diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 3fa1ff5..e7e7651 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - [T102] Cannot import OpenStack python clients in tempest/api tests
 - [T104] Scenario tests require a services decorator
 - [T105] Unit tests cannot use setUpClass
+- [T106] vim configuration should not be kept in source files.
 
 Test Data/Configuration
 -----------------------
diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 025d0f3..a2d3877 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@
 # value)
 #region=
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the compute service. (string
+# value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 # Catalog type of the Compute v3 service. (string value)
 #catalog_v3_type=computev3
 
@@ -407,6 +411,10 @@
 # one is used. (string value)
 #region=RegionOne
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the identity service. (string
+# value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 # Username to use for Nova API requests. (string value)
 #username=demo
 
@@ -475,6 +483,10 @@
 # value)
 #region=
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the image service. (string
+# value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 # http accessible image (string value)
 #http_image=http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.1/cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec.tar.gz
 
@@ -530,6 +542,10 @@
 # value)
 #region=
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the network service. (string
+# value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 # The cidr block to allocate tenant ipv4 subnets from (string
 # value)
 #tenant_network_cidr=10.100.0.0/16
@@ -537,6 +553,9 @@
 # The mask bits for tenant ipv4 subnets (integer value)
 #tenant_network_mask_bits=28
 
+# Allow the execution of IPv6 tests (boolean value)
+#ipv6_enabled=true
+
 # The cidr block to allocate tenant ipv6 subnets from (string
 # value)
 #tenant_network_v6_cidr=2003::/64
@@ -591,6 +610,10 @@
 # (string value)
 #region=
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the object-store service.
+# (string value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 # Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container to
 # container synchronization complete. (integer value)
 #container_sync_timeout=120
@@ -631,6 +654,10 @@
 # value)
 #region=
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the orchestration service.
+# (string value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 # Time in seconds between build status checks. (integer value)
 #build_interval=1
 
@@ -664,6 +691,9 @@
 # Directory containing image files (string value)
 #img_dir=/opt/stack/new/devstack/files/images/cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec
 
+# QCOW2 image file name (string value)
+#qcow2_img_file=cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-disk.img
+
 # AMI image file name (string value)
 #ami_img_file=cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-blank.img
 
@@ -770,6 +800,11 @@
 # value)
 #leave_dirty_stack=false
 
+# Allows a full cleaning process after a stress test. Caution
+# : this cleanup will remove every objects of every tenant.
+# (boolean value)
+#full_clean_stack=false
+
 
 [telemetry]
 
@@ -804,6 +839,10 @@
 # value)
 #region=
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the volume service. (string
+# value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 # Name of the backend1 (must be declared in cinder.conf)
 # (string value)
 #backend1_name=BACKEND_1
@@ -835,6 +874,9 @@
 # (boolean value)
 #multi_backend=false
 
+# Runs Cinder volumes backup test (boolean value)
+#backup=true
+
 # Is the v1 volume API enabled (boolean value)
 #api_v1=true
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8c0f872..8573a2e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 python-neutronclient>=2.3.3,<3
 python-cinderclient>=1.0.6
 python-heatclient>=0.2.3
+python-savannaclient>=0.4.1
 python-swiftclient>=1.5
 testresources>=0.2.4
 keyring>=1.6.1,<2.0,>=2.1
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index eaa7fd7..cb6a5df 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
       echo "Running flake8 without virtual env may miss OpenStack HACKING detection" >&2
   fi
   ${wrapper} flake8
+  export MODULEPATH=tempest.common.generate_sample_tempest
+  ${wrapper} tools/config/check_uptodate.sh
 }
 
 if [ $never_venv -eq 0 ]
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_availability_zone.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_availability_zone.py
index 18e4452..283a45a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_availability_zone.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_availability_zone.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(AZAdminTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.os_adm.availability_zone_client
-        cls.non_adm_client = cls.availability_zone_client
 
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_availability_zone_list(self):
@@ -46,14 +45,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_get_availability_zone_list_with_non_admin_user(self):
-        # List of availability zone with non-administrator user
-        resp, availability_zone = \
-            self.non_adm_client.get_availability_zone_list()
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
-
 
 class AZAdminTestXML(AZAdminTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
index 252f4be..3e13bf8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
                 flag = True
         self.assertTrue(flag)
 
-    @test.skip_because(bug="1209101")
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_non_public_flavor(self):
         # Create a flavor with os-flavor-access:is_public false should
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
index d4a32e6..81b0328 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(QuotasAdminTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.client = cls.os.quotas_client
         cls.adm_client = cls.os_adm.quotas_client
 
         # NOTE(afazekas): these test cases should always create and use a new
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@
     def test_get_default_quotas(self):
         # Admin can get the default resource quota set for a tenant
         expected_quota_set = self.default_quota_set | set(['id'])
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_default_quota_set(
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_default_quota_set(
             self.demo_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(sorted(expected_quota_set),
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_update_all_quota_resources_for_tenant(self):
         # Admin can update all the resource quota limits for a tenant
-        resp, default_quota_set = self.client.get_default_quota_set(
+        resp, default_quota_set = self.adm_client.get_default_quota_set(
             self.demo_tenant_id)
         new_quota_set = {'injected_file_content_bytes': 20480,
                          'metadata_items': 256, 'injected_files': 10,
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
index d3696a1..4c4acd4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_server_when_cpu_quota_is_full(self):
         # Disallow server creation when tenant's vcpu quota is full
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_vcpu_quota = quota_set['cores']
         vcpu_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_server_when_memory_quota_is_full(self):
         # Disallow server creation when tenant's memory quota is full
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_mem_quota = quota_set['ram']
         mem_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_server_when_instances_quota_is_full(self):
         # Once instances quota limit is reached, disallow server creation
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_instances_quota = quota_set['instances']
         instances_quota = 0  # Set quota to zero to disallow server creation
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     def test_security_groups_exceed_limit(self):
         # Negative test: Creation Security Groups over limit should FAIL
 
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_sg_quota = quota_set['security_groups']
         sg_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         # Negative test: Creation of Security Group Rules should FAIL
         # when we reach limit maxSecurityGroupRules
 
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_sg_rules_quota = quota_set['security_group_rules']
         sg_rules_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
index 08df616..1078847 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         # The server in error state should be rebuilt using the provided
         # image and changed to ACTIVE state
 
-        # resetting vm state require admin priviledge
+        # resetting vm state require admin privilege
         resp, server = self.client.reset_state(self.s1_id, state='error')
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         resp, rebuilt_server = self.non_admin_client.rebuild(
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services.py
index 16dcfcc..ac800fb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_services.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ServicesAdminTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.os_adm.services_client
-        cls.non_admin_client = cls.services_client
 
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_services(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index e6ddf1c..72bb723 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         cls.servers = []
         cls.images = []
         cls.multi_user = cls.get_multi_user()
+        cls.security_groups = []
 
     @classmethod
     def get_multi_user(cls):
@@ -102,9 +103,25 @@
                 pass
 
     @classmethod
+    def clear_security_groups(cls):
+        for sg in cls.security_groups:
+            try:
+                resp, body =\
+                    cls.security_groups_client.delete_security_group(sg['id'])
+            except exceptions.NotFound:
+                # The security group may have already been deleted which is OK.
+                pass
+            except Exception as exc:
+                LOG.info('Exception raised deleting security group %s',
+                         sg['id'])
+                LOG.exception(exc)
+                pass
+
+    @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls.clear_images()
         cls.clear_servers()
+        cls.clear_security_groups()
         cls.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(BaseComputeTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
@@ -146,6 +163,19 @@
 
         return resp, body
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create_security_group(cls, name=None, description=None):
+        if name is None:
+            name = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + "-securitygroup")
+        if description is None:
+            description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
+        resp, body = \
+            cls.security_groups_client.create_security_group(name,
+                                                             description)
+        cls.security_groups.append(body)
+
+        return resp, body
+
     def wait_for(self, condition):
         """Repeatedly calls condition() until a timeout."""
         start_time = int(time.time())
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
index 4cc36c9..8964dcf 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -36,18 +35,6 @@
 
         cls.image_ids = []
 
-        if cls.multi_user:
-            if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
-                username, tenant_name, password = creds
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                                  password=password,
-                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
-            else:
-                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
-            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
-
     def tearDown(self):
         """Terminate test instances created after a test is executed."""
         for image_id in self.image_ids:
@@ -62,7 +49,7 @@
         self.image_ids.append(image_id)
         return resp, body
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_from_deleted_server(self):
         # An image should not be created if the server instance is removed
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
@@ -77,7 +64,7 @@
                           self.__create_image__,
                           server['id'], name, meta)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_from_invalid_server(self):
         # An image should not be created with invalid server id
         # Create a new image with invalid server id
@@ -88,7 +75,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.__create_image__,
                           '!@#$%^&*()', name, meta)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_from_stopped_server(self):
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.servers_client.stop(server['id'])
@@ -103,7 +90,7 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
         self.assertEqual(snapshot_name, image['name'])
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_delete_saving_image(self):
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
@@ -114,7 +101,7 @@
         resp, body = self.client.delete_image(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_uuid_35_characters_or_less(self):
         # Return an error if Image ID passed is 35 characters or less
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
@@ -122,7 +109,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
                           test_uuid, snapshot_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_uuid_37_characters_or_more(self):
         # Return an error if Image ID passed is 37 characters or more
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
@@ -130,13 +117,13 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
                           test_uuid, snapshot_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_image_with_invalid_image_id(self):
         # An image should not be deleted with invalid image id
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
                           '!@$%^&*()')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_non_existent_image(self):
         # Return an error while trying to delete a non-existent image
 
@@ -144,24 +131,24 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
                           non_existent_image_id)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_image_blank_id(self):
         # Return an error while trying to delete an image with blank Id
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, '')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_image_non_hex_string_id(self):
         # Return an error while trying to delete an image with non hex id
         image_id = '11a22b9-120q-5555-cc11-00ab112223gj'
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
                           image_id)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_image_negative_image_id(self):
         # Return an error while trying to delete an image with negative id
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, -1)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_image_id_is_over_35_character_limit(self):
         # Return an error while trying to delete image with id over limit
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
index 8d60623..7d5593d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -29,13 +28,6 @@
 class ImagesOneServerTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        """Terminate test instances created after a test is executed."""
-        for image_id in self.image_ids:
-            self.client.delete_image(image_id)
-            self.image_ids.remove(image_id)
-        super(ImagesOneServerTestJSON, self).tearDown()
-
     def setUp(self):
         # NOTE(afazekas): Normally we use the same server with all test cases,
         # but if it has an issue, we build a new one
@@ -66,27 +58,13 @@
             cls.tearDownClass()
             raise
 
-        cls.image_ids = []
-
-        if cls.multi_user:
-            if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
-                username, tenant_name, password = creds
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                                  password=password,
-                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
-            else:
-                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
-            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
-
     def _get_default_flavor_disk_size(self, flavor_id):
         resp, flavor = self.flavors_client.get_flavor_details(flavor_id)
         return flavor['disk']
 
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.create_image,
                           'Environment unable to create images.')
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_delete_image(self):
 
         # Create a new image
@@ -117,7 +95,7 @@
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
         self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
 
-    @attr(type=['gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_multibyte_character_image_name(self):
         if self.__class__._interface == "xml":
             # NOTE(sdague): not entirely accurage, but we'd need a ton of work
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index c96c4a4..82955d8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import skip_because
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -73,20 +71,8 @@
 
         cls.image_ids = []
 
-        if cls.multi_user:
-            if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
-                username, tenant_name, password = creds
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                                  password=password,
-                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
-            else:
-                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
-            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
-
-    @skip_because(bug="1006725")
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1006725")
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_multibyte_character_image_name(self):
         if self.__class__._interface == "xml":
             raise self.skipException("Not testable in XML")
@@ -98,7 +84,7 @@
                           self.client.create_image, self.server_id,
                           invalid_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_invalid_metadata(self):
         # Return an error when creating image with invalid metadata
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
@@ -106,7 +92,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
                           self.server_id, snapshot_name, meta)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_metadata_over_limits(self):
         # Return an error when creating image with meta data over 256 chars
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
@@ -114,7 +100,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
                           self.server_id, snapshot_name, meta)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_second_image_when_first_image_is_being_saved(self):
         # Disallow creating another image when first image is being saved
 
@@ -132,7 +118,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict, self.client.create_image,
                           self.server_id, alt_snapshot_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_name_over_256_chars(self):
         # Return an error if snapshot name over 256 characters is passed
 
@@ -140,7 +126,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
                           self.server_id, snapshot_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_image_that_is_not_yet_active(self):
         # Return an error while trying to delete an image what is creating
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py
index 6cbf18d..9cff3a8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as glance is not available" % cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
         cls.client = cls.images_client
-        cls.image_ids = []
 
         try:
             resp, cls.server1 = cls.create_test_server()
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@
             cls.tearDownClass()
             raise
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_filter_by_status(self):
         # The list of images should contain only images with the
         # provided status
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_filter_by_name(self):
         # List of all images should contain the expected images filtered
         # by name
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@
         self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
         self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_filter_by_server_id(self):
         # The images should contain images filtered by server id
         params = {'server': self.server1['id']}
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
         self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_filter_by_server_ref(self):
         # The list of servers should be filtered by server ref
         server_links = self.server2['links']
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
             self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images
                                  if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_filter_by_type(self):
         # The list of servers should be filtered by image type
         params = {'type': 'snapshot'}
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
         self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image_ref]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_limit_results(self):
         # Verify only the expected number of results are returned
         params = {'limit': '1'}
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@
         # ref: Question #224349
         self.assertEqual(1, len([x for x in images if 'id' in x]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_filter_by_changes_since(self):
         # Verify only updated images are returned in the detailed list
 
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@
         found = any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id])
         self.assertTrue(found)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_status(self):
         # Detailed list of all images should only contain images
         # with the provided status
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_name(self):
         # Detailed list of all images should contain the expected
         # images filtered by name
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@
         self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image2_id]))
         self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_with_detail_limit_results(self):
         # Verify only the expected number of results (with full details)
         # are returned
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@
         resp, images = self.client.list_images_with_detail(params)
         self.assertEqual(1, len(images))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_server_ref(self):
         # Detailed list of servers should be filtered by server ref
         server_links = self.server2['links']
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@
             self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images
                                  if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_type(self):
         # The detailed list of servers should be filtered by image type
         params = {'type': 'snapshot'}
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image3_id]))
         self.assertFalse(any([i for i in images if i['id'] == self.image_ref]))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_with_detail_filter_by_changes_since(self):
         # Verify an update image is returned
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
index 375105e..17bb489 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute.security_groups import base
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -30,17 +29,13 @@
         cls.client = cls.security_groups_client
         cls.neutron_available = CONF.service_available.neutron
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_security_group_rules_create(self):
         # Positive test: Creation of Security Group rule
         # should be successful
         # Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-        securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, securitygroup_id)
+        resp, security_group = self.create_security_group()
+        securitygroup_id = security_group['id']
         # Adding rules to the created Security Group
         ip_protocol = 'tcp'
         from_port = 22
@@ -53,7 +48,7 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group_rule, rule['id'])
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_security_group_rules_create_with_optional_arguments(self):
         # Positive test: Creation of Security Group rule
         # with optional arguments
@@ -62,19 +57,11 @@
         secgroup1 = None
         secgroup2 = None
         # Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-        secgroup1 = securitygroup['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, secgroup1)
+        resp, security_group = self.create_security_group()
+        secgroup1 = security_group['id']
         # Creating a Security Group so as to assign group_id to the rule
-        s_name2 = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description2 = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name2, s_description2)
-        secgroup2 = securitygroup['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, secgroup2)
+        resp, security_group = self.create_security_group()
+        secgroup2 = security_group['id']
         # Adding rules to the created Security Group with optional arguments
         parent_group_id = secgroup1
         ip_protocol = 'tcp'
@@ -92,18 +79,13 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group_rule, rule['id'])
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_security_group_rules_list(self):
         # Positive test: Created Security Group rules should be
         # in the list of all rules
         # Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-        securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-        # Delete the Security Group at the end of this method
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, securitygroup_id)
+        resp, security_group = self.create_security_group()
+        securitygroup_id = security_group['id']
 
         # Add a first rule to the created Security Group
         ip_protocol1 = 'tcp'
@@ -135,29 +117,21 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in rules if i['id'] == rule1_id]))
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in rules if i['id'] == rule2_id]))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_security_group_rules_delete_when_peer_group_deleted(self):
         # Positive test:rule will delete when peer group deleting
         # Creating a Security Group to add rules to it
-        s1_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup1-')
-        s1_description = data_utils.rand_name('description1-')
-        resp, sg1 = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s1_name, s1_description)
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, sg1['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        resp, security_group = self.create_security_group()
+        sg1_id = security_group['id']
         # Creating other Security Group to access to group1
-        s2_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup2-')
-        s2_description = data_utils.rand_name('description2-')
-        resp, sg2 = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s2_name, s2_description)
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        sg2_id = sg2['id']
+        resp, security_group = self.create_security_group()
+        sg2_id = security_group['id']
         # Adding rules to the Group1
         ip_protocol = 'tcp'
         from_port = 22
         to_port = 22
         resp, rule = \
-            self.client.create_security_group_rule(sg1['id'],
+            self.client.create_security_group_rule(sg1_id,
                                                    ip_protocol,
                                                    from_port,
                                                    to_port,
@@ -169,7 +143,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         # Get rules of the Group1
         resp, rules = \
-            self.client.list_security_group_rules(sg1['id'])
+            self.client.list_security_group_rules(sg1_id)
         # The group1 has no rules because group2 has deleted
         self.assertEqual(0, len(rules))
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules_negative.py
index 4831939..680bc2f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules_negative.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import skip_because
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -33,9 +32,9 @@
         super(SecurityGroupRulesNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.security_groups_client
 
-    @skip_because(bug="1182384",
-                  condition=CONF.service_available.neutron)
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1182384",
+                       condition=CONF.service_available.neutron)
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_create_security_group_rule_with_non_existent_id(self):
         # Negative test: Creation of Security Group rule should FAIL
         # with non existent Parent group id
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
 
     @testtools.skipIf(CONF.service_available.neutron,
                       "Neutron not check the security_group_id")
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_create_security_group_rule_with_invalid_id(self):
         # Negative test: Creation of Security Group rule should FAIL
         # with Parent group id which is not integer
@@ -63,21 +62,17 @@
                           self.client.create_security_group_rule,
                           parent_group_id, ip_protocol, from_port, to_port)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_create_security_group_rule_duplicate(self):
         # Negative test: Create Security Group rule duplicate should fail
         # Creating a Security Group to add rule to it
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, sg = self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        resp, sg = self.create_security_group()
         # Adding rules to the created Security Group
         parent_group_id = sg['id']
         ip_protocol = 'tcp'
         from_port = 22
         to_port = 22
 
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, sg['id'])
         resp, rule = \
             self.client.create_security_group_rule(parent_group_id,
                                                    ip_protocol,
@@ -90,86 +85,70 @@
                           self.client.create_security_group_rule,
                           parent_group_id, ip_protocol, from_port, to_port)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_create_security_group_rule_with_invalid_ip_protocol(self):
         # Negative test: Creation of Security Group rule should FAIL
         # with invalid ip_protocol
         # Creating a Security Group to add rule to it
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = self.client.create_security_group(s_name,
-                                                                s_description)
+        resp, sg = self.create_security_group()
         # Adding rules to the created Security Group
-        parent_group_id = securitygroup['id']
+        parent_group_id = sg['id']
         ip_protocol = data_utils.rand_name('999')
         from_port = 22
         to_port = 22
 
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, securitygroup['id'])
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.create_security_group_rule,
                           parent_group_id, ip_protocol, from_port, to_port)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_create_security_group_rule_with_invalid_from_port(self):
         # Negative test: Creation of Security Group rule should FAIL
         # with invalid from_port
         # Creating a Security Group to add rule to it
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = self.client.create_security_group(s_name,
-                                                                s_description)
+        resp, sg = self.create_security_group()
         # Adding rules to the created Security Group
-        parent_group_id = securitygroup['id']
+        parent_group_id = sg['id']
         ip_protocol = 'tcp'
         from_port = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=65536)
         to_port = 22
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, securitygroup['id'])
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.create_security_group_rule,
                           parent_group_id, ip_protocol, from_port, to_port)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_create_security_group_rule_with_invalid_to_port(self):
         # Negative test: Creation of Security Group rule should FAIL
         # with invalid to_port
         # Creating a Security Group to add rule to it
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = self.client.create_security_group(s_name,
-                                                                s_description)
+        resp, sg = self.create_security_group()
         # Adding rules to the created Security Group
-        parent_group_id = securitygroup['id']
+        parent_group_id = sg['id']
         ip_protocol = 'tcp'
         from_port = 22
         to_port = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=65536)
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, securitygroup['id'])
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.create_security_group_rule,
                           parent_group_id, ip_protocol, from_port, to_port)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_create_security_group_rule_with_invalid_port_range(self):
         # Negative test: Creation of Security Group rule should FAIL
         # with invalid port range.
         # Creating a Security Group to add rule to it.
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = self.client.create_security_group(s_name,
-                                                                s_description)
+        resp, sg = self.create_security_group()
         # Adding a rule to the created Security Group
-        secgroup_id = securitygroup['id']
+        secgroup_id = sg['id']
         ip_protocol = 'tcp'
         from_port = 22
         to_port = 21
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group, securitygroup['id'])
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.create_security_group_rule,
                           secgroup_id, ip_protocol, from_port, to_port)
 
-    @skip_because(bug="1182384",
-                  condition=CONF.service_available.neutron)
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1182384",
+                       condition=CONF.service_available.neutron)
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_delete_security_group_rule_with_non_existent_id(self):
         # Negative test: Deletion of Security Group rule should be FAIL
         # with non existent id
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py
index 2c67581..b376edc 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups.py
@@ -27,68 +27,43 @@
         super(SecurityGroupsTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.security_groups_client
 
-    def _delete_security_group(self, securitygroup_id):
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_security_groups_create_list_delete(self):
         # Positive test:Should return the list of Security Groups
         # Create 3 Security Groups
-        security_group_list = list()
         for i in range(3):
-            s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-            s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-            resp, securitygroup = \
-                self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+            resp, securitygroup = self.create_security_group()
             self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-            self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
-                            securitygroup['id'])
-            security_group_list.append(securitygroup)
         # Fetch all Security Groups and verify the list
         # has all created Security Groups
         resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_security_groups()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         # Now check if all the created Security Groups are in fetched list
         missing_sgs = \
-            [sg for sg in security_group_list if sg not in fetched_list]
+            [sg for sg in self.security_groups if sg not in fetched_list]
         self.assertFalse(missing_sgs,
                          "Failed to find Security Group %s in fetched "
                          "list" % ', '.join(m_group['name']
                                             for m_group in missing_sgs))
-
-    # TODO(afazekas): scheduled for delete,
-    # test_security_group_create_get_delete covers it
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_security_group_create_delete(self):
-        # Security Group should be created, verified and deleted
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-        self.assertIn('id', securitygroup)
-        securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
-                        securitygroup_id)
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertFalse(securitygroup_id is None)
-        self.assertIn('name', securitygroup)
-        securitygroup_name = securitygroup['name']
-        self.assertEqual(securitygroup_name, s_name,
-                         "The created Security Group name is "
-                         "not equal to the requested name")
+        # Delete all security groups
+        for sg in self.security_groups:
+            resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(sg['id'])
+            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+            self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(sg['id'])
+        # Now check if all the created Security Groups are deleted
+        resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_security_groups()
+        deleted_sgs = \
+            [sg for sg in self.security_groups if sg in fetched_list]
+        self.assertFalse(deleted_sgs,
+                         "Failed to delete Security Group %s "
+                         "list" % ', '.join(m_group['name']
+                                            for m_group in deleted_sgs))
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_security_group_create_get_delete(self):
         # Security Group should be created, fetched and deleted
         s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
-                        securitygroup['id'])
-
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        resp, securitygroup = self.create_security_group(name=s_name)
         self.assertIn('name', securitygroup)
         securitygroup_name = securitygroup['name']
         self.assertEqual(securitygroup_name, s_name,
@@ -108,15 +83,8 @@
         # and not deleted if the server is active.
         # Create a couple security groups that we will use
         # for the server resource this test creates
-        sg_name = data_utils.rand_name('sg')
-        sg_desc = data_utils.rand_name('sg-desc')
-        resp, sg = self.client.create_security_group(sg_name, sg_desc)
-        sg_id = sg['id']
-
-        sg2_name = data_utils.rand_name('sg')
-        sg2_desc = data_utils.rand_name('sg-desc')
-        resp, sg2 = self.client.create_security_group(sg2_name, sg2_desc)
-        sg2_id = sg2['id']
+        resp, sg = self.create_security_group()
+        resp, sg2 = self.create_security_group()
 
         # Create server and add the security group created
         # above to the server we just created
@@ -125,50 +93,44 @@
         server_id = server['id']
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         resp, body = self.servers_client.add_security_group(server_id,
-                                                            sg_name)
+                                                            sg['name'])
 
         # Check that we are not able to delete the security
         # group since it is in use by an active server
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.delete_security_group,
-                          sg_id)
+                          sg['id'])
 
         # Reboot and add the other security group
         resp, body = self.servers_client.reboot(server_id, 'HARD')
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         resp, body = self.servers_client.add_security_group(server_id,
-                                                            sg2_name)
+                                                            sg2['name'])
 
         # Check that we are not able to delete the other security
         # group since it is in use by an active server
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.delete_security_group,
-                          sg2_id)
+                          sg2['id'])
 
         # Shutdown the server and then verify we can destroy the
         # security groups, since no active server instance is using them
         self.servers_client.delete_server(server_id)
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(server_id)
 
