diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 55096ed..061c2ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@
 *.swo
 *.egg-info
 .tox
+dist
+build
diff --git a/bin/tempest b/bin/tempest
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..87ba6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tempest
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function usage {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
+  echo "Run Tempest test suite"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  -s, --smoke              Only run smoke tests"
+  echo "  -w, --whitebox           Only run whitebox tests"
+  echo "  -h, --help               Print this usage message"
+  echo "  -d. --debug              Debug this script -- set -o xtrace"
+  exit
+}
+
+function process_option {
+  case "$1" in
+    -h|--help) usage;;
+    -d|--debug) set -o xtrace;;
+    -s|--smoke) noseargs="$noseargs --attr=type=smoke";;
+    -w|--whitebox) noseargs="$noseargs --attr=type=whitebox";;
+    *) noseargs="$noseargs $1"
+  esac
+}
+
+noseargs=""
+
+export NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
+export NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
+export NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15.00
+export NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3.00
+export NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
+export NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  process_option $arg
+done
+
+
+# only add tempest default if we don't specify a test
+if [[ "x$noseargs" =~ "tempest" ]]; then
+  noseargs="$noseargs"
+else
+  noseargs="$noseargs tempest"
+fi
+
+
+function run_tests {
+  $NOSETESTS
+}
+
+NOSETESTS="nosetests $noseargs"
+
+run_tests || exit
diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index ed3cf6c..020baa1 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -210,12 +210,8 @@
 [object-storage]
 # This section contains configuration options used when executing tests
 # against the OpenStack Object Storage API.
-# This should be the username of a user WITHOUT administrative privileges
-username = admin
-# The above non-administrative user's password
-password = password
-# The above non-administrative user's tenant name
-tenant_name = admin
+
+# You can configure the credentials in the compute section
 
 # The type of endpoint for an Object Storage API service. Unless you have a
 # custom Keystone service catalog implementation, you probably want to leave
diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.tpl b/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
index 880a3c1..8ef5b84 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
@@ -181,11 +181,8 @@
 # This section contains configuration options used when executing tests
 # against the OpenStack Object Storage API.
 # This should be the username of a user WITHOUT administrative privileges
-username = %USERNAME%
-# The above non-administrative user's password
-password = %PASSWORD%
-# The above non-administrative user's tenant name
-tenant_name = %TENANT_NAME%
+
+# You can configure the credentials in the compute section
 
 # The type of endpoint for an Object Storage API service. Unless you have a
 # custom Keystone service catalog implementation, you probably want to leave
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index e359caf..059ac75 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 function usage {
   echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]..."
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fceadba..2e046ea
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,34 +1,51 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-# Copyright (c) 2012 OpenStack, LLC.
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
+# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# 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
+#    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
+#         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.
+#    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 setuptools
 
-setuptools.setup(
-    name='tempest',
-    version="0.1",
-    description='The OpenStack Integration Test Suite',
-    license='Apache License (2.0)',
-    author='OpenStack',
-    author_email='openstack@lists.launchpad.net',
-    url='http://github.com/openstack/tempest/',
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
-        'Environment :: No Input/Output (Daemon)',
-    ],
-    py_modules=[])
+from tempest.common import setup
+
+requires = setup.parse_requirements()
+depend_links = setup.parse_dependency_links()
+
+setuptools.setup(name='tempest',
+                 version="2012.2",
+                 description='Integration test tools',
+                 author='OpenStack',
+                 author_email='openstack-qa@lists.launchpad.net',
+                 url='http://www.openstack.org/',
+                 classifiers=['Environment :: OpenStack',
+                              'Intended Audience :: Information Technology',
+                              'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
+                              'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+                              'License :: OSI Approved :'
+                              ': Apache Software License',
+                              'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+                              'Programming Language :: Python',
+                              'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+                              'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7', ],
+                 cmdclass=setup.get_cmdclass(),
+                 packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=['bin']),
+                 install_requires=requires,
+                 dependency_links=depend_links,
+                 include_package_data=True,
+                 test_suite='nose.collector',
+                 setup_requires=['setuptools_git>=0.4'],
+                 scripts=['bin/tempest'],
+                 py_modules=[])
diff --git a/tempest/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
index 52ed6bc..f430f02 100644
--- a/tempest/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
                         'Accept': 'application/%s' % self.TYPE}
         self.build_interval = config.compute.build_interval
         self.build_timeout = config.compute.build_timeout
+        self.general_header_lc = set(('cache-control', 'connection',
+                                      'date', 'pragma', 'trailer',
+                                      'transfer-encoding', 'via',
+                                      'warning'))
+        self.response_header_lc = set(('accept-ranges', 'age', 'etag',
+                                       'location', 'proxy-authenticate',
+                                       'retry-after', 'server',
+                                       'vary', 'www-authenticate'))
 
     def _set_auth(self):
         """
@@ -162,8 +170,8 @@
     def post(self, url, body, headers):
         return self.request('POST', url, headers, body)
 
-    def get(self, url, headers=None):
-        return self.request('GET', url, headers)
+    def get(self, url, headers=None, wait=None):
+        return self.request('GET', url, headers, wait=wait)
 
     def delete(self, url, headers=None):
         return self.request('DELETE', url, headers)
@@ -186,7 +194,8 @@
     def _parse_resp(self, body):
         return json.loads(body)
 
-    def request(self, method, url, headers=None, body=None, depth=0):
+    def request(self, method, url,
+                headers=None, body=None, depth=0, wait=None):
         """A simple HTTP request interface."""
 
         if (self.token is None) or (self.base_url is None):
@@ -200,12 +209,45 @@
         req_url = "%s/%s" % (self.base_url, url)
         resp, resp_body = self.http_obj.request(req_url, method,
                                                 headers=headers, body=body)
+
+        #TODO(afazekas): Make sure we can validate all responses, and the
+        #http library does not do any action automatically
+        if (resp.status in set((204, 205, 304)) or resp.status < 200 or
+            method.upper() == 'HEAD') and body:
+            raise exception.ResponseWithNonEmptyBody(status=resp.status)
+
+        #NOTE(afazekas):
+        # If the HTTP Status Code is 205
+        #   'The response MUST NOT include an entity.'
+        # A HTTP entity has an entity-body and an 'entity-header'.
+        # In the HTTP response specification (Section 6) the 'entity-header'
+        # 'generic-header' and 'response-header' are in OR relation.
+        # All headers not in the above two group are considered as entity
+        # header in every interpretation.
+
+        if (resp.status == 205 and
+            0 != len(set(resp.keys()) - set(('status',)) -
+            self.response_header_lc - self.general_header_lc)):
+            raise exception.ResponseWithEntity()
+
+        #NOTE(afazekas)
+        # Now the swift sometimes (delete not empty container)
+        # returns with non json error response, we can create new rest class
+        # for swift.
+        # Usually RFC2616 says error responses SHOULD contain an explanation.
+        # The warning is normal for SHOULD/SHOULD NOT case
+
+        # Likely it will cause error
+        if not body and resp.status >= 400:
+            self.log.warning("status >= 400 response with empty body")
+
         if resp.status == 401 or resp.status == 403:
             self._log(req_url, body, resp, resp_body)
             raise exceptions.Unauthorized()
 
         if resp.status == 404:
-            self._log(req_url, body, resp, resp_body)
+            if not wait:
+                self._log(req_url, body, resp, resp_body)
             raise exceptions.NotFound(resp_body)
 
