diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 57f0409..a3e9c26 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -121,38 +121,38 @@
 Test fixtures and resources
 ---------------------------
 Test level resources should be cleaned-up after the test execution. Clean-up
-is best scheduled using `addCleanup` which ensures that the resource cleanup
+is best scheduled using ``addCleanup`` which ensures that the resource cleanup
 code is always invoked, and in reverse order with respect to the creation
 order.
 
-Test class level resources should be defined in the `resource_setup` method of
-the test class, except for any credential obtained from the credentials
-provider, which should be set-up in the `setup_credentials` method.
-Cleanup is best scheduled using `addClassResourceCleanup` which ensures that
+Test class level resources should be defined in the ``resource_setup`` method
+of the test class, except for any credential obtained from the credentials
+provider, which should be set-up in the ``setup_credentials`` method.
+Cleanup is best scheduled using ``addClassResourceCleanup`` which ensures that
 the cleanup code is always invoked, and in reverse order with respect to the
 creation order.
 
 In both cases - test level and class level cleanups - a wait loop should be
 scheduled before the actual delete of resources with an asynchronous delete.
 
-The test base class `BaseTestCase` defines Tempest framework for class level
-fixtures. `setUpClass` and `tearDownClass` are defined here and cannot be
+The test base class ``BaseTestCase`` defines Tempest framework for class level
+fixtures. ``setUpClass`` and ``tearDownClass`` are defined here and cannot be
 overwritten by subclasses (enforced via hacking rule T105).
 
 Set-up is split in a series of steps (setup stages), which can be overwritten
 by test classes. Set-up stages are:
 
-- `skip_checks`
-- `setup_credentials`
-- `setup_clients`
-- `resource_setup`
+- ``skip_checks``
+- ``setup_credentials``
+- ``setup_clients``
+- ``resource_setup``
 
 Tear-down is also split in a series of steps (teardown stages), which are
 stacked for execution only if the corresponding setup stage had been
 reached during the setup phase. Tear-down stages are:
 
-- `clear_credentials` (defined in the base test class)
-- `resource_cleanup`
+- ``clear_credentials`` (defined in the base test class)
+- ``resource_cleanup``
 
 Skipping Tests
 --------------
diff --git a/doc/source/test_removal.rst b/doc/source/test_removal.rst
index b57e98f..ddae6e2 100644
--- a/doc/source/test_removal.rst
+++ b/doc/source/test_removal.rst
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
 The Old Way using subunit2sql directly
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 
-SELECT * from tests where test_id like "%test_id%";
-(where $test_id is the full test_id, but truncated to the class because of
-setUpClass or tearDownClass failures)
+``SELECT * from tests where test_id like "%test_id%";``
+(where ``$test_id`` is the full test_id, but truncated to the class because of
+``setUpClass`` or ``tearDownClass`` failures)
 
 You can access the infra mysql subunit2sql db w/ read-only permissions with:
 
@@ -74,15 +74,20 @@
 * db_name: subunit2sql
 
 For example if you were trying to remove the test with the id:
-tempest.api.compute.admin.test_flavors_negative.FlavorsAdminNegativeTestJSON.test_get_flavor_details_for_deleted_flavor
+``tempest.api.compute.admin.test_flavors_negative.FlavorsAdminNegativeTestJSON.test_get_flavor_details_for_deleted_flavor``
 you would run the following:
 
-#. run: "mysql -u query -p -h logstash.openstack.org subunit2sql" to connect
-   to the subunit2sql db
-#. run the query: MySQL [subunit2sql]> select * from tests where test_id like
-   "tempest.api.compute.admin.test_flavors_negative.FlavorsAdminNegativeTestJSON%";
+#. run the command: ``mysql -u query -p -h logstash.openstack.org subunit2sql``
+   to connect to the subunit2sql db
+#. run the query:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+       MySQL [subunit2sql]> select * from tests where test_id like \
+       "tempest.api.compute.admin.test_flavors_negative.FlavorsAdminNegativeTestJSON%";
+
    which will return a table of all the tests in the class (but it will also
-   catch failures in setUpClass and tearDownClass)
+   catch failures in ``setUpClass`` and ``tearDownClass``)
 #. paste the output table with numbers and the mysql command you ran to
    generate it into the etherpad.
 
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py b/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py
index c2f8627..92eae02 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/account_generator.py
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 """
-Utility for creating **accounts.yaml** file for concurrent test runs.
+Utility for creating ``accounts.yaml`` file for concurrent test runs.
 Creates one primary user, one alt user, one swift admin, one stack owner
 and one admin (optionally) for each concurrent thread. The utility creates
-user for each tenant. The **accounts.yaml** file will be valid and contain
+user for each tenant. The ``accounts.yaml`` file will be valid and contain
 credentials for created users, so each user will be in separate tenant and
 have the username, tenant_name, password and roles.
 
