diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index b9e22b5..23f732e 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc',
               'sphinx.ext.todo',
               'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
-              'oslosphinx',
+              'openstackdocstheme',
               'oslo_config.sphinxconfiggen',
              ]
 
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@
 
 todo_include_todos = True
 
+# openstackdocstheme options
+repository_name = 'openstack/tempest'
+bug_project = 'tempest'
+bug_tag = ''
+
+# Must set this variable to include year, month, day, hours, and minutes.
+html_last_updated_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'
+
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ['_templates']
 
@@ -127,7 +135,7 @@
 #html_theme_options = {}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
-html_theme_path = [openstackdocstheme.get_html_theme_path()]
+#html_theme_path = []
 
 # The name for this set of Sphinx documents.  If None, it defaults to
 # "<project> v<release> documentation".
@@ -152,13 +160,6 @@
 
 # If not '', a 'Last updated on:' timestamp is inserted at every page bottom,
 # using the given strftime format.
-git_cmd = ["git", "log", "--pretty=format:'%ad, commit %h'", "--date=local",
-   "-n1"]
-try:
-    html_last_updated_fmt = subprocess.check_output(git_cmd).decode('utf-8')
-except Exception:
-    warnings.warn('Cannot get last updated time from git repository. '
-                  'Not setting "html_last_updated_fmt".')
 
 # If true, SmartyPants will be used to convert quotes and dashes to
 # typographically correct entities.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-save-state-option-5ea67858cbaca969.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-save-state-option-5ea67858cbaca969.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fdf4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-save-state-option-5ea67858cbaca969.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add --save-state option to allow saving state of cloud before tempest run.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-update-backup-api-to-v3-backups-client-e8465b2b66617dc0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-update-backup-api-to-v3-backups-client-e8465b2b66617dc0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cd6887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-update-backup-api-to-v3-backups-client-e8465b2b66617dc0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Define v3 backups_client for the volume service as a library interface,
+    allowing other projects to use this module as a stable library without
+    maintenance changes.
+    Add update backup API to v3 backups_client library, min_microversion
+    of this API is 3.9.
+
+    * backups_client(v3)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/move-volume-v3-base_client-to-volume-1edbz0f207c3b283.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/move-volume-v3-base_client-to-volume-1edbz0f207c3b283.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec81dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/move-volume-v3-base_client-to-volume-1edbz0f207c3b283.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+features:
+  - |
+    Move base_client from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3 to
+    tempest.lib.services.volume, so if we want to add new
+    interfaces based on a v2 client, we can make that v2
+    client inherit from volume.base_client.BaseClient to
+    get microversion support, and then to make the new v3
+    client inherit from the v2 client, thus to avoid the
+    multiple inheritance.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Deprecate class BaseClient from volume.v3.base_client
+    and move it to volume.base_client.
+    ``tempest.lib.services.volume.v3.base_client.BaseClient``
+    (new ``tempest.lib.services.volume.base_client.BaseClient``)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pause_teardown-45c9d60ffa889f7f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pause_teardown-45c9d60ffa889f7f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a540c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pause_teardown-45c9d60ffa889f7f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Pause teardown
+    When pause_teardown flag in tempest.conf is set to True a pdb breakpoint
+    is added to tearDown and tearDownClass methods in test.py.
+    This allows to pause cleaning resources process, so that used resources
+    can be examined. Closer examination of used resources may lead to faster
+    debugging.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/tempest-workspace-delete-directory-feature-74d6d157a5a05561.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/tempest-workspace-delete-directory-feature-74d6d157a5a05561.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec21098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/tempest-workspace-delete-directory-feature-74d6d157a5a05561.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added tempest workspace remove --name <workspace_name> --rmdir
+    feature to delete the workspace directory as well as entry.
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index d240467..3137541 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -37,10 +37,18 @@
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
 extensions = [
-    'oslosphinx',
+    'openstackdocstheme',
     'reno.sphinxext',
 ]
 
+# openstackdocstheme options
+repository_name = 'openstack/tempest'
+bug_project = 'tempest'
+bug_tag = ''
+
+# Must set this variable to include year, month, day, hours, and minutes.
+html_last_updated_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'
+
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ['_templates']
 
@@ -119,9 +127,6 @@
 # html_theme_options = {}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
-import openstackdocstheme
-
-html_theme_path = [openstackdocstheme.get_html_theme_path()]
 
 # The name for this set of Sphinx documents.  If None, it defaults to
 # "<project> v<release> documentation".
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_auto_allocate_network.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_auto_allocate_network.py
index ba8a214..83fe215 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_auto_allocate_network.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_auto_allocate_network.py
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@
             LOG.info('(%s) Found more than one router for tenant.',
                      test_utils.find_test_caller())
 
-        # Let's just blindly remove any networks, duplicate or otherwise, that
-        # the test might have created even though Neutron will cleanup
-        # duplicate resources automatically (so ignore 404s).
-        networks = cls.networks_client.list_networks().get('networks', [])
+        # Remove any networks, duplicate or otherwise, that these tests
+        # created. All such networks will be in the current tenant. Neutron
+        # will cleanup duplicate resources automatically, so ignore 404s.
+        search_opts = {'tenant_id': cls.networks_client.tenant_id}
+        networks = cls.networks_client.list_networks(
+            **search_opts).get('networks', [])
 
         for router in routers:
             # Disassociate the subnets from the router. Because of the race
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index 6f072b2..cd09177 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -517,23 +517,33 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('77eba8e0-036e-4635-944b-f7a8f3b78dc9')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.shelve,
                           'Shelve is not available.')
+    @test.services('image')
     def test_shelve_unshelve_server(self):
+        if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2:
+            glance_client = self.os_primary.image_client_v2
+        elif CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
+            glance_client = self.os_primary.image_client
+        else:
+            raise lib_exc.InvalidConfiguration(
+                'Either api_v1 or api_v2 must be True in '
+                '[image-feature-enabled].')
         compute.shelve_server(self.client, self.server_id,
                               force_shelve_offload=True)
 
         server = self.client.show_server(self.server_id)['server']
         image_name = server['name'] + '-shelved'
         params = {'name': image_name}
-        images = self.compute_images_client.list_images(**params)['images']
+        if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2:
+            images = glance_client.list_images(params)['images']
+        elif CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
+            images = glance_client.list_images(
+                detail=True, **params)['images']
         self.assertEqual(1, len(images))
         self.assertEqual(image_name, images[0]['name'])
 
         self.client.unshelve_server(self.server_id)
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.client, self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
-
-        images = self.compute_images_client.list_images(**params)['images']
-        msg = ('After unshelve, shelved image is not deleted.')
-        self.assertEmpty(images, msg)
+        glance_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(images[0]['id'])
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('af8eafd4-38a7-4a4b-bdbc-75145a580560')
     def test_stop_start_server(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
index ae4b579..f358d7f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
         # Accepts a volume transfer
         self.alt_transfer_client.accept_volume_transfer(
-            transfer_id, auth_key=auth_key)['transfer']
+            transfer_id, auth_key=auth_key)
 
         # Verify volume transferred is available
         waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/api_microversion_fixture.py b/tempest/api/volume/api_microversion_fixture.py
index 64bc537..7bbe674 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/api_microversion_fixture.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/api_microversion_fixture.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 import fixtures
 
-from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3 import base_client
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 
 
 class APIMicroversionFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index 394c453..ef69ba3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@
         if CONF.service_available.glance:
             cls.images_client = cls.os_primary.image_client_v2
 
-        cls.snapshots_client = cls.os_primary.snapshots_v2_client
-        cls.volumes_client = cls.os_primary.volumes_v2_client
         if cls._api_version == 3:
+            cls.backups_client = cls.os_primary.backups_v3_client
             cls.volumes_client = cls.os_primary.volumes_v3_client
-        cls.backups_client = cls.os_primary.backups_v2_client
+        else:
+            cls.backups_client = cls.os_primary.backups_v2_client
+            cls.volumes_client = cls.os_primary.volumes_v2_client
+
+        cls.snapshots_client = cls.os_primary.snapshots_v2_client
         cls.volumes_extension_client =\
             cls.os_primary.volumes_v2_extension_client
         cls.availability_zone_client = (
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_snapshot_metadata.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_snapshot_metadata.py
index 164ed37..e54cd65 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_snapshot_metadata.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_snapshot_metadata.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         # Create metadata
         body = self.snapshots_client.create_snapshot_metadata(
             self.snapshot['id'], metadata)['metadata']
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
 
