diff --git a/roles/run-tempest/README.rst b/roles/run-tempest/README.rst
index 0c72b69..1919393 100644
--- a/roles/run-tempest/README.rst
+++ b/roles/run-tempest/README.rst
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 .. zuul:rolevar:: stable_constraints_file
    :default: ''
 
-   Upper constraints file to be used for stable branch till stable/stein.
+   Upper constraints file to be used for stable branch till stable/train.
 
 .. zuul:rolevar:: tempest_tox_environment
    :default: ''
diff --git a/roles/run-tempest/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/run-tempest/tasks/main.yaml
index a8b3ede..397de1e 100644
--- a/roles/run-tempest/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/run-tempest/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
     target_branch: "{{ zuul.override_checkout }}"
   when: zuul.override_checkout is defined
 
-- name: Use stable branch upper-constraints till stable/stein
+- name: Use stable branch upper-constraints till stable/train
   set_fact:
     # TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE is new name, UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE is old one, best to set both
     tempest_tox_environment: "{{ tempest_tox_environment | combine({'UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE': stable_constraints_file}) | combine({'TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE': stable_constraints_file}) }}"
-  when: target_branch in ["stable/ocata", "stable/pike", "stable/queens", "stable/rocky", "stable/stein"]
+  when: target_branch in ["stable/ocata", "stable/pike", "stable/queens", "stable/rocky", "stable/stein", "stable/train"]
 
 - name: Use Configured upper-constraints for non-master Tempest
   set_fact:
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@
         exclude_list_option: "--exclude-list={{ tempest_test_exclude_list|quote }}"
       when: exclude_list_stat.stat.exists
 
+- name: stable/train workaround to fallback exclude-list to blacklist
+  # NOTE(gmann): stable/train use Tempest 26.1.0 and with stestr 2.5.1
+  # (beacause of upper constraints of stestr 2.5.1 in stable/train) which
+  # does not have new args exclude-list so let's fallback to old arg
+  # if new arg is passed.
+  set_fact:
+    exclude_list_option: "--blacklist-file={{ tempest_test_exclude_list|quote }}"
+  when:
+    - tempest_test_exclude_list is defined
+    - target_branch == "stable/train"
+
 # TODO(kopecmartin) remove this after all consumers of the role have switched
 # to tempest_exclude_regex option, until then it's kept here for the backward
 # compatibility
@@ -94,6 +105,19 @@
   when:
     - tempest_black_regex is not defined
     - tempest_exclude_regex is defined
+    - target_branch != "stable/train"
+
+- name: stable/train workaround to fallback exclude-regex to black-regex
+  # NOTE(gmann): stable/train use Tempest 26.1.0 and with stestr 2.5.1
+  # (beacause of upper constraints of stestr 2.5.1 in stable/train) which
+  # does not have new args exclude-regex so let's fallback to old arg
+  # if new arg is passed.
+  set_fact:
+    tempest_test_exclude_regex: "--black-regex={{tempest_exclude_regex|quote}}"
+  when:
+    - tempest_black_regex is not defined
+    - tempest_exclude_regex is defined
+    - target_branch == "stable/train"
 
 - name: Run Tempest
   command: tox -e {{tox_envlist}} {{tox_extra_args}} -- {{tempest_test_regex|quote}} \
diff --git a/tempest/common/compute.py b/tempest/common/compute.py
index 2443a67..d9ef83f 100644
--- a/tempest/common/compute.py
+++ b/tempest/common/compute.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 def create_test_server(clients, validatable=False, validation_resources=None,
                        tenant_network=None, wait_until=None,
                        volume_backed=False, name=None, flavor=None,
-                       image_id=None, wait_for_sshable=True, **kwargs):
+                       image_id=None, **kwargs):
     """Common wrapper utility returning a test server.
 
