diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 36828e0..c43e420 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -193,10 +193,6 @@
 There are also options in the ``scenario`` section for images:
 
 #. ``img_file``
-#. ``img_dir``
-#. ``aki_img_file``
-#. ``ari_img_file``
-#. ``ami_img_file``
 #. ``img_container_format``
 #. ``img_disk_format``
 
@@ -205,13 +201,9 @@
 Tempest where an image file is located and describe its metadata for when it is
 uploaded.
 
-The behavior of these options is a bit convoluted (which will likely be fixed in
-future versions). You first need to specify ``img_dir``, which is the directory
-in which Tempest will look for the image files. First, it will check if the
-filename set for ``img_file`` could be found in ``img_dir``. If it is found then
-the ``img_container_format`` and ``img_disk_format`` options are used to upload
-that image to glance. However, if it is not found, Tempest will look for the
-three uec image file name options as a fallback. If neither is found, the tests
+You first need to specify full path of the image using ``img_file`` option.
+If it is found then the ``img_container_format`` and ``img_disk_format``
+options are used to upload that image to glance. If it's not found, the tests
 requiring an image to upload will fail.
 
 It is worth pointing out that using `cirros`_ is a very good choice for running
diff --git a/doc/source/sampleconf.rst b/doc/source/sampleconf.rst
index c290140..45164a3 100644
--- a/doc/source/sampleconf.rst
+++ b/doc/source/sampleconf.rst
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@
 
 The sample configuration can also be viewed in `file form <_static/tempest.conf.sample>`_.
 
-.. literalinclude:: _static/tempest.conf.sample
+.. only:: html
+
+   .. literalinclude:: _static/tempest.conf.sample
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/Remove-deprecated-image-scenario-options-b573c60e873ab451.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/Remove-deprecated-image-scenario-options-b573c60e873ab451.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..018d01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/Remove-deprecated-image-scenario-options-b573c60e873ab451.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The following deprecated image scenario options are removed after a ~4
+    year deprecation period.
+
+    * ``ami_img_file``
+    * ``ari_img_file``
+    * ``aki_img_file``
+
+    Starting Tempest 25.0.0 release, CONF.scenario.img_file need a full path
+    for the image. CONF.scenario.img_dir was deprecated and will be removed
+    in the next release. Till Tempest 25.0.0, old behavior is maintained and
+    keep working but starting Tempest 26.0.0, you need to specify the full path
+    in CONF.scenario.img_file config option.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/Set-default-of-operator_role-to-member-f9c3abd2ebde23b7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/Set-default-of-operator_role-to-member-f9c3abd2ebde23b7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..980f4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/Set-default-of-operator_role-to-member-f9c3abd2ebde23b7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    ``Member`` role has been deprecated and replaced by ``member``. Therefore
+    the default value of config option ``[object-storage].operator_role`` is
+    changed to ``member``. (Fixes bug #1330132)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/account-generator-accepts-positive-numbers-only-33a366a297494ef7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/account-generator-accepts-positive-numbers-only-33a366a297494ef7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfee1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/account-generator-accepts-positive-numbers-only-33a366a297494ef7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+   Concurrency parameter for account-generator command was accepting
+   negative values and zero. The concurrency parameter now accepts only
+   positive numbers. When a negative value or zero is passed to the
+   program then the program ends and help is displayed.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
index f42f53a..d6b6b7e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@
         """
         def verify_flavor_response_extension(flavor):
             # check some extensions for the flavor create/show/detail response
-            self.assertEqual(flavor['swap'], '')
+            if self.is_requested_microversion_compatible('2.74'):
+                self.assertEqual(flavor['swap'], '')
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(flavor['swap'], 0)
             self.assertEqual(int(flavor['rxtx_factor']), 1)
             self.assertEqual(flavor['OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral'], 0)
             self.assertEqual(flavor['os-flavor-access:is_public'], True)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services_negative.py
index 033caa8..a4d7d3f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services_negative.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
         Expect all services to be returned when the request contains invalid
         parameters.
         """
+        if not self.is_requested_microversion_compatible('2.74'):
+            raise self.skipException(
+                "From microversion 2.75 invalid parameters are not allowed.")
         services = self.client.list_services()['services']
         services_xxx = (self.client.list_services(xxx='nova-compute')
                         ['services'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py
index 6599e43..80f790f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import tempfile
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
-from tempest.common import custom_matchers
 from tempest.common import utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
@@ -76,17 +75,7 @@
         resp = self._upload_archive(filepath)
         self.containers.append(container_name)
 
