, image_id=None, flavor=None,
+                      validatable=False, wait_until='ACTIVE',
+                      clients=None, **kwargs):
+        """Wrapper utility that returns a test server.
+
+        This wrapper utility calls the common create test server and
+        returns a test server. The purpose of this wrapper is to minimize
+        the impact on the code of the tests already using this
+        function.
+        """
+
+        # NOTE(jlanoux): As a first step, ssh checks in the scenario
+        # tests need to be run regardless of the run_validation and
+        # validatable parameters and thus until the ssh validation job
+        # becomes voting in CI. The test resources management and IP
+        # association are taken care of in the scenario tests.
+        # Therefore, the validatable parameter is set to false in all
+        # those tests. In this way create_server just return a standard
+        # server and the scenario tests always perform ssh checks.
+
+        # Needed for the cross_tenant_traffic test:
+        if clients is None:
+            clients = self.manager
+
+        if name is None:
+            name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + "-server")
+
+        vnic_type = CONF.network.port_vnic_type
+
+        # If vnic_type is configured create port for
+        # every network
+        if vnic_type:
+            ports = []
+
+            create_port_body = {'binding:vnic_type': vnic_type,
+                                'namestart': 'port-smoke'}
+            if kwargs:
+                # Convert security group names to security group ids
+                # to pass to create_port
+                if 'security_groups' in kwargs:
+                    security_groups = \
+                        clients.security_groups_client.list_security_groups(
+                        ).get('security_groups')
+                    sec_dict = dict([(s['name'], s['id'])
+                                    for s in security_groups])
+
+                    sec_groups_names = [s['name'] for s in kwargs.pop(
+                        'security_groups')]
+                    security_groups_ids = [sec_dict[s]
+                                           for s in sec_groups_names]
+
+                    if security_groups_ids:
+                        create_port_body[
+                            'security_groups'] = security_groups_ids
+                networks = kwargs.pop('networks', [])
+            else:
+                networks = []
+
+            # If there are no networks passed to us we look up
+            # for the project's private networks and create a port.
+            # The same behaviour as we would expect when passing
+            # the call to the clients with no networks
+            if not networks:
+                networks = clients.networks_client.list_networks(
+                    **{'router:external': False, 'fields': 'id'})['networks']
+
+            # It's net['uuid'] if networks come from kwargs
+            # and net['id'] if they come from
+            # clients.networks_client.list_networks
+            for net in networks:
+                net_id = net.get('uuid', net.get('id'))
+                if 'port' not in net:
+                    port = self._create_port(network_id=net_id,
+                                             client=clients.ports_client,
+                                             **create_port_body)
+                    ports.append({'port': port['id']})
+                else:
+                    ports.append({'port': net['port']})
+            if ports:
+                kwargs['networks'] = ports
+            self.ports = ports
+
+        tenant_network = self.get_tenant_network()
+
+        body, servers = compute.create_test_server(
+            clients,
+            tenant_network=tenant_network,
+            wait_until=wait_until,
+            name=name, flavor=flavor,
+            image_id=image_id, **kwargs)
+
+        self.addCleanup(waiters.wait_for_server_termination,
+                        clients.servers_client, body['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        clients.servers_client.delete_server, body['id'])
+        server = clients.servers_client.show_server(body['id'])['server']
+        return server
+
+    def create_volume(self, size=None, name=None, snapshot_id=None,
+                      imageRef=None, volume_type=None):
+        if size is None:
+            size = CONF.volume.volume_size
+        if imageRef:
+            image = self.compute_images_client.show_image(imageRef)['image']
+            min_disk = image.get('minDisk')
+            size = max(size, min_disk)
+        if name is None:
+            name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + "-volume")
+        kwargs = {'display_name': name,
+                  'snapshot_id': snapshot_id,
+                  'imageRef': imageRef,
+                  'volume_type': volume_type,
+                  'size': size}
+        volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(**kwargs)['volume']
+
+        self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion,
+                        volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.volumes_client.delete_volume, volume['id'])
+
+        # NOTE(e0ne): Cinder API v2 uses name instead of display_name
+        if 'display_name' in volume:
+            self.assertEqual(name, volume['display_name'])
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(name, volume['name'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'available')
+        # The volume retrieved on creation has a non-up-to-date status.
+        # Retrieval after it becomes active ensures correct details.
+        volume = self.volumes_client.show_volume(volume['id'])['volume']
+        return volume
+
+    def create_volume_type(self, client=None, name=None, backend_name=None):
+        if not client:
+            client = self.admin_volume_types_client
+        if not name:
+            class_name = self.__class__.__name__
+            name = data_utils.rand_name(class_name + '-volume-type')
+        randomized_name = data_utils.rand_name('scenario-type-' + name)
+
+        LOG.debug("Creating a volume type: %s on backend %s",
+                  randomized_name, backend_name)
+        extra_specs = {}
+        if backend_name:
+            extra_specs = {"volume_backend_name": backend_name}
+
+        body = client.create_volume_type(name=randomized_name,
+                                         extra_specs=extra_specs)
+        volume_type = body['volume_type']
+        self.assertIn('id', volume_type)
+        self.addCleanup(client.delete_volume_type, volume_type['id'])
+        return volume_type
+
+    def _create_loginable_secgroup_rule(self, secgroup_id=None):
+        _client = self.compute_security_groups_client
+        _client_rules = self.compute_security_group_rules_client
+        if secgroup_id is None:
+            sgs = _client.list_security_groups()['security_groups']
+            for sg in sgs:
+                if sg['name'] == 'default':
+                    secgroup_id = sg['id']
+
+        # These rules are intended to permit inbound ssh and icmp
+        # traffic from all sources, so no group_id is provided.
