diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index f306d8e..7ce0c0b 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@
 #syslog_log_facility=LOG_USER
 
 
+[baremetal]
+
+#
+# Options defined in tempest.config
+#
+
+# Catalog type of the baremetal provisioning service. (string
+# value)
+#catalog_type=baremetal
+
+
 [boto]
 
 #
@@ -460,6 +471,29 @@
 #api_v1=true
 
 
+[input-scenario]
+
+#
+# Options defined in tempest.config
+#
+
+# Matching images become parameters for scenario tests (string
+# value)
+#image_regex=^cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec$
+
+# Matching flavors become parameters for scenario tests
+# (string value)
+#flavor_regex=^m1.(micro|nano|tiny)$
+
+# SSH verification in tests is skippedfor matching images
+# (string value)
+#non_ssh_image_regex=^.*[Ww]in.*$
+
+# List of user mapped to regex to matching image names.
+# (string value)
+#ssh_user_regex=[["^.*[Cc]irros.*$", "root"]]
+
+
 [network]
 
 #
@@ -529,11 +563,11 @@
 # (string value)
 #region=
 
-# Number of seconds to time on waiting for a containerto
+# Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container to
 # container synchronization complete. (integer value)
 #container_sync_timeout=120
 
-# Number of seconds to wait while looping to check thestatus
+# Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the status
 # of a container to container synchronization (integer value)
 #container_sync_interval=5
 
@@ -672,6 +706,10 @@
 # value)
 #savanna=false
 
+# Whether or not Ironic is expected to be available (boolean
+# value)
+#ironic=false
+
 
 [stress]
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e070549..3b3e1fa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 python-neutronclient>=2.3.0,<3
 python-cinderclient>=1.0.6
 python-heatclient>=0.2.3
+python-swiftclient>=1.5
 testresources>=0.2.4
 keyring>=1.6.1,<2.0
 testrepository>=0.0.17
@@ -21,3 +22,4 @@
 six>=1.4.1
 iso8601>=0.1.8
 fixtures>=0.3.14
+testscenarios>=0.4
diff --git a/run_tempest.sh b/run_tempest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..be9b38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_tempest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function usage {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
+  echo "Run Tempest test suite"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  -V, --virtual-env        Always use virtualenv.  Install automatically if not present"
+  echo "  -N, --no-virtual-env     Don't use virtualenv.  Run tests in local environment"
+  echo "  -n, --no-site-packages   Isolate the virtualenv from the global Python environment"
+  echo "  -f, --force              Force a clean re-build of the virtual environment. Useful when dependencies have been added."
+  echo "  -u, --update             Update the virtual environment with any newer package versions"
+  echo "  -s, --smoke              Only run smoke tests"
+  echo "  -t, --serial             Run testr serially"
+  echo "  -C, --config             Config file location"
+  echo "  -h, --help               Print this usage message"
+  echo "  -d, --debug              Debug this script -- set -o xtrace"
+  echo "  -l, --logging            Enable logging"
+  echo "  -L, --logging-config     Logging config file location.  Default is etc/logging.conf"
+  echo "  -- [TESTROPTIONS]        After the first '--' you can pass arbitrary arguments to testr "
+}
+
+testrargs=""
+venv=.venv
+with_venv=tools/with_venv.sh
+serial=0
+always_venv=0
+never_venv=0
+no_site_packages=0
+force=0
+wrapper=""
+config_file=""
+update=0
+logging=0
+logging_config=etc/logging.conf
+
+if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfusthdC:lL: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,smoke,serial,help,debug,config:,logging,logging-config: -- "$@")
+then
+    # parse error
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+eval set -- $options
+first_uu=yes
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -h|--help) usage; exit;;
+    -V|--virtual-env) always_venv=1; never_venv=0;;
+    -N|--no-virtual-env) always_venv=0; never_venv=1;;
+    -n|--no-site-packages) no_site_packages=1;;
+    -f|--force) force=1;;
+    -u|--update) update=1;;
+    -d|--debug) set -o xtrace;;
+    -C|--config) config_file=$2; shift;;
+    -s|--smoke) testrargs+="smoke"; noseargs+="--attr=type=smoke";;
+    -t|--serial) serial=1;;
+    -l|--logging) logging=1;;
+    -L|--logging-config) logging_config=$2; shift;;
+    --) [ "yes" == "$first_uu" ] || testrargs="$testrargs $1"; first_uu=no  ;;
+    *) testrargs="$testrargs $1"; noseargs+=" $1" ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if [ -n "$config_file" ]; then
+    config_file=`readlink -f "$config_file"`
+    export TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$config_file"`
+    export TEMPEST_CONFIG=`basename "$config_file"`
+fi
+
+if [ $logging -eq 1 ]; then
+    if [ ! -f "$logging_config" ]; then
+        echo "No such logging config file: $logging_config"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    logging_config=`readlink -f "$logging_config"`
+    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$logging_config"`
+    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG=`basename "$logging_config"`
+fi
+
+cd `dirname "$0"`
+
+if [ $no_site_packages -eq 1 ]; then
+  installvenvopts="--no-site-packages"
+fi
+
+function testr_init {
+  if [ ! -d .testrepository ]; then
+      ${wrapper} testr init
+  fi
+}
+
+function run_tests {
+  testr_init
+  ${wrapper} find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+  export OS_TEST_PATH=./tempest/test_discover
+  if [ $serial -eq 1 ]; then
+      ${wrapper} testr run --subunit $testrargs | ${wrapper} subunit-2to1 | ${wrapper} tools/colorizer.py
+  else
+      ${wrapper} testr run --parallel --subunit $testrargs | ${wrapper} subunit-2to1 | ${wrapper} tools/colorizer.py
+  fi
+}
+
+function run_tests_nose {
+    export NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15.00
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3.00
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
+    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
+    export TEMPEST_PY26_NOSE_COMPAT=1
+    if [[ "x$noseargs" =~ "tempest" ]]; then
+        noseargs="$testrargs"
+    else
+        noseargs="$noseargs tempest"
+    fi
+    ${wrapper} nosetests $noseargs
+}
+
+if [ $never_venv -eq 0 ]
+then
+  # Remove the virtual environment if --force used
+  if [ $force -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "Cleaning virtualenv..."
+    rm -rf ${venv}
+  fi
+  if [ $update -eq 1 ]; then
+      echo "Updating virtualenv..."
+      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+  fi
+  if [ -e ${venv} ]; then
+    wrapper="${with_venv}"
+  else
+    if [ $always_venv -eq 1 ]; then
+      # Automatically install the virtualenv
+      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+      wrapper="${with_venv}"
+    else
+      echo -e "No virtual environment found...create one? (Y/n) \c"
+      read use_ve
+      if [ "x$use_ve" = "xY" -o "x$use_ve" = "x" -o "x$use_ve" = "xy" ]; then
+        # Install the virtualenv and run the test suite in it
+        python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+        wrapper=${with_venv}
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+py_version=`${wrapper} python --version 2>&1`
+if [[ $py_version =~ "2.6" ]] ; then
+    run_tests_nose
+else
+    run_tests
+fi
+retval=$?
+
+exit $retval
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 3c9c051..285b372 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -2,21 +2,18 @@
 
 function usage {
   echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
-  echo "Run Tempest test suite"
+  echo "Run Tempest unit tests"
   echo ""
   echo "  -V, --virtual-env        Always use virtualenv.  Install automatically if not present"
   echo "  -N, --no-virtual-env     Don't use virtualenv.  Run tests in local environment"
   echo "  -n, --no-site-packages   Isolate the virtualenv from the global Python environment"
   echo "  -f, --force              Force a clean re-build of the virtual environment. Useful when dependencies have been added."
   echo "  -u, --update             Update the virtual environment with any newer package versions"
-  echo "  -s, --smoke              Only run smoke tests"
   echo "  -t, --serial             Run testr serially"
-  echo "  -C, --config             Config file location"
   echo "  -p, --pep8               Just run pep8"
+  echo "  -c, --coverage           Generate coverage report"
   echo "  -h, --help               Print this usage message"
   echo "  -d, --debug              Debug this script -- set -o xtrace"
-  echo "  -l, --logging            Enable logging"
-  echo "  -L, --logging-config     Logging config file location.  Default is etc/logging.conf"
   echo "  -- [TESTROPTIONS]        After the first '--' you can pass arbitrary arguments to testr "
 }
 
@@ -29,13 +26,12 @@
 never_venv=0
 no_site_packages=0
 force=0
+coverage=0
 wrapper=""
 config_file=""
 update=0
-logging=0
-logging_config=etc/logging.conf
 
-if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfustphdC:lL: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,smoke,serial,pep8,help,debug,config:,logging,logging-config: -- "$@")
+if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfuctphd -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,serial,coverage,pep8,help,debug -- "$@")
 then
     # parse error
     usage
@@ -53,33 +49,15 @@
     -f|--force) force=1;;
     -u|--update) update=1;;
     -d|--debug) set -o xtrace;;
-    -C|--config) config_file=$2; shift;;
     -p|--pep8) let just_pep8=1;;
-    -s|--smoke) testrargs+="smoke"; noseargs+="--attr=type=smoke";;
+    -c|--coverage) coverage=1;;
     -t|--serial) serial=1;;
-    -l|--logging) logging=1;;
-    -L|--logging-config) logging_config=$2; shift;;
     --) [ "yes" == "$first_uu" ] || testrargs="$testrargs $1"; first_uu=no  ;;
     *) testrargs="$testrargs $1"; noseargs+=" $1" ;;
   esac
   shift
 done
 
-if [ -n "$config_file" ]; then
-    config_file=`readlink -f "$config_file"`
-    export TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$config_file"`
-    export TEMPEST_CONFIG=`basename "$config_file"`
-fi
-
-if [ $logging -eq 1 ]; then
-    if [ ! -f "$logging_config" ]; then
-        echo "No such logging config file: $logging_config"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    logging_config=`readlink -f "$logging_config"`
-    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG_DIR=`dirname "$logging_config"`
-    export TEMPEST_LOG_CONFIG=`basename "$logging_config"`
-fi
 
 cd `dirname "$0"`
 
@@ -96,6 +74,7 @@
 function run_tests {
   testr_init
   ${wrapper} find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+  export OS_TEST_PATH=./tempest/tests
   if [ $serial -eq 1 ]; then
       ${wrapper} testr run --subunit $testrargs | ${wrapper} subunit-2to1 | ${wrapper} tools/colorizer.py
   else
@@ -103,22 +82,6 @@
   fi
 }
 
-function run_tests_nose {
-    export NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15.00
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3.00
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
-    export NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
-    export TEMPEST_PY26_NOSE_COMPAT=1
-    if [[ "x$noseargs" =~ "tempest" ]]; then
-        noseargs="$testrargs"
-    else
-        noseargs="$noseargs tempest"
-    fi
-    ${wrapper} nosetests $noseargs
-}
-
 function run_pep8 {
   echo "Running flake8 ..."
   if [ $never_venv -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -163,12 +126,11 @@
     exit
 fi
 
-py_version=`${wrapper} python --version 2>&1`
-if [[ $py_version =~ "2.6" ]] ; then
-    run_tests_nose
-else
-    run_tests
+if [$coverage -eq 1] ; then
+    $testrargs = "--coverage $testrargs"
 fi
+
+run_tests
 retval=$?
 
