diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index b3b5906..678b595 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.servers_client import ServersClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.volumes_extensions_client import \
     VolumesExtensionsClientXML
+from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.endpoints_client import \
+    EndPointClientJSON
 from tempest.services.identity.json.identity_client import IdentityClientJSON
 from tempest.services.identity.json.identity_client import TokenClientJSON
+from tempest.services.identity.v3.xml.endpoints_client import EndPointClientXML
 from tempest.services.identity.xml.identity_client import IdentityClientXML
 from tempest.services.identity.xml.identity_client import TokenClientXML
 from tempest.services.image.v1.json.image_client import ImageClientJSON
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@
     InterfacesClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.interfaces_client import \
     InterfacesClientXML
+from tempest.services.compute.json.fixed_ips_client import FixedIPsClientJSON
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.fixed_ips_client import FixedIPsClientXML
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -157,6 +162,16 @@
     "xml": InterfacesClientXML,
 }
 
+ENDPOINT_CLIENT = {
+    "json": EndPointClientJSON,
+    "xml": EndPointClientXML,
+}
+
+FIXED_IPS_CLIENT = {
+    "json": FixedIPsClientJSON,
+    "xml": FixedIPsClientXML
+}
+
 
 class Manager(object):
 
@@ -219,6 +234,8 @@
             self.security_groups_client = \
                 SECURITY_GROUPS_CLIENT[interface](*client_args)
             self.interfaces_client = INTERFACES_CLIENT[interface](*client_args)
+            self.endpoints_client = ENDPOINT_CLIENT[interface](*client_args)
+            self.fixed_ips_client = FIXED_IPS_CLIENT[interface](*client_args)
         except KeyError:
             msg = "Unsupported interface type `%s'" % interface
             raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(msg)
diff --git a/tempest/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
index 366e467..fba3b0f 100644
--- a/tempest/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@
     def delete(self, url, headers=None):
         return self.request('DELETE', url, headers)
 
+    def patch(self, url, body, headers):
+        return self.request('PATCH', url, headers, body)
+
     def put(self, url, body, headers):
         return self.request('PUT', url, headers, body)
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/fixed_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/fixed_ips_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ef7c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/fixed_ips_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# 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.
+
+import json
+
+from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
+
+
+class FixedIPsClientJSON(RestClient):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(FixedIPsClientJSON, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                                 auth_url, tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
+
+    def get_fixed_ip_details(self, fixed_ip):
+        url = "os-fixed-ips/%s" % (fixed_ip)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['fixed_ip']
+
+    def reserve_fixed_ip(self, ip, body):
+        """This reserves and unreserves fixed ips."""
+        url = "os-fixed-ips/%s/action" % (ip)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, json.dumps(body), self.headers)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
index 37d4131..5b1e48f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['quota_set']
 
+    def get_default_quota_set(self, tenant_id):
+        """List the default quota set for a tenant."""
+
+        url = 'os-quota-sets/%s/defaults' % str(tenant_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['quota_set']
+
     def update_quota_set(self, tenant_id, injected_file_content_bytes=None,
                          metadata_items=None, ram=None, floating_ips=None,
                          fixed_ips=None, key_pairs=None, instances=None,
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index bc9d9bd..9e71f3d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         min_count: Count of minimum number of instances to launch.
         max_count: Count of maximum number of instances to launch.
         disk_config: Determines if user or admin controls disk configuration.
+        return_reservation_id: Enable/Disable the return of reservation id
         """
         post_body = {
             'name': name,
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@
                        'security_groups', 'networks', 'user_data',
                        'availability_zone', 'accessIPv4', 'accessIPv6',
                        'min_count', 'max_count', ('metadata', 'meta'),
-                       ('OS-DCF:diskConfig', 'disk_config')]:
+                       ('OS-DCF:diskConfig', 'disk_config'),
+                       'return_reservation_id']:
             if isinstance(option, tuple):
                 post_param = option[0]
                 key = option[1]
@@ -77,6 +79,10 @@
         resp, body = self.post('servers', post_body, self.headers)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
+        # NOTE(maurosr): this deals with the case of multiple server create
+        # with return reservation id set True
+        if 'reservation_id' in body:
+            return resp, body
         return resp, body['server']
 
     def update_server(self, server_id, name=None, meta=None, accessIPv4=None,
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/fixed_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/fixed_ips_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef023f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/fixed_ips_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# 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 lxml import etree
+
+from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+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
+
+
+class FixedIPsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(FixedIPsClientXML, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                                auth_url, tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
+
+    def _parse_fixed_ip_details(self, body):
+        body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return body
+
+    def get_fixed_ip_details(self, fixed_ip):
+        url = "os-fixed-ips/%s" % (fixed_ip)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_resp(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def reserve_fixed_ip(self, ip, body):
+        """This reserves and unreserves fixed ips."""
+        url = "os-fixed-ips/%s/action" % (ip)
+        # NOTE(maurosr): First converts the dict body to a json string then
+        # accept any action key value here to permit tests to cover cases with
+        # invalid actions raising badrequest.
+        key, value = body.popitem()
+        xml_body = Element(key)
+        xml_body.append(Text(value))
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(xml_body)), self.headers)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py
index 20e04b4..8912443 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
         body = self._format_quota(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def get_default_quota_set(self, tenant_id):
+        """List the default quota set for a tenant."""
+
+        url = 'os-quota-sets/%s/defaults' % str(tenant_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        body = self._format_quota(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def update_quota_set(self, tenant_id, injected_file_content_bytes=None,
                          metadata_items=None, ram=None, floating_ips=None,
                          fixed_ips=None, key_pairs=None, instances=None,
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
index e6c2a6c..331d560 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
     version = ip.get('version')
     if version:
         ip['version'] = int(version)
+    # NOTE(maurosr): just a fast way to avoid the xml version with the
+    # expanded xml namespace.
+    type_ns_prefix = ('{http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/extended_ips/'
+                      'api/v1.1}type')
+    if type_ns_prefix in ip:
+        ip['OS-EXT-IPS:type'] = ip[type_ns_prefix]
+        ip.pop(type_ns_prefix)
     return ip
 
 
@@ -235,7 +242,8 @@
                          name=name)
 