+        # Setting a group_id would only permit traffic from ports
+        # belonging to the same security group.
+        rulesets = [
+            {
+                # ssh
+                'ip_protocol': 'tcp',
+                'from_port': 22,
+                'to_port': 22,
+                'cidr': '0.0.0.0/0',
+            },
+            {
+                # ping
+                'ip_protocol': 'icmp',
+                'from_port': -1,
+                'to_port': -1,
+                'cidr': '0.0.0.0/0',
+            }
+        ]
+        rules = list()
+        for ruleset in rulesets:
+            sg_rule = _client_rules.create_security_group_rule(
+                parent_group_id=secgroup_id, **ruleset)['security_group_rule']
+            rules.append(sg_rule)
+        return rules
+
+    def _create_security_group(self):
+        # Create security group
+        sg_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__)
+        sg_desc = sg_name + " description"
+        secgroup = self.compute_security_groups_client.create_security_group(
+            name=sg_name, description=sg_desc)['security_group']
+        self.assertEqual(secgroup['name'], sg_name)
+        self.assertEqual(secgroup['description'], sg_desc)
+        self.addCleanup(
+            test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+            self.compute_security_groups_client.delete_security_group,
+            secgroup['id'])
+
+        # Add rules to the security group
+        self._create_loginable_secgroup_rule(secgroup['id'])
+
+        return secgroup
+
+    def get_remote_client(self, ip_address, username=None, private_key=None):
+        """Get a SSH client to a remote server
+
+        @param ip_address the server floating or fixed IP address to use
+                          for ssh validation
+        @param username name of the Linux account on the remote server
+        @param private_key the SSH private key to use
+        @return a RemoteClient object
+        """
+
+        if username is None:
+            username = CONF.validation.image_ssh_user
+        # Set this with 'keypair' or others to log in with keypair or
+        # username/password.
+        if CONF.validation.auth_method == 'keypair':
+            password = None
+            if private_key is None:
+                private_key = self.keypair['private_key']
+        else:
+            password = CONF.validation.image_ssh_password
+            private_key = None
+        linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(ip_address, username,
+                                                  pkey=private_key,
+                                                  password=password)
+        try:
+            linux_client.validate_authentication()
+        except Exception as e:
+            message = ('Initializing SSH connection to %(ip)s failed. '
+                       'Error: %(error)s' % {'ip': ip_address,
+                                             'error': e})
+            caller = test_utils.find_test_caller()
+            if caller:
+                message = '(%s) %s' % (caller, message)
+            LOG.exception(message)
+            self._log_console_output()
+            raise
+
+        return linux_client
+
+    def _image_create(self, name, fmt, path,
+                      disk_format=None, properties=None):
+        if properties is None:
+            properties = {}
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('%s-' % name)
+        params = {
+            'name': name,
+            'container_format': fmt,
+            'disk_format': disk_format or fmt,
+        }
+        if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
+            params['is_public'] = 'False'
+            params['properties'] = properties
+            params = {'headers': common_image.image_meta_to_headers(**params)}
+        else:
+            params['visibility'] = 'private'
+            # Additional properties are flattened out in the v2 API.
+            params.update(properties)
+        body = self.image_client.create_image(**params)
+        image = body['image'] if 'image' in body else body
+        self.addCleanup(self.image_client.delete_image, image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual("queued", image['status'])
+        with open(path, 'rb') as image_file:
+            if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
+                self.image_client.update_image(image['id'], data=image_file)
+            else:
+                self.image_client.store_image_file(image['id'], image_file)
+        return image['id']
+
+    def glance_image_create(self):
+        img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.img_file
+        aki_img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.aki_img_file
+        ari_img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.ari_img_file
+        ami_img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.ami_img_file
+        img_container_format = CONF.scenario.img_container_format
+        img_disk_format = CONF.scenario.img_disk_format
+        img_properties = CONF.scenario.img_properties
+        LOG.debug("paths: img: %s, container_format: %s, disk_format: %s, "
+                  "properties: %s, ami: %s, ari: %s, aki: %s",
+                  img_path, img_container_format, img_disk_format,
+                  img_properties, ami_img_path, ari_img_path, aki_img_path)
+        try:
+            image = self._image_create('scenario-img',
+                                       img_container_format,
+                                       img_path,
+                                       disk_format=img_disk_format,
+                                       properties=img_properties)
+        except IOError:
+            LOG.debug("A qcow2 image was not found. Try to get a uec image.")
+            kernel = self._image_create('scenario-aki', 'aki', aki_img_path)
+            ramdisk = self._image_create('scenario-ari', 'ari', ari_img_path)
+            properties = {'kernel_id': kernel, 'ramdisk_id': ramdisk}
+            image = self._image_create('scenario-ami', 'ami',
+                                       path=ami_img_path,
+                                       properties=properties)
+        LOG.debug("image:%s", image)
+
+        return image
+
+    def _log_console_output(self, servers=None):
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.console_output:
+            LOG.debug('Console output not supported, cannot log')
+            return
+        if not servers:
+            servers = self.servers_client.list_servers()
+            servers = servers['servers']
+        for server in servers:
+            try:
+                console_output = self.servers_client.get_console_output(
+                    server['id'])['output']
+                LOG.debug('Console output for %s\nbody=\n%s',
+                          server['id'], console_output)
+            except lib_exc.NotFound:
+                LOG.debug("Server %s disappeared(deleted) while looking "
+                          "for the console log", server['id'])
+
+    def _log_net_info(self, exc):
+        # network debug is called as part of ssh init
+        if not isinstance(exc, lib_exc.SSHTimeout):
+            LOG.debug('Network information on a devstack host')
+
+    def create_server_snapshot(self, server, name=None):
+        # Glance client
+        _image_client = self.image_client
+        # Compute client
+        _images_client = self.compute_images_client
+        if name is None:
+            name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + 'snapshot')
+        LOG.debug("Creating a snapshot image for server: %s", server['name'])
+        image = _images_client.create_image(server['id'], name=name)
+        image_id = image.response['location'].split('images/')[1]
+        waiters.wait_for_image_status(_image_client, image_id, 'active')
+
+        self.addCleanup(_image_client.wait_for_resource_deletion,
+                        image_id)
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        _image_client.delete_image, image_id)
+
+        if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
+            # In glance v1 the additional properties are stored in the headers.
