diff --git a/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.py b/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.py
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--- a/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.py
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-#    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 time
-
-import heatclient.exc as heat_exceptions
-
-from tempest import config
-from tempest.scenario import manager
-from tempest import test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
-class AutoScalingTest(manager.OrchestrationScenarioTest):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(AutoScalingTest, self).setUp()
-        if not CONF.orchestration.image_ref:
-            raise self.skipException("No image available to test")
-        self.client = self.orchestration_client
-
-    def assign_keypair(self):
-        self.stack_name = self._stack_rand_name()
-        if CONF.orchestration.keypair_name:
-            self.keypair_name = CONF.orchestration.keypair_name
-        else:
-            self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
-            self.keypair_name = self.keypair.id
-
-    def launch_stack(self):
-        net = self._get_default_network()
-        self.parameters = {
-            'KeyName': self.keypair_name,
-            'InstanceType': CONF.orchestration.instance_type,
-            'ImageId': CONF.orchestration.image_ref,
-            'StackStart': str(time.time()),
-            'Subnet': net['subnets'][0]
-        }
-
-        # create the stack
-        self.template = self._load_template(__file__, 'test_autoscaling.yaml')
-        self.client.stacks.create(
-            stack_name=self.stack_name,
-            template=self.template,
-            parameters=self.parameters)
-
-        self.stack = self.client.stacks.get(self.stack_name)
-        self.stack_identifier = '%s/%s' % (self.stack_name, self.stack.id)
-
-        # if a keypair was set, do not delete the stack on exit to allow
-        # for manual post-mortums
-        if not CONF.orchestration.keypair_name:
-            self.addCleanup(self.client.stacks.delete, self.stack)
-
-    @test.skip_because(bug="1257575")
-    @test.attr(type='slow')
-    @test.services('orchestration', 'compute')
-    def test_scale_up_then_down(self):
-
-        self.assign_keypair()
-        self.launch_stack()
-
-        sid = self.stack_identifier
-        timeout = CONF.orchestration.build_timeout
-        interval = 10
-
-        self.assertEqual('CREATE', self.stack.action)
-        # wait for create to complete.
-        self.status_timeout(self.client.stacks, sid, 'COMPLETE',
-                            error_status='FAILED')
-
-        self.stack.get()
-        self.assertEqual('CREATE_COMPLETE', self.stack.stack_status)
-
-        # the resource SmokeServerGroup is implemented as a nested
-        # stack, so servers can be counted by counting the resources
-        # inside that nested stack
-        resource = self.client.resources.get(sid, 'SmokeServerGroup')
-        nested_stack_id = resource.physical_resource_id
-
-        def server_count():
-            # the number of servers is the number of resources
-            # in the nested stack
-            self.server_count = len(
-                self.client.resources.list(nested_stack_id))
-            return self.server_count
-
-        def assertScale(from_servers, to_servers):
-            test.call_until_true(lambda: server_count() == to_servers,
-                                 timeout, interval)
-            self.assertEqual(to_servers, self.server_count,
-                             'Failed scaling from %d to %d servers. '
-                             'Current server count: %s' % (
-                                 from_servers, to_servers,
-                                 self.server_count))
-
-        # he marched them up to the top of the hill
-        assertScale(1, 2)
-        assertScale(2, 3)
-
-        # and he marched them down again
-        assertScale(3, 2)
-        assertScale(2, 1)
-
-        # delete stack on completion
-        self.stack.delete()
-        self.status_timeout(self.client.stacks, sid, 'COMPLETE',
-                            error_status='FAILED',
-                            not_found_exception=heat_exceptions.NotFound)
-
-        try:
-            self.stack.get()
-            self.assertEqual('DELETE_COMPLETE', self.stack.stack_status)
-        except heat_exceptions.NotFound:
-            pass
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.yaml b/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.yaml
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-HeatTemplateFormatVersion: '2012-12-12'
-Description: |
-  Template which tests autoscaling and load balancing
-Parameters:
-  KeyName:
-    Type: String
-  InstanceType:
-    Type: String
-  ImageId:
-    Type: String
-  Subnet:
-    Type: String
-  StackStart:
-    Description: Epoch seconds when the stack was launched
-    Type: Number
-  ConsumeStartSeconds:
-    Description: Seconds after invocation when memory should be consumed
-    Type: Number
-    Default: '60'
-  ConsumeStopSeconds:
-    Description: Seconds after StackStart when memory should be released
-    Type: Number
-    Default: '420'
-  ScaleUpThreshold:
-    Description: Memory percentage threshold to scale up on
-    Type: String
-    Default: '70'
-  ScaleDownThreshold:
-    Description: Memory percentage threshold to scale down on
-    Type: String
-    Default: '60'
-  ConsumeMemoryLimit:
-    Description: Memory percentage threshold to consume
-    Type: Number
-    Default: '71'
-Resources:
-  SmokeServerGroup:
-    Type: AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup
-    Properties:
-      AvailabilityZones: {'Fn::GetAZs': ''}
-      LaunchConfigurationName: {Ref: LaunchConfig}
-      MinSize: '1'
-      MaxSize: '3'
-      VPCZoneIdentifier: [{Ref: Subnet}]
-  SmokeServerScaleUpPolicy:
-    Type: AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy
-    Properties:
-      AdjustmentType: ChangeInCapacity
-      AutoScalingGroupName: {Ref: SmokeServerGroup}
-      Cooldown: '60'
-      ScalingAdjustment: '1'
-  SmokeServerScaleDownPolicy:
-    Type: AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy
-    Properties:
-      AdjustmentType: ChangeInCapacity
-      AutoScalingGroupName: {Ref: SmokeServerGroup}
-      Cooldown: '60'
-      ScalingAdjustment: '-1'
-  MEMAlarmHigh:
-    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
-    Properties:
-      AlarmDescription: Scale-up if MEM > ScaleUpThreshold% for 10 seconds
-      MetricName: MemoryUtilization
-      Namespace: system/linux
-      Statistic: Average
-      Period: '10'
-      EvaluationPeriods: '1'
-      Threshold: {Ref: ScaleUpThreshold}
-      AlarmActions: [{Ref: SmokeServerScaleUpPolicy}]
-      Dimensions:
-      - Name: AutoScalingGroupName
-        Value: {Ref: SmokeServerGroup}
-      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanThreshold
-  MEMAlarmLow:
-    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
-    Properties:
-      AlarmDescription: Scale-down if MEM < ScaleDownThreshold% for 10 seconds
-      MetricName: MemoryUtilization
-      Namespace: system/linux
-      Statistic: Average
-      Period: '10'
-      EvaluationPeriods: '1'
-      Threshold: {Ref: ScaleDownThreshold}
-      AlarmActions: [{Ref: SmokeServerScaleDownPolicy}]
-      Dimensions:
-      - Name: AutoScalingGroupName
-        Value: {Ref: SmokeServerGroup}
-      ComparisonOperator: LessThanThreshold
-  CfnUser:
-    Type: AWS::IAM::User
-  SmokeKeys:
-    Type: AWS::IAM::AccessKey
-    Properties:
-      UserName: {Ref: CfnUser}
-  SmokeSecurityGroup:
-    Type: AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup
-    Properties:
-      GroupDescription: Standard firewall rules
-      SecurityGroupIngress:
-      - {IpProtocol: tcp, FromPort: '22', ToPort: '22', CidrIp: 0.0.0.0/0}
-      - {IpProtocol: tcp, FromPort: '80', ToPort: '80', CidrIp: 0.0.0.0/0}
-  LaunchConfig:
-    Type: AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration
-    Metadata:
-      AWS::CloudFormation::Init:
-        config:
-          files:
-            /etc/cfn/cfn-credentials:
-              content:
-                Fn::Replace:
-                - $AWSAccessKeyId: {Ref: SmokeKeys}
-                  $AWSSecretKey: {'Fn::GetAtt': [SmokeKeys, SecretAccessKey]}
-                - |
-                  AWSAccessKeyId=$AWSAccessKeyId
-                  AWSSecretKey=$AWSSecretKey
-              mode: '000400'
-              owner: root
-              group: root
-            /root/watch_loop:
-              content:
-                Fn::Replace:
-                - _hi_: {Ref: MEMAlarmHigh}
-                  _lo_: {Ref: MEMAlarmLow}
-                - |
-                  #!/bin/bash
-                  while :
-                  do
-                    /opt/aws/bin/cfn-push-stats --watch _hi_ --mem-util
-                    /opt/aws/bin/cfn-push-stats --watch _lo_ --mem-util
-                    sleep 4
-                  done
-              mode: '000700'
-              owner: root
-              group: root
-            /root/consume_memory:
-              content:
-                Fn::Replace:
-                - StackStart: {Ref: StackStart}
-                  ConsumeStopSeconds: {Ref: ConsumeStopSeconds}
-                  ConsumeStartSeconds: {Ref: ConsumeStartSeconds}
-                  ConsumeMemoryLimit: {Ref: ConsumeMemoryLimit}
-                - |
-                  #!/usr/bin/env python
-                  import psutil
-                  import time
-                  import datetime
-                  import sys
-                  a = []
-                  sleep_until_consume = ConsumeStartSeconds
-                  stack_start = StackStart
-                  consume_stop_time = stack_start + ConsumeStopSeconds
-                  memory_limit = ConsumeMemoryLimit
-                  if sleep_until_consume > 0:
-                      sys.stdout.flush()
-                      time.sleep(sleep_until_consume)
-                  while psutil.virtual_memory().percent < memory_limit:
-                      sys.stdout.flush()
-                      a.append(' ' * 10**5)
-                      time.sleep(0.1)
-                  sleep_until_exit = consume_stop_time - time.time()
-                  if sleep_until_exit > 0:
-                      time.sleep(sleep_until_exit)
-              mode: '000700'
-              owner: root
-              group: root
-    Properties:
-      ImageId: {Ref: ImageId}
-      InstanceType: {Ref: InstanceType}
-      KeyName: {Ref: KeyName}
-      SecurityGroups: [{Ref: SmokeSecurityGroup}]
-      UserData:
-        Fn::Base64:
-          Fn::Replace:
-          - ConsumeStopSeconds: {Ref: ConsumeStopSeconds}
-            ConsumeStartSeconds: {Ref: ConsumeStartSeconds}
-            ConsumeMemoryLimit: {Ref: ConsumeMemoryLimit}
-          - |
-            #!/bin/bash -v
-            /opt/aws/bin/cfn-init
-            # report on memory consumption every 4 seconds
-            /root/watch_loop &
-            # wait ConsumeStartSeconds then ramp up memory consumption
-            # until it is over ConsumeMemoryLimit%
-            # then exits ConsumeStopSeconds seconds after stack launch
-            /root/consume_memory > /root/consume_memory.log &