         for attr in ["adminPass", "accessIPv4", "accessIPv6", "key_name",
-                     "user_data", "availability_zone"]:
+                     "user_data", "availability_zone", "min_count",
+                     "max_count", "return_reservation_id"]:
             if attr in kwargs:
                 server.add_attr(attr, kwargs[attr])
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/__init__.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/__init__.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/endpoints_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/endpoints_client.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3cb8f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/endpoints_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# 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.
+
+import json
+from urlparse import urlparse
+
+from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
+
+
+class EndPointClientJSON(RestClient):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(EndPointClientJSON, self).__init__(config,
+                                                 username, password,
+                                                 auth_url, tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.identity.catalog_type
+        self.endpoint_url = 'adminURL'
+
+    def request(self, method, url, headers=None, body=None, wait=None):
+        """Overriding the existing HTTP request in super class rest_client."""
+        self._set_auth()
+        self.base_url = self.base_url.replace(urlparse(self.base_url).path,
+                                              "/v3")
+        return super(EndPointClientJSON, self).request(method, url,
+                                                       headers=headers,
+                                                       body=body)
+
+    def list_endpoints(self):
+        """GET endpoints."""
+        resp, body = self.get('endpoints')
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['endpoints']
+
+    def create_endpoint(self, service_id, interface, url, **kwargs):
+        """Create endpoint."""
+        region = kwargs.get('region', None)
+        enabled = kwargs.get('enabled', None)
+        post_body = {
+            'service_id': service_id,
+            'interface': interface,
+            'url': url,
+            'region': region,
+            'enabled': enabled
+        }
+        post_body = json.dumps({'endpoint': post_body})
+        resp, body = self.post('endpoints', post_body, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['endpoint']
+
+    def update_endpoint(self, endpoint_id, service_id=None, interface=None,
+                        url=None, region=None, enabled=None):
+        """Updates an endpoint with given parameters."""
+        post_body = {}
+        if service_id is not None:
+            post_body['service_id'] = service_id
+        if interface is not None:
+            post_body['interface'] = interface
+        if url is not None:
+            post_body['url'] = url
+        if region is not None:
+            post_body['region'] = region
+        if enabled is not None:
+            post_body['enabled'] = enabled
+        post_body = json.dumps({'endpoint': post_body})
+        resp, body = self.patch('endpoints/%s' % endpoint_id, post_body,
+                                self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['endpoint']
+
+    def delete_endpoint(self, endpoint_id):
+        """Delete endpoint."""
+        resp_header, resp_body = self.delete('endpoints/%s' % endpoint_id)
+        return resp_header, resp_body
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/__init__.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/endpoints_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/endpoints_client.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8400976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/endpoints_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# 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 urlparse import urlparse
+
+import httplib2
+from lxml import etree
+
+from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
+
+XMLNS = "http://docs.openstack.org/identity/api/v3"
+
+
+class EndPointClientXML(RestClientXML):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(EndPointClientXML, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                                auth_url, tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.identity.catalog_type
+        self.endpoint_url = 'adminURL'
+
+    def _parse_array(self, node):
+        array = []
+        for child in node.getchildren():
+            tag_list = child.tag.split('}', 1)
+            if tag_list[1] == "endpoint":
+                array.append(xml_to_json(child))
+        return array
+
+    def _parse_body(self, body):
+        json = xml_to_json(body)
+        return json
+
+    def request(self, method, url, headers=None, body=None, wait=None):
+        """Overriding the existing HTTP request in super class RestClient."""
+        dscv = self.config.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
+        self.http_obj = httplib2.Http(disable_ssl_certificate_validation=dscv)
+        self._set_auth()
+        self.base_url = self.base_url.replace(urlparse(self.base_url).path,
+                                              "/v3")
+        return super(EndPointClientXML, self).request(method, url,
+                                                      headers=headers,
+                                                      body=body)
+
+    def list_endpoints(self):
+        """Get the list of endpoints."""
+        resp, body = self.get("endpoints", self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def create_endpoint(self, service_id, interface, url, **kwargs):
+        """Create endpoint."""
+        region = kwargs.get('region', None)
+        enabled = kwargs.get('enabled', None)
+        create_endpoint = Element("endpoint",
+                                  xmlns=XMLNS,
+                                  service_id=service_id,
+                                  interface=interface,
+                                  url=url, region=region,
+                                  enabled=enabled)
+        resp, body = self.post('endpoints', str(Document(create_endpoint)),
+                               self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_body(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_endpoint(self, endpoint_id, service_id=None, interface=None,
+                        url=None, region=None, enabled=None):
+        """Updates an endpoint with given parameters."""
+        doc = Document()
+        endpoint = Element("endpoint")
+        doc.append(endpoint)
+
+        if service_id:
+            endpoint.add_attr("service_id", service_id)
+        if interface:
+            endpoint.add_attr("interface", interface)
+        if url:
+            endpoint.add_attr("url", url)
+        if region:
+            endpoint.add_attr("region", region)
+        if enabled is not None:
+            endpoint.add_attr("enabled", enabled)
+        resp, body = self.patch('endpoints/%s' % str(endpoint_id),
+                                str(doc), self.headers)
+        body = self._parse_body(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_endpoint(self, endpoint_id):
+        """Delete endpoint."""
+        resp_header, resp_body = self.delete('endpoints/%s' % endpoint_id)
+        return resp_header, resp_body
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index 6b0befd..87c0eba 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
         metadata: A dictionary of values to be used as metadata.
         volume_type: Optional Name of volume_type for the volume
         snapshot_id: When specified the volume is created from this snapshot
+        imageRef: When specified the volume is created from this image
         """
         post_body = {'size': size}
         post_body.update(kwargs)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index 6fd1397..8eda26b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
         :param volume_type: Optional Name of volume_type for the volume
         :param snapshot_id: When specified the volume is created from
                             this snapshot
+        :param imageRef: When specified the volume is created from this
+                         image
         """
         #NOTE(afazekas): it should use a volume namespace
         volume = Element("volume", xmlns=XMLNS_11, size=size)
diff --git a/tempest/smoke.py b/tempest/smoke.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d4043f..0000000
--- a/tempest/smoke.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 OpenStack, LLC
-# 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 logging
-
-from tempest import test
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class SmokeTest(object):
-
-    """
-    Base test case class mixin for "smoke tests"
-
-    Smoke tests are tests that have the following characteristics:
-
-     * Test basic operations of an API, typically in an order that
-       a regular user would perform those operations
-     * Test only the correct inputs and action paths -- no fuzz or
-       random input data is sent, only valid inputs.
-     * Use only the default client tool for calling an API
-    """
-    pass
-
-
-class DefaultClientSmokeTest(test.DefaultClientTest, SmokeTest):
-
-    """
-    Base smoke test case class that provides the default clients to
-    access the various OpenStack APIs.
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        # NOTE(jaypipes): Because smoke tests are typically run in a specific
-        # order, and because test methods in smoke tests generally create
-        # resources in a particular order, we destroy resources in the reverse
-        # order in which resources are added to the smoke test class object
-        while cls.os_resources:
-            thing = cls.os_resources.pop()
-            LOG.debug("Deleting %r from shared resources of %s" %
-                      (thing, cls.__name__))
-
-            try:
-                # OpenStack resources are assumed to have a delete()
-                # method which destroys the resource...
-                thing.delete()
-            except Exception as e:
-                # If the resource is already missing, mission accomplished.
-                if e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound':
-                    continue
-                raise
-
-            def is_deletion_complete():
-                # Deletion testing is only required for objects whose
-                # existence cannot be checked via retrieval.
-                if isinstance(thing, dict):
-                    return True
-                try:
-                    thing.get()
-                except Exception as e:
-                    # Clients are expected to return an exception
-                    # called 'NotFound' if retrieval fails.
-                    if e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound':
-                        return True
-                    raise
-                return False
-
-            # Block until resource deletion has completed or timed-out
-            test.call_until_true(is_deletion_complete, 10, 1)
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index e0639b6..ccb2251 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -115,42 +115,91 @@
     return False
 
 
-class DefaultClientTest(TestCase):
+def status_timeout(things, thing_id, expected_status):
+    """
+    Given a thing and an expected status, do a loop, sleeping
+    for a configurable amount of time, checking for the
+    expected status to show. At any time, if the returned
+    status of the thing is ERROR, fail out.
+    """
+    def check_status():
+        # python-novaclient has resources available to its client
+        # that all implement a get() method taking an identifier
+        # for the singular resource to retrieve.
+        thing = things.get(thing_id)
+        new_status = thing.status
+        if new_status == 'ERROR':
+            self.fail("%s failed to get to expected status."
+                      "In ERROR state."
+                      % thing)
+        elif new_status == expected_status:
+            return True  # All good.
+        LOG.debug("Waiting for %s to get to %s status. "
+                  "Currently in %s status",
+                  thing, expected_status, new_status)
+    conf = config.TempestConfig()
+    if not call_until_true(check_status,
+                           conf.compute.build_timeout,
+                           conf.compute.build_interval):
+        self.fail("Timed out waiting for thing %s to become %s"
+                  % (thing_id, expected_status))
+
+
+class DefaultClientSmokeTest(TestCase):
 
     """
-    Base test case class that provides the default clients to access
-    the various OpenStack APIs.
+    Base smoke test case class that provides the default clients to
+    access the various OpenStack APIs.
+
+    Smoke tests are tests that have the following characteristics:
+
+     * Test basic operations of an API, typically in an order that
+       a regular user would perform those operations
+     * Test only the correct inputs and action paths -- no fuzz or
+       random input data is sent, only valid inputs.
+     * Use only the default client tool for calling an API
     """
 
