diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 12aa399..702aec2 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@
 # ssh username for the image file
 ssh_user = cirros
 
+# specifies how many resources to request at once. Used for large operations
+# testing."
+large_ops_number = 0
+
 [cli]
 # Enable cli tests
 enabled = True
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 96b144c..a831070 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -520,7 +520,12 @@
                help='AKI image file name'),
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh_user',
                default='cirros',
-               help='ssh username for the image file')
+               help='ssh username for the image file'),
+    cfg.IntOpt(
+        'large_ops_number',
+        default=0,
+        help="specifies how many resources to request at once. Used "
+        "for large operations testing.")
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f75e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.common import log as logging
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.scenario import manager
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestLargeOpsScenario(manager.OfficialClientTest):
+
+    """
+    Test large operations.
+
+    This test below:
+    * Spin up multiple instances in one nova call
+    * as a regular user
+    * TODO: same thing for cinder
+
+    """
+
+    def _wait_for_server_status(self, status):
+        for server in self.servers:
+            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 = 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 = self.config.scenario.img_dir + "/" + \
+            self.config.scenario.aki_img_file
+        ari_img_path = self.config.scenario.img_dir + "/" + \
+            self.config.scenario.ari_img_file
+        ami_img_path = self.config.scenario.img_dir + "/" + \
+            self.config.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):
+        def delete(servers):
+            [x.delete() for x in servers]
+
+        name = rand_name('scenario-server-')
+        client = self.compute_client
+        flavor_id = self.config.compute.flavor_ref
+        self.servers = client.servers.create(
+            name=name, image=self.image,
+            flavor=flavor_id,
+            min_count=self.config.scenario.large_ops_number)
+        # needed because of bug 1199788
+        self.servers = [x for x in client.servers.list() if name in x.name]
+        self.addCleanup(delete, self.servers)
+        self._wait_for_server_status('ACTIVE')
+
+    def test_large_ops_scenario(self):
+        if self.config.scenario.large_ops_number < 1:
+            return
+        self.glance_image_create()
+        self.nova_boot()
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index 6be37be..d7008a7 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             thing = things.get(thing_id)
             new_status = thing.status
             if new_status == 'ERROR':
-                self.fail("%s failed to get to expected status."
+                self.fail("%s failed to get to expected status. "
                           "In ERROR state."
                           % thing)
             elif new_status == expected_status: