diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index b66fa24..d3ac5c6 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -132,16 +132,16 @@
 
 Set-up is split in a series of steps (setup stages), which can be overwritten
 by test classes. Set-up stages are:
-- `skip_checks`
-- `setup_credentials`
-- `setup_clients`
-- `resource_setup`
+ - `skip_checks`
+ - `setup_credentials`
+ - `setup_clients`
+ - `resource_setup`
 
 Tear-down is also split in a series of steps (teardown stages), which are
 stacked for execution only if the corresponding setup stage had been
 reached during the setup phase. Tear-down stages are:
-- `clear_credentials` (defined in the base test class)
-- `resource_cleanup`
+ - `clear_credentials` (defined in the base test class)
+ - `resource_cleanup`
 
 Skipping Tests
 --------------
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/12.0.0-supported-openstack-releases-f10aac381d933dd1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/12.0.0-supported-openstack-releases-f10aac381d933dd1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9baf035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/12.0.0-supported-openstack-releases-f10aac381d933dd1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    This release is marking the end of Kilo release support in Tempest
+other:
+    - OpenStack Releases Supported after this release are **Liberty**
+      and **Mitaka**
+
+      The release under current development as of this tag is Newton,
+      meaning that every Tempest commit is also tested against master during
+      the Newton cycle. However, this does not necessarily mean that using
+      Tempest as of this tag will work against a Newton (or future releases)
+      cloud.
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/index.rst b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
index b617b22..2c22408 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/index.rst
+++ b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 1
 
+    v12.0.0
     v11.0.0
     v10.0.0
     unreleased
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/v12.0.0.rst b/releasenotes/source/v12.0.0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bc8343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/v12.0.0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+=====================
+v12.0.0 Release Notes
+=====================
+
+.. release-notes:: 12.0.0 Release Notes
+   :version: 12.0.0
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
index 1a84d06..cad22f3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     if container_format in a_formats and container_format != disk_format:
         msg = ("The container format and the disk format don't match. "
-               "Contaiter format: %(container)s, Disk format: %(disk)s." %
+               "Container format: %(container)s, Disk format: %(disk)s." %
                {'container': container_format, 'disk': disk_format})
         raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(message=msg)
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
index e8b035b..dc926e0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
@@ -179,23 +179,14 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('84dafe57-9666-4f6d-84c8-0814d37923b8')
     def test_create_object_with_expect_continue(self):
         # create object with expect_continue
+
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestObject')
         data = data_utils.arbitrary_string()
-        metadata = {'Expect': '100-continue'}
-        resp = self.object_client.create_object_continue(
-            self.container_name,
-            object_name,
-            data,
-            metadata=metadata)
 
-        self.assertIn('status', resp)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '100')
+        status, _ = self.object_client.create_object_continue(
+            self.container_name, object_name, data)
 
-        self.object_client.create_object_continue(
-            self.container_name,
-            object_name,
-            data,
-            metadata=None)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 201)
 
         # check uploaded content
         _, body = self.object_client.get_object(self.container_name,
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_pools.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_pools.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c662e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_pools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.api.volume import base
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class VolumePoolsAdminV2TestsJSON(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(VolumePoolsAdminV2TestsJSON, cls).resource_setup()
+        # Create a test shared volume for tests
+        cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('0248a46c-e226-4933-be10-ad6fca8227e7')
+    def test_get_pools_without_details(self):
+        volume_info = self.admin_volume_client. \
+            show_volume(self.volume['id'])['volume']
+        cinder_pools = self.admin_volume_client.show_pools()['pools']
+        self.assertIn(volume_info['os-vol-host-attr:host'],
+                      [pool['name'] for pool in cinder_pools])
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('d4bb61f7-762d-4437-b8a4-5785759a0ced')
+    def test_get_pools_with_details(self):
+        volume_info = self.admin_volume_client. \
+            show_volume(self.volume['id'])['volume']
+        cinder_pools = self.admin_volume_client.\
+            show_pools(detail=True)['pools']
+        self.assertIn(volume_info['os-vol-host-attr:host'],
+                      [pool['name'] for pool in cinder_pools])
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 866e676..6707121 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
+from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@
 
         cls.name_field = cls.special_fields['name_field']
         cls.descrip_field = cls.special_fields['descrip_field']
+        # Create 2 snapshots
+        for _ in xrange(2):
+            cls.create_snapshot(cls.volume_origin['id'])
 
     def _detach(self, volume_id):
         """Detach volume."""
@@ -58,6 +62,14 @@
                       ('details' if with_detail else '', key)
                 self.assertEqual(params[key], snap[key], msg)
 