         if resp.status == 400:
diff --git a/tempest/common/setup.py b/tempest/common/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6f72f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/common/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2011 OpenStack LLC.
+# 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.
+
+"""
+Utilities with minimum-depends for use in setup.py
+"""
+
+import datetime
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from setuptools.command import sdist
+
+
+def parse_mailmap(mailmap='.mailmap'):
+    mapping = {}
+    if os.path.exists(mailmap):
+        with open(mailmap, 'r') as fp:
+            for l in fp:
+                l = l.strip()
+                if not l.startswith('#') and ' ' in l:
+                    canonical_email, alias = [x for x in l.split(' ')
+                                              if x.startswith('<')]
+                    mapping[alias] = canonical_email
+    return mapping
+
+
+def canonicalize_emails(changelog, mapping):
+    """Takes in a string and an email alias mapping and replaces all
+       instances of the aliases in the string with their real email.
+    """
+    for alias, email in mapping.iteritems():
+        changelog = changelog.replace(alias, email)
+    return changelog
+
+
+# Get requirements from the first file that exists
+def get_reqs_from_files(requirements_files):
+    for requirements_file in requirements_files:
+        if os.path.exists(requirements_file):
+            with open(requirements_file, 'r') as fil:
+                return fil.read().split('\n')
+    return []
+
+
+def parse_requirements(requirements_files=['requirements.txt',
+                                           'tools/pip-requires']):
+    requirements = []
+    for line in get_reqs_from_files(requirements_files):
+        # For the requirements list, we need to inject only the portion
+        # after egg= so that distutils knows the package it's looking for
+        # such as:
+        # -e git://github.com/openstack/nova/master#egg=nova
+        if re.match(r'\s*-e\s+', line):
+            requirements.append(re.sub(r'\s*-e\s+.*#egg=(.*)$', r'\1',
+                                line))
+        # such as:
+        # http://github.com/openstack/nova/zipball/master#egg=nova
+        elif re.match(r'\s*https?:', line):
+            requirements.append(re.sub(r'\s*https?:.*#egg=(.*)$', r'\1',
+                                line))
+        # -f lines are for index locations, and don't get used here
+        elif re.match(r'\s*-f\s+', line):
+            pass
+        # argparse is part of the standard library starting with 2.7
+        # adding it to the requirements list screws distro installs
+        elif line == 'argparse' and sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
+            pass
+        else:
+            requirements.append(line)
+
+    return requirements
+
+
+def parse_dependency_links(requirements_files=['requirements.txt',
+                                               'tools/pip-requires']):
+    dependency_links = []
+    # dependency_links inject alternate locations to find packages listed
+    # in requirements
+    for line in get_reqs_from_files(requirements_files):
+        # skip comments and blank lines
+        if re.match(r'(\s*#)|(\s*$)', line):
+            continue
+        # lines with -e or -f need the whole line, minus the flag
+        if re.match(r'\s*-[ef]\s+', line):
+            dependency_links.append(re.sub(r'\s*-[ef]\s+', '', line))
+        # lines that are only urls can go in unmolested
+        elif re.match(r'\s*https?:', line):
+            dependency_links.append(line)
+    return dependency_links
+
+
+def write_requirements():
+    venv = os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV', None)
+    if venv is not None:
+        with open("requirements.txt", "w") as req_file:
+            output = subprocess.Popen(["pip", "-E", venv, "freeze", "-l"],
+                                      stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+            requirements = output.communicate()[0].strip()
+            req_file.write(requirements)
+
+
+def _run_shell_command(cmd):
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        output = subprocess.Popen(["cmd.exe", "/C", cmd],
+                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    else:
+        output = subprocess.Popen(["/bin/sh", "-c", cmd],
+                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    out = output.communicate()
+    if len(out) == 0:
+        return None
+    if len(out[0].strip()) == 0:
+        return None
+    return out[0].strip()
+
+
+def _get_git_next_version_suffix(branch_name):
+    datestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d')
+    if branch_name == 'milestone-proposed':
+        revno_prefix = "r"
+    else:
+        revno_prefix = ""
+    _run_shell_command("git fetch origin +refs/meta/*:refs/remotes/meta/*")
+    milestone_cmd = "git show meta/openstack/release:%s" % branch_name
+    milestonever = _run_shell_command(milestone_cmd)
+    if milestonever:
+        first_half = "%s~%s" % (milestonever, datestamp)
+    else:
+        first_half = datestamp
+
+    post_version = _get_git_post_version()
+    # post version should look like:
+    # 0.1.1.4.gcc9e28a
+    # where the bit after the last . is the short sha, and the bit between
+    # the last and second to last is the revno count
+    (revno, sha) = post_version.split(".")[-2:]
+    second_half = "%s%s.%s" % (revno_prefix, revno, sha)
+    return ".".join((first_half, second_half))
+
+
+def _get_git_current_tag():
+    return _run_shell_command("git tag --contains HEAD")
+
+
+def _get_git_tag_info():
+    return _run_shell_command("git describe --tags")
+
+
+def _get_git_post_version():
+    current_tag = _get_git_current_tag()
+    if current_tag is not None:
+        return current_tag
+    else:
+        tag_info = _get_git_tag_info()
+        if tag_info is None:
+            base_version = "0.0"
+            cmd = "git --no-pager log --oneline"
+            out = _run_shell_command(cmd)
+            revno = len(out.split("\n"))
+            sha = _run_shell_command("git describe --always")
+        else:
+            tag_infos = tag_info.split("-")
+            base_version = "-".join(tag_infos[:-2])
+            (revno, sha) = tag_infos[-2:]
+        return "%s.%s.%s" % (base_version, revno, sha)
+
+
+def write_git_changelog():
+    """Write a changelog based on the git changelog."""
+    new_changelog = 'ChangeLog'
+    if not os.getenv('SKIP_WRITE_GIT_CHANGELOG'):
+        if os.path.isdir('.git'):
+            git_log_cmd = 'git log --stat'
+            changelog = _run_shell_command(git_log_cmd)
+            mailmap = parse_mailmap()
+            with open(new_changelog, "w") as changelog_file:
+                changelog_file.write(canonicalize_emails(changelog, mailmap))
+    else:
+        open(new_changelog, 'w').close()
+
+
+def generate_authors():
+    """Create AUTHORS file using git commits."""
+    jenkins_email = 'jenkins@review.(openstack|stackforge).org'
+    old_authors = 'AUTHORS.in'
+    new_authors = 'AUTHORS'
+    if not os.getenv('SKIP_GENERATE_AUTHORS'):
+        if os.path.isdir('.git'):
+            # don't include jenkins email address in AUTHORS file
+            git_log_cmd = ("git log --format='%aN <%aE>' | sort -u | "
+                           "egrep -v '" + jenkins_email + "'")
+            changelog = _run_shell_command(git_log_cmd)
+            mailmap = parse_mailmap()
+            with open(new_authors, 'w') as new_authors_fh:
+                new_authors_fh.write(canonicalize_emails(changelog, mailmap))
+                if os.path.exists(old_authors):
+                    with open(old_authors, "r") as old_authors_fh:
+                        new_authors_fh.write('\n' + old_authors_fh.read())
+    else:
+        open(new_authors, 'w').close()
+
+
+_rst_template = """%(heading)s
+%(underline)s
+
+.. automodule:: %(module)s
+  :members:
+  :undoc-members:
+  :show-inheritance:
+"""
+
+
+def read_versioninfo(project):
+    """Read the versioninfo file. If it doesn't exist, we're in a github
+       zipball, and there's really no way to know what version we really
+       are, but that should be ok, because the utility of that should be
+       just about nil if this code path is in use in the first place."""
+    versioninfo_path = os.path.join(project, 'versioninfo')
+    if os.path.exists(versioninfo_path):
+        with open(versioninfo_path, 'r') as vinfo:
+            version = vinfo.read().strip()
+    else:
+        version = "0.0.0"
+    return version
+
+
+def write_versioninfo(project, version):
+    """Write a simple file containing the version of the package."""
+    with open(os.path.join(project, 'versioninfo'), 'w') as fil:
+        fil.write("%s\n" % version)
+
+
+def get_cmdclass():
+    """Return dict of commands to run from setup.py."""
+
+    cmdclass = dict()
+
+    def _find_modules(arg, dirname, files):
+        for filename in files:
+            if filename.endswith('.py') and filename != '__init__.py':
+                arg["%s.%s" % (dirname.replace('/', '.'),
+                               filename[:-3])] = True
+
+    class LocalSDist(sdist.sdist):
+        """Builds the ChangeLog and Authors files from VC first."""
+
+        def run(self):
+            write_git_changelog()
+            generate_authors()
+            # sdist.sdist is an old style class, can't use super()
+            sdist.sdist.run(self)
+
+    cmdclass['sdist'] = LocalSDist
+
+    # If Sphinx is installed on the box running setup.py,
+    # enable setup.py to build the documentation, otherwise,
+    # just ignore it
+    try:
+        from sphinx.setup_command import BuildDoc
+
+        class LocalBuildDoc(BuildDoc):
+            def generate_autoindex(self):
+                print "**Autodocumenting from %s" % os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
+                modules = {}
+                option_dict = self.distribution.get_option_dict('build_sphinx')
+                source_dir = os.path.join(option_dict['source_dir'][1], 'api')
+                if not os.path.exists(source_dir):
+                    os.makedirs(source_dir)
+                for pkg in self.distribution.packages:
+                    if '.' not in pkg:
+                        os.path.walk(pkg, _find_modules, modules)
+                module_list = modules.keys()
+                module_list.sort()
+                autoindex_filename = os.path.join(source_dir, 'autoindex.rst')
+                with open(autoindex_filename, 'w') as autoindex:
+                    autoindex.write(""".. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+""")
+                    for module in module_list:
+                        output_filename = os.path.join(source_dir,
+                                                       "%s.rst" % module)
+                        heading = "The :mod:`%s` Module" % module
+                        underline = "=" * len(heading)
+                        values = dict(module=module, heading=heading,
+                                      underline=underline)
+
+                        print "Generating %s" % output_filename
+                        with open(output_filename, 'w') as output_file:
+                            output_file.write(_rst_template % values)
+                        autoindex.write("   %s.rst\n" % module)
+
+            def run(self):
+                if not os.getenv('SPHINX_DEBUG'):
+                    self.generate_autoindex()
+
+                for builder in ['html', 'man']:
+                    self.builder = builder
+                    self.finalize_options()
+                    self.project = self.distribution.get_name()
+                    self.version = self.distribution.get_version()
+                    self.release = self.distribution.get_version()
+                    BuildDoc.run(self)
+        cmdclass['build_sphinx'] = LocalBuildDoc
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+
+    return cmdclass
+
+
+def get_git_branchname():
+    for branch in _run_shell_command("git branch --color=never").split("\n"):
+        if branch.startswith('*'):
+            _branch_name = branch.split()[1].strip()
+    if _branch_name == "(no":
+        _branch_name = "no-branch"
+    return _branch_name
+
+
+def get_pre_version(projectname, base_version):
+    """Return a version which is leading up to a version that will
+       be released in the future."""
+    if os.path.isdir('.git'):
+        current_tag = _get_git_current_tag()
+        if current_tag is not None:
+            version = current_tag
+        else:
+            branch_name = os.getenv('BRANCHNAME',
+                                    os.getenv('GERRIT_REFNAME',
+                                              get_git_branchname()))
+            version_suffix = _get_git_next_version_suffix(branch_name)
+            version = "%s~%s" % (base_version, version_suffix)
+        write_versioninfo(projectname, version)
+        return version
+    else:
+        version = read_versioninfo(projectname)
+    return version
+
+
+def get_post_version(projectname):
+    """Return a version which is equal to the tag that's on the current
+    revision if there is one, or tag plus number of additional revisions
+    if the current revision has no tag."""
+
+    if os.path.isdir('.git'):
+        version = _get_git_post_version()
+        write_versioninfo(projectname, version)
+        return version
+    return read_versioninfo(projectname)
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py b/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py
index 15afd0a..22e4742 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/data_utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import random
 import re
 import urllib
+import itertools
+
 from tempest import exceptions
 
