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+# Copyright 2014 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.volume import base
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class VolumeQuotasNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
+    _interface = "json"
+    force_tenant_isolation = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    @test.safe_setup
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(VolumeQuotasNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        demo_user = cls.isolated_creds.get_primary_user()
+        cls.demo_tenant_id = demo_user.get('tenantId')
+        cls.shared_quota_set = {'gigabytes': 3, 'volumes': 1, 'snapshots': 1}
+
+        # NOTE(gfidente): no need to restore original quota set
+        # after the tests as they only work with tenant isolation.
+        resp, quota_set = cls.quotas_client.update_quota_set(
+            cls.demo_tenant_id,
+            **cls.shared_quota_set)
+
+        # NOTE(gfidente): no need to delete in tearDown as
+        # they are created using utility wrapper methods.
+        cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
+        cls.snapshot = cls.create_snapshot(cls.volume['id'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='negative')
+    def test_quota_volumes(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.volumes_client.create_volume,
+                          size=1)
+
+    @test.attr(type='negative')
+    def test_quota_volume_snapshots(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.snapshots_client.create_snapshot,
+                          self.volume['id'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='negative')
+    def test_quota_volume_gigabytes(self):
+        # NOTE(gfidente): quota set needs to be changed for this test
+        # or we may be limited by the volumes or snaps quota number, not by
+        # actual gigs usage; next line ensures shared set is restored.
+        self.addCleanup(self.quotas_client.update_quota_set,
+                        self.demo_tenant_id,
+                        **self.shared_quota_set)
+
+        new_quota_set = {'gigabytes': 2, 'volumes': 2, 'snapshots': 1}
+        resp, quota_set = self.quotas_client.update_quota_set(
+            self.demo_tenant_id,
+            **new_quota_set)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.volumes_client.create_volume,
+                          size=1)
+
+        new_quota_set = {'gigabytes': 2, 'volumes': 1, 'snapshots': 2}
+        resp, quota_set = self.quotas_client.update_quota_set(
+            self.demo_tenant_id,
+            **self.shared_quota_set)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.snapshots_client.create_snapshot,
+                          self.volume['id'])
+
+
+class VolumeQuotasNegativeTestXML(VolumeQuotasNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = "xml"