diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 4fe2e9f..e21deea 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,24 @@
 Eventually the config options for providing credentials to tempest will be
 deprecated and removed in favor of the accounts.yaml file.
 
+Keystone Connection Info
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+In order for tempest to be able to talk to your OpenStack deployment you need
+to provide it with information about how it communicates with keystone.
+This involves configuring the following options in the identity section:
+
+ #. auth_version
+ #. uri
+ #. uri_v3
+
+The *auth_version* option is used to tell tempest whether it should be using
+keystone's v2 or v3 api for communicating with keystone. (except for the
+identity api tests which will test a specific version) The 2 uri options are
+used to tell tempest the url of the keystone endpoint. The *uri* option is used
+for keystone v2 request and *uri_v3* is used for keystone v3. You want to ensure
+that which ever version you set for *auth_version* has its uri option defined.
+
+
 Credential Provider Mechanisms
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -123,3 +141,233 @@
 is that if a test requires specific roles on accounts these tests can not be
 run. This is because the config options do not give sufficient flexibility to
 describe the roles assigned to a user for running the tests.
+
+Compute
+-------
+
+Flavors
+^^^^^^^
+For tempest to be able to create servers you need to specify flavors that it
+can use to boot the servers with. There are 2 options in the tempest config
+for doing this:
+
+ #. flavor_ref
+ #. flavor_ref_alt
+
+Both of these options are in the compute section of the config file and take
+in the flavor id (not the name) from nova. The *flavor_ref* option is what will
+be used for booting almost all of the guests, *flavor_ref_alt* is only used in
+tests where 2 different sized servers are required. (for example a resize test)
+
+Using a smaller flavor is generally recommended, when larger flavors are used
+the extra time required to bring up servers will likely affect total run time
+and probably require tweaking timeout values to ensure tests have ample time to
+finish.
+
+Images
+^^^^^^
+Just like with flavors, tempest needs to know which images to use for booting
+servers. There are 2 options in the compute section just like with flavors:
+
+ #. image_ref
+ #. image_ref_alt
+
+Both options are expecting an image id (not name) from nova. The *image_ref*
+option is what what will be used for booting the majority of servers in tempest.
+*image_ref_alt* is used for tests that require 2 images such as rebuild. If 2
+images are not available you can set both options to the same image_ref and
+those tests will be skipped.
+
+There are also options in the scenario section for images:
+
+ #. img_file
+ #. img_dir
+ #. aki_img_file
+ #. ari_img_file
+ #. ami_img_file
+ #. img_container_format
+ #. img_disk_format
+
+however unlike the other image options these are used for a very small subset
+of scenario tests which are uploading an image. These options are used to tell
+tempest where an image file is located and describe it's metadata for when it's
+uploaded.
+
+The behavior of these options is a bit convoluted (which will likely be fixed
+in future versions). You first need to specify *img_dir*, which is the directory
+tempest will look for the image files in. First it will check if the filename
+set for *img_file* could be found in *img_dir*. If it is found then the
+*img_container_format* and *img_disk_format* options are used to upload that
+image to glance. However if it's not found tempest will look for the 3 uec image
+file name options as a fallback. If neither is found the tests requiring an
+image to upload will fail.
+
+It is worth pointing out that using `cirros`_ is a very good choice for running
+tempest. It's what is used for upstream testing, they boot quickly and have a
+small footprint.
+
+.. _cirros: https://launchpad.net/cirros
+
+Networking
+----------
+OpenStack has a myriad of different networking configurations possible and
+depending on which of the 2 network backends, nova-network or neutron, you are
+using things can vary drastically. Due to this complexity Tempest has to provide
+a certain level of flexibility in it's configuration to ensure it will work
+against any cloud. This ends up causing a large number of permutations in
+Tempest's config around network configuration.
+
+
+Enabling Remote Access to Created Servers
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+When Tempest creates servers for testing, some tests require being able to
+connect those servers. Depending on the configuration of the cloud, the methods
+for doing this can be different. In certain configurations it is required to
+specify a single network with server create calls. Accordingly, Tempest provides
+a few different methods for providing this information in configuration to try
+and ensure that regardless of the clouds configuration it'll still be able to
+run. This section covers the different methods of configuring Tempest to provide
+a network when creating servers.
+
+Fixed Network Name
+""""""""""""""""""
+This is the simplest method of specifying how networks should be used. You can
+just specify a single network name/label to use for all server creations. The
+limitation with this is that all tenants/projects and users must be able to see
+that network name/label if they were to perform a network list and be able to
+use it.
+
+If no network name is assigned in the config file and none of the below
+alternatives are used, then Tempest will not specify a network on server
+creations, which depending on the cloud configuration might prevent them from
+booting.
+
+To set a fixed network name simply do:
+
+ #. Set the fixed_network_name option in the compute group
+
+In the case that the configured fixed network name can not be found by a user
+network list call, it will be treated like one was not provided except that a
+warning will be logged stating that it couldn't be found.
+
+
+Accounts File
+"""""""""""""
+If you are using an accounts file to provide credentials for running Tempest
+then you can leverage it to also specify which network should be used with
+server creations on a per tenant/project and user pair basis. This provides
+the necessary flexibility to work with more intricate networking configurations
+by enabling the user to specify exactly which network to use for which
+tenants/projects. You can refer to the accounts.yaml sample file included in
+the tempest repo for the syntax around specifying networks in the file.
+
+However, specifying a network is not required when using an accounts file. If
+one is not specified you can use a fixed network name to specify the network to
+use when creating servers just as without an accounts file. However, any network
+specified in the accounts file will take precedence over the fixed network name
+provided. If no network is provided in the accounts file and a fixed network
+name is not set then no network will be included in create server requests.
+
+If a fixed network is provided and the accounts.yaml file also contains networks
+this has the benefit of enabling a couple more tests which require a static
+network to perform operations like server lists with a network filter. If a
+fixed network name is not provided these tests are skipped. Additionally, if a
+fixed network name is provided it will serve as a fallback in case of a
+misconfiguration or a missing network in the accounts file.
+
+
+With Tenant Isolation
+"""""""""""""""""""""
+With tenant isolation enabled and using nova-network then nothing changes. Your
+only option for configuration is to either set a fixed network name or not.
+However, in most cases it shouldn't matter because nova-network should have no
+problem booting a server with multiple networks. If this is not the case for
+your cloud then using an accounts file is recommended because it provides the
+necessary flexibility to describe your configuration. Tenant isolation is not
+able to dynamically allocate things as necessary if neutron is not enabled.
+
+With neutron and tenant isolation enabled there should not be any additional
+configuration necessary to enable Tempest to create servers with working
+networking, assuming you have properly configured the network section to work
+for your cloud. Tempest will dynamically create the neutron resources necessary
+to enable using servers with that network. Also, just as with the accounts
+file, if you specify a fixed network name while using neutron and tenant
+isolation it will enable running tests which require a static network and it
+will additionally be used as a fallback for server creation. However, unlike
+accounts.yaml this should never be triggered.
+
+Configuring Available Services
+------------------------------
+OpenStack is really a constellation of several different projects which
+are running together to create a cloud. However which projects you're running
+is not set in stone, and which services are running is up to the deployer.
+Tempest however needs to know which services are available so it can figure
+out which tests it is able to run and certain setup steps which differ based
+on the available services.
+
+The *service_available* section of the config file is used to set which
+services are available. It contains a boolean option for each service (except
+for keystone which is a hard requirement) set it to True if the service is
+available or False if it is not.
+
+Service Catalog
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Each project which has its own REST API contains an entry in the service
+catalog. Like most things in OpenStack this is also completely configurable.
+However, for tempest to be able to figure out the endpoints to send REST API
+calls for each service to it needs to know how that project is defined in the
+service catalog. There are 3 options for each service section to accomplish
+this:
+
+ #. catalog_type
+ #. endpoint_type
+ #. region
+
+Setting *catalog_type* and *endpoint_type* should normally give Tempest enough
+information to determine which endpoint it should pull from the service
+catalog to use for talking to that particular service. However, if you're cloud
+has multiple regions available and you need to specify a particular one to use
+a service you can set the *region* option in that service's section.
+
+It should also be noted that the default values for these options are set
+to what devstack uses. (which is a de facto standard for service catalog
+entries) So often nothing actually needs to be set on these options to enable
+communication to a particular service. It is only if you are either not using
+the same *catalog_type* as devstack or you want Tempest to talk to a different
+endpoint type instead of publicURL for a service that these need to be changed.
+
+
+Service feature configuration
+-----------------------------
+
+OpenStack provides its deployers a myriad of different configuration options
+to enable anyone deploying it to create a cloud tailor-made for any individual
+use case. It provides options for several different backend type, databases,
+message queues, etc. However, the downside to this configurability is that
+certain operations and features aren't supported depending on the configuration.
+These features may or may not be discoverable from the API so the burden is
+often on the user to figure out what the cloud they're talking to supports.
+Besides the obvious interoperability issues with this it also leaves Tempest
+in an interesting situation trying to figure out which tests are expected to
+work. However, Tempest tests do not rely on dynamic api discovery for a feature
+(assuming one exists). Instead Tempest has to be explicitly configured as to
+which optional features are enabled. This is in order to prevent bugs in the
+discovery mechanisms from masking failures.
+
+The service feature-enabled config sections are how Tempest addresses the
+optional feature question. Each service that has tests for optional features
+contains one of these sections. The only options in it are boolean options
+with the name of a feature which is used. If it is set to false any test which
+depends on that functionality will be skipped. For a complete list of all these
+options refer to the sample config file.
+
+
+API Extensions
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+The service feature-enabled sections often contain an *api-extensions* option
+(or in the case of swift a *discoverable_apis* option) this is used to tell
+tempest which api extensions (or configurable middleware) is used in your
+deployment. It has 2 valid config states, either it contains a single value
+"all" (which is the default) which means that every api extension is assumed
+to be enabled, or it is set to a list of each individual extension that is
+enabled for that service.
diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 175f0d9..2a72635 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -253,10 +253,6 @@
 # image. (string value)
 #image_alt_ssh_user = root
 