     manager_class = manager.DefaultClientManager
 
-    def status_timeout(self, things, thing_id, expected_status):
-        """
-        Given a thing and an expected status, do a loop, sleeping
-        for a configurable amount of time, checking for the
-        expected status to show. At any time, if the returned
-        status of the thing is ERROR, fail out.
-        """
-        def check_status():
-            # python-novaclient has resources available to its client
-            # that all implement a get() method taking an identifier
-            # for the singular resource to retrieve.
-            thing = things.get(thing_id)
-            new_status = thing.status
-            if new_status == 'ERROR':
-                self.fail("%s failed to get to expected status."
-                          "In ERROR state."
-                          % thing)
-            elif new_status == expected_status:
-                return True  # All good.
-            LOG.debug("Waiting for %s to get to %s status. "
-                      "Currently in %s status",
-                      thing, expected_status, new_status)
-        if not call_until_true(check_status,
-                               self.config.compute.build_timeout,
-                               self.config.compute.build_interval):
-            self.fail("Timed out waiting for thing %s to become %s"
-                      % (thing_id, expected_status))
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        # NOTE(jaypipes): Because smoke tests are typically run in a specific
+        # order, and because test methods in smoke tests generally create
+        # resources in a particular order, we destroy resources in the reverse
+        # order in which resources are added to the smoke test class object
+        while cls.os_resources:
+            thing = cls.os_resources.pop()
+            LOG.debug("Deleting %r from shared resources of %s" %
+                      (thing, cls.__name__))
+
+            try:
+                # OpenStack resources are assumed to have a delete()
+                # method which destroys the resource...
+                thing.delete()
+            except Exception as e:
+                # If the resource is already missing, mission accomplished.
+                if e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound':
+                    continue
+                raise
+
+            def is_deletion_complete():
+                # Deletion testing is only required for objects whose
+                # existence cannot be checked via retrieval.
+                if isinstance(thing, dict):
+                    return True
+                try:
+                    thing.get()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    # Clients are expected to return an exception
+                    # called 'NotFound' if retrieval fails.
+                    if e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound':
+                        return True
+                    raise
+                return False
+
+            # Block until resource deletion has completed or timed-out
+            call_until_true(is_deletion_complete, 10, 1)
 
 
 class ComputeFuzzClientTest(TestCase):
@@ -161,46 +210,3 @@
     """
 
     manager_class = manager.ComputeFuzzClientManager
-
-    def status_timeout(self, client_get_method, thing_id, expected_status):
-        """
-        Given a method to get a resource and an expected status, do a loop,
-        sleeping for a configurable amount of time, checking for the
-        expected status to show. At any time, if the returned
-        status of the thing is ERROR, fail out.
-
-        :param client_get_method: The callable that will retrieve the thing
-                                  with ID :param:thing_id
-        :param thing_id: The ID of the thing to get
-        :param expected_status: String value of the expected status of the
-                                thing that we are looking for.
-
-        :code ..
-
-            Usage:
-
-            def test_some_server_action(self):
-                client = self.servers_client
-                resp, server = client.create_server('random_server')
-                self.status_timeout(client.get_server, server['id'], 'ACTIVE')
-        """
-        def check_status():
-            # Tempest REST client has resources available to its client
-            # that all implement a various get_$resource() methods taking
-            # an identifier for the singular resource to retrieve.
-            thing = client_get_method(thing_id)
-            new_status = thing['status']
-            if new_status == 'ERROR':
-                self.fail("%s failed to get to expected status."
-                          "In ERROR state."
-                          % thing)
-            elif new_status == expected_status:
-                return True  # All good.
-            LOG.debug("Waiting for %s to get to %s status. "
-                      "Currently in %s status",
-                      thing, expected_status, new_status)
-        if not call_until_true(check_status,
-                               self.config.compute.build_timeout,
-                               self.config.compute.build_interval):
-            self.fail("Timed out waiting for thing %s to become %s"
-                      % (thing_id, expected_status))
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_fixed_ips.py b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_fixed_ips.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8b1359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_fixed_ips.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# 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 import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.tests.compute import base
+
+
+class FixedIPsBase(base.BaseComputeAdminTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+    ip = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(FixedIPsBase, cls).setUpClass()
+        # NOTE(maurosr): The idea here is: the server creation is just an
+        # auxiliary element to the ip details or reservation, there was no way
+        # (at least none in my mind) to get an valid and existing ip except
+        # by creating a server and using its ip. So the intention is to create
+        # fewer server possible (one) and use it to both: json and xml tests.
+        # This decreased time to run both tests, in my test machine, from 53
+        # secs to 29 (agains 23 secs when running only json tests)
+        if cls.ip is None:
+            cls.client = cls.os_adm.fixed_ips_client
+            cls.non_admin_client = cls.fixed_ips_client
+            resp, server = cls.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+            resp, server = cls.servers_client.get_server(server['id'])
+            for ip_set in server['addresses']:
+                for ip in server['addresses'][ip_set]:
+                    if ip['OS-EXT-IPS:type'] == 'fixed':
+                        cls.ip = ip['addr']
+                        break
+                if cls.ip:
+                    break
+
+
+class FixedIPsTestJson(FixedIPsBase):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @attr(type='positive')
+    def test_list_fixed_ip_details(self):
+        resp, fixed_ip = self.client.get_fixed_ip_details(self.ip)
+        self.assertEqual(fixed_ip['address'], self.ip)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_list_fixed_ip_details_with_non_admin_user(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized,
+                          self.non_admin_client.get_fixed_ip_details, self.ip)
+
+    @attr(type='positive')
+    def test_set_reserve(self):
+        body = {"reserve": "None"}
+        resp, body = self.client.reserve_fixed_ip(self.ip, body)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+
+    @attr(type='positive')
+    def test_set_unreserve(self):
+        body = {"unreserve": "None"}
+        resp, body = self.client.reserve_fixed_ip(self.ip, body)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_set_reserve_with_non_admin_user(self):
+        body = {"reserve": "None"}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized,
+                          self.non_admin_client.reserve_fixed_ip,
+                          self.ip, body)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_set_unreserve_with_non_admin_user(self):
+        body = {"unreserve": "None"}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized,
+                          self.non_admin_client.reserve_fixed_ip,
+                          self.ip, body)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_set_reserve_with_invalid_ip(self):
+        # NOTE(maurosr): since this exercises the same code snippet, we do it
+        # only for reserve action
+        body = {"reserve": "None"}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.reserve_fixed_ip,
+                          "my.invalid.ip", body)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_fixed_ip_with_invalid_action(self):
+        body = {"invalid_action": "None"}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.client.reserve_fixed_ip,
+                          self.ip, body)
+
+
+class FixedIPsTestXml(FixedIPsTestJson):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors.py b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
index 32b06f8..7957009 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
         cls.swap = 1024
         cls.rxtx = 2
 
+    def flavor_clean_up(self, flavor_id):
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_flavor(flavor_id)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(flavor_id)
+
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_create_flavor(self):
         # Create a flavor and ensure it is listed
@@ -55,43 +60,37 @@
         flavor_name = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
         new_flavor_id = rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
-        try:
-            #Create the flavor
-            resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
-                                                     self.ram, self.vcpus,
-                                                     self.disk,
-                                                     new_flavor_id,
-                                                     ephemeral=self.ephemeral,
-                                                     swap=self.swap,
-                                                     rxtx=self.rxtx)
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['vcpus'], self.vcpus)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['disk'], self.disk)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['ram'], self.ram)
-            self.assertEqual(int(flavor['id']), new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['swap'], self.swap)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['rxtx_factor'], self.rxtx)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral'],
-                             self.ephemeral)
-            if self._interface == "xml":
-                XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS = "http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/"\
-                    "flavor_access/api/v2"
-                key = "{" + XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS + "}is_public"
-                self.assertEqual(flavor[key], "True")
-            if self._interface == "json":
-                self.assertEqual(flavor['os-flavor-access:is_public'], True)
+        #Create the flavor
+        resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
+                                                 self.ram, self.vcpus,
+                                                 self.disk,
+                                                 new_flavor_id,
+                                                 ephemeral=self.ephemeral,
+                                                 swap=self.swap,
+                                                 rxtx=self.rxtx)
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['vcpus'], self.vcpus)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['disk'], self.disk)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['ram'], self.ram)
+        self.assertEqual(int(flavor['id']), new_flavor_id)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['swap'], self.swap)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['rxtx_factor'], self.rxtx)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral'],
+                         self.ephemeral)
+        if self._interface == "xml":
+            XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS = "http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/"\
+                "flavor_access/api/v2"
+            key = "{" + XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS + "}is_public"
+            self.assertEqual(flavor[key], "True")
+        if self._interface == "json":
+            self.assertEqual(flavor['os-flavor-access:is_public'], True)
 
-            #Verify flavor is retrieved
-            resp, flavor = self.client.get_flavor_details(new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
-
-        finally:
-            #Delete the flavor
-            resp, body = self.client.delete_flavor(new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
-            self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(new_flavor_id)
+        #Verify flavor is retrieved
+        resp, flavor = self.client.get_flavor_details(new_flavor_id)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
 
