diff --git a/tempest/api/network/base.py b/tempest/api/network/base.py
index 19c5f84..3ae718c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/base.py
@@ -56,9 +56,15 @@
         cls.networks = []
         cls.subnets = []
         cls.ports = []
+        cls.pools = []
+        cls.vips = []
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
+        for vip in cls.vips:
+            cls.client.delete_vip(vip['id'])
+        for pool in cls.pools:
+            cls.client.delete_pool(pool['id'])
         for port in cls.ports:
             cls.client.delete_port(port['id'])
         for subnet in cls.subnets:
@@ -111,3 +117,21 @@
         port = body['port']
         cls.ports.append(port)
         return port
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_pool(cls, name, lb_method, protocol, subnet):
+        """Wrapper utility that returns a test pool."""
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_pool(name, lb_method, protocol,
+                                            subnet['id'])
+        pool = body['pool']
+        cls.pools.append(pool)
+        return pool
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_vip(cls, name, protocol, protocol_port, subnet, pool):
+        """Wrapper utility that returns a test vip."""
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_vip(name, protocol, protocol_port,
+                                           subnet['id'], pool['id'])
+        vip = body['vip']
+        cls.vips.append(vip)
+        return vip
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_load_balancer.py b/tempest/api/network/test_load_balancer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c8c355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_load_balancer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 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 tempest.api.network import base
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class LoadBalancerJSON(base.BaseNetworkTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    """
+    Tests the following operations in the Neutron API using the REST client for
+    Neutron:
+
+        create vIP, and Pool
+        show vIP
+        list vIP
+        update vIP
+        delete vIP
+        update pool
+        delete pool
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(LoadBalancerJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.network = cls.create_network()
+        cls.name = cls.network['name']
+        cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
+        pool_name = rand_name('pool-')
+        vip_name = rand_name('vip-')
+        cls.pool = cls.create_pool(pool_name, "ROUND_ROBIN",
+                                   "HTTP", cls.subnet)
+        cls.vip = cls.create_vip(vip_name, "HTTP", 80, cls.subnet, cls.pool)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_vips(self):
+        # Verify the vIP exists in the list of all vIPs
+        resp, body = self.client.list_vips()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        vips = body['vips']
+        found = None
+        for n in vips:
+            if (n['id'] == self.vip['id']):
+                found = n['id']
+        msg = "vIPs list doesn't contain created vip"
+        self.assertIsNotNone(found, msg)
+
+    def test_create_update_delete_pool_vip(self):
+        # Creates a vip
+        name = rand_name('vip-')
+        resp, body = self.client.create_pool(rand_name("pool-"),
+                                             "ROUND_ROBIN", "HTTP",
+                                             self.subnet['id'])
+        pool = body['pool']
+        resp, body = self.client.create_vip(name, "HTTP", 80,
+                                            self.subnet['id'], pool['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('201', resp['status'])
+        vip = body['vip']
+        vip_id = vip['id']
+        # Verification of vip update
+        new_name = "New_vip"
+        resp, body = self.client.update_vip(vip_id, new_name)
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        updated_vip = body['vip']
+        self.assertEqual(updated_vip['name'], new_name)
+        # Verification of vip delete
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_vip(vip['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+        # Verification of pool update
+        new_name = "New_pool"
+        resp, body = self.client.update_pool(pool['id'], new_name)
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        updated_pool = body['pool']
+        self.assertEqual(updated_pool['name'], new_name)
+        # Verification of pool delete
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_pool(pool['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_show_vip(self):
+        # Verifies the details of a vip
+        resp, body = self.client.show_vip(self.vip['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        vip = body['vip']
+        self.assertEqual(self.vip['id'], vip['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.vip['name'], vip['name'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py b/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py
index 66ca05f..7e116b9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_networks.py
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.show_subnet,
                           non_exist_id)
 
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    def test_show_non_existent_port(self):
+        non_exist_id = rand_name('port')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.show_port,
+                          non_exist_id)
+
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_bulk_create_delete_network(self):
         # Creates 2 networks in one request
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index f7f428c..12b03b5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
                          fetched_volume['metadata'],
                          'The fetched Volume is different '
                          'from the created Volume')
+        if 'imageRef' in kwargs:
+            self.assertEqual(fetched_volume['bootable'], True)
+        if 'imageRef' not in kwargs:
+            self.assertEqual(fetched_volume['bootable'], False)
 
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_get_metadata_none(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index 8c39e08..5e64110 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.test import attr
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class VolumesListTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
 
@@ -64,22 +67,17 @@
                 resp, volume = cls.client.get_volume(volume['id'])
                 cls.volume_list.append(volume)
                 cls.volume_id_list.append(volume['id'])
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as exc:
+                LOG.exception(exc)
                 if cls.volume_list:
                     # We could not create all the volumes, though we were able
                     # to create *some* of the volumes. This is typically
                     # because the backing file size of the volume group is
-                    # too small. So, here, we clean up whatever we did manage
-                    # to create and raise a SkipTest
+                    # too small.
                     for volid in cls.volume_id_list:
                         cls.client.delete_volume(volid)
                         cls.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volid)
-                    msg = ("Failed to create ALL necessary volumes to run "
-                           "test. This typically means that the backing file "
-                           "size of the nova-volumes group is too small to "
-                           "create the 3 volumes needed by this test case")
-                    raise cls.skipException(msg)
-                raise
+                raise exc
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/cli/output_parser.py b/tempest/cli/output_parser.py
index f22ec4e..bb3368f 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/output_parser.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/output_parser.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 def _table_columns(first_table_row):
     """Find column ranges in output line.
 
-    Return list of touples (start,end) for each column
+    Return list of tuples (start,end) for each column
     detected by plus (+) characters in delimiter line.
     """
     positions = []
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 2cbb74d..0d0e794 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
         return self.ssh_client.test_connection_auth()
 
     def hostname_equals_servername(self, expected_hostname):
-        # Get hostname using command "hostname"
+        # Get host name using command "hostname"
         actual_hostname = self.ssh_client.exec_command("hostname").rstrip()
         return expected_hostname == actual_hostname
 
     def get_files(self, path):
-        # Return a list of comma seperated files
+        # Return a list of comma separated files
         command = "ls -m " + path
         return self.ssh_client.exec_command(command).rstrip('\n').split(', ')
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.py b/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.py
index 88f2ebd..1a4d802 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_autoscaling.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
         def server_count():
             # the number of servers is the number of resources
-            # in the nexted stack
+            # in the nested stack
             self.server_count = len(
                 self.client.resources.list(nested_stack_id))
             return self.server_count
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 662e919..9d7086c 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
      Tempest host.  A public network is assumed to be reachable from
      the Tempest host, and it should be possible to associate a public
      ('floating') IP address with a tenant ('fixed') IP address to
-     faciliate external connectivity to a potentially unroutable
+     facilitate external connectivity to a potentially unroutable
      tenant IP address.
 
      This test suite can be configured to test network connectivity to
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index 10e64f8..bc0a6cf 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -401,3 +401,80 @@
         resp, body = self.post(uri, headers=self.headers, body=body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
+
+    def list_vips(self):
+        uri = '%s/lb/vips' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def create_vip(self, name, protocol, protocol_port, subnet_id, pool_id):
+        post_body = {
+            "vip": {
+                "protocol": protocol,
+                "name": name,
+                "subnet_id": subnet_id,
+                "pool_id": pool_id,
+                "protocol_port": protocol_port
+            }
+        }
+        body = json.dumps(post_body)
+        uri = '%s/lb/vips' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, headers=self.headers, body=body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def create_pool(self, name, lb_method, protocol, subnet_id):
+        post_body = {
+            "pool": {
+                "protocol": protocol,
+                "name": name,
+                "subnet_id": subnet_id,
+                "lb_method": lb_method
+            }
+        }
+        body = json.dumps(post_body)
+        uri = '%s/lb/pools' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, headers=self.headers, body=body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def show_vip(self, uuid):
+        uri = '%s/lb/vips/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, uuid)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_vip(self, uuid):
+        uri = '%s/lb/vips/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, uuid)
+        resp, body = self.delete(uri, self.headers)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_pool(self, uuid):
+        uri = '%s/lb/pools/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, uuid)
+        resp, body = self.delete(uri, self.headers)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_vip(self, vip_id, new_name):
+        put_body = {
+            "vip": {
+                "name": new_name,
+            }
+        }
+        body = json.dumps(put_body)
+        uri = '%s/lb/vips/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, vip_id)
+        resp, body = self.put(uri, body=body, headers=self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_pool(self, pool_id, new_name):
+        put_body = {
+            "pool": {
+                "name": new_name,
+            }
+        }
+        body = json.dumps(put_body)
+        uri = '%s/lb/pools/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, pool_id)
+        resp, body = self.put(uri, body=body, headers=self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
index dd5f3ec..75f7a33 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                          metadata_prefix='X-Container-Meta-'):
         """
            Creates a container, with optional metadata passed in as a
-           dictonary
+           dictionary
         """
         url = str(container_name)
         headers = {}
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
         """
             Returns complete list of all objects in the container, even if
             item count is beyond 10,000 item listing limit.
-            Does not require any paramaters aside from container name.
+            Does not require any parameters aside from container name.
         """
-        # TODO(dwalleck):  Rewite using json format to avoid newlines at end of
+        # TODO(dwalleck): Rewrite using json format to avoid newlines at end of
         # obj names. Set limit to API limit - 1 (max returned items = 9999)
         limit = 9999
         if params is not None:
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
index 1c97869..c605a45 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         return resp, body
 