-**Usage:** ``tempest account-generator [-h] [OPTIONS] accounts_file.yaml``.
+**Usage:** ``tempest account-generator [-h] [OPTIONS] accounts_file.yaml``
 
 Positional Arguments
 --------------------
-**accounts_file.yaml** (Required) Provide an output accounts yaml file. Utility
+``accounts_file.yaml`` (Required) Provide an output accounts yaml file. Utility
 creates a .yaml file in the directory where the command is ran. The appropriate
 name for the file is *accounts.yaml* and it should be placed in *tempest/etc*
 directory.
@@ -40,62 +40,62 @@
 
 You're probably familiar with these, but just to remind:
 
-======== ======================== ====================
-Param    CLI                      Environment Variable
-======== ======================== ====================
-Username --os-username            OS_USERNAME
-Password --os-password            OS_PASSWORD
-Project  --os-project-name        OS_PROJECT_NAME
-Tenant   --os-tenant-name (depr.) OS_TENANT_NAME
-Domain   --os-domain-name         OS_DOMAIN_NAME
-======== ======================== ====================
+======== ============================ ====================
+Param    CLI                          Environment Variable
+======== ============================ ====================
+Username ``--os-username``            OS_USERNAME
+Password ``--os-password``            OS_PASSWORD
+Project  ``--os-project-name``        OS_PROJECT_NAME
+Tenant   ``--os-tenant-name`` (depr.) OS_TENANT_NAME
+Domain   ``--os-domain-name``         OS_DOMAIN_NAME
+======== ============================ ====================
 
 Optional Arguments
 ------------------
-**-h**, **--help** (Optional) Shows help message with the description of
-utility and its arguments, and exits.
+* ``-h, --help`` (Optional) Shows help message with the description of
+  utility and its arguments, and exits.
 
-**-c /etc/tempest.conf**, **--config-file /etc/tempest.conf** (Optional) Path
-to tempest config file. If not specified, it searches for tempest.conf in these
-locations:
+* ``-c, --config-file /etc/tempest.conf`` (Optional) Path
+  to tempest config file. If not specified, it searches for tempest.conf in
+  these locations:
 
-- ./etc/
-- /etc/tempest
-- ~/.tempest/
-- ~/
-- /etc/
+  - ./etc/
+  - /etc/tempest
+  - ~/.tempest/
+  - ~/
+  - /etc/
 
-**--os-username <auth-user-name>** (Optional) Name used for authentication with
-the OpenStack Identity service. Defaults to env[OS_USERNAME]. Note: User should
-have permissions to create new user accounts and tenants.
+* ``--os-username <auth-user-name>`` (Optional) Name used for authentication
+  with the OpenStack Identity service. Defaults to env[OS_USERNAME]. Note: User
+  should have permissions to create new user accounts and tenants.
 
-**--os-password <auth-password>** (Optional) Password used for authentication
-with the OpenStack Identity service. Defaults to env[OS_PASSWORD].
+* ``--os-password <auth-password>`` (Optional) Password used for authentication
+  with the OpenStack Identity service. Defaults to env[OS_PASSWORD].
 
-**--os-project-name <auth-project-name>** (Optional) Project to request
-authorization on. Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_NAME].
+* ``--os-project-name <auth-project-name>`` (Optional) Project to request
+  authorization on. Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_NAME].
 
-**--os-tenant-name <auth-tenant-name>** (Optional, deprecated) Tenant to
-request authorization on. Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_NAME].
+* ``--os-tenant-name <auth-tenant-name>`` (Optional, deprecated) Tenant to
+  request authorization on. Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_NAME].
 
-**--os-domain-name <auth-domain-name>** (Optional) Domain the user and project
-belong to. Defaults to env[OS_DOMAIN_NAME].
+* ``--os-domain-name <auth-domain-name>`` (Optional) Domain the user and
+  project belong to. Defaults to env[OS_DOMAIN_NAME].
 
-**--tag TAG** (Optional) Resources tag. Each created resource (user, project)
-will have the prefix with the given TAG in its name. Using tag is recommended
-for the further using, cleaning resources.
+* ``--tag TAG`` (Optional) Resources tag. Each created resource (user, project)
+  will have the prefix with the given TAG in its name. Using tag is recommended
+  for the further using, cleaning resources.
 