-        self.client.delete_security_group(sg_id)
+        self.client.delete_security_group(sg['id'])
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-
-        self.client.delete_security_group(sg2_id)
+        self.client.delete_security_group(sg2['id'])
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_update_security_groups(self):
         # Update security group name and description
         # Create a security group
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('sg-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+        resp, securitygroup = self.create_security_group()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertIn('id', securitygroup)
         securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
-                        securitygroup_id)
         # Update the name and description
         s_new_name = data_utils.rand_name('sg-hth-')
         s_new_des = data_utils.rand_name('description-hth-')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py
index ce1eada..edf38e9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_groups_negative.py
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
         cls.client = cls.security_groups_client
         cls.neutron_available = CONF.service_available.neutron
 
-    def _delete_security_group(self, securitygroup_id):
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(securitygroup_id)
-        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-
     def _generate_a_non_existent_security_group_id(self):
         security_group_id = []
         resp, body = self.client.list_security_groups()
@@ -107,11 +103,8 @@
         s_name = data_utils.rand_name('securitygroup-')
         s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
         resp, security_group =\
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+            self.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group,
-                        security_group['id'])
         # Now try the Security Group with the same 'Name'
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.client.create_security_group, s_name,
@@ -163,15 +156,10 @@
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_update_security_group_with_invalid_sg_name(self):
         # Update security_group with invalid sg_name should fail
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('sg-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+        resp, securitygroup = self.create_security_group()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertIn('id', securitygroup)
         securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
-                        securitygroup_id)
         # Update Security Group with group name longer than 255 chars
         s_new_name = 'securitygroup-'.ljust(260, '0')
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
@@ -183,15 +171,10 @@
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_update_security_group_with_invalid_sg_des(self):
         # Update security_group with invalid sg_des should fail
-        s_name = data_utils.rand_name('sg-')
-        s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description-')
-        resp, securitygroup = \
-            self.client.create_security_group(s_name, s_description)
+        resp, securitygroup = self.create_security_group()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertIn('id', securitygroup)
         securitygroup_id = securitygroup['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
-                        securitygroup_id)
         # Update Security Group with group description longer than 255 chars
         s_new_des = 'des-'.ljust(260, '0')
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_availability_zone.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_availability_zone.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..748ba41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_availability_zone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class AZTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+
+    """
+    Tests Availability Zone API List
+    """
+
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(AZTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.availability_zone_client
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list_with_non_admin_user(self):
+        # List of availability zone with non-administrator user
+        resp, availability_zone = self.client.get_availability_zone_list()
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
+
+
+class AZTestXML(AZTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_delete_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_delete_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a9b996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_delete_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# 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.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class DeleteServersTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    # NOTE: Server creations of each test class should be under 10
+    # for preventing "Quota exceeded for instances"
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(DeleteServersTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.servers_client
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_building_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Building
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='BUILD')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_active_server(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Active
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_shutoff_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Shutoff
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, body = self.client.stop(server['id'])
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'SHUTOFF')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_pause_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Pause
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, body = self.client.pause_server(server['id'])
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'PAUSED')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_shelved_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Shelved
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, body = self.client.shelve_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+
+        offload_time = CONF.compute.shelved_offload_time
+        if offload_time >= 0:
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
+                                               'SHELVED_OFFLOADED',
+                                               extra_timeout=offload_time)
+        else:
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
+                                               'SHELVED')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+
+class DeleteServersTestXML(DeleteServersTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_addresses.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_addresses.py
index 8e432c4..d5528c4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_addresses.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_addresses.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class ServerAddressesTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@
 
         resp, cls.server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1210483",
+                       condition=CONF.service_available.neutron)
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_server_addresses(self):
         # All public and private addresses for
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
index 203832e..7167a8b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
@@ -104,38 +104,6 @@
         self.assertEqual('::babe:202:202', server['accessIPv6'])
 
     @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_server_while_in_shutoff_state(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Shutoff
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        resp, body = self.client.stop(server['id'])
-        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'SHUTOFF')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_server_while_in_pause_state(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Pause
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        resp, body = self.client.pause_server(server['id'])
-        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'PAUSED')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_server_while_in_building_state(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Building
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='BUILD')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_active_server(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Active
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_create_server_with_ipv6_addr_only(self):
         # Create a server without an IPv4 address(only IPv6 address).
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(accessIPv6='2001:2001::3')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration.py
index fcd055b..1df4159 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration.py
@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import random
-import string
 
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import config
-from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -65,14 +62,6 @@
             if host != target_host:
                 return target_host
 
-    def _get_non_existing_host_name(self):
-        random_name = ''.join(
-            random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for x in range(20))
-
-        self.assertNotIn(random_name, self._get_compute_hostnames())
-
-        return random_name
-
     def _get_server_status(self, server_id):
         return self._get_server_details(server_id)['status']
 
@@ -110,18 +99,6 @@
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         self.assertEqual(target_host, self._get_host_for_server(server_id))
 
-    @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.live_migration,
-                      'Live migration not available')
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_invalid_host_for_migration(self):
-        # Migrating to an invalid host should not change the status
-        server_id = self._get_an_active_server()
-        target_host = self._get_non_existing_host_name()
-
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._migrate_server_to,
-                          server_id, target_host)
-        self.assertEqual('ACTIVE', self._get_server_status(server_id))
-
     @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.live_migration or not
                       CONF.compute_feature_enabled.
                       block_migration_for_live_migration,
@@ -155,13 +132,6 @@
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         self.assertEqual(target_host, self._get_host_for_server(server_id))
 
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        for server_id in cls.created_server_ids:
-            cls.servers_client.delete_server(server_id)
-
-        super(LiveBlockMigrationTestJSON, cls).tearDownClass()
-
 
 class LiveBlockMigrationTestXML(LiveBlockMigrationTestJSON):
     _host_key = (
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da0e4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# 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.
+
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class LiveBlockMigrationNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+    _host_key = 'OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host'
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(LiveBlockMigrationNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.live_migration:
+            raise cls.skipException("Live migration is not enabled")
+        cls.admin_hosts_client = cls.os_adm.hosts_client
+        cls.admin_servers_client = cls.os_adm.servers_client
+
+    def _migrate_server_to(self, server_id, dest_host):
+        _resp, body = self.admin_servers_client.live_migrate_server(
+            server_id, dest_host,
+            self.config.compute_feature_enabled.
+            block_migration_for_live_migration)
+        return body
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_invalid_host_for_migration(self):
+        # Migrating to an invalid host should not change the status
+        target_host = data_utils.rand_name('host-')
+        _, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until="ACTIVE")
+        server_id = server['id']
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._migrate_server_to,
+                          server_id, target_host)
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
+
+
+class LiveBlockMigrationNegativeTestXML(LiveBlockMigrationNegativeTestJSON):
+    _host_key = (
+        '{http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/extended_status/api/v1.1}host')
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_aggregates.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_aggregates.py
index b8b478d..20093e4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_aggregates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_aggregates.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(AggregatesAdminV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.aggregates_admin_client
-        cls.user_client = cls.aggregates_client
         cls.aggregate_name_prefix = 'test_aggregate_'
         cls.az_name_prefix = 'test_az_'
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_availability_zone.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_availability_zone.py
index 57ac869..176751f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_availability_zone.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_availability_zone.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(AZAdminV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.availability_zone_admin_client
-        cls.non_adm_client = cls.availability_zone_client
 
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_availability_zone_list(self):
@@ -45,11 +44,3 @@
             self.client.get_availability_zone_list_detail()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_get_availability_zone_list_with_non_admin_user(self):
-        # List of availability zone with non-administrator user
-        resp, availability_zone = \
-            self.non_adm_client.get_availability_zone_list()
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_quotas.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_quotas.py
index ccb9d8e..3ebbdeb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_quotas.py
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(QuotasAdminV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
         cls.client = cls.quotas_client
         cls.adm_client = cls.quotas_admin_client
-        cls.identity_admin_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
 
         # NOTE(afazekas): these test cases should always create and use a new
         # tenant most of them should be skipped if we can't do that
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@
     def test_get_default_quotas(self):
         # Admin can get the default resource quota set for a tenant
         expected_quota_set = self.default_quota_set | set(['id'])
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_default_quota_set(
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_default_quota_set(
             self.demo_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(sorted(expected_quota_set),
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_update_all_quota_resources_for_tenant(self):
         # Admin can update all the resource quota limits for a tenant
-        resp, default_quota_set = self.client.get_default_quota_set(
+        resp, default_quota_set = self.adm_client.get_default_quota_set(
             self.demo_tenant_id)
         new_quota_set = {'metadata_items': 256,
                          'ram': 10240, 'floating_ips': 20, 'fixed_ips': 10,
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_create_server_when_cpu_quota_is_full(self):
         # Disallow server creation when tenant's vcpu quota is full
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_vcpu_quota = quota_set['cores']
         vcpu_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
 
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_create_server_when_memory_quota_is_full(self):
         # Disallow server creation when tenant's memory quota is full
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_mem_quota = quota_set['ram']
         mem_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
 
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_server_when_instances_quota_is_full(self):
         # Once instances quota limit is reached, disallow server creation
-        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
         default_instances_quota = quota_set['instances']
         instances_quota = 0  # Set quota to zero to disallow server creation
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_servers.py
index aaa4d7f..653eaf0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_servers.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         # The server in error state should be rebuilt using the provided
         # image and changed to ACTIVE state
 
-        # resetting vm state require admin priviledge
+        # resetting vm state require admin privilege
         resp, server = self.client.reset_state(self.s1_id, state='error')
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         resp, rebuilt_server = self.non_admin_client.rebuild(
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
index bbb84fb..b045630 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -34,18 +33,6 @@
         cls.client = cls.images_client
         cls.servers_client = cls.servers_client
 
-        if cls.multi_user:
-            if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
-                username, tenant_name, password = creds
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                                  password=password,
-                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
-            else:
-                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
-            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
-
     def __create_image__(self, server_id, name, meta=None):
         resp, body = self.servers_client.create_image(server_id, name, meta)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
@@ -53,7 +40,7 @@
         self.client.wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'ACTIVE')
         return resp, body
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_from_deleted_server(self):
         # An image should not be created if the server instance is removed
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
@@ -68,7 +55,7 @@
                           self.__create_image__,
                           server['id'], name, meta)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_from_invalid_server(self):
         # An image should not be created with invalid server id
         # Create a new image with invalid server id
@@ -79,7 +66,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.__create_image__,
                           '!@#$%^&*()', name, meta)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_from_stopped_server(self):
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.servers_client.stop(server['id'])
@@ -93,7 +80,7 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
         self.assertEqual(snapshot_name, image['name'])
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_delete_queued_image(self):
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
@@ -104,7 +91,7 @@
         resp, body = self.client.delete_image(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_uuid_35_characters_or_less(self):
         # Return an error if Image ID passed is 35 characters or less
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
@@ -113,7 +100,7 @@
                           self.servers_client.create_image,
                           test_uuid, snapshot_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_uuid_37_characters_or_more(self):
         # Return an error if Image ID passed is 37 characters or more
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver.py
index cd40948..1ded4e4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
@@ -29,13 +28,6 @@
 class ImagesOneServerV3Test(base.BaseV3ComputeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        """Terminate test instances created after a test is executed."""
-        for image_id in self.image_ids:
-            self.client.delete_image(image_id)
-            self.image_ids.remove(image_id)
-        super(ImagesOneServerV3Test, self).tearDown()
-
     def setUp(self):
         # NOTE(afazekas): Normally we use the same server with all test cases,
         # but if it has an issue, we build a new one
@@ -66,20 +58,6 @@
             cls.tearDownClass()
             raise
 
-        cls.image_ids = []
-
-        if cls.multi_user:
-            if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
-                username, tenant_name, password = creds
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                                  password=password,
-                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
-            else:
-                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
-            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
-
     def _get_default_flavor_disk_size(self, flavor_id):
         resp, flavor = self.flavors_client.get_flavor_details(flavor_id)
         return flavor['disk']
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index f2f2375..8d2517e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -72,18 +71,6 @@
 
         cls.image_ids = []
 
-        if cls.multi_user:
-            if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-                creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
-                username, tenant_name, password = creds
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                                  password=password,
-                                                  tenant_name=tenant_name)
-            else:
-                # Use the alt_XXX credentials in the config file
-                cls.alt_manager = clients.AltManager()
-            cls.alt_client = cls.alt_manager.images_client
-
     @test.skip_because(bug="1006725")
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_multibyte_character_image_name(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_availability_zone.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_availability_zone.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feac9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_availability_zone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class AZV3Test(base.BaseV3ComputeTest):
+
+    """
+    Tests Availability Zone API List
+    """
+
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(AZV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.availability_zone_client
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list_with_non_admin_user(self):
+        # List of availability zone with non-administrator user
+        resp, availability_zone = self.client.get_availability_zone_list()
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_delete_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_delete_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e98e1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_delete_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
+#
+#    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.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class DeleteServersV3Test(base.BaseV3ComputeTest):
+    # NOTE: Server creations of each test class should be under 10
+    # for preventing "Quota exceeded for instances".
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(DeleteServersV3Test, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.servers_client
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_building_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Building
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='BUILD')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_active_server(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Active
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_shutoff_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Shutoff
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, body = self.client.stop(server['id'])
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'SHUTOFF')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_pause_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Pause
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, body = self.client.pause_server(server['id'])
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'PAUSED')
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_delete_server_while_in_shelved_state(self):
+        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Shelved
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        resp, body = self.client.shelve_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+
+        offload_time = CONF.compute.shelved_offload_time
+        if offload_time >= 0:
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
+                                               'SHELVED_OFFLOADED',
+                                               extra_timeout=offload_time)
+        else:
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
+                                               'SHELVED')
+
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_addresses.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_addresses.py
index bffa7c4..038e254 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_addresses.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_addresses.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class ServerAddressesV3Test(base.BaseV3ComputeTest):
@@ -30,20 +33,22 @@
 
         resp, cls.server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_list_server_addresses_invalid_server_id(self):
         # List addresses request should fail if server id not in system
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.list_addresses,
                           '999')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_list_server_addresses_by_network_neg(self):
         # List addresses by network should fail if network name not valid
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
                           self.client.list_addresses_by_network,
                           self.server['id'], 'invalid')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1210483",
+                       condition=CONF.service_available.neutron)
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_server_addresses(self):
         # All public and private addresses for
         # a server should be returned
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@
                 self.assertTrue(address['addr'])
                 self.assertTrue(address['version'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_server_addresses_by_network(self):
         # Providing a network type should filter
         # the addresses return by that type
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers.py
index dc64c40..5480e31 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers.py
@@ -105,38 +105,6 @@
                          server['os-access-ips:access_ip_v6'])
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_server_while_in_shutoff_state(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Shutoff
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        resp, body = self.client.stop(server['id'])
-        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'SHUTOFF')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_server_while_in_pause_state(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Pause
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        resp, body = self.client.pause_server(server['id'])
-        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'PAUSED')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_server_while_in_building_state(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Building
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='BUILD')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_delete_active_server(self):
-        # Delete a server while it's VM state is Active
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        resp, _ = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
-
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_create_server_with_ipv6_addr_only(self):
         # Create a server without an IPv4 address(only IPv6 address).
         resp, server = self.create_test_server(access_ip_v6='2001:2001::3')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration.py
index 144cadb..43b4e2b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration.py
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import random
-import string
-
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import config
-from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -66,14 +62,6 @@
             if host != target_host:
                 return target_host
 
-    def _get_non_existing_host_name(self):
-        random_name = ''.join(
-            random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for x in range(20))
-
-        self.assertNotIn(random_name, self._get_compute_hostnames())
-
-        return random_name
-
     def _get_server_status(self, server_id):
         return self._get_server_details(server_id)['status']
 
@@ -111,18 +99,6 @@
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         self.assertEqual(target_host, self._get_host_for_server(server_id))
 
-    @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.live_migration,
-                      'Live migration not available')
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_invalid_host_for_migration(self):
-        # Migrating to an invalid host should not change the status
-        server_id = self._get_an_active_server()
-        target_host = self._get_non_existing_host_name()
-
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._migrate_server_to,
-                          server_id, target_host)
-        self.assertEqual('ACTIVE', self._get_server_status(server_id))
-
     @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.live_migration or not
                       CONF.compute_feature_enabled.
                       block_migration_for_live_migration,
@@ -155,10 +131,3 @@
         self._migrate_server_to(server_id, target_host)
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         self.assertEqual(target_host, self._get_host_for_server(server_id))
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        for server_id in cls.created_server_ids:
-            cls.servers_client.delete_server(server_id)
-
-        super(LiveBlockMigrationV3Test, cls).tearDownClass()
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d820d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# 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.
+
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class LiveBlockMigrationV3NegativeTest(base.BaseV3ComputeAdminTest):
+    _host_key = 'os-extended-server-attributes:host'
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(LiveBlockMigrationV3NegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.live_migration:
+            raise cls.skipException("Live migration is not enabled")
+
+        cls.admin_hosts_client = cls.hosts_admin_client
+        cls.admin_servers_client = cls.servers_admin_client
+
+    def _migrate_server_to(self, server_id, dest_host):
+        _resp, body = self.admin_servers_client.live_migrate_server(
+            server_id, dest_host,
+            self.config.compute_feature_enabled.
+            block_migration_for_live_migration)
+        return body
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_invalid_host_for_migration(self):
+        # Migrating to an invalid host should not change the status
+        target_host = data_utils.rand_name('host-')
+        _, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until="ACTIVE")
+        server_id = server['id']
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._migrate_server_to,
+                          server_id, target_host)
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users.py
index 898cccc..a4e6c17 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users.py
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from testtools.matchers import Contains
+from testtools import matchers
 
 from tempest.api.identity import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class UsersTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV2AdminTest):
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         cls.alt_password = data_utils.rand_name('pass_')
         cls.alt_email = cls.alt_user + '@testmail.tm'
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_user(self):
         # Create a user
         self.data.setup_test_tenant()
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
         self.assertEqual(self.alt_user, user['name'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_user_with_enabled(self):
         # Create a user with enabled : False
         self.data.setup_test_tenant()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         self.assertEqual('false', str(user['enabled']).lower())
         self.assertEqual(self.alt_email, user['email'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_update_user(self):
         # Test case to check if updating of user attributes is successful.
         test_user = data_utils.rand_name('test_user_')
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(u_email2, updated_user['email'])
         self.assertEqual('false', str(updated_user['enabled']).lower())
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_delete_user(self):
         # Delete a user
         test_user = data_utils.rand_name('test_user_')
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         resp, body = self.client.delete_user(user['id'])
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_user_authentication(self):
         # Valid user's token is authenticated
         self.data.setup_test_user()
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                                             self.data.test_tenant)
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_authentication_request_without_token(self):
         # Request for token authentication with a valid token in header
         self.data.setup_test_user()
@@ -125,16 +125,16 @@
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
         self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_get_users(self):
         # Get a list of users and find the test user
         self.data.setup_test_user()
         resp, users = self.client.get_users()
         self.assertThat([u['name'] for u in users],
-                        Contains(self.data.test_user),
+                        matchers.Contains(self.data.test_user),
                         "Could not find %s" % self.data.test_user)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_users_for_tenant(self):
         # Return a list of all users for a tenant
         self.data.setup_test_tenant()
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
                          "Failed to find user %s in fetched list" %
                          ', '.join(m_user for m_user in missing_users))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_users_with_roles_for_tenant(self):
         # Return list of users on tenant when roles are assigned to users
         self.data.setup_test_user()
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
index 802113a..9629213 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class UsersTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
+class TokensV3TestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
                           subject_token)
 
 
-class UsersTestXML(UsersTestJSON):
+class TokensV3TestXML(TokensV3TestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
index c2eef36..cae20ad 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 import re
 from tempest.api.identity import base
 from tempest import clients
-from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import timeutils
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.trustor_project_id)
 
         # Create a trustor User
-        self.trustor_username = rand_name('user-')
+        self.trustor_username = data_utils.rand_name('user-')
         u_desc = self.trustor_username + 'description'
         u_email = self.trustor_username + '@testmail.xx'
-        self.trustor_password = rand_name('pass-')
+        self.trustor_password = data_utils.rand_name('pass-')
         resp, user = self.client.create_user(
             self.trustor_username,
             description=u_desc,
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
         self.trustor_user_id = user['id']
 
         # And two roles, one we'll delegate and one we won't
-        self.delegated_role = rand_name('DelegatedRole-')
-        self.not_delegated_role = rand_name('NotDelegatedRole-')
+        self.delegated_role = data_utils.rand_name('DelegatedRole-')
+        self.not_delegated_role = data_utils.rand_name('NotDelegatedRole-')
 
         resp, role = self.client.create_role(self.delegated_role)
         self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201')
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         self.create_trustor_and_roles()
         self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_user_and_roles)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_trust_impersonate(self):
         # Test case to check we can create, get and delete a trust
         # updates are not supported for trusts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 
         self.check_trust_roles()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_trust_noimpersonate(self):
         # Test case to check we can create, get and delete a trust
         # with impersonation=False
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
         self.check_trust_roles()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_trust_expire(self):
         # Test case to check we can create, get and delete a trust
         # with an expiry specified
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
         self.check_trust_roles()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_trust_expire_invalid(self):
         # Test case to check we can check an invlaid expiry time
         # is rejected with the correct error
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
                           self.create_trust,
                           expires=expires_str)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_get_trusts_query(self):
         self.create_trust()
         resp, trusts_get = self.trustor_client.get_trusts(
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(1, len(trusts_get))
         self.validate_trust(trusts_get[0], summary=True)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_get_trusts_all(self):
         self.create_trust()
         resp, trusts_get = self.client.get_trusts()
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/admin/test_lbaas_agent_scheduler.py b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_lbaas_agent_scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5ba90f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_lbaas_agent_scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    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.api.network import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class LBaaSAgentSchedulerTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    """
+    Tests the following operations in the Neutron API using the REST client for
+    Neutron:
+
+        List pools the given LBaaS agent is hosting.
+        Show a LBaaS agent hosting the given pool.
+
+    v2.0 of the Neutron API is assumed. It is also assumed that the following
+    options are defined in the [networki-feature-enabled] section of
+    etc/tempest.conf:
+
+        api_extensions
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(LBaaSAgentSchedulerTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not test.is_extension_enabled('lbaas_agent_scheduler', 'network'):
+            msg = "LBaaS Agent Scheduler Extension not enabled."
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+        cls.network = cls.create_network()
+        cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
+        pool_name = data_utils.rand_name('pool-')
+        cls.pool = cls.create_pool(pool_name, "ROUND_ROBIN",
+                                   "HTTP", cls.subnet)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_pools_on_lbaas_agent(self):
+        found = False
+        resp, body = self.admin_client.list_agents(
+            agent_type="Loadbalancer agent")
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        agents = body['agents']
+        for a in agents:
+            msg = 'Load Balancer agent expected'
+            self.assertEqual(a['agent_type'], 'Loadbalancer agent', msg)
+            resp, body = (
+                self.admin_client.list_pools_hosted_by_one_lbaas_agent(
+                    a['id']))
+            self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+            pools = body['pools']
+            if self.pool['id'] in [p['id'] for p in pools]:
+                found = True
+        msg = 'Unable to find Load Balancer agent hosting pool'
+        self.assertTrue(found, msg)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_show_lbaas_agent_hosting_pool(self):
+        resp, body = self.admin_client.show_lbaas_agent_hosting_pool(
+            self.pool['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        self.assertEqual('Loadbalancer agent', body['agent']['agent_type'])
+
+
+class LBaaSAgentSchedulerTestXML(LBaaSAgentSchedulerTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_extra_dhcp_options.py b/tempest/api/network/test_extra_dhcp_options.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed86d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_extra_dhcp_options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Copyright 2013 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.
+
+from tempest.api.network import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class ExtraDHCPOptionsTestJSON(base.BaseNetworkTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    """
+    Tests the following operations with the Extra DHCP Options Neutron API
+    extension:
+
+        port create
+        port list
+        port show
+        port update
+
+    v2.0 of the Neutron API is assumed. It is also assumed that the Extra
+    DHCP Options extension is enabled in the [network-feature-enabled]
+    section of etc/tempest.conf
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ExtraDHCPOptionsTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not test.is_extension_enabled('extra_dhcp_opt', 'network'):
+            msg = "Extra DHCP Options extension not enabled."
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+        cls.network = cls.create_network()
+        cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
+        cls.port = cls.create_port(cls.network)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_list_port_with_extra_dhcp_options(self):
+        # Create a port with Extra DHCP Options
+        extra_dhcp_opts = [
+            {'opt_value': 'pxelinux.0', 'opt_name': 'bootfile-name'},
+            {'opt_value': '123.123.123.123', 'opt_name': 'tftp-server'},
+            {'opt_value': '123.123.123.45', 'opt_name': 'server-ip-address'}
+        ]
+        resp, body = self.client.create_port(
+            network_id=self.network['id'],
+            extra_dhcp_opts=extra_dhcp_opts)
+        self.assertEqual('201', resp['status'])
+        port_id = body['port']['id']
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_port, port_id)
+
+        # Confirm port created has Extra DHCP Options
+        resp, body = self.client.list_ports()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        ports = body['ports']
+        port = [p for p in ports if p['id'] == port_id]
+        self.assertTrue(port)
+        self._confirm_extra_dhcp_options(port[0], extra_dhcp_opts)
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_update_show_port_with_extra_dhcp_options(self):
+        # Update port with extra dhcp options
+        extra_dhcp_opts = [
+            {'opt_value': 'pxelinux.0', 'opt_name': 'bootfile-name'},
+            {'opt_value': '123.123.123.123', 'opt_name': 'tftp-server'},
+            {'opt_value': '123.123.123.45', 'opt_name': 'server-ip-address'}
+        ]
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('new-port-name')
+        resp, body = self.client.update_port(
+            self.port['id'], name=name, extra_dhcp_opts=extra_dhcp_opts)
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+
+        # Confirm extra dhcp options were added to the port
+        resp, body = self.client.show_port(self.port['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        self._confirm_extra_dhcp_options(body['port'], extra_dhcp_opts)
+
+    def _confirm_extra_dhcp_options(self, port, extra_dhcp_opts):
+        retrieved = port['extra_dhcp_opts']
+        self.assertEqual(len(retrieved), len(extra_dhcp_opts))
+        for retrieved_option in retrieved:
+            for option in extra_dhcp_opts:
+                if (retrieved_option['opt_value'] == option['opt_value'] and
+                    retrieved_option['opt_name'] == option['opt_name']):
+                    break
+            else:
+                self.fail('Extra DHCP option not found in port %s' %
+                          str(retrieved_option))
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_load_balancer.py b/tempest/api/network/test_load_balancer.py
index 53541ed..03e095d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_load_balancer.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_load_balancer.py
@@ -221,6 +221,17 @@
                      (self.health_monitor['id'], self.pool['id']))
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
 