-# Password used to authenticate to an instance using the alternate
-# image. (string value)
-#image_alt_ssh_password = password
-
 # Time in seconds between build status checks. (integer value)
 #build_interval = 1
 
@@ -269,16 +265,16 @@
 #run_ssh = false
 
 # Auth method used for authenticate to the instance. Valid choices
-# are: keypair, configured, adminpass. keypair: start the servers with
-# an ssh keypair. configured: use the configured user and password.
-# adminpass: use the injected adminPass. disabled: avoid using ssh
-# when it is an option. (string value)
+# are: keypair, configured, adminpass and disabled. Keypair: start the
+# servers with a ssh keypair. Configured: use the configured user and
+# password. Adminpass: use the injected adminPass. Disabled: avoid
+# using ssh when it is an option. (string value)
 #ssh_auth_method = keypair
 
 # How to connect to the instance? fixed: using the first ip belongs
-# the fixed network floating: creating and using a floating ip (string
-# value)
-#ssh_connect_method = fixed
+# the fixed network floating: creating and using a floating ip.
+# (string value)
+#ssh_connect_method = floating
 
 # User name used to authenticate to an instance. (string value)
 #ssh_user = root
@@ -286,6 +282,14 @@
 # Timeout in seconds to wait for ping to succeed. (integer value)
 #ping_timeout = 120
 
+# The packet size for ping packets originating from remote linux hosts
+# (integer value)
+#ping_size = 56
+
+# The number of ping packets originating from remote linux hosts
+# (integer value)
+#ping_count = 1
+
 # Timeout in seconds to wait for authentication to succeed. (integer
 # value)
 #ssh_timeout = 300
@@ -301,7 +305,8 @@
 # Name of the fixed network that is visible to all test tenants. If
 # multiple networks are available for a tenant this is the network
 # which will be used for creating servers if tempest does not create a
-# network or a network is not specified elsewhere (string value)
+# network or a network is not specified elsewhere. It may be used for
+# ssh validation only if floating IPs are disabled. (string value)
 #fixed_network_name = <None>
 
 # Network used for SSH connections. Ignored if
@@ -326,10 +331,6 @@
 # Allowed values: public, admin, internal, publicURL, adminURL, internalURL
 #endpoint_type = publicURL
 
-# Path to a private key file for SSH access to remote hosts (string
-# value)
-#path_to_private_key = <None>
-
 # Expected device name when a volume is attached to an instance
 # (string value)
 #volume_device_name = vdb
@@ -746,14 +747,19 @@
 # The mask bits for tenant ipv6 subnets (integer value)
 #tenant_network_v6_mask_bits = 64
 
-# Whether tenant network connectivity should be evaluated directly
-# (boolean value)
+# Whether tenant networks can be reached directly from the test
+# client. This must be set to True when the 'fixed' ssh_connect_method
+# is selected. (boolean value)
 #tenant_networks_reachable = false
 
 # Id of the public network that provides external connectivity (string
 # value)
 #public_network_id =
 
+# Default floating network name. Used to allocate floating IPs when
+# neutron is enabled. (string value)
+#floating_network_name = <None>
+
 # Id of the public router that provides external connectivity. This
 # should only be used when Neutron's 'allow_overlapping_ips' is set to
 # 'False' in neutron.conf. usually not needed past 'Grizzly' release
@@ -796,6 +802,10 @@
 # attributes ipv6_ra_mode and ipv6_address_mode (boolean value)
 #ipv6_subnet_attributes = false
 
+# Does the test environment support changing port admin state (boolean
+# value)
+#port_admin_state_change = true
+
 
 [object-storage]
 
@@ -1071,6 +1081,38 @@
 #too_slow_to_test = true
 
 
+[validation]
+
+#
+# From tempest.config
+#
+
+# Default IP type used for validation: -fixed: uses the first IP
+# belonging to the fixed network -floating: creates and uses a
+# floating IP (string value)
+# Allowed values: fixed, floating
+#connect_method = floating
+
+# Default authentication method to the instance. Only ssh via keypair
+# is supported for now. Additional methods will be handled in a
+# separate spec. (string value)
+# Allowed values: keypair
+#auth_method = keypair
+
+# Default IP version for ssh connections. (integer value)
+#ip_version_for_ssh = 4
+
+# Timeout in seconds to wait for ping to succeed. (integer value)
+#ping_timeout = 120
+
+# Timeout in seconds to wait for the TCP connection to be successful.
+# (integer value)
+#connect_timeout = 60
+
+# Timeout in seconds to wait for the ssh banner. (integer value)
+#ssh_timeout = 300
+
+
 [volume]
 
 #
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bf7471e..0d7fc0d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 python-glanceclient>=0.15.0
 python-cinderclient>=1.1.0
 python-heatclient>=0.3.0
-python-swiftclient>=2.2.0
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 oslo.concurrency>=1.8.0,<1.9.0         # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=1.9.3,<1.10.0  # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py
index e069f6e..3a6b42d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
     @test.idempotent_id('00579617-fe04-4e1c-9d08-ca7467d2e34b')
     @testtools.skipIf(CONF.service_available.neutron,
-                      "Neutron not check the security_group_id")
+                      "Neutron does not check the security group ID")
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     @test.services('network')
     def test_update_security_group_with_invalid_sg_id(self):
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 
     @test.idempotent_id('cda8d8b4-59f8-4087-821d-20cf5a03b3b1')
     @testtools.skipIf(CONF.service_available.neutron,
-                      "Neutron not check the security_group_name")
+                      "Neutron does not check the security group name")
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     @test.services('network')
     def test_update_security_group_with_invalid_sg_name(self):
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
     @test.idempotent_id('97d12b1c-a610-4194-93f1-ba859e718b45')
     @testtools.skipIf(CONF.service_available.neutron,
-                      "Neutron not check the security_group_description")
+                      "Neutron does not check the security group description")
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     @test.services('network')
     def test_update_security_group_with_invalid_sg_des(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py b/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
index d91fbaa..5a903b7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
@@ -12,14 +12,216 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+import six
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
 import tempest.test
 