 
@@ -58,30 +60,14 @@
 
 def parse_image_id(image_ref):
     """Return the image id from a given image ref"""
-    temp = image_ref.rsplit('/')
-    #Return the last item, which is the image id
-    return temp[len(temp) - 1]
+    return  image_ref.rsplit('/')[-1]
 
 
 def arbitrary_string(size=4, base_text=None):
-    """Return exactly size bytes worth of base_text as a string"""
-
-    if (base_text is None) or (base_text == ''):
+    """
+    Return size characters from base_text, repeating the base_text infinitely
+    if needed.
+    """
+    if not base_text:
         base_text = 'test'
-
-    if size <= 0:
-        return ''
-
-    extra = size % len(base_text)
-    body = ''
-
-    if extra == 0:
-        body = base_text * size
-
-    if extra == size:
-        body = base_text[:size]
-
-    if extra > 0 and extra < size:
-        body = (size / len(base_text)) * base_text + base_text[:extra]
-
-    return body
+    return ''.join(itertools.islice(itertools.cycle(base_text), size))
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 0ccd4b6..60da85c 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import ConfigParser
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 
@@ -400,21 +401,6 @@
     SECTION_NAME = "object-storage"
 
     @property
-    def username(self):
-        """Username to use for Object-Storage API requests."""
-        return self.get("username", "admin")
-
-    @property
-    def tenant_name(self):
-        """Tenant name to use for Object-Storage API requests."""
-        return self.get("tenant_name", "admin")
-
-    @property
-    def password(self):
-        """API key to use when authenticating."""
-        return self.get("password", "password")
-
-    @property
     def catalog_type(self):
         """Catalog type of the Object-Storage service."""
         return self.get("catalog_type", 'object-store')
@@ -528,11 +514,17 @@
 
         path = os.path.join(conf_dir, conf_file)
 
+        if (not os.path.isfile(path) and
+                not 'TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR' in os.environ and
+                not 'TEMPEST_CONFIG' in os.environ):
+            path = "/etc/tempest/" + self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE
+
         LOG.info("Using tempest config file %s" % path)
 
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             msg = "Config file %(path)s not found" % locals()
-            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+            print >> sys.stderr, RuntimeError(msg)
+            sys.exit(os.EX_NOINPUT)
 
         self._conf = self.load_config(path)
         self.compute = ComputeConfig(self._conf)
diff --git a/tempest/exceptions.py b/tempest/exceptions.py
index 016de69..86ec2eb 100644
--- a/tempest/exceptions.py
+++ b/tempest/exceptions.py
@@ -133,3 +133,17 @@
 
 class TearDownException(TempestException):
     message = "%(num)d cleanUp operation failed"
+
+
+class RFCViolation(TempestException):
+    message = "RFC Violation"
+
+
+class ResponseWithNonEmptyBody(RFCViolation):
+    message = ("RFC Violation! Response with %(status) HTTP Status Code "
+               "MUST NOT have a body")
+
+
+class ResponseWithEntity(RFCViolation):
+    message = ("RFC Violation! Response with 205 HTTP Status Code "
+               "MUST NOT have an entity")
diff --git a/tempest/manager.py b/tempest/manager.py
index fda887c..59743e5 100644
--- a/tempest/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/manager.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 from tempest.services.compute.json import keypairs_client
 from tempest.services.compute.json import volumes_extensions_client
 from tempest.services.compute.json import console_output_client
+from tempest.services.compute.json import quotas_client
 
 NetworkClient = network_client.NetworkClient
 ImagesClient = images_client.ImagesClientJSON
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 VolumesExtensionsClient = volumes_extensions_client.VolumesExtensionsClientJSON
 VolumesClient = volumes_client.VolumesClientJSON
 ConsoleOutputsClient = console_output_client.ConsoleOutputsClient
+QuotasClient = quotas_client.QuotasClient
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@
         self.volumes_extensions_client = VolumesExtensionsClient(*client_args)
         self.volumes_client = VolumesClient(*client_args)
         self.console_outputs_client = ConsoleOutputsClient(*client_args)
+        self.quotas_client = QuotasClient(*client_args)
         self.network_client = NetworkClient(*client_args)
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/openstack.py b/tempest/openstack.py
index dc73bd7..fbd2f00 100644
--- a/tempest/openstack.py
+++ b/tempest/openstack.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 from tempest.services.object_storage.object_client import ObjectClient
 from tempest.services.boto.clients import APIClientEC2
 from tempest.services.boto.clients import ObjectClientS3
-
+from tempest.services.compute.json.quotas_client import QuotasClient
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
             msg = "Unsupported interface type `%s'" % interface
             raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(msg)
         self.console_outputs_client = ConsoleOutputsClient(*client_args)
+        self.quotas_client = QuotasClient(*client_args)
         self.network_client = NetworkClient(*client_args)
         self.account_client = AccountClient(*client_args)
         self.container_client = ContainerClient(*client_args)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/admin/__init__.py b/tempest/services/compute/admin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/admin/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/admin/json/__init__.py b/tempest/services/compute/admin/json/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/admin/json/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/admin/json/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/admin/json/quotas_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..625d4d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/admin/json/quotas_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+#
+# Copyright 2012 NTT Data
+# 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 json
+
+from tempest.services.compute.json.quotas_client import QuotasClient
+
+
+class AdminQuotasClient(QuotasClient):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(AdminQuotasClient, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                                auth_url, tenant_name)
+
+    def update_quota_set(self, tenant_id, injected_file_content_bytes=None,
+                         metadata_items=None, ram=None, floating_ips=None,
+                         key_pairs=None, instances=None,
+                         security_group_rules=None, injected_files=None,
+                         cores=None, injected_file_path_bytes=None,
+                         security_groups=None):
+        """
+        Updates the tenant's quota limits for one or more resources
+        """
+        post_body = {}
+
+        if injected_file_content_bytes >= 0:
+            post_body['injected_file_content_bytes'] = \
+                injected_file_content_bytes
+
+        if metadata_items >= 0:
+            post_body['metadata_items'] = metadata_items
+
+        if ram >= 0:
+            post_body['ram'] = ram
+
+        if floating_ips >= 0:
+            post_body['floating_ips'] = floating_ips
+
+        if key_pairs >= 0:
+            post_body['key_pairs'] = key_pairs
+
+        if instances >= 0:
+            post_body['instances'] = instances
+
+        if security_group_rules >= 0:
+            post_body['security_group_rules'] = security_group_rules
+
+        if injected_files >= 0:
+            post_body['injected_files'] = injected_files
+
+        if cores >= 0:
+            post_body['cores'] = cores
+
+        if injected_file_path_bytes >= 0:
+            post_body['injected_file_path_bytes'] = injected_file_path_bytes
+
+        if security_groups >= 0:
+            post_body['security_groups'] = security_groups
+
+        post_body = json.dumps({'quota_set': post_body})
+        resp, body = self.put('os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id), post_body,
+                              self.headers)
+
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['quota_set']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
index 01708a2..dc825df 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/flavors_client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 import json
+import urllib
 