-        # When uploading an archived file with the bulk operation, the response
-        # does not contain 'content-length' header. This is the special case,
-        # therefore the existence of response headers is checked without
-        # custom matcher.
-        self.assertIn('transfer-encoding', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('content-type', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('x-trans-id', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('date', resp.response)
-
-        # Check only the format of common headers with custom matcher
-        self.assertThat(resp.response, custom_matchers.AreAllWellFormatted())
+        self.assertHeaders(resp.response, 'Account', 'PUT')
 
         param = {'format': 'json'}
         resp, body = self.account_client.list_account_containers(param)
@@ -113,17 +102,7 @@
         data = '%s/%s\n%s' % (container_name, object_name, container_name)
         resp = self.bulk_client.delete_bulk_data(data=data)
 
-        # When deleting multiple files using the bulk operation, the response
-        # does not contain 'content-length' header. This is the special case,
-        # therefore the existence of response headers is checked without
-        # custom matcher.
-        self.assertIn('transfer-encoding', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('content-type', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('x-trans-id', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('date', resp.response)
-
-        # Check only the format of common headers with custom matcher
-        self.assertThat(resp.response, custom_matchers.AreAllWellFormatted())
+        self.assertHeaders(resp.response, 'Account', 'DELETE')
 
         # Check if uploaded contents are completely deleted
         self._check_contents_deleted(container_name)
@@ -139,17 +118,7 @@
 
         resp = self.bulk_client.delete_bulk_data_with_post(data=data)
 
-        # When deleting multiple files using the bulk operation, the response
-        # does not contain 'content-length' header. This is the special case,
-        # therefore the existence of response headers is checked without
-        # custom matcher.
-        self.assertIn('transfer-encoding', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('content-type', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('x-trans-id', resp.response)
-        self.assertIn('date', resp.response)
-
-        # Check only the format of common headers with custom matcher
-        self.assertThat(resp.response, custom_matchers.AreAllWellFormatted())
+        self.assertHeaders(resp.response, 'Account', 'POST')
 
         # Check if uploaded contents are completely deleted
         self._check_contents_deleted(container_name)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index 322579c..bdcb5ae 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                 self.assertEqual(object_content, obj_name[::-1].encode())
 
     @decorators.attr(type='slow')
-    @decorators.skip_because(bug='1317133')
+    @decorators.unstable_test(bug='1317133')
     @decorators.idempotent_id('be008325-1bba-4925-b7dd-93b58f22ce9b')
     @testtools.skipIf(
         not CONF.object_storage_feature_enabled.container_sync,
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_slo.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_slo.py
index c66776e..8bb2e6e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_slo.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_slo.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
-from tempest.common import custom_matchers
 from tempest.common import utils
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
@@ -160,17 +159,7 @@
             object_name,
             params=params_del)
 
-        # When deleting SLO using multipart manifest, the response contains
-        # not 'content-length' but 'transfer-encoding' header. This is the
-        # special case, therefore the existence of response headers is checked
-        # outside of custom matcher.
-        self.assertIn('transfer-encoding', resp)
-        self.assertIn('content-type', resp)
-        self.assertIn('x-trans-id', resp)
-        self.assertIn('date', resp)
-
-        # Check only the format of common headers with custom matcher
-        self.assertThat(resp, custom_matchers.AreAllWellFormatted())
+        self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'DELETE')
 
         resp, body = self.container_client.list_container_objects(
             self.container_name)
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index bcbcf43..7af5927 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -233,12 +233,15 @@
         return group
 
     def delete_group(self, group_id, delete_volumes=True):
-        self.groups_client.delete_group(group_id, delete_volumes)
+        group_vols = []
         if delete_volumes:
             vols = self.volumes_client.list_volumes(detail=True)['volumes']
             for vol in vols:
                 if vol['group_id'] == group_id:
-                    self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(vol['id'])
+                    group_vols.append(vol['id'])
+        self.groups_client.delete_group(group_id, delete_volumes)
+        for vol in group_vols:
+            self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(vol)
         self.groups_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(group_id)
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py b/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py
index b230615..ff552a1 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 [OPTIONS] <accounts_file.yaml> -h``.
 """
 