+            resp = _image_client.check_image(image_id)
+            snapshot_image = common_image.get_image_meta_from_headers(resp)
+            image_props = snapshot_image.get('properties', {})
+        else:
+            # In glance v2 the additional properties are flattened.
+            snapshot_image = _image_client.show_image(image_id)
+            image_props = snapshot_image
+
+        bdm = image_props.get('block_device_mapping')
+        if bdm:
+            bdm = json.loads(bdm)
+            if bdm and 'snapshot_id' in bdm[0]:
+                snapshot_id = bdm[0]['snapshot_id']
+                self.addCleanup(
+                    self.snapshots_client.wait_for_resource_deletion,
+                    snapshot_id)
+                self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                                self.snapshots_client.delete_snapshot,
+                                snapshot_id)
+                waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.snapshots_client,
+                                                        snapshot_id,
+                                                        'available')
+        image_name = snapshot_image['name']
+        self.assertEqual(name, image_name)
+        LOG.debug("Created snapshot image %s for server %s",
+                  image_name, server['name'])
+        return snapshot_image
+
+    def nova_volume_attach(self, server, volume_to_attach):
+        volume = self.servers_client.attach_volume(
+            server['id'], volumeId=volume_to_attach['id'], device='/dev/%s'
+            % CONF.compute.volume_device_name)['volumeAttachment']
+        self.assertEqual(volume_to_attach['id'], volume['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'in-use')
+
+        # Return the updated volume after the attachment
+        return self.volumes_client.show_volume(volume['id'])['volume']
+
+    def nova_volume_detach(self, server, volume):
+        self.servers_client.detach_volume(server['id'], volume['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'available')
+
+        volume = self.volumes_client.show_volume(volume['id'])['volume']
+        self.assertEqual('available', volume['status'])
+
+    def rebuild_server(self, server_id, image=None,
+                       preserve_ephemeral=False, wait=True,
+                       rebuild_kwargs=None):
+        if image is None:
+            image = CONF.compute.image_ref
+
+        rebuild_kwargs = rebuild_kwargs or {}
+
+        LOG.debug("Rebuilding server (id: %s, image: %s, preserve eph: %s)",
+                  server_id, image, preserve_ephemeral)
+        self.servers_client.rebuild_server(
+            server_id=server_id, image_ref=image,
+            preserve_ephemeral=preserve_ephemeral,
+            **rebuild_kwargs)
+        if wait:
+            waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client,
+                                           server_id, 'ACTIVE')
+
+    def ping_ip_address(self, ip_address, should_succeed=True,
+                        ping_timeout=None, mtu=None):
+        timeout = ping_timeout or CONF.validation.ping_timeout
+        cmd = ['ping', '-c1', '-w1']
+
+        if mtu:
+            cmd += [
+                # don't fragment
+                '-M', 'do',
+                # ping receives just the size of ICMP payload
+                '-s', str(net_utils.get_ping_payload_size(mtu, 4))
+            ]
+        cmd.append(ip_address)
+
+        def ping():
+            proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
+                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                    stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            proc.communicate()
+
+            return (proc.returncode == 0) == should_succeed
+
+        caller = test_utils.find_test_caller()
+        LOG.debug('%(caller)s begins to ping %(ip)s in %(timeout)s sec and the'
+                  ' expected result is %(should_succeed)s', {
+                      'caller': caller, 'ip': ip_address, 'timeout': timeout,
+                      'should_succeed':
+                      'reachable' if should_succeed else 'unreachable'
+                  })
+        result = test_utils.call_until_true(ping, timeout, 1)
+        LOG.debug('%(caller)s finishes ping %(ip)s in %(timeout)s sec and the '
+                  'ping result is %(result)s', {
+                      'caller': caller, 'ip': ip_address, 'timeout': timeout,
+                      'result': 'expected' if result else 'unexpected'
+                  })
+        return result
+
+    def check_vm_connectivity(self, ip_address,
+                              username=None,
+                              private_key=None,
+                              should_connect=True,
+                              mtu=None):
+        """Check server connectivity
+
+        :param ip_address: server to test against
+        :param username: server's ssh username
+        :param private_key: server's ssh private key to be used
+        :param should_connect: True/False indicates positive/negative test
+            positive - attempt ping and ssh
+            negative - attempt ping and fail if succeed
+        :param mtu: network MTU to use for connectivity validation
+
+        :raises: AssertError if the result of the connectivity check does
+            not match the value of the should_connect param
+        """
+        if should_connect:
+            msg = "Timed out waiting for %s to become reachable" % ip_address
+        else:
+            msg = "ip address %s is reachable" % ip_address
+        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(ip_address,
+                                             should_succeed=should_connect,
+                                             mtu=mtu),
+                        msg=msg)
+        if should_connect:
+            # no need to check ssh for negative connectivity
+            self.get_remote_client(ip_address, username, private_key)
+
+    def check_public_network_connectivity(self, ip_address, username,
+                                          private_key, should_connect=True,
+                                          msg=None, servers=None, mtu=None):
+        # The target login is assumed to have been configured for
+        # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
+        LOG.debug('checking network connections to IP %s with user: %s',
+                  ip_address, username)
+        try:
+            self.check_vm_connectivity(ip_address,
+                                       username,
+                                       private_key,
+                                       should_connect=should_connect,
+                                       mtu=mtu)
+        except Exception:
+            ex_msg = 'Public network connectivity check failed'
+            if msg:
+                ex_msg += ": " + msg
+            LOG.exception(ex_msg)
+            self._log_console_output(servers)
+            raise
+
+    def create_floating_ip(self, thing, pool_name=None):
+        """Create a floating IP and associates to a server on Nova"""
+
+        if not pool_name:
+            pool_name = CONF.network.floating_network_name
+        floating_ip = (self.compute_floating_ips_client.
