diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 524c0fa..367be41 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -246,6 +246,21 @@
 run. This section covers the different methods of configuring Tempest to provide
 a network when creating servers.
 
+The ``validation`` group gathers all the connection options to remotely access the
+created servers.
+
+To enable remote access to servers, at least the three following options need to be
+set:
+
+* The ``run_validation`` option needs be set to ``true``.
+
+* The ``connect_method`` option. Two connect methods are available: ``fixed`` and
+  ``floating``, the later being set by default.
+
+* The ``auth_method`` option. Currently, only authentication by keypair is
+  available.
+
+
 Fixed Network Name
 """"""""""""""""""
 This is the simplest method of specifying how networks should be used. You can
@@ -296,7 +311,7 @@
 With Dynamic Credentials
 """"""""""""""""""""""""
 With dynamic credentials enabled and using nova-network, your only option for
-configuration is to either set a fixed network name or not.  However, in most
+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
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 17def1c..5f357b2 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
    REVIEWING
    plugin
    library
+   microversion_testing
 
 ------------
 Field Guides
diff --git a/doc/source/microversion_testing.rst b/doc/source/microversion_testing.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb48b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/microversion_testing.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+===================================
+How To Implement Microversion Tests
+===================================
+
+Tempest provides stable interfaces to test API microversion.
+For Details, see: `API Microversion testing Framework`_
+This document explains how to implement microversion tests using those
+interfaces.
+
+.. _API Microversion testing Framework: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/tempest/library/api_microversion_testing.html
+
+
+Configuration options for Microversion
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+* Add configuration options for specifying test target Microversions.
+  We need to specify test target Microversions because the supported
+  microversions may be different between OpenStack clouds. For operating
+  multiple Microversion tests in a single Tempest operation, configuration
+  options should represent the range of test target Microversions.
+  New configuration options are:
+  - min_microversion
+  - max_microversion
+  Those should be defined under respective section of each service.
+  For Example::
+      [compute]
+      min_microversion = None
+      max_microversion = latest
+
+
+How To Implement Microversion Tests
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+Step1: Add skip logic based on configured microversion range
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Add logic to skip the tests based on Tests class and configured Microversion
+range.
+api_version_utils.check_skip_with_microversion function can be used
+to automatically skip the tests which does not fall under configured
+Microversion range.
+For example::
+
+    class BaseTestCase1(api_version_utils.BaseMicroversionTest):
+
+        [..]
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(BaseTestCase1, cls).skip_checks()
+        api_version_utils.check_skip_with_microversion(cls.min_microversion,
+                                                       cls.max_microversion,
+                                                       CONF.compute.min_microversion,
+                                                       CONF.compute.max_microversion)
+
+Skip logic can be added in tests base class or any specific test class depends on
+tests class structure.
+
+Step2: Selected API request microversion
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Select appropriate Microversion which needs to be used
+to send with API request.
+api_version_utils.select_request_microversion function can be used
+to select the appropriate microversion which will be used for API request.
+For example::
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseTestCase1, cls).resource_setup()
+        cls.request_microversion = (
+            api_version_utils.select_request_microversion(
+                cls.min_microversion,
+                CONF.compute.min_microversion))
+
+
+Step3: Set Microversion on Service Clients
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Microversion selected by Test Class in previous step needs to be set on
+service clients so that APIs can be requested with selected microversion.
+
+Microversion can be defined as global variable on service clients which
+can be set using fixture.
+Also microversion header name needs to be defined on service clients which
+should be constant because it is not supposed to be changed by project