+import argparse
 import os
 import traceback
 
@@ -199,6 +200,14 @@
     LOG.info('%s generated successfully!', account_file)
 
 
+def positive_int(number):
+    number = int(number)
+    if number <= 0:
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("Concurrency value should be a "
+                                         "positive number")
+    return number
+
+
 def _parser_add_args(parser):
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--config-file',
                         metavar='/etc/tempest.conf',
@@ -228,7 +237,7 @@
                         help='Resources tag')
     parser.add_argument('-r', '--concurrency',
                         default=1,
-                        type=int,
+                        type=positive_int,
                         required=False,
                         dest='concurrency',
                         help='Concurrency count')
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 8d5bdbd..235d8e3 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@
 """
 
 import argparse
+import configparser
 import os
 import re
 import sys
 import traceback
+from urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 from cliff import command
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six import moves
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common import credentials_factory as credentials
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@
 
     if update:
         conf_file = _get_config_file()
-        CONF_PARSER = moves.configparser.ConfigParser()
+        CONF_PARSER = configparser.ConfigParser()
         CONF_PARSER.optionxform = str
-        CONF_PARSER.readfp(conf_file)
+        CONF_PARSER.read_file(conf_file)
 
     # Indicate not to create network resources as part of getting credentials
     net_resources = {
diff --git a/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py b/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py
index c702d88..f1adeab 100644
--- a/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py
+++ b/tempest/common/custom_matchers.py
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@
         # [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1537811
         # [2] http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/13582
         if ('content-length' not in actual and
+                'transfer-encoding' not in actual and
                 self._content_length_required(actual)):
-            return NonExistentHeader('content-length')
+            return NonExistentHeaders(['content-length', 'transfer-encoding'])
         if 'content-type' not in actual:
             return NonExistentHeader('content-type')
         if 'x-trans-id' not in actual:
@@ -192,6 +193,19 @@
         return {}
 
 
+class NonExistentHeaders(object):
+    """Informs an error message in the case of missing certain headers"""
+
+    def __init__(self, headers):
+        self.headers = headers
+
+    def describe(self):
+        return "none of these headers exist: %s" % self.headers
+
+    def get_details(self):
+        return {}
+
+
 class InvalidHeaderValue(object):
     """Informs an error message when a header contains a bad value"""
 
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 204d977..11f9426 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@
                help="Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the "
                     "status of a container to container synchronization"),
     cfg.StrOpt('operator_role',
-               default='Member',
+               default='member',
                help="Role to add to users created for swift tests to "
                     "enable creating containers"),
     cfg.StrOpt('reseller_admin_role',
@@ -1068,11 +1068,13 @@
     cfg.StrOpt('img_dir',
                default='/opt/stack/new/devstack/files/images/'
                'cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec',
-               help='Directory containing image files',
+               help='Directory containing image files, this has been '
+                    'deprecated - img_file option contains a full path now.',
                deprecated_for_removal=True),
     cfg.StrOpt('img_file', deprecated_name='qcow2_img_file',
-               default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-disk.img',
-               help='Image file name'),
+               default='/opt/stack/new/devstack/files/images'
+               '/cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-disk.img',
+               help='Image full path.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('img_disk_format',
                default='qcow2',
                help='Image disk format'),
@@ -1081,18 +1083,6 @@
                help='Image container format'),
     cfg.DictOpt('img_properties', help='Glance image properties. '
                 'Use for custom images which require them'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('ami_img_file',
-               default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-blank.img',
-               help='AMI image file name',
-               deprecated_for_removal=True),
-    cfg.StrOpt('ari_img_file',
-               default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-initrd',
-               help='ARI image file name',
-               deprecated_for_removal=True),
-    cfg.StrOpt('aki_img_file',
-               default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-vmlinuz',
-               help='AKI image file name',
-               deprecated_for_removal=True),
     # TODO(yfried): add support for dhcpcd
     cfg.StrOpt('dhcp_client',
                default='udhcpc',
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py b/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py
index f27e926..8b82391 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@
         # our newly created user has a role on the newly created project.
         if self.identity_version == 'v3' and not role_assigned:
             try:
-                self.creds_client.create_user_role('Member')
+                self.creds_client.create_user_role('member')
             except lib_exc.Conflict:
-                LOG.warning('Member role already exists, ignoring conflict.')
-            self.creds_client.assign_user_role(user, project, 'Member')
+                LOG.warning('member role already exists, ignoring conflict.')
+            self.creds_client.assign_user_role(user, project, 'member')
 
