diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index e5f45ac..446d865 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 - [T114] Check that tempest.lib does not use tempest config
 - [T115] Check that admin tests should exist under admin path
 - [N322] Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable
+- [T116] Unsupported 'message' Exception attribute in PY3
 
 Test Data/Configuration
 -----------------------
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-update-group-tempest-tests-72f8ec19b2809849.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-update-group-tempest-tests-72f8ec19b2809849.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23c30af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-update-group-tempest-tests-72f8ec19b2809849.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add update_group to groups_client in the volume service library.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
index 3f1bdce..256a267 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.serial_console,
                           'Serial console not supported.')
     @testtools.skipUnless(
-        test.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter"),
+        compute.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter"),
         'DifferentHostFilter is not available.')
     def test_live_migration_serial_console(self):
         """Test the live-migration of an instance which has a serial console
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py
index 858998a..72f4ddc 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common import compute
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
-from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('26a9d5df-6890-45f2-abc4-a659290cb130')
     @testtools.skipUnless(
-        test.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("SameHostFilter"),
+        compute.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("SameHostFilter"),
         'SameHostFilter is not available.')
     def test_create_servers_on_same_host(self):
         hints = {'same_host': self.server01}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('cc7ca884-6e3e-42a3-a92f-c522fcf25e8e')
     @testtools.skipUnless(
-        test.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter"),
+        compute.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter"),
         'DifferentHostFilter is not available.')
     def test_create_servers_on_different_hosts(self):
         hints = {'different_host': self.server01}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('7869cc84-d661-4e14-9f00-c18cdc89cf57')
     @testtools.skipUnless(
-        test.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter"),
+        compute.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter"),
         'DifferentHostFilter is not available.')
     def test_create_servers_on_different_hosts_with_list_of_servers(self):
         # This scheduler-hint supports list of servers also.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py
index 65d5042..bfde847 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import time
 
+import six
+
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import compute
 from tempest.common.utils import net_utils
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@
         except lib_exc.BadRequest as e:
             msg = ('Multiple possible networks found, use a Network ID to be '
                    'more specific.')
-            if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name and e.message == msg:
+            if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name and six.text_type(e) == msg:
                 raise
         else:
             ifs.append(iface)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
index aa5c43d..b727ddd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common import compute
 from tempest.common.utils.linux import remote_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('ed20d3fb-9d1f-4329-b160-543fbd5d9811')
     @testtools.skipUnless(
-        test.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("ServerGroupAffinityFilter"),
+        compute.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("ServerGroupAffinityFilter"),
         'ServerGroupAffinityFilter is not available.')
     def test_create_server_with_scheduler_hint_group(self):
         # Create a server with the scheduler hint "group".
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py
index 5f01166..3f8664c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py
@@ -258,3 +258,49 @@
                     self.volumes_client, vol['id'], 'available')
         waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(
             self.groups_client, grp2['id'], 'available')
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('4a8a6fd2-8b3b-4641-8f54-6a6f99320006')
+    def test_group_update(self):
+        # Create volume type
+        volume_type = self.create_volume_type()
+
+        # Create group type
+        group_type = self.create_group_type()
+
+        # Create Group
+        grp = self._create_group(group_type, volume_type)
+
+        # Create a volume in the group
+        vol1 = self.create_volume(volume_type=volume_type['id'],
+                                  group_id=grp['id'])
+        # Create a volume not in the group
+        vol2 = self.create_volume(volume_type=volume_type['id'])
+
+        # Remove a volume from group and update name and description
+        new_grp_name = 'new_group'
+        new_desc = 'This is a new group'
+        grp_params = {'name': new_grp_name,
+                      'description': new_desc,
+                      'remove_volumes': vol1['id'],
+                      'add_volumes': vol2['id']}
+        self.groups_client.update_group(grp['id'], **grp_params)
+
+        # Wait for group status to become available
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(
+            self.groups_client, grp['id'], 'available')
+
+        # Get the updated Group
+        grp = self.groups_client.show_group(grp['id'])['group']
+        self.assertEqual(new_grp_name, grp['name'])
+        self.assertEqual(new_desc, grp['description'])
+
+        # Get volumes in the group
+        vols = self.volumes_client.list_volumes(
+            detail=True)['volumes']
+        grp_vols = []
+        for vol in vols:
+            if vol['group_id'] == grp['id']:
+                grp_vols.append(vol)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(grp_vols))
+        self.assertEqual(vol2['id'], grp_vols[0]['id'])
+        self.assertNotEqual(vol1['id'], grp_vols[0]['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 714a476..a72493d 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -14,6 +14,51 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+"""
+Verifies user's current tempest configuration.
+
+This command is used for updating or user's tempest configuration file based on
+api queries or replacing all option in a tempest configuration file for a full
+list of extensions.
+
+General Options
+===============
+
+-u, --update
+------------
+Update the config file with results from api queries. This assumes whatever is
+set in the config file is incorrect.
+
+-o FILE, --output=FILE
+----------------------
+Output file to write an updated config file to. This has to be a separate file
+from the original one. If one isn't specified with -u the values which should
+be changed will be printed to STDOUT.
+
+-r, --replace-ext
+-----------------
+If specified the all option will be replaced with a full list of extensions.
+
+Environment Variables
+=====================
+
+The command is workspace aware - it uses tempest config file tempest.conf
+located in ./etc/ directory.
+The path to the config file and it's name can be changed through environment
+variables.
+
+TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR
+------------------
+Path to a directory where tempest configuration file is stored. If the variable
+is set, the default path (./etc/) is overridden.
+
+TEMPEST_CONFIG
+--------------
+Name of a tempest configuration file. If the variable is specified, the default
+name (tempest.conf) is overridden.
+
+"""
+
 import argparse
 import os
 import re
@@ -41,8 +86,8 @@
 