 
 class FlavorsClientJSON(RestClient):
@@ -28,12 +29,8 @@
 
     def list_flavors(self, params=None):
         url = 'flavors'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = "flavors?" + "".join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
@@ -41,12 +38,8 @@
 
     def list_flavors_with_detail(self, params=None):
         url = 'flavors/detail'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = "flavors/detail?" + "".join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
index 6219f34..1303c52 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 from tempest import exceptions
 import json
+import urllib
 
 
 class FloatingIPsClientJSON(RestClient):
@@ -29,11 +30,9 @@
     def list_floating_ips(self, params=None):
         """Returns a list of all floating IPs filtered by any parameters"""
         url = 'os-floating-ips'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s" % (param, value))
-            url += '?' + ' &'.join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
+
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['floating_ips']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
index 102590c..999d6cb 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from tempest import exceptions
 import json
 import time
+import urllib
 
 
 class ImagesClientJSON(RestClient):
@@ -50,12 +51,8 @@
     def list_images(self, params=None):
         """Returns a list of all images filtered by any parameters"""
         url = 'images'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = "images?" + "".join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
@@ -64,12 +61,8 @@
     def list_images_with_detail(self, params=None):
         """Returns a detailed list of images filtered by any parameters"""
         url = 'images/detail'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = "images/detail?" + "".join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/limits_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/limits_client.py
index f363bf7..945477a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/limits_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/limits_client.py
@@ -26,19 +26,15 @@
                                                auth_url, tenant_name)
         self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
 
-    def get_limits(self):
+    def get_absolute_limits(self):
         resp, body = self.get("limits")
         body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body['limits']
+        return resp, body['limits']['absolute']
 
-    def get_max_server_meta(self):
-        resp, limits_dict = self.get_limits()
-        return resp, limits_dict['absolute']['maxServerMeta']
-
-    def get_personality_file_limit(self):
-        resp, limits_dict = self.get_limits()
-        return resp, limits_dict['absolute']['maxPersonality']
-
-    def get_personality_size_limit(self):
-        resp, limits_dict = self.get_limits()
-        return resp, limits_dict['absolute']['maxPersonalitySize']
+    def get_specific_absolute_limit(self, absolute_limit):
+        resp, body = self.get("limits")
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        if absolute_limit not in body['limits']['absolute']:
+            return None
+        else:
+            return body['limits']['absolute'][absolute_limit]
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cc417f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/quotas_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+#
+# Copyright 2012 NTT Data
+# 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 json
+
+from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
+
+
+class QuotasClient(RestClient):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(QuotasClient, self).__init__(config, username, password,
+                                           auth_url, tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
+
+    def get_quota_set(self, tenant_id):
+        """List the quota set for a tenant"""
+
+        url = 'os-quota-sets/%s' % str(tenant_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['quota_set']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
index 9d8de23..cf8fed7 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_groups_client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 import json
+import urllib
 
 
 class SecurityGroupsClientJSON(RestClient):
@@ -31,12 +32,8 @@
         """List all security groups for a user"""
 
         url = 'os-security-groups'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s" % (param, value))
-
-            url += '?' + ' &'.join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index 94fe637..97ef78e 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 import json
 import time
+import urllib
 
 
 class ServersClientJSON(RestClient):
@@ -121,12 +122,8 @@
         """Lists all servers for a user"""
 
         url = 'servers'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = "servers?" + "".join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
@@ -136,12 +133,8 @@
         """Lists all servers in detail for a user"""
 
         url = 'servers/detail'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = "servers/detail?" + "".join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
index 5ac1124..1c5d525 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 import json
 import time
+import urllib
 
 
 class VolumesExtensionsClientJSON(RestClient):
@@ -34,12 +35,8 @@
     def list_volumes(self, params=None):
         """List all the volumes created"""
         url = 'os-volumes'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url += '?' + ' '.join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
@@ -48,21 +45,17 @@
     def list_volumes_with_detail(self, params=None):
         """List all the details of volumes"""
         url = 'os-volumes/detail'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = '?' + ' '.join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['volumes']
 
-    def get_volume(self, volume_id):
+    def get_volume(self, volume_id, wait=None):
         """Returns the details of a single volume"""
         url = "os-volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, wait=wait)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['volume']
 
@@ -111,7 +104,7 @@
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
-            self.get_volume(id)
+            self.get_volume(id, wait=True)
         except exceptions.NotFound:
             return True
         return False
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py
index 63ce267..1dc34a5 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/flavors_client.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         return [self._format_flavor(xml_to_json(x)) for x in node]
 
     def _list_flavors(self, url, params):
-        if params is not None:
+        if params:
             url += "?%s" % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
index 2f87926..fcb16d3 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from lxml import etree
+import urllib
 
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -43,11 +44,8 @@
     def list_floating_ips(self, params=None):
         """Returns a list of all floating IPs filtered by any parameters"""
         url = 'os-floating-ips'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s" % (param, value))
-            url += "?" + "&".join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py
index 12ad4d4..b9cb220 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/images_client.py
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@
         """Returns a list of all images filtered by any parameters"""
         url = 'images'
         if params:
-            param_list = urllib.urlencode(params)
-            url += "?" + param_list
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py
index 75142a9..229dbee 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/limits_client.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                                               auth_url, tenant_name)
         self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
 
-    def get_limits(self):
+    def get_absolute_limits(self):
         resp, body = self.get("limits", self.headers)
         body = objectify.fromstring(body)
         lim = NS + 'absolute'
@@ -37,23 +37,19 @@
 
         for el in body[lim].iterchildren():
             attributes = el.attrib
-            if attributes['name'] == 'maxServerMeta':
-                ret['maxServerMeta'] = int(attributes['value'])
-            elif attributes['name'] == 'maxPersonality':
-                ret['maxPersonality'] = int(attributes['value'])
-            elif attributes['name'] == 'maxPersonalitySize':
-                ret['maxPersonalitySize'] = int(attributes['value'])
-
+            ret[attributes['name']] = attributes['value']
         return resp, ret
 
-    def get_max_server_meta(self):
-        resp, limits_dict = self.get_limits()
-        return resp, limits_dict['maxServerMeta']
+    def get_specific_absolute_limit(self, absolute_limit):
+        resp, body = self.get("limits", self.headers)
+        body = objectify.fromstring(body)
+        lim = NS + 'absolute'
+        ret = {}
 
-    def get_personality_file_limit(self):
-        resp, limits_dict = self.get_limits()
-        return resp, limits_dict['maxPersonality']
-
-    def get_personality_size_limit(self):
-        resp, limits_dict = self.get_limits()
-        return resp, limits_dict['maxPersonalitySize']
+        for el in body[lim].iterchildren():
+            attributes = el.attrib
+            ret[attributes['name']] = attributes['value']
+        if absolute_limit not in ret:
+            return None
+        else:
+            return ret[absolute_limit]
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py
index 0e35112..bfd6c7a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/security_groups_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from lxml import etree
+import urllib
 