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_get_lb_pool_stats(self):
+        # Verify the details of pool stats
+        resp, body = self.client.list_lb_pool_stats(self.pool['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        stats = body['stats']
+        self.assertIn("bytes_in", stats)
+        self.assertIn("total_connections", stats)
+        self.assertIn("active_connections", stats)
+        self.assertIn("bytes_out", stats)
+
 
 class LoadBalancerTestXML(LoadBalancerTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py b/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py
index 4cc007f..aba2c8e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py
@@ -266,6 +266,28 @@
         self.assertIsNotNone(found, "Port list doesn't contain created port")
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_port_list_filter_by_router_id(self):
+        # Create a router
+        network = self.create_network()
+        self.create_subnet(network)
+        router = self.create_router(data_utils.rand_name('router-'))
+        resp, port = self.client.create_port(
+            network_id=network['id'])
+        # Add router interface to port created above
+        resp, interface = self.client.add_router_interface_with_port_id(
+            router['id'], port['port']['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.remove_router_interface_with_port_id,
+                        router['id'], port['port']['id'])
+        # list ports filtered by router_id
+        resp, port_list = self.client.list_ports(
+            device_id=router['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        # Verify if only corresponding port is listed and assert router_id
+        self.assertEqual(len(port_list['ports']), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(port['port']['id'], port_list['ports'][0]['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(router['id'], port_list['ports'][0]['device_id'])
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_ports_fields(self):
         # Verify listing some fields of the ports
         resp, body = self.client.list_ports(fields='id')
@@ -445,6 +467,14 @@
     _tenant_network_cidr = CONF.network.tenant_network_v6_cidr
     _tenant_network_mask_bits = CONF.network.tenant_network_v6_mask_bits
 
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(NetworksIpV6TestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.network.ipv6_enabled:
+            cls.tearDownClass()
+            skip_msg = "IPv6 Tests are disabled."
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
 
 class NetworksIpV6TestXML(NetworksIpV6TestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
index ef36c3d..d08dc34 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 
-from tempest.api.identity.base import DataGenerator
+from tempest.api.identity import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common import custom_matchers
 from tempest.common import isolated_creds
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         cls.object_client_alt.auth_provider.clear_auth()
         cls.container_client_alt.auth_provider.clear_auth()
 
-        cls.data = DataGenerator(cls.identity_admin_client)
+        cls.data = base.DataGenerator(cls.identity_admin_client)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py
index 5fde76a..a94c883 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_bulk.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright 2013 NTT Corporation
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
index 79fd99d..5456768 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common import custom_matchers
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class AccountTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
         super(AccountTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_containers(self):
         # list of all containers should not be empty
         params = {'format': 'json'}
@@ -51,14 +50,14 @@
         for container_name in self.containers:
             self.assertIn(container_name, container_names)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_extensions(self):
         resp, extensions = self.account_client.list_extensions()
 
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertThat(resp, custom_matchers.AreAllWellFormatted())
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_containers_with_limit(self):
         # list containers one of them, half of them then all of them
         for limit in (1, self.containers_count / 2, self.containers_count):
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@
 
             self.assertEqual(len(container_list), limit)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_containers_with_marker(self):
         # list containers using marker param
         # first expect to get 0 container as we specified last
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(len(container_list), self.containers_count / 2 - 1)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_containers_with_end_marker(self):
         # list containers using end_marker param
         # first expect to get 0 container as we specified first container as
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Account', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(len(container_list), self.containers_count / 2)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_containers_with_limit_and_marker(self):
         # list containers combining marker and limit param
         # result are always limitated by the limit whatever the marker
@@ -121,21 +120,21 @@
 
             self.assertTrue(len(container_list) <= limit, str(container_list))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_account_metadata(self):
         # list all account metadata
         resp, metadata = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Account', 'HEAD')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_and_delete_account_metadata(self):
         header = 'test-account-meta'
         data = 'Meta!'
         # add metadata to account
         resp, _ = self.account_client.create_account_metadata(
             metadata={header: data})
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Account', 'POST')
 
         resp, _ = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@
         # delete metadata from account
         resp, _ = \
             self.account_client.delete_account_metadata(metadata=[header])
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Account', 'POST')
 
         resp, _ = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py
index aae6b4d..085ef51 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ObjectTestACLs(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
         self.delete_containers([self.container_name])
         super(ObjectTestACLs, self).tearDown()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_read_object_with_rights(self):
         # attempt to read object using authorized user
         # update X-Container-Read metadata ACL
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
             metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='Object')
@@ -68,10 +67,10 @@
         )
         resp, _ = self.custom_object_client.get_object(
             self.container_name, object_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'GET')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_write_object_with_rights(self):
         # attempt to write object using authorized user
         # update X-Container-Write metadata ACL
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
             metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
         # Trying to write the object with rights
         self.custom_object_client.auth_provider.set_alt_auth_data(
@@ -91,5 +90,5 @@
         resp, _ = self.custom_object_client.create_object(
             self.container_name,
             object_name, 'data')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'PUT')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py
index 1dc9bb5..a5a0950 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ObjectACLsNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@
         self.delete_containers([self.container_name])
         super(ObjectACLsNegativeTest, self).tearDown()
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_write_object_without_using_creds(self):
         # trying to create object with empty headers
         # X-Auth-Token is not provided
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
                           self.custom_object_client.create_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name, 'data')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_object_without_using_creds(self):
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='Object')
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
                           self.custom_object_client.delete_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_write_object_with_non_authorized_user(self):
         # attempt to upload another file using non-authorized user
         # User provided token is forbidden. ACL are not set
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
                           self.custom_object_client.create_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name, 'data')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_read_object_with_non_authorized_user(self):
         # attempt to read object using non-authorized user
         # User provided token is forbidden. ACL are not set
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
                           self.custom_object_client.get_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_delete_object_with_non_authorized_user(self):
         # attempt to delete object using non-authorized user
         # User provided token is forbidden. ACL are not set
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@
                           self.custom_object_client.delete_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_read_object_without_rights(self):
         # attempt to read object using non-authorized user
         # update X-Container-Read metadata ACL
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
             metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='Object')
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@
                           self.custom_object_client.get_object,
                           self.container_name, object_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_write_object_without_rights(self):
         # attempt to write object using non-authorized user
         # update X-Container-Write metadata ACL
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
             metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
         # Trying to write the object without rights
         self.custom_object_client.auth_provider.set_alt_auth_data(
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@
                           self.container_name,
                           object_name, 'data')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_write_object_without_write_rights(self):
         # attempt to write object using non-authorized user
         # update X-Container-Read and X-Container-Write metadata ACL
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
             metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
         # Trying to write the object without write rights
         self.custom_object_client.auth_provider.set_alt_auth_data(
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@
                           self.container_name,
                           object_name, 'data')
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
     def test_delete_object_without_write_rights(self):
         # attempt to delete object using non-authorized user
         # update X-Container-Read and X-Container-Write metadata ACL
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
             metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='Object')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
index 84cc91e..8689d10 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
 
         return object_name
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_container(self):
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
         resp, body = self.container_client.create_container(container_name)
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@
         self.assertIn(resp['status'], ('202', '201'))
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'PUT')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_container_overwrite(self):
         # overwrite container with the same name
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
         self.assertIn(resp['status'], ('202', '201'))
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'PUT')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_container_with_metadata_key(self):
         # create container with the blank value of metadata
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@
         # in the server
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-test-container-meta', resp)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_container_with_metadata_value(self):
         # create container with metadata value
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-meta-test-container-meta'],
                          metadata['test-container-meta'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_container_with_remove_metadata_key(self):
         # create container with the blank value of remove metadata
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@
             container_name)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-test-container-meta', resp)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_container_with_remove_metadata_value(self):
         # create container with remove metadata
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -143,18 +142,18 @@
             container_name)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-test-container-meta', resp)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_delete_container(self):
         # create a container
         container_name = self._create_container()
         # delete container
         resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'DELETE')
 
         self.containers.remove(container_name)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents(self):
         # get container contents list
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -162,22 +161,22 @@
 
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(object_name, object_list.strip('\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_no_object(self):
         # get empty container contents list
         container_name = self._create_container()
 
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual('', object_list.strip('\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_delimiter(self):
         # get container contents list using delimiter param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -188,11 +187,11 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(object_name.split('/')[0], object_list.strip('/\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_end_marker(self):
         # get container contents list using end_marker param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -202,11 +201,11 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(object_name, object_list.strip('\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_format_json(self):
         # get container contents list using format_json param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(object_list)
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@
         self.assertTrue([c['content_type'] for c in object_list])
         self.assertTrue([c['last_modified'] for c in object_list])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_format_xml(self):
         # get container contents list using format_xml param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(object_list)
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(object_list.find(".//last_modified").tag,
                          'last_modified')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_limit(self):
         # get container contents list using limit param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -261,11 +260,11 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(object_name, object_list.strip('\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_marker(self):
         # get container contents list using marker param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -275,11 +274,11 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(object_name, object_list.strip('\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_path(self):
         # get container contents list using path param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -290,11 +289,11 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(object_name, object_list.strip('\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_contents_with_prefix(self):
         # get container contents list using prefix param
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -305,11 +304,11 @@
         resp, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
             container_name,
             params=params)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(object_name, object_list.strip('\n'))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_container_metadata(self):
         # List container metadata
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -321,23 +320,23 @@
 
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'HEAD')
         self.assertIn('x-container-meta-name', resp)
         self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-meta-name'], metadata['name'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_no_container_metadata(self):
         # HEAD container without metadata
         container_name = self._create_container()
 
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'HEAD')
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-', str(resp))
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_update_container_metadata_with_create_and_delete_matadata(self):
         # Send one request of adding and deleting metadata
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@
             container_name,
             metadata=metadata_2,
             remove_metadata=metadata_1)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'POST')
 
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-meta-test-container-meta2'],
                          metadata_2['test-container-meta2'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_update_container_metadata_with_create_metadata(self):
         # update container metadata using add metadata
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@
         resp, _ = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             container_name,
             metadata=metadata)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'POST')
 
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-meta-test-container-meta1'],
                          metadata['test-container-meta1'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_update_container_metadata_with_delete_metadata(self):
         # update container metadata using delete metadata
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -391,14 +390,14 @@
         resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container_metadata(
             container_name,
             metadata=metadata)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'POST')
 
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             container_name)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-test-container-meta1', resp)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_update_container_metadata_with_create_matadata_key(self):
         # update container metadata with a blenk value of metadata
         container_name = self._create_container()
@@ -407,14 +406,14 @@
         resp, _ = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             container_name,
             metadata=metadata)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'POST')
 
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             container_name)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-test-container-meta1', resp)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_update_container_metadata_with_delete_metadata_key(self):
         # update container metadata with a blank value of matadata
         container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@
         resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container_metadata(
             container_name,
             metadata=metadata)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'POST')
 
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(container_name)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
index 197e7fa..6c71340 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         cls.data.teardown_all()
         super(StaticWebTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
+    @test.requires_ext(extension='staticweb', service='object')
     @test.attr('gate')
     def test_web_index(self):
         headers = {'web-index': self.object_name}
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
             self.container_name)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-web-index', body)
 
+    @test.requires_ext(extension='staticweb', service='object')
     @test.attr('gate')
     def test_web_listing(self):
         headers = {'web-listings': 'true'}
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@
             self.container_name)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-web-listings', body)
 
+    @test.requires_ext(extension='staticweb', service='object')
     @test.attr('gate')
     def test_web_listing_css(self):
         headers = {'web-listings': 'true',
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@
         css = '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="listings.css" />'
         self.assertIn(css, body)
 
+    @test.requires_ext(extension='staticweb', service='object')
     @test.attr('gate')
     def test_web_error(self):
         headers = {'web-listings': 'true',
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index 207fced..9bd986f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
             cls.delete_containers(cls.containers, client[0], client[1])
         super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @attr(type='slow')
+    @test.attr(type='slow')
     def test_container_synchronization(self):
         # container to container synchronization
         # to allow/accept sync requests to/from other accounts
@@ -86,12 +85,12 @@
                        (client_base_url, str(cont[1]))}
             resp, body = \
                 cont_client[0].put(str(cont[0]), body=None, headers=headers)
-            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
             # create object in container
             object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestSyncObject')
             data = object_name[::-1]  # data_utils.arbitrary_string()
             resp, _ = obj_client[0].create_object(cont[0], object_name, data)
-            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
             self.objects.append(object_name)
 
         # wait until container contents list is not empty
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@
                     cont_client[client_index].\
                     list_container_contents(self.containers[client_index],
                                             params=params)
-                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
                 object_lists.append(dict(
                     (obj['name'], obj) for obj in object_list))
             # check that containers are not empty and have equal keys()
@@ -124,5 +123,5 @@
         for obj_client, cont in obj_clients:
             for obj_name in object_lists[0]:
                 resp, object_content = obj_client.get_object(cont, obj_name)
-                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
                 self.assertEqual(object_content, obj_name[::-1])
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py
index 35aee2a..e27c7ef 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common import custom_matchers
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class HealthcheckTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -32,13 +31,13 @@
         # Turning http://.../v1/foobar into http://.../
         self.account_client.skip_path()
 
-    @attr('gate')
+    @test.attr('gate')
     def test_get_healthcheck(self):
 
         resp, _ = self.account_client.get("healthcheck", {})
 
         # The status is expected to be 200
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
         # The target of the request is not any Swift resource. Therefore, the
         # existence of response header is checked without a custom matcher.
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
index 3aae0a1..53ca20d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ObjectExpiryTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.object_client.get_object,
                           self.container_name, self.object_name)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_object_after_expiry_time(self):
         metadata = {'X-Delete-After': '3'}
         self._test_object_expiry(metadata)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_object_at_expiry_time(self):
         metadata = {'X-Delete-At': str(int(time.time()) + 3)}
         self._test_object_expiry(metadata)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
index 6f46ec9..e0d15ac 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ObjectFormPostTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -93,7 +92,8 @@
         content_type = 'multipart/form-data; boundary=%s' % boundary
         return body, content_type
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.requires_ext(extension='formpost', service='object')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_post_object_using_form(self):
         body, content_type = self.get_multipart_form()
 
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@
         # Use a raw request, otherwise authentication headers are used
         resp, body = self.object_client.http_obj.request(url, "POST",
                                                          body, headers=headers)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, "Object", "POST")
 
         # Ensure object is available
         resp, body = self.object_client.get("%s/%s%s" % (
             self.container_name, self.object_name, "testfile"))
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, "Object", "GET")
         self.assertEqual(body, "hello world")
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
index e02a058..a52c248 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ObjectFormPostNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
         content_type = 'multipart/form-data; boundary=%s' % boundary
         return body, content_type
 
-    @attr(type=['gate', 'negative'])
+    @test.requires_ext(extension='formpost', service='object')
+    @test.attr(type=['gate', 'negative'])
     def test_post_object_using_form_expired(self):
         body, content_type = self.get_multipart_form(expires=1)
         time.sleep(2)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
index 6f349b6..33f3299 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common import custom_matchers
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
         super(ObjectTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_object(self):
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestObject')
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201')
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'PUT')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_delete_object(self):
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestObject')
@@ -60,10 +59,10 @@
         # delete object
         resp, _ = self.object_client.delete_object(self.container_name,
                                                    object_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'DELETE')
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_object_metadata(self):
         # add metadata to storage object, test if metadata is retrievable
 
@@ -78,20 +77,20 @@
         orig_metadata = {meta_key: meta_value}
         resp, _ = self.object_client.update_object_metadata(
             self.container_name, object_name, orig_metadata)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'POST')
 
         # get object metadata
         resp, resp_metadata = self.object_client.list_object_metadata(
             self.container_name, object_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'HEAD')
 
         actual_meta_key = 'x-object-meta-' + meta_key
         self.assertIn(actual_meta_key, resp)
         self.assertEqual(resp[actual_meta_key], meta_value)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_get_object(self):
         # retrieve object's data (in response body)
 
@@ -103,12 +102,12 @@
         # get object
         resp, body = self.object_client.get_object(self.container_name,
                                                    object_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'GET')
 
         self.assertEqual(body, data)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_copy_object_in_same_container(self):
         # create source object
         src_object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='SrcObject')
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@
                                                    dst_object_name)
         self.assertEqual(body, src_data)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_copy_object_to_itself(self):
         # change the content type of an existing object
 
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@
                                                           object_name)
         self.assertEqual(resp['content-type'], metadata['content-type'])
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_copy_object_2d_way(self):
         # create source object
         src_object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='SrcObject')
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@
                                                    dst_object_name)
         self.assertEqual(body, src_data)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_copy_object_across_containers(self):
         # create a container to use as  asource container
         src_container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestSourceContainer')
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@
         resp, _ = self.object_client.update_object_metadata(src_container_name,
                                                             object_name,
                                                             orig_metadata)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'POST')
 
         # copy object from source container to destination container
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@
         self.assertIn(actual_meta_key, resp)
         self.assertEqual(resp[actual_meta_key], meta_value)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_object_upload_in_segments(self):
         # create object
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='LObject')
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@
             self.container_name, object_name)
         self.assertEqual(''.join(data_segments), body)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_object_if_different(self):
         # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_ETag
         # Make a conditional request for an object using the If-None-Match
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@
         md5 = hashlib.md5(local_data).hexdigest()
         headers = {'If-None-Match': md5}
         resp, body = self.object_client.get(url, headers=headers)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'GET')
 
 
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@
         self.delete_containers([self.container_name])
         super(PublicObjectTest, self).tearDown()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_access_public_container_object_without_using_creds(self):
         # make container public-readable and access an object in it object
         # anonymously, without using credentials
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@
         cont_headers = {'X-Container-Read': '.r:*,.rlistings'}
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers, metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
 
         # create object
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@
         # list container metadata
         resp_meta, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             self.container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'HEAD')
 
         self.assertIn('x-container-read', resp_meta)
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(body, data)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_access_public_object_with_another_user_creds(self):
         # make container public-readable and access an object in it using
         # another user's credentials
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
             metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp_meta, 'Container', 'POST')
 
         # create object
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@
         # list container metadata
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             self.container_name)
-        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), test.HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Container', 'HEAD')
 
         self.assertIn('x-container-read', resp)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
index 75293d2..8d2ff9b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         header_value = resp.get('x-versions-location', 'Missing Header')
         self.assertEqual(header_value, versioned)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_versioned_container(self):
         # create container
         vers_container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestVersionContainer')
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
index 243c3ce..3e621f4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -28,25 +29,28 @@
     _interface = 'json'
 
     template = """
-HeatTemplateFormatVersion: '2012-12-12'
-Description: |
+heat_template_version: '2013-05-23'
+description: |
   Template which creates single EC2 instance
-Parameters:
+parameters:
   KeyName:
-    Type: String
+    type: string
   InstanceType:
-    Type: String
+    type: string
   ImageId:
-    Type: String
+    type: string
   ExternalRouterId:
-    Type: String
-Resources:
+    type: string
+  ExternalNetworkId:
+    type: string
+resources:
   Network:
-    Type: OS::Quantum::Net
-    Properties: {name: NewNetwork}
+    type: OS::Neutron::Net
+    properties:
+      name: NewNetwork
   Subnet:
-    Type: OS::Quantum::Subnet
-    Properties:
+    type: OS::Neutron::Subnet
+    properties:
       network_id: {Ref: Network}
       name: NewSubnet
       ip_version: 4
@@ -54,39 +58,44 @@
       dns_nameservers: ["8.8.8.8"]
       allocation_pools:
       - {end: 10.0.3.150, start: 10.0.3.20}
+  Router:
+    type: OS::Neutron::Router
+    properties:
+      name: NewRouter
+      admin_state_up: false
+      external_gateway_info:
+        network: {get_param: ExternalNetworkId}
+        enable_snat: false
   RouterInterface:
-    Type: OS::Quantum::RouterInterface
-    Properties:
-      router_id: {Ref: ExternalRouterId}
-      subnet_id: {Ref: Subnet}
+    type: OS::Neutron::RouterInterface
+    properties:
+      router_id: {get_param: ExternalRouterId}
+      subnet_id: {get_resource: Subnet}
   Server:
-    Type: AWS::EC2::Instance
+    type: AWS::EC2::Instance
     Metadata:
-      Name: SmokeServer
-    Properties:
-      ImageId: {Ref: ImageId}
-      InstanceType: {Ref: InstanceType}
-      KeyName: {Ref: KeyName}
-      SubnetId: {Ref: Subnet}
+      Name: SmokeServerNeutron
+    properties:
+      ImageId: {get_param: ImageId}
+      InstanceType: {get_param: InstanceType}
+      KeyName: {get_param: KeyName}
+      SubnetId: {get_resource: Subnet}
       UserData:
-        Fn::Base64:
-          Fn::Join:
-          - ''
-          - - '#!/bin/bash -v
+        str_replace:
+          template: |
+            #!/bin/bash -v
 
-              '
-            - /opt/aws/bin/cfn-signal -e 0 -r "SmokeServer created" '
-            - {Ref: WaitHandle}
-            - '''
-
-              '
-  WaitHandle:
-    Type: AWS::CloudFormation::WaitConditionHandle
+            /opt/aws/bin/cfn-signal -e 0 -r "SmokeServerNeutron created" \
+            'wait_handle'
+          params:
+            wait_handle: {get_resource: WaitHandleNeutron}
+  WaitHandleNeutron:
+    type: AWS::CloudFormation::WaitConditionHandle
   WaitCondition:
-    Type: AWS::CloudFormation::WaitCondition
+    type: AWS::CloudFormation::WaitCondition
     DependsOn: Server
-    Properties:
-      Handle: {Ref: WaitHandle}
+    properties:
+      Handle: {get_resource: WaitHandleNeutron}
       Timeout: '600'
 """
 
@@ -104,6 +113,7 @@
         cls.keypair_name = (CONF.orchestration.keypair_name or
                             cls._create_keypair()['name'])
         cls.external_router_id = cls._get_external_router_id()
+        cls.external_network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
 
         # create the stack
         cls.stack_identifier = cls.create_stack(
@@ -113,11 +123,26 @@
                 'KeyName': cls.keypair_name,
                 'InstanceType': CONF.orchestration.instance_type,
                 'ImageId': CONF.orchestration.image_ref,
-                'ExternalRouterId': cls.external_router_id
+                'ExternalRouterId': cls.external_router_id,
+                'ExternalNetworkId': cls.external_network_id
             })
         cls.stack_id = cls.stack_identifier.split('/')[1]
-        cls.client.wait_for_stack_status(cls.stack_id, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
-        _, resources = cls.client.list_resources(cls.stack_identifier)
+        try:
+            cls.client.wait_for_stack_status(cls.stack_id, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
+            _, resources = cls.client.list_resources(cls.stack_identifier)
+        except exceptions.TimeoutException as e:
+            # attempt to log the server console to help with debugging
+            # the cause of the server not signalling the waitcondition
+            # to heat.
+            resp, body = cls.client.get_resource(cls.stack_identifier,
+                                                 'SmokeServerNeutron')
+            server_id = body['physical_resource_id']
+            LOG.debug('Console output for %s', server_id)
+            resp, output = cls.servers_client.get_console_output(
+                server_id, None)
+            LOG.debug(output)
+            raise e
+
         cls.test_resources = {}
         for resource in resources:
             cls.test_resources[resource['logical_resource_id']] = resource
@@ -133,9 +158,9 @@
     @attr(type='slow')
     def test_created_resources(self):
         """Verifies created neutron resources."""
-        resources = [('Network', 'OS::Quantum::Net'),
-                     ('Subnet', 'OS::Quantum::Subnet'),
-                     ('RouterInterface', 'OS::Quantum::RouterInterface'),
+        resources = [('Network', 'OS::Neutron::Net'),
+                     ('Subnet', 'OS::Neutron::Subnet'),
+                     ('RouterInterface', 'OS::Neutron::RouterInterface'),
                      ('Server', 'AWS::EC2::Instance')]
         for resource_name, resource_type in resources:
             resource = self.test_resources.get(resource_name, None)
@@ -173,6 +198,20 @@
         self.assertEqual('10.0.3.0/24', subnet['cidr'])
 
     @attr(type='slow')
+    def test_created_router(self):
+        """Verifies created router."""
+        router_id = self.test_resources.get('Router')['physical_resource_id']
+        resp, body = self.network_client.show_router(router_id)
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        router = body['router']
+        self.assertEqual('NewRouter', router['name'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.external_network_id,
+                         router['external_gateway_info']['network_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(False,
+                         router['external_gateway_info']['enable_snat'])
+        self.assertEqual(False, router['admin_state_up'])
+
+    @attr(type='slow')
     def test_created_router_interface(self):
         """Verifies created router interface."""
         network_id = self.test_resources.get('Network')['physical_resource_id']
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
index 4267c1d..5130f87 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 
 from tempest.api.orchestration import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.common.utils.linux.remote_client import RemoteClient
+from tempest.common.utils.linux import remote_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
                 'network': cls._get_default_network()['id']
             })
 
-    @attr(type='slow')
+    @test.attr(type='slow')
     @testtools.skipIf(existing_keypair, 'Server ssh tests are disabled.')
     def test_can_log_into_created_server(self):
 
@@ -166,11 +166,12 @@
             body['physical_resource_id'])
 
         # Check that the user can authenticate with the generated password
-        linux_client = RemoteClient(server, 'ec2-user',
-                                    pkey=self.keypair['private_key'])
+        linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(server, 'ec2-user',
+                                                  pkey=self.keypair[
+                                                      'private_key'])
         linux_client.validate_authentication()
 
-    @attr(type='slow')
+    @test.attr(type='slow')
     def test_stack_wait_condition_data(self):
 
         sid = self.stack_identifier
diff --git a/tempest/api/utils.py b/tempest/api/utils.py
index c62dc8d..00c93b7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/utils.py
+++ b/tempest/api/utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 """Common utilities used in testing."""
 
