diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
index a3bccc3..5028cad 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ServersAdminTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.os_adm.servers_client
-        cls.non_adm_client = cls.servers_client
         cls.flavors_client = cls.os_adm.flavors_client
         cls.identity_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
         tenant = cls.identity_client.get_tenant_by_name(
@@ -87,42 +86,6 @@
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(server['id'])
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_resize_server_using_overlimit_ram(self):
-        flavor_name = data_utils.rand_name("flavor-")
-        flavor_id = self._get_unused_flavor_id()
-        resp, quota_set = self.quotas_client.get_default_quota_set(
-            self.tenant_id)
-        ram = int(quota_set['ram']) + 1
-        vcpus = 8
-        disk = 10
-        resp, flavor_ref = self.flavors_client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
-                                                             ram, vcpus, disk,
-                                                             flavor_id)
-        self.addCleanup(self.flavors_client.delete_flavor, flavor_id)
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
-                          self.client.resize,
-                          self.servers[0]['id'],
-                          flavor_ref['id'])
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_resize_server_using_overlimit_vcpus(self):
-        flavor_name = data_utils.rand_name("flavor-")
-        flavor_id = self._get_unused_flavor_id()
-        ram = 512
-        resp, quota_set = self.quotas_client.get_default_quota_set(
-            self.tenant_id)
-        vcpus = int(quota_set['cores']) + 1
-        disk = 10
-        resp, flavor_ref = self.flavors_client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
-                                                             ram, vcpus, disk,
-                                                             flavor_id)
-        self.addCleanup(self.flavors_client.delete_flavor, flavor_id)
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
-                          self.client.resize,
-                          self.servers[0]['id'],
-                          flavor_ref['id'])
-
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_reset_state_server(self):
         # Reset server's state to 'error'
@@ -141,23 +104,6 @@
         resp, server = self.client.get_server(self.s1_id)
         self.assertEqual(server['status'], 'ACTIVE')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_reset_state_server_invalid_state(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
-                          self.client.reset_state, self.s1_id,
-                          state='invalid')
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_reset_state_server_invalid_type(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
-                          self.client.reset_state, self.s1_id,
-                          state=1)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_reset_state_server_nonexistent_server(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
-                          self.client.reset_state, '999')
-
     @attr(type='gate')
     @skip_because(bug="1240043")
     def test_get_server_diagnostics_by_admin(self):
@@ -170,13 +116,6 @@
         for key in basic_attrs:
             self.assertIn(key, str(diagnostic.keys()))
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_get_server_diagnostics_by_non_admin(self):
-        # Non-admin user can not view server diagnostics according to policy
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized,
-                          self.non_adm_client.get_server_diagnostics,
-                          self.s1_id)
-
 
 class ServersAdminTestXML(ServersAdminTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77d873b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 Huawei Technologies Co.,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.
+
+import uuid
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class ServersAdminNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+
+    """
+    Tests Servers API using admin privileges
+    """
+
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ServersAdminNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.os_adm.servers_client
+        cls.non_adm_client = cls.servers_client
+        cls.flavors_client = cls.os_adm.flavors_client
+        cls.identity_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
+        tenant = cls.identity_client.get_tenant_by_name(
+            cls.client.tenant_name)
+        cls.tenant_id = tenant['id']
+
+        cls.s1_name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
+        resp, server = cls.create_test_server(name=cls.s1_name,
+                                              wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        cls.s1_id = server['id']
+
+    def _get_unused_flavor_id(self):
+        flavor_id = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=1000)
+        while True:
+            try:
+                resp, body = self.flavors_client.get_flavor_details(flavor_id)
+            except exceptions.NotFound:
+                break
+            flavor_id = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=1000)
+        return flavor_id
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_resize_server_using_overlimit_ram(self):
+        flavor_name = data_utils.rand_name("flavor-")
+        flavor_id = self._get_unused_flavor_id()
+        resp, quota_set = self.quotas_client.get_default_quota_set(
+            self.tenant_id)
+        ram = int(quota_set['ram']) + 1
+        vcpus = 8
+        disk = 10
+        resp, flavor_ref = self.flavors_client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
+                                                             ram, vcpus, disk,
+                                                             flavor_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavors_client.delete_flavor, flavor_id)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.client.resize,
+                          self.servers[0]['id'],
+                          flavor_ref['id'])
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_resize_server_using_overlimit_vcpus(self):
+        flavor_name = data_utils.rand_name("flavor-")
+        flavor_id = self._get_unused_flavor_id()
+        ram = 512
+        resp, quota_set = self.quotas_client.get_default_quota_set(
+            self.tenant_id)
+        vcpus = int(quota_set['cores']) + 1
+        disk = 10
+        resp, flavor_ref = self.flavors_client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
+                                                             ram, vcpus, disk,
+                                                             flavor_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavors_client.delete_flavor, flavor_id)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.client.resize,
+                          self.servers[0]['id'],
+                          flavor_ref['id'])
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_reset_state_server_invalid_state(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.client.reset_state, self.s1_id,
+                          state='invalid')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_reset_state_server_invalid_type(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.client.reset_state, self.s1_id,
+                          state=1)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_reset_state_server_nonexistent_server(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.reset_state, '999')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_server_diagnostics_by_non_admin(self):
+        # Non-admin user can not view server diagnostics according to policy
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized,
+                          self.non_adm_client.get_server_diagnostics,
+                          self.s1_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_migrate_non_existent_server(self):
+        # migrate a non existent server
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.migrate_server,
+                          str(uuid.uuid4()))
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_migrate_server_invalid_state(self):
+        # create server.
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        server_id = server['id']
+        # suspend the server.
+        resp, _ = self.client.suspend_server(server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'SUSPENDED')
+        # migrate an suspended server should fail
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.migrate_server,
+                          server_id)
+
+
+class ServersAdminNegativeTestXML(ServersAdminNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
index 3e5413c..7d40d0e 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@
         server = self._parse_server(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, server
 
+    def migrate_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Migrates the given server ."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'migrate', None, **kwargs)
+
     def lock_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
         """Locks the given server."""
         return self.action(server_id, 'lock', None, **kwargs)