         # Get the metadata of the snapshot
         body = self.snapshots_client.show_snapshot_metadata(
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
         # Update metadata
         body = self.snapshots_client.update_snapshot_metadata(
             self.snapshot['id'], metadata=update)['metadata']
+        self.assertEqual(update, body)
         body = self.snapshots_client.show_snapshot_metadata(
             self.snapshot['id'])['metadata']
         self.assertEqual(update, body, 'Update snapshot metadata failed')
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
                   "key2": "value2",
                   "key3": "value3_update"}
         # Create metadata for the snapshot
-        body = self.snapshots_client.create_snapshot_metadata(
-            self.snapshot['id'], metadata)['metadata']
+        self.snapshots_client.create_snapshot_metadata(
+            self.snapshot['id'], metadata)
         # Get the metadata of the snapshot
         body = self.snapshots_client.show_snapshot_metadata(
             self.snapshot['id'])['metadata']
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@
         # Update metadata item
         body = self.snapshots_client.update_snapshot_metadata_item(
             self.snapshot['id'], "key3", meta=update_item)['meta']
+        self.assertEqual(update_item, body)
         # Get the metadata of the snapshot
         body = self.snapshots_client.show_snapshot_metadata(
             self.snapshot['id'])['metadata']
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
index b4d22fe..5e9a956 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
         body = self.volumes_client.create_volume_metadata(self.volume['id'],
                                                           metadata)['metadata']
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
         # Get the metadata of the volume
         body = self.volumes_client.show_volume_metadata(
             self.volume['id'])['metadata']
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
         # Update metadata
         body = self.volumes_client.update_volume_metadata(
             self.volume['id'], update)['metadata']
+        self.assertEqual(update, body)
         body = self.volumes_client.show_volume_metadata(
             self.volume['id'])['metadata']
         self.assertEqual(update, body, 'Update metadata failed')
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@
         # Update metadata item
         body = self.volumes_client.update_volume_metadata_item(
             self.volume['id'], "key3", update_item)['meta']
+        self.assertEqual(update_item, body)
         # Get the metadata of the volume
         body = self.volumes_client.show_volume_metadata(
             self.volume['id'])['metadata']
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
index 2c13a3c..4108da5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
         # Accept a volume transfer by alt_tenant
         body = self.alt_client.accept_volume_transfer(
             transfer_id, auth_key=auth_key)['transfer']
+        for key in ['id', 'name', 'links', 'volume_id']:
+            self.assertIn(key, body)
         waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.alt_volumes_client,
                                                 volume['id'], 'available')
         accepted_volume = self.alt_volumes_client.show_volume(
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index 8541c6d..c4d10c3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('92c4ef64-51b2-40c0-9f7e-4749fbaaba33')
     def test_reserve_unreserve_volume(self):
         # Mark volume as reserved.
-        body = self.volumes_client.reserve_volume(self.volume['id'])
+        self.volumes_client.reserve_volume(self.volume['id'])
         # To get the volume info
         body = self.volumes_client.show_volume(self.volume['id'])['volume']
         self.assertIn('attaching', body['status'])
         # Unmark volume as reserved.
-        body = self.volumes_client.unreserve_volume(self.volume['id'])
+        self.volumes_client.unreserve_volume(self.volume['id'])
         # To get the volume info
         body = self.volumes_client.show_volume(self.volume['id'])['volume']
         self.assertIn('available', body['status'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
index 4b4aeec..1f91db6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -140,3 +140,39 @@
             restored_volume_id)['volume']
 