-**-r CONCURRENCY**, **--concurrency CONCURRENCY** (Optional) Concurrency count
-(default: 1). The number of accounts required can be estimated as
-CONCURRENCY x 2. Each user provided in *accounts.yaml* file will be in
-a different tenant. This is required to provide isolation between test for
-running in parallel.
+* ``-r, --concurrency CONCURRENCY`` (Optional) Concurrency count
+  (default: 1). The number of accounts required can be estimated as
+  CONCURRENCY x 2. Each user provided in *accounts.yaml* file will be in
+  a different tenant. This is required to provide isolation between test for
+  running in parallel.
 
-**--with-admin** (Optional) Creates admin for each concurrent group
-(default: False).
+* ``--with-admin`` (Optional) Creates admin for each concurrent group
+  (default: False).
 
-**-i VERSION**, **--identity-version VERSION** (Optional) Provisions accounts
-using the specified version of the identity API. (default: '3').
+* ``-i, --identity-version VERSION`` (Optional) Provisions accounts
+  using the specified version of the identity API. (default: '3').
 
 To see help on specific argument, please do: ``tempest account-generator
 [OPTIONS] <accounts_file.yaml> -h``.
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py b/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py
index d0aa7dc..29abd49 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py
@@ -28,45 +28,48 @@
 Example Run
 -----------
 
-**WARNING: If step 1 is skipped in the example below, the cleanup procedure
-may delete resources that existed in the cloud before the test run. This
-may cause an unwanted destruction of cloud resources, so use caution with
-this command.**
+.. warning::
 
-``$ tempest cleanup --init-saved-state``
+    If step 1 is skipped in the example below, the cleanup procedure
+    may delete resources that existed in the cloud before the test run. This
+    may cause an unwanted destruction of cloud resources, so use caution with
+    this command.
 
-``$ # Actual running of Tempest tests``
+    Examples::
 
-``$ tempest cleanup``
+     $ tempest cleanup --init-saved-state
+     $ # Actual running of Tempest tests
+     $ tempest cleanup
 
 Runtime Arguments
 -----------------
 
-**--init-saved-state**: Initializes the saved state of the OpenStack deployment
-and will output a ``saved_state.json`` file containing resources from your
-deployment that will be preserved from the cleanup command. This should be
-done prior to running Tempest tests.
+* ``--init-saved-state``: Initializes the saved state of the OpenStack
+  deployment and will output a ``saved_state.json`` file containing resources
+  from your deployment that will be preserved from the cleanup command. This
+  should be done prior to running Tempest tests.
 
-**--delete-tempest-conf-objects**: If option is present, then the command will
-delete the admin project in addition to the resources associated with them on
-clean up. If option is not present, the command will delete the resources
-associated with the Tempest and alternate Tempest users and projects but will
-not delete the projects themselves.
+* ``--delete-tempest-conf-objects``: If option is present, then the command
+  will delete the admin project in addition to the resources associated with
+  them on clean up. If option is not present, the command will delete the
+  resources associated with the Tempest and alternate Tempest users and
+  projects but will not delete the projects themselves.
 
-**--dry-run**: Creates a report (``./dry_run.json``) of the projects that will
-be cleaned up (in the ``_projects_to_clean`` dictionary [1]_) and the global
-objects that will be removed (domains, flavors, images, roles, projects,
-and users). Once the cleanup command is executed (e.g. run without
-parameters), running it again with **--dry-run** should yield an empty report.
+* ``--dry-run``: Creates a report (``./dry_run.json``) of the projects that
+  will be cleaned up (in the ``_projects_to_clean`` dictionary [1]_) and the
+  global objects that will be removed (domains, flavors, images, roles,
+  projects, and users). Once the cleanup command is executed (e.g. run without
+  parameters), running it again with ``--dry-run`` should yield an empty
+  report.
 
-**--help**: Print the help text for the command and parameters.
+* ``--help``: Print the help text for the command and parameters.
 
 .. [1] The ``_projects_to_clean`` dictionary in ``dry_run.json`` lists the
     projects that ``tempest cleanup`` will loop through to delete child
     objects, but the command will, by default, not delete the projects
     themselves. This may differ from the ``projects`` list as you can clean
     the Tempest and alternate Tempest users and projects but they will not be
-    deleted unless the **--delete-tempest-conf-objects** flag is used to
+    deleted unless the ``--delete-tempest-conf-objects`` flag is used to
     force their deletion.
 
 """
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/run.py b/tempest/cmd/run.py
index f07f197..0d847bd 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/run.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/run.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 ==============
 Tempest run has several options:
 
- * **--regex/-r**: This is a selection regex like what testr uses. It will run
-                   any tests that match on re.match() with the regex
- * **--smoke/-s**: Run all the tests tagged as smoke
+* ``--regex, -r``: This is a selection regex like what testr uses. It will run
+  any tests that match on re.match() with the regex
+* ``--smoke, -s``: Run all the tests tagged as smoke
 
-There are also the **--blacklist-file** and **--whitelist-file** options that
+There are also the ``--blacklist-file`` and ``--whitelist-file`` options that
 let you pass a filepath to tempest run with the file format being a line
 separated regex, with '#' used to signify the start of a comment on a line.
 For example::
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@
 When combined with a whitelist file all the regexes from the file and the CLI
 regexes will be ORed.
 