-from tempest.test import BaseTestCase
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class skip_unless_attr(object):
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             """Wrapped skipper function."""
             testobj = args[0]
             if not getattr(testobj, self.attr, False):
-                raise BaseTestCase.skipException(self.message)
+                raise test.BaseTestCase.skipException(self.message)
             func(*args, **kw)
         _skipper.__name__ = func.__name__
         _skipper.__doc__ = func.__doc__
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47094f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+from tempest.api.volume.base import BaseVolumeV1AdminTest
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class VolumesBackupsTest(BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
+    _interface = "json"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(VolumesBackupsTest, cls).setUpClass()
+
+        if not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.backup:
+            raise cls.skipException("Cinder backup feature disabled")
+
+        cls.volumes_adm_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
+        cls.backups_adm_client = cls.os_adm.backups_client
+        cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_volume_backup_create_get_restore_delete(self):
+        backup_name = data_utils.rand_name('Backup')
+        create_backup = self.backups_adm_client.create_backup
+        resp, backup = create_backup(self.volume['id'],
+                                     name=backup_name)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.addCleanup(self.backups_adm_client.delete_backup,
+                        backup['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(backup['name'], backup_name)
+        self.volumes_adm_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'],
+                                                       'available')
+        self.backups_adm_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
+                                                       'available')
+
+        resp, backup = self.backups_adm_client.get_backup(backup['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(backup['name'], backup_name)
+
+        resp, restore = self.backups_adm_client.restore_backup(backup['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.addCleanup(self.volumes_adm_client.delete_volume,
+                        restore['volume_id'])
+        self.assertEqual(restore['backup_id'], backup['id'])
+        self.backups_adm_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
+                                                       'available')
+        self.volumes_adm_client.wait_for_volume_status(restore['volume_id'],
+                                                       'available')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index 6b6f638..8824977 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
         super(BaseVolumeV1Test, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.snapshots_client = cls.os.snapshots_client
         cls.volumes_client = cls.os.volumes_client
+        cls.backups_client = cls.os.backups_client
         cls.volumes_extension_client = cls.os.volumes_extension_client
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
index ec732d1..e94c700 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_metadata.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from testtools.matchers import ContainsAll
+from testtools import matchers
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest import test
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
         # Create metadata for the volume
         metadata = {"key1": "value1",
                     "key2": "value2",
-                    "key3": "value3"}
+                    "key3": "value3",
+                    "key4": "<value&special_chars>"}
 
         rsp, body = self.volumes_client.create_volume_metadata(self.volume_id,
                                                                metadata)
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
         # Get the metadata of the volume
         resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertThat(body.items(), ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
         # Delete one item metadata of the volume
         rsp, body = self.volumes_client.delete_volume_metadata_item(
             self.volume_id,
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, rsp.status)
         resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
         self.assertNotIn("key1", body)
+        del metadata["key1"]
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_update_volume_metadata(self):
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@
         # Get the metadata of the volume
         resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertThat(body.items(), ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
         # Update metadata
         resp, body = self.volumes_client.update_volume_metadata(
             self.volume_id,
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@
         # Get the metadata of the volume
         resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertThat(body.items(), ContainsAll(update.items()))
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(update.items()))
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_update_volume_metadata_item(self):
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@
             self.volume_id,
             metadata)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertThat(body.items(), ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()))
         # Update metadata item
         resp, body = self.volumes_client.update_volume_metadata_item(
             self.volume_id,
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@
         # Get the metadata of the volume
         resp, body = self.volumes_client.get_volume_metadata(self.volume_id)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        self.assertThat(body.items(), ContainsAll(expect.items()))
+        self.assertThat(body.items(), matchers.ContainsAll(expect.items()))
 
 
 class VolumeMetadataTestXML(VolumeMetadataTest):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index 5924c7e..a22ad32 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import services
-from tempest.test import stresstest
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -50,9 +48,9 @@
 
         super(VolumesActionsTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @stresstest(class_setup_per='process')
-    @attr(type='smoke')
-    @services('compute')
+    @test.stresstest(class_setup_per='process')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.services('compute')
     def test_attach_detach_volume_to_instance(self):
         # Volume is attached and detached successfully from an instance
         mountpoint = '/dev/vdc'
@@ -65,9 +63,9 @@
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         self.client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'], 'available')
 
-    @stresstest(class_setup_per='process')
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    @services('compute')
+    @test.stresstest(class_setup_per='process')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    @test.services('compute')
     def test_get_volume_attachment(self):
         # Verify that a volume's attachment information is retrieved
         mountpoint = '/dev/vdc'
@@ -91,8 +89,8 @@
         self.assertEqual(self.volume['id'], attachment['id'])
         self.assertEqual(self.volume['id'], attachment['volume_id'])
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    @services('image')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    @test.services('image')
     def test_volume_upload(self):
         # NOTE(gfidente): the volume uploaded in Glance comes from setUpClass,
         # it is shared with the other tests. After it is uploaded in Glance,
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@
         self.image_client.wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'active')
         self.client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'], 'available')
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_extend(self):
         # Extend Volume Test.
         extend_size = int(self.volume['size']) + 1
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(int(volume['size']), extend_size)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_reserve_unreserve_volume(self):
         # Mark volume as reserved.
         resp, body = self.client.reserve_volume(self.volume['id'])
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@
     def _is_true(self, val):
         return val in ['true', 'True', True]
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_readonly_update(self):
         # Update volume readonly true
         readonly = True
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index ce29b82..175da01 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from testtools.matchers import ContainsAll
+from testtools import matchers
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
-from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import services
+from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@
                          'The fetched Volume id is different '
                          'from the created Volume')
         self.assertThat(fetched_volume['metadata'].items(),
-                        ContainsAll(metadata.items()),
+                        matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()),
                         'The fetched Volume metadata misses data '
                         'from the created Volume')
 
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(new_v_name, updated_volume['display_name'])
         self.assertEqual(new_desc, updated_volume['display_description'])
         self.assertThat(updated_volume['metadata'].items(),
-                        ContainsAll(metadata.items()),
+                        matchers.ContainsAll(metadata.items()),
                         'The fetched Volume metadata misses data '
                         'from the created Volume')
         # Test volume create when display_name is none and display_description
@@ -146,16 +145,16 @@
         if 'imageRef' not in kwargs:
             self.assertEqual(boot_flag, False)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_volume_create_get_update_delete(self):
         self._volume_create_get_update_delete()
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
-    @services('image')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.services('image')
     def test_volume_create_get_update_delete_from_image(self):
         self._volume_create_get_update_delete(imageRef=CONF.compute.image_ref)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_create_get_update_delete_as_clone(self):
         origin = self.create_volume()
         self._volume_create_get_update_delete(source_volid=origin['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index 049544d..c356342 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
-from tempest.test import attr
-from testtools.matchers import ContainsAll
+from tempest import test
+from testtools import matchers
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@
                       ('details' if with_detail else '', key)
                 if key == 'metadata':
                     self.assertThat(volume[key].items(),
-                                    ContainsAll(params[key].items()),
+                                    matchers.ContainsAll(params[key].items()),
                                     msg)
                 else:
                     self.assertEqual(params[key], volume[key], msg)
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_volume_list(self):
         # Get a list of Volumes
         # Fetch all volumes
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
                              fields=VOLUME_FIELDS)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_list_with_details(self):
         # Get a list of Volumes with details
         # Fetch all Volumes
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_list_by_name(self):
         volume = self.volume_list[data_utils.rand_int_id(0, 2)]
         params = {'display_name': volume['display_name']}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(fetched_vol[0]['display_name'],
                          volume['display_name'])
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_list_details_by_name(self):
         volume = self.volume_list[data_utils.rand_int_id(0, 2)]
         params = {'display_name': volume['display_name']}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(fetched_vol[0]['display_name'],
                          volume['display_name'])
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volumes_list_by_status(self):
         params = {'status': 'available'}
         resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_volumes(params)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
                              fields=VOLUME_FIELDS)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volumes_list_details_by_status(self):
         params = {'status': 'available'}
         resp, fetched_list = self.client.list_volumes_with_detail(params)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
             self.assertEqual('available', volume['status'])
         self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volumes_list_by_availability_zone(self):
         volume = self.volume_list[data_utils.rand_int_id(0, 2)]
         zone = volume['availability_zone']
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
                              fields=VOLUME_FIELDS)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volumes_list_details_by_availability_zone(self):
         volume = self.volume_list[data_utils.rand_int_id(0, 2)]
         zone = volume['availability_zone']
@@ -195,19 +195,19 @@
             self.assertEqual(zone, volume['availability_zone'])
         self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_list_with_param_metadata(self):
         # Test to list volumes when metadata param is given
         params = {'metadata': self.metadata}
         self._list_by_param_value_and_assert(params)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_list_with_detail_param_metadata(self):
         # Test to list volumes details when metadata param is given
         params = {'metadata': self.metadata}
         self._list_by_param_value_and_assert(params, with_detail=True)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_list_param_display_name_and_status(self):
         # Test to list volume when display name and status param is given
         volume = self.volume_list[data_utils.rand_int_id(0, 2)]
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
                   'status': 'available'}
         self._list_by_param_value_and_assert(params)
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_list_with_detail_param_display_name_and_status(self):
         # Test to list volume when name and status param is given
         volume = self.volume_list[data_utils.rand_int_id(0, 2)]
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index c262a20..8db399a 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -13,10 +13,20 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest import auth
+# Default client libs
+import cinderclient.client
+import glanceclient
+import heatclient.client
+import keystoneclient.exceptions
+import keystoneclient.v2_0.client
+import neutronclient.v2_0.client
+import novaclient.client
+import swiftclient
+
 from tempest.common.rest_client import NegativeRestClient
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import manager
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.services.baremetal.v1.client_json import BaremetalClientJSON
 from tempest.services import botoclients
@@ -148,6 +158,7 @@
     VolumeHostsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.volume.json.admin.volume_types_client import \
     VolumeTypesClientJSON
+from tempest.services.volume.json.backups_client import BackupsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.volume.json.extensions_client import \
     ExtensionsClientJSON as VolumeExtensionClientJSON
 from tempest.services.volume.json.snapshots_client import SnapshotsClientJSON
@@ -158,6 +169,7 @@
     VolumeHostsClientXML
 from tempest.services.volume.xml.admin.volume_types_client import \
     VolumeTypesClientXML
+from tempest.services.volume.xml.backups_client import BackupsClientXML
 from tempest.services.volume.xml.extensions_client import \
     ExtensionsClientXML as VolumeExtensionClientXML
 from tempest.services.volume.xml.snapshots_client import SnapshotsClientXML
@@ -167,10 +179,10 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class Manager(object):
+class Manager(manager.Manager):
 
     """
-    Top level manager for OpenStack Compute clients
+    Top level manager for OpenStack tempest clients
     """
 
     def __init__(self, username=None, password=None, tenant_name=None,
@@ -185,151 +197,145 @@
         :param tenant_name: Override of the tenant name
         """
         self.interface = interface
-        self.auth_version = CONF.identity.auth_version
-        # FIXME(andreaf) Change Manager __init__ to accept a credentials dict
-        if username is None or password is None:
-            # Tenant None is a valid use case
-            self.credentials = self.get_default_credentials()
-        else:
-            self.credentials = dict(username=username, password=password,
-                                    tenant_name=tenant_name)
-        if self.auth_version == 'v3':
-            self.credentials['domain_name'] = 'Default'
-        # Setup an auth provider
-        auth_provider = self.get_auth_provider(self.credentials)
+        self.client_type = 'tempest'
+        # super cares for credentials validation
+        super(Manager, self).__init__(
+            username=username, password=password, tenant_name=tenant_name)
 
         if self.interface == 'xml':
             self.certificates_client = CertificatesClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.servers_client = ServersClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.limits_client = LimitsClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.images_client = ImagesClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.keypairs_client = KeyPairsClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.quotas_client = QuotasClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.flavors_client = FlavorsClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.extensions_client = ExtensionsClientXML(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.servers_client = ServersClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.limits_client = LimitsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.images_client = ImagesClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.keypairs_client = KeyPairsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.quotas_client = QuotasClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.flavors_client = FlavorsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.extensions_client = ExtensionsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
             self.volumes_extensions_client = VolumesExtensionsClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.floating_ips_client = FloatingIPsClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.snapshots_client = SnapshotsClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.volumes_client = VolumesClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.volumes_v2_client = VolumesV2ClientXML(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.backups_client = BackupsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.snapshots_client = SnapshotsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.volumes_client = VolumesClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.volumes_v2_client = VolumesV2ClientXML(self.auth_provider)
             self.volume_types_client = VolumeTypesClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.identity_client = IdentityClientXML(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.identity_client = IdentityClientXML(self.auth_provider)
             self.identity_v3_client = IdentityV3ClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.security_groups_client = SecurityGroupsClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.interfaces_client = InterfacesClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.endpoints_client = EndPointClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.fixed_ips_client = FixedIPsClientXML(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.interfaces_client = InterfacesClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.endpoints_client = EndPointClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.fixed_ips_client = FixedIPsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
             self.availability_zone_client = AvailabilityZoneClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.service_client = ServiceClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.aggregates_client = AggregatesClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.services_client = ServicesClientXML(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.service_client = ServiceClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.aggregates_client = AggregatesClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.services_client = ServicesClientXML(self.auth_provider)
             self.tenant_usages_client = TenantUsagesClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.policy_client = PolicyClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.hosts_client = HostsClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.hypervisor_client = HypervisorClientXML(auth_provider)
-            self.network_client = NetworkClientXML(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.policy_client = PolicyClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.hosts_client = HostsClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.hypervisor_client = HypervisorClientXML(self.auth_provider)
+            self.network_client = NetworkClientXML(self.auth_provider)
             self.credentials_client = CredentialsClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.instance_usages_audit_log_client = \
-                InstanceUsagesAuditLogClientXML(auth_provider)
+                InstanceUsagesAuditLogClientXML(self.auth_provider)
             self.volume_hosts_client = VolumeHostsClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.volumes_extension_client = VolumeExtensionClientXML(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             if CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
                 self.telemetry_client = TelemetryClientXML(
-                    auth_provider)
+                    self.auth_provider)
             self.token_client = TokenClientXML()
             self.token_v3_client = V3TokenClientXML()
 
         elif self.interface == 'json':
             self.certificates_client = CertificatesClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.certificates_v3_client = CertificatesV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.baremetal_client = BaremetalClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.servers_client = ServersClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.servers_v3_client = ServersV3ClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.limits_client = LimitsClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.images_client = ImagesClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.baremetal_client = BaremetalClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.servers_client = ServersClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.servers_v3_client = ServersV3ClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.limits_client = LimitsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.images_client = ImagesClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.keypairs_v3_client = KeyPairsV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.keypairs_client = KeyPairsClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.keypairs_client = KeyPairsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.keypairs_v3_client = KeyPairsV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.quotas_client = QuotasClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.quotas_v3_client = QuotasV3ClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.flavors_client = FlavorsClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.flavors_v3_client = FlavorsV3ClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.quotas_client = QuotasClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.quotas_v3_client = QuotasV3ClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.flavors_client = FlavorsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.flavors_v3_client = FlavorsV3ClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.extensions_v3_client = ExtensionsV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.extensions_client = ExtensionsClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.volumes_extensions_client = VolumesExtensionsClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.floating_ips_client = FloatingIPsClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.snapshots_client = SnapshotsClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.volumes_client = VolumesClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.volumes_v2_client = VolumesV2ClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.backups_client = BackupsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.snapshots_client = SnapshotsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.volumes_client = VolumesClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.volumes_v2_client = VolumesV2ClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.volume_types_client = VolumeTypesClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.identity_client = IdentityClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.identity_client = IdentityClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.identity_v3_client = IdentityV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.security_groups_client = SecurityGroupsClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.interfaces_v3_client = InterfacesV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.interfaces_client = InterfacesClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.endpoints_client = EndPointClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.fixed_ips_client = FixedIPsClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.endpoints_client = EndPointClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.fixed_ips_client = FixedIPsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.availability_zone_v3_client = AvailabilityZoneV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.availability_zone_client = AvailabilityZoneClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.services_v3_client = ServicesV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.service_client = ServiceClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.service_client = ServiceClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.aggregates_v3_client = AggregatesV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.aggregates_client = AggregatesClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.services_client = ServicesClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.services_client = ServicesClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.tenant_usages_client = TenantUsagesClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.version_v3_client = VersionV3ClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.policy_client = PolicyClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.hosts_client = HostsClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.version_v3_client = VersionV3ClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.policy_client = PolicyClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.hosts_client = HostsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.hypervisor_v3_client = HypervisorV3ClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.hypervisor_client = HypervisorClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.network_client = NetworkClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.network_client = NetworkClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.credentials_client = CredentialsClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.instance_usages_audit_log_client = \
-                InstanceUsagesAuditLogClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                InstanceUsagesAuditLogClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             self.volume_hosts_client = VolumeHostsClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
             self.volumes_extension_client = VolumeExtensionClientJSON(
-                auth_provider)
-            self.hosts_v3_client = HostsV3ClientJSON(auth_provider)
+                self.auth_provider)
+            self.hosts_v3_client = HostsV3ClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
             if CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
                 self.telemetry_client = TelemetryClientJSON(
-                    auth_provider)
+                    self.auth_provider)
             self.token_client = TokenClientJSON()
             self.token_v3_client = V3TokenClientJSON()
-            self.negative_client = NegativeRestClient(auth_provider)
+            self.negative_client = NegativeRestClient(self.auth_provider)
             self.negative_client.service = service
 
         else:
@@ -343,47 +349,22 @@
                            self.credentials.get('tenant_name'))
 
         # common clients
-        self.account_client = AccountClient(auth_provider)
+        self.account_client = AccountClient(self.auth_provider)
         if CONF.service_available.glance:
-            self.image_client = ImageClientJSON(auth_provider)
-            self.image_client_v2 = ImageClientV2JSON(auth_provider)
-        self.container_client = ContainerClient(auth_provider)
-        self.object_client = ObjectClient(auth_provider)
+            self.image_client = ImageClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+            self.image_client_v2 = ImageClientV2JSON(self.auth_provider)
+        self.container_client = ContainerClient(self.auth_provider)
+        self.object_client = ObjectClient(self.auth_provider)
         self.orchestration_client = OrchestrationClient(
-            auth_provider)
+            self.auth_provider)
         self.ec2api_client = botoclients.APIClientEC2(*ec2_client_args)
         self.s3_client = botoclients.ObjectClientS3(*ec2_client_args)
         self.custom_object_client = ObjectClientCustomizedHeader(
-            auth_provider)
+            self.auth_provider)
         self.custom_account_client = \
-            AccountClientCustomizedHeader(auth_provider)
+            AccountClientCustomizedHeader(self.auth_provider)
         self.data_processing_client = DataProcessingClient(
-            auth_provider)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_auth_provider_class(cls, auth_version):
-        if auth_version == 'v2':
-            return auth.KeystoneV2AuthProvider
-        else:
-            return auth.KeystoneV3AuthProvider
-
-    def get_default_credentials(self):
-        return dict(
-            username=CONF.identity.username,
-            password=CONF.identity.password,
-            tenant_name=CONF.identity.tenant_name
-        )
-
-    def get_auth_provider(self, credentials=None):
-        auth_params = dict(client_type='tempest',
-                           interface=self.interface)
-        auth_provider_class = self.get_auth_provider_class(self.auth_version)
-        # If invalid / incomplete credentials are provided, use default ones
-        if credentials is None or \
-                not auth_provider_class.check_credentials(credentials):
-            credentials = self.credentials
-        auth_params['credentials'] = credentials
-        return auth_provider_class(**auth_params)
+            self.auth_provider)
 
 
 class AltManager(Manager):
@@ -439,8 +420,196 @@
     """
     def __init__(self, interface='json', service=None):
         base = super(OrchestrationManager, self)
+        # heat currently needs an admin user so that stacks can create users
+        # however the tests need the demo tenant so that the neutron
+        # private network is the default. DO NOT change this auth combination
+        # until heat can run with the demo user.
         base.__init__(CONF.identity.admin_username,
                       CONF.identity.admin_password,
-                      CONF.identity.admin_tenant_name,
+                      CONF.identity.tenant_name,
                       interface=interface,
                       service=service)
+
+
+class OfficialClientManager(manager.Manager):
+    """
+    Manager that provides access to the official python clients for
+    calling various OpenStack APIs.
+    """
+
+    NOVACLIENT_VERSION = '2'
+    CINDERCLIENT_VERSION = '1'
+    HEATCLIENT_VERSION = '1'
+
+    def __init__(self, username, password, tenant_name):
+        # FIXME(andreaf) Auth provider for client_type 'official' is
+        # not implemented yet, setting to 'tempest' for now.
+        self.client_type = 'tempest'
+        self.interface = None
+        # super cares for credentials validation
+        super(OfficialClientManager, self).__init__(
+            username=username, password=password, tenant_name=tenant_name)
+        self.compute_client = self._get_compute_client(username,
+                                                       password,
+                                                       tenant_name)
+        self.identity_client = self._get_identity_client(username,
+                                                         password,
+                                                         tenant_name)
+        self.image_client = self._get_image_client()
+        self.network_client = self._get_network_client()
+        self.volume_client = self._get_volume_client(username,
+                                                     password,
+                                                     tenant_name)
+        self.object_storage_client = self._get_object_storage_client(
+            username,
+            password,
+            tenant_name)
+        self.orchestration_client = self._get_orchestration_client(
+            username,
+            password,
+            tenant_name)
+
+    def _get_compute_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
+        # Novaclient will not execute operations for anyone but the
+        # identified user, so a new client needs to be created for
+        # each user that operations need to be performed for.
+        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
+
+        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
+        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
+        region = CONF.identity.region
+
+        client_args = (username, password, tenant_name, auth_url)
+
+        # Create our default Nova client to use in testing
+        service_type = CONF.compute.catalog_type
+        endpoint_type = CONF.compute.endpoint_type
+        return novaclient.client.Client(self.NOVACLIENT_VERSION,
+                                        *client_args,
+                                        service_type=service_type,
+                                        endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
+                                        region_name=region,
+                                        no_cache=True,
+                                        insecure=dscv,
+                                        http_log_debug=True)
+
+    def _get_image_client(self):
+        token = self.identity_client.auth_token
+        region = CONF.identity.region
+        endpoint_type = CONF.image.endpoint_type
+        endpoint = self.identity_client.service_catalog.url_for(
+            attr='region', filter_value=region,
+            service_type=CONF.image.catalog_type, endpoint_type=endpoint_type)
+        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
+        return glanceclient.Client('1', endpoint=endpoint, token=token,
+                                   insecure=dscv)
+
+    def _get_volume_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
+        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
+        region = CONF.identity.region
+        endpoint_type = CONF.volume.endpoint_type
+        return cinderclient.client.Client(self.CINDERCLIENT_VERSION,
+                                          username,
+                                          password,
+                                          tenant_name,
+                                          auth_url,
+                                          region_name=region,
+                                          endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
+                                          http_log_debug=True)
+
+    def _get_object_storage_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
+        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
+        # add current tenant to swift operator role group.
+        keystone_admin = self._get_identity_client(
+            CONF.identity.admin_username,
+            CONF.identity.admin_password,
+            CONF.identity.admin_tenant_name)
+
+        # enable test user to operate swift by adding operator role to him.
+        roles = keystone_admin.roles.list()
+        operator_role = CONF.object_storage.operator_role
+        member_role = [role for role in roles if role.name == operator_role][0]
+        # NOTE(maurosr): This is surrounded in the try-except block cause
+        # neutron tests doesn't have tenant isolation.
+        try:
+            keystone_admin.roles.add_user_role(self.identity_client.user_id,
+                                               member_role.id,
+                                               self.identity_client.tenant_id)
+        except keystoneclient.exceptions.Conflict:
+            pass
+
+        endpoint_type = CONF.object_storage.endpoint_type
+        os_options = {'endpoint_type': endpoint_type}
+        return swiftclient.Connection(auth_url, username, password,
+                                      tenant_name=tenant_name,
+                                      auth_version='2',
+                                      os_options=os_options)
+
+    def _get_orchestration_client(self, username=None, password=None,
+                                  tenant_name=None):
+        if not username:
+            username = CONF.identity.admin_username
+        if not password:
+            password = CONF.identity.admin_password
+        if not tenant_name:
+            tenant_name = CONF.identity.tenant_name
+
+        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
+
+        keystone = self._get_identity_client(username, password, tenant_name)
+        region = CONF.identity.region
+        endpoint_type = CONF.orchestration.endpoint_type
+        token = keystone.auth_token
+        service_type = CONF.orchestration.catalog_type
+        try:
+            endpoint = keystone.service_catalog.url_for(
+                attr='region',
+                filter_value=region,
+                service_type=service_type,
+                endpoint_type=endpoint_type)
+        except keystoneclient.exceptions.EndpointNotFound:
+            return None
+        else:
+            return heatclient.client.Client(self.HEATCLIENT_VERSION,
+                                            endpoint,
+                                            token=token,
+                                            username=username,
+                                            password=password)
+
+    def _get_identity_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
+        # This identity client is not intended to check the security
+        # of the identity service, so use admin credentials by default.
+        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
+
+        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
+        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
+
+        return keystoneclient.v2_0.client.Client(username=username,
+                                                 password=password,
+                                                 tenant_name=tenant_name,
+                                                 auth_url=auth_url,
+                                                 insecure=dscv)
+
+    def _get_network_client(self):
+        # The intended configuration is for the network client to have
+        # admin privileges and indicate for whom resources are being
+        # created via a 'tenant_id' parameter.  This will often be
+        # preferable to authenticating as a specific user because
+        # working with certain resources (public routers and networks)
+        # often requires admin privileges anyway.
+        username = CONF.identity.admin_username
+        password = CONF.identity.admin_password
+        tenant_name = CONF.identity.admin_tenant_name
+
+        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
+
+        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
+        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
+        endpoint_type = CONF.network.endpoint_type
+
+        return neutronclient.v2_0.client.Client(username=username,
+                                                password=password,
+                                                tenant_name=tenant_name,
+                                                endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
+                                                auth_url=auth_url,
+                                                insecure=dscv)
diff --git a/tempest/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
index 212d41d..03dccd4 100644
--- a/tempest/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
@@ -58,16 +58,11 @@
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         self.auth_provider = auth_provider
 
