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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation
+# 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 logging
+
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.common.utils.linux.remote_client import RemoteClient
+from tempest.scenario import manager
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestSnapshotPattern(manager.OfficialClientTest):
+    """
+    This test is for snapshotting an instance and booting with it.
+    The following is the scenario outline:
+     * boot a instance and create a timestamp file in it
+     * snapshot the instance
+     * boot a second instance from the snapshot
+     * check the existence of the timestamp file in the second instance
+
+    """
+
+    def _wait_for_server_status(self, server, status):
+        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers,
+                            server.id,
+                            status)
+
+    def _wait_for_image_status(self, image_id, status):
+        self.status_timeout(self.image_client.images, image_id, status)
+
+    def _boot_image(self, image_id):
+        name = rand_name('scenario-server-')
+        client = self.compute_client
+        flavor_id = self.config.compute.flavor_ref
+        LOG.debug("name:%s, image:%s" % (name, image_id))
+        server = client.servers.create(name=name,
+                                       image=image_id,
+                                       flavor=flavor_id,
+                                       key_name=self.keypair.name)
+        self.addCleanup(self.compute_client.servers.delete, server)
+        self.assertEqual(name, server.name)
+        self._wait_for_server_status(server, 'ACTIVE')
+        server = client.servers.get(server)  # getting network information
+        LOG.debug("server:%s" % server)
+        return server
+
+    def _add_keypair(self):
+        name = rand_name('scenario-keypair-')
+        self.keypair = self.compute_client.keypairs.create(name=name)
+        self.addCleanup(self.compute_client.keypairs.delete, self.keypair)
+        self.assertEqual(name, self.keypair.name)
+
+    def _create_security_group_rule(self):
+        sgs = self.compute_client.security_groups.list()
+        for sg in sgs:
+            if sg.name == 'default':
+                secgroup = sg
+
+        ruleset = {
+            # ssh
+            'ip_protocol': 'tcp',
+            'from_port': 22,
+            'to_port': 22,
+            'cidr': '0.0.0.0/0',
+            'group_id': None
+        }
+        sg_rule = self.compute_client.security_group_rules.create(secgroup.id,
+                                                                  **ruleset)
+        self.addCleanup(self.compute_client.security_group_rules.delete,
+                        sg_rule.id)
+
+    def _ssh_to_server(self, server):
+        username = self.config.scenario.ssh_user
+        ip = server.networks[self.config.compute.network_for_ssh][0]
+        linux_client = RemoteClient(ip,
+                                    username,
+                                    pkey=self.keypair.private_key)
+
+        return linux_client.ssh_client
+
+    def _write_timestamp(self, server):
+        ssh_client = self._ssh_to_server(server)
+        ssh_client.exec_command('date > /tmp/timestamp; sync')
+        self.timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('cat /tmp/timestamp')
+
+    def _create_image(self, server):
+        snapshot_name = rand_name('scenario-snapshot-')
+        create_image_client = self.compute_client.servers.create_image
+        image_id = create_image_client(server, snapshot_name)
+        self.addCleanup(self.image_client.images.delete, image_id)
+        self._wait_for_server_status(server, 'ACTIVE')
+        self._wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'active')
+        snapshot_image = self.image_client.images.get(image_id)
+        self.assertEquals(snapshot_name, snapshot_image.name)
+        return image_id
+
+    def _check_timestamp(self, server):
+        ssh_client = self._ssh_to_server(server)
+        got_timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('cat /tmp/timestamp')
+        self.assertEqual(self.timestamp, got_timestamp)
+
+    def test_snapshot_pattern(self):
+        # prepare for booting a instance
+        self._add_keypair()
+        self._create_security_group_rule()
+
+        # boot a instance and create a timestamp file in it
+        server = self._boot_image(self.config.compute.image_ref)
+        self._write_timestamp(server)
+
+        # snapshot the instance
+        snapshot_image_id = self._create_image(server)
+
+        # boot a second instance from the snapshot
+        server_from_snapshot = self._boot_image(snapshot_image_id)
+
+        # check the existence of the timestamp file in the second instance
+        self._check_timestamp(server_from_snapshot)