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
+"""Default templates.
+There should always be at least a master1 and a worker1 node
+group template."""
+DEFAULT_TEMPLATES = {
+    'vanilla': OrderedDict([
+        ('2.6.0', {
+            'NODES': {
+                'master1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['namenode', 'resourcemanager',
+                                       'hiveserver']
+                },
+                'master2': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['oozie', 'historyserver',
+                                       'secondarynamenode']
+                },
+                'worker1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['datanode', 'nodemanager'],
+                    'node_configs': {
+                        'MapReduce': {
+                            'yarn.app.mapreduce.am.resource.mb': 256,
+                            'yarn.app.mapreduce.am.command-opts': '-Xmx256m'
+                        },
+                        'YARN': {
+                            'yarn.scheduler.minimum-allocation-mb': 256,
+                            'yarn.scheduler.maximum-allocation-mb': 1024,
+                            'yarn.nodemanager.vmem-check-enabled': False
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            'cluster_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'dfs.replication': 1
+                }
+            }
+        }),
+        ('1.2.1', {
+            'NODES': {
+                'master1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['namenode', 'jobtracker']
+                },
+                'worker1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['datanode', 'tasktracker'],
+                    'node_configs': {
+                        'HDFS': {
+                            'Data Node Heap Size': 1024
+                        },
+                        'MapReduce': {
+                            'Task Tracker Heap Size': 1024
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            'cluster_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'dfs.replication': 1
+                },
+                'MapReduce': {
+                    'mapred.map.tasks.speculative.execution': False,
+                    'mapred.child.java.opts': '-Xmx500m'
+                },
+                'general': {
+                    'Enable Swift': False
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    ]),
+    'hdp': OrderedDict([
+        ('2.0.6', {
+            'NODES': {
+                'master1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['NAMENODE', 'SECONDARY_NAMENODE',
+                                       'ZOOKEEPER_SERVER', 'AMBARI_SERVER',
+                                       'HISTORYSERVER', 'RESOURCEMANAGER',
+                                       'GANGLIA_SERVER', 'NAGIOS_SERVER',
+                                       'OOZIE_SERVER']
+                },
+                'worker1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['HDFS_CLIENT', 'DATANODE',
+                                       'YARN_CLIENT', 'ZOOKEEPER_CLIENT',
+                                       'MAPREDUCE2_CLIENT', 'NODEMANAGER',
+                                       'PIG', 'OOZIE_CLIENT']
+                }
+            },
+            'cluster_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'dfs.replication': 1
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    ]),
+    'spark': OrderedDict([
+        ('1.0.0', {
+            'NODES': {
+                'master1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['namenode', 'master']
+                },
+                'worker1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['datanode', 'slave']
+                }
+            },
+            'cluster_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'dfs.replication': 1
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    ]),
+    'cdh': OrderedDict([
+        ('5.3.0', {
+            'NODES': {
+                'master1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['CLOUDERA_MANAGER']
+                },
+                'master2': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['HDFS_NAMENODE',
+                                       'YARN_RESOURCEMANAGER']
+                },
+                'master3': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['OOZIE_SERVER', 'YARN_JOBHISTORY',
+                                       'HDFS_SECONDARYNAMENODE',
+                                       'HIVE_METASTORE', 'HIVE_SERVER2']
+                },
+                'worker1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['YARN_NODEMANAGER', 'HDFS_DATANODE']
+                }
+            },
+            'cluster_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'dfs_replication': 1
+                }
+            }
+        }),
+        ('5', {
+            'NODES': {
+                'master1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['CLOUDERA_MANAGER']
+                },
+                'master2': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['HDFS_NAMENODE',
+                                       'YARN_RESOURCEMANAGER']
+                },
+                'master3': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['OOZIE_SERVER', 'YARN_JOBHISTORY',
+                                       'HDFS_SECONDARYNAMENODE',
+                                       'HIVE_METASTORE', 'HIVE_SERVER2']
+                },
+                'worker1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['YARN_NODEMANAGER', 'HDFS_DATANODE']
+                }
+            },
+            'cluster_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'dfs_replication': 1
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    ]),
+    'mapr': OrderedDict([
+        ('4.0.1.mrv2', {
+            'NODES': {
+                'master1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['CLDB', 'FileServer', 'ZooKeeper',
+                                       'NodeManager', 'ResourceManager',
+                                       'HistoryServer', 'Oozie']
+                },
+                'worker1': {
+                    'count': 1,
+                    'node_processes': ['FileServer', 'NodeManager', 'Pig']
+                }
+            },
+            'cluster_configs': {
+                'Hive': {
+                    'Hive Version': '0.13',
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    ]),
+}
+
 
 class BaseDataProcessingTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
 
@@ -28,6 +230,7 @@
         super(BaseDataProcessingTest, cls).skip_checks()
         if not CONF.service_available.sahara:
             raise cls.skipException('Sahara support is required')
+        cls.default_plugin = cls._get_default_plugin()
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_credentials(cls):
@@ -43,6 +246,10 @@
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(BaseDataProcessingTest, cls).resource_setup()
 
+        cls.default_version = cls._get_default_version()
+        if cls.default_plugin is not None and cls.default_version is None:
+            raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(
+                message="No known Sahara plugin version was found")
         cls.flavor_ref = CONF.compute.flavor_ref
 
         # add lists for watched resources
@@ -172,3 +379,100 @@
         cls._jobs.append(resp_body['id'])
 
         return resp_body
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _get_default_plugin(cls):
+        """Returns the default plugin used for testing."""
+        if len(CONF.data_processing_feature_enabled.plugins) == 0:
+            return None
+
+        for plugin in CONF.data_processing_feature_enabled.plugins:
+            if plugin in DEFAULT_TEMPLATES.keys():
+                break
+        else:
+            plugin = ''
+        return plugin
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _get_default_version(cls):
+        """Returns the default plugin version used for testing.
+        This is gathered separately from the plugin to allow
+        the usage of plugin name in skip_checks. This method is
+        rather invoked into resource_setup, which allows API calls
+        and exceptions.
+        """
+        if not cls.default_plugin:
+            return None
+        plugin = cls.client.get_plugin(cls.default_plugin)
+
+        for version in DEFAULT_TEMPLATES[cls.default_plugin].keys():
+            if version in plugin['versions']:
+                break
+        else:
+            version = None
+
+        return version
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_node_group_template(cls, nodegroup='worker1'):
+        """Returns a node group template for the default plugin."""
+        try:
+            plugin_data = (
+                DEFAULT_TEMPLATES[cls.default_plugin][cls.default_version]
+            )
+            nodegroup_data = plugin_data['NODES'][nodegroup]
+            node_group_template = {
+                'description': 'Test node group template',
+                'plugin_name': cls.default_plugin,
+                'hadoop_version': cls.default_version,
+                'node_processes': nodegroup_data['node_processes'],
+                'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
+                'node_configs': nodegroup_data.get('node_configs', {}),
+            }
+            return node_group_template
+        except (IndexError, KeyError):
+            return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_cluster_template(cls, node_group_template_ids=None):
+        """Returns a cluster template for the default plugin.
+        node_group_template_defined contains the type and ID of pre-defined
+        node group templates that have to be used in the cluster template
+        (instead of dynamically defining them with 'node_processes').
+        """
+        if node_group_template_ids is None:
+            node_group_template_ids = {}
+        try:
+            plugin_data = (
+                DEFAULT_TEMPLATES[cls.default_plugin][cls.default_version]
+            )
+
+            all_node_groups = []
+            for ng_name, ng_data in six.iteritems(plugin_data['NODES']):
+                node_group = {
+                    'name': '%s-node' % (ng_name),
+                    'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
+                    'count': ng_data['count']
+                }
+                if ng_name in node_group_template_ids.keys():
+                    # node group already defined, use it
+                    node_group['node_group_template_id'] = (
+                        node_group_template_ids[ng_name]
+                    )
+                else:
+                    # node_processes list defined on-the-fly
+                    node_group['node_processes'] = ng_data['node_processes']
+                if 'node_configs' in ng_data:
+                    node_group['node_configs'] = ng_data['node_configs']
+                all_node_groups.append(node_group)
+
+            cluster_template = {
+                'description': 'Test cluster template',
+                'plugin_name': cls.default_plugin,
+                'hadoop_version': cls.default_version,
+                'cluster_configs': plugin_data.get('cluster_configs', {}),
+                'node_groups': all_node_groups,
+            }
+            return cluster_template
+        except (IndexError, KeyError):
+            return None
diff --git a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_cluster_templates.py b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_cluster_templates.py
index 8a63c3f..cebf493 100644
--- a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_cluster_templates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_cluster_templates.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from tempest_lib.common.utils import data_utils
 
 from tempest.api.data_processing import base as dp_base
+from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
 
@@ -23,55 +24,30 @@
     sahara/restapi/rest_api_v1.0.html#cluster-templates
     """
     @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(ClusterTemplateTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if cls.default_plugin is None:
+            raise cls.skipException("No Sahara plugins configured")
+
+    @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(ClusterTemplateTest, cls).resource_setup()
-        # create node group template
-        node_group_template = {
-            'name': data_utils.rand_name('sahara-ng-template'),
-            'description': 'Test node group template',
-            'plugin_name': 'vanilla',
-            'hadoop_version': '1.2.1',
-            'node_processes': ['datanode'],
-            'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
-            'node_configs': {
-                'HDFS': {
-                    'Data Node Heap Size': 1024
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        resp_body = cls.create_node_group_template(**node_group_template)
-        node_group_template_id = resp_body['id']
 