+                       create_floating_ip(pool=pool_name)['floating_ip'])
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.compute_floating_ips_client.delete_floating_ip,
+                        floating_ip['id'])
+        self.compute_floating_ips_client.associate_floating_ip_to_server(
+            floating_ip['ip'], thing['id'])
+        return floating_ip
+
+    def create_timestamp(self, ip_address, dev_name=None, mount_path='/mnt',
+                         private_key=None):
+        ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(ip_address,
+                                            private_key=private_key)
+        if dev_name is not None:
+            ssh_client.make_fs(dev_name)
+            ssh_client.exec_command('sudo mount /dev/%s %s' % (dev_name,
+                                                               mount_path))
+        cmd_timestamp = 'sudo sh -c "date > %s/timestamp; sync"' % mount_path
+        ssh_client.exec_command(cmd_timestamp)
+        timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo cat %s/timestamp'
+                                            % mount_path)
+        if dev_name is not None:
+            ssh_client.exec_command('sudo umount %s' % mount_path)
+        return timestamp
+
+    def get_timestamp(self, ip_address, dev_name=None, mount_path='/mnt',
+                      private_key=None):
+        ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(ip_address,
+                                            private_key=private_key)
+        if dev_name is not None:
+            ssh_client.mount(dev_name, mount_path)
+        timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo cat %s/timestamp'
+                                            % mount_path)
+        if dev_name is not None:
+            ssh_client.exec_command('sudo umount %s' % mount_path)
+        return timestamp
+
+    def get_server_ip(self, server):
+        """Get the server fixed or floating IP.
+
+        Based on the configuration we're in, return a correct ip
+        address for validating that a guest is up.
+        """
+        if CONF.validation.connect_method == 'floating':
+            # The tests calling this method don't have a floating IP
+            # and can't make use of the validation resources. So the
+            # method is creating the floating IP there.
+            return self.create_floating_ip(server)['ip']
+        elif CONF.validation.connect_method == 'fixed':
+            # Determine the network name to look for based on config or creds
+            # provider network resources.
+            if CONF.validation.network_for_ssh:
+                addresses = server['addresses'][
+                    CONF.validation.network_for_ssh]
+            else:
+                creds_provider = self._get_credentials_provider()
+                net_creds = creds_provider.get_primary_creds()
+                network = getattr(net_creds, 'network', None)
+                addresses = (server['addresses'][network['name']]
+                             if network else [])
+            for address in addresses:
+                if (address['version'] == CONF.validation.ip_version_for_ssh
+                        and address['OS-EXT-IPS:type'] == 'fixed'):
+                    return address['addr']
+            raise exceptions.ServerUnreachable(server_id=server['id'])
+        else:
+            raise lib_exc.InvalidConfiguration()
+
+
+class NetworkScenarioTest(ScenarioTest):
+    """Base class for network scenario tests.
+
+    This class provide helpers for network scenario tests, using the neutron
+    API. Helpers from ancestor which use the nova network API are overridden
+    with the neutron API.
+
+    This Class also enforces using Neutron instead of novanetwork.
+    Subclassed tests will be skipped if Neutron is not enabled
+
+    """
+
+    credentials = ['primary', 'admin']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(NetworkScenarioTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.service_available.neutron:
+            raise cls.skipException('Neutron not available')
+
+    def _create_network(self, networks_client=None,
+                        tenant_id=None,
+                        namestart='network-smoke-',
+                        port_security_enabled=True):
+        if not networks_client:
+            networks_client = self.networks_client
+        if not tenant_id:
+            tenant_id = networks_client.tenant_id
+        name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
+        network_kwargs = dict(name=name, tenant_id=tenant_id)
+        # Neutron disables port security by default so we have to check the
+        # config before trying to create the network with port_security_enabled
+        if CONF.network_feature_enabled.port_security:
+            network_kwargs['port_security_enabled'] = port_security_enabled
+        result = networks_client.create_network(**network_kwargs)
+        network = result['network']
+
+        self.assertEqual(network['name'], name)
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        networks_client.delete_network,
+                        network['id'])
+        return network
+
+    def _create_subnet(self, network, subnets_client=None,
+                       routers_client=None, namestart='subnet-smoke',
+                       **kwargs):
+        """Create a subnet for the given network
+
+        within the cidr block configured for tenant networks.
