diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
index 13c2f74..b35b1b2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
 
+    def _unpause(self, server_id):
+        resp, body = self.servers_client.unpause_server(server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
+
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_rescue_unrescue_instance(self):
         resp, body = self.servers_client.rescue_server(
@@ -121,6 +126,18 @@
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
 
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_rescue_paused_instance(self):
+        #Rescue a paused server
+        resp, body = self.servers_client.pause_server(
+            self.server_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self._unpause, self.server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'PAUSED')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Duplicate,
+                          self.servers_client.rescue_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_rescued_vm_reboot(self):
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.Duplicate, self.servers_client.reboot,
                           self.rescue_id, 'HARD')
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7b872f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# (c) 2013 Deutsche Telekom AG
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#    limitations under the License.
+
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+import tempest.stress.stressaction as stressaction
+
+
+class VolumeAttachDeleteTest(stressaction.StressAction):
+
+    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+        self.image = self.manager.config.compute.image_ref
+        self.flavor = self.manager.config.compute.flavor_ref
+
+    def run(self):
+        # Step 1: create volume
+        name = rand_name("volume")
+        self.logger.info("creating volume: %s" % name)
+        resp, volume = self.manager.volumes_client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                                 display_name=
+                                                                 name)
+        assert(resp.status == 200)
+        self.manager.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(volume['id'],
+                                                           'available')
+        self.logger.info("created volume: %s" % volume['id'])
+
+        # Step 2: create vm instance
+        vm_name = rand_name("instance")
+        self.logger.info("creating vm: %s" % vm_name)
+        resp, server = self.manager.servers_client.create_server(
+            vm_name, self.image, self.flavor)
+        server_id = server['id']
+        assert(resp.status == 202)
+        self.manager.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        self.logger.info("created vm %s" % server_id)
+
+        # Step 3: attach volume to vm
+        self.logger.info("attach volume (%s) to vm %s" %
+                        (volume['id'], server_id))
+        resp, body = self.manager.servers_client.attach_volume(server_id,
+                                                               volume['id'],
+                                                               '/dev/vdc')
+        assert(resp.status == 200)
+        self.manager.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(volume['id'],
+                                                           'in-use')
+        self.logger.info("volume (%s) attached to vm %s" %
+                         (volume['id'], server_id))
+
+        # Step 4: delete vm
+        self.logger.info("deleting vm: %s" % vm_name)
+        resp, _ = self.manager.servers_client.delete_server(server_id)
+        assert(resp.status == 204)
+        self.manager.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(server_id)
+        self.logger.info("deleted vm: %s" % server_id)
+
+        # Step 5: delete volume
+        self.logger.info("deleting volume: %s" % volume['id'])
+        resp, _ = self.manager.volumes_client.delete_volume(volume['id'])
+        assert(resp.status == 202)
+        self.manager.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
+        self.logger.info("deleted volume: %s" % volume['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/stress/etc/stress-tox-job.json b/tempest/stress/etc/stress-tox-job.json
index 159794b..3534c26 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/etc/stress-tox-job.json
+++ b/tempest/stress/etc/stress-tox-job.json
@@ -9,5 +9,11 @@
   "use_admin": false,
   "use_isolated_tenants": false,
   "kwargs": {}
+  },
+  {"action": "tempest.stress.actions.volume_attach_delete.VolumeAttachDeleteTest",
+  "threads": 2,
+  "use_admin": false,
+  "use_isolated_tenants": false,
+  "kwargs": {}
   }
 ]
diff --git a/tempest/stress/etc/volume-assign-delete-test.json b/tempest/stress/etc/volume-assign-delete-test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4553ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/stress/etc/volume-assign-delete-test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[{"action": "tempest.stress.actions.volume_attach_delete.VolumeAttachDeleteTest",
+  "threads": 4,
+  "use_admin": false,
+  "use_isolated_tenants": false,
+  "kwargs": {}
+  }
+]
diff --git a/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh b/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..490d263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+TESTRARGS=$@
+
+if [ ! -d .testrepository ]; then
+    testr init
+fi
+testr run --subunit $TESTRARGS | subunit-2to1 | tools/colorizer.py
+testr slowest
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 93a53ac..7eae948 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 commands =
   nosetests --logging-format '%(asctime)-15s %(message)s' --with-xunit --xunit-file=nosetests-full.xml -sv tempest/api tempest/scenario tempest/thirdparty tempest/cli
 
+[testenv:testr-serial]
+sitepackages = True
+setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
+commands =
+  sh tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '{posargs} tempest.api tempest.scenario tempest.thirdparty tempest.cli'
+
 [testenv:testr-full]
 sitepackages = True
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}