+    def _list_snapshots_by_param_limit(self, limit, expected_elements):
+        """list snapshots by limit param"""
+        # Get snapshots list using limit parameter
+        fetched_snap_list = self.snapshots_client.list_snapshots(
+            limit=limit)['snapshots']
+        # Validating filtered snapshots length equals to expected_elements
+        self.assertEqual(expected_elements, len(fetched_snap_list))
+
     @test.idempotent_id('b467b54c-07a4-446d-a1cf-651dedcc3ff1')
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_snapshot_create_with_volume_in_use(self):
@@ -178,6 +190,25 @@
         self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
         self.cleanup_snapshot(snapshot)
 
+    @test.idempotent_id('db4d8e0a-7a2e-41cc-a712-961f6844e896')
+    def test_snapshot_list_param_limit(self):
+        # List returns limited elements
+        self._list_snapshots_by_param_limit(limit=1, expected_elements=1)
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('a1427f61-420e-48a5-b6e3-0b394fa95400')
+    def test_snapshot_list_param_limit_equals_infinite(self):
+        # List returns all elements when request limit exceeded
+        # snapshots number
+        snap_list = self.snapshots_client.list_snapshots()['snapshots']
+        self._list_snapshots_by_param_limit(limit=100000,
+                                            expected_elements=len(snap_list))
+
+    @decorators.skip_because(bug='1540893')
+    @test.idempotent_id('e3b44b7f-ae87-45b5-8a8c-66110eb24d0a')
+    def test_snapshot_list_param_limit_equals_zero(self):
+        # List returns zero elements
+        self._list_snapshots_by_param_limit(limit=0, expected_elements=0)
+
     def cleanup_snapshot(self, snapshot):
         # Delete the snapshot
         self.snapshots_client.delete_snapshot(snapshot['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/common/dynamic_creds.py b/tempest/common/dynamic_creds.py
index d374be4..a63af38 100644
--- a/tempest/common/dynamic_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/common/dynamic_creds.py
@@ -154,6 +154,20 @@
         return cred_provider.TestResources(creds)
 
     def _create_network_resources(self, tenant_id):
+        """The function creates network resources in the given tenant.
+
+        The function checks if network_resources class member is empty,
+        In case it is, it will create a network, a subnet and a router for
+        the tenant according to the given tenant id parameter.
+        Otherwise it will create a network resource according
+        to the values from network_resources dict.
+
+        :param tenant_id: The tenant id to create resources for.
+        :type tenant_id: str
+        :raises: InvalidConfiguration, Exception
+        :returns: network resources(network,subnet,router)
+        :rtype: tuple
+        """
         network = None
         subnet = None
         router = None
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py
index 4b932ce..504d72b 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     """The test suite for server advanced operations
 
     This test case stresses some advanced server instance operations:
-     * Resizing an instance
+     * Resizing a volume-backed instance
      * Sequence suspend resume
     """
 
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('e6c28180-7454-4b59-b188-0257af08a63b')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.resize,
                           'Resize is not available.')
-    @test.services('compute')
-    def test_resize_server_confirm(self):
+    @test.services('compute', 'volume')
+    def test_resize_volume_backed_server_confirm(self):
         # We create an instance for use in this test
-        instance = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        instance = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE', volume_backed=True)
         instance_id = instance['id']
         resize_flavor = CONF.compute.flavor_ref_alt
         LOG.debug("Resizing instance %s from flavor %s to flavor %s",
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
index 0acd4ad..fa43d94 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+from tempest.lib import exceptions
 
 
 class ObjectClient(rest_client.RestClient):
@@ -170,29 +171,67 @@
 
     def create_object_continue(self, container, object_name,
                                data, metadata=None):
-        """Create storage object."""
+        """Put an object using Expect:100-continue"""
         headers = {}
         if metadata:
             for key in metadata:
                 headers[str(key)] = metadata[key]
 
-        if not data:
-            headers['content-length'] = '0'
-
         headers['X-Auth-Token'] = self.token
+        headers['content-length'] = 0 if data is None else len(data)
+        headers['Expect'] = '100-continue'
 
-        conn = put_object_connection(self.base_url, str(container),
-                                     str(object_name), data, None, headers)
+        parsed = urlparse.urlparse(self.base_url)
+        path = str(parsed.path) + "/"
+        path += "%s/%s" % (str(container), str(object_name))
 