-        self.endpoint_url = 'publicURL'
+        self.endpoint_url = None
         self.service = None
         # The version of the API this client implements
         self.api_version = None
         self._skip_path = False
-        # NOTE(vponomaryov): self.headers is deprecated now.
-        # should be removed after excluding it from all use places.
-        # Insted of this should be used 'get_headers' method
-        self.headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/%s' % self.TYPE,
-                        'Accept': 'application/%s' % self.TYPE}
         self.build_interval = CONF.compute.build_interval
         self.build_timeout = CONF.compute.build_timeout
         self.general_header_lc = set(('cache-control', 'connection',
@@ -86,8 +81,6 @@
         return self.TYPE
 
     def get_headers(self, accept_type=None, send_type=None):
-        # This method should be used instead of
-        # deprecated 'self.headers'
         if accept_type is None:
             accept_type = self._get_type()
         if send_type is None:
@@ -121,6 +114,28 @@
             service_region = CONF.identity.region
         return service_region
 
+    def _get_endpoint_type(self, service):
+        """
+        Returns the endpoint type for a specific service
+        """
+        # If the client requests a specific endpoint type, then be it
+        if self.endpoint_url:
+            return self.endpoint_url
+        endpoint_type = None
+        for cfgname in dir(CONF._config):
+            # Find all config.FOO.catalog_type and assume FOO is a service.
+            cfg = getattr(CONF, cfgname)
+            catalog_type = getattr(cfg, 'catalog_type', None)
+            if catalog_type == service:
+                endpoint_type = getattr(cfg, 'endpoint_type', 'publicURL')
+                break
+        # Special case for compute v3 service which hasn't its own
+        # configuration group
+        else:
+            if service == CONF.compute.catalog_v3_type:
+                endpoint_type = CONF.compute.endpoint_type
+        return endpoint_type
+
     @property
     def user(self):
         return self.auth_provider.credentials.get('username', None)
@@ -145,7 +160,7 @@
     def filters(self):
         _filters = dict(
             service=self.service,
-            endpoint_type=self.endpoint_url,
+            endpoint_type=self._get_endpoint_type(self.service),
             region=self._get_region(self.service)
         )
         if self.api_version is not None:
@@ -204,7 +219,6 @@
     def get_versions(self):
         resp, body = self.get('')
         body = self._parse_resp(body)
-        body = body['versions']
         versions = map(lambda x: x['id'], body)
         return resp, versions
 
@@ -232,10 +246,10 @@
         headers = resp.copy()
         del headers['status']
         if headers.get('x-compute-request-id'):
-            self.LOG.info("Nova request id: %s" %
+            self.LOG.info("Nova/Cinder request id: %s" %
                           headers.pop('x-compute-request-id'))
         elif headers.get('x-openstack-request-id'):
-            self.LOG.info("Glance request id %s" %
+            self.LOG.info("OpenStack request id %s" %
                           headers.pop('x-openstack-request-id'))
         if len(headers):
             self.LOG.debug('Response Headers: ' + str(headers))
@@ -488,24 +502,6 @@
         raise NotImplementedError(message)
 
 
-class RestClientXML(RestClient):
-
-    # NOTE(vponomaryov): This is deprecated class
-    # and should be removed after excluding it
-    # from all service clients
-
-    TYPE = "xml"
-
-    def _parse_resp(self, body):
-        return xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
-
-    def is_absolute_limit(self, resp, resp_body):
-        if (not isinstance(resp_body, collections.Mapping) or
-                'retry-after' not in resp):
-            return True
-        return 'exceed' in resp_body.get('message', 'blabla')
-
-
 class NegativeRestClient(RestClient):
     """
     Version of RestClient that does not raise exceptions.
diff --git a/tempest/common/ssh.py b/tempest/common/ssh.py
index c772ce9..b6fa0a0 100644
--- a/tempest/common/ssh.py
+++ b/tempest/common/ssh.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                             look_for_keys=self.look_for_keys,
                             key_filename=self.key_filename,
                             timeout=self.channel_timeout, pkey=self.pkey)
-                LOG.info("ssh connection to %s@%s sucessfuly created",
+                LOG.info("ssh connection to %s@%s successfuly created",
                          self.username, self.host)
                 return ssh
             except (socket.error,
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/test_utils.py b/tempest/common/utils/test_utils.py
index 2e23782..cc0d831 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/test_utils.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import misc
 from tempest import config
-from tempest.scenario import manager
 
 import json
 import re
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         self.non_ssh_image_pattern = \
             CONF.input_scenario.non_ssh_image_regex
         # Setup clients
-        ocm = manager.OfficialClientManager(CONF.identity.username,
+        ocm = clients.OfficialClientManager(CONF.identity.username,
                                             CONF.identity.password,
                                             CONF.identity.tenant_name)
         self.client = ocm.compute_client
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                                             digit=string.digits)
 
     def __init__(self):
-        ocm = manager.OfficialClientManager(CONF.identity.username,
+        ocm = clients.OfficialClientManager(CONF.identity.username,
                                             CONF.identity.password,
                                             CONF.identity.tenant_name)
         self.client = ocm.compute_client
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 210c857..c92a04d 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
                     "services' region name unless they are set explicitly. "
                     "If no such region is found in the service catalog, the "
                     "first found one is used."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the identity service."),
     cfg.StrOpt('username',
                default='demo',
                help="Username to use for Nova API requests."),
@@ -193,6 +198,11 @@
                     "of identity.region is used instead. If no such region "
                     "is found in the service catalog, the first found one is "
                     "used."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the compute service."),
     cfg.StrOpt('catalog_v3_type',
                default='computev3',
                help="Catalog type of the Compute v3 service."),
@@ -286,6 +296,11 @@
                     "of identity.region is used instead. If no such region "
                     "is found in the service catalog, the first found one is "
                     "used."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the image service."),
     cfg.StrOpt('http_image',
                default='http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.1/'
                'cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec.tar.gz',
@@ -317,12 +332,20 @@
                     "of identity.region is used instead. If no such region "
                     "is found in the service catalog, the first found one is "
                     "used."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the network service."),
     cfg.StrOpt('tenant_network_cidr',
                default="10.100.0.0/16",
                help="The cidr block to allocate tenant ipv4 subnets from"),
     cfg.IntOpt('tenant_network_mask_bits',
                default=28,
                help="The mask bits for tenant ipv4 subnets"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('ipv6_enabled',
+                default=True,
+                help="Allow the execution of IPv6 tests"),
     cfg.StrOpt('tenant_network_v6_cidr',
                default="2003::/64",
                help="The cidr block to allocate tenant ipv6 subnets from"),
@@ -373,6 +396,11 @@
                     "of identity.region is used instead. If no such region "
                     "is found in the service catalog, the first found one is "
                     "used."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the volume service."),
     cfg.StrOpt('backend1_name',
                default='BACKEND_1',
                help="Name of the backend1 (must be declared in cinder.conf)"),
@@ -397,6 +425,9 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('multi_backend',
                 default=False,
                 help="Runs Cinder multi-backend test (requires 2 backends)"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('backup',
+                default=True,
+                help='Runs Cinder volumes backup test'),
     cfg.ListOpt('api_extensions',
                 default=['all'],
                 help='A list of enabled extensions with a special entry all '
@@ -423,6 +454,11 @@
                     "value of identity.region is used instead. If no such "
                     "region is found in the service catalog, the first found "
                     "one is used."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the object-store service."),
     cfg.IntOpt('container_sync_timeout',
                default=120,
                help="Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container "
@@ -463,6 +499,11 @@
                     "value of identity.region is used instead. If no such "
                     "region is found in the service catalog, the first found "
                     "one is used."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the orchestration service."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('allow_tenant_isolation',
                 default=False,
                 help="Allows test cases to create/destroy tenants and "
@@ -606,7 +647,12 @@
                 default=False,
                 help='Prevent the cleaning (tearDownClass()) between'
                      ' each stress test run if an exception occurs'
-                     ' during this run.')
+                     ' during this run.'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('full_clean_stack',
+                default=False,
+                help='Allows a full cleaning process after a stress test.'
+                     ' Caution : this cleanup will remove every objects of'
+                     ' every tenant.')
 ]
 
 
@@ -617,6 +663,9 @@
                default='/opt/stack/new/devstack/files/images/'
                'cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec',
                help='Directory containing image files'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('qcow2_img_file',
+               default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-disk.img',
+               help='QCOW2 image file name'),
     cfg.StrOpt('ami_img_file',
                default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-blank.img',
                help='AMI image file name'),
diff --git a/tempest/exceptions.py b/tempest/exceptions.py
index 3b3f3eb..ac88faa 100644
--- a/tempest/exceptions.py
+++ b/tempest/exceptions.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
     message = "Snapshot %(snapshot_id)s failed to build and is in ERROR status"
 
 
+class VolumeBackupException(TempestException):
+    message = "Volume backup %(backup_id)s failed and is in ERROR status"
+
+
 class StackBuildErrorException(TempestException):
     message = ("Stack %(stack_identifier)s is in %(stack_status)s status "
                "due to '%(stack_status_reason)s'")
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index 2e499a2..55be60a 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 TEST_DEFINITION = re.compile(r'^\s*def test.*')
 SETUPCLASS_DEFINITION = re.compile(r'^\s*def setUpClass')
 SCENARIO_DECORATOR = re.compile(r'\s*@.*services\(')
+VI_HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^#\s+vim?:.+")
 
 
 def import_no_clients_in_api(physical_line, filename):
@@ -58,7 +59,22 @@
                     "T105: setUpClass can not be used with unit tests")
 
 
+def no_vi_headers(physical_line, line_number, lines):
+    """Check for vi editor configuration in source files.
+
+    By default vi modelines can only appear in the first or
+    last 5 lines of a source file.
+
+    T106
+    """
+    # NOTE(gilliard): line_number is 1-indexed
+    if line_number <= 5 or line_number > len(lines) - 5:
+        if VI_HEADER_RE.match(physical_line):
+            return 0, "T106: Don't put vi configuration in source files"
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_clients_in_api)
     register(scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
     register(no_setupclass_for_unit_tests)
+    register(no_vi_headers)
diff --git a/tempest/manager.py b/tempest/manager.py
index 93ff10f..708447e 100644
--- a/tempest/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/manager.py
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest import auth
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class Manager(object):
 
@@ -25,7 +29,27 @@
     and a client object for a test case to use in performing actions.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, username=None, password=None, tenant_name=None):
+        """
+        We allow overriding of the credentials used within the various
+        client classes managed by the Manager object. Left as None, the
+        standard username/password/tenant_name[/domain_name] is used.
+
+        :param credentials: Override of the credentials
+        """
+        self.auth_version = CONF.identity.auth_version
+        # FIXME(andreaf) Change Manager __init__ to accept a credentials dict
+        if username is None or password is None:
+            # Tenant None is a valid use case
+            self.credentials = self.get_default_credentials()
+        else:
+            self.credentials = dict(username=username, password=password,
+                                    tenant_name=tenant_name)
+        if self.auth_version == 'v3':
+            self.credentials['domain_name'] = 'Default'
+        # Creates an auth provider for the credentials
+        self.auth_provider = self.get_auth_provider(self.credentials)
+        # FIXME(andreaf) unused
         self.client_attr_names = []
 
     # we do this everywhere, have it be part of the super class
@@ -36,3 +60,28 @@
                    "tenant_name: %(t)s" %
                    {'u': username, 'p': password, 't': tenant_name})
             raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(msg)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_auth_provider_class(cls, auth_version):
+        if auth_version == 'v2':
+            return auth.KeystoneV2AuthProvider
+        else:
+            return auth.KeystoneV3AuthProvider
+
+    def get_default_credentials(self):
+        return dict(
+            username=CONF.identity.username,
+            password=CONF.identity.password,
+            tenant_name=CONF.identity.tenant_name
+        )
+
+    def get_auth_provider(self, credentials=None):
+        auth_params = dict(client_type=getattr(self, 'client_type', None),
+                           interface=getattr(self, 'interface', None))
+        auth_provider_class = self.get_auth_provider_class(self.auth_version)
+        # If invalid / incomplete credentials are provided, use default ones
+        if credentials is None or \
+                not auth_provider_class.check_credentials(credentials):
+            credentials = self.credentials
+        auth_params['credentials'] = credentials
+        return auth_provider_class(**auth_params)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 0fc304a..b4fb6ab 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -18,26 +18,17 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 
-# Default client libs
-import cinderclient.client
-import glanceclient
-import heatclient.client
-import keystoneclient.exceptions
-import keystoneclient.v2_0.client
 import netaddr
 from neutronclient.common import exceptions as exc
-import neutronclient.v2_0.client
-import novaclient.client
 from novaclient import exceptions as nova_exceptions
-import swiftclient
 
 from tempest.api.network import common as net_common
+from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common import isolated_creds
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.common.utils.linux.remote_client import RemoteClient
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
-import tempest.manager
 from tempest.openstack.common import log
 import tempest.test
 
@@ -53,173 +44,6 @@
 LOG_cinder_client.addHandler(log.NullHandler())
 
 
-class OfficialClientManager(tempest.manager.Manager):
-    """
-    Manager that provides access to the official python clients for
-    calling various OpenStack APIs.
-    """
-
-    NOVACLIENT_VERSION = '2'
-    CINDERCLIENT_VERSION = '1'
-    HEATCLIENT_VERSION = '1'
-
-    def __init__(self, username, password, tenant_name):
-        super(OfficialClientManager, self).__init__()
-        self.compute_client = self._get_compute_client(username,
-                                                       password,
-                                                       tenant_name)
-        self.identity_client = self._get_identity_client(username,
-                                                         password,
-                                                         tenant_name)
-        self.image_client = self._get_image_client()
-        self.network_client = self._get_network_client()
-        self.volume_client = self._get_volume_client(username,
-                                                     password,
-                                                     tenant_name)
-        self.object_storage_client = self._get_object_storage_client(
-            username,
-            password,
-            tenant_name)
-        self.orchestration_client = self._get_orchestration_client(
-            username,
-            password,
-            tenant_name)
-
-    def _get_compute_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
-        # Novaclient will not execute operations for anyone but the
-        # identified user, so a new client needs to be created for
-        # each user that operations need to be performed for.
-        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
-
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-
-        client_args = (username, password, tenant_name, auth_url)
-
-        # Create our default Nova client to use in testing
-        service_type = CONF.compute.catalog_type
-        return novaclient.client.Client(self.NOVACLIENT_VERSION,
-                                        *client_args,
-                                        service_type=service_type,
-                                        region_name=region,
-                                        no_cache=True,
-                                        insecure=dscv,
-                                        http_log_debug=True)
-
-    def _get_image_client(self):
-        token = self.identity_client.auth_token
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-        endpoint = self.identity_client.service_catalog.url_for(
-            attr='region', filter_value=region,
-            service_type=CONF.image.catalog_type, endpoint_type='publicURL')
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-        return glanceclient.Client('1', endpoint=endpoint, token=token,
-                                   insecure=dscv)
-
-    def _get_volume_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-        return cinderclient.client.Client(self.CINDERCLIENT_VERSION,
-                                          username,
-                                          password,
-                                          tenant_name,
-                                          auth_url,
-                                          region_name=region,
-                                          http_log_debug=True)
-
-    def _get_object_storage_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        # add current tenant to swift operator role group.
-        keystone_admin = self._get_identity_client(
-            CONF.identity.admin_username,
-            CONF.identity.admin_password,
-            CONF.identity.admin_tenant_name)
-
-        # enable test user to operate swift by adding operator role to him.
-        roles = keystone_admin.roles.list()
-        operator_role = CONF.object_storage.operator_role
-        member_role = [role for role in roles if role.name == operator_role][0]
-        # NOTE(maurosr): This is surrounded in the try-except block cause
-        # neutron tests doesn't have tenant isolation.
-        try:
-            keystone_admin.roles.add_user_role(self.identity_client.user_id,
-                                               member_role.id,
-                                               self.identity_client.tenant_id)
-        except keystoneclient.exceptions.Conflict:
-            pass
-
-        return swiftclient.Connection(auth_url, username, password,
-                                      tenant_name=tenant_name,
-                                      auth_version='2')
-
-    def _get_orchestration_client(self, username=None, password=None,
-                                  tenant_name=None):
-        if not username:
-            username = CONF.identity.admin_username
-        if not password:
-            password = CONF.identity.admin_password
-        if not tenant_name:
-            tenant_name = CONF.identity.tenant_name
-
-        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
-
-        keystone = self._get_identity_client(username, password, tenant_name)
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-        token = keystone.auth_token
-        service_type = CONF.orchestration.catalog_type
-        try:
-            endpoint = keystone.service_catalog.url_for(
-                attr='region',
-                filter_value=region,
-                service_type=service_type,
-                endpoint_type='publicURL')
-        except keystoneclient.exceptions.EndpointNotFound:
-            return None
-        else:
-            return heatclient.client.Client(self.HEATCLIENT_VERSION,
-                                            endpoint,
-                                            token=token,
-                                            username=username,
-                                            password=password)
-
-    def _get_identity_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
-        # This identity client is not intended to check the security
-        # of the identity service, so use admin credentials by default.
-        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
-
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-
-        return keystoneclient.v2_0.client.Client(username=username,
-                                                 password=password,
-                                                 tenant_name=tenant_name,
-                                                 auth_url=auth_url,
-                                                 insecure=dscv)
-
-    def _get_network_client(self):
-        # The intended configuration is for the network client to have
-        # admin privileges and indicate for whom resources are being
-        # created via a 'tenant_id' parameter.  This will often be
-        # preferable to authenticating as a specific user because
-        # working with certain resources (public routers and networks)
-        # often requires admin privileges anyway.
-        username = CONF.identity.admin_username
-        password = CONF.identity.admin_password
-        tenant_name = CONF.identity.admin_tenant_name
-
-        self._validate_credentials(username, password, tenant_name)
-
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-
-        return neutronclient.v2_0.client.Client(username=username,
-                                                password=password,
-                                                tenant_name=tenant_name,
-                                                auth_url=auth_url,
-                                                insecure=dscv)
-
-
 class OfficialClientTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     """
     Official Client test base class for scenario testing.
@@ -242,7 +66,8 @@
 
         username, password, tenant_name = cls.credentials()
 
-        cls.manager = OfficialClientManager(username, password, tenant_name)
+        cls.manager = clients.OfficialClientManager(
+            username, password, tenant_name)
         cls.compute_client = cls.manager.compute_client
         cls.image_client = cls.manager.image_client
         cls.identity_client = cls.manager.identity_client
@@ -276,6 +101,41 @@
         return cls._get_credentials(cls.isolated_creds.get_admin_creds,
                                     'admin_')
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def cleanup_resource(resource, test_name):
+
+        LOG.debug("Deleting %r from shared resources of %s" %
+                  (resource, test_name))
+        try:
+            # OpenStack resources are assumed to have a delete()
+            # method which destroys the resource...
+            resource.delete()
+        except Exception as e:
+            # If the resource is already missing, mission accomplished.
+            # add status code as workaround for bug 1247568
+            if (e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound' or
+                    (hasattr(e, 'status_code') and e.status_code == 404)):
+                return
+            raise
+
+        def is_deletion_complete():
+            # Deletion testing is only required for objects whose
+            # existence cannot be checked via retrieval.
+            if isinstance(resource, dict):
+                return True
+            try:
+                resource.get()
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Clients are expected to return an exception
+                # called 'NotFound' if retrieval fails.
+                if e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound':
+                    return True
+                raise
+            return False
+
+        # Block until resource deletion has completed or timed-out
+        tempest.test.call_until_true(is_deletion_complete, 10, 1)
+
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         # NOTE(jaypipes): Because scenario tests are typically run in a
@@ -285,38 +145,7 @@
         # the scenario test class object
         while cls.os_resources:
             thing = cls.os_resources.pop()
-            LOG.debug("Deleting %r from shared resources of %s" %
-                      (thing, cls.__name__))
-
-            try:
-                # OpenStack resources are assumed to have a delete()
-                # method which destroys the resource...
-                thing.delete()
-            except Exception as e:
-                # If the resource is already missing, mission accomplished.
-                # add status code as workaround for bug 1247568
-                if (e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound' or
-                    hasattr(e, 'status_code') and e.status_code == 404):
-                    continue
-                raise
-
-            def is_deletion_complete():
-                # Deletion testing is only required for objects whose
-                # existence cannot be checked via retrieval.
-                if isinstance(thing, dict):
-                    return True
-                try:
-                    thing.get()
-                except Exception as e:
-                    # Clients are expected to return an exception
-                    # called 'NotFound' if retrieval fails.
-                    if e.__class__.__name__ == 'NotFound':
-                        return True
-                    raise
-                return False
-
-            # Block until resource deletion has completed or timed-out
-            tempest.test.call_until_true(is_deletion_complete, 10, 1)
+            cls.cleanup_resource(thing, cls.__name__)
         cls.isolated_creds.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(OfficialClientTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
@@ -538,6 +367,54 @@
             LOG.debug('Console output for %s', server.id)
             LOG.debug(server.get_console_output())
 
+    def wait_for_volume_status(self, status):
+        volume_id = self.volume.id
+        self.status_timeout(
+            self.volume_client.volumes, volume_id, status)
+
+    def _image_create(self, name, fmt, path, properties={}):
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('%s-' % name)
+        image_file = open(path, 'rb')
+        self.addCleanup(image_file.close)
+        params = {
+            'name': name,
+            'container_format': fmt,
+            'disk_format': fmt,
+            'is_public': 'True',
+        }
+        params.update(properties)
+        image = self.image_client.images.create(**params)
+        self.addCleanup(self.image_client.images.delete, image)
+        self.assertEqual("queued", image.status)
+        image.update(data=image_file)
+        return image.id
+
+    def glance_image_create(self):
+        qcow2_img_path = (CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" +
+                          CONF.scenario.qcow2_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
+        LOG.debug("paths: img: %s, ami: %s, ari: %s, aki: %s"
+                  % (qcow2_img_path, ami_img_path, ari_img_path, aki_img_path))
+        try:
+            self.image = self._image_create('scenario-img',
+                                            'bare',
+                                            qcow2_img_path,
+                                            properties={'disk_format':
+                                                        'qcow2'})
+        except IOError:
+            LOG.debug("A qcow2 image was not got. Try to get a uec image.")
+            kernel = self._image_create('scenario-aki', 'aki', aki_img_path)
+            ramdisk = self._image_create('scenario-ari', 'ari', ari_img_path)
+            properties = {
+                'properties': {'kernel_id': kernel, 'ramdisk_id': ramdisk}
+            }
+            self.image = self._image_create('scenario-ami', 'ami',
+                                            path=ami_img_path,
+                                            properties=properties)
+        LOG.debug("image:%s" % self.image)
+
 
 class NetworkScenarioTest(OfficialClientTest):
     """
@@ -585,56 +462,65 @@
         self.set_resource(name, network)
         return network
 
-    def _list_networks(self):
-        nets = self.network_client.list_networks()
+    def _list_networks(self, **kwargs):
+        nets = self.network_client.list_networks(**kwargs)
         return nets['networks']
 
-    def _list_subnets(self):
-        subnets = self.network_client.list_subnets()
+    def _list_subnets(self, **kwargs):
+        subnets = self.network_client.list_subnets(**kwargs)
         return subnets['subnets']
 
-    def _list_routers(self):
-        routers = self.network_client.list_routers()
+    def _list_routers(self, **kwargs):
+        routers = self.network_client.list_routers(**kwargs)
         return routers['routers']
 
