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+#    Copyright 2015 GlobalLogic.  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.telemetry import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import test
+from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+
+import uuid
+
+
+class TelemetryAlarmingNegativeTest(base.BaseTelemetryTest):
+    """here we have negative tests for show_alarm, update_alarm, show_alarm_history
+       Tests
+        ** show non-existent alarm
+        ** show the deleted alarm
+        ** delete deleted alarm
+        ** update deleted alarm
+    """
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative'])
+    @test.idempotent_id('668743d5-08ad-4480-b2b8-15da34f81e7d')
+    def test_get_non_existent_alarm(self):
+        # get the non-existent alarm
+        non_existent_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.telemetry_client.show_alarm,
+                          non_existent_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative'])
+    @test.idempotent_id('ef45000d-0a72-4781-866d-4cb7bf2582ad')
+    def test_get_update_show_history_delete_deleted_alarm(self):
+        # get, update and delete the deleted alarm
+        alarm_name = data_utils.rand_name('telemetry_alarm')
+        rule = {'meter_name': 'cpu',
+                'comparison_operator': 'eq',
+                'threshold': 100.0,
+                'period': 90}
+        body = self.telemetry_client.create_alarm(
+            name=alarm_name,
+            type='threshold',
+            threshold_rule=rule)
+        alarm_id = body['alarm_id']
+        self.telemetry_client.delete_alarm(alarm_id)
+        # get the deleted alarm
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.telemetry_client.show_alarm,
+                          alarm_id)
+
+        # update the deleted alarm
+        updated_alarm_name = data_utils.rand_name('telemetry_alarm_updated')
+        updated_rule = {'meter_name': 'cpu_new',
+                        'comparison_operator': 'eq',
+                        'threshold': 70,
+                        'period': 50}
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.telemetry_client.update_alarm,
+                          alarm_id, threshold_rule=updated_rule,
+                          name=updated_alarm_name,
+                          type='threshold')
+        # delete the deleted alarm
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.telemetry_client.delete_alarm,
+                          alarm_id)