         self.assertEqual('true', restored_volume_info['bootable'])
+
+
+class VolumesBackupsV39Test(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+
+    _api_version = 3
+    min_microversion = '3.9'
+    max_microversion = 'latest'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(VolumesBackupsV39Test, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.backup:
+            raise cls.skipException("Cinder backup feature disabled")
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('9b374cbc-be5f-4d37-8848-7efb8a873dcc')
+    def test_update_backup(self):
+        # Create volume and backup
+        volume = self.create_volume()
+        backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=volume['id'])
+
+        # Update backup and assert response body for update_backup method
+        update_kwargs = {
+            'name': data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-Backup'),
+            'description': data_utils.rand_name("volume-backup-description")
+        }
+        update_backup = self.backups_client.update_backup(
+            backup['id'], **update_kwargs)['backup']
+        self.assertEqual(backup['id'], update_backup['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(update_kwargs['name'], update_backup['name'])
+        self.assertIn('links', update_backup)
+
+        # Assert response body for show_backup method
+        retrieved_backup = self.backups_client.show_backup(
+            backup['id'])['backup']
+        for key in update_kwargs:
+            self.assertEqual(update_kwargs[key], retrieved_backup[key])
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 44c1def..e68ab7e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
 from testtools import matchers
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
@@ -149,3 +150,16 @@
         # Should allow
         self.assertEqual(volume['snapshot_id'], src_snap['id'])
         self.assertEqual(volume['size'], src_size + 1)
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('bbcfa285-af7f-479e-8c1a-8c34fc16543c')
+    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.volume_feature_enabled.backup,
+                          "Cinder backup is disabled")
+    def test_snapshot_backup(self):
+        # Create a snapshot
+        snapshot = self.create_snapshot(volume_id=self.volume_origin['id'])
+
+        backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=self.volume_origin['id'],
+                                    snapshot_id=snapshot['id'])
+        backup_info = self.backups_client.show_backup(backup['id'])['backup']
+        self.assertEqual(self.volume_origin['id'], backup_info['volume_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(snapshot['id'], backup_info['snapshot_id'])
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index c3357bb..467ef9c 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
         self.volume_services_v2_client = self.volume_v2.ServicesClient()
         self.backups_client = self.volume_v1.BackupsClient()
         self.backups_v2_client = self.volume_v2.BackupsClient()
+        self.backups_v3_client = self.volume_v3.BackupsClient()
         self.encryption_types_client = self.volume_v1.EncryptionTypesClient()
         self.encryption_types_v2_client = \
             self.volume_v2.EncryptionTypesClient()
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/run.py b/tempest/cmd/run.py
index b36bf5c..350dd0b 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/run.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/run.py
@@ -97,15 +97,19 @@
 from cliff import command
 from os_testr import regex_builder
 from os_testr import subunit_trace
+from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 import six
 from testrepository.commands import run_argv
 
+from tempest.cmd import cleanup_service
 from tempest.cmd import init
 from tempest.cmd import workspace
+from tempest.common import credentials_factory as credentials
 from tempest import config
 
 
 CONF = config.CONF
+SAVED_STATE_JSON = "saved_state.json"
 
 
 class TempestRun(command.Command):
@@ -174,6 +178,11 @@
         else:
             print("No .testr.conf file was found for local execution")
             sys.exit(2)
+        if parsed_args.state:
+            self._init_state()
+        else:
+            pass
+
         if parsed_args.combine:
             temp_stream = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
             return_code = run_argv(['tempest', 'last', '--subunit'], sys.stdin,
@@ -203,6 +212,25 @@
     def get_description(self):
         return 'Run tempest'
 
+    def _init_state(self):
+        print("Initializing saved state.")
+        data = {}
+        self.global_services = cleanup_service.get_global_cleanup_services()
+        self.admin_mgr = credentials.AdminManager()
+        admin_mgr = self.admin_mgr
+        kwargs = {'data': data,
+                  'is_dry_run': False,
+                  'saved_state_json': data,
+                  'is_preserve': False,
+                  'is_save_state': True}
+        for service in self.global_services:
+            svc = service(admin_mgr, **kwargs)
+            svc.run()
+
+        with open(SAVED_STATE_JSON, 'w+') as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(data,
+                    sort_keys=True, indent=2, separators=(',', ': ')))
+
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(TempestRun, self).get_parser(prog_name)
         parser = self._add_args(parser)
@@ -253,6 +281,10 @@
         parallel.add_argument('--serial', '-t', dest='parallel',
                               action='store_false',
                               help='Run tests serially')
+        parser.add_argument('--save-state', dest='state',
+                            action='store_true',
+                            help="To save the state of the cloud before "
+                                 "running tempest.")
         # output args
         parser.add_argument("--subunit", action='store_true',
                             help='Enable subunit v2 output')
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 6b81e0d..0972a3c 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@
         'keystone': os.identity_client,
         'cinder': os.volumes_client,
     }
-    if service != 'keystone':
-        # Since keystone may be listening on a path, do not remove the path.
+    if service != 'keystone' and service != 'cinder':
+        # Since keystone and cinder may be listening on a path,
+        # do not remove the path.
         client_dict[service].skip_path()
     endpoint = _get_unversioned_endpoint(client_dict[service].base_url)
 