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_create_flavor_verify_entry_in_list_details(self):
@@ -100,29 +99,23 @@
         flavor_name = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
         new_flavor_id = rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
-        try:
-            #Create the flavor
-            resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
-                                                     self.ram, self.vcpus,
-                                                     self.disk,
-                                                     new_flavor_id,
-                                                     ephemeral=self.ephemeral,
-                                                     swap=self.swap,
-                                                     rxtx=self.rxtx)
-            flag = False
-            #Verify flavor is retrieved
-            resp, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail()
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
-            for flavor in flavors:
-                if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
-                    flag = True
-            self.assertTrue(flag)
-
-        finally:
-            #Delete the flavor
-            resp, body = self.client.delete_flavor(new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
-            self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(new_flavor_id)
+        #Create the flavor
+        resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
+                                                 self.ram, self.vcpus,
+                                                 self.disk,
+                                                 new_flavor_id,
+                                                 ephemeral=self.ephemeral,
+                                                 swap=self.swap,
+                                                 rxtx=self.rxtx)
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+        flag = False
+        #Verify flavor is retrieved
+        resp, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail()
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+        for flavor in flavors:
+            if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
+                flag = True
+        self.assertTrue(flag)
 
     @attr(type='negative')
     def test_get_flavor_details_for_deleted_flavor(self):
@@ -138,11 +131,11 @@
                                                  ephemeral=self.ephemeral,
                                                  swap=self.swap,
                                                  rxtx=self.rxtx)
-        self.assertEquals(200, resp.status)
-
         # Delete the flavor
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_flavor(new_flavor_id)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+        new_flavor_id = flavor['id']
+        resp_delete, body = self.client.delete_flavor(new_flavor_id)
+        self.assertEquals(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEquals(202, resp_delete.status)
 
         # Deleted flavors can be seen via detailed GET
         resp, flavor = self.client.get_flavor_details(new_flavor_id)
@@ -164,46 +157,40 @@
         flavor_name = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
         new_flavor_id = rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
-        try:
-            #Create the flavor
-            resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
-                                                     self.ram, self.vcpus,
-                                                     self.disk,
-                                                     new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['ram'], self.ram)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['vcpus'], self.vcpus)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['disk'], self.disk)
-            self.assertEqual(int(flavor['id']), new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['swap'], '')
-            self.assertEqual(int(flavor['rxtx_factor']), 1)
-            self.assertEqual(int(flavor['OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral']), 0)
-            if self._interface == "xml":
-                XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS = "http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/"\
-                    "flavor_access/api/v2"
-                key = "{" + XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS + "}is_public"
-                self.assertEqual(flavor[key], "True")
-            if self._interface == "json":
-                self.assertEqual(flavor['os-flavor-access:is_public'], True)
+        #Create the flavor
+        resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
+                                                 self.ram, self.vcpus,
+                                                 self.disk,
+                                                 new_flavor_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['ram'], self.ram)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['vcpus'], self.vcpus)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['disk'], self.disk)
+        self.assertEqual(int(flavor['id']), new_flavor_id)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['swap'], '')
+        self.assertEqual(int(flavor['rxtx_factor']), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(int(flavor['OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral']), 0)
+        if self._interface == "xml":
+            XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS = "http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/"\
+                "flavor_access/api/v2"
+            key = "{" + XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS + "}is_public"
+            self.assertEqual(flavor[key], "True")
+        if self._interface == "json":
+            self.assertEqual(flavor['os-flavor-access:is_public'], True)
 
-            #Verify flavor is retrieved
-            resp, flavor = self.client.get_flavor_details(new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
-            #Check if flavor is present in list
-            resp, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail()
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
-            for flavor in flavors:
-                if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
-                    flag = True
-            self.assertTrue(flag)
-
-        finally:
-            #Delete the flavor
-            resp, body = self.client.delete_flavor(new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
-            self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(new_flavor_id)
+        #Verify flavor is retrieved
+        resp, flavor = self.client.get_flavor_details(new_flavor_id)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(flavor['name'], flavor_name)
+        #Check if flavor is present in list
+        resp, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail()
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+        for flavor in flavors:
+            if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
+                flag = True
+        self.assertTrue(flag)
 
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_flavor_not_public_verify_entry_not_in_list_details(self):
@@ -213,25 +200,21 @@
         flavor_name = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
         new_flavor_id = rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
-        try:
-            #Create the flavor
-            resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
-                                                     self.ram, self.vcpus,
-                                                     self.disk,
-                                                     new_flavor_id,
-                                                     is_public="False")
-            flag = False
-            #Verify flavor is retrieved
-            resp, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail()
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
-            for flavor in flavors:
-                if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
-                    flag = True
-            self.assertFalse(flag)
-        finally:
-            #Delete the flavor
-            resp, body = self.client.delete_flavor(new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+        #Create the flavor
+        resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
+                                                 self.ram, self.vcpus,
+                                                 self.disk,
+                                                 new_flavor_id,
+                                                 is_public="False")
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+        flag = False
+        #Verify flavor is retrieved
+        resp, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail()
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+        for flavor in flavors:
+            if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
+                flag = True
+        self.assertFalse(flag)
 
     def test_list_public_flavor_with_other_user(self):
         #Create a Flavor with public access.
@@ -239,76 +222,65 @@
         flavor_name = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
         new_flavor_id = rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
-        try:
             #Create the flavor
-            resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
-                                                     self.ram, self.vcpus,
-                                                     self.disk,
-                                                     new_flavor_id,
-                                                     is_public="True")
-            flag = False
-            self.new_client = self.flavors_client
-            #Verify flavor is retrieved with new user
-            resp, flavors = self.new_client.list_flavors_with_detail()
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
-            for flavor in flavors:
-                if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
-                    flag = True
-            self.assertTrue(flag)
-        finally:
-            #Delete the flavor
-            resp, body = self.client.delete_flavor(new_flavor_id)
-            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
-            self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(new_flavor_id)
+        resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
+                                                 self.ram, self.vcpus,
+                                                 self.disk,
+                                                 new_flavor_id,
+                                                 is_public="True")
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
+        flag = False
+        self.new_client = self.flavors_client
+        #Verify flavor is retrieved with new user
+        resp, flavors = self.new_client.list_flavors_with_detail()
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+        for flavor in flavors:
+            if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
+                flag = True
+        self.assertTrue(flag)
 
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_is_public_string_variations(self):
-        try:
-            flavor_id_not_public = rand_int_id(start=1000)
-            flavor_name_not_public = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
-            flavor_id_public = rand_int_id(start=1000)
-            flavor_name_public = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
+        flavor_id_not_public = rand_int_id(start=1000)
+        flavor_name_not_public = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
+        flavor_id_public = rand_int_id(start=1000)
+        flavor_name_public = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
 
-            # Create a non public flavor
-            resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name_not_public,
-                                                     self.ram, self.vcpus,
-                                                     self.disk,
-                                                     flavor_id_not_public,
-                                                     is_public="False")
+        # Create a non public flavor
+        resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name_not_public,
+                                                 self.ram, self.vcpus,
+                                                 self.disk,
+                                                 flavor_id_not_public,
+                                                 is_public="False")
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
 
-            # Create a public flavor
-            resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name_public,
-                                                     self.ram, self.vcpus,
-                                                     self.disk,
-                                                     flavor_id_public,
-                                                     is_public="True")
+        # Create a public flavor
+        resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name_public,
+                                                 self.ram, self.vcpus,
+                                                 self.disk,
+                                                 flavor_id_public,
+                                                 is_public="True")
+        self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
 
-            def _flavor_lookup(flavors, flavor_name):
-                for flavor in flavors:
-                    if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
-                        return flavor
-                return None
+        def _flavor_lookup(flavors, flavor_name):
+            for flavor in flavors:
+                if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
+                    return flavor
+            return None
 
-            def _test_string_variations(variations, flavor_name):
-                for string in variations:
-                    params = {'is_public': string}
-                    r, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail(params)
-                    self.assertEqual(r.status, 200)
-                    flavor = _flavor_lookup(flavors, flavor_name)
-                    self.assertNotEqual(flavor, None)
+        def _test_string_variations(variations, flavor_name):
+            for string in variations:
+                params = {'is_public': string}
+                r, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail(params)
+                self.assertEqual(r.status, 200)
+                flavor = _flavor_lookup(flavors, flavor_name)
+                self.assertNotEqual(flavor, None)
 
-            _test_string_variations(['f', 'false', 'no', '0'],
-                                    flavor_name_not_public)
+        _test_string_variations(['f', 'false', 'no', '0'],
+                                flavor_name_not_public)
 