 if [ -z "$testrargs" ]; then
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/__init__.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/base.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aad1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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 functools
+
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions as exc
+from tempest import test
+
+
+def creates(resource):
+    """Decorator that adds resources to the appropriate cleanup list."""
+
+    def decorator(f):
+        @functools.wraps(f)
+        def wrapper(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+            result = f(cls, *args, **kwargs)
+            body = result[resource]
+
+            if 'uuid' in body:
+                cls.created_objects[resource].add(body['uuid'])
+
+            return result
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
+class BaseBaremetalTest(test.BaseTestCase):
+    """Base class for Baremetal API tests."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(BaseBaremetalTest, cls).setUpClass()
+
+        if not cls.config.service_available.ironic:
+            skip_msg = ('%s skipped as Ironic is not available' % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+        mgr = clients.AdminManager()
+        cls.client = mgr.baremetal_client
+
+        cls.created_objects = {'chassis': set(),
+                               'port': set(),
+                               'node': set()}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        """Ensure that all created objects get destroyed."""
+
+        try:
+            for resource, uuids in cls.created_objects.iteritems():
+                delete_method = getattr(cls.client, 'delete_%s' % resource)
+                for u in uuids:
+                    delete_method(u, ignore_errors=exc.NotFound)
+        finally:
+            super(BaseBaremetalTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    @classmethod
+    @creates('chassis')
+    def create_chassis(cls, description=None, expect_errors=False):
+        """
+        Wrapper utility for creating test chassis.
+
+        :param description: A description of the chassis. if not supplied,
+            a random value will be generated.
+        :return: Created chassis.
+
+        """
+        description = description or data_utils.rand_name('test-chassis-')
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_chassis(description=description)
+
+        return {'chassis': body, 'response': resp}
+
+    @classmethod
+    @creates('node')
+    def create_node(cls, chassis_id, cpu_arch='x86', cpu_num=8, storage=1024,
+                    memory=4096, driver='fake'):
+        """
+        Wrapper utility for creating test baremetal nodes.
+
+        :param cpu_arch: CPU architecture of the node. Default: x86.
+        :param cpu_num: Number of CPUs. Default: 8.
+        :param storage: Disk size. Default: 1024.
+        :param memory: Available RAM. Default: 4096.
+        :return: Created node.
+
+        """
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_node(chassis_id, cpu_arch=cpu_arch,
+                                            cpu_num=cpu_num, storage=storage,
+                                            memory=memory, driver=driver)
+
+        return {'node': body, 'response': resp}
+
+    @classmethod
+    @creates('port')
+    def create_port(cls, node_id, address=None):
+        """
+        Wrapper utility for creating test ports.
+
+        :param address: MAC address of the port. If not supplied, a random
+            value will be generated.
+        :return: Created port.
+
+        """
+        address = address or data_utils.rand_mac_address()
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_port(address=address, node_id=node_id)
+
+        return {'port': body, 'response': resp}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def delete_chassis(cls, chassis_id):
+        """
+        Deletes a chassis having the specified UUID.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the chassis.
+        :return: Server response.
+
+        """
+
+        resp, body = cls.client.delete_chassis(chassis_id)
+
+        if chassis_id in cls.created_objects['chassis']:
+            cls.created_objects['chassis'].remove(chassis_id)
+
+        return resp
+
+    @classmethod
+    def delete_node(cls, node_id):
+        """
+        Deletes a node having the specified UUID.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the node.
+        :return: Server response.
+
+        """
+
+        resp, body = cls.client.delete_node(node_id)
+
+        if node_id in cls.created_objects['node']:
+            cls.created_objects['node'].remove(node_id)
+
+        return resp
+
+    @classmethod
+    def delete_port(cls, port_id):
+        """
+        Deletes a port having the specified UUID.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the port.
+        :return: Server response.
+
+        """
+
+        resp, body = cls.client.delete_port(port_id)
+
+        if port_id in cls.created_objects['port']:
+            cls.created_objects['port'].remove(port_id)
+
+        return resp
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_api_discovery.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_api_discovery.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32f3d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_api_discovery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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.baremetal import base
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class TestApiDiscovery(base.BaseBaremetalTest):
+    """Tests for API discovery features."""
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_api_versions(self):
+        resp, descr = self.client.get_api_description()
+        expected_versions = ('v1',)
+
+        versions = [version['id'] for version in descr['versions']]
+
+        for v in expected_versions:
+            self.assertIn(v, versions)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_default_version(self):
+        resp, descr = self.client.get_api_description()
+        default_version = descr['default_version']
+
+        self.assertEqual(default_version['id'], 'v1')
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_version_1_resources(self):
+        resp, descr = self.client.get_version_description(version='v1')
+        expected_resources = ('nodes', 'chassis',
+                              'ports', 'links', 'media_types')
+
+        for res in expected_resources:
+            self.assertIn(res, descr)
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_chassis.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_chassis.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a93ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_chassis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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.baremetal import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions as exc
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class TestChassis(base.BaseBaremetalTest):
+    """Tests for chassis."""
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_chassis(self):
+        descr = data_utils.rand_name('test-chassis-')
+        ch = self.create_chassis(description=descr)['chassis']
+
+        self.assertEqual(ch['description'], descr)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_chassis_unicode_description(self):
+        # Use a unicode string for testing:
+        # 'We ♡ OpenStack in Ukraine'
+        descr = u'В Україні ♡ OpenStack!'
+        ch = self.create_chassis(description=descr)['chassis']
+
+        self.assertEqual(ch['description'], descr)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_show_chassis(self):
+        descr = data_utils.rand_name('test-chassis-')
+        uuid = self.create_chassis(description=descr)['chassis']['uuid']
+
+        resp, chassis = self.client.show_chassis(uuid)
+
+        self.assertEqual(chassis['uuid'], uuid)
+        self.assertEqual(chassis['description'], descr)
+
+    @test.attr(type="smoke")
+    def test_list_chassis(self):
+        created_ids = [self.create_chassis()['chassis']['uuid']
+                       for i in range(0, 5)]
+
+        resp, body = self.client.list_chassis()
+        loaded_ids = [ch['uuid'] for ch in body['chassis']]
+
+        for i in created_ids:
+            self.assertIn(i, loaded_ids)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_delete_chassis(self):
+        uuid = self.create_chassis()['chassis']['uuid']
+
+        self.delete_chassis(uuid)
+
+        self.assertRaises(exc.NotFound, self.client.show_chassis, uuid)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_update_chassis(self):
+        chassis_id = self.create_chassis()['chassis']['uuid']
+
+        new_description = data_utils.rand_name('new-description-')
+        self.client.update_chassis(chassis_id, description=new_description)
+
+        resp, chassis = self.client.show_chassis(chassis_id)
+        self.assertEqual(chassis['description'], new_description)
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodes.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b65ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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 six
+
+from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest import exceptions as exc
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class TestNodes(base.BaseBaremetalTest):
+    '''Tests for baremetal nodes.'''
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestNodes, self).setUp()
+
+        self.chassis = self.create_chassis()['chassis']
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_node(self):
+        params = {'cpu_arch': 'x86_64',
+                  'cpu_num': '12',
+                  'storage': '10240',
+                  'memory': '1024'}
+
+        node = self.create_node(self.chassis['uuid'], **params)['node']
+
+        for key in params:
+            self.assertEqual(node['properties'][key], params[key])
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_delete_node(self):
+        node = self.create_node(self.chassis['uuid'])['node']
+        node_id = node['uuid']
+
+        resp = self.delete_node(node_id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertRaises(exc.NotFound, self.client.show_node, node_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_show_node(self):
+        params = {'cpu_arch': 'x86_64',
+                  'cpu_num': '4',
+                  'storage': '100',
+                  'memory': '512'}
+
+        created_node = self.create_node(self.chassis['uuid'], **params)['node']
+        resp, loaded_node = self.client.show_node(created_node['uuid'])
+
+        for key, val in created_node.iteritems():
+            if key not in ('created_at', 'updated_at'):
+                self.assertEqual(loaded_node[key], val)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_nodes(self):
+        uuids = [self.create_node(self.chassis['uuid'])['node']['uuid']
+                 for i in range(0, 5)]
+
+        resp, body = self.client.list_nodes()
+        loaded_uuids = [n['uuid'] for n in body['nodes']]
+
+        for u in uuids:
+            self.assertIn(u, loaded_uuids)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_update_node(self):
+        props = {'cpu_arch': 'x86_64',
+                 'cpu_num': '12',
+                 'storage': '10',
+                 'memory': '128'}
+
+        node = self.create_node(self.chassis['uuid'], **props)['node']
+        node_id = node['uuid']
+
+        new_props = {'cpu_arch': 'x86',
+                     'cpu_num': '1',
+                     'storage': '10000',
+                     'memory': '12300'}
+
+        self.client.update_node(node_id, properties=new_props)
+        resp, node = self.client.show_node(node_id)
+
+        for name, value in six.iteritems(new_props):
+            if name not in ('created_at', 'updated_at'):
+                self.assertEqual(node['properties'][name], value)
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8249705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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.baremetal import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions as exc
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class TestPorts(base.BaseBaremetalTest):
+    """Tests for ports."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestPorts, self).setUp()
+
+        chassis = self.create_chassis()['chassis']
+        self.node = self.create_node(chassis['uuid'])['node']
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_port(self):
+        node_id = self.node['uuid']
+        address = data_utils.rand_mac_address()
+
+        port = self.create_port(node_id=node_id, address=address)['port']
+
+        self.assertEqual(port['address'], address)
+        self.assertEqual(port['node_uuid'], node_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_delete_port(self):
+        node_id = self.node['uuid']
+        port_id = self.create_port(node_id=node_id)['port']['uuid']
+
+        resp = self.delete_port(port_id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertRaises(exc.NotFound, self.client.show_port, port_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_show_port(self):
+        node_id = self.node['uuid']
+        address = data_utils.rand_mac_address()
+
+        port_id = self.create_port(node_id=node_id,
+                                   address=address)['port']['uuid']
+
+        resp, port = self.client.show_port(port_id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(port['uuid'], port_id)
+        self.assertEqual(port['address'], address)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_ports(self):
+        node_id = self.node['uuid']
+
+        uuids = [self.create_port(node_id=node_id)['port']['uuid']
+                 for i in range(0, 5)]
+
+        resp, body = self.client.list_ports()
+        loaded_uuids = [p['uuid'] for p in body['ports']]
+
+        for u in uuids:
+            self.assertIn(u, loaded_uuids)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_update_port(self):
+        node_id = self.node['uuid']
+        port_id = self.create_port(node_id=node_id)['port']['uuid']
+
+        new_address = data_utils.rand_mac_address()
+        self.client.update_port(port_id, address=new_address)
+
+        resp, body = self.client.show_port(port_id)
+        self.assertEqual(body['address'], new_address)
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports_negative.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..423313cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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.baremetal import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions as exc
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class TestPortsNegative(base.BaseBaremetalTest):
+    """Negative tests for ports."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestPortsNegative, self).setUp()
+
+        chassis = self.create_chassis()['chassis']
+        self.node = self.create_node(chassis['uuid'])['node']
+
+    @test.attr(type='negative')
+    def test_create_port_invalid_mac(self):
+        node_id = self.node['uuid']
+        address = 'not an uuid'
+
+        self.assertRaises(exc.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_port, node_id=node_id, address=address)
+
+    @test.attr(type='negative')
+    def test_create_port_wrong_node_id(self):
+        node_id = str(data_utils.rand_uuid())
+
+        self.assertRaises(exc.BadRequest, self.create_port, node_id=node_id)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index b060f15..311e158 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -130,12 +130,22 @@
             r, b = cls.servers_client.list_servers()
             servers = [s for s in b['servers'] if s['name'].startswith(name)]
 