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
index 96d2300..8166b4f 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 ------
 Deletes the entry for a given tempest workspace --name
 
+--rmdir Deletes the given tempest workspace directory
+
 General Options
 ===============
 
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 from cliff import command
@@ -102,11 +105,16 @@
             sys.exit(1)
 
     @lockutils.synchronized('workspaces', external=True)
-    def remove_workspace(self, name):
+    def remove_workspace_entry(self, name):
         self._populate()
         self._name_exists(name)
-        self.workspaces.pop(name)
+        workspace_path = self.workspaces.pop(name)
         self._write_file()
+        return workspace_path
+
+    @lockutils.synchronized('workspaces', external=True)
+    def remove_workspace_directory(self, workspace_path):
+        shutil.rmtree(workspace_path)
 
     @lockutils.synchronized('workspaces', external=True)
     def list_workspaces(self):
@@ -226,12 +234,16 @@
         parser = super(TempestWorkspaceRemove, self).get_parser(prog_name)
         add_global_arguments(parser)
         parser.add_argument('--name', required=True)
+        parser.add_argument('--rmdir', action='store_true',
+                            help='Deletes the given workspace directory')
 
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         self.manager = WorkspaceManager(parsed_args.workspace_path)
-        self.manager.remove_workspace(parsed_args.name)
+        workspace_path = self.manager.remove_workspace_entry(parsed_args.name)
+        if parsed_args.rmdir:
+            self.manager.remove_workspace_directory(workspace_path)
         sys.exit(0)
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 7b96281..af9eefc 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1070,6 +1070,15 @@
                                  "prefix to ideintify resources which are "
                                  "created by Tempest and no projects set "
                                  "this option on OpenStack dev community."),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('pause_teardown',
+                default=False,
+                help="""Whether to pause a test in global teardown.
+
+The best use case is investigating used resources of one test.
+A test can be run as follows:
+ $ ostestr --pdb TEST_ID
+or
+ $ python -m testtools.run TEST_ID"""),
 ]
 
 _opts = [
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/base_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/base_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7fb21a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/base_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Andrew Kerr
+# 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.lib.common import api_version_utils
+from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+
+VOLUME_MICROVERSION = None
+
+
+class BaseClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+    """Base volume service clients class to support microversion."""
+    api_microversion_header_name = 'Openstack-Api-Version'
+
+    def get_headers(self, accept_type=None, send_type=None):
+        headers = super(BaseClient, self).get_headers(
+            accept_type=accept_type, send_type=send_type)
+        if VOLUME_MICROVERSION:
+            headers[self.api_microversion_header_name] = ('volume %s' %
+                                                          VOLUME_MICROVERSION)
+        return headers
+
+    def request(self, method, url, extra_headers=False, headers=None,
+                body=None, chunked=False):
+
+        resp, resp_body = super(BaseClient, self).request(
+            method, url, extra_headers, headers, body, chunked)
+        if (VOLUME_MICROVERSION and
+            VOLUME_MICROVERSION != api_version_utils.LATEST_MICROVERSION):
+            api_version_utils.assert_version_header_matches_request(
+                self.api_microversion_header_name,
+                'volume %s' % VOLUME_MICROVERSION,
+                resp)
+        return resp, resp_body
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/backups_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/backups_client.py
index 2b5e82d..a44ed0b 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/backups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/backups_client.py
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 
 
-class BackupsClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+class BackupsClient(base_client.BaseClient):
     """Volume V2 Backups client"""
     api_version = "v2"
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
index 86e3836..cfff16a 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2 import transfers_client
 