+        """
+        if not subnets_client:
+            subnets_client = self.subnets_client
+        if not routers_client:
+            routers_client = self.routers_client
+
+        def cidr_in_use(cidr, tenant_id):
+            """Check cidr existence
+
+            :returns: True if subnet with cidr already exist in tenant
+                  False else
+            """
+            cidr_in_use = self.admin_manager.subnets_client.list_subnets(
+                tenant_id=tenant_id, cidr=cidr)['subnets']
+            return len(cidr_in_use) != 0
+
+        ip_version = kwargs.pop('ip_version', 4)
+
+        if ip_version == 6:
+            tenant_cidr = netaddr.IPNetwork(
+                CONF.network.project_network_v6_cidr)
+            num_bits = CONF.network.project_network_v6_mask_bits
+        else:
+            tenant_cidr = netaddr.IPNetwork(CONF.network.project_network_cidr)
+            num_bits = CONF.network.project_network_mask_bits
+
+        result = None
+        str_cidr = None
+        # Repeatedly attempt subnet creation with sequential cidr
+        # blocks until an unallocated block is found.
+        for subnet_cidr in tenant_cidr.subnet(num_bits):
+            str_cidr = str(subnet_cidr)
+            if cidr_in_use(str_cidr, tenant_id=network['tenant_id']):
+                continue
+
+            subnet = dict(
+                name=data_utils.rand_name(namestart),
+                network_id=network['id'],
+                tenant_id=network['tenant_id'],
+                cidr=str_cidr,
+                ip_version=ip_version,
+                **kwargs
+            )
+            try:
+                result = subnets_client.create_subnet(**subnet)
+                break
+            except lib_exc.Conflict as e:
+                is_overlapping_cidr = 'overlaps with another subnet' in str(e)
+                if not is_overlapping_cidr:
+                    raise
+        self.assertIsNotNone(result, 'Unable to allocate tenant network')
+
+        subnet = result['subnet']
+        self.assertEqual(subnet['cidr'], str_cidr)
+
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        subnets_client.delete_subnet, subnet['id'])
+
+        return subnet
+
+    def _get_server_port_id_and_ip4(self, server, ip_addr=None):
+        ports = self.admin_manager.ports_client.list_ports(
+            device_id=server['id'], fixed_ip=ip_addr)['ports']
+        # A port can have more than one IP address in some cases.
+        # If the network is dual-stack (IPv4 + IPv6), this port is associated
+        # with 2 subnets
+        p_status = ['ACTIVE']
+        # NOTE(vsaienko) With Ironic, instances live on separate hardware
+        # servers. Neutron does not bind ports for Ironic instances, as a
+        # result the port remains in the DOWN state.
+        # TODO(vsaienko) remove once bug: #1599836 is resolved.
+        if getattr(CONF.service_available, 'ironic', False):
+            p_status.append('DOWN')
+        port_map = [(p["id"], fxip["ip_address"])
+                    for p in ports
+                    for fxip in p["fixed_ips"]
+                    if netutils.is_valid_ipv4(fxip["ip_address"])
+                    and p['status'] in p_status]
+        inactive = [p for p in ports if p['status'] != 'ACTIVE']
+        if inactive:
+            LOG.warning("Instance has ports that are not ACTIVE: %s", inactive)
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(0, len(port_map),
+                            "No IPv4 addresses found in: %s" % ports)
+        self.assertEqual(len(port_map), 1,
+                         "Found multiple IPv4 addresses: %s. "
+                         "Unable to determine which port to target."
+                         % port_map)
+        return port_map[0]
+
+    def _get_network_by_name(self, network_name):
+        net = self.admin_manager.networks_client.list_networks(
+            name=network_name)['networks']
+        self.assertNotEqual(len(net), 0,
+                            "Unable to get network by name: %s" % network_name)
+        return net[0]
+
+    def create_floating_ip(self, thing, external_network_id=None,
+                           port_id=None, client=None):
+        """Create a floating IP and associates to a resource/port on Neutron"""
+        if not external_network_id:
+            external_network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
+        if not client:
+            client = self.floating_ips_client
+        if not port_id:
+            port_id, ip4 = self._get_server_port_id_and_ip4(thing)
+        else:
+            ip4 = None
+        result = client.create_floatingip(
+            floating_network_id=external_network_id,
+            port_id=port_id,
+            tenant_id=thing['tenant_id'],
+            fixed_ip_address=ip4
+        )
+        floating_ip = result['floatingip']
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        client.delete_floatingip,
+                        floating_ip['id'])
+        return floating_ip
+
+    def _associate_floating_ip(self, floating_ip, server):
+        port_id, _ = self._get_server_port_id_and_ip4(server)
+        kwargs = dict(port_id=port_id)
+        floating_ip = self.floating_ips_client.update_floatingip(
+            floating_ip['id'], **kwargs)['floatingip']
+        self.assertEqual(port_id, floating_ip['port_id'])
+        return floating_ip
+
+    def _disassociate_floating_ip(self, floating_ip):
+        """:param floating_ip: floating_ips_client.create_floatingip"""
+        kwargs = dict(port_id=None)
+        floating_ip = self.floating_ips_client.update_floatingip(
+            floating_ip['id'], **kwargs)['floatingip']
+        self.assertIsNone(floating_ip['port_id'])
+        return floating_ip
+
+    def check_floating_ip_status(self, floating_ip, status):
+        """Verifies floatingip reaches the given status
+
+        :param dict floating_ip: floating IP dict to check status
+        :param status: target status
+        :raises: AssertionError if status doesn't match
+        """
+        floatingip_id = floating_ip['id']
+
+        def refresh():
+            result = (self.floating_ips_client.