-        cls.full_cluster_template = {
-            'description': 'Test cluster template',
-            'plugin_name': 'vanilla',
-            'hadoop_version': '1.2.1',
-            'cluster_configs': {
-                'HDFS': {
-                    'dfs.replication': 2
-                },
-                'MapReduce': {
-                    'mapred.map.tasks.speculative.execution': False,
-                    'mapred.child.java.opts': '-Xmx500m'
-                },
-                'general': {
-                    'Enable Swift': False
-                }
-            },
-            'node_groups': [
-                {
-                    'name': 'master-node',
-                    'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
-                    'node_processes': ['namenode'],
-                    'count': 1
-                },
-                {
-                    'name': 'worker-node',
-                    'node_group_template_id': node_group_template_id,
-                    'count': 3
-                }
-            ]
-        }
+        # pre-define a node group templates
+        node_group_template_w = cls.get_node_group_template('worker1')
+        if node_group_template_w is None:
+            raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(
+                message="No known Sahara plugin was found")
+
+        node_group_template_w['name'] = data_utils.rand_name(
+            'sahara-ng-template')
+        resp_body = cls.create_node_group_template(**node_group_template_w)
+        node_group_template_id = resp_body['id']
+        configured_node_group_templates = {'worker1': node_group_template_id}
+
+        cls.full_cluster_template = cls.get_cluster_template(
+            configured_node_group_templates)
+
         # create cls.cluster_template variable to use for comparison to cluster
         # template response body. The 'node_groups' field in the response body
         # has some extra info that post body does not have. The 'node_groups'
diff --git a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
index d7381f4..4068027 100644
--- a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
@@ -19,27 +19,16 @@
 
 
 class NodeGroupTemplateTest(dp_base.BaseDataProcessingTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(NodeGroupTemplateTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if cls.default_plugin is None:
+            raise cls.skipException("No Sahara plugins configured")
+
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(NodeGroupTemplateTest, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.node_group_template = {
-            'description': 'Test node group template',
-            'plugin_name': 'vanilla',
-            'hadoop_version': '1.2.1',
-            'node_processes': [
-                'datanode',
-                'tasktracker'
-            ],
-            'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
-            'node_configs': {
-                'HDFS': {
-                    'Data Node Heap Size': 1024
-                },
-                'MapReduce': {
-                    'Task Tracker Heap Size': 1024
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
     def _create_node_group_template(self, template_name=None):
         """Creates Node Group Template with optional name specified.
@@ -47,6 +36,10 @@
         It creates template, ensures template name and response body.
         Returns id and name of created template.
         """
+        self.node_group_template = self.get_node_group_template()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.node_group_template,
+                             "No known Sahara plugin was found")
+
         if not template_name:
             # generate random name if it's not specified
             template_name = data_utils.rand_name('sahara-ng-template')
diff --git a/tempest/api/messaging/base.py b/tempest/api/messaging/base.py
index b3ed941..c4214f2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/messaging/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/messaging/base.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def check_queue_exists(cls, queue_name):
         """Wrapper utility that checks the existence of a test queue."""
-        resp, body = cls.client.get_queue(queue_name)
+        resp, body = cls.client.show_queue(queue_name)
         return resp, body
 
     @classmethod
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@
     @classmethod
     def get_queue_stats(cls, queue_name):
         """Wrapper utility that returns the queue stats."""
-        resp, body = cls.client.get_queue_stats(queue_name)
+        resp, body = cls.client.show_queue_stats(queue_name)
         return resp, body
 
     @classmethod
     def get_queue_metadata(cls, queue_name):
         """Wrapper utility that gets a queue metadata."""
-        resp, body = cls.client.get_queue_metadata(queue_name)
+        resp, body = cls.client.show_queue_metadata(queue_name)
         return resp, body
 
     @classmethod
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@
     @classmethod
     def get_single_message(cls, message_uri):
         """Wrapper utility that gets a single message."""
-        resp, body = cls.client.get_single_message(message_uri)
+        resp, body = cls.client.show_single_message(message_uri)
 
         return resp, body
 
     @classmethod
     def get_multiple_messages(cls, message_uri):
         """Wrapper utility that gets multiple messages."""
-        resp, body = cls.client.get_multiple_messages(message_uri)
+        resp, body = cls.client.show_multiple_messages(message_uri)
 
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/messaging/test_messages.py b/tempest/api/messaging/test_messages.py
index f982f59..c8640b3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/messaging/test_messages.py
+++ b/tempest/api/messaging/test_messages.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
         # Get on the posted messages
         message_uri = resp['location']
-        resp, _ = self.client.get_multiple_messages(message_uri)
+        resp, _ = self.client.show_multiple_messages(message_uri)
         # The test has an assertion here, because the response cannot be 204
         # in this case (the client allows 200 or 204 for this API call).
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         message_uri = body['resources'][0]
 
         # Get posted message
-        resp, _ = self.client.get_single_message(message_uri)
+        resp, _ = self.client.show_single_message(message_uri)
         # The test has an assertion here, because the response cannot be 204
         # in this case (the client allows 200 or 204 for this API call).
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         message_uri = resp['location']
 
         # Get posted messages
-        resp, _ = self.client.get_multiple_messages(message_uri)
+        resp, _ = self.client.show_multiple_messages(message_uri)
         # The test has an assertion here, because the response cannot be 204
         # in this case (the client allows 200 or 204 for this API call).
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         self.client.delete_messages(message_uri)
 
         message_uri = message_uri.replace('/messages/', '/messages?ids=')
-        resp, _ = self.client.get_multiple_messages(message_uri)
+        resp, _ = self.client.show_multiple_messages(message_uri)
         # The test has an assertion here, because the response has to be 204
         # in this case (the client allows 200 or 204 for this API call).
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
         # Delete multiple messages
         self.client.delete_messages(message_uri)
-        resp, _ = self.client.get_multiple_messages(message_uri)
+        resp, _ = self.client.show_multiple_messages(message_uri)
         # The test has an assertion here, because the response has to be 204
         # in this case (the client allows 200 or 204 for this API call).
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/messaging/test_queues.py b/tempest/api/messaging/test_queues.py
index c444e0b..2dac346 100644
--- a/tempest/api/messaging/test_queues.py
+++ b/tempest/api/messaging/test_queues.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
         self.delete_queue(queue_name)
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
-                          self.client.get_queue,
+                          self.client.show_queue,
                           queue_name)
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/flavors.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/flavors.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 65f2c28..0000000
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/flavors.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 NEC Corporation.  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.
-
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import parameter_types
-
-list_flavors = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'flavors': {
-                'type': 'array',
-                'items': {
-                    'type': 'object',
-                    'properties': {
-                        'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'links': parameter_types.links,
-                        'id': {'type': 'string'}
-                    },
-                    'required': ['name', 'links', 'id']
-                }
-            },
-            'flavors_links': parameter_types.links
-        },
-        # NOTE(gmann): flavors_links attribute is not necessary
-        # to be present always So it is not 'required'.
-        'required': ['flavors']
-    }
-}
-
-common_flavor_info = {
-    'type': 'object',
-    'properties': {
-        'name': {'type': 'string'},
-        'links': parameter_types.links,
-        'ram': {'type': 'integer'},
-        'vcpus': {'type': 'integer'},
-        'swap': {'type': 'integer'},
-        'disk': {'type': 'integer'},
-        'id': {'type': 'string'}
-    },
-    'required': ['name', 'links', 'ram', 'vcpus',
-                 'swap', 'disk', 'id']
-}
-
-common_flavor_list_details = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'flavors': {
-                'type': 'array',
-                'items': common_flavor_info
-            }
-        },
-        'required': ['flavors']
-    }
-}
-
-common_flavor_details = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'flavor': common_flavor_info
-        },
-        'required': ['flavor']
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/hosts.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/hosts.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2596c27..0000000
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/hosts.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 NEC Corporation.  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.
-
-common_start_up_body = {
-    'type': 'object',
-    'properties': {
-        'host': {'type': 'string'},
-        'power_action': {'enum': ['startup']}
-    },
-    'required': ['host', 'power_action']
-}
-
-list_hosts = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'hosts': {
-                'type': 'array',
-                'items': {
-                    'type': 'object',
-                    'properties': {
-                        'host_name': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'service': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'zone': {'type': 'string'}
-                    },
-                    'required': ['host_name', 'service', 'zone']
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        'required': ['hosts']
-    }
-}
-
-show_host_detail = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'host': {
-                'type': 'array',
-                'item': {
-                    'type': 'object',
-                    'properties': {
-                        'resource': {
-                            'type': 'object',
-                            'properties': {
-                                'cpu': {'type': 'integer'},
-                                'disk_gb': {'type': 'integer'},
-                                'host': {'type': 'string'},
-                                'memory_mb': {'type': 'integer'},
-                                'project': {'type': 'string'}
-                            },
-                            'required': ['cpu', 'disk_gb', 'host',
-                                         'memory_mb', 'project']
-                        }
-                    },
-                    'required': ['resource']
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        'required': ['host']
-    }
-}
-
-update_host_common = {
-    'type': 'object',
-    'properties': {
-        'host': {'type': 'string'},
-        'maintenance_mode': {'enum': ['on_maintenance', 'off_maintenance']},
-        'status': {'enum': ['enabled', 'disabled']}
-    },
-    'required': ['host', 'maintenance_mode', 'status']
-}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/keypairs.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/keypairs.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ae410c..0000000
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/keypairs.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 NEC Corporation.  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.
-
-list_keypairs = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'keypairs': {
-                'type': 'array',
-                'items': {
-                    'type': 'object',
-                    'properties': {
-                        'keypair': {
-                            'type': 'object',
-                            'properties': {
-                                'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
-                                'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                                'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'}
-                            },
-                            'required': ['public_key', 'name', 'fingerprint']
-                        }
-                    },
-                    'required': ['keypair']
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        'required': ['keypairs']
-    }
-}
-
-create_keypair = {
-    'type': 'object',
-    'properties': {
-        'keypair': {
-            'type': 'object',
-            'properties': {
-                'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'},
-                'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
-                'user_id': {'type': 'string'},
-                'private_key': {'type': 'string'}
-            },
-            # When create keypair API is being called with 'Public key'
-            # (Importing keypair) then, response body does not contain
-            # 'private_key' So it is not defined as 'required'
-            'required': ['fingerprint', 'name', 'public_key', 'user_id']
-        }
-    },
-    'required': ['keypair']
-}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/quotas.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/quotas.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 863104c..0000000
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/quotas.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 NEC Corporation.  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.
-
-common_quota_set = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'quota_set': {
-                'type': 'object',
-                'properties': {
-                    'instances': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'cores': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'ram': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'floating_ips': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'fixed_ips': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'metadata_items': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'key_pairs': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'security_groups': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'security_group_rules': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'server_group_members': {'type': 'integer'},
-                    'server_groups': {'type': 'integer'},
-                },
-                # NOTE: server_group_members and server_groups are represented
-                # when enabling quota_server_group extension. So they should
-                # not be required.
-                'required': ['instances', 'cores', 'ram',
-                             'floating_ips', 'fixed_ips',
-                             'metadata_items', 'key_pairs',
-                             'security_groups', 'security_group_rules']
-            }
-        },
-        'required': ['quota_set']
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/flavors.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/flavors.py
index 76c4cee..725d17a 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/flavors.py
@@ -12,52 +12,86 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import copy
-
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import flavors
 from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import parameter_types
 
