diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
index c4614c6..2b422fd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import time
+
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.openstack.common import timeutils
 import tempest.test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -29,6 +32,12 @@
         super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).setUpClass()
         os = cls.get_client_manager()
         cls.telemetry_client = os.telemetry_client
+        cls.servers_client = os.servers_client
+        cls.flavors_client = os.flavors_client
+
+        cls.nova_notifications = ['memory', 'vcpus', 'disk.root.size',
+                                  'disk.ephemeral.size']
+        cls.server_ids = []
         cls.alarm_ids = []
 
     @classmethod
@@ -41,11 +50,46 @@
         return resp, body
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        for alarm_id in cls.alarm_ids:
+    def create_server(cls):
+        resp, body = cls.servers_client.create_server(
+            data_utils.rand_name('ceilometer-instance'),
+            CONF.compute.image_ref, CONF.compute.flavor_ref,
+            wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        if resp['status'] == '202':
+            cls.server_ids.append(body['id'])
+        return resp, body
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def cleanup_resources(method, list_of_ids):
+        for resource_id in list_of_ids:
             try:
-                cls.telemetry_client.delete_alarm(alarm_id)
+                method(resource_id)
             except exceptions.NotFound:
                 pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.cleanup_resources(cls.telemetry_client.delete_alarm, cls.alarm_ids)
+        cls.cleanup_resources(cls.servers_client.delete_server, cls.server_ids)
         cls.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def await_samples(self, metric, query):
+        """
+        This method is to wait for sample to add it to database.
+        There are long time delays when using Postgresql (or Mysql)
+        database as ceilometer backend
+        """
+        timeout = CONF.compute.build_timeout
+        start = timeutils.utcnow()
+        while timeutils.delta_seconds(start, timeutils.utcnow()) < timeout:
+            resp, body = self.telemetry_client.list_samples(metric, query)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+            if body:
+                return resp, body
+            time.sleep(CONF.compute.build_interval)
+
+        raise exceptions.TimeoutException(
+            'Sample for metric:%s with query:%s has not been added to the '
+            'database within %d seconds' % (metric, query,
+                                            CONF.compute.build_timeout))