+                      show_floatingip(floatingip_id)['floatingip'])
+            return status == result['status']
+
+        test_utils.call_until_true(refresh,
+                                   CONF.network.build_timeout,
+                                   CONF.network.build_interval)
+        floating_ip = self.floating_ips_client.show_floatingip(
+            floatingip_id)['floatingip']
+        self.assertEqual(status, floating_ip['status'],
+                         message="FloatingIP: {fp} is at status: {cst}. "
+                                 "failed  to reach status: {st}"
+                         .format(fp=floating_ip, cst=floating_ip['status'],
+                                 st=status))
+        LOG.info("FloatingIP: {fp} is at status: {st}"
+                 .format(fp=floating_ip, st=status))
+
+    def _check_tenant_network_connectivity(self, server,
+                                           username,
+                                           private_key,
+                                           should_connect=True,
+                                           servers_for_debug=None):
+        if not CONF.network.project_networks_reachable:
+            msg = 'Tenant networks not configured to be reachable.'
+            LOG.info(msg)
+            return
+        # The target login is assumed to have been configured for
+        # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
+        try:
+            for ip_addresses in server['addresses'].values():
+                for ip_address in ip_addresses:
+                    self.check_vm_connectivity(ip_address['addr'],
+                                               username,
+                                               private_key,
+                                               should_connect=should_connect)
+        except Exception as e:
+            LOG.exception('Tenant network connectivity check failed')
+            self._log_console_output(servers_for_debug)
+            self._log_net_info(e)
+            raise
+
+    def _check_remote_connectivity(self, source, dest, should_succeed=True,
+                                   nic=None):
+        """assert ping server via source ssh connection
+
+        Note: This is an internal method.  Use check_remote_connectivity
+        instead.
+
+        :param source: RemoteClient: an ssh connection from which to ping
+        :param dest: and IP to ping against
+        :param should_succeed: boolean should ping succeed or not
+        :param nic: specific network interface to ping from
+        """
+        def ping_remote():
+            try:
+                source.ping_host(dest, nic=nic)
+            except lib_exc.SSHExecCommandFailed:
+                LOG.warning('Failed to ping IP: %s via a ssh connection '
+                            'from: %s.', dest, source.ssh_client.host)
+                return not should_succeed
+            return should_succeed
+
+        return test_utils.call_until_true(ping_remote,
+                                          CONF.validation.ping_timeout,
+                                          1)
+
+    def check_remote_connectivity(self, source, dest, should_succeed=True,
+                                  nic=None):
+        """assert ping server via source ssh connection
+
+        :param source: RemoteClient: an ssh connection from which to ping
+        :param dest: and IP to ping against
+        :param should_succeed: boolean should ping succeed or not
+        :param nic: specific network interface to ping from
+        """
+        result = self._check_remote_connectivity(source, dest, should_succeed,
+                                                 nic)
+        source_host = source.ssh_client.host
+        if should_succeed:
+            msg = "Timed out waiting for %s to become reachable from %s" \
+                % (dest, source_host)
+        else:
+            msg = "%s is reachable from %s" % (dest, source_host)
+        self.assertTrue(result, msg)
+
+    def _create_security_group(self, security_group_rules_client=None,
+                               tenant_id=None,
+                               namestart='secgroup-smoke',
+                               security_groups_client=None):
+        if security_group_rules_client is None:
+            security_group_rules_client = self.security_group_rules_client
+        if security_groups_client is None:
+            security_groups_client = self.security_groups_client
+        if tenant_id is None:
+            tenant_id = security_groups_client.tenant_id
+        secgroup = self._create_empty_security_group(
+            namestart=namestart, client=security_groups_client,
+            tenant_id=tenant_id)
+
+        # Add rules to the security group
+        rules = self._create_loginable_secgroup_rule(
+            security_group_rules_client=security_group_rules_client,
+            secgroup=secgroup,
+            security_groups_client=security_groups_client)
+        for rule in rules:
+            self.assertEqual(tenant_id, rule['tenant_id'])
+            self.assertEqual(secgroup['id'], rule['security_group_id'])
+        return secgroup
+
+    def _create_empty_security_group(self, client=None, tenant_id=None,
+                                     namestart='secgroup-smoke'):
+        """Create a security group without rules.
+
+        Default rules will be created:
+         - IPv4 egress to any
+         - IPv6 egress to any
+
+        :param tenant_id: secgroup will be created in this tenant
+        :returns: the created security group
+        """
+        if client is None:
+            client = self.security_groups_client
+        if not tenant_id:
+            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
+        sg_name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
+        sg_desc = sg_name + " description"
+        sg_dict = dict(name=sg_name,
+                       description=sg_desc)
+        sg_dict['tenant_id'] = tenant_id
+        result = client.create_security_group(**sg_dict)
+
+        secgroup = result['security_group']
+        self.assertEqual(secgroup['name'], sg_name)
+        self.assertEqual(tenant_id, secgroup['tenant_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(secgroup['description'], sg_desc)
+
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        client.delete_security_group, secgroup['id'])
+        return secgroup
+
+    def _default_security_group(self, client=None, tenant_id=None):
+        """Get default secgroup for given tenant_id.
+
+        :returns: default secgroup for given tenant
+        """
+        if client is None:
+            client = self.security_groups_client
+        if not tenant_id:
+            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
+        sgs = [
+            sg for sg in list(client.list_security_groups().values())[0]
+            if sg['tenant_id'] == tenant_id and sg['name'] == 'default'
+        ]
+        msg = "No default security group for tenant %s." % (tenant_id)
+        self.assertGreater(len(sgs), 0, msg)
+        return sgs[0]
+
+    def _create_security_group_rule(self, secgroup=None,
+                                    sec_group_rules_client=None,
+                                    tenant_id=None,
+                                    security_groups_client=None, **kwargs):
+        """Create a rule from a dictionary of rule parameters.
+
+        Create a rule in a secgroup. if secgroup not defined will search for
+        default secgroup in tenant_id.
+
+        :param secgroup: the security group.