-list_flavors_details = copy.deepcopy(flavors.common_flavor_list_details)
+list_flavors = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'flavors': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'links': parameter_types.links,
+                        'id': {'type': 'string'}
+                    },
+                    'required': ['name', 'links', 'id']
+                }
+            },
+            'flavors_links': parameter_types.links
+        },
+        # NOTE(gmann): flavors_links attribute is not necessary
+        # to be present always So it is not 'required'.
+        'required': ['flavors']
+    }
+}
 
-# 'swap' attributes comes as integer value but if it is empty it comes as "".
-# So defining type of as string and integer.
-list_flavors_details['response_body']['properties']['flavors']['items'][
-    'properties']['swap'] = {'type': ['string', 'integer']}
+common_flavor_info = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'name': {'type': 'string'},
+        'links': parameter_types.links,
+        'ram': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'vcpus': {'type': 'integer'},
+        # 'swap' attributes comes as integer value but if it is empty
+        # it comes as "". So defining type of as string and integer.
+        'swap': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
+        'disk': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'id': {'type': 'string'},
+        'OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled': {'type': 'boolean'},
+        'os-flavor-access:is_public': {'type': 'boolean'},
+        'rxtx_factor': {'type': 'number'},
+        'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral': {'type': 'integer'}
+    },
+    # 'OS-FLV-DISABLED', 'os-flavor-access', 'rxtx_factor' and
+    # 'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA' are API extensions. So they are not 'required'.
+    'required': ['name', 'links', 'ram', 'vcpus', 'swap', 'disk', 'id']
+}
 
-# Defining 'flavors_links' attributes for V2 flavor schema
-list_flavors_details['response_body'][
-    'properties'].update({'flavors_links': parameter_types.links})
-# NOTE(gmann): flavors_links attribute is not necessary to be
-# present always So it is not 'required'.
-
-# Defining extra attributes for V2 flavor schema
-list_flavors_details['response_body']['properties']['flavors']['items'][
-    'properties'].update({'OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled': {'type': 'boolean'},
-                          'os-flavor-access:is_public': {'type': 'boolean'},
-                          'rxtx_factor': {'type': 'number'},
-                          'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral': {'type': 'integer'}})
-# 'OS-FLV-DISABLED', 'os-flavor-access', 'rxtx_factor' and 'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA'
-# are API extensions. So they are not 'required'.
+list_flavors_details = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'flavors': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': common_flavor_info
+            },
+            # NOTE(gmann): flavors_links attribute is not necessary
+            # to be present always So it is not 'required'.
+            'flavors_links': parameter_types.links
+        },
+        'required': ['flavors']
+    }
+}
 
 unset_flavor_extra_specs = {
     'status_code': [200]
 }
 
-create_get_flavor_details = copy.deepcopy(flavors.common_flavor_details)
-
-# 'swap' attributes comes as integer value but if it is empty it comes as "".
-# So defining type of as string and integer.
-create_get_flavor_details['response_body']['properties']['flavor'][
-    'properties']['swap'] = {'type': ['string', 'integer']}
-
-# Defining extra attributes for V2 flavor schema
-create_get_flavor_details['response_body']['properties']['flavor'][
-    'properties'].update({'OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled': {'type': 'boolean'},
-                          'os-flavor-access:is_public': {'type': 'boolean'},
-                          'rxtx_factor': {'type': 'number'},
-                          'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral': {'type': 'integer'}})
-# 'OS-FLV-DISABLED', 'os-flavor-access', 'rxtx_factor' and 'OS-FLV-EXT-DATA'
-# are API extensions. So they are not 'required'.
+create_get_flavor_details = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'flavor': common_flavor_info
+        },
+        'required': ['flavor']
+    }
+}
 
 delete_flavor = {
     'status_code': [202]
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/hosts.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/hosts.py
index 0944792..72d5a07 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/hosts.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/hosts.py
@@ -14,12 +14,70 @@
 
 import copy
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import hosts
 
+list_hosts = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'hosts': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'host_name': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'service': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'zone': {'type': 'string'}
+                    },
+                    'required': ['host_name', 'service', 'zone']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['hosts']
+    }
+}
+
+get_host_detail = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'host': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'item': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'resource': {
+                            'type': 'object',
+                            'properties': {
+                                'cpu': {'type': 'integer'},
+                                'disk_gb': {'type': 'integer'},
+                                'host': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'memory_mb': {'type': 'integer'},
+                                'project': {'type': 'string'}
+                            },
+                            'required': ['cpu', 'disk_gb', 'host',
+                                         'memory_mb', 'project']
+                        }
+                    },
+                    'required': ['resource']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['host']
+    }
+}
 
 startup_host = {
     'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': hosts.common_start_up_body
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'host': {'type': 'string'},
+            'power_action': {'enum': ['startup']}
+        },
+        'required': ['host', 'power_action']
+    }
 }
 
 # The 'power_action' attribute of 'shutdown_host' API is 'shutdown'
@@ -38,5 +96,14 @@
 
 update_host = {
     'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': hosts.update_host_common
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'host': {'type': 'string'},
+            'maintenance_mode': {'enum': ['on_maintenance',
+                                          'off_maintenance']},
+            'status': {'enum': ['enabled', 'disabled']}
+        },
+        'required': ['host', 'maintenance_mode', 'status']
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
index ec26fa0..ceae6cf 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import keypairs
-
 get_keypair = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -47,9 +45,56 @@
 
 create_keypair = {
     'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': keypairs.create_keypair
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'keypair': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'user_id': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'private_key': {'type': 'string'}
+                },
+                # When create keypair API is being called with 'Public key'
+                # (Importing keypair) then, response body does not contain
+                # 'private_key' So it is not defined as 'required'
+                'required': ['fingerprint', 'name', 'public_key', 'user_id']
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['keypair']
+    }
 }
 
 delete_keypair = {
     'status_code': [202],
 }
+
+list_keypairs = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'keypairs': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'keypair': {
+                            'type': 'object',
+                            'properties': {
+                                'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'}
+                            },
+                            'required': ['public_key', 'name', 'fingerprint']
+                        }
+                    },
+                    'required': ['keypair']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['keypairs']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quota_classes.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quota_classes.py
index a7374df..a0cdaf5 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quota_classes.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quota_classes.py
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 # NOTE(mriedem): os-quota-class-sets responses are the same as os-quota-sets
 # except for the key in the response body is quota_class_set instead of
 # quota_set, so update this copy of the schema from os-quota-sets.
-quota_set = copy.deepcopy(quotas.quota_set)
-quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_class_set'] = (
-    quota_set['response_body']['properties'].pop('quota_set'))
-quota_set['response_body']['required'] = ['quota_class_set']
+get_quota_class_set = copy.deepcopy(quotas.get_quota_set)
+get_quota_class_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_class_set'] = (
+    get_quota_class_set['response_body']['properties'].pop('quota_set'))
+get_quota_class_set['response_body']['required'] = ['quota_class_set']
 