 
 def _get_config_file():
-    default_config_dir = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(
-        os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))), "etc")
+    config_dir = os.getcwd()
+    default_config_dir = os.path.join(config_dir, "etc")
     default_config_file = "tempest.conf"
 
     conf_dir = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR', default_config_dir)
@@ -370,8 +415,8 @@
                         help="Output file to write an updated config file to. "
                              "This has to be a separate file from the "
                              "original config file. If one isn't specified "
-                             "with -u the new config file will be printed to "
-                             "STDOUT")
+                             "with -u the values which should be changed "
+                             "will be printed to STDOUT")
     parser.add_argument('-r', '--replace-ext', action='store_true',
                         help="If specified the all option will be replaced "
                              "with a full list of extensions")
diff --git a/tempest/common/compute.py b/tempest/common/compute.py
index e3fbfb8..47196ec 100644
--- a/tempest/common/compute.py
+++ b/tempest/common/compute.py
@@ -41,6 +41,27 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def is_scheduler_filter_enabled(filter_name):
+    """Check the list of enabled compute scheduler filters from config.
+
+    This function checks whether the given compute scheduler filter is
+    available and configured in the config file. If the
+    scheduler_available_filters option is set to 'all' (Default value. which
+    means default filters are configured in nova) in tempest.conf then, this
+    function returns True with assumption that requested filter 'filter_name'
+    is one of available filter in nova ("nova.scheduler.filters.all_filters").
+    """
+
+    filters = CONF.compute_feature_enabled.scheduler_available_filters
+    if not filters:
+        return False
+    if 'all' in filters:
+        return True
+    if filter_name in filters:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 def create_test_server(clients, validatable=False, validation_resources=None,
                        tenant_network=None, wait_until=None,
                        volume_backed=False, name=None, flavor=None,
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index 067da09..aae685c 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 METHOD_GET_RESOURCE = re.compile(r"^\s*def (list|show)\_.+")
 METHOD_DELETE_RESOURCE = re.compile(r"^\s*def delete_.+")
 CLASS = re.compile(r"^class .+")
+EX_ATTRIBUTE = re.compile(r'(\s+|\()(e|ex|exc|exception).message(\s+|\))')
 
 
 def import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests(physical_line, filename):
@@ -294,6 +295,17 @@
         yield(0, msg)
 
 
+def unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(logical_line):
+    """Check Unsupported 'message' exception attribute in PY3
+
+    T116
+    """
+    result = EX_ATTRIBUTE.search(logical_line)
+    msg = ("[T116] Unsupported 'message' Exception attribute in PY3")
+    if result:
+        yield(0, msg)
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests)
     register(scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
@@ -309,3 +321,4 @@
     register(dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib)
     register(use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4)
     register(dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path)
+    register(unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py
index e261e8e..b463fdf 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/groups_client.py
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@
         self.expected_success(202, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def update_group(self, group_id, **kwargs):
+        """Updates the specified group.
+
+        For a full list of available parameters, please refer to the official
+        API reference:
+        https://developer.openstack.org/api-ref/block-storage/v3/#update-group
+        """
+        put_body = json.dumps({'group': kwargs})
+        resp, body = self.put('groups/%s' % group_id, put_body)
+        self.expected_success(202, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
             self.show_group(id)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
index 41c60f1..51716e8 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from oslo_log import log
 import testtools
 