-            _test_string_variations(['t', 'true', 'yes', '1'],
-                                    flavor_name_public)
-
-        finally:
-            # Delete flavors
-            for flavor_id in [flavor_id_not_public, flavor_id_public]:
-                resp, body = self.client.delete_flavor(flavor_id)
-                self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
-                self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(flavor_id)
+        _test_string_variations(['t', 'true', 'yes', '1'],
+                                flavor_name_public)
 
     @attr(type='negative')
     def test_invalid_is_public_string(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_quotas.py b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
index 5a9b6f9..8f520f9 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
@@ -63,12 +63,10 @@
         # Admin can get the default resource quota set for a tenant
         expected_quota_set = self.default_quota_set.copy()
         expected_quota_set['id'] = self.demo_tenant_id
-        try:
-            resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            self.assertEqual(expected_quota_set, quota_set)
-        except Exception:
-            self.fail("Admin could not get the default quota set for a tenant")
+        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_default_quota_set(
+            self.demo_tenant_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_quota_set, quota_set)
 
     def test_update_all_quota_resources_for_tenant(self):
         # Admin can update all the resource quota limits for a tenant
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/base.py b/tempest/tests/compute/base.py
index 87aa889..7716922 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/base.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
         cls.volumes_extensions_client = os.volumes_extensions_client
         cls.volumes_client = os.volumes_client
         cls.interfaces_client = os.interfaces_client
+        cls.fixed_ips_client = os.fixed_ips_client
         cls.build_interval = cls.config.compute.build_interval
         cls.build_timeout = cls.config.compute.build_timeout
         cls.ssh_user = cls.config.compute.ssh_user
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py b/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
index 99d9a5d..c2032d4 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
@@ -33,30 +33,24 @@
     def test_security_group_rules_create(self):
         # Positive test: Creation of Security Group rule
         # should be successfull
-        try:
-            #Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
-            s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
-            s_description = rand_name('description-')
-            resp, securitygroup = \
-                self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-            securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-            #Adding rules to the created Security Group
-            parent_group_id = securitygroup['id']
-            ip_protocol = 'tcp'
-            from_port = 22
-            to_port = 22
-            resp, rule = \
-                self.client.create_security_group_rule(parent_group_id,
-                                                       ip_protocol,
-                                                       from_port,
-                                                       to_port)
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        finally:
-            #Deleting the Security Group rule, created in this method
-            group_rule_id = rule['id']
-            self.client.delete_security_group_rule(group_rule_id)
-            #Deleting the Security Group created in this method
-            resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
+        #Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
+        s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
+        s_description = rand_name('description-')
+        resp, securitygroup = \
+            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+        securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, securitygroup_id)
+        #Adding rules to the created Security Group
+        ip_protocol = 'tcp'
+        from_port = 22
+        to_port = 22
+        resp, rule = \
+            self.client.create_security_group_rule(securitygroup_id,
+                                                   ip_protocol,
+                                                   from_port,
+                                                   to_port)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group_rule, rule['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_security_group_rules_create_with_optional_arguments(self):
@@ -64,75 +58,38 @@
         # with optional arguments
         # should be successfull
 
-        rule_id = None
         secgroup1 = None
         secgroup2 = None
-        try:
-            #Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
-            s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
-            s_description = rand_name('description-')
-            resp, securitygroup = \
-                self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-            secgroup1 = securitygroup['id']
-            #Creating a Security Group so as to assign group_id to the rule
-            s_name2 = rand_name('securitygroup-')
-            s_description2 = rand_name('description-')
-            resp, securitygroup = \
-                self.client.create_security_group(s_name2, s_description2)
-            secgroup2 = securitygroup['id']
-            #Adding rules to the created Security Group with optional arguments
-            parent_group_id = secgroup1
-            ip_protocol = 'tcp'
-            from_port = 22
-            to_port = 22
-            cidr = '10.2.3.124/24'
-            group_id = secgroup2
-            resp, rule = \
-                self.client.create_security_group_rule(parent_group_id,
-                                                       ip_protocol,
-                                                       from_port,
-                                                       to_port,
-                                                       cidr=cidr,
-                                                       group_id=group_id)
-            rule_id = rule['id']
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        finally:
-            #Deleting the Security Group rule, created in this method
-            if rule_id:
-                self.client.delete_security_group_rule(rule_id)
-            #Deleting the Security Groups created in this method
-            if secgroup1:
-                self.client.delete_security_group(secgroup1)
-            if secgroup2:
-                self.client.delete_security_group(secgroup2)
-
-    @attr(type='positive')
-    def test_security_group_rules_create_delete(self):
-        # Positive test: Deletion of Security Group rule
-        # should be successfull
-        try:
-            #Creating a Security Group to add rule to it
-            s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
-            s_description = rand_name('description-')
-            resp, securitygroup = \
-                self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-            securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-            #Adding rules to the created Security Group
-            parent_group_id = securitygroup['id']
-            ip_protocol = 'tcp'
-            from_port = 22
-            to_port = 22
-            resp, rule = \
-                self.client.create_security_group_rule(parent_group_id,
-                                                       ip_protocol,
-                                                       from_port,
-                                                       to_port)
-        finally:
-            #Deleting the Security Group rule, created in this method
-            group_rule_id = rule['id']
-            self.client.delete_security_group_rule(group_rule_id)
-            #Deleting the Security Group created in this method
-            resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
+        #Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
+        s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
+        s_description = rand_name('description-')
+        resp, securitygroup = \
+            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+        secgroup1 = securitygroup['id']
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, secgroup1)
+        #Creating a Security Group so as to assign group_id to the rule
+        s_name2 = rand_name('securitygroup-')
+        s_description2 = rand_name('description-')
+        resp, securitygroup = \
+            self.client.create_security_group(s_name2, s_description2)
+        secgroup2 = securitygroup['id']
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, secgroup2)
+        #Adding rules to the created Security Group with optional arguments
+        parent_group_id = secgroup1
+        ip_protocol = 'tcp'
+        from_port = 22
+        to_port = 22
+        cidr = '10.2.3.124/24'
+        group_id = secgroup2
+        resp, rule = \
+            self.client.create_security_group_rule(parent_group_id,
+                                                   ip_protocol,
+                                                   from_port,
+                                                   to_port,
+                                                   cidr=cidr,
+                                                   group_id=group_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group_rule, rule['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
     @attr(type='negative')
     def test_security_group_rules_create_with_invalid_id(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py b/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py
index 70a01a0..d0afde4 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py
@@ -29,79 +29,80 @@
         super(SecurityGroupsTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.security_groups_client
 
+    def _delete_security_group(self, securitygroup_id):
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_security_groups_create_list_delete(self):
         # Positive test:Should return the list of Security Groups
-        try:
-            #Create 3 Security Groups
-            security_group_list = list()
-            for i in range(3):
-                s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
-                s_description = rand_name('description-')
-                resp, securitygroup = \
-                    self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-                self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-                security_group_list.append(securitygroup)
-            #Fetch all Security Groups and verify the list
-            #has all created Security Groups
-            resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_security_groups()
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            #Now check if all the created Security Groups are in fetched list
-            missing_sgs = \
-                [sg for sg in security_group_list if sg not in fetched_list]
-            self.assertFalse(missing_sgs,
-                             "Failed to find Security Group %s in fetched "
-                             "list" % ', '.join(m_group['name']
-                                                for m_group in missing_sgs))
-        finally:
-            #Delete all the Security Groups created in this method
-            for securitygroup in security_group_list:
-                resp, _ = \
-                    self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup['id'])
-                self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-
-    @attr(type='positive')
-    def test_security_group_create_delete(self):
-        # Security Group should be created, verified and deleted
-        try:
+        #Create 3 Security Groups
+        security_group_list = list()
+        for i in range(3):
             s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
             s_description = rand_name('description-')
             resp, securitygroup = \
                 self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
             self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            self.assertTrue('id' in securitygroup)
-            securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-            self.assertFalse(securitygroup_id is None)
-            self.assertTrue('name' in securitygroup)
-            securitygroup_name = securitygroup['name']
-            self.assertEqual(securitygroup_name, s_name,
-                             "The created Security Group name is "
-                             "not equal to the requested name")
-        finally:
-            #Delete Security Group created in this method
-            resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup['id'])
-            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+            self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                            securitygroup['id'])
+            security_group_list.append(securitygroup)
+        #Fetch all Security Groups and verify the list
+        #has all created Security Groups
+        resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_security_groups()
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        #Now check if all the created Security Groups are in fetched list
+        missing_sgs = \
+            [sg for sg in security_group_list if sg not in fetched_list]
+        self.assertFalse(missing_sgs,
+                         "Failed to find Security Group %s in fetched "
+                         "list" % ', '.join(m_group['name']
+                                            for m_group in missing_sgs))
+
+    #TODO(afazekas): scheduled for delete,
+    #test_security_group_create_get_delete covers it
+    @attr(type='positive')
+    def test_security_group_create_delete(self):
+        # Security Group should be created, verified and deleted
+        s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
+        s_description = rand_name('description-')
+        resp, securitygroup = \
+            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+        self.assertTrue('id' in securitygroup)
+        securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
+        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                        securitygroup_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertFalse(securitygroup_id is None)
+        self.assertTrue('name' in securitygroup)
+        securitygroup_name = securitygroup['name']
+        self.assertEqual(securitygroup_name, s_name,
+                         "The created Security Group name is "
+                         "not equal to the requested name")
 