+as per API contract.
+For example::
+
+      COMPUTE_MICROVERSION = None
+
+      class BaseClient1(rest_client.RestClient):
+          api_microversion_header_name = 'X-OpenStack-Nova-API-Version'
+
+Now test class can set the selected microversion on required service clients
+using fixture which can take care of reseting the same once tests is completed.
+For example::
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(BaseTestCase1,, self).setUp()
+        self.useFixture(api_microversion_fixture.APIMicroversionFixture(
+            self.request_microversion))
+
+Service clients needs to add set microversion in API request header which
+can be done by overriding the get_headers() method of rest_client.
+For example::
+
+      COMPUTE_MICROVERSION = None
+
+      class BaseClient1(rest_client.RestClient):
+          api_microversion_header_name = 'X-OpenStack-Nova-API-Version'
+
+          def get_headers(self):
+              headers = super(BaseClient1, self).get_headers()
+              if COMPUTE_MICROVERSION:
+                  headers[self.api_microversion_header_name] = COMPUTE_MICROVERSION
+              return headers
+
+
+Step4: Separate Test classes for each Microversion
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This is last step to implement microversion test class.
+
+For any microversion tests, basically we need to implement a
+separate test class. In addition, each test class defines its
+microversion range with class variable like min_microversion
+and max_microversion. Tests will be valid for that defined range.
+If that range is out of configured microversion range then, test
+will be skipped.
+
+*NOTE: Microversion testing is supported at test class level not at individual
+test case level.*
+For example:
+
+Below test is applicable for microversion from 2.2 till 2.9::
+
+    class BaseTestCase1(api_version_utils.BaseMicroversionTest,
+                        tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
+
+        [..]
+
+
+    class Test1(BaseTestCase1):
+        min_microversion = '2.2'
+        max_microversion = '2.9'
+
+        [..]
+
+Below test is applicable for microversion from 2.10 till latest::
+
+    class Test2(BaseTestCase1):
+        min_microversion = '2.10'
+        max_microversion = 'latest'
+
+        [..]
+
+
+
+
+Notes about Compute Microversion Tests
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+Some of the compute Microversion tests have been already implemented
+with the microversion testing framework. So for further tests only
+step 4 is needed.
+
+Along with that JSON response schema might need versioning if needed.
+
+Compute service clients strictly validate the response against defined JSON
+schema and does not allow additional elements in response.
+So if that microversion changed the API response then schema needs to be version.
+New JSON schema file needs be defined with new response attributes and service
+client methods will select the schema based on requested microversion.
+
+If microversion tests are implemented randomly means not
+in sequence order(v2.20 tests added and previous microversion tests are not yet added)
+then, still schema might needs to be version for older microversion if they changed
+the response.
+This is because Nova microversion includes all the previous microversions behvaior.
+
+For Example:
+    Implementing the v2.20 microversion tests before v2.9 and 2.19-
+    v2.20 API request will respond as latest behavior of Nova till v2.20,
+    and in v2.9 and 2.19, server response has been changed so response schema needs
+    to be version accordingly.
+
+That can be done by using the get_schema method in below module:
+
+The base_compute_client module
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+.. automodule:: tempest.lib.services.compute.base_compute_client
+   :members:
+
+
+Microversion tests implemented in Tempest
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+* Compute
+
+ * `2.1`_
+
+ .. _2.1:  http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova/api_microversion_history.html#id1
+
+ * `2.2`_
+
+ .. _2.2: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova/api_microversion_history.html#id2 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py
index 85fd4ab..3d7f4f8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
 from tempest.api.compute.floating_ips import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class FloatingIPsTestJSON(base.BaseFloatingIPsTest):
     server_id = None
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@
         server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         cls.server_id = server['id']
         # Floating IP creation
-        body = cls.client.create_floating_ip()['floating_ip']
+        body = cls.client.create_floating_ip(
+            pool=CONF.network.floating_network_name)['floating_ip']
         cls.floating_ip_id = body['id']
         cls.floating_ip = body['ip']
 