+        :param tenant_id: if secgroup not passed -- the tenant in which to
+            search for default secgroup
+        :param kwargs: a dictionary containing rule parameters:
+            for example, to allow incoming ssh:
+            rule = {
+                    direction: 'ingress'
+                    protocol:'tcp',
+                    port_range_min: 22,
+                    port_range_max: 22
+                    }
+        """
+        if sec_group_rules_client is None:
+            sec_group_rules_client = self.security_group_rules_client
+        if security_groups_client is None:
+            security_groups_client = self.security_groups_client
+        if not tenant_id:
+            tenant_id = security_groups_client.tenant_id
+        if secgroup is None:
+            secgroup = self._default_security_group(
+                client=security_groups_client, tenant_id=tenant_id)
+
+        ruleset = dict(security_group_id=secgroup['id'],
+                       tenant_id=secgroup['tenant_id'])
+        ruleset.update(kwargs)
+
+        sg_rule = sec_group_rules_client.create_security_group_rule(**ruleset)
+        sg_rule = sg_rule['security_group_rule']
+
+        self.assertEqual(secgroup['tenant_id'], sg_rule['tenant_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(secgroup['id'], sg_rule['security_group_id'])
+
+        return sg_rule
+
+    def _create_loginable_secgroup_rule(self, security_group_rules_client=None,
+                                        secgroup=None,
+                                        security_groups_client=None):
+        """Create loginable security group rule
+
+        This function will create:
+        1. egress and ingress tcp port 22 allow rule in order to allow ssh
+        access for ipv4.
+        2. egress and ingress ipv6 icmp allow rule, in order to allow icmpv6.
+        3. egress and ingress ipv4 icmp allow rule, in order to allow icmpv4.
+        """
+
+        if security_group_rules_client is None:
+            security_group_rules_client = self.security_group_rules_client
+        if security_groups_client is None:
+            security_groups_client = self.security_groups_client
+        rules = []
+        rulesets = [
+            dict(
+                # ssh
+                protocol='tcp',
+                port_range_min=22,
+                port_range_max=22,
+            ),
+            dict(
+                # ping
+                protocol='icmp',
+            ),
+            dict(
+                # ipv6-icmp for ping6
+                protocol='icmp',
+                ethertype='IPv6',
+            )
+        ]
+        sec_group_rules_client = security_group_rules_client
+        for ruleset in rulesets:
+            for r_direction in ['ingress', 'egress']:
+                ruleset['direction'] = r_direction
+                try:
+                    sg_rule = self._create_security_group_rule(
+                        sec_group_rules_client=sec_group_rules_client,
+                        secgroup=secgroup,
+                        security_groups_client=security_groups_client,
+                        **ruleset)
+                except lib_exc.Conflict as ex:
+                    # if rule already exist - skip rule and continue
+                    msg = 'Security group rule already exists'
+                    if msg not in ex._error_string:
+                        raise ex
+                else:
+                    self.assertEqual(r_direction, sg_rule['direction'])
+                    rules.append(sg_rule)
+
+        return rules
+
+    def _get_router(self, client=None, tenant_id=None):
+        """Retrieve a router for the given tenant id.
+
+        If a public router has been configured, it will be returned.
+
+        If a public router has not been configured, but a public
+        network has, a tenant router will be created and returned that
+        routes traffic to the public network.
+        """
+        if not client:
+            client = self.routers_client
+        if not tenant_id:
+            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
+        router_id = CONF.network.public_router_id
+        network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
+        if router_id:
+            body = client.show_router(router_id)
+            return body['router']
+        elif network_id:
+            router = self._create_router(client, tenant_id)
+            kwargs = {'external_gateway_info': dict(network_id=network_id)}
+            router = client.update_router(router['id'], **kwargs)['router']
+            return router
+        else:
+            raise Exception("Neither of 'public_router_id' or "
+                            "'public_network_id' has been defined.")
+
+    def _create_router(self, client=None, tenant_id=None,
+                       namestart='router-smoke'):
+        if not client:
+            client = self.routers_client
+        if not tenant_id:
+            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
+        name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
+        result = client.create_router(name=name,
+                                      admin_state_up=True,
+                                      tenant_id=tenant_id)
+        router = result['router']
+        self.assertEqual(router['name'], name)
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        client.delete_router,
+                        router['id'])
+        return router
+
+    def _update_router_admin_state(self, router, admin_state_up):
+        kwargs = dict(admin_state_up=admin_state_up)
+        router = self.routers_client.update_router(
+            router['id'], **kwargs)['router']
+        self.assertEqual(admin_state_up, router['admin_state_up'])
+
+    def create_networks(self, networks_client=None,
+                        routers_client=None, subnets_client=None,
+                        tenant_id=None, dns_nameservers=None,
+                        port_security_enabled=True):
+        """Create a network with a subnet connected to a router.
+
+        The baremetal driver is a special case since all nodes are
+        on the same shared network.
+
+        :param tenant_id: id of tenant to create resources in.
+        :param dns_nameservers: list of dns servers to send to subnet.