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_security_group_create_get_delete(self):
         # Security Group should be created, fetched and deleted
-        try:
-            s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
-            s_description = rand_name('description-')
-            resp, securitygroup = \
-                self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            #Now fetch the created Security Group by its 'id'
-            resp, fetched_group = \
-                self.client.get_security_group(securitygroup['id'])
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            self.assertEqual(securitygroup, fetched_group,
-                             "The fetched Security Group is different "
-                             "from the created Group")
-        finally:
-            #Delete the Security Group created in this method
-            resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup['id'])
-            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        s_name = rand_name('securitygroup-')
+        s_description = rand_name('description-')
+        resp, securitygroup = \
+            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                        securitygroup['id'])
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertTrue('name' in securitygroup)
+        securitygroup_name = securitygroup['name']
+        self.assertEqual(securitygroup_name, s_name,
+                         "The created Security Group name is "
+                         "not equal to the requested name")
+        #Now fetch the created Security Group by its 'id'
+        resp, fetched_group = \
+            self.client.get_security_group(securitygroup['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(securitygroup, fetched_group,
+                         "The fetched Security Group is different "
+                         "from the created Group")
 
     @attr(type='negative')
     def test_security_group_get_nonexistant_group(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_multiple_create.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_multiple_create.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad5d604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_multiple_create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# 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.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.tests.compute import base
+
+
+class MultipleCreateTestJSON(base.BaseComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+    _name = 'multiple-create-test'
+
+    def _get_created_servers(self, name):
+        """Get servers created which name match with name param."""
+        resp, body = self.servers_client.list_servers()
+        servers = body['servers']
+        servers_created = []
+        for server in servers:
+            if server['name'].startswith(name):
+                servers_created.append(server)
+        return servers_created
+
+    def _generate_name(self):
+        return rand_name(self._name)
+
+    def _create_multiple_servers(self, name=None, wait_until=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        This is the right way to create_multiple servers and manage to get the
+        created servers into the servers list to be cleaned up after all.
+        """
+        kwargs['name'] = kwargs.get('name', self._generate_name())
+        resp, body = self.create_server(**kwargs)
+        created_servers = self._get_created_servers(kwargs['name'])
+        # NOTE(maurosr): append it to cls.servers list from base.BaseCompute
+        # class.
+        self.servers.append(created_servers)
+        # NOTE(maurosr): get a server list, check status of the ones with names
+        # that match and wait for them become active. At a first look, since
+        # they are building in parallel, wait inside the for doesn't seem be
+        # harmful to the performance
+        if wait_until is not None:
+            for server in created_servers:
+                self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
+                                                           wait_until)
+
+        return resp, body
+
+    @attr(type='positive')
+    def test_multiple_create(self):
+        resp, body = self._create_multiple_servers(wait_until='ACTIVE',
+                                                   min_count=1,
+                                                   max_count=2)
+        # NOTE(maurosr): do status response check and also make sure that
+        # reservation_id is not in the response body when the request send
+        # contains return_reservation_id=False
+        self.assertEqual('202', resp['status'])
+        self.assertFalse('reservation_id' in body)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_min_count_less_than_one(self):
+        invalid_min_count = 0
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          min_count=invalid_min_count)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_min_count_non_integer(self):
+        invalid_min_count = 2.5
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          min_count=invalid_min_count)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_max_count_less_than_one(self):
+        invalid_max_count = 0
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          max_count=invalid_max_count)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_max_count_non_integer(self):
+        invalid_max_count = 2.5
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          max_count=invalid_max_count)
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_max_count_less_than_min_count(self):
+        min_count = 3
+        max_count = 2
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          min_count=min_count,
+                          max_count=max_count)
+
+    @attr(type='positive')
+    def test_multiple_create_with_reservation_return(self):
+        resp, body = self._create_multiple_servers(wait_until='ACTIVE',
+                                                   min_count=1,
+                                                   max_count=2,
+                                                   return_reservation_id=True)
+        self.assertTrue(resp['status'], 202)
+        self.assertIn('reservation_id', body)
+
+
+class MultipleCreateTestXML(MultipleCreateTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_advanced_ops.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_advanced_ops.py
index f949f2e..ac0d7be 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_advanced_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_advanced_ops.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class TestServerAdvancedOps(test.DefaultClientTest):
+class TestServerAdvancedOps(test.DefaultClientSmokeTest):
 
     """
     This test case stresses some advanced server instance operations:
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(self.instance.status, 'BUILD')
         instance_id = self.get_resource('instance').id
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
         instance = self.get_resource('instance')
         instance_id = instance.id
         resize_flavor = self.config.compute.flavor_ref_alt
         LOG.debug("Resizing instance %s from flavor %s to flavor %s",
                   instance.id, instance.flavor, resize_flavor)
         instance.resize(resize_flavor)
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id,
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id,
                             'VERIFY_RESIZE')
 
         LOG.debug("Confirming resize of instance %s", instance_id)
         instance.confirm_resize()
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_basic_ops.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_basic_ops.py
index 2183193..c7fad7a 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_basic_ops.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 import logging
 
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
-from tempest import smoke
+from tempest import test
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class TestServerBasicOps(smoke.DefaultClientSmokeTest):
+class TestServerBasicOps(test.DefaultClientSmokeTest):
 
     """
     This smoke test case follows this basic set of operations:
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
     def wait_on_active(self):
         instance_id = self.get_resource('instance').id
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
 
     def pause_server(self):
         instance = self.get_resource('instance')
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         LOG.debug("Pausing instance %s. Current status: %s",
                   instance_id, instance.status)
         instance.pause()
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'PAUSED')
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'PAUSED')
 
     def unpause_server(self):
         instance = self.get_resource('instance')
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         LOG.debug("Unpausing instance %s. Current status: %s",
                   instance_id, instance.status)
         instance.unpause()
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
 
     def suspend_server(self):
         instance = self.get_resource('instance')
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         LOG.debug("Suspending instance %s. Current status: %s",
                   instance_id, instance.status)
         instance.suspend()
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers,
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers,
                             instance_id, 'SUSPENDED')
 
     def resume_server(self):
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         LOG.debug("Resuming instance %s. Current status: %s",
                   instance_id, instance.status)
         instance.resume()
-        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        test.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, instance_id, 'ACTIVE')
 
     def terminate_instance(self):
         instance = self.get_resource('instance')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
index 29c9944..91010ce 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@
         cls.volumes_extensions_client.create_volume(1,
                                                     display_name=
                                                     'test_attach')
-        cls.volumes_extensions_client.wait_for_volume_status
-        (cls.volume_to_attach['id'], 'available')
+        cls.volumes_extensions_client.wait_for_volume_status(
+                cls.volume_to_attach['id'], 'available')
 
         # Create a volume and wait for it to become ready for attach
         resp, cls.volume_to_detach = \
         cls.volumes_extensions_client.create_volume(1,
                                                     display_name=
                                                     'test_detach')
-        cls.volumes_extensions_client.wait_for_volume_status
-        (cls.volume_to_detach['id'], 'available')
+        cls.volumes_extensions_client.wait_for_volume_status(
+                cls.volume_to_detach['id'], 'available')
 