         creds = self.creds_client.get_credentials(user, project, user_password)
         return cred_provider.TestResources(creds)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/compute/servers_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/compute/servers_client.py
index 3ceecda..6723516 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/compute/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/compute/servers_client.py
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@
     def action(self, server_id, action_name,
                schema=schema.server_actions_common_schema,
                **kwargs):
-        post_body = json.dumps({action_name: kwargs})
+        if 'body' in kwargs:
+            post_body = json.dumps(kwargs['body'])
+        else:
+            post_body = json.dumps({action_name: kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % server_id,
                                post_body)
         if body:
@@ -608,6 +611,15 @@
         API reference:
         https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#unshelve-restore-shelved-server-unshelve-action
         """
+        # NOTE(gmann): pass None as request body if nothing is requested.
+        # Nova started the request body check since 2.77 microversion and only
+        # accept AZ or None as valid req body and reject the empty dict {}.
+        # Before 2.77 microverison anything is valid body as Nova does not
+        # check the request body but as per api-ref None is valid request
+        # body to pass so we do not need to check the requested microversion
+        # here and always default req body to None.
+        if not kwargs:
+            kwargs['body'] = {'unshelve': None}
         return self.action(server_id, 'unshelve', **kwargs)
 
     def shelve_offload_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index e78643c..a80b77d 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import os
 import subprocess
 
 import netaddr
@@ -531,33 +532,32 @@
         return image['id']
 
     def glance_image_create(self):
-        img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.img_file
-        aki_img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.aki_img_file
-        ari_img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.ari_img_file
-        ami_img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.ami_img_file
+        img_path = CONF.scenario.img_file
+        if not os.path.exists(img_path):
+            # TODO(kopecmartin): replace LOG.warning for rasing
+            # InvalidConfiguration exception after tempest 25.0.0 is
+            # released - there will be one release which accepts both
+            # behaviors in order to avoid many failures across CIs and etc.
+            LOG.warning(
+                'Starting Tempest 25.0.0 release, CONF.scenario.img_file need '
+                'a full path for the image. CONF.scenario.img_dir was '
+                'deprecated and will be removed in the next release. Till '
+                'Tempest 25.0.0, old behavior is maintained and keep working '
+                'but starting Tempest 26.0.0, you need to specify the full '
+                'path in CONF.scenario.img_file config option.')
+            img_path = os.path.join(CONF.scenario.img_dir, img_path)
         img_container_format = CONF.scenario.img_container_format
         img_disk_format = CONF.scenario.img_disk_format
         img_properties = CONF.scenario.img_properties
         LOG.debug("paths: img: %s, container_format: %s, disk_format: %s, "
-                  "properties: %s, ami: %s, ari: %s, aki: %s",
+                  "properties: %s",
                   img_path, img_container_format, img_disk_format,
-                  img_properties, ami_img_path, ari_img_path, aki_img_path)
-        try:
-            image = self._image_create('scenario-img',
-                                       img_container_format,
-                                       img_path,
-                                       disk_format=img_disk_format,
-                                       properties=img_properties)
-        except IOError:
-            LOG.warning(
-                "A(n) %s image was not found. Retrying with uec image.",
-                img_disk_format)
-            kernel = self._image_create('scenario-aki', 'aki', aki_img_path)
-            ramdisk = self._image_create('scenario-ari', 'ari', ari_img_path)
-            properties = {'kernel_id': kernel, 'ramdisk_id': ramdisk}
-            image = self._image_create('scenario-ami', 'ami',
-                                       path=ami_img_path,
-                                       properties=properties)
+                  img_properties)
+        image = self._image_create('scenario-img',
+                                   img_container_format,
+                                   img_path,
+                                   disk_format=img_disk_format,
+                                   properties=img_properties)
         LOG.debug("image:%s", image)
 