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
@@ -46,12 +47,8 @@
         """List all security groups for a user"""
 
         url = 'os-security-groups'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s" % (param, value))
-
-            url += '?' + ' &'.join(param_list)
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
         body = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
index d7c88b7..b354fb9 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import XMLNS_11
 import time
+import urllib
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -82,24 +83,18 @@
 
     def list_servers(self, params=None):
         url = 'servers/detail'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s" % (param, value))
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-            url += "?" + "&".join(param_list)
         resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
         servers = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, {"servers": servers}
 
     def list_servers_with_detail(self, params=None):
         url = 'servers/detail'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s" % (param, value))
+        if params:
+            url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-            url += "?" + "&".join(param_list)
         resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
         servers = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, {"servers": servers}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py
index 6869360..871f2e5 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/volumes_extensions_client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import time
 from lxml import etree
+import urllib
 
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
@@ -79,10 +80,10 @@
             volumes += [self._parse_volume(vol) for vol in list(body)]
         return resp, volumes
 
-    def get_volume(self, volume_id):
+    def get_volume(self, volume_id, wait=None):
         """Returns the details of a single volume"""
         url = "os-volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers, wait=wait)
         body = etree.fromstring(body)
         return resp, self._parse_volume(body)
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
-            self.get_volume(id)
+            self.get_volume(id, wait=True)
         except exceptions.NotFound:
             return True
         return False
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py
index 4eaeb34..0ab5cd4 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import json
+import urllib
 
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 
@@ -81,11 +82,9 @@
             DEFAULT:  Python-List returned in response body
         """
 
-        param_list = ['format=%s&' % self.format]
-        if params is not None:
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-        url = '?' + ''.join(param_list)
+        url = '?format=%s' % self.format
+        if params:
+            url += '&%s' + urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
index bb08de2..37a8375 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import json
+import urllib
 
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
            Creates a container, with optional metadata passed in as a
            dictonary
         """
-        url = container_name
+        url = str(container_name)
         headers = {}
 
         if metadata is not None:
@@ -48,14 +49,14 @@
 
     def delete_container(self, container_name):
         """Deletes the container (if it's empty)"""
-        url = container_name
+        url = str(container_name)
         resp, body = self.delete(url)
         return resp, body
 
     def update_container_metadata(self, container_name, metadata,
                                   metadata_prefix='X-Container-Meta-'):
         """Updates arbitrary metadata on container"""
-        url = container_name
+        url = str(container_name)
         headers = {}
 
         if metadata is not None:
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
     def delete_container_metadata(self, container_name, metadata,
                                   metadata_prefix='X-Remove-Container-Meta-'):
         """Deletes arbitrary metadata on container"""
-        url = container_name
+        url = str(container_name)
         headers = {}
 
         if metadata is not None:
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
         """
         Retrieves container metadata headers
         """
-        url = container_name
+        url = str(container_name)
         headers = {"X-Storage-Token": self.token}
         resp, body = self.head(url, headers=headers)
         return resp, body
@@ -162,11 +163,9 @@
         """
 
         url = str(container)
-        param_list = ['format=%s&' % self.format]
-        if params is not None:
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-        url += '?' + ''.join(param_list)
+        url += '?format=%s' % self.format
+        if params:
+            url += '&%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
index 440d043..c8f63ef 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         return resp, body
 
-    def copy_object(self, container, src_object_name, dest_object_name,
-                    metadata=None):
+    def copy_object_in_same_container(self, container, src_object_name,
+                                      dest_object_name, metadata=None):
         """Copy storage object's data to the new object using PUT"""
 
         url = "{0}/{1}".format(container, dest_object_name)
@@ -85,6 +85,23 @@
         resp, body = self.put(url, None, headers=headers)
         return resp, body
 
+    def copy_object_across_containers(self, src_container, src_object_name,
+                                      dst_container, dst_object_name,
+                                      metadata=None):
+        """Copy storage object's data to the new object using PUT"""
+
+        url = "{0}/{1}".format(dst_container, dst_object_name)
+        headers = {}
+        headers['X-Copy-From'] = "%s/%s" % (str(src_container),
+                                            str(src_object_name))
+        headers['content-length'] = '0'
+        if metadata:
+            for key in metadata:
+                headers[str(key)] = metadata[key]
+
+        resp, body = self.put(url, None, headers=headers)
+        return resp, body
+
     def copy_object_2d_way(self, container, src_object_name, dest_object_name,
                            metadata=None):
         """Copy storage object's data to the new object using COPY"""
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index 6f04e5e..2045f3c 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import json
 import time
+import urllib
 
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -38,12 +39,9 @@
     def list_volumes(self, params=None):
         """List all the volumes created"""
         url = 'volumes'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
+        if params:
+                url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
-            url += '?' + ' '.join(param_list)
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['volumes']
@@ -51,21 +49,17 @@
     def list_volumes_with_detail(self, params=None):
         """List the details of all volumes"""
         url = 'volumes/detail'
-        if params is not None:
-            param_list = []
-            for param, value in params.iteritems():
-                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
-
-            url = '?' + ' '.join(param_list)
+        if params:
+                url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(params)
 
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['volumes']
 
-    def get_volume(self, volume_id):
+    def get_volume(self, volume_id, wait=None):
         """Returns the details of a single volume"""
         url = "volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, wait=wait)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['volume']
 
@@ -133,7 +127,7 @@
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
-            self.get_volume(id)
+            self.get_volume(id, wait=True)
         except exceptions.NotFound:
             return True
         return False
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index ef5f3e9..b90c65a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import time
+import urllib
 
 from lxml import etree
 
@@ -82,10 +83,10 @@
             volumes += [self._parse_volume(vol) for vol in list(body)]
         return resp, volumes
 
-    def get_volume(self, volume_id):
+    def get_volume(self, volume_id, wait=None):
         """Returns the details of a single volume"""
         url = "volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers, wait=wait)
         body = etree.fromstring(body)
         return resp, self._parse_volume(body)
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
-            self.get_volume(id)
+            self.get_volume(id, wait=True)
         except exceptions.NotFound:
             return True
         return False
diff --git a/tempest/tests/boto/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/boto/__init__.py
index 3d5ea6c..11fa077 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/boto/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/boto/__init__.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
         EC2_CAN_CONNECT_ERROR = "AWS credentials not set," +\
                                 " faild to get them even by keystoneclient"
     except Exception as exc:
-        logging.exception(exc)
         EC2_CAN_CONNECT_ERROR = str(exc)
     else:
         EC2_CAN_CONNECT_ERROR = None
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@
             if exc.status == 403:
                 _cred_sub_check(s3client.connection_data)
     except Exception as exc:
-        logging.exception(exc)
         S3_CAN_CONNECT_ERROR = str(exc)
     except keystoneclient.exceptions.Unauthorized:
         S3_CAN_CONNECT_ERROR = "AWS credentials not set," +\
diff --git a/tempest/tests/boto/test_ec2_security_groups.py b/tempest/tests/boto/test_ec2_security_groups.py
index 4e978e1..3d50e8b 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/boto/test_ec2_security_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/boto/test_ec2_security_groups.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
         group = self.client.create_security_group(group_name,
                                                   group_description)
         self.addResourceCleanUp(self.client.delete_security_group, group_name)
-        groups_get = self.client.get_all_security_groups(groupnames=
-                                                         (group_name,))
+        groups_get = self.client.get_all_security_groups(
+                                                  groupnames=(group_name,))
         self.assertEqual(len(groups_get), 1)
         group_get = groups_get[0]
         self.assertEqual(group.name, group_get.name)
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
                                                        to_port=22)
         self.assertTrue(success)
         #TODO(afazekas): Duplicate tests
-        group_get = self.client.get_all_security_groups(groupnames=
-                                                        (group_name,))[0]
+        group_get = self.client.get_all_security_groups(
+                                                 groupnames=(group_name,))[0]
         #remove listed rules
         for ip_permission in group_get.rules:
             for cidr in ip_permission.grants:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                                 from_port=ip_permission.from_port,
                                 to_port=ip_permission.to_port))
 
