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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import base64
+import sys
+import uuid
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class ServersNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ServersNegativeTestJSON, self).setUp()
+        try:
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        except Exception:
+            self.rebuild_server()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ServersNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.servers_client
+        cls.img_client = cls.images_client
+        cls.alt_os = clients.AltManager()
+        cls.alt_client = cls.alt_os.servers_client
+        resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        cls.server_id = server['id']
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_server_name_blank(self):
+        # Create a server with name parameter empty
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          name='')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_personality_file_contents_not_encoded(self):
+        # Use an unencoded file when creating a server with personality
+
+        file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
+        person = [{'path': '/etc/testfile.txt',
+                   'contents': file_contents}]
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          personality=person)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_with_invalid_image(self):
+        # Create a server with an unknown image
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          image_id=-1)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_with_invalid_flavor(self):
+        # Create a server with an unknown flavor
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          flavor=-1,)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_invalid_access_ip_v4_address(self):
+        # An access IPv4 address must match a valid address pattern
+
+        IPv4 = '1.1.1.1.1.1'
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server, accessIPv4=IPv4)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_invalid_ip_v6_address(self):
+        # An access IPv6 address must match a valid address pattern
+
+        IPv6 = 'notvalid'
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server, accessIPv6=IPv6)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_resize_nonexistent_server(self):
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.resize,
+                          nonexistent_server, self.flavor_ref)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_resize_server_with_non_existent_flavor(self):
+        # Resize a server with non-existent flavor
+        nonexistent_flavor = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.resize,
+                          self.server_id, flavor_ref=nonexistent_flavor)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_resize_server_with_null_flavor(self):
+        # Resize a server with null flavor
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.resize,
+                          self.server_id, flavor_ref="")
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_reboot_non_existent_server(self):
+        # Reboot a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.reboot,
+                          nonexistent_server, 'SOFT')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_pause_paused_server(self):
+        # Pause a paused server.
+        self.client.pause_server(self.server_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.unpause_server,
+                        self.server_id)
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'PAUSED')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.pause_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_rebuild_reboot_deleted_server(self):
+        # Rebuild and Reboot a deleted server
+        _, server = self.create_test_server()
+        self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.client.wait_for_server_termination(server['id'])
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.rebuild,
+                          server['id'], self.image_ref_alt)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.reboot,
+                          server['id'], 'SOFT')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_rebuild_non_existent_server(self):
+        # Rebuild a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        meta = {'rebuild': 'server'}
+        new_name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
+        file_contents = 'Test server rebuild.'
+        personality = [{'path': '/etc/rebuild.txt',
+                        'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents)}]
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.rebuild,
+                          nonexistent_server,
+                          self.image_ref_alt,
+                          name=new_name, meta=meta,
+                          personality=personality,
+                          adminPass='rebuild')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_numeric_server_name(self):
+        # Create a server with a numeric name
+        if self.__class__._interface == "xml":
+            raise self.skipException("Not testable in XML")
+
+        server_name = 12345
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          name=server_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_server_name_length_exceeds_256(self):
+        # Create a server with name length exceeding 256 characters
+
+        server_name = 'a' * 256
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          name=server_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_with_invalid_network_uuid(self):
+        # Pass invalid network uuid while creating a server
+
+        networks = [{'fixed_ip': '10.0.1.1', 'uuid': 'a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j'}]
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          networks=networks)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_with_non_existant_keypair(self):
+        # Pass a non-existent keypair while creating a server
+
+        key_name = data_utils.rand_name('key')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          key_name=key_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_server_metadata_exceeds_length_limit(self):
+        # Pass really long metadata while creating a server
+
+        metadata = {'a': 'b' * 260}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          meta=metadata)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_update_name_of_non_existent_server(self):
+        # Update name of a non-existent server
+
+        server_name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
+        new_name = data_utils.rand_name('server') + '_updated'
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.update_server,
+                          server_name, name=new_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_update_server_set_empty_name(self):
+        # Update name of the server to an empty string
+
+        server_name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
+        new_name = ''
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.update_server,