-        cls.servers.extend(servers)
-
         if 'wait_until' in kwargs:
             for server in servers:
-                cls.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(
-                    server['id'], kwargs['wait_until'])
+                try:
+                    cls.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(
+                        server['id'], kwargs['wait_until'])
+                except Exception as ex:
+                    if ('preserve_server_on_error' not in kwargs
+                        or kwargs['preserve_server_on_error'] is False):
+                        for server in servers:
+                            try:
+                                cls.servers_client.delete_server(server['id'])
+                            except Exception:
+                                pass
+                    raise ex
+
+        cls.servers.extend(servers)
 
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
index 5019003..5058211 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class InstanceActionsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
         cls.request_id = resp['x-compute-request-id']
         cls.server_id = server['id']
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_instance_actions(self):
         # List actions of the provided server
         resp, body = self.client.reboot(self.server_id, 'HARD')
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in body if i['action'] == 'create']))
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in body if i['action'] == 'reboot']))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_instance_action(self):
         # Get the action details of the provided server
         resp, body = self.client.get_instance_action(self.server_id,
@@ -52,18 +51,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(self.server_id, body['instance_uuid'])
         self.assertEqual('create', body['action'])
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_list_instance_actions_invalid_server(self):
-        # List actions of the invalid server id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
-                          self.client.list_instance_actions, 'server-999')
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_get_instance_action_invalid_request(self):
-        # Get the action details of the provided server with invalid request
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_instance_action,
-                          self.server_id, '999')
-
 
 class InstanceActionsTestXML(InstanceActionsTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68f2dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 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.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.servers_client
+        resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        cls.server_id = server['id']
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_list_instance_actions_non_existent_server(self):
+        # List actions of the non-existent server id
+        non_existent_server_id = data_utils.rand_uuid()
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.list_instance_actions,
+                          non_existent_server_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_instance_action_invalid_request(self):
+        # Get the action details of the provided server with invalid request
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_instance_action,
+                          self.server_id, '999')
+
+
+class InstanceActionsNegativeTestXML(InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index d985d2b..f195562 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.os.image_client.delete_image, image3_id)
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         # the first back up should be deleted
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         self.os.image_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image1_id)
         oldest_backup_exist = False
         resp, image_list = self.os.image_client.image_list_detail(
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_extensions.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_extensions.py
index b0bffc4..f9b44d8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/test_extensions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_extensions.py
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest import test
 import testtools
 