+from tempest.common import compute
 from tempest.common.utils import net_info
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@
         super(TestSecurityGroupsBasicOps, cls).resource_setup()
 
         cls.multi_node = CONF.compute.min_compute_nodes > 1 and \
-            test.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter")
+            compute.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("DifferentHostFilter")
         if cls.multi_node:
             LOG.info("Working in Multi Node mode")
         else:
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index 317c0a7..3c1b5d0 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -144,27 +144,6 @@
     return False
 
 
-def is_scheduler_filter_enabled(filter_name):
-    """Check the list of enabled compute scheduler filters from config.
-
-    This function checks whether the given compute scheduler filter is
-    available and configured in the config file. If the
-    scheduler_available_filters option is set to 'all' (Default value. which
-    means default filters are configured in nova) in tempest.conf then, this
-    function returns True with assumption that requested filter 'filter_name'
-    is one of available filter in nova ("nova.scheduler.filters.all_filters").
-    """
-
-    filters = CONF.compute_feature_enabled.scheduler_available_filters
-    if not filters:
-        return False
-    if 'all' in filters:
-        return True
-    if filter_name in filters:
-        return True
-    return False
-
-
 at_exit_set = set()
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py
index 6206379..c063556 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import six
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.lib.common import api_version_utils
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
                                                            cfg_max_version)
         except testtools.TestCase.skipException as e:
             if not expected_skip:
-                raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(e.message)
+                raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(six.text_type(e))
 
     def test_version_min_in_range(self):
         self._test_version('2.2', '2.10', '2.1', '2.7')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v2/test_availability_zone_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v2/test_availability_zone_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..770565c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v2/test_availability_zone_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# 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.v2 import availability_zone_client
+from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
+
+
+class TestAvailabilityZoneClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
+
+    FAKE_AZ_LIST = {
+        "availabilityZoneInfo": [
+            {
+                "zoneState": {
+                    "available": True
+                },
+                "zoneName": "nova"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestAvailabilityZoneClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.client = availability_zone_client.AvailabilityZoneClient(
+            fake_auth, 'volume', 'regionOne')
+
+    def _test_list_availability_zones(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.list_availability_zones,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_AZ_LIST,
+            bytes_body)
+
+    def test_list_availability_zones_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_list_availability_zones()
+
+    def test_list_availability_zones_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_list_availability_zones(bytes_body=True)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_groups_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_groups_client.py
index 4d0d860..0884e5a 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_groups_client.py
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@
         }
     }
 
+    FAKE_UPDATE_GROUP = {
+        "group": {
+            "name": "new-group",
+            "description": "New test group",
+            "add_volumes": "27d45037-ade3-4a87-b729-dba3293c06f3,"
+                           "6e7cd916-d961-41cc-b3bd-0601ca0c701f",
+            "remove_volumes": "4d580519-6467-448e-95e9-5b25c94d83c7,"
+                              "ea22464c-f095-4a87-a31f-c5d34e0c6fc9"
+        }
+    }
+
     FAKE_INFO_GROUP = {
         "group": {
             "id": "0e701ab8-1bec-4b9f-b026-a7ba4af13578",
@@ -164,3 +175,12 @@
             'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post',
             self.FAKE_CREATE_GROUP_FROM_GROUP,
             status=202)
+
+    def test_update_group(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.update_group,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.put',
+            {},
+            group_id='0e701ab8-1bec-4b9f-b026-a7ba4af13578',
+            status=202,
+            **self.FAKE_UPDATE_GROUP['group'])
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
index f005c21..c04d933 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
@@ -180,3 +180,15 @@
             'from oslo_config import cfg', './tempest/lib/decorators.py')))
         self.assertTrue(list(checks.dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib(
             'import tempest.config', './tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py')))
+
+    def test_unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(self):
+        self.assertEqual(len(list(checks.unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(
+            "raise TestCase.failureException(e.message)"))), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(list(checks.unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(
+            "raise TestCase.failureException(ex.message)"))), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(list(checks.unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(
+            "raise TestCase.failureException(exc.message)"))), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(list(checks.unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(
+            "raise TestCase.failureException(exception.message)"))), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(list(checks.unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(
+            "raise TestCase.failureException(ee.message)"))), 0)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
index 173accb..ee6db71 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+import six
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base as compute_base
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
                 self.assertRaises(testtools.TestCase.skipException,
                                   test_class.skip_checks)
         except testtools.TestCase.skipException as e:
-            raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(e.message)
+            raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(six.text_type(e))
 
     def test_config_version_none_none(self):
         expected_pass_tests = [VersionTestNoneTolatest, VersionTestNoneTo2_2]