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diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-new-identity-clients-3c3afd674a395bde.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/12.2.0-add-new-identity-clients-3c3afd674a395bde.yaml
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diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_cert_default-90eb7c1e3cde624a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/12.2.0-nova_cert_default-90eb7c1e3cde624a.yaml
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diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/volume-clients-as-library-9a3444dd63c134b3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/12.2.0-volume-clients-as-library-9a3444dd63c134b3.yaml
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diff --git a/run_tempest.sh b/run_tempest.sh
index af01734..414146b 100755
--- a/run_tempest.sh
+++ b/run_tempest.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+echo "WARNING: This script is deprecated and will be removed in the near future. Please migrate to tempest run or another method of launching a test runner"
+
 function usage {
   echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
   echo "Run Tempest test suite"
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
index cd90473..e5ad7b4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
@@ -137,6 +137,6 @@
                 server=server,
                 servers_client=self.client)
             for i in person:
-                self.assertEqual(base64.b64decode(i['contents']),
+                self.assertEqual(base64.decode_as_text(i['contents']),
                                  linux_client.exec_command(
                                      'sudo cat %s' % i['path']))
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
index ff5dc49..da7085f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import compute
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.common.utils.linux import remote_client
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
@@ -71,8 +72,9 @@
 
     def _create_and_attach_volume(self, server):
         # Create a volume and wait for it to become ready
+        vol_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-volume')
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(
-            size=CONF.volume.volume_size, display_name='test')['volume']
+            size=CONF.volume.volume_size, display_name=vol_name)['volume']
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, volume['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client,
                                        volume['id'], 'available')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
index 9e67c25..d8f103a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@
                                    'x-image-meta-disk_format': 'wrong'})
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
-    @test.idempotent_id('bb016f15-0820-4f27-a92d-09b2f67d2488')
-    def test_delete_image_with_invalid_image_id(self):
-        # An image should not be deleted with invalid image id
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          '!@$%^&*()')
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('ec652588-7e3c-4b67-a2f2-0fa96f57c8fc')
     def test_delete_non_existent_image(self):
         # Return an error while trying to delete a non-existent image
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py b/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py
index 70be40c..8910927 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
     This generates a string with an arbitrary number of characters, generated
     by looping the base_text string. If the size is smaller than the size of
-    base_text, returning string is shrinked to the size.
+    base_text, returning string is shrunk to the size.
     :param int size: a returning characters size
     :param str base_text: a string you want to repeat
     :return: size string
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py b/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py
index dba1c92..34a65cb 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@
     10. Check SSH connection to instance after reboot
 
     """
-
-    def nova_list(self):
-        servers = self.servers_client.list_servers()
-        # The list servers in the compute client is inconsistent...
-        return servers['servers']
-
     def nova_show(self, server):
         got_server = (self.servers_client.show_server(server['id'])
                       ['server'])
@@ -96,6 +90,13 @@
                    '%s' % (secgroup['id'], server['id']))
             raise exceptions.TimeoutException(msg)
 
+    def _get_floating_ip_in_server_addresses(self, floating_ip, server):
+        for network_name, addresses in server['addresses'].items():
+            for address in addresses:
+                if (address['OS-EXT-IPS:type'] == 'floating' and
+                        address['addr'] == floating_ip['ip']):
+                    return address
+
     @test.idempotent_id('bdbb5441-9204-419d-a225-b4fdbfb1a1a8')
     @test.services('compute', 'volume', 'image', 'network')
     def test_minimum_basic_scenario(self):
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@
         server = self.create_server(image_id=image,
                                     key_name=keypair['name'],
                                     wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        servers = self.nova_list()
+        servers = self.servers_client.list_servers()['servers']
         self.assertIn(server['id'], [x['id'] for x in servers])
 
         self.nova_show(server)
@@ -121,6 +122,16 @@
         self.cinder_show(volume)
 
         floating_ip = self.create_floating_ip(server)
+        # fetch the server again to make sure the addresses were refreshed
+        # after associating the floating IP
+        server = self.servers_client.show_server(server['id'])['server']
+        address = self._get_floating_ip_in_server_addresses(
+            floating_ip, server)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(
+            address,
+            "Failed to find floating IP '%s' in server addresses: %s" %
+            (floating_ip['ip'], server['addresses']))
+
         self.create_and_add_security_group_to_server(server)
 
         # check that we can SSH to the server before reboot
@@ -135,3 +146,13 @@
             floating_ip['ip'], private_key=keypair['private_key'])
 
         self.check_partitions()
+
+        # delete the floating IP, this should refresh the server addresses
+        self.compute_floating_ips_client.delete_floating_ip(floating_ip['id'])
+        server = self.servers_client.show_server(server['id'])['server']
+        address = self._get_floating_ip_in_server_addresses(
+            floating_ip, server)
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            address,
+            "Floating IP '%s' should not be in server addresses: %s" %
+            (floating_ip['ip'], server['addresses']))
diff --git a/tools/pretty_tox.sh b/tools/pretty_tox.sh
index fb4e6d5..0b83b91 100755
--- a/tools/pretty_tox.sh
+++ b/tools/pretty_tox.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+echo "WARNING: This script is deprecated and will be removed in the near future. Please migrate to tempest run or another method of launching a test runner"
+
 set -o pipefail
 
 TESTRARGS=$1
diff --git a/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh b/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
index e0fca0f..1f8204e 100755
--- a/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
+++ b/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+echo "WARNING: This script is deprecated and will be removed in the near future. Please migrate to tempest run or another method of launching a test runner"
+
 set -o pipefail
 
 TESTRARGS=$@
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a621492..05fa326 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 deps = {[tempestenv]deps}
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-    bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '{posargs}'
+    tempest run --regex {posargs}
 
 [testenv:ostestr]
 sitepackages = {[tempestenv]sitepackages}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 deps = {[tempestenv]deps}
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-    bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '{posargs}'
+    tempest run --regex {posargs}
 
 [testenv:full]
 envdir = .tox/tempest
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 # See the testrepository bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/testrepository/+bug/1208610
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-    bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario)) {posargs}'
+    tempest run --regex '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario))' {posargs}
 
 [testenv:full-serial]
 envdir = .tox/tempest
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 # See the testrepository bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/testrepository/+bug/1208610
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-    bash tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario)) {posargs}'
+    tempest run --regex '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario))' {posargs}
 
 [testenv:smoke]
 envdir = .tox/tempest
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 deps = {[tempestenv]deps}
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-    bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '\[.*\bsmoke\b.*\] {posargs}'
+    tempest run --regex '\[.*\bsmoke\b.*\]' {posargs}
 
 [testenv:smoke-serial]
 envdir = .tox/tempest
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 # job would fail if we moved it to parallel.
 commands =
     find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-    bash tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '\[.*\bsmoke\b.*\] {posargs}'
+    tempest run --serial --regex '\[.*\bsmoke\b.*\]' {posargs}
 
 [testenv:stress]
 envdir = .tox/tempest