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+# Copyright 2014 IBM Corp.
+# 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 debug
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+from tempest.scenario import manager
+from tempest.test import services
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestNetworkAdvancedServerOps(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
+
+    """
+    This test case checks VM connectivity after some advanced
+    instance operations executed:
+
+     * Stop/Start an instance
+     * Reboot an instance
+     * Rebuild an instance
+     * Pause/Unpause an instance
+     * Suspend/Resume an instance
+     * Resize an instance
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestNetworkAdvancedServerOps, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.check_preconditions()
+        if not (CONF.network.tenant_networks_reachable
+                or CONF.network.public_network_id):
+            msg = ('Either tenant_networks_reachable must be "true", or '
+                   'public_network_id must be defined.')
+            cls.enabled = False
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+
+    def cleanup_wrapper(self, resource):
+        self.cleanup_resource(resource, self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestNetworkAdvancedServerOps, self).setUp()
+        key_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-smoke-')
+        self.keypair = self.create_keypair(name=key_name)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, self.keypair)
+        security_group =\
+            self._create_security_group_neutron(tenant_id=self.tenant_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, security_group)
+        network = self._create_network(self.tenant_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, network)
+        router = self._get_router(self.tenant_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, router)
+        subnet = self._create_subnet(network)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, subnet)
+        subnet.add_to_router(router.id)
+        public_network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
+        create_kwargs = {
+            'nics': [
+                {'net-id': network.id},
+            ],
+            'key_name': self.keypair.name,
+            'security_groups': [security_group.name],
+        }
+        server_name = data_utils.rand_name('server-smoke-%d-')
+        self.server = self.create_server(name=server_name,
+                                         create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, self.server)
+        self.floating_ip = self._create_floating_ip(self.server,
+                                                    public_network_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup_wrapper, self.floating_ip)
+
+    def _check_tenant_network_connectivity(self, server,
+                                           username,
+                                           private_key,
+                                           should_connect=True):
+        if not CONF.network.tenant_networks_reachable:
+            msg = 'Tenant networks not configured to be reachable.'
+            LOG.info(msg)
+            return
+        # The target login is assumed to have been configured for
+        # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
+        try:
+            for net_name, ip_addresses in server.networks.iteritems():
+                for ip_address in ip_addresses:
+                    self._check_vm_connectivity(ip_address,
+                                                username,
+                                                private_key,
+                                                should_connect=should_connect)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('Tenant network connectivity check failed')
+            self._log_console_output(servers=[server])
+            debug.log_ip_ns()
+            raise
+
+    def _check_public_network_connectivity(self, floating_ip,
+                                           username,
+                                           private_key,
+                                           should_connect=True):
+        # The target login is assumed to have been configured for
+        # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
+        try:
+            self._check_vm_connectivity(floating_ip, username, private_key,
+                                        should_connect=should_connect)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception("Public network connectivity check failed")
+            debug.log_ip_ns()
+            raise
+
+    def _check_network_connectivity(self, should_connect=True):
+        username = CONF.compute.image_ssh_user
+        private_key = self.keypair.private_key
+        self._check_tenant_network_connectivity(self.server,
+                                                username,
+                                                private_key,
+                                                should_connect=should_connect)
+        floating_ip = self.floating_ip.floating_ip_address
+        self._check_public_network_connectivity(floating_ip,
+                                                username,
+                                                private_key,
+                                                should_connect=should_connect)
+
+    def _wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity(self):
+        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, self.server.id,
+                            'ACTIVE')
+        self._check_network_connectivity()
+
+    @services('compute', 'network')
+    def test_server_connectivity_stop_start(self):
+        self.server.stop()
+        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, self.server.id,
+                            'SHUTOFF')
+        self._check_network_connectivity(should_connect=False)
+        self.server.start()
+        self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity()
+
+    @services('compute', 'network')
+    def test_server_connectivity_reboot(self):
+        self.server.reboot()
+        self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity()
+
+    @services('compute', 'network')
+    def test_server_connectivity_rebuild(self):
+        image_ref_alt = CONF.compute.image_ref_alt
+        self.server.rebuild(image_ref_alt)
+        self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity()
+
+    @services('compute', 'network')
+    def test_server_connectivity_pause_unpause(self):
+        self.server.pause()
+        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, self.server.id,
+                            'PAUSED')
+        self._check_network_connectivity(should_connect=False)
+        self.server.unpause()
+        self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity()
+
+    @services('compute', 'network')
+    def test_server_connectivity_suspend_resume(self):
+        self.server.suspend()
+        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, self.server.id,
+                            'SUSPENDED')
+        self._check_network_connectivity(should_connect=False)
+        self.server.resume()
+        self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity()
+
+    @services('compute', 'network')
+    def test_server_connectivity_resize(self):
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.resize:
+            msg = "Skipping test - resize not available on this host"
+            raise self.skipException(msg)
+        resize_flavor = CONF.compute.flavor_ref_alt
+        if resize_flavor == CONF.compute.flavor_ref:
+            msg = "Skipping test - flavor_ref and flavor_ref_alt are identical"
+            raise self.skipException(msg)
+        resize_flavor = CONF.compute.flavor_ref_alt
+        self.server.resize(resize_flavor)
+        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers, self.server.id,
+                            'VERIFY_RESIZE')
+        self.server.confirm_resize()
+        self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity()