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+# Copyright 2014 Scality
+# 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 testtools
+
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.openstack.common import log
+from tempest.scenario import manager
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestShelveInstance(manager.ScenarioTest):
+    """
+    This test shelves then unshelves a Nova instance
+    The following is the scenario outline:
+     * boot a instance and create a timestamp file in it
+     * shelve the instance
+     * unshelve the instance
+     * check the existence of the timestamp file in the unshelved instance
+
+    """
+
+    def _write_timestamp(self, server_or_ip):
+        ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(server_or_ip)
+        ssh_client.exec_command('date > /tmp/timestamp; sync')
+        self.timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('cat /tmp/timestamp')
+
+    def _check_timestamp(self, server_or_ip):
+        ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(server_or_ip)
+        got_timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('cat /tmp/timestamp')
+        self.assertEqual(self.timestamp, got_timestamp)
+
+    def _shelve_then_unshelve_server(self, server):
+        self.servers_client.shelve_server(server['id'])
+        offload_time = CONF.compute.shelved_offload_time
+        if offload_time >= 0:
+            self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(
+                server['id'], 'SHELVED_OFFLOADED', extra_timeout=offload_time)
+        else:
+            self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'SHELVED')
+            self.servers_client.shelve_offload_server(server['id'])
+            self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
+                                                       'SHELVED_OFFLOADED')
+        self.servers_client.unshelve_server(server['id'])
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'ACTIVE')
+
+    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.shelve,
+                          'Shelve is not available.')
+    @test.services('compute', 'network', 'image')
+    def test_shelve_instance(self):
+        self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
+
+        self.security_group = self._create_security_group()
+
+        create_kwargs = {
+            'key_name': self.keypair['name'],
+            'security_groups': [self.security_group]
+        }
+        server = self.create_server(image=CONF.compute.image_ref,
+                                    create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
+
+        if CONF.compute.use_floatingip_for_ssh:
+            _, floating_ip = self.floating_ips_client.create_floating_ip()
+            self.addCleanup(self.delete_wrapper,
+                            self.floating_ips_client.delete_floating_ip,
+                            floating_ip['id'])
+            self.floating_ips_client.associate_floating_ip_to_server(
+                floating_ip['ip'], server['id'])
+            self._write_timestamp(floating_ip['ip'])
+        else:
+            self._write_timestamp(server)
+
+        # Prevent bug #1257594 from coming back
+        # Unshelve used to boot the instance with the original image, not
+        # with the instance snapshot
+        self._shelve_then_unshelve_server(server)
+        if CONF.compute.use_floatingip_for_ssh:
+            self._check_timestamp(floating_ip['ip'])
+        else:
+            self._check_timestamp(server)