         return image
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 7c8f9f4..6c1b3fa 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -297,9 +297,19 @@
         ip_mask = CONF.network.project_network_mask_bits
         # check if the address is not already in use, if not, set it
         if ' ' + ip_address + '/' + str(ip_mask) not in ip_output:
-            ssh_client.exec_command("sudo ip addr add %s/%s dev %s" % (
-                                    ip_address, ip_mask, new_nic))
-            ssh_client.exec_command("sudo ip link set %s up" % new_nic)
+            try:
+                ssh_client.exec_command("sudo ip addr add %s/%s dev %s" % (
+                                        ip_address, ip_mask, new_nic))
+                ssh_client.exec_command("sudo ip link set %s up" % new_nic)
+            except exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed as exc:
+                if 'RTNETLINK answers: File exists' in str(exc):
+                    LOG.debug(
+                        'IP address %(ip_address)s is already set in device '
+                        '%(device)s\nPrevious "ip a" output: %(ip_output)s',
+                        {'ip_address': ip_address, 'device': new_nic,
+                         'ip_output': ip_output})
+                else:
+                    raise exc
 
     def _get_server_nics(self, ssh_client):
         reg = re.compile(r'(?P<num>\d+): (?P<nic_name>\w+)[@]?.*:')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_account_generator.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_account_generator.py
index d15cd26..7d764be 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_account_generator.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_account_generator.py
@@ -337,3 +337,24 @@
     def setUp(self):
         self.mock_domains()
         super(TestDumpAccountsV3, self).setUp()
+
+
+class TestAccountGeneratorCliCheck(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestAccountGeneratorCliCheck, self).setUp()
+        self.account_generator = account_generator.TempestAccountGenerator(
+            app=mock.Mock(), app_args=mock.Mock())
+        self.parser = self.account_generator.get_parser("generator")
+
+    def test_account_generator_zero_concurrency(self):
+        error = self.assertRaises(
+            SystemExit, lambda: self.parser.parse_args(
+                ['-r', '0', 'accounts_file.yaml']))
+        self.assertTrue(error.code != 0)
+
+    def test_account_generator_negative_concurrency(self):
+        error = self.assertRaises(
+            SystemExit, lambda: self.parser.parse_args(
+                ['-r', '-1', 'accounts_file.yaml']))
+        self.assertTrue(error.code != 0)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
index dad31b4..721fd76 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -629,3 +629,23 @@
     def test_contains_version_negative_data(self):
         self.assertFalse(
             verify_tempest_config.contains_version('v5.', ['v1.0', 'v2.0']))
+
+    def test_check_service_availability(self):
+        class FakeAuthProvider:
+            def get_auth(self):
+                return ('token',
+                        {'serviceCatalog': [{'type': 'compute'},
+                                            {'type': 'image'},
+                                            {'type': 'volumev3'},
+                                            {'type': 'network'},
+                                            {'type': 'object-store'}]})
+
+        class Fake_os:
+            auth_provider = FakeAuthProvider()
+            auth_version = 'v2'
+        verify_tempest_config.CONF._config = fake_config.FakePrivate()
+        services = verify_tempest_config.check_service_availability(
+            Fake_os(), True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            sorted(['nova', 'glance', 'neutron', 'swift', 'cinder']),
+            sorted(services))
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
index 7a6b576..eae6202 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
-
-from mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import patch
 try:
     from StringIO import StringIO
 except ImportError:
     from io import StringIO
+
 from tempest.cmd import workspace
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.tests import base
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/test_check_uuid.py b/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/test_check_uuid.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..130f90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/test_check_uuid.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+# 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 importlib
+import tempfile
+from unittest import mock
+
+from tempest.lib.cmd import check_uuid
+from tempest.tests import base
+
+
+class TestSourcePatcher(base.TestCase):
+    def test_add_patch(self):
+        patcher = check_uuid.SourcePatcher()
+        fake_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+t", delete=False)
+        file_contents = 'first_line\nsecond_line'
+        fake_file.write(file_contents)
+        fake_file.close()
+        patcher.add_patch(fake_file.name, 'patch', 2)
+
+        source_file = patcher.source_files[fake_file.name]
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(patcher.patches))
+        (patch_id, patch), = patcher.patches.items()