-quota_set_update = copy.deepcopy(quotas.quota_set_update)
-quota_set_update['response_body']['properties']['quota_class_set'] = (
-    quota_set_update['response_body']['properties'].pop('quota_set'))
-quota_set_update['response_body']['required'] = ['quota_class_set']
+update_quota_class_set = copy.deepcopy(quotas.update_quota_set)
+update_quota_class_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_class_set'] = (
+    update_quota_class_set['response_body']['properties'].pop('quota_set'))
+update_quota_class_set['response_body']['required'] = ['quota_class_set']
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quotas.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quotas.py
index 630b227..9141f7e 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/quotas.py
@@ -14,34 +14,49 @@
 
 import copy
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import quotas
+update_quota_set = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'quota_set': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'instances': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'cores': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'ram': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'floating_ips': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'fixed_ips': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'metadata_items': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'key_pairs': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'security_groups': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'security_group_rules': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'server_group_members': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'server_groups': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'injected_files': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'injected_file_content_bytes': {'type': 'integer'},
+                    'injected_file_path_bytes': {'type': 'integer'}
+                },
+                # NOTE: server_group_members and server_groups are represented
+                # when enabling quota_server_group extension. So they should
+                # not be required.
+                'required': ['instances', 'cores', 'ram',
+                             'floating_ips', 'fixed_ips',
+                             'metadata_items', 'key_pairs',
+                             'security_groups', 'security_group_rules',
+                             'injected_files', 'injected_file_content_bytes',
+                             'injected_file_path_bytes']
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['quota_set']
+    }
+}
 
-quota_set = copy.deepcopy(quotas.common_quota_set)
-quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
+get_quota_set = copy.deepcopy(update_quota_set)
+get_quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
     'id'] = {'type': 'string'}
-quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
-    'injected_files'] = {'type': 'integer'}
-quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
-    'injected_file_content_bytes'] = {'type': 'integer'}
-quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
-    'injected_file_path_bytes'] = {'type': 'integer'}
-quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['required'].extend([
-    'id',
-    'injected_files',
-    'injected_file_content_bytes',
-    'injected_file_path_bytes'])
-
-quota_set_update = copy.deepcopy(quotas.common_quota_set)
-quota_set_update['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
-    'injected_files'] = {'type': 'integer'}
-quota_set_update['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
-    'injected_file_content_bytes'] = {'type': 'integer'}
-quota_set_update['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['properties'][
-    'injected_file_path_bytes'] = {'type': 'integer'}
-quota_set_update['response_body']['properties']['quota_set'][
-    'required'].extend(['injected_files',
-                        'injected_file_content_bytes',
-                        'injected_file_path_bytes'])
+get_quota_set['response_body']['properties']['quota_set']['required'].extend([
+    'id'])
 
 delete_quota = {
     'status_code': [202]
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/version.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/version.py
index 32c6d96..6579c63 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/version.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/version.py
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@
                         }
                     },
                     'status': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'updated': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'date-time'}
+                    'updated': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'date-time'},
+                    'version': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'min_version': {'type': 'string'}
                 },
+                # NOTE: version and min_version have been added since Kilo,
+                # so they should not be required.
                 'required': ['id', 'links', 'media-types', 'status', 'updated']
             }
         },
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/object_storage/__init__.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/object_storage/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/object_storage/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/object_storage/test_swift.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/object_storage/test_swift.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7201eab..0000000
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/object_storage/test_swift.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 OpenStack Foundation
-# 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 re
-
-from tempest_lib import exceptions
-
-from tempest import cli
-from tempest import config
-from tempest import test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
-class SimpleReadOnlySwiftClientTest(cli.ClientTestBase):
-    """Basic, read-only tests for Swift CLI client.
-
-    Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
-    These tests do not presume any content, nor do they create
-    their own. They only verify the structure of output if present.
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        if not CONF.service_available.swift:
-            msg = ("%s skipped as Swift is not available" % cls.__name__)
-            raise cls.skipException(msg)
-        super(SimpleReadOnlySwiftClientTest, cls).resource_setup()
-
-    def swift(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.clients.swift(
-            *args, endpoint_type=CONF.object_storage.endpoint_type, **kwargs)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('74360cdc-e7ec-493f-8a87-2b65f4d54aa3')
-    def test_swift_fake_action(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandFailed,
-                          self.swift,
-                          'this-does-not-exist')
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('809ec373-828e-4279-8df6-9d4db81c7909')
-    def test_swift_list(self):
-        self.swift('list')
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('325d5fe4-e5ab-4f52-aec4-357533f24fa1')
-    def test_swift_stat(self):
-        output = self.swift('stat')
-        entries = ['Account', 'Containers', 'Objects', 'Bytes', 'Content-Type',
-                   'X-Timestamp', 'X-Trans-Id']
-        for entry in entries:
-            self.assertTrue(entry in output)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('af1483e1-dafd-4552-a39b-b9d337df808b')
-    def test_swift_capabilities(self):
-        output = self.swift('capabilities')
-        entries = ['account_listing_limit', 'container_listing_limit',
-                   'max_file_size', 'Additional middleware']
-        for entry in entries:
-            self.assertTrue(entry in output)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('29c83a64-8eb7-418c-a39b-c70cefa5b695')
-    def test_swift_help(self):
-        help_text = self.swift('', flags='--help')
-        lines = help_text.split('\n')
-        self.assertFirstLineStartsWith(lines, 'Usage: swift')
-
-        commands = []
-        cmds_start = lines.index('Positional arguments:')
-        cmds_end = lines.index('Examples:')
-        command_pattern = re.compile('^ {4}([a-z0-9\-\_]+)')
-        for line in lines[cmds_start:cmds_end]:
-            match = command_pattern.match(line)
-            if match:
-                commands.append(match.group(1))
-        commands = set(commands)
-        wanted_commands = set(('stat', 'list', 'delete',
-                               'download', 'post', 'upload'))
-        self.assertFalse(wanted_commands - commands)
-
-    # Optional arguments:
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('2026be82-4e53-4414-a828-f1c894b8cf0f')
-    def test_swift_version(self):
-        self.swift('', flags='--version')
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('0ae6172e-3df7-42b8-a987-d42609ada6ed')
-    def test_swift_debug_list(self):
-        self.swift('list', flags='--debug')
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('1bdf5dd0-7df5-446c-a124-2b0703a5d199')
-    def test_swift_retries_list(self):
-        self.swift('list', flags='--retries 3')
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('64eae749-8fbd-4d85-bc7f-f706d3581c6f')
-    def test_swift_region_list(self):
-        region = CONF.object_storage.region
-        if not region:
-            region = CONF.identity.region
-        self.swift('list', flags='--os-region-name ' + region)
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index fec3bd4..f84771f 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
     - name: javelin_cirros
       owner: javelin
       file: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-blank.img
-      format: ami
+      disk_format: ami
+      container_format: ami
       aki: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-vmlinuz
       ari: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-initrd
 
@@ -629,6 +630,15 @@
     for image in images:
         client = client_for_user(image['owner'])
 
+        # DEPRECATED: 'format' was used for ami images
+        # Use 'disk_format' and 'container_format' instead
+        if 'format' in image:
+            LOG.warning("Deprecated: 'format' is deprecated for images "
+                        "description. Please use 'disk_format' and 'container_"
+                        "format' instead.")
+            image['disk_format'] = image['format']
+            image['container_format'] = image['format']
+
         # only upload a new image if the name isn't there
         if _get_image_by_name(client, image['name']):
             LOG.info("Image '%s' already exists" % image['name'])
@@ -636,7 +646,7 @@
 
         # special handling for 3 part image
         extras = {}
-        if image['format'] == 'ami':
+        if image['disk_format'] == 'ami':
             name, fname = _resolve_image(image, 'aki')
             aki = client.images.create_image(
                 'javelin_' + name, 'aki', 'aki')
@@ -651,7 +661,8 @@
 
         _, fname = _resolve_image(image, 'file')
         body = client.images.create_image(
-            image['name'], image['format'], image['format'], **extras)
+            image['name'], image['container_format'],
+            image['disk_format'], **extras)
         image_id = body.get('id')
         client.images.store_image(image_id, open(fname, 'r'))
 
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 3c71e07..b61f286 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from six import moves
 
 from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common import credentials
 from tempest import config
 