     def get_object_using_temp_url(self, container, object_name, expires, key):
-        """Retrieve object's data using temp URL."""
+        """Retrieve object's data using temporary URL."""
 
         self._set_auth()
         method = 'GET'
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
index 51c46da..3596017 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/snapshots_client.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         display_name: Optional snapshot Name.
         display_description: User friendly snapshot description.
         """
-        # NOTE(afazekas): it should use the volume namaspace
+        # NOTE(afazekas): it should use the volume namespace
         snapshot = Element("snapshot", xmlns=XMLNS_11, volume_id=volume_id)
         for key, value in kwargs.items():
             snapshot.add_attr(key, value)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index ecbfb19..9fa7a1e 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -60,6 +60,21 @@
         """Return the element 'attachment' from input volumes."""
         return volume['attachments']['attachment']
 
+    def _check_if_bootable(self, volume):
+        """
+        Check if the volume is bootable, also change the value
+        of 'bootable' from string to boolean.
+        """
+        if volume['bootable'] == 'True':
+            volume['bootable'] = True
+        elif volume['bootable'] == 'False':
+            volume['bootable'] = False
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                'bootable flag is supposed to be either True or False,'
+                'it is %s' % volume['bootable'])
+        return volume
+
     def list_volumes(self, params=None):
         """List all the volumes created."""
         url = 'volumes'
@@ -72,6 +87,8 @@
         volumes = []
         if body is not None:
             volumes += [self._parse_volume(vol) for vol in list(body)]
+        for v in volumes:
+            v = self._check_if_bootable(v)
         return resp, volumes
 
     def list_volumes_with_detail(self, params=None):
@@ -86,14 +103,17 @@
         volumes = []
         if body is not None:
             volumes += [self._parse_volume(vol) for vol in list(body)]
+        for v in volumes:
+            v = self._check_if_bootable(v)
         return resp, volumes
 
     def get_volume(self, volume_id):
         """Returns the details of a single volume."""
         url = "volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
         resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
-        body = etree.fromstring(body)
-        return resp, self._parse_volume(body)
+        body = self._parse_volume(etree.fromstring(body))
+        body = self._check_if_bootable(body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def create_volume(self, size, **kwargs):
         """Creates a new Volume.
diff --git a/tempest/stress/stressaction.py b/tempest/stress/stressaction.py
index 28251af..45a628d 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/stressaction.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/stressaction.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
     def setUp(self, **kwargs):
         """This method is called before the run method
-        to help the test initiatlize any structures.
+        to help the test initialize any structures.
         kwargs contains arguments passed in from the
         configuration json file.
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     def execute(self, shared_statistic):
         """This is the main execution entry point called
         by the driver.   We register a signal handler to
-        allow us to gracefull tearDown, and then exit.
+        allow us to tearDown gracefully, and then exit.
         We also keep track of how many runs we do.
         """
         signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self._shutdown_handler)