+        self.assertEqual(patcher._quote('patch\n'), patch)
+        self.assertEqual('first_line\n{%s:s}second_line' % patch_id,
+                         patcher._unquote(source_file))
+
+    def test_apply_patches(self):
+        fake_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+t")
+        patcher = check_uuid.SourcePatcher()
+        patcher.patches = {'fake-uuid': patcher._quote('patch\n')}
+        patcher.source_files = {
+            fake_file.name: patcher._quote('first_line\n') +
+            '{fake-uuid:s}second_line'}
+        with mock.patch('sys.stdout'):
+            patcher.apply_patches()
+
+        lines = fake_file.read().split('\n')
+        fake_file.close()
+        self.assertEqual(['first_line', 'patch', 'second_line'], lines)
+        self.assertFalse(patcher.patches)
+        self.assertFalse(patcher.source_files)
+
+
+class TestTestChecker(base.TestCase):
+    def _test_add_uuid_to_test(self, source_file):
+        class Fake_test_node():
+            lineno = 1
+            col_offset = 4
+        patcher = check_uuid.SourcePatcher()
+        checker = check_uuid.TestChecker(importlib.import_module('tempest'))
+        fake_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+t", delete=False)
+        fake_file.write(source_file)
+        fake_file.close()
+        checker._add_uuid_to_test(patcher, Fake_test_node(), fake_file.name)
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(patcher.patches))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(patcher.source_files))
+        (patch_id, patch), = patcher.patches.items()
+        changed_source_file, = patcher.source_files.values()
+        self.assertEqual('{%s:s}%s' % (patch_id, patcher._quote(source_file)),
+                         changed_source_file)
+        expected_patch_start = patcher._quote(
+            '    ' + check_uuid.DECORATOR_TEMPLATE.split('(')[0])
+        self.assertTrue(patch.startswith(expected_patch_start))
+
+    def test_add_uuid_to_test_def(self):
+        source_file = ("    def test_test():\n"
+                       "        pass")
+        self._test_add_uuid_to_test(source_file)
+
+    def test_add_uuid_to_test_decorator(self):
+        source_file = ("    @decorators.idempotent_id\n"
+                       "    def test_test():\n"
+                       "        pass")
+        self._test_add_uuid_to_test(source_file)
+
+    def test_add_import_for_test_uuid_no_tempest(self):
+        patcher = check_uuid.SourcePatcher()
+        checker = check_uuid.TestChecker(importlib.import_module('tempest'))
+        fake_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+t")
+
+        class Fake_src_parsed():
+            body = ['test_node']
+        checker._import_name = mock.Mock(return_value='fake_module')
+
+        checker._add_import_for_test_uuid(patcher, Fake_src_parsed(),
+                                          fake_file.name)
+        (patch_id, patch), = patcher.patches.items()
+        self.assertEqual(patcher._quote('\n' + check_uuid.IMPORT_LINE + '\n'),
+                         patch)
+        self.assertEqual('{%s:s}' % patch_id,
+                         patcher.source_files[fake_file.name])
+
+    def test_add_import_for_test_uuid_tempest(self):
+        patcher = check_uuid.SourcePatcher()
+        checker = check_uuid.TestChecker(importlib.import_module('tempest'))
+        fake_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+t", delete=False)
+        test1 = ("    def test_test():\n"
+                 "        pass\n")
+        test2 = ("    def test_another_test():\n"
+                 "        pass\n")
+        source_code = test1 + test2
+        fake_file.write(source_code)
+        fake_file.close()
+
+        def fake_import_name(node):
+            return node.name
+        checker._import_name = fake_import_name
+
+        class Fake_node():
+            def __init__(self, lineno, col_offset, name):
+                self.lineno = lineno
+                self.col_offset = col_offset
+                self.name = name
+
+        class Fake_src_parsed():
+            body = [Fake_node(1, 4, 'tempest.a_fake_module'),
+                    Fake_node(3, 4, 'another_fake_module')]
+
+        checker._add_import_for_test_uuid(patcher, Fake_src_parsed(),
+                                          fake_file.name)
+        (patch_id, patch), = patcher.patches.items()
+        self.assertEqual(patcher._quote(check_uuid.IMPORT_LINE + '\n'),
+                         patch)
+        expected_source = patcher._quote(test1) + '{' + patch_id + ':s}' +\
+            patcher._quote(test2)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_source,
+                         patcher.source_files[fake_file.name])
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_dynamic_creds.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_dynamic_creds.py
index d1d82d1..e9073cc 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_dynamic_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_dynamic_creds.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                           (200,
                            {'roles': [{'id': id, 'name': name},
                                       {'id': '1', 'name': 'FakeRole'},
-                                      {'id': '2', 'name': 'Member'}]}))))
+                                      {'id': '2', 'name': 'member'}]}))))
         return roles_fix
 