 
-class VolumesClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+class VolumesClient(base_client.BaseClient):
     """Client class to send CRUD Volume V2 API requests"""
     api_version = "v2"
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/__init__.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/__init__.py
index a351d61..ff58fc2 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
+from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3.backups_client import BackupsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3.base_client import BaseClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3.group_types_client import GroupTypesClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3.groups_client import GroupsClient
@@ -19,5 +20,5 @@
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3.versions_client import VersionsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3.volumes_client import VolumesClient
 
-__all__ = ['BaseClient', 'GroupsClient', 'GroupTypesClient',
+__all__ = ['BackupsClient', 'BaseClient', 'GroupsClient', 'GroupTypesClient',
            'MessagesClient', 'VersionsClient', 'VolumesClient']
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/backups_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/backups_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e742e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/backups_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2017 FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies CO.,LTD
+# 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 oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+
+from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2 import backups_client
+
+
+class BackupsClient(backups_client.BackupsClient):
+    """Volume V3 Backups client"""
+    api_version = "v3"
+
+    def update_backup(self, backup_id, **kwargs):
+        """Updates the specified volume backup.
+
+        For a full list of available parameters, please refer to the official
+        API reference:
+        https://developer.openstack.org/api-ref/block-storage/v3/#update-a-backup
+        """
+        put_body = json.dumps({'backup': kwargs})
+        resp, body = self.put('backups/%s' % backup_id, put_body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/base_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/base_client.py
index 958212a..e78380b 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/base_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/base_client.py
@@ -13,34 +13,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.lib.common import api_version_utils
-from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+from debtcollector import moves
 
-VOLUME_MICROVERSION = None
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 
 
-class BaseClient(rest_client.RestClient):
-    """Base class to handle Cinder v3 client microversion support."""
-    api_version = 'v3'
-    api_microversion_header_name = 'Openstack-Api-Version'
-
-    def get_headers(self, accept_type=None, send_type=None):
-        headers = super(BaseClient, self).get_headers(
-            accept_type=accept_type, send_type=send_type)
-        if VOLUME_MICROVERSION:
-            headers[self.api_microversion_header_name] = ('volume %s' %
-                                                          VOLUME_MICROVERSION)
-        return headers
-
-    def request(self, method, url, extra_headers=False, headers=None,
-                body=None, chunked=False):
-
-        resp, resp_body = super(BaseClient, self).request(
-            method, url, extra_headers, headers, body, chunked)
-        if (VOLUME_MICROVERSION and
-            VOLUME_MICROVERSION != api_version_utils.LATEST_MICROVERSION):
-            api_version_utils.assert_version_header_matches_request(
-                self.api_microversion_header_name,
-                'volume %s' % VOLUME_MICROVERSION,
-                resp)
-        return resp, resp_body
+BaseClient = moves.moved_class(base_client.BaseClient, 'BaseClient', __name__,
+                               version="Pike", removal_version='?')
+BaseClient.api_version = 'v3'
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/group_types_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/group_types_client.py
index 390d44d..a6edbf5 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/group_types_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/group_types_client.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
-from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3 import base_client
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 
 
 class GroupTypesClient(base_client.BaseClient):
     """Client class to send CRUD Volume V3 Group Types API requests"""
+    api_version = 'v3'
 
     @property
     def resource_type(self):
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py
index c06997a..9b53bb7 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3 import base_client
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 
 
 class GroupsClient(base_client.BaseClient):
     """Client class to send CRUD Volume Group API requests"""
+    api_version = 'v3'
 
     def create_group(self, **kwargs):
         """Creates a group.
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/messages_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/messages_client.py
index 8a01864..0127271 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/messages_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/messages_client.py
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3 import base_client
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 
 
 class MessagesClient(base_client.BaseClient):
     """Client class to send user messages API requests."""
+    api_version = 'v3'
 
     def show_message(self, message_id):
         """Show details for a single message."""
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/versions_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/versions_client.py
index e2941c4..5702f95 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/versions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/versions_client.py
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 
 from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.volume import versions as schema
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
-from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3 import base_client
+from tempest.lib.services.volume import base_client
 
 
 class VersionsClient(base_client.BaseClient):
+    api_version = 'v3'
 
     def list_versions(self):
         """List API versions
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/volumes_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/volumes_client.py
index aec0205..5f4b278 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/volumes_client.py
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2 import volumes_client
-from tempest.lib.services.volume.v3 import base_client
 