         # Server for positive tests
         resp, server = cls.create_server(image_id=cls.image_ref,
@@ -154,12 +154,15 @@
         self.servers_client.attach_volume(self.server_id,
                                           self.volume_to_detach['id'],
                                           device='/dev/%s' % self.device)
-        self.volumes_extensions_client.wait_for_volume_status
-        (self.volume_to_detach['id'], 'in-use')
+        self.volumes_extensions_client.wait_for_volume_status(
+                self.volume_to_detach['id'], 'in-use')
 
         # Rescue the server
         self.servers_client.rescue_server(self.server_id, self.password)
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'RESCUE')
+        #addCleanup is a LIFO queue
+        self.addCleanup(self._detach, self.server_id,
+                        self.volume_to_detach['id'])
         self.addCleanup(self._unrescue, self.server_id)
 
         # Detach the volume from the server expecting failure
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@
         self.servers_client.rescue_server(
             self.server_id, self.password)
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'RESCUE')
+        self.addCleanup(self._unrescue, self.server_id)
 
         #Association of floating IP to a rescued vm
         client = self.floating_ips_client
@@ -188,11 +192,6 @@
                                                         self.server_id)
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
 
-        # Unrescue the server
-        resp, body = self.servers_client.unrescue_server(self.server_id)
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
-
     @attr(type='positive')
     @testtools.skip("Skipped until Bug #1126257 is resolved")
     def test_rescued_vm_add_remove_security_group(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/test_quotas.py b/tempest/tests/compute/test_quotas.py
index a84d041..92e5a70 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/test_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/test_quotas.py
@@ -30,23 +30,31 @@
         resp, tenants = cls.admin_client.list_tenants()
         cls.tenant_id = [tnt['id'] for tnt in tenants if tnt['name'] ==
                          cls.client.tenant_name][0]
+        cls.default_quota_set = {'injected_file_content_bytes': 10240,
+                                 'metadata_items': 128, 'injected_files': 5,
+                                 'ram': 51200, 'floating_ips': 10,
+                                 'fixed_ips': -1, 'key_pairs': 100,
+                                 'injected_file_path_bytes': 255,
+                                 'instances': 10, 'security_group_rules': 20,
+                                 'cores': 20, 'security_groups': 10}
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_get_quotas(self):
+        # User can get the quota set for it's tenant
+        expected_quota_set = self.default_quota_set.copy()
+        expected_quota_set['id'] = self.tenant_id
+        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.tenant_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_quota_set, quota_set)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_get_default_quotas(self):
         # User can get the default quota set for it's tenant
-        expected_quota_set = {'injected_file_content_bytes': 10240,
-                              'metadata_items': 128, 'injected_files': 5,
-                              'ram': 51200, 'floating_ips': 10,
-                              'fixed_ips': -1, 'key_pairs': 100,
-                              'injected_file_path_bytes': 255, 'instances': 10,
-                              'security_group_rules': 20, 'cores': 20,
-                              'id': self.tenant_id, 'security_groups': 10}
-        try:
-            resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.tenant_id)
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            self.assertEqual(expected_quota_set, quota_set)
-        except Exception:
-            self.fail("Quota set for tenant did not have default limits")
+        expected_quota_set = self.default_quota_set.copy()
+        expected_quota_set['id'] = self.tenant_id
+        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_default_quota_set(self.tenant_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_quota_set, quota_set)
 
 
 class QuotasTestXML(QuotasTestJSON):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/identity/admin/v3/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/v3/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/v3/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/tests/identity/admin/v3/test_endpoints.py b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/v3/test_endpoints.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..98fab57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/v3/test_endpoints.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+# 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.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.tests.identity import base
+
+
+class EndPointsTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityAdminTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(EndPointsTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.identity_client = cls.client
+        cls.client = cls.endpoints_client
+        cls.service_ids = list()
+        s_name = rand_name('service-')
+        s_type = rand_name('type--')
+        s_description = rand_name('description-')
+        resp, cls.service_data =\
+            cls.identity_client.create_service(s_name, s_type,
+                                               description=s_description)
+        cls.service_id = cls.service_data['id']
+        cls.service_ids.append(cls.service_id)
+        #Create endpoints so as to use for LIST and GET test cases
+        cls.setup_endpoints = list()
+        for i in range(2):
+            region = rand_name('region')
+            url = rand_name('url')
+            interface = 'public'
+            resp, endpoint = cls.client.create_endpoint(
+                cls.service_id, interface, url, region=region, enabled=True)
+            cls.setup_endpoints.append(endpoint)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        for e in cls.setup_endpoints:
+            cls.client.delete_endpoint(e['id'])
+        for s in cls.service_ids:
+            cls.identity_client.delete_service(s)
+
+    @attr('positive')
+    def test_list_endpoints(self):
+        # Get a list of endpoints
+        resp, fetched_endpoints = self.client.list_endpoints()
+        #Asserting LIST Endpoint
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
+        missing_endpoints =\
+            [e for e in self.setup_endpoints if e not in fetched_endpoints]
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(missing_endpoints),
+                         "Failed to find endpoint %s in fetched list" %
+                         ', '.join(str(e) for e in missing_endpoints))
+
+    @attr('positive')
+    def test_create_delete_endpoint(self):
+        region = rand_name('region')
+        url = rand_name('url')
+        interface = 'public'
+        create_flag = False
+        matched = False
+        try:
+            resp, endpoint =\
+                self.client.create_endpoint(self.service_id, interface, url,
+                                            region=region, enabled=True)
+            create_flag = True
+            #Asserting Create Endpoint response body
+            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201')
+            self.assertEqual(region, endpoint['region'])
+            self.assertEqual(url, endpoint['url'])
+            #Checking if created endpoint is present in the list of endpoints
+            resp, fetched_endpoints = self.client.list_endpoints()
+            for e in fetched_endpoints:
+                if endpoint['id'] == e['id']:
+                    matched = True
+            if not matched:
+                self.fail("Created endpoint does not appear in the list"
+                          " of endpoints")
+        finally:
+            if create_flag:
+                matched = False
+                #Deleting the endpoint created in this method
+                resp_header, resp_body =\
+                    self.client.delete_endpoint(endpoint['id'])
+                self.assertEqual(resp_header['status'], '204')
+                self.assertEqual(resp_body, '')
+                #Checking whether endpoint is deleted successfully
+                resp, fetched_endpoints = self.client.list_endpoints()
+                for e in fetched_endpoints:
+                    if endpoint['id'] == e['id']:
+                        matched = True
+                if matched:
+                    self.fail("Delete endpoint is not successful")
+
+    @attr('smoke')
+    def test_update_endpoint(self):
+        #Creating an endpoint so as to check update endpoint
+        #with new values
+        region1 = rand_name('region')
+        url1 = rand_name('url')
+        interface1 = 'public'
+        resp, endpoint_for_update =\
+            self.client.create_endpoint(self.service_id, interface1,
+                                        url1, region=region1,
+                                        enabled=True)
+        #Creating service so as update endpoint with new service ID
+        s_name = rand_name('service-')
+        s_type = rand_name('type--')
+        s_description = rand_name('description-')
+        resp, self.service2 =\
+            self.identity_client.create_service(s_name, s_type,
+                                                description=s_description)
+        self.service_ids.append(self.service2['id'])
+        #Updating endpoint with new values
+        service_id = self.service2['id']
+        region2 = rand_name('region')
+        url2 = rand_name('url')
+        interface2 = 'internal'
+        resp, endpoint = \
+            self.client.update_endpoint(endpoint_for_update['id'],
+                                        service_id=self.service2['id'],
+                                        interface=interface2, url=url2,
+                                        region=region2, enabled=False)
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
+        #Asserting if the attributes of endpoint are updated
+        self.assertEqual(self.service2['id'], endpoint['service_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(interface2, endpoint['interface'])
+        self.assertEqual(url2, endpoint['url'])
+        self.assertEqual(region2, endpoint['region'])
+        self.assertEqual('False', str(endpoint['enabled']))
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_endpoint, endpoint_for_update['id'])
+
+
+class EndPointsTestXML(EndPointsTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/tests/identity/base.py b/tempest/tests/identity/base.py
index 168b2ff..64b8993 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/identity/base.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/identity/base.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         os = clients.AdminManager(interface=cls._interface)
         cls.client = os.identity_client
         cls.token_client = os.token_client
+        cls.endpoints_client = os.endpoints_client
 
         if not cls.client.has_admin_extensions():
             raise cls.skipException("Admin extensions disabled")
diff --git a/tempest/tests/network/common.py b/tempest/tests/network/common.py
index 0bb806f..1cff2c4 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/network/common.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/network/common.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 from quantumclient.common import exceptions as exc
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
-from tempest import smoke
 from tempest import test
 