     def _mock_list_2_roles(self):
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             return_value=(rest_client.ResponseBody
                           (200, {'roles': [
                               {'id': '1', 'name': 'FakeRole'},
-                              {'id': '2', 'name': 'Member'}]}))))
+                              {'id': '2', 'name': 'member'}]}))))
         return roles_fix
 
     def _mock_list_ec2_credentials(self, user_id, tenant_id):
@@ -665,6 +665,6 @@
         with mock.patch('tempest.lib.common.dynamic_creds.LOG') as log_mock:
             creds._create_creds()
             log_mock.warning.assert_called_once_with(
-                "Member role already exists, ignoring conflict.")
+                "member role already exists, ignoring conflict.")
         creds.creds_client.assign_user_role.assert_called_once_with(
-            mock.ANY, mock.ANY, 'Member')
+            mock.ANY, mock.ANY, 'member')
diff --git a/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py b/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
index 5ffef3e..530ce5e 100644
--- a/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
+++ b/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     'x/tap-as-a-service',  # To avoid sanity-job failure
     'x/valet',  # https://review.opendev.org/#/c/638339/
     'x/kingbird',  # https://bugs.launchpad.net/kingbird/+bug/1869722
+    # vmware-nsx is blacklisted since https://review.opendev.org/#/c/736952
+    'x/vmware-nsx-tempest-plugin',
 ]
 
 url = 'https://review.opendev.org/projects/'
diff --git a/tools/tempest-integrated-gate-compute-blacklist.txt b/tools/tempest-integrated-gate-compute-blacklist.txt
index 8805262..2290751 100644
--- a/tools/tempest-integrated-gate-compute-blacklist.txt
+++ b/tools/tempest-integrated-gate-compute-blacklist.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@
 tempest.scenario.test_object_storage_basic_ops.TestObjectStorageBasicOps.test_swift_basic_ops
 tempest.scenario.test_object_storage_basic_ops.TestObjectStorageBasicOps.test_swift_acl_anonymous_download
 tempest.scenario.test_volume_backup_restore.TestVolumeBackupRestore.test_volume_backup_restore
+
+# Skip test scenario when creating second image from instance
+# https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1881592
+# The test is most likely wrong and may fail if the fists image is create quickly.
+# FIXME: Either fix the test so it won't race or consider if we should cover the scenario at all.
+tempest.api.compute.images.test_images_oneserver_negative.ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON.test_create_second_image_when_first_image_is_being_saved
diff --git a/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh b/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh
index 2ff4aea..c983da9 100644
--- a/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh
+++ b/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 # function to create virtualenv to perform sanity operation
 function prepare_workspace {
     SANITY_DIR=$(pwd)
-    virtualenv -p python3 --clear "$SANITY_DIR"/.venv
+    python3 -m venv "$SANITY_DIR"/.venv
     export TVENV="$SANITY_DIR/tools/with_venv.sh"
     cd "$SANITY_DIR"