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class ExtensionsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
@@ -31,6 +35,9 @@
         # List of all extensions
         resp, extensions = self.extensions_client.list_extensions()
         self.assertIn("extensions", extensions)
+        extension_list = [extension.get('alias')
+                          for extension in extensions.get('extensions', {})]
+        LOG.debug("Nova extensions: %s" % ','.join(extension_list))
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(self.extensions_client.is_enabled("Consoles"))
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage.py
index 99f2c52..e08f16a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import test
 from tempest.test import attr
 import time
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
         # Returns formatted datetime
         return at.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f')
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug='1265416')
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_usage_all_tenants(self):
         # Get usage for all tenants
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(len(tenant_usage), 8)
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug='1265416')
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_usage_tenant(self):
         # Get usage for a specific tenant
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(len(tenant_usage), 8)
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug='1265416')
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_usage_tenant_with_non_admin_user(self):
         # Get usage for a specific tenant with non admin user
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage_negative.py
index ef49ed7..f9dbe86 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_simple_tenant_usage_negative.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
                           self.adm_client.get_tenant_usage,
                           '', params)
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug='1265416')
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_get_usage_tenant_with_invalid_date(self):
         # Get usage for tenant with invalid date
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@
                           self.adm_client.get_tenant_usage,
                           tenant_id, params)
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug='1265416')
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_list_usage_all_tenants_with_non_admin_user(self):
         # Get usage for all tenants with non admin user
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_image_metadata.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_image_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76e0cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_image_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 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.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class ImagesMetadataTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ImagesMetadataTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not cls.config.service_available.glance:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as glance is not available" % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+        cls.servers_client = cls.servers_client
+        cls.client = cls.images_client
+
+        resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        cls.server_id = server['id']
+
+        # Snapshot the server once to save time
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
+        resp, _ = cls.client.create_image(cls.server_id, name, {})
+        cls.image_id = resp['location'].rsplit('/', 1)[1]
+
+        cls.client.wait_for_image_status(cls.image_id, 'ACTIVE')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.client.delete_image(cls.image_id)
+        super(ImagesMetadataTestJSON, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ImagesMetadataTestJSON, self).setUp()
+        meta = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
+        resp, _ = self.client.set_image_metadata(self.image_id, meta)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_image_metadata(self):
+        # All metadata key/value pairs for an image should be returned
+        resp, resp_metadata = self.client.list_image_metadata(self.image_id)
+        expected = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_set_image_metadata(self):
+        # The metadata for the image should match the new values
+        req_metadata = {'meta2': 'value2', 'meta3': 'value3'}
+        resp, body = self.client.set_image_metadata(self.image_id,
+                                                    req_metadata)
+
+        resp, resp_metadata = self.client.list_image_metadata(self.image_id)
+        self.assertEqual(req_metadata, resp_metadata)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_update_image_metadata(self):
+        # The metadata for the image should match the updated values
+        req_metadata = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key3': 'value3'}
+        resp, metadata = self.client.update_image_metadata(self.image_id,
+                                                           req_metadata)
+
+        resp, resp_metadata = self.client.list_image_metadata(self.image_id)
+        expected = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key2': 'value2', 'key3': 'value3'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_image_metadata_item(self):
+        # The value for a specific metadata key should be returned
+        resp, meta = self.client.get_image_metadata_item(self.image_id,
+                                                         'key2')
+        self.assertEqual('value2', meta['key2'])
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_set_image_metadata_item(self):
+        # The value provided for the given meta item should be set for
+        # the image
+        meta = {'key1': 'alt'}
+        resp, body = self.client.set_image_metadata_item(self.image_id,
+                                                         'key1', meta)
+        resp, resp_metadata = self.client.list_image_metadata(self.image_id)
+        expected = {'key1': 'alt', 'key2': 'value2'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_image_metadata_item(self):
+        # The metadata value/key pair should be deleted from the image
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_image_metadata_item(self.image_id,
+                                                            'key1')
+        resp, resp_metadata = self.client.list_image_metadata(self.image_id)
+        expected = {'key2': 'value2'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata)
+
+
+class ImagesMetadataTestXML(ImagesMetadataTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_image_metadata_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_image_metadata_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1767e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_image_metadata_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 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.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class ImagesMetadataTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ImagesMetadataTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.images_client
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_list_nonexistent_image_metadata(self):
+        # Negative test: List on nonexistent image
+        # metadata should not happen
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.list_image_metadata,
+                          data_utils.rand_uuid())
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_update_nonexistent_image_metadata(self):
+        # Negative test:An update should not happen for a non-existent image
+        meta = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key2': 'alt2'}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.update_image_metadata,
+                          data_utils.rand_uuid(), meta)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_nonexistent_image_metadata_item(self):
+        # Negative test: Get on non-existent image should not happen
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.get_image_metadata_item,
+                          data_utils.rand_uuid(), 'key2')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_set_nonexistent_image_metadata(self):
+        # Negative test: Metadata should not be set to a non-existent image
+        meta = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key2': 'alt2'}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.set_image_metadata,
+                          data_utils.rand_uuid(), meta)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_set_nonexistent_image_metadata_item(self):
+        # Negative test: Metadata item should not be set to a
+        # nonexistent image
+        meta = {'key1': 'alt'}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.set_image_metadata_item,
+                          data_utils.rand_uuid(), 'key1',
+                          meta)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_nonexistent_image_metadata_item(self):
+        # Negative test: Shouldn't be able to delete metadata
+        # item from non-existent image
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.delete_image_metadata_item,
+                          data_utils.rand_uuid(), 'key1')
+
+
+class ImagesMetadataTestXML(ImagesMetadataTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26cc3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 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 testtools
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ImagesOneServerTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Terminate test instances created after a test is executed."""
+        for image_id in self.image_ids:
+            self.client.delete_image(image_id)
+            self.image_ids.remove(image_id)
+        super(ImagesOneServerTestJSON, self).tearDown()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # NOTE(afazekas): Normally we use the same server with all test cases,
+        # but if it has an issue, we build a new one
+        super(ImagesOneServerTestJSON, self).setUp()
+        # Check if the server is in a clean state after test
+        try:
+            self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
+                                                       'ACTIVE')
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('server %s timed out to become ACTIVE. rebuilding'
+                          % self.server_id)
+            # Rebuild server if cannot reach the ACTIVE state
+            # Usually it means the server had a serious accident
+            self.__class__.server_id = self.rebuild_server(self.server_id)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ImagesOneServerTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.images_client
+        if not cls.config.service_available.glance:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as glance is not available" % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+        try:
+            resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+            cls.server_id = server['id']
+        except Exception:
+            cls.tearDownClass()
+            raise
+
+        cls.image_ids = []
+
+        if cls.multi_user:
+            if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
+                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
+                username, tenant_name, password = creds
+                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
+                                                  password=password,
+                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
+            else:
+                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
+                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
+            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
+
+    def _get_default_flavor_disk_size(self, flavor_id):
+        resp, flavor = self.flavors_client.get_flavor_details(flavor_id)
+        return flavor['disk']
+
+    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.create_image,
+                          'Environment unable to create images.')
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_delete_image(self):
+
+        # Create a new image
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
+        meta = {'image_type': 'test'}
+        resp, body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, name, meta)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
+        self.client.wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'ACTIVE')
+
+        # Verify the image was created correctly
+        resp, image = self.client.get_image(image_id)
+        self.assertEqual(name, image['name'])
+        self.assertEqual('test', image['metadata']['image_type'])
+
+        resp, original_image = self.client.get_image(self.image_ref)
+
+        # Verify minRAM is the same as the original image
+        self.assertEqual(image['minRam'], original_image['minRam'])
+
+        # Verify minDisk is the same as the original image or the flavor size
+        flavor_disk_size = self._get_default_flavor_disk_size(self.flavor_ref)
+        self.assertIn(str(image['minDisk']),
+                      (str(original_image['minDisk']), str(flavor_disk_size)))
+
+        # Verify the image was deleted correctly
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_image(image_id)
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_multibyte_character_image_name(self):
+        if self.__class__._interface == "xml":
+            # NOTE(sdague): not entirely accurage, but we'd need a ton of work
+            # in our XML client to make this good
+            raise self.skipException("Not testable in XML")
+        # prefix character is:
+        # http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1F4A9/index.htm
+        utf8_name = data_utils.rand_name(u'\xF0\x9F\x92\xA9')
+        resp, body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, utf8_name)
+        image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
+        self.assertEqual('202', resp['status'])
+
+
+class ImagesOneServerTestXML(ImagesOneServerTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e235d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+# 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.compute import base
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.test import skip_because
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Terminate test instances created after a test is executed."""
+        for image_id in self.image_ids:
+            self.client.delete_image(image_id)
+            self.image_ids.remove(image_id)
+        super(ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON, self).tearDown()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # NOTE(afazekas): Normally we use the same server with all test cases,
+        # but if it has an issue, we build a new one
+        super(ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON, self).setUp()
+        # Check if the server is in a clean state after test
+        try:
+            self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
+                                                       'ACTIVE')
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('server %s timed out to become ACTIVE. rebuilding'
+                          % self.server_id)
+            # Rebuild server if cannot reach the ACTIVE state
+            # Usually it means the server had a serious accident
+            self._reset_server()
+
+    def _reset_server(self):
+        self.__class__.server_id = self.rebuild_server(self.server_id)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.images_client
+        if not cls.config.service_available.glance:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as glance is not available" % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+        try:
+            resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+            cls.server_id = server['id']
+        except Exception:
+            cls.tearDownClass()
+            raise
+
+        cls.image_ids = []
+
+        if cls.multi_user:
+            if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
+                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
+                username, tenant_name, password = creds
+                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
+                                                  password=password,
+                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
+            else:
+                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
+                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
+            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
+
+    @skip_because(bug="1006725")
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_multibyte_character_image_name(self):
+        if self.__class__._interface == "xml":
+            raise self.skipException("Not testable in XML")
+        # invalid multibyte sequence from:
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1301402/
+        #     example-invalid-utf8-string
+        invalid_name = data_utils.rand_name(u'\xc3\x28')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.client.create_image, self.server_id,
+                          invalid_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_invalid_metadata(self):
+        # Return an error when creating image with invalid metadata
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        meta = {'': ''}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
+                          self.server_id, snapshot_name, meta)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_metadata_over_limits(self):
+        # Return an error when creating image with meta data over 256 chars
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        meta = {'a' * 260: 'b' * 260}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
+                          self.server_id, snapshot_name, meta)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_second_image_when_first_image_is_being_saved(self):
+        # Disallow creating another image when first image is being saved
+
+        # Create first snapshot
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        resp, body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id,
+                                              snapshot_name)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
+        self.image_ids.append(image_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self._reset_server)
+
+        # Create second snapshot
+        alt_snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict, self.client.create_image,
+                          self.server_id, alt_snapshot_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_name_over_256_chars(self):
+        # Return an error if snapshot name over 256 characters is passed
+
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('a' * 260)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
+                          self.server_id, snapshot_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_that_is_not_yet_active(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete an image what is creating
+
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        resp, body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, snapshot_name)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
+        self.image_ids.append(image_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self._reset_server)
+
+        # Do not wait, attempt to delete the image, ensure it's successful
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_image(image_id)
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+        self.image_ids.remove(image_id)
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_image, image_id)
+
+
+class ImagesOneServerNegativeTestXML(ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_list_image_filters.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_list_image_filters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfdd8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_list_image_filters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 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.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ListImageFiltersTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ListImageFiltersTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not cls.config.service_available.glance:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as glance is not available" % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+        cls.client = cls.images_client
+        cls.image_ids = []
+
+        try:
+            resp, cls.server1 = cls.create_test_server()
+            resp, cls.server2 = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+            # NOTE(sdague) this is faster than doing the sync wait_util on both
+            cls.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(cls.server1['id'],
+                                                      'ACTIVE')
+
+            # Create images to be used in the filter tests
+            resp, cls.image1 = cls.create_image_from_server(
+                cls.server1['id'], wait_until='ACTIVE')
+            cls.image1_id = cls.image1['id']
+
+            # Servers have a hidden property for when they are being imaged
+            # Performing back-to-back create image calls on a single
+            # server will sometimes cause failures
+            resp, cls.image3 = cls.create_image_from_server(
+                cls.server2['id'], wait_until='ACTIVE')
+            cls.image3_id = cls.image3['id']
+
+            # Wait for the server to be active after the image upload
+            resp, cls.image2 = cls.create_image_from_server(
+                cls.server1['id'], wait_until='ACTIVE')
+            cls.image2_id = cls.image2['id']
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('setUpClass failed')
+            cls.tearDownClass()
+            raise
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_image_not_existing(self):
+        # Check raises a NotFound
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_image,
+                          "nonexistingimageid")
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_filter_by_status(self):
+        # The list of images should contain only images with the
+        # provided status
+        params = {'status': 'ACTIVE'}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images(params)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_filter_by_name(self):
+        # List of all images should contain the expected images filtered
+        # by name
+        params = {'name': self.image1['name']}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images(params)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+        self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+        self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_filter_by_server_id(self):
+        # The images should contain images filtered by server id
+        params = {'server': self.server1['id']}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images(params)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]),
+                        "Failed to find image %s in images. Got images %s" %
+                        (self.image1_id, images))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+        self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_filter_by_server_ref(self):
+        # The list of servers should be filtered by server ref
+        server_links = self.server2['links']
+
+        # Try all server link types
+        for link in server_links:
+            params = {'server': link['href']}
+            resp, images = self.client.list_images(params)
+
+            self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images
+                                  if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+            self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images
+                                  if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+            self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images
+                                 if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_filter_by_type(self):
+        # The list of servers should be filtered by image type
+        params = {'type': 'snapshot'}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images(params)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+        self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image_ref]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_limit_results(self):
+        # Verify only the expected number of results are returned
+        params = {'limit': '1'}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images(params)
+        # when _interface='xml', one element for images_links in images
+        # ref: Question #224349
+        self.assertEqual(1, len([x for x in images if 'id' in x]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_filter_by_changes_since(self):
+        # Verify only updated images are returned in the detailed list
+
+        # Becoming ACTIVE will modify the updated time
+        # Filter by the image's created time
+        params = {'changes-since': self.image3['created']}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images(params)
+        found = any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id])
+        self.assertTrue(found)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_status(self):
+        # Detailed list of all images should only contain images
+        # with the provided status
+        params = {'status': 'ACTIVE'}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images_with_detail(params)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_name(self):
+        # Detailed list of all images should contain the expected
+        # images filtered by name
+        params = {'name': self.image1['name']}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images_with_detail(params)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+        self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+        self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_with_detail_limit_results(self):
+        # Verify only the expected number of results (with full details)
+        # are returned
+        params = {'limit': '1'}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images_with_detail(params)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(images))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_server_ref(self):
+        # Detailed list of servers should be filtered by server ref
+        server_links = self.server2['links']
+
+        # Try all server link types
+        for link in server_links:
+            params = {'server': link['href']}
+            resp, images = self.client.list_images_with_detail(params)
+
+            self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images
+                                  if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+            self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images
+                                  if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+            self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images
+                                 if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_type(self):
+        # The detailed list of servers should be filtered by image type
+        params = {'type': 'snapshot'}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images_with_detail(params)
+        resp, image4 = self.client.get_image(self.image_ref)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
+        self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image_ref]))
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_changes_since(self):
+        # Verify an update image is returned
+
+        # Becoming ACTIVE will modify the updated time
+        # Filter by the image's created time
+        params = {'changes-since': self.image1['created']}
+        resp, images = self.client.list_images_with_detail(params)
+        self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image1_id]))
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_nonexistant_image(self):
+        # Negative test: GET on non-existent image should fail
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_image, 999)
+
+
+class ListImageFiltersTestXML(ListImageFiltersTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
index 3f7f885..b8e3d10 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
@@ -18,69 +18,18 @@
 import datetime
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import clients
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
 class ListServersNegativeV3TestJSON(base.BaseV3ComputeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _ensure_no_servers(cls, servers, username, tenant_name):
-        """
-        If there are servers and there is tenant isolation then a
-        skipException is raised to skip the test since it requires no servers
-        to already exist for the given user/tenant.
-        If there are servers and there is not tenant isolation then the test
-        blocks while the servers are being deleted.
-        """
-        if len(servers):
-            if not cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                for srv in servers:
-                    cls.client.wait_for_server_termination(srv['id'],
-                                                           ignore_error=True)
-            else:
-                msg = ("User/tenant %(u)s/%(t)s already have "
-                       "existing server instances. Skipping test." %
-                       {'u': username, 't': tenant_name})
-                raise cls.skipException(msg)
+    force_tenant_isolation = True
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ListServersNegativeV3TestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
-        cls.servers = []
-
-        if cls.multi_user:
-            if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
-                username, tenant_name, password = creds
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                                  password=password,
-                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
-            else:
-                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
-            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.servers_client
-
-        # Under circumstances when there is not a tenant/user
-        # created for the test case, the test case checks
-        # to see if there are existing servers for the
-        # either the normal user/tenant or the alt user/tenant
-        # and if so, the whole test is skipped. We do this
-        # because we assume a baseline of no servers at the
-        # start of the test instead of destroying any existing
-        # servers.
-        resp, body = cls.client.list_servers()
-        cls._ensure_no_servers(body['servers'],
-                               cls.os.username,
-                               cls.os.tenant_name)
-
-        resp, body = cls.alt_client.list_servers()
-        cls._ensure_no_servers(body['servers'],
-                               cls.alt_manager.username,
-                               cls.alt_manager.tenant_name)
 
         # The following servers are created for use
         # by the test methods in this class. These
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_extensions.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_extensions.py
index 2affd86..72dfe14 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_extensions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_extensions.py
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest import test
 
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class ExtensionsV3TestJSON(base.BaseV3ComputeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
@@ -28,6 +32,9 @@
         # List of all extensions
         resp, extensions = self.extensions_client.list_extensions()
         self.assertIn("extensions", extensions)
+        extension_list = [extension.get('alias')
+                          for extension in extensions.get('extensions', {})]
+        LOG.debug("Nova extensions: %s" % ','.join(extension_list))
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(self.extensions_client.is_enabled("Consoles"))
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py
index ae6996d..f6fed5b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.test import attr
+from testtools.matchers import ContainsAll
 
 
 class VolumesGetTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -65,29 +66,10 @@
                          fetched_volume['id'],
                          'The fetched Volume is different '
                          'from the created Volume')
-        self.assertEqual(metadata,
-                         fetched_volume['metadata'],
-                         'The fetched Volume is different '
-                         'from the created Volume')
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_volume_get_metadata_none(self):
-        # CREATE, GET empty metadata dict
-        v_name = data_utils.rand_name('Volume-')
-        # Create volume
-        resp, volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
-                                                 display_name=v_name,
-                                                 metadata={})
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume)
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertIn('id', volume)
-        self.assertIn('displayName', volume)
-        # Wait for Volume status to become ACTIVE
-        self.client.wait_for_volume_status(volume['id'], 'available')
-        # GET Volume
-        resp, fetched_volume = self.client.get_volume(volume['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertEqual(fetched_volume['metadata'], {})
+        self.assertThat(fetched_volume['metadata'].items(),
+                        ContainsAll(metadata.items()),
+                        'The fetched Volume metadata misses data '
+                        'from the created Volume')
 
     def _delete_volume(self, volume):
         # Delete the Volume created in this method
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
index 1ecc90c..d316ae1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@
         super(BaseTrustsV3Test, self).setUp()
         # Use alt_username as the trustee
         self.trustee_username = self.config.identity.alt_username
-
         self.trust_id = None
-        self.create_trustor_and_roles()
-        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_user_and_roles)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         if self.trust_id:
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@
         # Create a trustor User
         self.trustor_username = rand_name('user-')
         u_desc = self.trustor_username + 'description'
-        u_email = self.trustor_username + '@testmail.tm'
+        u_email = self.trustor_username + '@testmail.xx'
         self.trustor_password = rand_name('pass-')
         resp, user = self.v3_client.create_user(
             self.trustor_username,
@@ -193,6 +190,7 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TrustsV3TestJSON, self).setUp()
         self.create_trustor_and_roles()
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_user_and_roles)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_trust_impersonate(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
index e7cb806..47d8cca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 
         The containers should be visible from the container_client given.
         Will not throw any error if the containers don't exist.
+        Will not check that object and container deletions succeed.
 