 
-class VolumesClient(base_client.BaseClient,
-                    volumes_client.VolumesClient):
+class VolumesClient(volumes_client.VolumesClient):
     """Client class to send CRUD Volume V3 API requests"""
     api_version = "v3"
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 38e03c7..aecb374 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -1249,6 +1249,17 @@
             type_id, provider=provider, key_size=key_size, cipher=cipher,
             control_location=control_location)['encryption']
 
+    def create_encrypted_volume(self, encryption_provider, volume_type,
+                                key_size=256, cipher='aes-xts-plain64',
+                                control_location='front-end'):
+        volume_type = self.create_volume_type(name=volume_type)
+        self.create_encryption_type(type_id=volume_type['id'],
+                                    provider=encryption_provider,
+                                    key_size=key_size,
+                                    cipher=cipher,
+                                    control_location=control_location)
+        return self.create_volume(volume_type=volume_type['name'])
+
 
 class ObjectStorageScenarioTest(ScenarioTest):
     """Provide harness to do Object Storage scenario tests.
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_encrypted_cinder_volumes.py b/tempest/scenario/test_encrypted_cinder_volumes.py
index d7b86f6..cbdf307 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_encrypted_cinder_volumes.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_encrypted_cinder_volumes.py
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@
 
         return self.create_server(image_id=image, key_name=keypair['name'])
 
-    def create_encrypted_volume(self, encryption_provider, volume_type):
-        volume_type = self.create_volume_type(name=volume_type)
-        self.create_encryption_type(type_id=volume_type['id'],
-                                    provider=encryption_provider,
-                                    key_size=256,
-                                    cipher='aes-xts-plain64',
-                                    control_location='front-end')
-        return self.create_volume(volume_type=volume_type['name'])
-
     def attach_detach_volume(self, server, volume):
         attached_volume = self.nova_volume_attach(server, volume)
         self.nova_volume_detach(server, attached_volume)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
index 3dfbf18..96d0474 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class TestVolumeBootPattern(manager.ScenarioTest):
+class TestVolumeBootPattern(manager.EncryptionScenarioTest):
 
     # Boot from volume scenario is quite slow, and needs extra
     # breathing room to get through deletes in the time allotted.
@@ -227,3 +227,26 @@
 
         # delete instance
         self._delete_server(instance)
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('cb78919a-e553-4bab-b73b-10cf4d2eb125')
+    @testtools.skipIf(CONF.volume.storage_protocol.lower() in ['ceph', 'nfs'],
+                      'Currently, {} does not support volume encryption'
+                      .format(CONF.volume.storage_protocol))
+    @test.services('compute', 'volume')
+    def test_boot_server_from_encrypted_volume_luks(self):
+        # Create an encrypted volume
+        volume = self.create_encrypted_volume('nova.volume.encryptors.'
+                                              'luks.LuksEncryptor',
+                                              volume_type='luks')
+
+        self.volumes_client.set_bootable_volume(volume['id'], bootable=True)
+
+        # Boot a server from the encrypted volume
+        server = self._boot_instance_from_resource(
+            source_id=volume['id'],
+            source_type='volume',
+            delete_on_termination=False)
+
+        server_info = self.servers_client.show_server(server['id'])['server']
+        created_volume = server_info['os-extended-volumes:volumes_attached']
+        self.assertEqual(volume['id'], created_volume[0]['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index f07c071..a81b5d7 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
+        # insert pdb breakpoint when pause_teardown is enabled
+        if CONF.pause_teardown:
+            cls.insert_pdb_breakpoint()
         at_exit_set.discard(cls)
         # It should never be overridden by descendants
         if hasattr(super(BaseTestCase, cls), 'tearDownClass'):
@@ -283,6 +286,22 @@
             finally:
                 del trace  # to avoid circular refs
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(BaseTestCase, self).tearDown()
+        # insert pdb breakpoint when pause_teardown is enabled
+        if CONF.pause_teardown:
+            BaseTestCase.insert_pdb_breakpoint()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def insert_pdb_breakpoint(cls):
+        """Add pdb breakpoint.
+
+        This can help in debugging process, cleaning of resources is
+        paused, so they can be examined.
+        """
+        import pdb
+        pdb.set_trace()
+
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
         """Class level skip checks.
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
index dc6c0c8..a1c8c53 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
@@ -80,13 +80,20 @@
         self.assertEqual(
             self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name), new_path)
 