-You can also use the **--list-tests** option in conjunction with selection
+You can also use the ``--list-tests`` option in conjunction with selection
 arguments to list which tests will be run.
 
-You can also use the **--load-list** option that lets you pass a filepath to
+You can also use the ``--load-list`` option that lets you pass a filepath to
 tempest run with the file format being in a non-regex format, similar to the
-tests generated by the **--list-tests** option. You can specify target tests
+tests generated by the ``--list-tests`` option. You can specify target tests
 by removing unnecessary tests from a list file which is generated from
-**--list-tests** option.
+``--list-tests`` option.
 
 Test Execution
 ==============
 There are several options to control how the tests are executed. By default
 tempest will run in parallel with a worker for each CPU present on the machine.
-If you want to adjust the number of workers use the **--concurrency** option
-and if you want to run tests serially use **--serial/-t**
+If you want to adjust the number of workers use the ``--concurrency`` option
+and if you want to run tests serially use ``--serial/-t``
 
 Running with Workspaces
 -----------------------
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 ===========
 By default tempest run's output to STDOUT will be generated using the
 subunit-trace output filter. But, if you would prefer a subunit v2 stream be
-output to STDOUT use the **--subunit** flag
+output to STDOUT use the ``--subunit`` flag
 
 Combining Runs
 ==============
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 There are certain situations in which you want to split a single run of tempest
 across 2 executions of tempest run. (for example to run part of the tests
 serially and others in parallel) To accomplish this but still treat the results
-as a single run you can leverage the **--combine** option which will append
+as a single run you can leverage the ``--combine`` option which will append
 the current run's results with the previous runs.
 """
 
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/subunit_describe_calls.py b/tempest/cmd/subunit_describe_calls.py
index f9ebe20..f0ade7e 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/subunit_describe_calls.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/subunit_describe_calls.py
@@ -21,17 +21,14 @@
 Runtime Arguments
 -----------------
 
-**--subunit, -s**: (Optional) The path to the subunit file being parsed,
-defaults to stdin
-
-**--non-subunit-name, -n**: (Optional) The file_name that the logs are being
-stored in
-
-**--output-file, -o**: (Optional) The path where the JSON output will be
-written to. This contains more information than is present in stdout.
-
-**--ports, -p**: (Optional) The path to a JSON file describing the ports being
-used by different services
+* ``--subunit, -s``: (Optional) The path to the subunit file being parsed,
+  defaults to stdin
+* ``--non-subunit-name, -n``: (Optional) The file_name that the logs are being
+  stored in
+* ``--output-file, -o``: (Optional) The path where the JSON output will be
+  written to. This contains more information than is present in stdout.
+* ``--ports, -p``: (Optional) The path to a JSON file describing the ports
+  being used by different services
 
 Usage
 -----
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
index 8166b4f..929a584 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
@@ -26,28 +26,28 @@
 
 register
 --------
-Registers a new tempest workspace via a given --name and --path
+Registers a new tempest workspace via a given ``--name`` and ``--path``
 
 rename
 ------
-Renames a tempest workspace from --old-name to --new-name
+Renames a tempest workspace from ``--old-name`` to ``--new-name``
 
 move
 ----
-Changes the path of a given tempest workspace --name to --path
+Changes the path of a given tempest workspace ``--name`` to ``--path``
 
 remove
 ------
-Deletes the entry for a given tempest workspace --name
+Deletes the entry for a given tempest workspace ``--name``
 
---rmdir Deletes the given tempest workspace directory
+``--rmdir`` Deletes the given tempest workspace directory
 
 General Options
 ===============
 
- **--workspace_path**: Allows the user to specify a different location for the
-                       workspace.yaml file containing the workspace definitions
-                       instead of ~/.tempest/workspace.yaml
+* ``--workspace_path``: Allows the user to specify a different location for the
+  workspace.yaml file containing the workspace definitions instead of
+  ``~/.tempest/workspace.yaml``
 """
 
 import os
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/README.rst b/tempest/scenario/README.rst
index ad300c2..efcd139 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/README.rst
+++ b/tempest/scenario/README.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 Any scenario test should have a real-life use case. An example would be:
 
 - "As operator I want to start with a blank environment":
+
   1. upload a glance image
   2. deploy a vm from it
   3. ssh to the guest