         :param containers: list of container names to remove
         :param container_client: if None, use cls.container_client, this means
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index dcfe219..ec78774 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -16,25 +16,38 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import time
+import urlparse
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import skip_because
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+
+# This test can be quite long to run due to its
+# dependency on container-sync process running interval.
+# You can obviously reduce the container-sync interval in the
+# container-server configuration.
 
 
 class ContainerSyncTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.containers = []
         cls.objects = []
+
+        # Default container-server config only allows localhost
+        cls.local_ip = '127.0.0.1'
+
+        # Must be configure according to container-sync interval
         container_sync_timeout = \
             int(cls.config.object_storage.container_sync_timeout)
         cls.container_sync_interval = \
             int(cls.config.object_storage.container_sync_interval)
         cls.attempts = \
             int(container_sync_timeout / cls.container_sync_interval)
+
         # define container and object clients
         cls.clients = {}
         cls.clients[data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainerSync')] = \
@@ -51,8 +64,7 @@
             cls.delete_containers(cls.containers, client[0], client[1])
         super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @skip_because(bug="1093743")
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @attr(type='slow')
     def test_container_synchronization(self):
         # container to container synchronization
         # to allow/accept sync requests to/from other accounts
@@ -62,51 +74,53 @@
             cont_client = [self.clients[c][0] for c in cont]
             obj_client = [self.clients[c][1] for c in cont]
             # tell first container to synchronize to a second
+            client_proxy_ip = \
+                urlparse.urlparse(cont_client[1].base_url).netloc.split(':')[0]
+            client_base_url = \
+                cont_client[1].base_url.replace(client_proxy_ip,
+                                                self.local_ip)
             headers = {'X-Container-Sync-Key': 'sync_key',
                        'X-Container-Sync-To': "%s/%s" %
-                       (cont_client[1].base_url, str(cont[1]))}
+                       (client_base_url, str(cont[1]))}
             resp, body = \
                 cont_client[0].put(str(cont[0]), body=None, headers=headers)
-            self.assertIn(resp['status'], ('202', '201'),
-                          'Error installing X-Container-Sync-To '
-                          'for the container "%s"' % (cont[0]))
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
             # create object in container
             object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestSyncObject')
             data = object_name[::-1]  # data_utils.arbitrary_string()
             resp, _ = obj_client[0].create_object(cont[0], object_name, data)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201',
-                             'Error creating the object "%s" in'
-                             'the container "%s"'
-                             % (object_name, cont[0]))
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
             self.objects.append(object_name)
 
         # wait until container contents list is not empty
         cont_client = [self.clients[c][0] for c in self.containers]
         params = {'format': 'json'}
         while self.attempts > 0:
-            # get first container content
-            resp, object_list_0 = \
-                cont_client[0].\
-                list_container_contents(self.containers[0], params=params)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200',
-                             'Error listing the destination container`s'
-                             ' "%s" contents' % (self.containers[0]))
-            object_list_0 = dict((obj['name'], obj) for obj in object_list_0)
-            # get second container content
-            resp, object_list_1 = \
-                cont_client[1].\
-                list_container_contents(self.containers[1], params=params)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200',
-                             'Error listing the destination container`s'
-                             ' "%s" contents' % (self.containers[1]))
-            object_list_1 = dict((obj['name'], obj) for obj in object_list_1)
+            object_lists = []
+            for client_index in (0, 1):
+                resp, object_list = \
+                    cont_client[client_index].\
+                    list_container_contents(self.containers[client_index],
+                                            params=params)
+                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+                object_lists.append(dict(
+                    (obj['name'], obj) for obj in object_list))
             # check that containers are not empty and have equal keys()
             # or wait for next attempt
-            if not object_list_0 or not object_list_1 or \
-                    set(object_list_0.keys()) != set(object_list_1.keys()):
+            if not object_lists[0] or not object_lists[1] or \
+                    set(object_lists[0].keys()) != set(object_lists[1].keys()):
                 time.sleep(self.container_sync_interval)
                 self.attempts -= 1
             else:
                 break
-        self.assertEqual(object_list_0, object_list_1,
+
+        self.assertEqual(object_lists[0], object_lists[1],
                          'Different object lists in containers.')
+
+        # Verify object content
+        obj_clients = [(self.clients[c][1], c) for c in self.containers]
+        for obj_client, cont in obj_clients:
+            for obj_name in object_lists[0]:
+                resp, object_content = obj_client.get_object(cont, obj_name)
+                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+                self.assertEqual(object_content, obj_name[::-1])
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
index 4958f70..9c2834d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import skip_because
 
 
 class ObjectExpiryTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -33,31 +32,20 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        """The test script fails in tear down class
-        as the container contains expired objects (LP bug 1069849).
-        But delete action for the expired object is raising
-        NotFound exception and also non empty container cannot be deleted.
-        """
         cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
         super(ObjectExpiryTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @skip_because(bug="1069849")
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_get_object_after_expiry_time(self):
-        # TODO(harika-vakadi): similar test case has to be created for
-        # "X-Delete-At", after this test case works.
-
+    def _test_object_expiry(self, metadata):
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestObject')
-        data = data_utils.arbitrary_string()
         resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(self.container_name,
-                                                   object_name, data)
-        # update object metadata with expiry time of 3 seconds
-        metadata = {'X-Delete-After': '3'}
+                                                   object_name, '')
+        # update object metadata
         resp, _ = \
             self.object_client.update_object_metadata(self.container_name,
                                                       object_name, metadata,
                                                       metadata_prefix='')
+        # verify object metadata
         resp, _ = \
             self.object_client.list_object_metadata(self.container_name,
                                                     object_name)
@@ -69,10 +57,20 @@
         self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'GET')
         self.assertIn('x-delete-at', resp)
-        # check data
-        self.assertEqual(body, data)
+
         # sleep for over 5 seconds, so that object expires
         time.sleep(5)
+
         # object should not be there anymore
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.object_client.get_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_object_after_expiry_time(self):
+        metadata = {'X-Delete-After': '3'}
+        self._test_object_expiry(metadata)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_object_at_expiry_time(self):
+        metadata = {'X-Delete-At': str(int(time.time()) + 3)}
+        self._test_object_expiry(metadata)
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f661a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#    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 import config
+import tempest.test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class BaseTelemetryTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
+
+    """Base test case class for all Telemetry API tests."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
+            raise cls.skipException("Ceilometer support is required")
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_extensions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_extensions.py
index 90988a2..546c430 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_extensions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_extensions.py
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class ExtensionsTestJSON(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
@@ -30,6 +34,8 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         if len(self.config.volume_feature_enabled.api_extensions) == 0:
             raise self.skipException('There are not any extensions configured')
+        extension_list = [extension.get('alias') for extension in extensions]
+        LOG.debug("Cinder extensions: %s" % ','.join(extension_list))
         ext = self.config.volume_feature_enabled.api_extensions[0]
         if ext == 'all':
             self.assertIn('Hosts', map(lambda x: x['name'], extensions))
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_snapshot_metadata.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_snapshot_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0326f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_snapshot_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 Huawei Technologies Co.,LTD
+# 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.volume import base
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class SnapshotMetadataTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
+    _interface = "json"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(SnapshotMetadataTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.snapshots_client
+        # Create a volume
+        cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
+        # Create a snapshot
+        cls.snapshot = cls.create_snapshot(volume_id=cls.volume['id'])
+        cls.snapshot_id = cls.snapshot['id']
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # Update the metadata to {}
+        self.client.update_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id, {})
+        super(SnapshotMetadataTest, self).tearDown()
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_create_get_delete_snapshot_metadata(self):
+        # Create metadata for the snapshot
+        metadata = {"key1": "value1",
+                    "key2": "value2",
+                    "key3": "value3"}
+        expected = {"key2": "value2",
+                    "key3": "value3"}
+        resp, body = self.client.create_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id,
+                                                          metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.get_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata, body)
+        # Delete one item metadata of the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_snapshot_metadata_item(
+            self.snapshot_id,
+            "key1")
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        resp, body = self.client.get_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, body)
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_update_snapshot_metadata(self):
+        # Update metadata for the snapshot
+        metadata = {"key1": "value1",
+                    "key2": "value2",
+                    "key3": "value3"}
+        update = {"key3": "value3_update",
+                  "key4": "value4"}
+        # Create metadata for the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.create_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id,
+                                                          metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.get_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata, body)
+        # Update metadata item
+        resp, body = self.client.update_snapshot_metadata(
+            self.snapshot_id,
+            update)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.get_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(update, body)
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_update_snapshot_metadata_item(self):
+        # Update metadata item for the snapshot
+        metadata = {"key1": "value1",
+                    "key2": "value2",
+                    "key3": "value3"}
+        update_item = {"key3": "value3_update"}
+        expect = {"key1": "value1",
+                  "key2": "value2",
+                  "key3": "value3_update"}
+        # Create metadata for the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.create_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id,
+                                                          metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.get_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata, body)
+        # Update metadata item
+        resp, body = self.client.update_snapshot_metadata_item(
+            self.snapshot_id,
+            "key3",
+            update_item)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the snapshot
+        resp, body = self.client.get_snapshot_metadata(self.snapshot_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(expect, body)
+
+
+class SnapshotMetadataTestXML(SnapshotMetadataTest):
+    _interface = "xml"
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0909ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 Huawei Technologies Co.,LTD
+# 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.volume.base import BaseVolumeTest
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class VolumeMetadataTest(BaseVolumeTest):
+    _interface = "json"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(VolumeMetadataTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        # Create a volume
+        cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
+        cls.volume_id = cls.volume['id']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        super(VolumeMetadataTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # Update the metadata to {}
+        self.volumes_client.update_volume_metadata(self.volume_id, {})
+        super(VolumeMetadataTest, self).tearDown()
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_create_get_delete_volume_metadata(self):
+        # Create metadata for the volume
+        metadata = {"key1": "value1",
+                    "key2": "value2",
+                    "key3": "value3"}
+
+        rsp, body = self.volumes_client.create_volume_metadata(self.volume_id,
+                                                               metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(200, rsp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the volume
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata, body)
+        # Delete one item metadata of the volume
+        rsp, body = self.volumes_client.delete_volume_metadata_item(
+            self.volume_id,
+            "key1")
+        self.assertEqual(200, rsp.status)
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
+        self.assertNotIn("key1", body)
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_update_volume_metadata(self):
+        # Update metadata for the volume
+        metadata = {"key1": "value1",
+                    "key2": "value2",
+                    "key3": "value3"}
+
+        update = {"key4": "value4",
+                  "key1": "value1_update"}
+
+        # Create metadata for the volume
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.create_volume_metadata(
+            self.volume_id,
+            metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the volume
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata, body)
+        # Update metadata
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.update_volume_metadata(
+            self.volume_id,
+            update)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the volume
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(update, body)
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_update_volume_metadata_item(self):
+        # Update metadata item for the volume
+        metadata = {"key1": "value1",
+                    "key2": "value2",
+                    "key3": "value3"}
+        create_expect = {"key1": "value1",
+                         "key2": "value2",
+                         "key3": "value3"}
+        update_item = {"key3": "value3_update"}
+        expect = {"key1": "value1",
+                  "key2": "value2",
+                  "key3": "value3_update"}
+        # Create metadata for the volume
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.create_volume_metadata(
+            self.volume_id,
+            metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(create_expect, body)
+        # Update metadata item
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.update_volume_metadata_item(
+            self.volume_id,
+            "key3",
+            update_item)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        # Get the metadata of the volume
+        resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(expect, body)
+
+
+class VolumeMetadataTestXML(VolumeMetadataTest):
+    _interface = "xml"
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index 49a2f74..fa3f924 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.test import attr
+from testtools.matchers import ContainsAll
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -110,7 +111,12 @@
             for key in params:
                 msg = "Failed to list volumes %s by %s" % \
                       ('details' if with_detail else '', key)
-                self.assertEqual(params[key], volume[key], msg)
+                if key == 'metadata':
+                    self.assertThat(volume[key].items(),
+                                    ContainsAll(params[key].items()),
+                                    msg)
+                else:
+                    self.assertEqual(params[key], volume[key], msg)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_volume_list(self):
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
index 8bdd633..f14b35b 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
-
-import tempest.cli
+from tempest import cli
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
+CONF = config.CONF
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest(tempest.cli.ClientTestBase):
+class SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest(cli.ClientTestBase):
     """Basic, read-only tests for Ceilometer CLI client.
 
     Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         if (not CONF.service_available.ceilometer):
-            msg = ("Skiping all Ceilometer cli tests because it is"
+            msg = ("Skipping all Ceilometer cli tests because it is "
                    "not available")
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
         super(SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest, cls).setUpClass()
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
index 61ffc25..7aa57c0 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
@@ -18,18 +18,17 @@
 import re
 import subprocess
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
-
-import tempest.cli
+from tempest import cli
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest import test
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
+CONF = config.CONF
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class SimpleReadOnlyNeutronClientTest(tempest.cli.ClientTestBase):
+class SimpleReadOnlyNeutronClientTest(cli.ClientTestBase):
     """Basic, read-only tests for Neutron CLI client.
 
     Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         if (not CONF.service_available.neutron):
-            msg = "Skiping all Neutron cli tests because it is not available"
+            msg = "Skipping all Neutron cli tests because it is not available"
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
         super(SimpleReadOnlyNeutronClientTest, cls).setUpClass()
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
     def _test_neutron_lbaas_command(self, command):
         try:
             self.neutron(command)
-        except tempest.cli.CommandFailed as e:
+        except cli.CommandFailed as e:
             if '404 Not Found' not in e.stderr:
                 self.fail('%s: Unexpected failure.' % command)
 
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@
                                'router-show', 'agent-update', 'help'))
         self.assertFalse(wanted_commands - commands)
 
-     # Optional arguments:
+    # Optional arguments:
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_neutron_version(self):
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 83b72c6..519d191 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+from tempest.services.baremetal.v1.client_json import BaremetalClientJSON
+from tempest.services.baremetal.v1.client_xml import BaremetalClientXML
 from tempest.services import botoclients
 from tempest.services.compute.json.aggregates_client import \
     AggregatesClientJSON
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@
         if interface == 'xml':
             self.certificates_client = CertificatesClientXML(*client_args)
             self.certificates_v3_client = CertificatesV3ClientXML(*client_args)
+            self.baremetal_client = BaremetalClientXML(*client_args)
             self.servers_client = ServersClientXML(*client_args)
             self.servers_v3_client = ServersV3ClientXML(*client_args)
             self.limits_client = LimitsClientXML(*client_args)
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@
             self.certificates_client = CertificatesClientJSON(*client_args)
             self.certificates_v3_client = CertificatesV3ClientJSON(
                 *client_args)
+            self.baremetal_client = BaremetalClientJSON(*client_args)
             self.servers_client = ServersClientJSON(*client_args)
             self.servers_v3_client = ServersV3ClientJSON(*client_args)
             self.limits_client = LimitsClientJSON(*client_args)
diff --git a/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py b/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py
index 307d5db..81b5153 100644
--- a/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py
+++ b/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
             elif key == 'content-type' and not value:
                 return InvalidFormat(key, value)
             elif key == 'x-trans-id' and \
-                not re.match("^tx[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*$", value):
+                not re.match("^tx[0-9a-f]{21}-[0-9a-f]{10}.*", value):
                 return InvalidFormat(key, value)
             elif key == 'date' and not value:
                 return InvalidFormat(key, value)
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py b/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py
index 4f93e1c..339d22a 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@
     return random.randint(start, end)
 
 
+def rand_mac_address():
+    """Generate an Ethernet MAC address."""
+    # NOTE(vish): We would prefer to use 0xfe here to ensure that linux
+    #             bridge mac addresses don't change, but it appears to
+    #             conflict with libvirt, so we use the next highest octet
+    #             that has the unicast and locally administered bits set
+    #             properly: 0xfa.
+    #             Discussion: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/921838
+    mac = [0xfa, 0x16, 0x3e,
+           random.randint(0x00, 0xff),
+           random.randint(0x00, 0xff),
+           random.randint(0x00, 0xff)]
+    return ':'.join(["%02x" % x for x in mac])
+
+
 def build_url(host, port, api_version=None, path=None,
               params=None, use_ssl=False):
     """Build the request URL from given host, port, path and parameters."""
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/test_utils.py b/tempest/common/utils/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f1e02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard, Ltd.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.common.utils import misc
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.scenario import manager
+
+import json
+import re
+import string
+import unicodedata
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+@misc.singleton
+class ImageUtils(object):
+
+    default_ssh_user = 'root'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Load configuration items
+        self.ssh_users = json.loads(CONF.input_scenario.ssh_user_regex)
+        self.non_ssh_image_pattern = \
+            CONF.input_scenario.non_ssh_image_regex
+        # Setup clients
+        ocm = manager.OfficialClientManager(CONF.identity.username,
+                                            CONF.identity.password,
+                                            CONF.identity.tenant_name)
+        self.client = ocm.compute_client
+
+    def ssh_user(self, image_id):
+        _image = self.client.images.get(image_id)
+        for regex, user in self.ssh_users:
+            # First match wins
+            if re.match(regex, _image.name) is not None:
+                return user
+        else:
+            return self.default_ssh_user
+
+    def _is_sshable_image(self, image):
+        return not re.search(pattern=self.non_ssh_image_pattern,
+                             string=str(image.name))
+
+    def is_sshable_image(self, image_id):
+        _image = self.client.images.get(image_id)
+        return self._is_sshable_image(_image)
+
+    def _is_flavor_enough(self, flavor, image):
+        return image.minDisk <= flavor.disk
+
+    def is_flavor_enough(self, flavor_id, image_id):
+        _image = self.client.images.get(image_id)
+        _flavor = self.client.flavors.get(flavor_id)
+        return self._is_flavor_enough(_flavor, _image)
+
+
+@misc.singleton
+class InputScenarioUtils(object):
+
+    """
+    Example usage:
+
+    import testscenarios
+    (...)
+    load_tests = testscenarios.load_tests_apply_scenarios
+
+
+    class TestInputScenario(manager.OfficialClientTest):
+
+        scenario_utils = test_utils.InputScenarioUtils()
+        scenario_flavor = scenario_utils.scenario_flavors
+        scenario_image = scenario_utils.scenario_images
+        scenarios = testscenarios.multiply_scenarios(scenario_image,
+                                                     scenario_flavor)
+
+        def test_create_server_metadata(self):
+            name = rand_name('instance')
+            _ = self.compute_client.servers.create(name=name,
+                                                   flavor=self.flavor_ref,
+                                                   image=self.image_ref)
+    """
+    validchars = "-_.{ascii}{digit}".format(ascii=string.ascii_letters,
+                                            digit=string.digits)
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        ocm = manager.OfficialClientManager(CONF.identity.username,
+                                            CONF.identity.password,
+                                            CONF.identity.tenant_name)
+        self.client = ocm.compute_client
+        self.image_pattern = CONF.input_scenario.image_regex
+        self.flavor_pattern = CONF.input_scenario.flavor_regex
+
+    def _normalize_name(self, name):
+        nname = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', name).encode('ASCII', 'ignore')
+        nname = ''.join(c for c in nname if c in self.validchars)
+        return nname
+
+    @property
+    def scenario_images(self):
+        """
+        :return: a scenario with name and uuid of images
+        """
+        if not hasattr(self, '_scenario_images'):
+            images = self.client.images.list(detailed=False)
+            self._scenario_images = [
+                (self._normalize_name(i.name), dict(image_ref=i.id))
+                for i in images if re.search(self.image_pattern, str(i.name))
+            ]
+        return self._scenario_images
+
+    @property
+    def scenario_flavors(self):
+        """
+        :return: a scenario with name and uuid of flavors
+        """
+        if not hasattr(self, '_scenario_flavors'):
+            flavors = self.client.flavors.list(detailed=False)
+            self._scenario_flavors = [
+                (self._normalize_name(f.name), dict(flavor_ref=f.id))
+                for f in flavors if re.search(self.flavor_pattern, str(f.name))
+            ]
+        return self._scenario_flavors
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index d42edc9..0ea39ab 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@
                     "one is used."),
     cfg.IntOpt('container_sync_timeout',
                default=120,
-               help="Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container"
+               help="Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container "
                     "to container synchronization complete."),
     cfg.IntOpt('container_sync_interval',
                default=5,
-               help="Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the"
+               help="Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the "
                     "status of a container to container synchronization"),
     cfg.StrOpt('operator_role',
                default='Member',
@@ -644,6 +644,9 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('savanna',
                 default=False,
                 help="Whether or not Savanna is expected to be available"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('ironic',
+                default=False,
+                help="Whether or not Ironic is expected to be available"),
 ]
 
 debug_group = cfg.OptGroup(name="debug",
@@ -655,6 +658,37 @@
                 help="Enable diagnostic commands"),
 ]
 
+input_scenario_group = cfg.OptGroup(name="input-scenario",
+                                    title="Filters and values for"
+                                          " input scenarios")
+
+InputScenarioGroup = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('image_regex',
+               default='^cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec$',
+               help="Matching images become parameters for scenario tests"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('flavor_regex',
+               default='^m1.(micro|nano|tiny)$',
+               help="Matching flavors become parameters for scenario tests"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('non_ssh_image_regex',
+               default='^.*[Ww]in.*$',
+               help="SSH verification in tests is skipped"
+                    "for matching images"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('ssh_user_regex',
+               default="[[\"^.*[Cc]irros.*$\", \"root\"]]",
+               help="List of user mapped to regex "
+                    "to matching image names."),
+]
+
+
+baremetal_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='baremetal',
+                               title='Baremetal provisioning service options')
+
+BaremetalGroup = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
+               default='baremetal',
+               help="Catalog type of the baremetal provisioning service."),
+]
+
 