-        group_get = self.client.get_all_security_groups(groupnames=
-                                                        (group_name,))[0]
+        group_get = self.client.get_all_security_groups(
+                                                 groupnames=(group_name,))[0]
         #all rules shuld be removed now
         self.assertEqual(0, len(group_get.rules))
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_quotas.py b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98ca169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_quotas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack, LLC
+# 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 nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+
+from tempest.tests.compute.base import BaseComputeTest
+from tempest.services.compute.admin.json import quotas_client as adm_quotas
+from tempest import exceptions
+
+
+class QuotasTest(BaseComputeTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(QuotasTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        adm_user = cls.config.compute_admin.username
+        adm_pass = cls.config.compute_admin.password
+        adm_tenant = cls.config.compute_admin.tenant_name
+        auth_url = cls.config.identity.auth_url
+
+        cls.adm_client = adm_quotas.AdminQuotasClient(cls.config, adm_user,
+                                                      adm_pass, auth_url,
+                                                      adm_tenant)
+        cls.client = cls.os.quotas_client
+        cls.identity_admin_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
+        resp, tenants = cls.identity_admin_client.list_tenants()
+
+        if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
+            cls.demo_tenant_id = cls.isolated_creds[0][0]['tenantId']
+        else:
+            cls.demo_tenant_id = [tnt['id'] for tnt in tenants if tnt['name']
+                                  == cls.config.compute.tenant_name][0]
+
+        cls.adm_tenant_id = [tnt['id'] for tnt in tenants if tnt['name'] ==
+                             cls.config.compute_admin.tenant_name][0]
+
+        cls.default_quota_set = {'injected_file_content_bytes': 10240,
+                                 'metadata_items': 128, 'injected_files': 5,
+                                 'ram': 51200, 'floating_ips': 10,
+                                 'key_pairs': 100,
+                                 'injected_file_path_bytes': 255,
+                                 'instances': 10, 'security_group_rules': 20,
+                                 'cores': 20, 'security_groups': 10}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDown(cls):
+        for server in cls.servers:
+            try:
+                cls.servers_client.delete_server(server['id'])
+            except exceptions.NotFound:
+                continue
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_get_default_quotas(self):
+        """Admin can get the default resource quota set for a tenant"""
+        expected_quota_set = self.default_quota_set.copy()
+        expected_quota_set['id'] = self.demo_tenant_id
+        try:
+            resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(expected_quota_set, quota_set)
+        except:
+            self.fail("Admin could not get the default quota set for a tenant")
+
+    def test_update_all_quota_resources_for_tenant(self):
+        """Admin can update all the resource quota limits for a tenant"""
+        new_quota_set = {'injected_file_content_bytes': 20480,
+                         'metadata_items': 256, 'injected_files': 10,
+                         'ram': 10240, 'floating_ips': 20, 'key_pairs': 200,
+                         'injected_file_path_bytes': 512, 'instances': 20,
+                         'security_group_rules': 20, 'cores': 2,
+                         'security_groups': 20}
+        try:
+            # Update limits for all quota resources
+            resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.update_quota_set(
+                self.demo_tenant_id,
+                **new_quota_set)
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(new_quota_set, quota_set)
+        except:
+            self.fail("Admin could not update quota set for the tenant")
+        finally:
+            # Reset quota resource limits to default values
+            resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.update_quota_set(
+                self.demo_tenant_id,
+                **self.default_quota_set)
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status, "Failed to reset quota "
+                             "defaults")
+
+    def test_get_updated_quotas(self):
+        """Verify that GET shows the updated quota set"""
+        self.adm_client.update_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id,
+                                         ram='5120')
+        try:
+            resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.assertEqual(quota_set['ram'], 5120)
+        except:
+            self.fail("Could not get the update quota limit for resource")
+        finally:
+            # Reset quota resource limits to default values
+            resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.update_quota_set(
+                self.demo_tenant_id,
+                **self.default_quota_set)
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status, "Failed to reset quota "
+                             "defaults")
+
+    def test_create_server_when_cpu_quota_is_full(self):
+        """Disallow server creation when tenant's vcpu quota is full"""
+        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        default_vcpu_quota = quota_set['cores']
+        vcpu_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
+
+        resp, quota_set = self.adm_client.update_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id,
+                                                           cores=vcpu_quota)
+        try:
+            self.create_server()
+        except exceptions.OverLimit:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.fail("Could create servers over the VCPU quota limit")
+        finally:
+            self.adm_client.update_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id,
+                                             cores=default_vcpu_quota)
+
+    def test_create_server_when_memory_quota_is_full(self):
+        """Disallow server creation when tenant's memory quota is full"""
+        resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
+        default_mem_quota = quota_set['ram']
+        mem_quota = 0  # Set the quota to zero to conserve resources
+
+        self.adm_client.update_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id,
+                                         ram=mem_quota)
+        try:
+            self.create_server()
+        except exceptions.OverLimit:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.fail("Could create servers over the memory quota limit")
+        finally:
+            self.adm_client.update_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id,
+                                             ram=default_mem_quota)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/base.py b/tempest/tests/compute/base.py
index ebf3b54..bb2ff8b 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/base.py
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
 
 import logging
 import time
-import nose
 
 import unittest2 as unittest
 import nose
 
 from tempest import config
-from tempest import openstack
 from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import openstack
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 
 __all__ = ['BaseComputeTest', 'BaseComputeTestJSON', 'BaseComputeTestXML',
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@
         cls.keypairs_client = os.keypairs_client
         cls.security_groups_client = os.security_groups_client
         cls.console_outputs_client = os.console_outputs_client
+        cls.quotas_client = os.quotas_client
         cls.limits_client = os.limits_client
         cls.volumes_extensions_client = os.volumes_extensions_client
         cls.volumes_client = os.volumes_client
@@ -178,10 +178,12 @@
         cls.clear_isolated_creds()
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_server(cls, image_id=None):
+    def create_server(cls, image_id=None, flavor=None):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test server"""
         server_name = rand_name(cls.__name__ + "-instance")
-        flavor = cls.flavor_ref
+
+        if not flavor:
+            flavor = cls.flavor_ref
         if not image_id:
             image_id = cls.image_ref
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py b/tempest/tests/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
index 95520b5..9d297f6 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
             self.fail('Expected BadRequest for invalid public key')
 
     @attr(type='negative')
+    @unittest.skip("Skipped until the Bug #1086980 is resolved")
     def test_keypair_delete_nonexistant_key(self):
         """Non-existant key deletion should throw a proper error"""
         k_name = rand_name("keypair-non-existant-")
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/limits/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/compute/limits/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/limits/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/limits/test_absolute_limits.py b/tempest/tests/compute/limits/test_absolute_limits.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede0dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/limits/test_absolute_limits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack, LLC
+# 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 unittest2 as unittest
+
+from tempest.tests.compute import base
+
+
+class AbsoluteLimitsTest(object):
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.client = cls.limits_client
+
+    @unittest.skip("Skipped until the Bug #1025294 is resolved")
+    def test_absLimits_get(self):
+        """
+        To check if all limits are present in the response
+        """
+        resp, absolute_limits = self.client.get_absolute_limits()
+        expected_elements = ['maxImageMeta', 'maxPersonality',
+                             'maxPersonalitySize',
+                             'maxPersonalityFilePathSize',
+                             'maxServerMeta', 'maxTotalCores',
+                             'maxTotalFloatingIps', 'maxSecurityGroups',
+                             'maxSecurityGroupRules', 'maxTotalInstances',
+                             'maxTotalKeypairs', 'maxTotalRAMSize',
+                             'maxTotalVolumeGigabytes', 'maxTotalVolumes',
+                             'totalCoresUsed', 'totalFloatingIpsUsed',
+                             'totalSecurityGroupsUsed', 'totalInstancesUsed',
+                             'totalKeyPairsUsed', 'totalRAMUsed',
+                             'totalVolumeGigabytesUsed', 'totalVolumesUsed']
+        # check whether all expected elements exist
+        missing_elements =\
+            [ele for ele in expected_elements if ele not in absolute_limits]
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(missing_elements),
+                         "Failed to find element %s in absolute limits list"
+                         % ', '.join(ele for ele in missing_elements))
+
+
+class AbsoluteLimitsTestJSON(base.BaseComputeTestJSON,
+                             AbsoluteLimitsTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(AbsoluteLimitsTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        AbsoluteLimitsTest.setUpClass(cls)
+
+
+class AbsoluteLimitsTestXML(base.BaseComputeTestXML,
+                            AbsoluteLimitsTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(AbsoluteLimitsTestXML, cls).setUpClass()
+        AbsoluteLimitsTest.setUpClass(cls)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_create_server.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
index 5d6c2ba..461f5e4 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 from tempest.common.utils.linux.remote_client import RemoteClient
 from tempest.tests.compute import base
+from tempest.tests import compute
 