+        :returns: network, subnet, router
+        """
+        if CONF.network.shared_physical_network:
+            # NOTE(Shrews): This exception is for environments where tenant
+            # credential isolation is available, but network separation is
+            # not (the current baremetal case). Likely can be removed when
+            # test account mgmt is reworked:
+            # https://blueprints.launchpad.net/tempest/+spec/test-accounts
+            if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name:
+                m = 'fixed_network_name must be specified in config'
+                raise lib_exc.InvalidConfiguration(m)
+            network = self._get_network_by_name(
+                CONF.compute.fixed_network_name)
+            router = None
+            subnet = None
+        else:
+            network = self._create_network(
+                networks_client=networks_client,
+                tenant_id=tenant_id,
+                port_security_enabled=port_security_enabled)
+            router = self._get_router(client=routers_client,
+                                      tenant_id=tenant_id)
+            subnet_kwargs = dict(network=network,
+                                 subnets_client=subnets_client,
+                                 routers_client=routers_client)
+            # use explicit check because empty list is a valid option
+            if dns_nameservers is not None:
+                subnet_kwargs['dns_nameservers'] = dns_nameservers
+            subnet = self._create_subnet(**subnet_kwargs)
+            if not routers_client:
+                routers_client = self.routers_client
+            router_id = router['id']
+            routers_client.add_router_interface(router_id,
+                                                subnet_id=subnet['id'])
+
+            # save a cleanup job to remove this association between
+            # router and subnet
+            self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                            routers_client.remove_router_interface, router_id,
+                            subnet_id=subnet['id'])
+        return network, subnet, router
+
+
+class EncryptionScenarioTest(ScenarioTest):
+    """Base class for encryption scenario tests"""
+
+    credentials = ['primary', 'admin']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(EncryptionScenarioTest, cls).setup_clients()
+        if CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v2:
+            cls.admin_volume_types_client = cls.os_adm.volume_types_v2_client
+            cls.admin_encryption_types_client =\
+                cls.os_adm.encryption_types_v2_client
+        else:
+            cls.admin_volume_types_client = cls.os_adm.volume_types_client
+            cls.admin_encryption_types_client =\
+                cls.os_adm.encryption_types_client
+
+    def create_encryption_type(self, client=None, type_id=None, provider=None,
+                               key_size=None, cipher=None,
+                               control_location=None):
+        if not client:
+            client = self.admin_encryption_types_client
+        if not type_id:
+            volume_type = self.create_volume_type()
+            type_id = volume_type['id']
+        LOG.debug("Creating an encryption type for volume type: %s", type_id)
+        client.create_encryption_type(
+            type_id, provider=provider, key_size=key_size, cipher=cipher,
+            control_location=control_location)['encryption']
+
+
+class ObjectStorageScenarioTest(ScenarioTest):
+    """Provide harness to do Object Storage scenario tests.
+
+    Subclasses implement the tests that use the methods provided by this
+    class.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(ObjectStorageScenarioTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.service_available.swift:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as swift is not available" %
+                        cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_credentials(cls):
+        cls.set_network_resources()
+        super(ObjectStorageScenarioTest, cls).setup_credentials()
+        operator_role = CONF.object_storage.operator_role
+        cls.os_operator = cls.get_client_manager(roles=[operator_role])
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(ObjectStorageScenarioTest, cls).setup_clients()
+        # Clients for Swift
+        cls.account_client = cls.os_operator.account_client
+        cls.container_client = cls.os_operator.container_client
+        cls.object_client = cls.os_operator.object_client
+
+    def get_swift_stat(self):
+        """get swift status for our user account."""
+        self.account_client.list_account_containers()
+        LOG.debug('Swift status information obtained successfully')
+
+    def create_container(self, container_name=None):
+        name = container_name or data_utils.rand_name(
+            'swift-scenario-container')
+        self.container_client.create_container(name)
+        # look for the container to assure it is created
+        self.list_and_check_container_objects(name)
+        LOG.debug('Container %s created', name)
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.container_client.delete_container,
+                        name)
+        return name
+
+    def delete_container(self, container_name):
+        self.container_client.delete_container(container_name)
+        LOG.debug('Container %s deleted', container_name)
+
+    def upload_object_to_container(self, container_name, obj_name=None):
+        obj_name = obj_name or data_utils.rand_name('swift-scenario-object')
+        obj_data = data_utils.random_bytes()
+        self.object_client.create_object(container_name, obj_name, obj_data)
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.object_client.delete_object,
+                        container_name,
+                        obj_name)
+        return obj_name, obj_data
+
+    def delete_object(self, container_name, filename):
+        self.object_client.delete_object(container_name, filename)
+        self.list_and_check_container_objects(container_name,
+                                              not_present_obj=[filename])
+
+    def list_and_check_container_objects(self, container_name,
+                                         present_obj=None,
+                                         not_present_obj=None):
+        # List objects for a given container and assert which are present and
+        # which are not.
+        if present_obj is None:
+            present_obj = []
+        if not_present_obj is None:
+            not_present_obj = []
+        _, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
+            container_name)
+        if present_obj:
+            for obj in present_obj:
+                self.assertIn(obj, object_list)
+        if not_present_obj:
+            for obj in not_present_obj:
+                self.assertNotIn(obj, object_list)
+
+    def change_container_acl(self, container_name, acl):
+        metadata_param = {'metadata_prefix': 'x-container-',
+                          'metadata': {'read': acl}}
+        self.container_client.update_container_metadata(container_name,
+                                                        **metadata_param)
+        resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(container_name)
+        self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-read'], acl)
+
+    def download_and_verify(self, container_name, obj_name, expected_data):
+        _, obj = self.object_client.get_object(container_name, obj_name)
+        self.assertEqual(obj, expected_data)
diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py
index 18cf6f1..93a6eb9 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common import api_version_utils
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-from tempest.scenario import manager  # noqa
 
 from ironic_tempest_plugin import clients
 from ironic_tempest_plugin.common import utils
 from ironic_tempest_plugin.common import waiters as ironic_waiters
+from ironic_tempest_plugin import manager
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py
index 497e809..d5126d8 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from ironic_tempest_plugin.tests.scenario import baremetal_manager
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
-from tempest.scenario import manager
 from tempest import test
 
+from ironic_tempest_plugin import manager
+from ironic_tempest_plugin.tests.scenario import baremetal_manager
+
 CONF = config.CONF