diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/volume/scheduler_stats.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/volume/scheduler_stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5d7d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/volume/scheduler_stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright 2018 ZTE 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.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
+get_pools_no_detail = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'pools': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                    },
+                    'additionalProperties': False,
+                    'required': ['name']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'additionalProperties': False,
+        'required': ['pools'],
+    }
+}
+
+get_pools_with_detail = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'pools': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'capabilities': {
+                            'type': ['object', 'null'],
+                            'properties': {
+                                'updated': parameter_types.date_time_or_null,
+                                'QoS_support': {'type': 'boolean'},
+                                'total_capacity_gb': {
+                                    'type': ['number', 'string']
+                                },
+                                'volume_backend_name': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'free_capacity_gb': {
+                                    'type': ['number', 'string']
+                                },
+                                'driver_version': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'reserved_percentage': {'type': 'integer'},
+                                'storage_protocol': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'vendor_name': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'timestamp': parameter_types.date_time_or_null
+                            },
+                            # Because some legacy volumes or backends may not
+                            # support pools, so no required fields here.
+                        },
+                    },
+                    'additionalProperties': False,
+                    'required': ['name', 'capabilities']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'additionalProperties': False,
+        'required': ['pools'],
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/scheduler_stats_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/scheduler_stats_client.py
index 2ae8600..e18980d 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/scheduler_stats_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/scheduler_stats_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.volume import scheduler_stats as schema
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 
 
@@ -28,9 +29,11 @@
         https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/block-storage/v3/index.html#list-all-back-end-storage-pools
         """
         url = 'scheduler-stats/get_pools'
+        schema_get_pools = schema.get_pools_no_detail
         if detail:
             url += '?detail=True'
+            schema_get_pools = schema.get_pools_with_detail
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        self.validate_response(schema_get_pools, resp, body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_scheduler_stats_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_scheduler_stats_client.py
index 84c7589..7606a52 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_scheduler_stats_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_scheduler_stats_client.py
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@
                 "name": "pool1",
                 "capabilities": {
                     "updated": "2014-10-28T00:00:00-00:00",
-                    "total_capacity": 1024,
-                    "free_capacity": 100,
+                    "total_capacity_gb": 1024,
+                    "free_capacity_gb": 100,
                     "volume_backend_name": "pool1",
                     "reserved_percentage": 0,
                     "driver_version": "1.0.0",
+                    "timestamp": "2014-10-28T00:00:00-00:00",
                     "storage_protocol": "iSCSI",
+                    "vendor_name": "vendor",
                     "QoS_support": False
                 }
             },
@@ -38,12 +40,14 @@
                 "name": "pool2",
                 "capabilities": {
                     "updated": "2014-10-28T00:00:00-00:00",
-                    "total_capacity": 512,
-                    "free_capacity": 200,
+                    "total_capacity_gb": 512,
+                    "free_capacity_gb": 200,
                     "volume_backend_name": "pool2",
                     "reserved_percentage": 0,
                     "driver_version": "1.0.2",
+                    "timestamp": "2014-10-28T00:00:00-00:00",
                     "storage_protocol": "iSER",
+                    "vendor_name": "vendor",
                     "QoS_support": True
                 }
             }