 
 class ServersTest(object):
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@
         cls.meta = {'hello': 'world'}
         cls.accessIPv4 = '1.1.1.1'
         cls.accessIPv6 = '::babe:220.12.22.2'
+        # See: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952 (section 4)
+        # This is the canonicalized form of the above.
+        cls.accessIPv6canon = '::babe:dc0c:1602'
         cls.name = rand_name('server')
         file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
         personality = [{'path': '/etc/test.txt',
@@ -46,7 +50,8 @@
                                             meta=cls.meta,
                                             accessIPv4=cls.accessIPv4,
                                             accessIPv6=cls.accessIPv6,
-                                            personality=personality)
+                                            personality=personality,
+                                            disk_config=cls.disk_config)
         cls.resp, cls.server_initial = cli_resp
         cls.password = cls.server_initial['adminPass']
         cls.client.wait_for_server_status(cls.server_initial['id'], 'ACTIVE')
@@ -66,9 +71,9 @@
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_verify_server_details(self):
         """Verify the specified server attributes are set correctly"""
-
         self.assertEqual(self.accessIPv4, self.server['accessIPv4'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.accessIPv6, self.server['accessIPv6'])
+        self.assertIn(self.server['accessIPv6'],
+                      [self.accessIPv6, self.accessIPv6canon])
         self.assertEqual(self.name, self.server['name'])
         self.assertEqual(self.image_ref, self.server['image']['id'])
         self.assertEqual(str(self.flavor_ref), self.server['flavor']['id'])
@@ -116,11 +121,49 @@
         self.assertTrue(linux_client.hostname_equals_servername(self.name))
 
 
+@attr(type='positive')
+class ServersTestAutoDisk(base.BaseComputeTestJSON,
+                          ServersTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        if not compute.DISK_CONFIG_ENABLED:
+            msg = "DiskConfig extension not enabled."
+            raise nose.SkipTest(msg)
+        super(ServersTestAutoDisk, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.disk_config = 'AUTO'
+        ServersTest.setUpClass(cls)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        ServersTest.tearDownClass(cls)
+        super(ServersTestAutoDisk, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+
+@attr(type='positive')
+class ServersTestManualDisk(base.BaseComputeTestJSON,
+                            ServersTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        if not compute.DISK_CONFIG_ENABLED:
+            msg = "DiskConfig extension not enabled."
+            raise nose.SkipTest(msg)
+        super(ServersTestManualDisk, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.disk_config = 'MANUAL'
+        ServersTest.setUpClass(cls)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        ServersTest.tearDownClass(cls)
+        super(ServersTestManualDisk, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+
+@attr(type='smoke')
 class ServersTestJSON(base.BaseComputeTestJSON,
                       ServersTest):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ServersTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.disk_config = None
         ServersTest.setUpClass(cls)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -129,11 +172,13 @@
         super(ServersTestJSON, cls).tearDownClass()
 
 
+@attr(type='smoke')
 class ServersTestXML(base.BaseComputeTestXML,
                      ServersTest):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ServersTestXML, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.disk_config = None
         ServersTest.setUpClass(cls)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_disk_config.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_disk_config.py
index a18fabb..1273fe4 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_disk_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_disk_config.py
@@ -36,44 +36,6 @@
         cls.client = cls.os.servers_client
 
     @attr(type='positive')
-    def test_create_server_with_manual_disk_config(self):
-        """A server should be created with manual disk config"""
-        name = rand_name('server')
-        resp, server = self.client.create_server(name,
-                                                 self.image_ref,
-                                                 self.flavor_ref,
-                                                 disk_config='MANUAL')
-
-        #Wait for the server to become active
-        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'ACTIVE')
-
-        #Verify the specified attributes are set correctly
-        resp, server = self.client.get_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('MANUAL', server['OS-DCF:diskConfig'])
-
-        #Delete the server
-        resp, body = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-
-    @attr(type='positive')
-    def test_create_server_with_auto_disk_config(self):
-        """A server should be created with auto disk config"""
-        name = rand_name('server')
-        resp, server = self.client.create_server(name,
-                                                 self.image_ref,
-                                                 self.flavor_ref,
-                                                 disk_config='AUTO')
-
-        #Wait for the server to become active
-        self.client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'ACTIVE')
-
-        #Verify the specified attributes are set correctly
-        resp, server = self.client.get_server(server['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('AUTO', server['OS-DCF:diskConfig'])
-
-        #Delete the server
-        resp, body = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-
-    @attr(type='positive')
     def test_rebuild_server_with_manual_disk_config(self):
         """A server should be rebuilt using the manual disk config option"""
         name = rand_name('server')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
index a570aec..75457d1 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@
         name = rand_name('server')
         file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
         personality = []
-        _, max_file_limit = self.user_client.get_personality_file_limit()
-        for i in range(0, max_file_limit + 1):
+        max_file_limit = \
+            self.user_client.get_specific_absolute_limit("maxPersonality")
+        for i in range(0, int(max_file_limit) + 1):
             path = 'etc/test' + str(i) + '.txt'
             personality.append({'path': path,
                                 'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents)})
@@ -57,18 +58,16 @@
             name = rand_name('server')
             file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
 
-            cli_resp = self.user_client.get_personality_file_limit()
-            resp, max_file_limit = cli_resp
-            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            max_file_limit = \
+                self.user_client.get_specific_absolute_limit("maxPersonality")
 
             personality = []
-            for i in range(0, max_file_limit):
+            for i in range(0, int(max_file_limit)):
                 path = 'etc/test' + str(i) + '.txt'
                 personality.append({
                     'path': path,
                     'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents),
                 })
-
             resp, server = self.client.create_server(name, self.image_ref,
                                                      self.flavor_ref,
                                                      personality=personality)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers.py
index 4132b02..c534829 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         """
 
         try:
+            server = None
             name = rand_name('server')
             resp, server = self.client.create_server(name, self.image_ref,
                                                      self.flavor_ref,
@@ -41,12 +42,15 @@
 
         #Teardown
         finally:
-            self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+            if server:
+                self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
 
     def test_create_with_existing_server_name(self):
         """Creating a server with a name that already exists is allowed"""
 
         try:
+            id1 = None
+            id2 = None
             server_name = rand_name('server')
             resp, server = self.client.create_server(server_name,
                                                      self.image_ref,
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@
         """Specify a keypair while creating a server"""
 
         try:
+            server = None
             key_name = rand_name('key')
             resp, keypair = self.keypairs_client.create_keypair(key_name)
             resp, body = self.keypairs_client.list_keypairs()
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@
     def test_update_server_name(self):
         """The server name should be changed to the the provided value"""
         try:
+            server = None
             name = rand_name('server')
             resp, server = self.client.create_server(name, self.image_ref,
                                                      self.flavor_ref)
@@ -111,7 +117,8 @@
 
         #Teardown
         finally:
-            self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+            if server:
+                self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
 
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_update_access_server_address(self):
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@
         The server's access addresses should reflect the provided values
         """
         try:
+            server = None
             name = rand_name('server')
             resp, server = self.client.create_server(name, self.image_ref,
                                                      self.flavor_ref)
@@ -138,7 +146,8 @@
 
         #Teardown
         finally:
-            self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+            if server:
+                self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
 
     def test_delete_server_while_in_building_state(self):
         """Delete a server while it's VM state is Building"""
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/test_authorization.py b/tempest/tests/compute/test_authorization.py
index 12fa94b..0d08c18 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/test_authorization.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/test_authorization.py
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
 