 # this should never be called outside of this class
 class TempestConfigPrivate(object):
@@ -721,6 +755,8 @@
         register_opt_group(cfg.CONF, service_available_group,
                            ServiceAvailableGroup)
         register_opt_group(cfg.CONF, debug_group, DebugGroup)
+        register_opt_group(cfg.CONF, baremetal_group, BaremetalGroup)
+        register_opt_group(cfg.CONF, input_scenario_group, InputScenarioGroup)
         self.compute = cfg.CONF.compute
         self.compute_feature_enabled = cfg.CONF['compute-feature-enabled']
         self.identity = cfg.CONF.identity
@@ -743,6 +779,8 @@
         self.scenario = cfg.CONF.scenario
         self.service_available = cfg.CONF.service_available
         self.debug = cfg.CONF.debug
+        self.baremetal = cfg.CONF.baremetal
+        self.input_scenario = cfg.CONF['input-scenario']
         if not self.compute_admin.username:
             self.compute_admin.username = self.identity.admin_username
             self.compute_admin.password = self.identity.admin_password
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 3618a14..52a36e6 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@
             name = data_utils.rand_name('server-smoke-%d-' % i)
             self._create_server(name, network)
 
+    def _log_console_output(self):
+        for server, key in self.servers.items():
+            LOG.debug('Console output for %s', server.id)
+            LOG.debug(server.get_console_output())
+
     def _check_tenant_network_connectivity(self):
         if not CONF.network.tenant_networks_reachable:
             msg = 'Tenant networks not configured to be reachable.'
@@ -229,6 +234,7 @@
                                                     key.private_key)
         except Exception:
             LOG.exception('Tenant connectivity check failed')
+            self._log_console_output()
             debug.log_ip_ns()
             raise
 
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@
         # The target login is assumed to have been configured for
         # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
         ssh_login = CONF.compute.image_ssh_user
+        LOG.debug('checking network connections')
         try:
             for floating_ip, server in self.floating_ips.iteritems():
                 ip_address = floating_ip.floating_ip_address
@@ -265,6 +272,7 @@
                                             should_connect=should_connect)
         except Exception:
             LOG.exception('Public network connectivity check failed')
+            self._log_console_output()
             debug.log_ip_ns()
             raise
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py
index 1e1a310..ca3035d 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest.common.utils import test_utils
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.scenario import manager
 from tempest.test import services
 
+import testscenarios
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# NOTE(andreaf) - nose does not honour the load_tests protocol
+# however it's test discovery regex will match anything
+# which includes _tests. So nose would require some further
+# investigation to be supported with this
+load_tests = testscenarios.load_tests_apply_scenarios
+
 
 class TestServerBasicOps(manager.OfficialClientTest):
 
@@ -37,6 +46,37 @@
      * Terminate the instance
     """
 
+    scenario_utils = test_utils.InputScenarioUtils()
+    scenario_flavor = scenario_utils.scenario_flavors
+    scenario_image = scenario_utils.scenario_images
+
+    scenarios = testscenarios.multiply_scenarios(scenario_image,
+                                                 scenario_flavor)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestServerBasicOps, self).setUp()
+        # Setup image and flavor the test instance
+        # Support both configured and injected values
+        if not hasattr(self, 'image_ref'):
+            self.image_ref = self.config.compute.image_ref
+        if not hasattr(self, 'flavor_ref'):
+            self.flavor_ref = self.config.compute.flavor_ref
+        self.image_utils = test_utils.ImageUtils()
+        if not self.image_utils.is_flavor_enough(self.flavor_ref,
+                                                 self.image_ref):
+            raise self.skipException(
+                '{image} does not fit in {flavor}'.format(
+                    image=self.image_ref, flavor=self.flavor_ref
+                )
+            )
+        self.run_ssh = self.config.compute.run_ssh and \
+            self.image_utils.is_sshable_image(self.image_ref)
+        self.ssh_user = self.image_utils.ssh_user(self.image_ref)
+        LOG.debug('Starting test for i:{image}, f:{flavor}. '
+                  'Run ssh: {ssh}, user: {ssh_user}'.format(
+                      image=self.image_ref, flavor=self.flavor_ref,
+                      ssh=self.run_ssh, ssh_user=self.ssh_user))
+
     def add_keypair(self):
         self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
 
@@ -53,10 +93,13 @@
         self._create_loginable_secgroup_rule_nova(secgroup_id=self.secgroup.id)
 
     def boot_instance(self):
+        # Create server with image and flavor from input scenario
         create_kwargs = {
             'key_name': self.keypair.id
         }
-        instance = self.create_server(create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
+        instance = self.create_server(image=self.image_ref,
+                                      flavor=self.flavor_ref,
+                                      create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
         self.set_resource('instance', instance)
 
     def pause_server(self):
@@ -100,6 +143,19 @@
         instance.delete()
         self.remove_resource('instance')
 