+                          server_name, name=new_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_update_server_of_another_tenant(self):
+        # Update name of a server that belongs to another tenant
+
+        new_name = self.server_id + '_new'
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.alt_client.update_server, self.server_id,
+                          name=new_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_update_server_name_length_exceeds_256(self):
+        # Update name of server exceed the name length limit
+
+        new_name = 'a' * 256
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.client.update_server,
+                          self.server_id,
+                          name=new_name)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_non_existent_server(self):
+        # Delete a non existent server
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_server,
+                          '999erra43')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_a_server_of_another_tenant(self):
+        # Delete a server that belongs to another tenant
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.alt_client.delete_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_server_pass_negative_id(self):
+        # Pass an invalid string parameter to delete server
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_server, -1)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_server_pass_id_exceeding_length_limit(self):
+        # Pass a server ID that exceeds length limit to delete server
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_server,
+                          sys.maxint + 1)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_with_nonexistent_security_group(self):
+        # Create a server with a nonexistent security group
+
+        security_groups = [{'name': 'does_not_exist'}]
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.create_test_server,
+                          security_groups=security_groups)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_non_existent_server(self):
+        # Get a non existent server details
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_server,
+                          '999erra43')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_stop_non_existent_server(self):
+        # Stop a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.servers_client.stop,
+                          nonexistent_server)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_pause_non_existent_server(self):
+        # pause a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.pause_server,
+                          nonexistent_server)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_unpause_non_existent_server(self):
+        # unpause a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.unpause_server,
+                          nonexistent_server)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_unpause_server_invalid_state(self):
+        # unpause an active server.
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.unpause_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_suspend_non_existent_server(self):
+        # suspend a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.suspend_server,
+                          nonexistent_server)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_suspend_server_invalid_state(self):
+        # suspend a suspended server.
+        resp, _ = self.client.suspend_server(self.server_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.resume_server,
+                        self.server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'SUSPENDED')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.suspend_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_resume_non_existent_server(self):
+        # resume a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.resume_server,
+                          nonexistent_server)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_resume_server_invalid_state(self):
+        # resume an active server.
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.resume_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_console_output_of_non_existent_server(self):
+        # get the console output for a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.get_console_output,
+                          nonexistent_server, 10)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_force_delete_nonexistent_server_id(self):
+        non_existent_server_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.force_delete_server,
+                          non_existent_server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_force_delete_server_invalid_state(self):
+        # we can only force-delete a server in 'soft-delete' state
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.force_delete_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_restore_nonexistent_server_id(self):
+        non_existent_server_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.restore_soft_deleted_server,
+                          non_existent_server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_restore_server_invalid_state(self):
+        # we can only restore-delete a server in 'soft-delete' state
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.restore_soft_deleted_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_shelve_non_existent_server(self):
+        # shelve a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.shelve_server,
+                          nonexistent_server)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_shelve_shelved_server(self):
+        # shelve a shelved server.
+        resp, server = self.client.shelve_server(self.server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.unshelve_server, self.server_id)
+
+        offload_time = self.config.compute.shelved_offload_time
+        if offload_time >= 0:
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
+                                               'SHELVED_OFFLOADED',
+                                               extra_timeout=offload_time)
+        else:
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
+                                               'SHELVED')
+
+        resp, server = self.client.get_server(self.server_id)
+        image_name = server['name'] + '-shelved'
+        params = {'name': image_name}
+        resp, images = self.images_client.list_images(params)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(images))
+        self.assertEqual(image_name, images[0]['name'])
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.shelve_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_unshelve_non_existent_server(self):
+        # unshelve a non existent server
+        nonexistent_server = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.unshelve_server,
+                          nonexistent_server)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_unshelve_server_invalid_state(self):
+        # unshelve an active server.
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict,
+                          self.client.unshelve_server,
+                          self.server_id)
+
+
+class ServersNegativeTestXML(ServersNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'