-    def _list_ports(self):
-        ports = self.network_client.list_ports()
+    def _list_ports(self, **kwargs):
+        ports = self.network_client.list_ports(**kwargs)
         return ports['ports']
 
     def _get_tenant_own_network_num(self, tenant_id):
-        nets = self._list_networks()
-        ownnets = [value for value in nets if tenant_id == value['tenant_id']]
-        return len(ownnets)
+        nets = self._list_networks(tenant_id=tenant_id)
+        return len(nets)
 
     def _get_tenant_own_subnet_num(self, tenant_id):
-        subnets = self._list_subnets()
-        ownsubnets = ([value for value in subnets
-                      if tenant_id == value['tenant_id']])
-        return len(ownsubnets)
+        subnets = self._list_subnets(tenant_id=tenant_id)
+        return len(subnets)
 
     def _get_tenant_own_port_num(self, tenant_id):
-        ports = self._list_ports()
-        ownports = ([value for value in ports
-                    if tenant_id == value['tenant_id']])
-        return len(ownports)
+        ports = self._list_ports(tenant_id=tenant_id)
+        return len(ports)
 
     def _create_subnet(self, network, namestart='subnet-smoke-'):
         """
         Create a subnet for the given network within the cidr block
         configured for tenant networks.
         """
+
+        def cidr_in_use(cidr, tenant_id):
+            """
+            :return True if subnet with cidr already exist in tenant
+                False else
+            """
+            cidr_in_use = self._list_subnets(tenant_id=tenant_id, cidr=cidr)
+            return len(cidr_in_use) != 0
+
         tenant_cidr = netaddr.IPNetwork(CONF.network.tenant_network_cidr)
         result = None
         # Repeatedly attempt subnet creation with sequential cidr
         # blocks until an unallocated block is found.
         for subnet_cidr in tenant_cidr.subnet(
             CONF.network.tenant_network_mask_bits):
+            str_cidr = str(subnet_cidr)
+            if cidr_in_use(str_cidr, tenant_id=network.tenant_id):
+                continue
+
             body = dict(
                 subnet=dict(
+                    name=data_utils.rand_name(namestart),
                     ip_version=4,
                     network_id=network.id,
                     tenant_id=network.tenant_id,
-                    cidr=str(subnet_cidr),
+                    cidr=str_cidr,
                 ),
             )
             try:
@@ -647,7 +533,7 @@
         self.assertIsNotNone(result, 'Unable to allocate tenant network')
         subnet = net_common.DeletableSubnet(client=self.network_client,
                                             **result['subnet'])
-        self.assertEqual(subnet.cidr, str(subnet_cidr))
+        self.assertEqual(subnet.cidr, str_cidr)
         self.set_resource(data_utils.rand_name(namestart), subnet)
         return subnet
 
@@ -664,19 +550,15 @@
         self.set_resource(name, port)
         return port
 
-    def _get_server_port_id(self, server):
-        result = self.network_client.list_ports(device_id=server.id)
-        ports = result.get('ports', [])
+    def _get_server_port_id(self, server, ip_addr=None):
+        ports = self._list_ports(device_id=server.id, fixed_ip=ip_addr)
         self.assertEqual(len(ports), 1,
                          "Unable to determine which port to target.")
         return ports[0]['id']
 
-    def _create_floating_ip(self, thing, external_network_id,
-                            port_filters=None):
-        if port_filters is None:
+    def _create_floating_ip(self, thing, external_network_id, port_id=None):
+        if not port_id:
             port_id = self._get_server_port_id(thing)
-        else:
-            port_id = port_filters
         body = dict(
             floatingip=dict(
                 floating_network_id=external_network_id,
@@ -1030,9 +912,6 @@
         router = self._get_router(tenant_id)
         subnet = self._create_subnet(network)
         subnet.add_to_router(router.id)
-        self.networks.append(network)
-        self.subnets.append(subnet)
-        self.routers.append(router)
         return network, subnet, router
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
index e8030c9..7667515 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
@@ -47,43 +47,6 @@
             self.status_timeout(
                 self.compute_client.servers, server.id, status)
 
-    def _wait_for_volume_status(self, status):
-        volume_id = self.volume.id
-        self.status_timeout(
-            self.volume_client.volumes, volume_id, status)
-
-    def _image_create(self, name, fmt, path, properties={}):
-        name = data_utils.rand_name('%s-' % name)
-        image_file = open(path, 'rb')
-        self.addCleanup(image_file.close)
-        params = {
-            'name': name,
-            'container_format': fmt,
-            'disk_format': fmt,
-            'is_public': 'True',
-        }
-        params.update(properties)
-        image = self.image_client.images.create(**params)
-        self.addCleanup(self.image_client.images.delete, image)
-        self.assertEqual("queued", image.status)
-        image.update(data=image_file)
-        return image.id
-
-    def glance_image_create(self):
-        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
-        LOG.debug("paths: ami: %s, ari: %s, aki: %s"
-                  % (ami_img_path, ari_img_path, aki_img_path))
-        kernel_id = self._image_create('scenario-aki', 'aki', aki_img_path)
-        ramdisk_id = self._image_create('scenario-ari', 'ari', ari_img_path)
-        properties = {
-            'properties': {'kernel_id': kernel_id, 'ramdisk_id': ramdisk_id}
-        }
-        self.image = self._image_create('scenario-ami', 'ami',
-                                        path=ami_img_path,
-                                        properties=properties)
-
     def nova_boot(self):
         name = data_utils.rand_name('scenario-server-')
         client = self.compute_client
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py b/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
index 68f6e62..2f7d9d9 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_load_balancer_basic.py
@@ -174,9 +174,8 @@
     def _assign_floating_ip_to_vip(self, vip):
         public_network_id = config.network.public_network_id
         port_id = vip['port_id']
-        floating_ip = self._create_floating_ip(vip,
-                                               public_network_id,
-                                               port_filters=port_id)
+        floating_ip = self._create_floating_ip(vip, public_network_id,
+                                               port_id=port_id)
         self.floating_ips.setdefault(vip['id'], [])
         self.floating_ips[vip['id']].append(floating_ip)
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py b/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py
index e868075..5464790 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_minimum_basic.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.scenario import manager
@@ -42,43 +41,6 @@
         self.status_timeout(
             self.compute_client.servers, server_id, status)
 
-    def _wait_for_volume_status(self, status):
-        volume_id = self.volume.id
-        self.status_timeout(
-            self.volume_client.volumes, volume_id, status)
-
-    def _image_create(self, name, fmt, path, properties={}):
-        name = data_utils.rand_name('%s-' % name)
-        image_file = open(path, 'rb')
-        self.addCleanup(image_file.close)
-        params = {
-            'name': name,
-            'container_format': fmt,
-            'disk_format': fmt,
-            'is_public': 'True',
-        }
-        params.update(properties)
-        image = self.image_client.images.create(**params)
-        self.addCleanup(self.image_client.images.delete, image)
-        self.assertEqual("queued", image.status)
-        image.update(data=image_file)
-        return image.id
-
-    def glance_image_create(self):
-        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
-        LOG.debug("paths: ami: %s, ari: %s, aki: %s"
-                  % (ami_img_path, ari_img_path, aki_img_path))
-        kernel_id = self._image_create('scenario-aki', 'aki', aki_img_path)
-        ramdisk_id = self._image_create('scenario-ari', 'ari', ari_img_path)
-        properties = {
-            'properties': {'kernel_id': kernel_id, 'ramdisk_id': ramdisk_id}
-        }
-        self.image = self._image_create('scenario-ami', 'ami',
-                                        path=ami_img_path,
-                                        properties=properties)
-
     def nova_keypair_add(self):
         self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
 
@@ -114,7 +76,7 @@
                                       self.volume.id,
                                       '/dev/vdb')
         self.assertEqual(self.volume.id, volume.id)
-        self._wait_for_volume_status('in-use')
+        self.wait_for_volume_status('in-use')
 
     def nova_reboot(self):
         self.server.reboot()
@@ -143,7 +105,7 @@
     def nova_volume_detach(self):
         detach_volume_client = self.compute_client.volumes.delete_server_volume
         detach_volume_client(self.server.id, self.volume.id)
-        self._wait_for_volume_status('available')
+        self.wait_for_volume_status('available')
 
         volume = self.volume_client.volumes.get(self.volume.id)
         self.assertEqual('available', volume.status)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 0c0234f..a4002d4 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -116,46 +116,57 @@
                 msg = "%s extension not enabled." % ext
                 raise cls.skipException(msg)
         cls.check_preconditions()
-        # TODO(mnewby) Consider looking up entities as needed instead
-        # of storing them as collections on the class.
-        cls.security_groups = {}
-        cls.networks = []
-        cls.subnets = []
-        cls.routers = []
-        cls.servers = {}
-        cls.floating_ips = {}
 
-    def _create_security_groups(self):
-        self.security_groups[self.tenant_id] =\
+    def cleanup_wrapper(self, resource):
+        self.cleanup_resource(resource, self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestNetworkBasicOps, self).setUp()
+        self.security_group = \
             self._create_security_group_neutron(tenant_id=self.tenant_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, self.security_group)
+        self.network, self.subnet, self.router = self._create_networks()
+        for r in [self.network, self.router, self.subnet]:
+            self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, r)
+        self.check_networks()
+        self.servers = {}
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('server-smoke')
+        serv_dict = self._create_server(name, self.network)
+        self.servers[serv_dict['server']] = serv_dict['keypair']
+        self._check_tenant_network_connectivity()
+        self.floating_ips = {}
+        self._create_and_associate_floating_ips()
 
-    def _check_networks(self):
-        # Checks that we see the newly created network/subnet/router via
-        # checking the result of list_[networks,routers,subnets]
+    def check_networks(self):
+        """
+        Checks that we see the newly created network/subnet/router via
+        checking the result of list_[networks,routers,subnets]
+        """
+
         seen_nets = self._list_networks()
         seen_names = [n['name'] for n in seen_nets]
         seen_ids = [n['id'] for n in seen_nets]
-        for mynet in self.networks:
-            self.assertIn(mynet.name, seen_names)
-            self.assertIn(mynet.id, seen_ids)
+        self.assertIn(self.network.name, seen_names)
+        self.assertIn(self.network.id, seen_ids)
+
         seen_subnets = self._list_subnets()
         seen_net_ids = [n['network_id'] for n in seen_subnets]
         seen_subnet_ids = [n['id'] for n in seen_subnets]
-        for mynet in self.networks:
-            self.assertIn(mynet.id, seen_net_ids)
-        for mysubnet in self.subnets:
-            self.assertIn(mysubnet.id, seen_subnet_ids)
+        self.assertIn(self.network.id, seen_net_ids)
+        self.assertIn(self.subnet.id, seen_subnet_ids)
+
         seen_routers = self._list_routers()
         seen_router_ids = [n['id'] for n in seen_routers]
         seen_router_names = [n['name'] for n in seen_routers]
-        for myrouter in self.routers:
-            self.assertIn(myrouter.name, seen_router_names)
-            self.assertIn(myrouter.id, seen_router_ids)
+        self.assertIn(self.router.name,
+                      seen_router_names)
+        self.assertIn(self.router.id,
+                      seen_router_ids)
 
     def _create_server(self, name, network):
-        tenant_id = network.tenant_id
         keypair = self.create_keypair(name='keypair-%s' % name)
-        security_groups = [self.security_groups[tenant_id].name]
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, keypair)
+        security_groups = [self.security_group.name]
         create_kwargs = {
             'nics': [
                 {'net-id': network.id},
@@ -164,8 +175,8 @@
             'security_groups': security_groups,
         }
         server = self.create_server(name=name, create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
-        self.servers[server] = keypair
-        return server
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, server)
+        return dict(server=server, keypair=keypair)
 
     def _create_servers(self):
         for i, network in enumerate(self.networks):
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@
         # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
         ssh_login = CONF.compute.image_ssh_user
         try:
-            for server, key in self.servers.items():
+            for server, key in self.servers.iteritems():
                 for net_name, ip_addresses in server.networks.iteritems():
                     for ip_address in ip_addresses:
                         self._check_vm_connectivity(ip_address, ssh_login,
@@ -197,6 +208,7 @@
         for server in self.servers.keys():
             floating_ip = self._create_floating_ip(server, public_network_id)
             self.floating_ips[floating_ip] = server
+            self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, floating_ip)
 
     def _check_public_network_connectivity(self, should_connect=True,
                                            msg=None):
@@ -229,23 +241,17 @@
             self.floating_ips[floating_ip] = None
 
     def _reassociate_floating_ips(self):
-        network = self.networks[0]
         for floating_ip in self.floating_ips.keys():
             name = data_utils.rand_name('new_server-smoke-')
             # create a new server for the floating ip
-            server = self._create_server(name, network)
-            self._associate_floating_ip(floating_ip, server)
-            self.floating_ips[floating_ip] = server
+            serv_dict = self._create_server(name, self.network)
+            self.servers[serv_dict['server']] = serv_dict['keypair']
+            self._associate_floating_ip(floating_ip, serv_dict['server'])
+            self.floating_ips[floating_ip] = serv_dict['server']
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_network_basic_ops(self):
-        self._create_security_groups()
-        self._create_networks()
-        self._check_networks()
-        self._create_servers()
-        self._create_and_associate_floating_ips()
-        self._check_tenant_network_connectivity()
         self._check_public_network_connectivity(should_connect=True)
         self._disassociate_floating_ips()
         self._check_public_network_connectivity(should_connect=False,
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_cross_tenant_connectivity.py b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
similarity index 79%
rename from tempest/scenario/test_cross_tenant_connectivity.py
rename to tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
index edcf091..d4de109 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_cross_tenant_connectivity.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common import debug
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.scenario import manager
-from tempest.scenario.manager import OfficialClientManager
 from tempest.test import attr
 from tempest.test import call_until_true
 from tempest.test import services
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class TestNetworkCrossTenant(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
+class TestSecurityGroupsBasicOps(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
 
     """
     This test suite assumes that Nova has been configured to
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     failure - ping_timeout reached
 
     setup:
-        for each tenant (demo and alt):
+        for primary tenant:
             1. create a network&subnet
             2. create a router (if public router isn't configured)
             3. connect tenant network to public network via router
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
                 b. a VM with a floating ip
             5. create a general empty security group (same as "default", but
             without rules allowing in-tenant traffic)
-            6. for demo tenant - create another server to test in-tenant
-            connections
 
     tests:
         1. _verify_network_details
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@
             been created on source tenant
 
     assumptions:
-        1. alt_tenant/user existed and is different from demo_tenant/user
+        1. alt_tenant/user existed and is different from primary_tenant/user
         2. Public network is defined and reachable from the Tempest host
         3. Public router can either be:
             * defined, in which case all tenants networks can connect directly
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@
     """
 
     class TenantProperties():
-        '''
+        """
         helper class to save tenant details
             id
             credentials
@@ -101,14 +99,15 @@
             security groups
             servers
             access point
-        '''
+        """
 
         def __init__(self, tenant_id, tenant_user, tenant_pass, tenant_name):
-            self.manager = OfficialClientManager(
+            self.manager = clients.OfficialClientManager(
                 tenant_user,
                 tenant_pass,
                 tenant_name
             )
+            self.keypair = None
             self.tenant_id = tenant_id
             self.tenant_name = tenant_name
             self.tenant_user = tenant_user
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@
             self.security_groups = {}
             self.servers = list()
 
-        def _set_network(self, network, subnet, router):
+        def set_network(self, network, subnet, router):
             self.network = network
             self.subnet = subnet
             self.router = router
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def check_preconditions(cls):
-        super(TestNetworkCrossTenant, cls).check_preconditions()
+        super(TestSecurityGroupsBasicOps, cls).check_preconditions()
         if (cls.alt_tenant_id is None) or (cls.tenant_id is cls.alt_tenant_id):
             msg = 'No alt_tenant defined'
             cls.enabled = False
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(TestNetworkCrossTenant, cls).setUpClass()
+        super(TestSecurityGroupsBasicOps, cls).setUpClass()
         alt_creds = cls.alt_credentials()
         cls.alt_tenant_id = cls.manager._get_identity_client(
             *alt_creds
@@ -151,48 +150,47 @@
         cls.check_preconditions()
         # TODO(mnewby) Consider looking up entities as needed instead
         # of storing them as collections on the class.
-        cls.keypairs = {}
-        cls.security_groups = {}
         cls.networks = []
         cls.subnets = []
         cls.routers = []
-        cls.servers = []
         cls.floating_ips = {}
         cls.tenants = {}
-        cls.demo_tenant = cls.TenantProperties(
-            cls.tenant_id,
-            *cls.credentials()
-        )
-        cls.alt_tenant = cls.TenantProperties(
-            cls.alt_tenant_id,
-            *alt_creds
-        )
-        for tenant in [cls.demo_tenant, cls.alt_tenant]:
+        cls.primary_tenant = cls.TenantProperties(cls.tenant_id,
+                                                  *cls.credentials())
+        cls.alt_tenant = cls.TenantProperties(cls.alt_tenant_id,
+                                              *alt_creds)
+        for tenant in [cls.primary_tenant, cls.alt_tenant]:
             cls.tenants[tenant.tenant_id] = tenant
-        if not CONF.network.public_router_id:
-            cls.floating_ip_access = True
-        else:
-            cls.floating_ip_access = False
+        cls.floating_ip_access = not CONF.network.public_router_id
 
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        super(TestNetworkCrossTenant, cls).tearDownClass()
+    def cleanup_wrapper(self, resource):
+        self.cleanup_resource(resource, self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSecurityGroupsBasicOps, self).setUp()
+        self._deploy_tenant(self.primary_tenant)
+        self._verify_network_details(self.primary_tenant)
+        self._verify_mac_addr(self.primary_tenant)
 
     def _create_tenant_keypairs(self, tenant_id):
-        self.keypairs[tenant_id] = self.create_keypair(
+        keypair = self.create_keypair(
             name=data_utils.rand_name('keypair-smoke-'))
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, keypair)
+        self.tenants[tenant_id].keypair = keypair
 
     def _create_tenant_security_groups(self, tenant):
-        self.security_groups.setdefault(self.tenant_id, [])
         access_sg = self._create_empty_security_group(
             namestart='secgroup_access-',
             tenant_id=tenant.tenant_id
         )
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, access_sg)
+
         # don't use default secgroup since it allows in-tenant traffic
         def_sg = self._create_empty_security_group(
             namestart='secgroup_general-',
             tenant_id=tenant.tenant_id
         )
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, def_sg)
         tenant.security_groups.update(access=access_sg, default=def_sg)
         ssh_rule = dict(
             protocol='tcp',
@@ -200,9 +198,9 @@
             port_range_max=22,
             direction='ingress',
         )
-        self._create_security_group_rule(secgroup=access_sg,
-                                         **ssh_rule
-                                         )
+        rule = self._create_security_group_rule(secgroup=access_sg,
+                                                **ssh_rule)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, rule)
 
     def _verify_network_details(self, tenant):
         # Checks that we see the newly created network/subnet/router via
@@ -245,11 +243,12 @@
             'nics': [
                 {'net-id': tenant.network.id},
             ],
-            'key_name': self.keypairs[tenant.tenant_id].name,
+            'key_name': tenant.keypair.name,
             'security_groups': security_groups,
             'tenant_id': tenant.tenant_id
         }
         server = self.create_server(name=name, create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, server)
         return server
 
     def _create_tenant_servers(self, tenant, num=1):
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@
             )
             name = data_utils.rand_name(name)
             server = self._create_server(name, tenant)
-            self.servers.append(server)
             tenant.servers.append(server)
 
     def _set_access_point(self, tenant):
@@ -275,17 +273,20 @@
         name = data_utils.rand_name(name)
         server = self._create_server(name, tenant,
                                      security_groups=secgroups)
-        self.servers.append(server)
         tenant.access_point = server
         self._assign_floating_ips(server)
 
     def _assign_floating_ips(self, server):
         public_network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
         floating_ip = self._create_floating_ip(server, public_network_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, floating_ip)
         self.floating_ips.setdefault(server, floating_ip)
 
     def _create_tenant_network(self, tenant):
-        tenant._set_network(*self._create_networks(tenant.tenant_id))
+        network, subnet, router = self._create_networks(tenant.tenant_id)
+        for r in [network, router, subnet]:
+            self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, r)
+        tenant.set_network(network, subnet, router)
 
     def _set_compute_context(self, tenant):
         self.compute_client = tenant.manager.compute_client
@@ -299,8 +300,6 @@
             router (if public not defined)
             access security group
             access-point server
-            for demo_tenant:
-                creates general server to test against
         """
         if not isinstance(tenant_or_id, self.TenantProperties):
             tenant = self.tenants[tenant_or_id]
@@ -312,14 +311,12 @@
         self._create_tenant_keypairs(tenant_id)
         self._create_tenant_network(tenant)
         self._create_tenant_security_groups(tenant)
-        if tenant is self.demo_tenant:
-            self._create_tenant_servers(tenant, num=1)
         self._set_access_point(tenant)
 
     def _get_server_ip(self, server, floating=False):
-        '''
+        """
         returns the ip (floating/internal) of a server
-        '''
+        """
         if floating:
             return self.floating_ips[server].floating_ip_address
         else:
@@ -332,7 +329,7 @@
         """
         access_point_ssh = \
             self.floating_ips[tenant.access_point].floating_ip_address
-        private_key = self.keypairs[tenant.tenant_id].private_key
+        private_key = tenant.keypair.private_key
         access_point_ssh = self._ssh_to_server(access_point_ssh,
                                                private_key=private_key)
         return access_point_ssh
@@ -391,17 +388,17 @@
             secgroup=tenant.security_groups['default'],
             **ruleset
         )
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, rule)
         access_point_ssh = self._connect_to_access_point(tenant)
         for server in tenant.servers:
             self._check_connectivity(access_point=access_point_ssh,
                                      ip=self._get_server_ip(server))
-        rule.delete()
 
     def _test_cross_tenant_block(self, source_tenant, dest_tenant):
-        '''
+        """
         if public router isn't defined, then dest_tenant access is via
         floating-ip
-        '''
+        """
         access_point_ssh = self._connect_to_access_point(source_tenant)
         ip = self._get_server_ip(dest_tenant.access_point,
                                  floating=self.floating_ip_access)
@@ -409,10 +406,10 @@
                                  should_succeed=False)
 
     def _test_cross_tenant_allow(self, source_tenant, dest_tenant):
-        '''
+        """
         check for each direction:
         creating rule for tenant incoming traffic enables only 1way traffic
-        '''
+        """
         ruleset = dict(
             protocol='icmp',
             direction='ingress'
@@ -421,37 +418,26 @@
             secgroup=dest_tenant.security_groups['default'],
             **ruleset
         )
-        try:
-            access_point_ssh = self._connect_to_access_point(source_tenant)
-            ip = self._get_server_ip(dest_tenant.access_point,
-                                     floating=self.floating_ip_access)
-            self._check_connectivity(access_point_ssh, ip)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, rule_s2d)
+        access_point_ssh = self._connect_to_access_point(source_tenant)
+        ip = self._get_server_ip(dest_tenant.access_point,
+                                 floating=self.floating_ip_access)
+        self._check_connectivity(access_point_ssh, ip)
 
-            # test that reverse traffic is still blocked
-            self._test_cross_tenant_block(dest_tenant, source_tenant)
+        # test that reverse traffic is still blocked
+        self._test_cross_tenant_block(dest_tenant, source_tenant)
 
-            # allow reverse traffic and check
-            rule_d2s = self._create_security_group_rule(
-                secgroup=source_tenant.security_groups['default'],
-                **ruleset
-            )
-            try:
-                access_point_ssh_2 = self._connect_to_access_point(dest_tenant)
-                ip = self._get_server_ip(source_tenant.access_point,
-                                         floating=self.floating_ip_access)
-                self._check_connectivity(access_point_ssh_2, ip)
+        # allow reverse traffic and check
+        rule_d2s = self._create_security_group_rule(
+            secgroup=source_tenant.security_groups['default'],
+            **ruleset
+        )
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, rule_d2s)
 
-                # clean_rules
-                rule_s2d.delete()
-                rule_d2s.delete()
-
-            except Exception as e:
-                rule_d2s.delete()
-                raise e
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            rule_s2d.delete()
-            raise e
+        access_point_ssh_2 = self._connect_to_access_point(dest_tenant)
+        ip = self._get_server_ip(source_tenant.access_point,
+                                 floating=self.floating_ip_access)
+        self._check_connectivity(access_point_ssh_2, ip)
 
     def _verify_mac_addr(self, tenant):
         """
@@ -475,20 +461,32 @@
     @services('compute', 'network')
     def test_cross_tenant_traffic(self):
         try:
-            for tenant_id in self.tenants.keys():
-                self._deploy_tenant(tenant_id)
-                self._verify_network_details(self.tenants[tenant_id])
-                self._verify_mac_addr(self.tenants[tenant_id])
-
-            # in-tenant check
-            self._test_in_tenant_block(self.demo_tenant)
-            self._test_in_tenant_allow(self.demo_tenant)
+            # deploy new tenant
+            self._deploy_tenant(self.alt_tenant)
+            self._verify_network_details(self.alt_tenant)
+            self._verify_mac_addr(self.alt_tenant)
 
             # cross tenant check
-            source_tenant = self.demo_tenant
+            source_tenant = self.primary_tenant
             dest_tenant = self.alt_tenant
             self._test_cross_tenant_block(source_tenant, dest_tenant)
             self._test_cross_tenant_allow(source_tenant, dest_tenant)
         except Exception:
-            self._log_console_output(servers=self.servers)
+            for tenant in self.tenants.values():
+                self._log_console_output(servers=tenant.servers)
+            raise
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    @services('compute', 'network')
+    def test_in_tenant_traffic(self):
+        try:
+            self._create_tenant_servers(self.primary_tenant, num=1)
+
+            # in-tenant check
+            self._test_in_tenant_block(self.primary_tenant)
+            self._test_in_tenant_allow(self.primary_tenant)
+
+        except Exception:
+            for tenant in self.tenants.values():
+                self._log_console_output(servers=tenant.servers)
             raise
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py b/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
index 8d043ae..841f9e1 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         detach_volume_client(server.id, volume.id)
         self._wait_for_volume_status(volume, 'available')
 
-    def _wait_for_volume_availible_on_the_system(self, server_or_ip):
+    def _wait_for_volume_available_on_the_system(self, server_or_ip):
         ssh = self.get_remote_client(server_or_ip)
 
         def _func():
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
             ip_for_server = server
 
         self._attach_volume(server, volume)
-        self._wait_for_volume_availible_on_the_system(ip_for_server)
+        self._wait_for_volume_available_on_the_system(ip_for_server)
         self._create_timestamp(ip_for_server)
         self._detach_volume(server, volume)
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 
         # attach volume2 to instance2
         self._attach_volume(server_from_snapshot, volume_from_snapshot)
-        self._wait_for_volume_availible_on_the_system(ip_for_snapshot)
+        self._wait_for_volume_available_on_the_system(ip_for_snapshot)
 