@@ -62,7 +66,8 @@
     def test_allocate_floating_ip(self):
         # Positive test:Allocation of a new floating IP to a project
         # should be successful
-        body = self.client.create_floating_ip()['floating_ip']
+        body = self.client.create_floating_ip(
+            pool=CONF.network.floating_network_name)['floating_ip']
         floating_ip_id_allocated = body['id']
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_floating_ip,
                         floating_ip_id_allocated)
@@ -78,7 +83,8 @@
         # Positive test:Deletion of valid floating IP from project
         # should be successful
         # Creating the floating IP that is to be deleted in this method
-        floating_ip_body = self.client.create_floating_ip()['floating_ip']
+        floating_ip_body = self.client.create_floating_ip(
+            pool=CONF.network.floating_network_name)['floating_ip']
         self.addCleanup(self._try_delete_floating_ip, floating_ip_body['id'])
         # Deleting the floating IP from the project
         self.client.delete_floating_ip(floating_ip_body['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_list_floating_ips.py b/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_list_floating_ips.py
index d003967..5738293 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_list_floating_ips.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_list_floating_ips.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class FloatingIPDetailsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
 
@@ -31,7 +34,8 @@
         cls.floating_ip = []
         cls.floating_ip_id = []
         for i in range(3):
-            body = cls.client.create_floating_ip()['floating_ip']
+            body = cls.client.create_floating_ip(
+                pool=CONF.network.floating_network_name)['floating_ip']
             cls.floating_ip.append(body)
             cls.floating_ip_id.append(body['id'])
 
@@ -57,7 +61,8 @@
     def test_get_floating_ip_details(self):
         # Positive test:Should be able to GET the details of floatingIP
         # Creating a floating IP for which details are to be checked
-        body = self.client.create_floating_ip()['floating_ip']
+        body = self.client.create_floating_ip(
+            pool=CONF.network.floating_network_name)['floating_ip']
         floating_ip_id = body['id']
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_floating_ip,
                         floating_ip_id)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
index 12b824f..32faf7d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
         super(ServerRescueTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
 
         # Floating IP creation
-        body = cls.floating_ips_client.create_floating_ip()['floating_ip']
+        body = cls.floating_ips_client.create_floating_ip(
+            pool=CONF.network.floating_network_name)['floating_ip']
         cls.floating_ip_id = str(body['id']).strip()
         cls.floating_ip = str(body['ip']).strip()
 
diff --git a/tempest/common/validation_resources.py b/tempest/common/validation_resources.py
index 84d0143..c3c9a41 100644
--- a/tempest/common/validation_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/common/validation_resources.py
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@
                 create_ssh_security_group(os, add_rule)
         if validation_resources['floating_ip']:
             floating_client = os.compute_floating_ips_client
-            validation_data.update(floating_client.create_floating_ip())
+            validation_data.update(
+                floating_client.create_floating_ip(
+                    pool=CONF.network.floating_network_name))
     return validation_data
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 8ba5f9a..c9ac0a4 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -600,6 +600,8 @@
     def create_floating_ip(self, thing, pool_name=None):
         """Create a floating IP and associates to a server on Nova"""
 
+        if not pool_name:
+            pool_name = CONF.network.floating_network_name
         floating_ip = (self.compute_floating_ips_client.
                        create_floating_ip(pool=pool_name)['floating_ip'])
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_wrapper,
diff --git a/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py b/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
index 6019cf5..ea5dbe5 100644
--- a/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
@@ -151,42 +151,6 @@
         self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp)
 
-    def wait_for_resource_status(self, stack_identifier, resource_name,
-                                 status, failure_pattern='^.*_FAILED$'):
-        """Waits for a Resource to reach a given status."""
-        start = int(time.time())
-        fail_regexp = re.compile(failure_pattern)
-
-        while True:
-            try:
-                body = self.show_resource(
-                    stack_identifier, resource_name)['resource']
-            except lib_exc.NotFound:
-                # ignore this, as the resource may not have
-                # been created yet
-                pass
-            else:
-                resource_name = body['resource_name']
-                resource_status = body['resource_status']
-                if resource_status == status:
-                    return
-                if fail_regexp.search(resource_status):
-                    raise exceptions.StackResourceBuildErrorException(
-                        resource_name=resource_name,
-                        stack_identifier=stack_identifier,
-                        resource_status=resource_status,
-                        resource_status_reason=body['resource_status_reason'])
-
-            if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Resource %s failed to reach %s status '
-                           '(current %s) within the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (resource_name,
-                            status,
-                            resource_status,
-                            self.build_timeout))
-                raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
-            time.sleep(self.build_interval)
-
     def wait_for_stack_status(self, stack_identifier, status,
                               failure_pattern='^.*_FAILED$'):
         """Waits for a Stack to reach a given status."""
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index fe3c770..6ba4962 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -611,13 +611,25 @@
                 'dhcp': dhcp}
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_tenant_network(cls):
+    def get_tenant_network(cls, credentials_type='primary'):
         """Get the network to be used in testing
 