 
@@ -254,7 +255,11 @@
     }
     # Get catalog list for endpoints to use for validation
     _token, auth_data = os.auth_provider.get_auth()
-    for entry in auth_data['serviceCatalog']:
+    if os.auth_version == 'v2':
+        catalog_key = 'serviceCatalog'
+    else:
+        catalog_key = 'catalog'
+    for entry in auth_data[catalog_key]:
         services.append(entry['type'])
     # Pull all catalog types from config file and compare against endpoint list
     for cfgname in dir(CONF._config):
@@ -329,7 +334,8 @@
         CONF_PARSER = moves.configparser.SafeConfigParser()
         CONF_PARSER.optionxform = str
         CONF_PARSER.readfp(conf_file)
-    os = clients.Manager()
+    icreds = credentials.get_isolated_credentials('verify_tempest_config')
+    os = clients.Manager(icreds.get_primary_creds())
     services = check_service_availability(os, update)
     results = {}
     for service in ['nova', 'cinder', 'neutron', 'swift']:
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index b19faef..29fb493 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@
         cmd = 'sudo sh -c "echo \\"%s\\" >/dev/console"' % message
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
-    def ping_host(self, host):
+    def ping_host(self, host, count=CONF.compute.ping_count,
+                  size=CONF.compute.ping_size):
         addr = netaddr.IPAddress(host)
         cmd = 'ping6' if addr.version == 6 else 'ping'
-        cmd += ' -c1 -w1 {0}'.format(host)
+        cmd += ' -c{0} -w{0} -s{1} {2}'.format(count, size, host)
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def get_mac_address(self):
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 3725f58..bcbe41f 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@
                default="root",
                help="User name used to authenticate to an instance using "
                     "the alternate image."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('image_alt_ssh_password',
-               default="password",
-               help="Password used to authenticate to an instance using "
-                    "the alternate image."),
     cfg.IntOpt('build_interval',
                default=1,
                help="Time in seconds between build status checks."),
@@ -205,16 +201,17 @@
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh_auth_method',
                default='keypair',
                help="Auth method used for authenticate to the instance. "
-                    "Valid choices are: keypair, configured, adminpass. "
-                    "keypair: start the servers with an ssh keypair. "
-                    "configured: use the configured user and password. "
-                    "adminpass: use the injected adminPass. "
-                    "disabled: avoid using ssh when it is an option."),
+                    "Valid choices are: keypair, configured, adminpass "
+                    "and disabled. "
+                    "Keypair: start the servers with a ssh keypair. "
+                    "Configured: use the configured user and password. "
+                    "Adminpass: use the injected adminPass. "
+                    "Disabled: avoid using ssh when it is an option."),
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh_connect_method',
-               default='fixed',
+               default='floating',
                help="How to connect to the instance? "
                     "fixed: using the first ip belongs the fixed network "
-                    "floating: creating and using a floating ip"),
+                    "floating: creating and using a floating ip."),
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh_user',
                default='root',
                help="User name used to authenticate to an instance."),
@@ -222,6 +219,14 @@
                default=120,
                help="Timeout in seconds to wait for ping to "
                     "succeed."),
+    cfg.IntOpt('ping_size',
+               default=56,
+               help="The packet size for ping packets originating "
+                    "from remote linux hosts"),
+    cfg.IntOpt('ping_count',
+               default=1,
+               help="The number of ping packets originating from remote "
+                    "linux hosts"),
     cfg.IntOpt('ssh_timeout',
                default=300,
                help="Timeout in seconds to wait for authentication to "
@@ -239,7 +244,8 @@
                     "tenants. If multiple networks are available for a tenant"
                     " this is the network which will be used for creating "
                     "servers if tempest does not create a network or a "
-                    "network is not specified elsewhere"),
+                    "network is not specified elsewhere. It may be used for "
+                    "ssh validation only if floating IPs are disabled."),
     cfg.StrOpt('network_for_ssh',
                default='public',
                help="Network used for SSH connections. Ignored if "
@@ -264,9 +270,6 @@
                choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
                         'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
                help="The endpoint type to use for the compute service."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('path_to_private_key',
-               help="Path to a private key file for SSH access to remote "
-                    "hosts"),
     cfg.StrOpt('volume_device_name',
                default='vdb',
                help="Expected device name when a volume is attached to "
@@ -449,12 +452,16 @@
                help="The mask bits for tenant ipv6 subnets"),
     cfg.BoolOpt('tenant_networks_reachable',
                 default=False,
-                help="Whether tenant network connectivity should be "
-                     "evaluated directly"),
+                help="Whether tenant networks can be reached directly from "
+                     "the test client. This must be set to True when the "
+                     "'fixed' ssh_connect_method is selected."),
     cfg.StrOpt('public_network_id',
                default="",
                help="Id of the public network that provides external "
                     "connectivity"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('floating_network_name',
+               help="Default floating network name. Used to allocate floating "
+                    "IPs when neutron is enabled."),
     cfg.StrOpt('public_router_id',
                default="",
                help="Id of the public router that provides external "
@@ -499,6 +506,10 @@
                      "the extended IPv6 attributes ipv6_ra_mode "
                      "and ipv6_address_mode"
                 ),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('port_admin_state_change',
+                default=True,
+                help="Does the test environment support changing"
+                     " port admin state"),
 ]
 
 messaging_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='messaging',
@@ -536,6 +547,37 @@
                help='The maximum grace period for a claim'),
 ]
 
+validation_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='validation',
+                                title='SSH Validation options')
+
+ValidationGroup = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('connect_method',
+               default='floating',
+               choices=['fixed', 'floating'],
+               help='Default IP type used for validation: '
+                    '-fixed: uses the first IP belonging to the fixed network '
+                    '-floating: creates and uses a floating IP'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('auth_method',
+               default='keypair',
+               choices=['keypair'],
+               help='Default authentication method to the instance. '
+                    'Only ssh via keypair is supported for now. '
+                    'Additional methods will be handled in a separate spec.'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('ip_version_for_ssh',
+               default=4,
+               help='Default IP version for ssh connections.'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('ping_timeout',
+               default=120,
+               help='Timeout in seconds to wait for ping to succeed.'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('connect_timeout',
+               default=60,
+               help='Timeout in seconds to wait for the TCP connection to be '
+                    'successful.'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('ssh_timeout',
+               default=300,
+               help='Timeout in seconds to wait for the ssh banner.'),
+]
+
 volume_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='volume',
                             title='Block Storage Options')
 
@@ -1088,6 +1130,7 @@
     (network_group, NetworkGroup),
     (network_feature_group, NetworkFeaturesGroup),
     (messaging_group, MessagingGroup),
+    (validation_group, ValidationGroup),
     (volume_group, VolumeGroup),
     (volume_feature_group, VolumeFeaturesGroup),
     (object_storage_group, ObjectStoreGroup),
@@ -1148,6 +1191,7 @@
         self.image_feature_enabled = _CONF['image-feature-enabled']
         self.network = _CONF.network
         self.network_feature_enabled = _CONF['network-feature-enabled']
+        self.validation = _CONF.validation
         self.volume = _CONF.volume
         self.volume_feature_enabled = _CONF['volume-feature-enabled']
         self.object_storage = _CONF['object-storage']
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 65d516f..d2c41f0 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -309,8 +309,13 @@
         if isinstance(server_or_ip, six.string_types):
             ip = server_or_ip
         else:
-            addr = server_or_ip['addresses'][CONF.compute.network_for_ssh][0]
-            ip = addr['addr']
+            addrs = server_or_ip['addresses'][CONF.compute.network_for_ssh]
+            try:
+                ip = (addr['addr'] for addr in addrs if
+                      netaddr.valid_ipv4(addr['addr'])).next()
+            except StopIteration:
+                raise lib_exc.NotFound("No IPv4 addresses to use for SSH to "
+                                       "remote server.")
 
         if username is None:
             username = CONF.scenario.ssh_user
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py b/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
index 0d17048..8f37d74 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             # Start netcat
             start_server = ('while true; do '
                             'sudo nc -ll -p %(port)s -e sh /tmp/%(script)s; '
-                            'done &')
+                            'done > /dev/null &')
             cmd = start_server % {'port': self.port1,
                                   'script': 'script1'}
             ssh_client.exec_command(cmd)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 8353048..b97ad0b 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -318,11 +318,15 @@
             LOG.info(msg)
             return
 
-        subnet = self._list_subnets(
-            network_id=CONF.network.public_network_id)
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(subnet), "Found %d subnets" % len(subnet))
+        # We ping the external IP from the instance using its floating IP
+        # which is always IPv4, so we must only test connectivity to
+        # external IPv4 IPs if the external network is dualstack.
+        v4_subnets = [s for s in self._list_subnets(
+            network_id=CONF.network.public_network_id) if s['ip_version'] == 4]
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(v4_subnets),
+                         "Found %d IPv4 subnets" % len(v4_subnets))
 
-        external_ips = [subnet[0]['gateway_ip']]
+        external_ips = [v4_subnets[0]['gateway_ip']]
         self._check_server_connectivity(self.floating_ip_tuple.floating_ip,
                                         external_ips)
 
@@ -586,6 +590,9 @@
     @testtools.skipIf(CONF.baremetal.driver_enabled,
                       'admin_state of instance ports cannot be altered '
                       'for baremetal nodes')
+    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.network_feature_enabled.port_admin_state_change,
+                          "Changing a port's admin state is not supported "
+                          "by the test environment")
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_update_instance_port_admin_state(self):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
index 25b1869..2de43cf 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
 import json
 import urllib
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import flavors as common_schema
 from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import flavors_access as schema_access
 from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import flavors_extra_specs \
     as schema_extra_specs
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import flavors as v2schema
+from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import flavors as schema
 from tempest.common import service_client
 