         # check the existence of the timestamp file in the volume2
         self._check_timestamp(ip_for_snapshot)
diff --git a/tempest/services/botoclients.py b/tempest/services/botoclients.py
index 03e87b1..b52d48c 100644
--- a/tempest/services/botoclients.py
+++ b/tempest/services/botoclients.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     def __init__(self, username=None, password=None,
                  auth_url=None, tenant_name=None,
                  *args, **kwargs):
+        # FIXME(andreaf) replace credentials and auth_url with auth_provider
 
         self.connection_timeout = str(CONF.boto.http_socket_timeout)
         self.num_retries = str(CONF.boto.num_retries)
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
                         "tenant_name": tenant_name}
 
     def _keystone_aws_get(self):
+        # FIXME(andreaf) Move EC2 credentials to AuthProvider
         import keystoneclient.v2_0.client
 
         keystone = keystoneclient.v2_0.client.Client(**self.ks_cred)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py
index aa52081..e26f570 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/aggregates_client.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     def create_aggregate(self, **kwargs):
         """Creates a new aggregate."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'aggregate': kwargs})
-        resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
             'availability_zone': availability_zone
         }
         put_body = json.dumps({'aggregate': put_body})
-        resp, body = self.put('os-aggregates/%s' % str(aggregate_id),
-                              put_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-aggregates/%s' % str(aggregate_id), put_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'add_host': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'remove_host': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
 
@@ -101,6 +100,6 @@
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'set_metadata': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py
index b7135f6..de0f1a8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/certificates_client.py
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
     def create_certificate(self):
         """create certificates."""
         url = "os-certificates"
-        resp, body = self.post(url, None, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, None)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['certificate']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/fixed_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/fixed_ips_client.py
index 144b7dc..af750a3 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/fixed_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/fixed_ips_client.py
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
     def reserve_fixed_ip(self, ip, body):
         """This reserves and unreserves fixed ips."""
         url = "os-fixed-ips/%s/action" % (ip)
-        resp, body = self.post(url, json.dumps(body), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, json.dumps(body))
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
index 96ab6d7..289b09e 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         if kwargs.get('is_public'):
             post_body['os-flavor-access:is_public'] = kwargs.get('is_public')
         post_body = json.dumps({'flavor': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor']
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         """Sets extra Specs to the mentioned flavor."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'extra_specs': specs})
         resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs' % flavor_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['extra_specs']
 
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@
     def update_flavor_extra_spec(self, flavor_id, key, **kwargs):
         """Update specified extra Specs of the mentioned flavor and key."""
         resp, body = self.put('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs/%s' %
-                              (flavor_id, key),
-                              json.dumps(kwargs), self.headers)
+                              (flavor_id, key), json.dumps(kwargs))
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
@@ -124,8 +123,7 @@
 
     def list_flavor_access(self, flavor_id):
         """Gets flavor access information given the flavor id."""
-        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/os-flavor-access' % flavor_id,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/os-flavor-access' % flavor_id)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor_access']
 
@@ -137,8 +135,7 @@
             }
         }
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id, post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor_access']
 
@@ -150,7 +147,6 @@
             }
         }
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id, post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor_access']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
index 2bf5241..0385160 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         url = 'os-floating-ips'
         post_body = {'pool': pool_name}
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['floating_ip']
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         }
 
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
         return resp, body
 
     def disassociate_floating_ip_from_server(self, floating_ip, server_id):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         }
 
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
         return resp, body
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
index aa63927..d826a78 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
         request_body.update(**kwargs)
         request_body = json.dumps(request_body)
 
-        resp, body = self.put("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname), request_body,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname), request_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
index 7324d84..b3d8c35 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         return resp, body
 
     def list_images(self, params=None):
@@ -93,16 +93,14 @@
     def set_image_metadata(self, image_id, meta):
         """Sets the metadata for an image."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'metadata': meta})
-        resp, body = self.put('images/%s/metadata' % str(image_id),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('images/%s/metadata' % str(image_id), post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def update_image_metadata(self, image_id, meta):
         """Updates the metadata for an image."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'metadata': meta})
-        resp, body = self.post('images/%s/metadata' % str(image_id),
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('images/%s/metadata' % str(image_id), post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@
         """Sets the value for a specific image metadata key."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'meta': meta})
         resp, body = self.put('images/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(image_id), key),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+                              post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['meta']
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
index d9a2030..f4c4c64 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
             post_body['interfaceAttachment']['fixed_ips'] = [fip]
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/os-interface' % server,
-                               headers=self.headers,
                                body=post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['interfaceAttachment']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
index 3e2d4a7..356c2e6 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
         if pub_key:
             post_body['keypair']['public_key'] = pub_key
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post("os-keypairs",
-                               headers=self.headers, body=post_body)
+        resp, body = self.post("os-keypairs", body=post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['keypair']
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
index 2007d4e..7607cc0 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@
             post_body['security_groups'] = security_groups
 
         post_body = json.dumps({'quota_set': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.put('os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id), post_body,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id), post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['quota_set']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
index edaf4a3..2cd2d2e 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             'description': description,
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'security_group': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.post('os-security-groups', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('os-security-groups', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['security_group']
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
             post_body['description'] = description
         post_body = json.dumps({'security_group': post_body})
         resp, body = self.put('os-security-groups/%s' % str(security_group_id),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+                              post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['security_group']
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'security_group_rule': post_body})
         url = 'os-security-group-rules'
-        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['security_group_rule']
 
@@ -123,3 +123,10 @@
             if sg['id'] == security_group_id:
                 return resp, sg['rules']
         raise exceptions.NotFound('No such Security Group')
+
+    def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
+        try:
+            self.get_security_group(id)
+        except exceptions.NotFound:
+            return True
+        return False
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index 371a59c..025c4e5 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             if value is not None:
                 post_body[post_param] = value
         post_body = json.dumps({'server': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.post('servers', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('servers', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         # NOTE(maurosr): this deals with the case of multiple server create
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@
             post_body['OS-DCF:diskConfig'] = disk_config
 
         post_body = json.dumps({'server': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.put("servers/%s" % str(server_id),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put("servers/%s" % str(server_id), post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['server']
 
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@
     def action(self, server_id, action_name, response_key, **kwargs):
         post_body = json.dumps({action_name: kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         if response_key is not None:
             body = json.loads(body)[response_key]
         return resp, body
@@ -269,14 +268,14 @@
         else:
             post_body = json.dumps({'metadata': meta})
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+                              post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def update_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta):
         post_body = json.dumps({'metadata': meta})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@
     def set_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key, meta):
         post_body = json.dumps({'meta': meta})
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(server_id), key),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+                              post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['meta']
 
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@
             }
         })
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/os-volume_attachments' % server_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         return resp, body
 
     def detach_volume(self, server_id, volume_id):
@@ -340,8 +339,7 @@
 
         req_body = json.dumps({'os-migrateLive': migrate_params})
 
-        resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % str(server_id),
-                               req_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % str(server_id), req_body)
         return resp, body
 
     def migrate_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/services_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/services_client.py
index 4abee47..8380dc2 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/services_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/services_client.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         binary: Service binary
         """
         post_body = json.dumps({'binary': binary, 'host': host_name})
-        resp, body = self.put('os-services/enable', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-services/enable', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['service']
 
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
         binary: Service binary
         """
         post_body = json.dumps({'binary': binary, 'host': host_name})
-        resp, body = self.put('os-services/disable', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-services/disable', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['service']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
index ba7b5df..4b9dc0b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         }
 
         post_body = json.dumps({'volume': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.post('os-volumes', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('os-volumes', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['volume']
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py
index 6bc758c..20ce87b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/aggregates_client.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     def create_aggregate(self, **kwargs):
         """Creates a new aggregate."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'aggregate': kwargs})
-        resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
             'availability_zone': availability_zone
         }
         put_body = json.dumps({'aggregate': put_body})
-        resp, body = self.put('os-aggregates/%s' % str(aggregate_id),
-                              put_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-aggregates/%s' % str(aggregate_id), put_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'add_host': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'remove_host': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
 
@@ -101,6 +100,6 @@
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'set_metadata': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['aggregate']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py
index 0c9f9ac..620eedf 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/certificates_client.py
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
     def create_certificate(self):
         """create certificates."""
         url = "os-certificates"
-        resp, body = self.post(url, None, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, None)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['certificate']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py
index df3d0c1..f9df2b8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/flavors_client.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         if kwargs.get('is_public'):
             post_body['flavor-access:is_public'] = kwargs.get('is_public')
         post_body = json.dumps({'flavor': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor']
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         """Sets extra Specs to the mentioned flavor."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'extra_specs': specs})
         resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/flavor-extra-specs' % flavor_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['extra_specs']
 
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@
     def update_flavor_extra_spec(self, flavor_id, key, **kwargs):
         """Update specified extra Specs of the mentioned flavor and key."""
         resp, body = self.put('flavors/%s/flavor-extra-specs/%s' %
-                              (flavor_id, key),
-                              json.dumps(kwargs), self.headers)
+                              (flavor_id, key), json.dumps(kwargs))
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
@@ -124,8 +123,7 @@
 
     def list_flavor_access(self, flavor_id):
         """Gets flavor access information given the flavor id."""
-        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/flavor-access' % flavor_id,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/flavor-access' % flavor_id)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor_access']
 
@@ -137,8 +135,7 @@
             }
         }
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id, post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor_access']
 
@@ -150,7 +147,6 @@
             }
         }
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id,
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % flavor_id, post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['flavor_access']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py
index e33dd5f..76af626 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
         request_body.update(**kwargs)
         request_body = json.dumps({'host': request_body})
 
-        resp, body = self.put("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname), request_body,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname), request_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
index 053b9af..c167520 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
             post_body['fixed_ips'] = [dict(ip_address=fixed_ip)]
         post_body = json.dumps({'interface_attachment': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/os-attach-interfaces' % server,
-                               headers=self.headers,
                                body=post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['interface_attachment']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py
index 05dbe25..821b86f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/keypairs_client.py
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
         if pub_key:
             post_body['keypair']['public_key'] = pub_key
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post("keypairs",
-                               headers=self.headers, body=post_body)
+        resp, body = self.post("keypairs", body=post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['keypair']
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/quotas_client.py
index 1ec8651..a01b9d2 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/quotas_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/quotas_client.py
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
             post_body['security_groups'] = security_groups
 
         post_body = json.dumps({'quota_set': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.put('os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id), post_body,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id), post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['quota_set']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
index 56459d4..840e914 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             if value is not None:
                 post_body[post_param] = value
         post_body = json.dumps({'server': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.post('servers', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('servers', post_body)
 
         body = json.loads(body)
         # NOTE(maurosr): this deals with the case of multiple server create
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@
             post_body['os-disk-config:disk_config'] = disk_config
 
         post_body = json.dumps({'server': post_body})
-        resp, body = self.put("servers/%s" % str(server_id),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put("servers/%s" % str(server_id), post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['server']
 
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@
     def action(self, server_id, action_name, response_key, **kwargs):
         post_body = json.dumps({action_name: kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         if response_key is not None:
             body = json.loads(body)[response_key]
         return resp, body
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@
 
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         return resp, body
 
     def list_server_metadata(self, server_id):
@@ -287,14 +286,14 @@
         else:
             post_body = json.dumps({'metadata': meta})
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+                              post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def update_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta):
         post_body = json.dumps({'metadata': meta})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
-                               post_body, self.headers)
+                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@
     def set_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key, meta):
         post_body = json.dumps({'metadata': meta})
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(server_id), key),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+                              post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
@@ -342,7 +341,7 @@
         req_body = json.dumps({'migrate_live': migrate_params})
 
         resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % str(server_id),
-                               req_body, self.headers)
+                               req_body)
         return resp, body
 
     def migrate_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/services_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/services_client.py
index 1082ea9..e20dfde 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/services_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/services_client.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                 'host': host_name
             }
         })
-        resp, body = self.put('os-services/enable', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-services/enable', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['service']
 
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@
                 'host': host_name
             }
         })
-        resp, body = self.put('os-services/disable', post_body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-services/disable', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['service']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/aggregates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/aggregates_client.py
index ba08f58..5b250ee 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/aggregates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/aggregates_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class AggregatesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class AggregatesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(AggregatesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -51,14 +52,13 @@
 
     def list_aggregates(self):
         """Get aggregate list."""
-        resp, body = self.get("os-aggregates", self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-aggregates")
         aggregates = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, aggregates
 
     def get_aggregate(self, aggregate_id):
         """Get details of the given aggregate."""
-        resp, body = self.get("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id))
         aggregate = self._format_aggregate(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, aggregate
 
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@
                             name=name,
                             availability_zone=availability_zone)
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates',
-                               str(Document(post_body)),
-                               self.headers)
+                               str(Document(post_body)))
         aggregate = self._format_aggregate(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, aggregate
 
@@ -79,15 +78,13 @@
                            name=name,
                            availability_zone=availability_zone)
         resp, body = self.put('os-aggregates/%s' % str(aggregate_id),
-                              str(Document(put_body)),
-                              self.headers)
+                              str(Document(put_body)))
         aggregate = self._format_aggregate(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, aggregate
 
     def delete_aggregate(self, aggregate_id):
         """Deletes the given aggregate."""
-        return self.delete("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id),
-                           self.headers)
+        return self.delete("os-aggregates/%s" % str(aggregate_id))
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
@@ -100,8 +97,7 @@
         """Adds a host to the given aggregate."""
         post_body = Element("add_host", host=host)
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               str(Document(post_body)),
-                               self.headers)
+                               str(Document(post_body)))
         aggregate = self._format_aggregate(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, aggregate
 
@@ -109,8 +105,7 @@
         """Removes a host from the given aggregate."""
         post_body = Element("remove_host", host=host)
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               str(Document(post_body)),
-                               self.headers)
+                               str(Document(post_body)))
         aggregate = self._format_aggregate(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, aggregate
 
@@ -124,7 +119,6 @@
             meta.append(Text(v))
             metadata.append(meta)
         resp, body = self.post('os-aggregates/%s/action' % aggregate_id,
-                               str(Document(post_body)),
-                               self.headers)
+                               str(Document(post_body)))
         aggregate = self._format_aggregate(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, aggregate
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/availability_zone_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/availability_zone_client.py
index 38280b5..4d71186 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/availability_zone_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/availability_zone_client.py
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class AvailabilityZoneClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class AvailabilityZoneClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(AvailabilityZoneClientXML, self).__init__(
@@ -33,11 +34,11 @@
         return [xml_to_json(x) for x in node]
 
     def get_availability_zone_list(self):
-        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone', self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone')
         availability_zone = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, availability_zone
 
     def get_availability_zone_list_detail(self):
-        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone/detail', self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone/detail')
         availability_zone = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, availability_zone
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/certificates_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/certificates_client.py
index aad20a4..24ffca8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/certificates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/certificates_client.py
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class CertificatesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class CertificatesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(CertificatesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -28,13 +29,13 @@
 
     def get_certificate(self, id):
         url = "os-certificates/%s" % (id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_resp(body)
         return resp, body
 
     def create_certificate(self):
         """create certificates."""
         url = "os-certificates"
-        resp, body = self.post(url, None, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, None)
         body = self._parse_resp(body)
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/extensions_client.py
index 9753ca8..3e8254c 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/extensions_client.py
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class ExtensionsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class ExtensionsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(ExtensionsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
 
     def list_extensions(self):
         url = 'extensions'
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -46,6 +47,6 @@
         return any([e for e in exts if e['name'] == extension])
 
     def get_extension(self, extension_alias):
-        resp, body = self.get('extensions/%s' % extension_alias, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('extensions/%s' % extension_alias)
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/fixed_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/fixed_ips_client.py
index 599e168..0475530 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/fixed_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/fixed_ips_client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class FixedIPsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class FixedIPsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(FixedIPsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 
     def get_fixed_ip_details(self, fixed_ip):
         url = "os-fixed-ips/%s" % (fixed_ip)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_resp(body)
         return resp, body
 
@@ -44,5 +45,5 @@
         key, value = body.popitem()
         xml_body = Element(key)
         xml_body.append(Text(value))
-        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(xml_body)), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(xml_body)))
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py
index fb16d20..68a27c9 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/flavor_access/api/v2"
 
 
-class FlavorsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class FlavorsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(FlavorsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
         if params:
             url += "?%s" % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         flavors = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, flavors
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
         return self._list_flavors(url, params)
 
     def get_flavor_details(self, flavor_id):
-        resp, body = self.get("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         flavor = self._format_flavor(body)
         return resp, flavor
@@ -120,14 +121,14 @@
                             kwargs.get('is_public'))
         flavor.add_attr('xmlns:OS-FLV-EXT-DATA', XMLNS_OS_FLV_EXT_DATA)
         flavor.add_attr('xmlns:os-flavor-access', XMLNS_OS_FLV_ACCESS)
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors', str(Document(flavor)), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors', str(Document(flavor)))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         flavor = self._format_flavor(body)
         return resp, flavor
 
     def delete_flavor(self, flavor_id):
         """Deletes the given flavor."""
-        return self.delete("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id), self.headers)
+        return self.delete("flavors/%s" % str(flavor_id))
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         # Did not use get_flavor_details(id) for verification as it gives
@@ -145,21 +146,20 @@
         for key in specs.keys():
             extra_specs.add_attr(key, specs[key])
         resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs' % flavor_id,
-                               str(Document(extra_specs)), self.headers)
+                               str(Document(extra_specs)))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def get_flavor_extra_spec(self, flavor_id):
         """Gets extra Specs of the mentioned flavor."""
-        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs' % flavor_id,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs' % flavor_id)
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def get_flavor_extra_spec_with_key(self, flavor_id, key):
         """Gets extra Specs key-value of the mentioned flavor and key."""
         resp, xml_body = self.get('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs/%s' %
-                                  (str(flavor_id), key), self.headers)
+                                  (str(flavor_id), key))
         body = {}
         element = etree.fromstring(xml_body)
         key = element.get('key')
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@
             element.append(value)
 
         resp, body = self.put('flavors/%s/os-extra_specs/%s' %
-                              (flavor_id, key),
-                              str(doc), self.headers)
+                              (flavor_id, key), str(doc))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, {key: body}
 
@@ -191,8 +190,7 @@
 
     def list_flavor_access(self, flavor_id):
         """Gets flavor access information given the flavor id."""
-        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/os-flavor-access' % str(flavor_id),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('flavors/%s/os-flavor-access' % str(flavor_id))
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -202,8 +200,7 @@
         server = Element("addTenantAccess")
         doc.append(server)
         server.add_attr("tenant", tenant_id)
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % str(flavor_id),
-                               str(doc), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % str(flavor_id), str(doc))
         body = self._parse_array_access(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -213,7 +210,6 @@
         server = Element("removeTenantAccess")
         doc.append(server)
         server.add_attr("tenant", tenant_id)
-        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % str(flavor_id),
-                               str(doc), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('flavors/%s/action' % str(flavor_id), str(doc))
         body = self._parse_array_access(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
index 0119d8a..be54753 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from lxml import etree
 import urllib
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class FloatingIPsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class FloatingIPsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
+
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(FloatingIPsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
         self.service = CONF.compute.catalog_type
@@ -48,14 +50,14 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def get_floating_ip_details(self, floating_ip_id):
         """Get the details of a floating IP."""
         url = "os-floating-ips/%s" % str(floating_ip_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_floating_ip(etree.fromstring(body))
         if resp.status == 404:
             raise exceptions.NotFound(body)
@@ -69,16 +71,16 @@
             pool = Element("pool")
             pool.append(Text(pool_name))
             doc.append(pool)
-            resp, body = self.post(url, str(doc), self.headers)
+            resp, body = self.post(url, str(doc))
         else:
-            resp, body = self.post(url, None, self.headers)
+            resp, body = self.post(url, None)
         body = self._parse_floating_ip(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def delete_floating_ip(self, floating_ip_id):
         """Deletes the provided floating IP from the project."""
         url = "os-floating-ips/%s" % str(floating_ip_id)
-        resp, body = self.delete(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.delete(url)
         return resp, body
 
     def associate_floating_ip_to_server(self, floating_ip, server_id):
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@
         server = Element("addFloatingIp")
         doc.append(server)
         server.add_attr("address", floating_ip)
-        resp, body = self.post(url, str(doc), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(doc))
         return resp, body
 
     def disassociate_floating_ip_from_server(self, floating_ip, server_id):
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@
         server = Element("removeFloatingIp")
         doc.append(server)
         server.add_attr("address", floating_ip)
-        resp, body = self.post(url, str(doc), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(doc))
         return resp, body
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
@@ -114,6 +116,6 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/hosts_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/hosts_client.py
index daa83c9..b74cd04 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/hosts_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/hosts_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import urllib
 
 from lxml import etree
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class HostsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class HostsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(HostsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [xml_to_json(x) for x in node.getchildren()]
         return resp, body
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     def show_host_detail(self, hostname):
         """Show detail information for the host."""
 
-        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname))
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [xml_to_json(node)]
         return resp, body
@@ -58,8 +59,7 @@
             for k, v in kwargs.iteritems():
                 request_body.append(Element(k, v))
         resp, body = self.put("os-hosts/%s" % str(hostname),
-                              str(Document(request_body)),
-                              self.headers)
+                              str(Document(request_body)))
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [xml_to_json(x) for x in node.getchildren()]
         return resp, body
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
     def startup_host(self, hostname):
         """Startup a host."""
 
-        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/startup" % str(hostname),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/startup" % str(hostname))
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [xml_to_json(x) for x in node.getchildren()]
         return resp, body
@@ -76,8 +75,7 @@
     def shutdown_host(self, hostname):
         """Shutdown a host."""
 
-        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/shutdown" % str(hostname),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/shutdown" % str(hostname))
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [xml_to_json(x) for x in node.getchildren()]
         return resp, body
@@ -85,8 +83,7 @@
     def reboot_host(self, hostname):
         """Reboot a host."""
 