+    def verify_ssh(self):
+        if self.run_ssh:
+            # Obtain a floating IP
+            floating_ip = self.compute_client.floating_ips.create()
+            # Attach a floating IP
+            instance = self.get_resource('instance')
+            instance.add_floating_ip(floating_ip)
+            # Check ssh
+            self.get_remote_client(
+                server_or_ip=floating_ip.ip,
+                username=self.image_utils.ssh_user(self.image_ref),
+                private_key=self.keypair.private)
+
     @services('compute', 'network')
     def test_server_basicops(self):
         self.add_keypair()
@@ -109,4 +165,5 @@
         self.unpause_server()
         self.suspend_server()
         self.resume_server()
+        self.verify_ssh()
         self.terminate_instance()
diff --git a/tempest/services/baremetal/__init__.py b/tempest/services/baremetal/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/baremetal/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/baremetal/base.py b/tempest/services/baremetal/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d4fa50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/baremetal/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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 functools
+import json
+
+import six
+
+from tempest.common import rest_client
+
+
+def handle_errors(f):
+    """A decorator that allows to ignore certain types of errors."""
+
+    @functools.wraps(f)
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        param_name = 'ignore_errors'
+        ignored_errors = kwargs.get(param_name, tuple())
+
+        if param_name in kwargs:
+            del kwargs[param_name]
+
+        try:
+            return f(*args, **kwargs)
+        except ignored_errors:
+            # Silently ignore errors
+            pass
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
+class BaremetalClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+    """
+    Base Tempest REST client for Ironic API.
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(BaremetalClient, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                              auth_url, tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.baremetal.catalog_type
+        self.uri_prefix = ''
+
+    def serialize(self, object_type, object_dict):
+        """Serialize an Ironic object."""
+
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def deserialize(self, object_str):
+        """Deserialize an Ironic object."""
+
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _get_uri(self, resource_name, uuid=None, permanent=False):
+        """
+        Get URI for a specific resource or object.
+
+        :param resource_name: The name of the REST resource, e.g., 'nodes'.
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of an object in UUID format.
+        :return: Relative URI for the resource or object.
+
+        """
+        prefix = self.uri_prefix if not permanent else ''
+
+        return '{pref}/{res}{uuid}'.format(pref=prefix,
+                                           res=resource_name,
+                                           uuid='/%s' % uuid if uuid else '')
+
+    def _make_patch(self, allowed_attributes, **kw):
+        """
+        Create a JSON patch according to RFC 6902.
+
+        :param allowed_attributes: An iterable object that contains a set of
+            allowed attributes for an object.
+        :param **kw: Attributes and new values for them.
+        :return: A JSON path that sets values of the specified attributes to
+            the new ones.
+
+        """
+        def get_change(kw, path='/'):
+            for name, value in six.iteritems(kw):
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    for ch in get_change(value, path + '%s/' % name):
+                        yield ch
+                else:
+                    yield {'path': path + name,
+                           'value': value,
+                           'op': 'replace'}
+
+        patch = [ch for ch in get_change(kw)
+                 if ch['path'].lstrip('/') in allowed_attributes]
+
+        return patch
+
+    def _list_request(self, resource, permanent=False):
+        """
+        Get the list of objects of the specified type.
+
+        :param resource: The name of the REST resource, e.g., 'nodes'.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and deserialized JSON list
+                 of objects
+
+        """
+        uri = self._get_uri(resource, permanent=permanent)
+
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+
+        return resp, self.deserialize(body)
+
+    def _show_request(self, resource, uuid, permanent=False):
+        """
+        Gets a specific object of the specified type.
+
+        :param uuid: Unique identifier of the object in UUID format.
+        :return: Serialized object as a dictionary.
+
+        """
+        uri = self._get_uri(resource, uuid=uuid, permanent=permanent)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+
+        return resp, self.deserialize(body)
+
+    def _create_request(self, resource, object_type, object_dict):
+        """
+        Create an object of the specified type.
+
+        :param resource: The name of the REST resource, e.g., 'nodes'.
+        :param object_dict: A Python dict that represents an object of the
+                            specified type.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the deserialized created
+                 object.
+
+        """
+        body = self.serialize(object_type, object_dict)
+        uri = self._get_uri(resource)
+
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, headers=self.headers, body=body)
+
+        return resp, self.deserialize(body)
+
+    def _delete_request(self, resource, uuid):
+        """
+        Delete specified object.
+
+        :param resource: The name of the REST resource, e.g., 'nodes'.
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of an object in UUID format.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the response body.
+
+        """
+        uri = self._get_uri(resource, uuid)
+
+        resp, body = self.delete(uri, self.headers)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def _patch_request(self, resource, uuid, patch_object):
+        """
+        Update specified object with JSON-patch.
+
+        :param resource: The name of the REST resource, e.g., 'nodes'.
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of an object in UUID format.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the serialized patched
+                 object.
+
+        """
+        uri = self._get_uri(resource, uuid)
+        patch_body = json.dumps(patch_object)
+
+        resp, body = self.patch(uri, headers=self.headers, body=patch_body)
+        return resp, self.deserialize(body)
+
+    @handle_errors
+    def get_api_description(self):
+        """Retrieves all versions of the Ironic API."""
+
+        return self._list_request('', permanent=True)
+
+    @handle_errors
+    def get_version_description(self, version='v1'):
+        """
+        Retrieves the desctription of the API.
+
+        :param version: The version of the API. Default: 'v1'.
+        :return: Serialized description of API resources.
+
+        """
+        return self._list_request(version, permanent=True)
diff --git a/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/__init__.py b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/base_v1.py b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/base_v1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fdf036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/base_v1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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.services.baremetal import base
+
+
+class BaremetalClientV1(base.BaremetalClient):
+    """
+    Base Tempest REST client for Ironic API v1.
+
+    Specific implementations must implement serialize and deserialize
+    methods in order to send requests to Ironic.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(BaremetalClientV1, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                                auth_url, tenant_name)
+        self.version = '1'
+        self.uri_prefix = 'v%s' % self.version
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def list_nodes(self):
+        """List all existing nodes."""
+        return self._list_request('nodes')
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def list_chassis(self):
+        """List all existing chassis."""
+        return self._list_request('chassis')
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def list_ports(self):
+        """List all existing ports."""
+        return self._list_request('ports')
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def show_node(self, uuid):
+        """
+        Gets a specific node.
+
+        :param uuid: Unique identifier of the node in UUID format.
+        :return: Serialized node as a dictionary.
+
+        """
+        return self._show_request('nodes', uuid)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def show_chassis(self, uuid):
+        """
+        Gets a specific chassis.
+
+        :param uuid: Unique identifier of the chassis in UUID format.
+        :return: Serialized chassis as a dictionary.
+
+        """
+        return self._show_request('chassis', uuid)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def show_port(self, uuid):
+        """
+        Gets a specific port.
+
+        :param uuid: Unique identifier of the port in UUID format.
+        :return: Serialized port as a dictionary.
+
+        """
+        return self._show_request('ports', uuid)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def create_node(self, chassis_id, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Create a baremetal node with the specified parameters.
+
+        :param cpu_arch: CPU architecture of the node. Default: x86_64.
+        :param cpu_num: Number of CPUs. Default: 8.
+        :param storage: Disk size. Default: 1024.
+        :param memory: Available RAM. Default: 4096.
+        :param driver: Driver name. Default: "fake"
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the created node.
+
+        """
+        node = {'chassis_uuid': chassis_id,
+                'properties': {'cpu_arch': kwargs.get('cpu_arch', 'x86_64'),
+                               'cpu_num': kwargs.get('cpu_num', 8),
+                               'storage': kwargs.get('storage', 1024),
+                               'memory': kwargs.get('memory', 4096)},
+                'driver': kwargs.get('driver', 'fake')}
+
+        return self._create_request('nodes', 'node', node)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def create_chassis(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Create a chassis with the specified parameters.
+
+        :param description: The description of the chassis.
+            Default: test-chassis
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the created chassis.
+
+        """
+        chassis = {'description': kwargs.get('description', 'test-chassis')}
+
+        return self._create_request('chassis', 'chassis', chassis)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def create_port(self, node_id, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Create a port with the specified parameters.
+
+        :param node_id: The ID of the node which owns the port.
+        :param address: MAC address of the port. Default: 01:23:45:67:89:0A.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the created port.
+
+        """
+        port = {'address': kwargs.get('address', '01:23:45:67:89:0A'),
+                'node_uuid': node_id}
+
+        return self._create_request('ports', 'port', port)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def delete_node(self, uuid):
+        """
+        Deletes a node having the specified UUID.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the node.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the response body.
+
+        """
+        return self._delete_request('nodes', uuid)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def delete_chassis(self, uuid):
+        """
+        Deletes a chassis having the specified UUID.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the chassis.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the response body.
+
+        """
+        return self._delete_request('chassis', uuid)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def delete_port(self, uuid):
+        """
+        Deletes a port having the specified UUID.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the port.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the response body.
+
+        """
+        return self._delete_request('ports', uuid)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def update_node(self, uuid, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Update the specified node.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the node.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the updated node.
+
+        """
+        node_attributes = ('properties/cpu_arch',
+                           'properties/cpu_num',
+                           'properties/storage',
+                           'properties/memory',
+                           'driver')
+
+        patch = self._make_patch(node_attributes, **kwargs)
+
+        return self._patch_request('nodes', uuid, patch)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def update_chassis(self, uuid, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Update the specified chassis.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the chassis.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the updated chassis.
+
+        """
+        chassis_attributes = ('description',)
+        patch = self._make_patch(chassis_attributes, **kwargs)
+
+        return self._patch_request('chassis', uuid, patch)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def update_port(self, uuid, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Update the specified port.
+
+        :param uuid: The unique identifier of the port.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and the updated port.
+
+        """
+        port_attributes = ('address',)
+        patch = self._make_patch(port_attributes, **kwargs)
+
+        return self._patch_request('ports', uuid, patch)
diff --git a/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_json.py b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_json.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa7cd67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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 json
+
+from tempest.services.baremetal.v1 import base_v1
+
+
+class BaremetalClientJSON(base_v1.BaremetalClientV1):
+    """Tempest REST client for Ironic JSON API v1."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(BaremetalClientJSON, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                                  auth_url, tenant_name)
+
+        self.serialize = lambda obj_type, obj_body: json.dumps(obj_body)
+        self.deserialize = json.loads
diff --git a/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_xml.py b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_xml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9b5a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_xml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.common import rest_client
+from tempest.services.baremetal.v1 import base_v1 as base
+from tempest.services.compute.xml import common as xml
+
+
+class BaremetalClientXML(rest_client.RestClientXML, base.BaremetalClientV1):
+    """Tempest REST client for Ironic XML API v1."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(BaremetalClientXML, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                                 auth_url, tenant_name)
+
+        self.serialize = self.json_to_xml
+        self.deserialize = xml.xml_to_json
+
+    def json_to_xml(self, object_type, object_dict):
+        """
+        Brainlessly converts a specification of an object to XML string.
+
+        :param object_type: Kind of the object.
+        :param object_dict: Specification of the object attributes as a dict.
+        :return: An XML string that corresponds to the specification.
+
+        """
+        root = xml.Element(object_type)
+
+        for attr_name, value in object_dict:
+            # Handle nested dictionaries
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                value = self.json_to_xml(attr_name, value)
+
+            root.append(xml.Element(attr_name, value))
+
+        return str(xml.Document(root))
+
+    def _patch_request(self, resource_name, uuid, patch_object):
+        """Changes Content-Type header to application/json for jsonpatch."""
+
+        self.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+        try:
+            super(self)._patch_request(self, resource_name, uuid, patch_object)
+        finally:
+            self.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/xml'
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/common.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/common.py
index d2a18a1..76ad1aa 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/common.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/common.py
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@
         if tag.startswith("{"):
             ns, tag = tag.split("}", 1)
         if plurals is not None and tag in plurals:
-                json[tag] = parse_array(child)
+                json[tag] = parse_array(child, plurals)
         else:
-            json[tag] = xml_to_json(child)
+            json[tag] = xml_to_json(child, plurals)
     return json
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/snapshots_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/snapshots_client.py
index 9435122..c270de8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/snapshots_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/snapshots_client.py
@@ -149,3 +149,40 @@
         url = 'snapshots/%s/action' % str(snapshot_id)
         resp, body = self.post(url, post_body, self.headers)
         return resp, body
+
+    def create_snapshot_metadata(self, snapshot_id, metadata):
+        """Create metadata for the snapshot."""
+        put_body = json.dumps({'metadata': metadata})
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata" % str(snapshot_id)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, put_body, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['metadata']
+
+    def get_snapshot_metadata(self, snapshot_id):
+        """Get metadata of the snapshot."""
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata" % str(snapshot_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['metadata']
+
+    def update_snapshot_metadata(self, snapshot_id, metadata):
+        """Update metadata for the snapshot."""
+        put_body = json.dumps({'metadata': metadata})
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata" % str(snapshot_id)
+        resp, body = self.put(url, put_body, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['metadata']
+
+    def update_snapshot_metadata_item(self, snapshot_id, id, meta_item):
+        """Update metadata item for the snapshot."""
+        put_body = json.dumps({'meta': meta_item})
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(snapshot_id), str(id))
+        resp, body = self.put(url, put_body, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['meta']
+
+    def delete_snapshot_metadata_item(self, snapshot_id, id):
+        """Delete metadata item for the snapshot."""
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(snapshot_id), str(id))
+        resp, body = self.delete(url, self.headers)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index 967dc09..afba4b0 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -263,3 +263,40 @@
         resp, body = self.post('volumes/%s/action' % volume_id, post_body,
                                self.headers)
         return resp, body
+
+    def create_volume_metadata(self, volume_id, metadata):
+        """Create metadata for the volume."""
+        put_body = json.dumps({'metadata': metadata})
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata" % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, put_body, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['metadata']
+
+    def get_volume_metadata(self, volume_id):
+        """Get metadata of the volume."""
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata" % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['metadata']
+
+    def update_volume_metadata(self, volume_id, metadata):
+        """Update metadata for the volume."""
+        put_body = json.dumps({'metadata': metadata})
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata" % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.put(url, put_body, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['metadata']
+
+    def update_volume_metadata_item(self, volume_id, id, meta_item):
+        """Update metadata item for the volume."""
+        put_body = json.dumps({'meta': meta_item})
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(volume_id), str(id))
+        resp, body = self.put(url, put_body, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['meta']
+
+    def delete_volume_metadata_item(self, volume_id, id):
+        """Delete metadata item for the volume."""
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(volume_id), str(id))
+        resp, body = self.delete(url, self.headers)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
index 5d59b07..3a70eab 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Text
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import XMLNS_11
 
@@ -170,3 +171,57 @@
         if body:
             body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
+
+    def _metadata_body(self, meta):
+        post_body = Element('metadata')
+        for k, v in meta.items():
+            data = Element('meta', key=k)
+            data.append(Text(v))
+            post_body.append(data)
+        return post_body
+
+    def _parse_key_value(self, node):
+        """Parse <foo key='key'>value</foo> data into {'key': 'value'}."""
+        data = {}
+        for node in node.getchildren():
+            data[node.get('key')] = node.text
+        return data
+
+    def create_snapshot_metadata(self, snapshot_id, metadata):
+        """Create metadata for the snapshot."""
+        post_body = self._metadata_body(metadata)
+        resp, body = self.post('snapshots/%s/metadata' % snapshot_id,
+                               str(Document(post_body)),
+                               self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def get_snapshot_metadata(self, snapshot_id):
+        """Get metadata of the snapshot."""
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata" % str(snapshot_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_snapshot_metadata(self, snapshot_id, metadata):
+        """Update metadata for the snapshot."""
+        put_body = self._metadata_body(metadata)
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata" % str(snapshot_id)
+        resp, body = self.put(url, str(Document(put_body)), self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_snapshot_metadata_item(self, snapshot_id, id, meta_item):
+        """Update metadata item for the snapshot."""
+        for k, v in meta_item.items():
+            put_body = Element('meta', key=k)
+            put_body.append(Text(v))
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(snapshot_id), str(id))
+        resp, body = self.put(url, str(Document(put_body)), self.headers)
+        body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_snapshot_metadata_item(self, snapshot_id, id):
+        """Delete metadata item for the snapshot."""
+        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(snapshot_id), str(id))
+        return self.delete(url)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index 1fc63e9..f175138 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -356,3 +356,57 @@
         if body:
             body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
+
+    def _metadata_body(self, meta):
+        post_body = Element('metadata')
+        for k, v in meta.items():
+            data = Element('meta', key=k)
+            data.append(Text(v))
+            post_body.append(data)
+        return post_body
+
+    def _parse_key_value(self, node):
+        """Parse <foo key='key'>value</foo> data into {'key': 'value'}."""
+        data = {}
+        for node in node.getchildren():
+            data[node.get('key')] = node.text
+        return data
+
+    def create_volume_metadata(self, volume_id, metadata):
+        """Create metadata for the volume."""
+        post_body = self._metadata_body(metadata)
+        resp, body = self.post('volumes/%s/metadata' % volume_id,
+                               str(Document(post_body)),
+                               self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def get_volume_metadata(self, volume_id):
+        """Get metadata of the volume."""
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata" % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_volume_metadata(self, volume_id, metadata):
+        """Update metadata for the volume."""
+        put_body = self._metadata_body(metadata)
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata" % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.put(url, str(Document(put_body)), self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_volume_metadata_item(self, volume_id, id, meta_item):
+        """Update metadata item for the volume."""
+        for k, v in meta_item.items():
+            put_body = Element('meta', key=k)
+            put_body.append(Text(v))
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(volume_id), str(id))
+        resp, body = self.put(url, str(Document(put_body)), self.headers)
+        body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_volume_metadata_item(self, volume_id, id):
+        """Delete metadata item for the volume."""
+        url = "volumes/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(volume_id), str(id))
+        return self.delete(url)
diff --git a/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json b/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json
index 0cb6776..e03fd4f 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json
+++ b/tempest/stress/etc/ssh_floating.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
              "new_floating": true,
              "verify": ["check_icmp_echo", "check_port_ssh"],
              "check_timeout": 120,
-             "check_inerval": 1,
+             "check_interval": 1,
              "wait_after_vm_create": true,
              "wait_for_disassociate": true,
              "reboot": false}