+        conn = create_connection(parsed)
+
+        # Send the PUT request and the headers including the "Expect" header
+        conn.putrequest('PUT', path)
+
+        for header, value in six.iteritems(headers):
+            conn.putheader(header, value)
+        conn.endheaders()
+
+        # Read the 100 status prior to sending the data
         response = conn.response_class(conn.sock,
                                        strict=conn.strict,
                                        method=conn._method)
-        version, status, reason = response._read_status()
-        resp = {'version': version,
-                'status': str(status),
-                'reason': reason}
+        _, status, _ = response._read_status()
 
-        return resp
+        # toss the CRLF at the end of the response
+        response._safe_read(2)
+
+        # Expecting a 100 here, if not close and throw an exception
+        if status != 100:
+            conn.close()
+            pattern = "%s %s" % (
+                """Unexpected http success status code {0}.""",
+                """The expected status code is {1}""")
+            details = pattern.format(status, 100)
+            raise exceptions.UnexpectedResponseCode(details)
+
+        # If a continue was received go ahead and send the data
+        # and get the final response
+        conn.send(data)
+
+        resp = conn.getresponse()
+
+        return resp.status, resp.reason
+
+
+def create_connection(parsed_url):
+    """Helper function to create connection with httplib
+
+    :param parsed_url: parsed url of the remote location
+    """
+    if parsed_url.scheme == 'https':
+        conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection(parsed_url.netloc)
+    else:
+        conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(parsed_url.netloc)
+
+    return conn
 
 
 def put_object_connection(base_url, container, name, contents=None,
@@ -211,13 +250,12 @@
     :param query_string: if set will be appended with '?' to generated path
     """
     parsed = urlparse.urlparse(base_url)
-    if parsed.scheme == 'https':
-        conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection(parsed.netloc)
-    else:
-        conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(parsed.netloc)
+
     path = str(parsed.path) + "/"
     path += "%s/%s" % (str(container), str(name))
 
+    conn = create_connection(parsed)
+
     if query_string:
         path += '?' + query_string
     if headers:
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
index 4344802..6237745 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def show_pools(self, detail=False):
+        # List all the volumes pools (hosts)
+        url = 'scheduler-stats/get_pools'
+        if detail:
+            url += '?detail=True'
+
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     def show_volume(self, volume_id):
         """Returns the details of a single volume."""
         url = "volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index b32beaa..4bc0ae2 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -350,11 +350,14 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_credentials(cls):
-        """Allocate credentials and the client managers from them.
+        """Allocate credentials and create the client managers from them.
 
-        A test class that requires network resources must override
-        setup_credentials and defined the required resources before super
-        is invoked.
+        For every element of credentials param function creates tenant/user,
+        Then it creates client manager for that credential.
+
+        Network related tests must override this function with
+        set_network_resources() method, otherwise it will create
+        network resources(network resources are created in a later step).
         """
         for credentials_type in cls.credentials:
             # This may raise an exception in case credentials are not available
diff --git a/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py b/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py
index bc68d26..769f6a6 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/fake_auth_provider.py
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@
 