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(common_schema.list_flavors, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_flavors, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body['flavors'])
 
     def list_flavors_with_detail(self, params=None):
@@ -43,13 +42,13 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(v2schema.list_flavors_details, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_flavors_details, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body['flavors'])
 
     def get_flavor_details(self, flavor_id):
         resp, body = self.get("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id))
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(v2schema.create_get_flavor_details, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.create_get_flavor_details, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['flavor'])
 
     def create_flavor(self, name, ram, vcpus, disk, flavor_id, **kwargs):
@@ -73,13 +72,13 @@
         resp, body = self.post('flavors', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(v2schema.create_get_flavor_details, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.create_get_flavor_details, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['flavor'])
 
     def delete_flavor(self, flavor_id):
         """Deletes the given flavor."""
         resp, body = self.delete("flavors/{0}".format(flavor_id))
-        self.validate_response(v2schema.delete_flavor, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.delete_flavor, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@
         """Unsets extra Specs from the mentioned flavor."""
         resp, body = self.delete('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs/%s' %
                                  (str(flavor_id), key))
-        self.validate_response(v2schema.unset_flavor_extra_specs, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.unset_flavor_extra_specs, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def list_flavor_access(self, flavor_id):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
index de925a9..088e695 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 import json
 import urllib
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import hosts as schema
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import hosts as v2_schema
+from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import hosts as schema
 from tempest.common import service_client
 
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(schema.show_host_detail, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_host_detail, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body['host'])
 
     def update_host(self, hostname, **kwargs):
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.put("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname), request_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(v2_schema.update_host, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.update_host, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def startup_host(self, hostname):
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/startup" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(v2_schema.startup_host, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.startup_host, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['host'])
 
     def shutdown_host(self, hostname):
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/shutdown" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(v2_schema.shutdown_host, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.shutdown_host, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['host'])
 
     def reboot_host(self, hostname):
@@ -78,5 +77,5 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/reboot" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(v2_schema.reboot_host, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.reboot_host, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['host'])
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
index 722aefa..7fe335b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import json
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import keypairs as common_schema
 from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import keypairs as schema
 from tempest.common import service_client
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
         # servers, etc. A bug?
         # For now we shall adhere to the spec, but the spec for keypairs
         # is yet to be found
-        self.validate_response(common_schema.list_keypairs, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_keypairs, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body['keypairs'])
 
     def get_keypair(self, key_name):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
index 89f4acd..6e38c47 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             url += '?user_id=%s' % str(user_id)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(schema.quota_set, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_quota_set, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['quota_set'])
 
     def get_default_quota_set(self, tenant_id):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         url = 'os-quota-sets/%s/defaults' % str(tenant_id)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(schema.quota_set, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.get_quota_set, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['quota_set'])
 
     def update_quota_set(self, tenant_id, user_id=None,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                                   post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(schema.quota_set_update, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.update_quota_set, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['quota_set'])
 
     def delete_quota_set(self, tenant_id):
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         url = 'os-quota-class-sets/%s' % str(quota_class_id)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(classes_schema.quota_set, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(classes_schema.get_quota_class_set, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['quota_class_set'])
 
     def update_quota_class_set(self, quota_class_id, **kwargs):
@@ -136,5 +136,6 @@
                               post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.validate_response(classes_schema.quota_set_update, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(classes_schema.update_quota_class_set,
+                               resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['quota_class_set'])
diff --git a/tempest/services/messaging/json/messaging_client.py b/tempest/services/messaging/json/messaging_client.py
index 36444a9..483ba93 100644
--- a/tempest/services/messaging/json/messaging_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/messaging/json/messaging_client.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
         return resp, body
 
-    def get_queue(self, queue_name):
+    def show_queue(self, queue_name):
         uri = '{0}/queues/{1}'.format(self.uri_prefix, queue_name)
         resp, body = self.get(uri)
         self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@
         self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
         return resp, body
 
-    def get_queue_stats(self, queue_name):
+    def show_queue_stats(self, queue_name):
         uri = '{0}/queues/{1}/stats'.format(self.uri_prefix, queue_name)
         resp, body = self.get(uri)
         body = json.loads(body)
         self.validate_response(queues_schema.queue_stats, resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
-    def get_queue_metadata(self, queue_name):
+    def show_queue_metadata(self, queue_name):
         uri = '{0}/queues/{1}/metadata'.format(self.uri_prefix, queue_name)
         resp, body = self.get(uri)
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
         return resp, body
 
-    def get_single_message(self, message_uri):
+    def show_single_message(self, message_uri):
         resp, body = self.get(message_uri, extra_headers=True,
                               headers=self.headers)
         if resp['status'] != '204':
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                                    body)
         return resp, body
 
-    def get_multiple_messages(self, message_uri):
+    def show_multiple_messages(self, message_uri):
         resp, body = self.get(message_uri, extra_headers=True,
                               headers=self.headers)
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py b/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
index 36c123b..070309d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         body = self.deserialize(body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def helper_list(self, uri, query=None, period=None):
+    def _helper_list(self, uri, query=None, period=None):
         uri_dict = {}
         if query:
             uri_dict = {'q.field': query[0],
@@ -67,23 +67,23 @@
 
     def list_resources(self, query=None):
         uri = '%s/resources' % self.uri_prefix
-        return self.helper_list(uri, query)
+        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
 
     def list_meters(self, query=None):
         uri = '%s/meters' % self.uri_prefix
-        return self.helper_list(uri, query)
+        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
 
     def list_alarms(self, query=None):
         uri = '%s/alarms' % self.uri_prefix
-        return self.helper_list(uri, query)
+        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
 
     def list_statistics(self, meter, period=None, query=None):
         uri = "%s/meters/%s/statistics" % (self.uri_prefix, meter)
-        return self.helper_list(uri, query, period)
+        return self._helper_list(uri, query, period)
 
     def list_samples(self, meter_id, query=None):
         uri = '%s/meters/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, meter_id)
-        return self.helper_list(uri, query)
+        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
 
     def get_resource(self, resource_id):
         uri = '%s/resources/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, resource_id)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_accounts.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_accounts.py
index b176675..b4048ba 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_accounts.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_accounts.py
@@ -68,13 +68,8 @@
              'password': 'p', 'roles': [cfg.CONF.identity.admin_role]},
             {'username': 'test_user12', 'tenant_name': 'test_tenant12',
              'password': 'p', 'roles': [cfg.CONF.identity.admin_role]},
-            {'username': 'test_user13', 'tenant_name': 'test_tenant13',
-             'password': 'p', 'resources': {'network': 'network-1'}},
-            {'username': 'test_user14', 'tenant_name': 'test_tenant14',
-             'password': 'p', 'roles': ['role-7', 'role-11'],
-             'resources': {'network': 'network-2'}},
         ]
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(
+        self.accounts_mock = self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(
             'tempest.common.accounts.read_accounts_yaml',
             return_value=self.test_accounts))
         cfg.CONF.set_default('test_accounts_file', 'fake_path', group='auth')
@@ -281,14 +276,22 @@
         calls = get_free_hash_mock.mock.mock_calls
         self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)
         args = calls[0][1][0]
-        self.assertEqual(len(args), 12)
+        self.assertEqual(len(args), 10)
         for i in admin_hashes:
             self.assertNotIn(i, args)
 
     def test_networks_returned_with_creds(self):
+        test_accounts = [
+            {'username': 'test_user13', 'tenant_name': 'test_tenant13',
+             'password': 'p', 'resources': {'network': 'network-1'}},
+            {'username': 'test_user14', 'tenant_name': 'test_tenant14',
+             'password': 'p', 'roles': ['role-7', 'role-11'],
+             'resources': {'network': 'network-2'}}]
+        # Clear previous mock using self.test_accounts
+        self.accounts_mock.cleanUp()
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(
             'tempest.common.accounts.read_accounts_yaml',
-            return_value=self.test_accounts))
+            return_value=test_accounts))
         test_accounts_class = accounts.Accounts('v2', 'test_name')
         with mock.patch('tempest.services.compute.json.networks_client.'
                         'NetworksClientJSON.list_networks',
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index 40b7b32..d6377e6 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -100,15 +100,17 @@
         self._assert_exec_called_with('cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime')
 
     def test_ping_host(self):
-        ping_response = """PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
-64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.048 ms
+        ping_response = """PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 70(98) bytes of data.
+78 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.048 ms
+78 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.048 ms
 
 --- localhost ping statistics ---
-1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
+2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
 rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.048/0.048/0.048/0.000 ms"""
         self.ssh_mock.mock.exec_command.return_value = ping_response
-        self.assertEqual(self.conn.ping_host('127.0.0.1'), ping_response)
-        self._assert_exec_called_with('ping -c1 -w1 127.0.0.1')
+        self.assertEqual(self.conn.ping_host('127.0.0.1', count=2, size=70),
+                         ping_response)
+        self._assert_exec_called_with('ping -c2 -w2 -s70 127.0.0.1')
 
     def test_get_mac_address(self):
         macs = """0a:0b:0c:0d:0e:0f