 
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@
         self.client.delete_port(self.id)
 
 
-class TestNetworkSmokeCommon(smoke.DefaultClientSmokeTest):
+class TestNetworkSmokeCommon(test.DefaultClientSmokeTest):
     """
     Base class for network smoke tests
     """
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@
             self.set_resource(name, server)
         except AttributeError:
             self.fail("Server not successfully created.")
-        self.status_timeout(client.servers, server.id, 'ACTIVE')
+        test.status_timeout(client.servers, server.id, 'ACTIVE')
         # The instance retrieved on creation is missing network
         # details, necessitating retrieval after it becomes active to
         # ensure correct details.
diff --git a/tempest/tests/network/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/tests/network/test_network_basic_ops.py
index a38a5c0..92ca65f 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/network/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/network/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
-from tempest.tests.network.common import DeletableRouter
-from tempest.tests.network.common import TestNetworkSmokeCommon
+from tempest.test import attr
+import tempest.tests.network.common as net_common
 
 
-class TestNetworkBasicOps(TestNetworkSmokeCommon):
+class TestNetworkBasicOps(net_common.TestNetworkSmokeCommon):
 
     """
     This smoke test suite assumes that Nova has been configured to
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         network_id = self.config.network.public_network_id
         if router_id:
             result = self.network_client.show_router(router_id)
-            return AttributeDict(**result['router'])
+            return net_common.AttributeDict(**result['router'])
         elif network_id:
             router = self._create_router(tenant_id)
             router.add_gateway(network_id)
@@ -143,20 +143,23 @@
             ),
         )
         result = self.network_client.create_router(body=body)
-        router = DeletableRouter(client=self.network_client,
-                                 **result['router'])
+        router = net_common.DeletableRouter(client=self.network_client,
+                                            **result['router'])
         self.assertEqual(router.name, name)
         self.set_resource(name, router)
         return router
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_001_create_keypairs(self):
         self.keypairs[self.tenant_id] = self._create_keypair(
             self.compute_client)
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_002_create_security_groups(self):
         self.security_groups[self.tenant_id] = self._create_security_group(
             self.compute_client)
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_003_create_networks(self):
         network = self._create_network(self.tenant_id)
         router = self._get_router(self.tenant_id)
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@
         self.subnets.append(subnet)
         self.routers.append(router)
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_004_check_networks(self):
         #Checks that we see the newly created network/subnet/router via
         #checking the result of list_[networks,routers,subnets]
@@ -189,6 +193,7 @@
             self.assertIn(myrouter.name, seen_router_names)
             self.assertIn(myrouter.id, seen_router_ids)
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_005_create_servers(self):
         if not (self.keypairs or self.security_groups or self.networks):
             raise self.skipTest('Necessary resources have not been defined')
@@ -201,6 +206,7 @@
                                          name, keypair_name, security_groups)
             self.servers.append(server)
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_006_check_tenant_network_connectivity(self):
         if not self.config.network.tenant_networks_reachable:
             msg = 'Tenant networks not configured to be reachable.'
@@ -214,6 +220,7 @@
                                     "Timed out waiting for %s's ip to become "
                                     "reachable" % server.name)
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_007_assign_floating_ips(self):
         public_network_id = self.config.network.public_network_id
         if not public_network_id:
@@ -225,6 +232,7 @@
             self.floating_ips.setdefault(server, [])
             self.floating_ips[server].append(floating_ip)
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_008_check_public_network_connectivity(self):
         if not self.floating_ips:
             raise self.skipTest('No floating ips have been allocated.')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index a246afe..8e80e18 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -29,17 +29,22 @@
         super(VolumesGetTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.volumes_client
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_volume_create_get_delete(self):
+    def _volume_create_get_delete(self, image_ref=None):
         # Create a volume, Get it's details and Delete the volume
         try:
             volume = {}
             v_name = rand_name('Volume-')
             metadata = {'Type': 'work'}
             #Create a volume
-            resp, volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
-                                                     display_name=v_name,
-                                                     metadata=metadata)
+            if not image_ref:
+                resp, volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                         display_name=v_name,
+                                                         metadata=metadata)
+            else:
+                resp, volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                         display_name=v_name,
+                                                         metadata=metadata,
+                                                         imageRef=image_ref)
             self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
             self.assertTrue('id' in volume)
             self.assertTrue('display_name' in volume)
@@ -100,6 +105,14 @@
                 self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
                 self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_volume_create_get_delete(self):
+        self._volume_create_get_delete(image_ref=None)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_volume_from_image(self):
+        self._volume_create_get_delete(image_ref=self.config.compute.image_ref)
+
 
 class VolumesGetTestXML(VolumesGetTest):
     _interface = "xml"
diff --git a/tools/find_stack_traces.py b/tools/find_stack_traces.py
index e6c1990..3129484 100755
--- a/tools/find_stack_traces.py
+++ b/tools/find_stack_traces.py
@@ -22,6 +22,46 @@
 import sys
 import urllib2
 
+import pprint
+pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter()
+
+NOVA_TIMESTAMP = r"\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d\.\d\d\d"
+
+NOVA_REGEX = r"(?P<timestamp>%s) (?P<pid>\d+ )?(?P<level>(ERROR|TRACE)) " \
+    "(?P<module>[\w\.]+) (?P<msg>.*)" % (NOVA_TIMESTAMP)
+
+
+class StackTrace(object):
+    timestamp = None
+    pid = None
+    level = ""
+    module = ""
+    msg = ""
+
+    def __init__(self, timestamp=None, pid=None, level="", module="",
+                 msg=""):
+        self.timestamp = timestamp
+        self.pid = pid
+        self.level = level
+        self.module = module
+        self.msg = msg
+
+    def append(self, msg):
+        self.msg = self.msg + msg
+
+    def is_same(self, data):
+        return (data['timestamp'] == self.timestamp and
+                data['level'] == self.level)
+
+    def not_none(self):
+        return self.timestamp is not None
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        buff = "<%s %s %s>\n" % (self.timestamp, self.level, self.module)
+        for line in self.msg.splitlines():
+            buff = buff + line + "\n"
+        return buff
+
 
 def hunt_for_stacktrace(url):
     """Return TRACE or ERROR lines out of logs."""
@@ -29,11 +69,33 @@
     buf = StringIO.StringIO(page.read())
     f = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=buf)
     content = f.read()
-    traces = re.findall('^(.*? (TRACE|ERROR) .*?)$', content, re.MULTILINE)
-    tracelist = map(lambda x: x[0], traces)
-    # filter out log definitions as false possitives
-    return filter(lambda x: not re.search('logging_exception_prefix', x),
-                  tracelist)
+
+    traces = []
+    trace = StackTrace()
+    for line in content.splitlines():
+        m = re.match(NOVA_REGEX, line)
+        if m:
+            data = m.groupdict()
+            if trace.not_none() and trace.is_same(data):
+                trace.append(data['msg'] + "\n")
+            else:
+                trace = StackTrace(
+                    timestamp=data.get('timestamp'),
+                    pid=data.get('pid'),
+                    level=data.get('level'),
+                    module=data.get('module'),
+                    msg=data.get('msg'))
+
+        else:
+            if trace.not_none():
+                traces.append(trace)
+                trace = StackTrace()
+
+    # once more at the end to pick up any stragglers
+    if trace.not_none():
+        traces.append(trace)
+
+    return traces
 
 
 def log_url(url, log):
@@ -60,6 +122,18 @@
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
+def print_stats(items, fname, verbose=False):
+    errors = len(filter(lambda x: x.level == "ERROR", items))
+    traces = len(filter(lambda x: x.level == "TRACE", items))
+    print "%d ERRORS found in %s" % (errors, fname)
+    print "%d TRACES found in %s" % (traces, fname)
+
+    if verbose:
+        for item in items:
+            print item
+        print "\n\n"
+
+
 def main():
     if len(sys.argv) == 2:
         url = sys.argv[1]
@@ -72,10 +146,10 @@
         for log in loglist:
             logurl = log_url(url, log)
             traces = hunt_for_stacktrace(logurl)
+
             if traces:
-                print "\n\nTRACES found in %s\n" % log
-                for line in traces:
-                    print line
+                print_stats(traces, log, verbose=True)
+
     else:
         usage()