     @raises(exceptions.NotFound)
     @attr(type='negative')
+    @unittest.skip("Skipped until the Bug #1086980 is resolved")
     def test_delete_keypair_of_alt_account_fails(self):
         """A DELETE request for another user's keypair should fail"""
         self.alt_keypairs_client.delete_keypair(self.keypairname)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/test_quotas.py b/tempest/tests/compute/test_quotas.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d07064f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/test_quotas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack, LLC
+# 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 nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+
+from tempest.tests.compute.base import BaseComputeTest
+
+
+class QuotasTest(BaseComputeTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(QuotasTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.quotas_client
+        cls.admin_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
+        resp, tenants = cls.admin_client.list_tenants()
+        cls.tenant_id = [tnt['id'] for tnt in tenants if tnt['name'] ==
+                         cls.client.tenant_name][0]
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_get_default_quotas(self):
+        """User can get the default quota set for it's tenant"""
+        expected_quota_set = {'injected_file_content_bytes': 10240,
+                              'metadata_items': 128, 'injected_files': 5,
+                              'ram': 51200, 'floating_ips': 10,
+                              'key_pairs': 100,
+                              'injected_file_path_bytes': 255, 'instances': 10,
+                              'security_group_rules': 20, 'cores': 20,
+                              'id': self.tenant_id, 'security_groups': 10}
+        try:
+            resp, quota_set = self.client.get_quota_set(self.tenant_id)
+            self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+            self.assertSequenceEqual(expected_quota_set, quota_set)
+        except:
+            self.fail("Quota set for tenant did not have default limits")
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/tests/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py
index e80e5b9..0a207b9 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/volumes/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_volume_create_get_delete(self):
         """CREATE, GET, DELETE Volume"""
+        volume = None
         try:
             v_name = rand_name('Volume-%s-') % self._interface
             metadata = {'Type': 'work'}
@@ -61,11 +62,12 @@
                              'from the created Volume')
 
         finally:
-            #Delete the Volume created in this method
-            resp, _ = self.client.delete_volume(volume['id'])
-            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
-            #Checking if the deleted Volume still exists
-            self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
+            if volume:
+                #Delete the Volume created in this method
+                resp, _ = self.client.delete_volume(volume['id'])
+                self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+                #Checking if the deleted Volume still exists
+                self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
 
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_volume_get_metadata_none(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/object_storage/test_object_services.py b/tempest/tests/object_storage/test_object_services.py
index d0862eb..97b7e0d 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/object_storage/test_object_services.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/object_storage/test_object_services.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(body, data)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_copy_object(self):
+    def test_copy_object_in_same_container(self):
         """Copy storage object"""
 
         # Create source Object
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@
                                                    dst_object_name, dst_data)
 
         # Copy source object to destination
-        resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object(self.container_name,
-                                                 src_object_name,
-                                                 dst_object_name)
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object_in_same_container(
+            self.container_name, src_object_name, dst_object_name)
         self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201')
 
         # Check data
@@ -161,15 +160,13 @@
                                                    object_name, data)
         # Get the old content type
         resp_tmp, _ = self.object_client.list_object_metadata(
-                                                        self.container_name,
-                                                        object_name)
+            self.container_name,
+            object_name)
         # Change the content type of the object
         metadata = {'content-type': 'text/plain; charset=UTF-8'}
         self.assertNotEqual(resp_tmp['content-type'], metadata['content-type'])
-        resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object(self.container_name,
-                                                 object_name,
-                                                 object_name,
-                                                 metadata)
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object_in_same_container(
+            self.container_name, object_name, object_name, metadata)
         self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201')
 
         # Check the content type
@@ -205,3 +202,62 @@
         resp, body = self.object_client.get_object(self.container_name,
                                                    dst_object_name)
         self.assertEqual(body, src_data)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_copy_object_across_containers(self):
+        """Copy storage object across containers"""
+
+        #Create a container so as to use as source container
+        src_container_name = rand_name(name='TestSourceContainer')
+        self.container_client.create_container(src_container_name)
+
+        #Create a container so as to use as destination container
+        dst_container_name = rand_name(name='TestDestinationContainer')
+        self.container_client.create_container(dst_container_name)
+
+        # Create Object in source container
+        object_name = rand_name(name='Object')
+        data = arbitrary_string(size=len(object_name) * 2,
+                                base_text=object_name)
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(src_container_name,
+                                                   object_name, data)
+        #Set Object Metadata
+        meta_key = rand_name(name='test-')
+        meta_value = rand_name(name='MetaValue-')
+        orig_metadata = {meta_key: meta_value}
+
+        resp, _ = \
+            self.object_client.update_object_metadata(src_container_name,
+                                                      object_name,
+                                                      orig_metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '202')
+
+        try:
+            # Copy object from source container to destination container
+            resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object_across_containers(
+                src_container_name, object_name, dst_container_name,
+                object_name)
+            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201')
+
+            # Check if object is present in destination container
+            resp, body = self.object_client.get_object(dst_container_name,
+                                                       object_name)
+            self.assertEqual(body, data)
+            actual_meta_key = 'x-object-meta-' + meta_key
+            self.assertTrue(actual_meta_key in resp)
+            self.assertEqual(resp[actual_meta_key], meta_value)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.fail("Got exception :%s ; while copying"
+                      " object across containers" % e)
+        finally:
+            #Delete objects from respective containers
+            resp, _ = self.object_client.delete_object(dst_container_name,
+                                                       object_name)
+            resp, _ = self.object_client.delete_object(src_container_name,
+                                                       object_name)
+            #Delete containers created in this method
+            resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(
+                src_container_name)
+            resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(
+                dst_container_name)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/object_storage/test_object_version.py b/tempest/tests/object_storage/test_object_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a291ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/object_storage/test_object_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack, LLC
+# 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 nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.tests.object_storage import base
+
+
+class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ContainerTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.containers = []
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        for container in cls.containers:
+            #Get list of all object in the container
+            objlist = \
+                cls.container_client.list_all_container_objects(container)
+
+            #Attempt to delete every object in the container
+            for obj in objlist:
+                resp, _ = \
+                    cls.object_client.delete_object(container, obj['name'])
+
+            #Attempt to delete the container
+            resp, _ = cls.container_client.delete_container(container)
+
+    def assertContainer(self, container, count, byte, versioned):
+        resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(container)
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], ('204'))
+        header_value = resp.get('x-container-object-count', 'Missing Header')
+        self.assertEqual(header_value, count)
+        header_value = resp.get('x-container-bytes-used', 'Missing Header')
+        self.assertEqual(header_value, byte)
+        header_value = resp.get('x-versions-location', 'Missing Header')
+        self.assertEqual(header_value, versioned)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_versioned_container(self):
+        """Versioned container responses tests"""
+
+        # Create a containers
+        vers_container_name = rand_name(name='TestVersionContainer')
+        resp, body = self.container_client.create_container(
+                                                        vers_container_name)
+        self.containers.append(vers_container_name)
+        self.assertIn(resp['status'], ('202', '201'))
+        self.assertContainer(vers_container_name, '0', '0',
+                             'Missing Header')
+
+        base_container_name = rand_name(name='TestBaseContainer')
+        headers = {'X-versions-Location': vers_container_name}
+        resp, body = self.container_client.create_container(
+                                                        base_container_name,
+                                                        metadata=headers,
+                                                        metadata_prefix='')
+        self.containers.append(base_container_name)
+        self.assertIn(resp['status'], ('202', '201'))
+        self.assertContainer(base_container_name, '0', '0',
+                             vers_container_name)
+        # Create Object
+        object_name = rand_name(name='TestObject')
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(base_container_name,
+                                                   object_name, '1')
+
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(base_container_name,
+                                                   object_name, '2')
+
+        resp, body = self.object_client.get_object(base_container_name,
+                                                   object_name)
+        self.assertEqual(body, '2')
+        # Delete Object version 2
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.delete_object(base_container_name,
+                                                   object_name)
+        self.assertContainer(base_container_name, '1', '1',
+                             vers_container_name)
+        resp, body = self.object_client.get_object(base_container_name,
+                                                   object_name)
+        self.assertEqual(body, '1')
+
+        # Delete Object version 1
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.delete_object(base_container_name,
+                                                   object_name)
+        # Containers are Empty
+        self.assertContainer(base_container_name, '0', '0',
+                             vers_container_name)
+        self.assertContainer(vers_container_name, '0', '0',
+                             'Missing Header')
+
+        # Delete Containers
+        resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(base_container_name)
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.containers.remove(base_container_name)
+
+        resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(vers_container_name)
+        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.containers.remove(vers_container_name)
diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 9c861d9..e9baed5 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 anyjson
 nose
 httplib2>=0.7.0
-pika
 unittest2
 lxml
 boto>=2.2.1