-        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/reboot" % str(hostname),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/reboot" % str(hostname))
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [xml_to_json(x) for x in node.getchildren()]
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/hypervisor_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/hypervisor_client.py
index 5abaad8..ecd7541 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/hypervisor_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/hypervisor_client.py
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class HypervisorClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class HypervisorClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(HypervisorClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -33,46 +34,42 @@
 
     def get_hypervisor_list(self):
         """List hypervisors information."""
-        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors', self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors')
         hypervisors = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, hypervisors
 
     def get_hypervisor_list_details(self):
         """Show detailed hypervisors information."""
-        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/detail', self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/detail')
         hypervisors = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, hypervisors
 
     def get_hypervisor_show_details(self, hyper_id):
         """Display the details of the specified hypervisor."""
-        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s' % hyper_id,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s' % hyper_id)
         hypervisor = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, hypervisor
 
     def get_hypervisor_servers(self, hyper_name):
         """List instances belonging to the specified hypervisor."""
-        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s/servers' % hyper_name,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s/servers' % hyper_name)
         hypervisors = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, hypervisors
 
     def get_hypervisor_stats(self):
         """Get hypervisor statistics over all compute nodes."""
-        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/statistics', self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/statistics')
         stats = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, stats
 
     def get_hypervisor_uptime(self, hyper_id):
         """Display the uptime of the specified hypervisor."""
-        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s/uptime' % hyper_id,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s/uptime' % hyper_id)
         uptime = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, uptime
 
     def search_hypervisor(self, hyper_name):
         """Search specified hypervisor."""
-        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s/search' % hyper_name,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('os-hypervisors/%s/search' % hyper_name)
         hypervisors = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, hypervisors
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py
index d90a7d8..9d529be 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class ImagesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class ImagesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(ImagesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
                 data.append(Text(v))
                 metadata.append(data)
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
-                               str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+                               str(Document(post_body)))
         return resp, body
 
     def list_images(self, params=None):
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_images(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body['images']
 
@@ -123,20 +124,20 @@
 
             url = "images/detail?" + param_list
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_images(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body['images']
 
     def get_image(self, image_id):
         """Returns the details of a single image."""
-        resp, body = self.get("images/%s" % str(image_id), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("images/%s" % str(image_id))
         self.expected_success(200, resp)
         body = self._parse_image(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def delete_image(self, image_id):
         """Deletes the provided image."""
-        return self.delete("images/%s" % str(image_id), self.headers)
+        return self.delete("images/%s" % str(image_id))
 
     def wait_for_image_status(self, image_id, status):
         """Waits for an image to reach a given status."""
@@ -152,8 +153,7 @@
 
     def list_image_metadata(self, image_id):
         """Lists all metadata items for an image."""
-        resp, body = self.get("images/%s/metadata" % str(image_id),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("images/%s/metadata" % str(image_id))
         body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         """Sets the metadata for an image."""
         post_body = self._metadata_body(meta)
         resp, body = self.put('images/%s/metadata' % image_id,
-                              str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+                              str(Document(post_body)))
         body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@
         """Updates the metadata for an image."""
         post_body = self._metadata_body(meta)
         resp, body = self.post('images/%s/metadata' % str(image_id),
-                               str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+                               str(Document(post_body)))
         body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def get_image_metadata_item(self, image_id, key):
         """Returns the value for a specific image metadata key."""
         resp, body = self.get("images/%s/metadata/%s.xml" %
-                              (str(image_id), key), self.headers)
+                              (str(image_id), key))
         body = self._parse_metadata(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
             post_body = Element('meta', key=key)
             post_body.append(Text(v))
         resp, body = self.put('images/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(image_id), key),
-                              str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+                              str(Document(post_body)))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -194,14 +194,13 @@
         """Sets the value for a specific image metadata key."""
         post_body = Document('meta', Text(meta), key=key)
         resp, body = self.put('images/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(image_id), key),
-                              post_body, self.headers)
+                              post_body)
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body['meta']
 
     def delete_image_metadata_item(self, image_id, key):
         """Deletes a single image metadata key/value pair."""
-        return self.delete("images/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(image_id), key),
-                           self.headers)
+        return self.delete("images/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(image_id), key))
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/instance_usage_audit_log_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/instance_usage_audit_log_client.py
index 562774b..1cd8c07 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/instance_usage_audit_log_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/instance_usage_audit_log_client.py
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class InstanceUsagesAuditLogClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class InstanceUsagesAuditLogClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(InstanceUsagesAuditLogClientXML, self).__init__(
@@ -31,12 +32,12 @@
 
     def list_instance_usage_audit_logs(self):
         url = 'os-instance_usage_audit_log'
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         instance_usage_audit_logs = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, instance_usage_audit_logs
 
     def get_instance_usage_audit_log(self, time_before):
         url = 'os-instance_usage_audit_log/%s' % time_before
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         instance_usage_audit_log = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, instance_usage_audit_log
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/interfaces_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/interfaces_client.py
index 4194d7d..5df6187 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/interfaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/interfaces_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class InterfacesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class InterfacesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(InterfacesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
         return iface
 
     def list_interfaces(self, server):
-        resp, body = self.get('servers/%s/os-interface' % server, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('servers/%s/os-interface' % server)
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         interfaces = [self._process_xml_interface(x)
                       for x in node.getchildren()]
@@ -70,14 +71,12 @@
             iface.append(_fixed_ips)
         doc.append(iface)
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/os-interface' % server,
-                               headers=self.headers,
                                body=str(doc))
         body = self._process_xml_interface(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def show_interface(self, server, port_id):
-        resp, body = self.get('servers/%s/os-interface/%s' % (server, port_id),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get('servers/%s/os-interface/%s' % (server, port_id))
         body = self._process_xml_interface(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/keypairs_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/keypairs_client.py
index 92fade4..fb498c0 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/keypairs_client.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -26,20 +26,21 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class KeyPairsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class KeyPairsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(KeyPairsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
         self.service = CONF.compute.catalog_type
 
     def list_keypairs(self):
-        resp, body = self.get("os-keypairs", self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-keypairs")
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [{'keypair': xml_to_json(x)} for x in node.getchildren()]
         return resp, body
 
     def get_keypair(self, key_name):
-        resp, body = self.get("os-keypairs/%s" % str(key_name), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("os-keypairs/%s" % str(key_name))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -61,8 +62,7 @@
 
         doc.append(keypair_element)
 
-        resp, body = self.post("os-keypairs",
-                               headers=self.headers, body=str(doc))
+        resp, body = self.post("os-keypairs", body=str(doc))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py
index 2a8fbec..2327626 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from lxml import objectify
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@
 NS = "{http://docs.openstack.org/common/api/v1.0}"
 
 
-class LimitsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class LimitsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(LimitsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
         self.service = CONF.compute.catalog_type
 
     def get_absolute_limits(self):
-        resp, body = self.get("limits", self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("limits")
         body = objectify.fromstring(body)
         lim = NS + 'absolute'
         ret = {}
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
         return resp, ret
 
     def get_specific_absolute_limit(self, absolute_limit):
-        resp, body = self.get("limits", self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("limits")
         body = objectify.fromstring(body)
         lim = NS + 'absolute'
         ret = {}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py
index f1041f0..eb287c2 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/quotas_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class QuotasClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class QuotasClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(QuotasClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
         """List the quota set for a tenant."""
 
         url = 'os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         body = self._format_quota(body)
         return resp, body
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
         """List the default quota set for a tenant."""
 
         url = 'os-quota-sets/%s/defaults' % str(tenant_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         body = self._format_quota(body)
         return resp, body
@@ -119,8 +120,7 @@
             post_body.add_attr('security_groups', security_groups)
 
         resp, body = self.put('os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id),
-                              str(Document(post_body)),
-                              self.headers)
+                              str(Document(post_body)))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         body = self._format_quota(body)
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py
index 83072be..d53e8da 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from lxml import etree
 import urllib
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class SecurityGroupsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class SecurityGroupsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(SecurityGroupsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -51,14 +52,14 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def get_security_group(self, security_group_id):
         """Get the details of a Security Group."""
         url = "os-security-groups/%s" % str(security_group_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = self._parse_body(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -73,8 +74,7 @@
         des.append(Text(content=description))
         security_group.append(des)
         resp, body = self.post('os-security-groups',
-                               str(Document(security_group)),
-                               self.headers)
+                               str(Document(security_group)))
         body = self._parse_body(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -97,15 +97,13 @@
             security_group.append(des)
         resp, body = self.put('os-security-groups/%s' %
                               str(security_group_id),
-                              str(Document(security_group)),
-                              self.headers)
+                              str(Document(security_group)))
         body = self._parse_body(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def delete_security_group(self, security_group_id):
         """Deletes the provided Security Group."""
-        return self.delete('os-security-groups/%s' %
-                           str(security_group_id), self.headers)
+        return self.delete('os-security-groups/%s' % str(security_group_id))
 
     def create_security_group_rule(self, parent_group_id, ip_proto, from_port,
                                    to_port, **kwargs):
@@ -136,19 +134,19 @@
                 group_rule.append(element)
 
         url = 'os-security-group-rules'
-        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(group_rule)), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(group_rule)))
         body = self._parse_body(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def delete_security_group_rule(self, group_rule_id):
         """Deletes the provided Security Group rule."""
         return self.delete('os-security-group-rules/%s' %
-                           str(group_rule_id), self.headers)
+                           str(group_rule_id))
 
     def list_security_group_rules(self, security_group_id):
         """List all rules for a security group."""
         url = "os-security-groups"
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = etree.fromstring(body)
         secgroups = body.getchildren()
         for secgroup in secgroups:
@@ -157,3 +155,10 @@
                 rules = [xml_to_json(x) for x in node.getchildren()]
                 return resp, rules
         raise exceptions.NotFound('No such Security Group')
+
+    def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
+        try:
+            self.get_security_group(id)
+        except exceptions.NotFound:
+            return True
+        return False
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
index 37980c9..da01b83 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
     return json
 
 
-class ServersClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class ServersClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(ServersClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
 
     def get_server(self, server_id):
         """Returns the details of an existing server."""
-        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s" % str(server_id), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s" % str(server_id))
         server = self._parse_server(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, server
 
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         servers = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, {"servers": servers}
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         servers = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, {"servers": servers}
 
@@ -282,8 +283,7 @@
                 meta.append(Text(v))
                 metadata.append(meta)
 
-        resp, body = self.put('servers/%s' % str(server_id),
-                              str(doc), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('servers/%s' % str(server_id), str(doc))
         return resp, xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
 
     def create_server(self, name, image_ref, flavor_ref, **kwargs):
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
                 temp.append(Text(k['contents']))
                 personality.append(temp)
 
-        resp, body = self.post('servers', str(Document(server)), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('servers', str(Document(server)))
         server = self._parse_server(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, server
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 
     def list_addresses(self, server_id):
         """Lists all addresses for a server."""
-        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/ips" % str(server_id), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/ips" % str(server_id))
 
         networks = {}
         xml_list = etree.fromstring(body)
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@
     def list_addresses_by_network(self, server_id, network_id):
         """Lists all addresses of a specific network type for a server."""
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/ips/%s" % (str(server_id),
-                                                     network_id),
-                              self.headers)
+                                                     network_id))
         network = self._parse_network(etree.fromstring(body))
 
         return resp, network
@@ -417,8 +416,7 @@
         if 'xmlns' not in kwargs:
             kwargs['xmlns'] = XMLNS_11
         doc = Document((Element(action_name, **kwargs)))
-        resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % server_id,
-                               str(doc), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % server_id, str(doc))
         if response_key is not None:
             body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
@@ -435,8 +433,7 @@
                            adminPass=password)
 
     def get_password(self, server_id):
-        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/os-server-password" %
-                              str(server_id), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/os-server-password" % str(server_id))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -446,8 +443,7 @@
         Note that this does not actually change the instance server
         password.
         """
-        return self.delete("servers/%s/os-server-password" %
-                           str(server_id))
+        return self.delete("servers/%s/os-server-password" % str(server_id))
 
     def reboot(self, server_id, reboot_type):
         return self.action(server_id, "reboot", None, type=reboot_type)
@@ -478,7 +474,7 @@
                 metadata.append(meta)
 
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % server_id,
-                               str(Document(rebuild)), self.headers)
+                               str(Document(rebuild)))
         server = self._parse_server(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, server
 
@@ -523,12 +519,11 @@
                            host=dest_host)
 
         resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % str(server_id),
-                               str(Document(req_body)), self.headers)
+                               str(Document(req_body)))
         return resp, body
 
     def list_server_metadata(self, server_id):
-        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata" % str(server_id),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata" % str(server_id))
         body = self._parse_key_value(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -541,8 +536,7 @@
                 meta_element = Element("meta", key=k)
                 meta_element.append(Text(v))
                 metadata.append(meta_element)
-        resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
-                              str(doc), self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id), str(doc))
         return resp, xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
 
     def update_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta):
@@ -554,13 +548,12 @@
             meta_element.append(Text(v))
             metadata.append(meta_element)
         resp, body = self.post("/servers/%s/metadata" % str(server_id),
-                               str(doc), headers=self.headers)
+                               str(doc))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def get_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key):
-        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(server_id), key),
-                              headers=self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(server_id), key))
         return resp, dict([(etree.fromstring(body).attrib['key'],
                             xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body)))])
 
@@ -571,7 +564,7 @@
             meta_element.append(Text(v))
             doc.append(meta_element)
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(server_id), key),
-                              str(doc), self.headers)
+                              str(doc))
         return resp, xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
 
     def delete_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key):
@@ -588,7 +581,7 @@
         List the virtual interfaces used in an instance.
         """
         resp, body = self.get('/'.join(['servers', server_id,
-                              'os-virtual-interfaces']), self.headers)
+                              'os-virtual-interfaces']))
         virt_int = self._parse_xml_virtual_interfaces(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, virt_int
 
@@ -604,7 +597,7 @@
         post_body = Element("volumeAttachment", volumeId=volume_id,
                             device=device)
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/os-volume_attachments' % server_id,
-                               str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+                               str(Document(post_body)))
         return resp, body
 
     def detach_volume(self, server_id, volume_id):
@@ -616,22 +609,20 @@
 
     def get_server_diagnostics(self, server_id):
         """Get the usage data for a server."""
-        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/diagnostics" % server_id,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/diagnostics" % server_id)
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def list_instance_actions(self, server_id):
         """List the provided server action."""
-        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/os-instance-actions" % server_id,
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/os-instance-actions" % server_id)
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def get_instance_action(self, server_id, request_id):
         """Returns the action details of the provided server."""
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/os-instance-actions/%s" %
-                              (server_id, request_id), self.headers)
+                              (server_id, request_id))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/services_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/services_client.py
index c28dc12..d7b8a60 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/services_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/services_client.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class ServicesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class ServicesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(ServicesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         node = etree.fromstring(body)
         body = [xml_to_json(x) for x in node.getchildren()]
         return resp, body
@@ -53,8 +54,7 @@
         post_body.add_attr('binary', binary)
         post_body.add_attr('host', host_name)
 
-        resp, body = self.put('os-services/enable', str(Document(post_body)),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-services/enable', str(Document(post_body)))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
         post_body.add_attr('binary', binary)
         post_body.add_attr('host', host_name)
 
-        resp, body = self.put('os-services/disable', str(Document(post_body)),
-                              self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.put('os-services/disable', str(Document(post_body)))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/tenant_usages_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/tenant_usages_client.py
index 93eeb00..79f0ac9 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/tenant_usages_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/tenant_usages_client.py
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class TenantUsagesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class TenantUsagesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(TenantUsagesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         tenant_usage = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, tenant_usage['tenant_usage']
 
@@ -48,6 +49,6 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         tenant_usage = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, tenant_usage
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py
index 941cd69..570b715 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class VolumesExtensionsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class VolumesExtensionsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(VolumesExtensionsClientXML, self).__init__(
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = etree.fromstring(body)
         volumes = []
         if body is not None:
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = etree.fromstring(body)
         volumes = []
         if body is not None:
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
     def get_volume(self, volume_id):
         """Returns the details of a single volume."""
         url = "os-volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = etree.fromstring(body)
         return resp, self._parse_volume(body)
 
@@ -110,8 +111,7 @@
                 meta.append(Text(value))
                 _metadata.append(meta)
 
-        resp, body = self.post('os-volumes', str(Document(volume)),
-                               self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post('os-volumes', str(Document(volume)))
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/service_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/service_client.py
index 10d4f97..c1faebb 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/service_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/service_client.py
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
             "description": description,
         }
         body = json.dumps({'service': body_dict})
-        resp, body = self.post("services", body, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post("services", body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body["service"]
 
     def delete_service(self, serv_id):
         url = "services/" + serv_id
-        resp, body = self.delete(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.delete(url)
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/credentials_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/credentials_client.py
index f6fa678..22ed44d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/credentials_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/credentials_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 XMLNS = "http://docs.openstack.org/identity/api/v3"
 
 
-class CredentialsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class CredentialsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(CredentialsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/endpoints_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/endpoints_client.py
index 2a88c15..a32eede 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/endpoints_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/endpoints_client.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from lxml import etree
 
 from tempest.common import http
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 XMLNS = "http://docs.openstack.org/identity/api/v3"
 
 
-class EndPointClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class EndPointClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(EndPointClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/identity_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/identity_client.py
index 5ae0461..e8e70d8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/identity_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/identity_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 XMLNS = "http://docs.openstack.org/identity/api/v3"
 
 
-class IdentityV3ClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class IdentityV3ClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(IdentityV3ClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -426,7 +427,8 @@
         return resp, body
 
 
-class V3TokenClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class V3TokenClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(V3TokenClientXML, self).__init__(None)
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/policy_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/policy_client.py
index a7e63a7..c12018a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/policy_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/policy_client.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from lxml import etree
 
 from tempest.common import http
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 XMLNS = "http://docs.openstack.org/identity/api/v3"
 
 
-class PolicyClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class PolicyClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(PolicyClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/service_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/service_client.py
index a2a81d2..d5476c4 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/service_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/xml/service_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 XMLNS = "http://docs.openstack.org/identity/api/v3"
 
 
-class ServiceClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class ServiceClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(ServiceClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -74,12 +75,11 @@
                             name=name,
                             description=description,
                             type=serv_type)
-        resp, body = self.post("services", str(Document(post_body)),
-                               self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.post("services", str(Document(post_body)))
         body = self._parse_body(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
     def delete_service(self, serv_id):
         url = "services/" + serv_id
-        resp, body = self.delete(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.delete(url)
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index 0d00c75..81dbfbc 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -285,6 +285,19 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def list_pools_hosted_by_one_lbaas_agent(self, agent_id):
+        uri = '%s/agents/%s/loadbalancer-pools' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def show_lbaas_agent_hosting_pool(self, pool_id):
+        uri = ('%s/lb/pools/%s/loadbalancer-agent' %
+               (self.uri_prefix, pool_id))
+        resp, body = self.get(uri)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def list_routers_on_l3_agent(self, agent_id):
         uri = '%s/agents/%s/l3-routers' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
         resp, body = self.get(uri)
@@ -362,3 +375,9 @@
         resp, body = self.put(uri, body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
+
+    def list_lb_pool_stats(self, pool_id):
+        uri = '%s/lb/pools/%s/stats' % (self.uri_prefix, pool_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py b/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py
index f3f8d70..f1bf548 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/network_client_base.py
@@ -59,19 +59,15 @@
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def post(self, uri, body, headers=None):
-        headers = headers or self.rest_client.headers
         return self.rest_client.post(uri, body, headers)
 
     def put(self, uri, body, headers=None):
-        headers = headers or self.rest_client.headers
         return self.rest_client.put(uri, body, headers)
 
     def get(self, uri, headers=None):
-        headers = headers or self.rest_client.headers
         return self.rest_client.get(uri, headers)
 
     def delete(self, uri, headers=None):
-        headers = headers or self.rest_client.headers
         return self.rest_client.delete(uri, headers)
 
     def deserialize_list(self, body):
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
index 18b99d1..f6ae718 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from lxml import etree
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import deep_dict_to_xml
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@
 
 
 class NetworkClientXML(client_base.NetworkClientBase):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     # list of plurals used for xml serialization
     PLURALS = ['dns_nameservers', 'host_routes', 'allocation_pools',
-               'fixed_ips', 'extensions']
+               'fixed_ips', 'extensions', 'extra_dhcp_opts']
 
     def get_rest_client(self, auth_provider):
-        return RestClientXML(auth_provider)
+        rc = rest_client.RestClient(auth_provider)
+        rc.TYPE = self.TYPE
+        return rc
 
     def _parse_array(self, node):
         array = []
@@ -74,6 +77,18 @@
             xml_elem = Element(name)
             xml_elem.add_attr("xsi:nil", "true")
             return xml_elem
+        elif isinstance(value, dict):
+            dict_element = Element(name)
+            for key, value in value.iteritems():
+                elem = self._get_element(key, value)
+                dict_element.append(elem)
+            return dict_element
+        elif isinstance(value, list):
+            list_element = Element(name)
+            for element in value:
+                elem = self._get_element(name[:-1], element)
+                list_element.append(elem)
+            return list_element
         else:
             return Element(name, value)
 
@@ -239,6 +254,20 @@
         body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def list_pools_hosted_by_one_lbaas_agent(self, agent_id):
+        uri = '%s/agents/%s/loadbalancer-pools' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri)
+        pools = parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
+        body = {'pools': pools}
+        return resp, body
+
+    def show_lbaas_agent_hosting_pool(self, pool_id):
+        uri = ('%s/lb/pools/%s/loadbalancer-agent' %
+               (self.uri_prefix, pool_id))
+        resp, body = self.get(uri)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def list_routers_on_l3_agent(self, agent_id):
         uri = '%s/agents/%s/l3-routers' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
         resp, body = self.get(uri)
@@ -271,6 +300,12 @@
         resp, body = self.delete(uri)
         return resp, body
 
+    def list_lb_pool_stats(self, pool_id):
+        uri = '%s/lb/pools/%s/stats' % (self.uri_prefix, pool_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
 
 def _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(xml_returned_body):
     body = ET.fromstring(xml_returned_body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/telemetry/xml/telemetry_client.py b/tempest/services/telemetry/xml/telemetry_client.py
index f29fe22..165f29a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/telemetry/xml/telemetry_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/telemetry/xml/telemetry_client.py
@@ -15,16 +15,19 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 import tempest.services.telemetry.telemetry_client_base as client
 
 
 class TelemetryClientXML(client.TelemetryClientBase):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def get_rest_client(self, auth_provider):
-        return RestClientXML(auth_provider)
+        rc = rest_client.RestClient(auth_provider)
+        rc.TYPE = self.TYPE
+        return rc
 
     def _parse_array(self, body):
         array = []
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baaf5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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 json
+import time
+
+from tempest.common import rest_client
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class BackupsClientJSON(rest_client.RestClient):
+    """
+    Client class to send CRUD Volume backup API requests to a Cinder endpoint
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, auth_provider):
+        super(BackupsClientJSON, self).__init__(auth_provider)
+        self.service = CONF.volume.catalog_type
+        self.build_interval = CONF.volume.build_interval
+        self.build_timeout = CONF.volume.build_timeout
+
+    def create_backup(self, volume_id, container=None, name=None,
+                      description=None):
+        """Creates a backup of volume."""
+        post_body = {'volume_id': volume_id}
+        if container:
+            post_body['container'] = container
+        if name:
+            post_body['name'] = name
+        if description:
+            post_body['description'] = description
+        post_body = json.dumps({'backup': post_body})
+        resp, body = self.post('backups', post_body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['backup']
+
+    def restore_backup(self, backup_id, volume_id=None):
+        """Restore volume from backup."""
+        post_body = {'volume_id': volume_id}
+        post_body = json.dumps({'restore': post_body})
+        resp, body = self.post('backups/%s/restore' % (backup_id), post_body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['restore']
+
+    def delete_backup(self, backup_id):
+        """Delete a backup of volume."""
+        resp, body = self.delete('backups/%s' % (str(backup_id)))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def get_backup(self, backup_id):
+        """Returns the details of a single backup."""
+        url = "backups/%s" % str(backup_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['backup']
+
+    def wait_for_backup_status(self, backup_id, status):
+        """Waits for a Backup to reach a given status."""
+        resp, body = self.get_backup(backup_id)
+        backup_status = body['status']
+        start = int(time.time())
+
+        while backup_status != status:
+            time.sleep(self.build_interval)
+            resp, body = self.get_backup(backup_id)
+            backup_status = body['status']
+            if backup_status == 'error':
+                raise exceptions.VolumeBackupException(backup_id=backup_id)
+
+            if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
+                message = ('Volume backup %s failed to reach %s status within '
+                           'the required time (%s s).' %
+                           (backup_id, status, self.build_timeout))
+                raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/v2/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/v2/xml/volumes_client.py
index 69e3f5b..bc57842 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/v2/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/v2/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class VolumesV2ClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class VolumesV2ClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
     """
     Client class to send CRUD Volume API requests to a Cinder endpoint
     """
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(VolumesV2ClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_hosts_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_hosts_client.py
index 080e3d1..fb84c83 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_hosts_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_hosts_client.py
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class VolumeHostsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class VolumeHostsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
     """
     Client class to send CRUD Volume Hosts API requests to a Cinder endpoint
     """
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(VolumeHostsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_types_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_types_client.py
index 802d27a..77bafec 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_types_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/admin/volume_types_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class VolumeTypesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class VolumeTypesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
     """
     Client class to send CRUD Volume Types API requests to a Cinder endpoint
     """
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(VolumeTypesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/backups_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/backups_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81caaee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/backups_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+from tempest.services.volume.json import backups_client
+
+
+class BackupsClientXML(backups_client.BackupsClientJSON):
+    """
+    Client class to send CRUD Volume Backup API requests to a Cinder endpoint
+    """
+    TYPE = "xml"
+
+    #TODO(gfidente): XML client isn't yet implemented because of bug 1270589
+    pass
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/extensions_client.py
index 03743a6..1ea974f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/extensions_client.py
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class ExtensionsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class ExtensionsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(ExtensionsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
index 9abe042..458001b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class SnapshotsClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class SnapshotsClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
     """Client class to send CRUD Volume API requests."""
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(SnapshotsClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index 2b500ae..aef1e3c 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 import urllib
 
 from lxml import etree
+from xml.sax.saxutils import escape
 
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -30,10 +31,11 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class VolumesClientXML(RestClientXML):
+class VolumesClientXML(rest_client.RestClient):
     """
     Client class to send CRUD Volume API requests to a Cinder endpoint
     """
+    TYPE = "xml"
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
         super(VolumesClientXML, self).__init__(auth_provider)
@@ -358,7 +360,8 @@
         post_body = Element('metadata')
         for k, v in meta.items():
             data = Element('meta', key=k)
-            data.append(Text(v))
+            # Escape value to allow for special XML chars
+            data.append(Text(escape(v)))
             post_body.append(data)
         return post_body
 
diff --git a/tempest/stress/driver.py b/tempest/stress/driver.py
index d4689c4..3715636 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/driver.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/driver.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
     LOG.info("Run %d actions (%d failed)" %
              (sum_runs, sum_fails))
 
-    if not had_errors:
+    if not had_errors and CONF.stress.full_clean_stack:
         LOG.info("cleaning up")
         cleanup.cleanup()
     if had_errors:
diff --git a/tempest/stress/run_stress.py b/tempest/stress/run_stress.py
index 76320d0..a6c2b77 100755
--- a/tempest/stress/run_stress.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/run_stress.py
@@ -87,8 +87,13 @@
             # NOTE(mkoderer): we just save the last result code
             if (step_result != 0):
                 result = step_result
+                if ns.stop:
+                    return result
     else:
-        driver.stress_openstack(tests, ns.duration, ns.number, ns.stop)
+        result = driver.stress_openstack(tests,
+                                         ns.duration,
+                                         ns.number,
+                                         ns.stop)
     return result
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
index a6932bc..54861be 100644
--- a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
+++ b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@
         _terminate_reservation(reservation_1, rcuk_1)
         _terminate_reservation(reservation_2, rcuk_2)
 
-        reservation_3, rcuk_3 = _run_instance('token_1')
-        self.assertIsNotNone(reservation_3)
-
-        # make sure we don't get the old reservation back
-        self.assertNotEqual(reservation_1.id, reservation_3.id)
-
-        # clean up
-        _terminate_reservation(reservation_3, rcuk_3)
-
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_run_stop_terminate_instance(self):
         # EC2 run, stop and terminate instance
@@ -278,7 +269,7 @@
         # TODO(afazekas): ping test. dependecy/permission ?
 
         self.assertVolumeStatusWait(volume, "available")
-        # NOTE(afazekas): it may be reports availble before it is available
+        # NOTE(afazekas): it may be reports available before it is available
 
         ssh = RemoteClient(address.public_ip,
                            CONF.compute.ssh_user,
diff --git a/tools/verify_tempest_config.py b/tools/verify_tempest_config.py
index 29eed9d..4be812c 100755
--- a/tools/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tools/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@
 def verify_nova_api_versions(os):
     # Check nova api versions - only get base URL without PATH
     os.servers_client.skip_path = True
-    __, body = RAW_HTTP.request(os.servers_client.base_url, 'GET')
+    # The nova base endpoint url includes the version but to get the versions
+    # list the unversioned endpoint is needed
+    v2_endpoint = os.servers_client.base_url
+    v2_endpoint_parts = v2_endpoint.split('/')
+    endpoint = v2_endpoint_parts[0] + '//' + v2_endpoint_parts[2]
+    __, body = RAW_HTTP.request(endpoint, 'GET')
     body = json.loads(body)
     # Restore full base_url
     os.servers_client.skip_path = False