-    def test_run_workspace_remove(self):
+    def test_run_workspace_remove_entry(self):
         cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', 'remove',
                '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
                '--name', self.name]
         self._run_cmd_gets_return_code(cmd, 0)
         self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))
 
+    def test_run_workspace_remove_directory(self):
+        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', 'remove',
+               '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
+               '--name', self.name, '--rmdir']
+        self._run_cmd_gets_return_code(cmd, 0)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))
+
 
 class TestTempestWorkspaceManager(TestTempestWorkspaceBase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -117,8 +124,13 @@
         self.assertEqual(
             self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name), new_path)
 
-    def test_workspace_manager_remove(self):
-        self.workspace_manager.remove_workspace(self.name)
+    def test_workspace_manager_remove_entry(self):
+        self.workspace_manager.remove_workspace_entry(self.name)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))
+
+    def test_workspace_manager_remove_directory(self):
+        path = self.workspace_manager.remove_workspace_entry(self.name)
+        self.workspace_manager.remove_workspace_directory(path)
         self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))
 
     def test_path_expansion(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/base.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/base.py
index 90c9f63..778c966 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/base.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/base.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                function.
         :param body: Expected response body returned by the service client
                function.
-        :param to_utf: Whether to use UTF-8 encoding for request.
+        :param to_utf: Whether to use UTF-8 encoding for response.
         :param status: Expected response status returned by the service client
                function.
         :param headers: Expected headers returned by the service client
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_backups_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_backups_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ce987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_backups_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright 2017 FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies CO.,LTD
+# 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.lib.services.volume.v3 import backups_client
+from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
+
+
+class TestBackupsClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
+
+    FAKE_BACKUP_UPDATE = {
+        "backup": {
+            "id": "4c65c15f-a5c5-464b-b92a-90e4c04636a7",
+            "name": "fake-backup-name",
+            "links": "fake-links"
+        }
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestBackupsClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.client = backups_client.BackupsClient(fake_auth,
+                                                   'volume',
+                                                   'regionOne')
+
+    def _test_update_backup(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.update_backup,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.put',
+            self.FAKE_BACKUP_UPDATE,
+            bytes_body,
+            backup_id='4c65c15f-a5c5-464b-b92a-90e4c04636a7')
+
+    def test_update_backup_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_update_backup()
+
+    def test_update_backup_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_update_backup(bytes_body=True)
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index f8793be..04fd878 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 hacking!=0.13.0,<0.14,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 # needed for doc build
 sphinx>=1.6.2 # BSD
-oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
+openstackdocstheme>=1.11.0  # Apache-2.0
 reno!=2.3.1,>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 mock>=2.0 # BSD
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 flake8-import-order==0.11 # LGPLv3
-openstackdocstheme>=1.11.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py b/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
index 5e63c0d..99df0d1 100644
--- a/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
+++ b/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@
 import json
 import re
 
-from six.moves import urllib
+try:
+    # For Python 3.0 and later
+    from urllib.error import HTTPError as HTTPError
+    import urllib.request as urllib
+except ImportError:
+    # Fall back to Python 2's urllib2
+    import urllib2 as urllib
+    from urllib2 import HTTPError as HTTPError
 
 
 url = 'https://review.openstack.org/projects/'
@@ -51,9 +58,9 @@
 
 def has_tempest_plugin(proj):
     try:
-        r = urllib.request.urlopen(
+        r = urllib.urlopen(
             "https://git.openstack.org/cgit/%s/plain/setup.cfg" % proj)
-    except urllib.error.HTTPError as err:
+    except HTTPError as err:
         if err.code == 404:
             return False
     p = re.compile('^tempest\.test_plugins', re.M)
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@
     else:
         False
 
-r = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
+r = urllib.urlopen(url)
 # Gerrit prepends 4 garbage octets to the JSON, in order to counter
 # cross-site scripting attacks.  Therefore we must discard it so the
 # json library won't choke.