     def auth_request(self, method, url, headers=None, body=None, filters=None):
         return url, headers, body
+
+    def get_token(self):
+        return "faketoken"
+
+    def base_url(self, filters, auth_data=None):
+        return "https://example.com"
diff --git a/tempest/tests/services/object_storage/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/services/object_storage/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/services/object_storage/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/tests/services/object_storage/test_object_client.py b/tempest/tests/services/object_storage/test_object_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd8c8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/services/object_storage/test_object_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Copyright 2016 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 mock
+import six
+
+from tempest.lib import exceptions
+from tempest.services.object_storage import object_client
+from tempest.tests import base
+from tempest.tests import fake_auth_provider
+
+
+class TestObjectClient(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestObjectClient, self).setUp()
+        self.fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.url = self.fake_auth.base_url(None)
+        self.object_client = object_client.ObjectClient(self.fake_auth,
+                                                        'swift', 'region1')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(object_client, 'create_connection')
+    def test_create_object_continue_no_data(self, mock_poc):
+        self._validate_create_object_continue(None, mock_poc)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(object_client, 'create_connection')
+    def test_create_object_continue_with_data(self, mock_poc):
+        self._validate_create_object_continue('hello', mock_poc)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(object_client, 'create_connection')
+    def test_create_continue_with_no_continue_received(self, mock_poc):
+        self._validate_create_object_continue('hello', mock_poc,
+                                              initial_status=201)
+
+    def _validate_create_object_continue(self, req_data,
+                                         mock_poc, initial_status=100):
+
+        expected_hdrs = {
+            'X-Auth-Token': self.fake_auth.get_token(),
+            'content-length': 0 if req_data is None else len(req_data),
+            'Expect': '100-continue'}
+
+        # Setup the Mocks prior to invoking the object creation
+        mock_resp_cls = mock.Mock()
+        mock_resp_cls._read_status.return_value = ("1", initial_status, "OK")
+
+        mock_poc.return_value.response_class.return_value = mock_resp_cls
+
+        # This is the final expected return value
+        mock_poc.return_value.getresponse.return_value.status = 201
+        mock_poc.return_value.getresponse.return_value.reason = 'OK'
+
+        # Call method to PUT object using expect:100-continue
+        cnt = "container1"
+        obj = "object1"
+        path = "/%s/%s" % (cnt, obj)
+
+        # If the expected initial status is not 100, then an exception
+        # should be thrown and the connection closed
+        if initial_status is 100:
+            status, reason = \
+                self.object_client.create_object_continue(cnt, obj, req_data)
+        else:
+            self.assertRaises(exceptions.UnexpectedResponseCode,
+                              self.object_client.create_object_continue, cnt,
+                              obj, req_data)
+            mock_poc.return_value.close.assert_called_once_with()
+
+        # Verify that putrequest is called 1 time with the appropriate values
+        mock_poc.return_value.putrequest.assert_called_once_with('PUT', path)
+
+        # Verify that headers were written, including "Expect:100-continue"
+        calls = []
+
+        for header, value in six.iteritems(expected_hdrs):
+            calls.append(mock.call(header, value))
+
+        mock_poc.return_value.putheader.assert_has_calls(calls, False)
+        mock_poc.return_value.endheaders.assert_called_once_with()
+
+        # The following steps are only taken if the initial status is 100
+        if initial_status is 100:
+            # Verify that the method returned what it was supposed to
+            self.assertEqual(status, 201)
+
+            # Verify that _safe_read was called once to remove the CRLF
+            # after the 100 response
+            mock_rc = mock_poc.return_value.response_class.return_value
+            mock_rc._safe_read.assert_called_once_with(2)
+
+            # Verify the actual data was written via send
+            mock_poc.return_value.send.assert_called_once_with(req_data)
+
+            # Verify that the getresponse method was called to receive
+            # the final
+            mock_poc.return_value.getresponse.assert_called_once_with()
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
index af5fc09..8c5d861 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@
         cfg.CONF.set_default('nova', True, 'service_available')
         cfg.CONF.set_default('glance', False, 'service_available')
 
+    def _assert_skip_message(self, func, skip_msg):
+        try:
+            func()
+            self.fail()
+        except testtools.TestCase.skipException as skip_exc:
+            self.assertEqual(skip_exc.args[0], skip_msg)
+
     def _test_skip_unless_config(self, expected_to_skip=True, *decorator_args):
 
         class TestFoo(test.BaseTestCase):
@@ -264,6 +271,9 @@
         t = TestFoo('test_bar')
         if expected_to_skip:
             self.assertRaises(testtools.TestCase.skipException, t.test_bar)
+            if (len(decorator_args) >= 3):
+                # decorator_args[2]: skip message specified
+                self._assert_skip_message(t.test_bar, decorator_args[2])
         else:
             try:
                 self.assertEqual(t.test_bar(), 0)
@@ -284,6 +294,9 @@
         t = TestFoo('test_bar')
         if expected_to_skip:
             self.assertRaises(testtools.TestCase.skipException, t.test_bar)
+            if (len(decorator_args) >= 3):
+                # decorator_args[2]: skip message specified
+                self._assert_skip_message(t.test_bar, decorator_args[2])
         else:
             try:
                 self.assertEqual(t.test_bar(), 0)
@@ -303,6 +316,10 @@
     def test_skip_unless_false_option(self):
         self._test_skip_unless_config(True, 'service_available', 'glance')
 
+    def test_skip_unless_false_option_msg(self):
+        self._test_skip_unless_config(True, 'service_available', 'glance',
+                                      'skip message')
+
     def test_skip_unless_true_option(self):
         self._test_skip_unless_config(False,
                                       'service_available', 'nova')
@@ -318,3 +335,7 @@
 
     def test_skip_if_true_option(self):
         self._test_skip_if_config(True, 'service_available', 'nova')
+
+    def test_skip_if_true_option_msg(self):
+        self._test_skip_if_config(True, 'service_available', 'nova',
+                                  'skip message')