     This method is a common wrapper returning a test server that can be
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@
         CONF.compute.flavor_ref will be used instead.
     :param image_id: ID of the image to be used to provision the server. If not
         defined, CONF.compute.image_ref will be used instead.
-    :param wait_for_sshable: Check server's console log and wait until it will
-        be ready to login.
     :returns: a tuple
     """
 
@@ -230,6 +228,9 @@
             fip_client.associate_floating_ip_to_server(
                 floating_ip=validation_resources['floating_ip']['ip'],
                 server_id=servers[0]['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_server_floating_ip(
+            clients.servers_client,
+            servers[0], validation_resources['floating_ip'])
 
     if wait_until:
         for server in servers:
@@ -267,10 +268,6 @@
                             LOG.exception('Server %s failed to delete in time',
                                           server['id'])
 
-    if (validatable and CONF.compute_feature_enabled.console_output and
-            wait_for_sshable):
-        waiters.wait_for_guest_os_boot(clients.servers_client, server['id'])
-
     return body, servers
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index 21d0109..fbc8698 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -530,23 +530,6 @@
             raise lib_exc.TimeoutException(message)
 
 
-def wait_for_guest_os_boot(client, server_id):
-    start_time = int(time.time())
-    while True:
-        console_output = client.get_console_output(server_id)['output']
-        for line in console_output.split('\n'):
-            if 'login:' in line.lower():
-                return
-        if int(time.time()) - start_time >= client.build_timeout:
-            LOG.info("Guest OS on server %s probably isn't ready or its "
-                     "console log can't be parsed properly. If guest OS "
-                     "isn't ready, that may cause problems with SSH to "
-                     "the server.",
-                     server_id)
-            return
-        time.sleep(client.build_interval)
-
-
 def wait_for_server_floating_ip(servers_client, server, floating_ip,
                                 wait_for_disassociate=False):
     """Wait for floating IP association or disassociation.
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/ssh.py b/tempest/lib/common/ssh.py
index eb03faa..cb59a82 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/ssh.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/ssh.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils.secretutils import md5
 
 from tempest.lib import exceptions
 
@@ -33,6 +34,21 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_fingerprint(self):
+    """Patch paramiko
+
+    This method needs to be patched to allow paramiko to work under FIPS.
+    Until the patch to do this merges, patch paramiko here.
+
+    TODO(alee) Remove this when paramiko is patched.
+    See https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/pull/1928
+    """
+    return md5(self.asbytes(), usedforsecurity=False).digest()
+
+
+paramiko.pkey.PKey.get_fingerprint = get_fingerprint
+
+
 class Client(object):
 
     def __init__(self, host, username, password=None, timeout=300, pkey=None,
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_qos_placement.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_qos_placement.py
index adb0ee3..365eb1b 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_qos_placement.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_qos_placement.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         new_flavor = self.flavors_client.create_flavor(**{
             'ram': old_flavor['ram'],
             'vcpus': old_flavor['vcpus'],
-            'name': old_flavor['name'] + 'extra',
+            'name': old_flavor['name'] + 'extra-%s' % data_utils.rand_int_id(),
             'disk': old_flavor['disk'] + 1
         })['flavor']
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py
index b76a263..5b0acfa 100755
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py
@@ -276,36 +276,6 @@
         )
         sleep.assert_called_once_with(client.build_interval)
 
-    def test_wait_for_guest_os_boot(self):
-        get_console_output = mock.Mock(
-            side_effect=[
-                {'output': 'os not ready yet\n'},
-                {'output': 'login:\n'}
-            ])
-        client = self.mock_client(get_console_output=get_console_output)
-        self.patch('time.time', return_value=0.)
-        sleep = self.patch('time.sleep')
-
-        with mock.patch.object(waiters.LOG, "info") as log_info:
-            waiters.wait_for_guest_os_boot(client, 'server_id')
-
-        get_console_output.assert_has_calls([
-            mock.call('server_id'), mock.call('server_id')])
-        sleep.assert_called_once_with(client.build_interval)
-        log_info.assert_not_called()
-
-    def test_wait_for_guest_os_boot_timeout(self):
-        get_console_output = mock.Mock(
-            return_value={'output': 'os not ready yet\n'})
-        client = self.mock_client(get_console_output=get_console_output)
-        self.patch('time.time', side_effect=[0., client.build_timeout + 1.])
-        self.patch('time.sleep')
-
-        with mock.patch.object(waiters.LOG, "info") as log_info:
-            waiters.wait_for_guest_os_boot(client, 'server_id')
-
-        log_info.assert_called_once()
-
 
 class TestVolumeWaiters(base.TestCase):
     vol_migrating_src_host = {