+        :param credentials_type: The type of credentials for which to get the
+                                 tenant network
+
         :return: network dict including 'id' and 'name'
         """
+        # Get a manager for the given credentials_type, but at least
+        # always fall back on getting the manager for primary credentials
+        if isinstance(credentials_type, six.string_types):
+            manager = cls.get_client_manager(credential_type=credentials_type)
+        elif isinstance(credentials_type, list):
+            manager = cls.get_client_manager(roles=credentials_type[1:])
+        else:
+            manager = cls.get_client_manager()
+
         # Make sure cred_provider exists and get a network client
-        networks_client = cls.get_client_manager().compute_networks_client
+        networks_client = manager.compute_networks_client
         cred_provider = cls._get_credentials_provider()
         # In case of nova network, isolated tenants are not able to list the
         # network configured in fixed_network_name, even if they can use it
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_base_test.py b/tempest/tests/test_base_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc355b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_base_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# Copyright 2016 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    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 mock
+
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common import credentials_factory as credentials
+from tempest.common import fixed_network
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import test
+from tempest.tests import base
+from tempest.tests import fake_config
+
+
+class TestBaseTestCase(base.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestBaseTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
+        self.fixed_network_name = 'fixed-net'
+        config.CONF.compute.fixed_network_name = self.fixed_network_name
+        config.CONF.service_available.neutron = True
+
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, 'get_client_manager')
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, '_get_credentials_provider')
+    @mock.patch.object(fixed_network, 'get_tenant_network')
+    def test_get_tenant_network(self, mock_gtn, mock_gprov, mock_gcm):
+        net_client = mock.Mock()
+        mock_prov = mock.Mock()
+        mock_gcm.return_value.compute_networks_client = net_client
+        mock_gprov.return_value = mock_prov
+
+        test.BaseTestCase.get_tenant_network()
+
+        mock_gcm.assert_called_once_with(credential_type='primary')
+        mock_gprov.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock_gtn.assert_called_once_with(mock_prov, net_client,
+                                         self.fixed_network_name)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, 'get_client_manager')
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, '_get_credentials_provider')
+    @mock.patch.object(fixed_network, 'get_tenant_network')
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, 'get_identity_version')
+    @mock.patch.object(credentials, 'is_admin_available')
+    @mock.patch.object(clients, 'Manager')
+    def test_get_tenant_network_with_nova_net(self, mock_man, mock_iaa,
+                                              mock_giv, mock_gtn, mock_gcp,
+                                              mock_gcm):
+        config.CONF.service_available.neutron = False
+        mock_prov = mock.Mock()
+        mock_admin_man = mock.Mock()
+        mock_iaa.return_value = True
+        mock_gcp.return_value = mock_prov
+        mock_man.return_value = mock_admin_man
+
+        test.BaseTestCase.get_tenant_network()
+
+        mock_man.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_prov.get_admin_creds.return_value)
+        mock_iaa.assert_called_once_with(
+            identity_version=mock_giv.return_value)
+        mock_gcp.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock_gtn.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_prov, mock_admin_man.compute_networks_client,
+            self.fixed_network_name)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, 'get_client_manager')
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, '_get_credentials_provider')
+    @mock.patch.object(fixed_network, 'get_tenant_network')
+    def test_get_tenant_network_with_alt_creds(self, mock_gtn, mock_gprov,
+                                               mock_gcm):
+        net_client = mock.Mock()
+        mock_prov = mock.Mock()
+        mock_gcm.return_value.compute_networks_client = net_client
+        mock_gprov.return_value = mock_prov
+
+        test.BaseTestCase.get_tenant_network(credentials_type='alt')
+
+        mock_gcm.assert_called_once_with(credential_type='alt')
+        mock_gprov.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock_gtn.assert_called_once_with(mock_prov, net_client,
+                                         self.fixed_network_name)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, 'get_client_manager')
+    @mock.patch.object(test.BaseTestCase, '_get_credentials_provider')
+    @mock.patch.object(fixed_network, 'get_tenant_network')
+    def test_get_tenant_network_with_role_creds(self, mock_gtn, mock_gprov,
+                                                mock_gcm):
+        net_client = mock.Mock()
+        mock_prov = mock.Mock()
+        mock_gcm.return_value.compute_networks_client = net_client
+        mock_gprov.return_value = mock_prov
+        creds = ['foo_type', 'role1']
+
+        test.BaseTestCase.get_tenant_network(credentials_type=creds)
+
+        mock_gcm.assert_called_once_with(roles=['role1'])
+        mock_gprov.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock_gtn.assert_called_once_with(mock_prov, net_client,
+                                         self.fixed_network_name)