diff --git a/etc/whitelist.yaml b/etc/whitelist.yaml
index a822fae..a8c5276 100644
--- a/etc/whitelist.yaml
+++ b/etc/whitelist.yaml
@@ -218,3 +218,6 @@
     - module: ".*"
       message: ".*"
 
+s-proxy:
+    - module: "proxy-server"
+      message: "Timeout talking to memcached"
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index ea6608c..2d27b81 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
             LOG.exception(exc)
             # Rebuild server if cannot reach the ACTIVE state
             # Usually it means the server had a serius accident
-            self.__class__.server_id = self.rebuild_server(self.server_id)
+            self._reset_server()
+
+    def _reset_server(self):
+        self.__class__.server_id = self.rebuild_server(self.server_id)
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
@@ -116,12 +119,12 @@
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
         self.image_ids.append(image_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self._reset_server)
 
         # Create second snapshot
         alt_snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.Conflict, self.client.create_image,
                           self.server_id, alt_snapshot_name)
-        self.client.wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'ACTIVE')
 
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_image_specify_name_over_256_chars(self):
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
         self.image_ids.append(image_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self._reset_server)
 
         # Do not wait, attempt to delete the image, ensure it's successful
         resp, body = self.client.delete_image(image_id)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index 3c40e80..5552d0b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
         image1_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
         self.addCleanup(_clean_oldest_backup, image1_id)
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.os.image_client.wait_for_image_status(image1_id, 'active')
 
         backup2 = data_utils.rand_name('backup')
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@
         image2_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(resp['location'])
         self.addCleanup(self.os.image_client.delete_image, image2_id)
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.os.image_client.wait_for_image_status(image2_id, 'active')
 
         # verify they have been created
         properties = {
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/common.py b/tempest/api/network/common.py
index ab19fa8..528a204 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/common.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/common.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
     def delete(self):
         raise NotImplemented()
 
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return id(self)
+
 
 class DeletableNetwork(DeletableResource):
 
@@ -86,6 +89,23 @@
 
 class DeletableFloatingIp(DeletableResource):
 
+    def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        result = self.client.update_floatingip(floatingip=self.id,
+                                               body=dict(
+                                                   floatingip=dict(*args,
+                                                                   **kwargs)
+                                               ))
+        super(DeletableFloatingIp, self).update(**result['floatingip'])
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<%s addr="%s">' % (self.__class__.__name__,
+                                   self.floating_ip_address)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return '<"FloatingIP" addr="%s" id="%s">' % (self.__class__.__name__,
+                                                     self.floating_ip_address,
+                                                     self.id)
+
     def delete(self):
         self.client.delete_floatingip(self.id)
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py b/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py
index 3cbe23f..06e07bb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import netaddr
+
 from tempest.api.network import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.test import attr
@@ -229,3 +231,22 @@
             {'network_id': self.network_cfg.public_network_id,
              'enable_snat': False})
         self._verify_gateway_port(router['id'])
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_update_extra_route(self):
+        self.network = self.create_network()
+        self.name = self.network['name']
+        self.subnet = self.create_subnet(self.network)
+        # Add router interface with subnet id
+        self.router = self.create_router(data_utils.rand_name('router-'), True)
+        self.create_router_interface(self.router['id'], self.subnet['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self._delete_extra_routes,
+            self.router['id'])
+        # Update router extra route
+        cidr = netaddr.IPNetwork(self.subnet['cidr'])
+        resp, extra_route = self.client.update_extra_routes(
+            self.router['id'], str(cidr[0]), str(self.subnet['cidr']))
+
+    def _delete_extra_routes(self, router_id):
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_extra_routes(router_id)
diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index 497a297..44198f0 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -75,10 +75,16 @@
         timed_out = int(time.time()) - start_time >= timeout
 
         if timed_out:
-            message = ('Server %s failed to reach %s status within the '
-                       'required time (%s s).' %
-                       (server_id, status, timeout))
+            expected_task_state = 'None' if ready_wait else 'n/a'
+            message = ('Server %(server_id)s failed to reach %(status)s '
+                       'status and task state "%(expected_task_state)s" '
+                       'within the required time (%(timeout)s s).' %
+                       {'server_id': server_id,
+                        'status': status,
+                        'expected_task_state': expected_task_state,
+                        'timeout': timeout})
             message += ' Current status: %s.' % server_status
+            message += ' Current task state: %s.' % task_state
             raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
         old_status = server_status
         old_task_state = task_state
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 0066a73..e839d20 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -343,7 +343,11 @@
                     raise
 
             new_status = thing.status
-            if new_status == error_status:
+
+            # Some components are reporting error status in lower case
+            # so case sensitive comparisons can really mess things
+            # up.
+            if new_status.lower() == error_status.lower():
                 message = "%s failed to get to expected status. \
                           In %s state." % (thing, new_status)
                 raise exceptions.BuildErrorException(message)
@@ -624,7 +628,15 @@
         self.set_resource(data_utils.rand_name('floatingip-'), floating_ip)
         return floating_ip
 
-    def _ping_ip_address(self, ip_address):
+    def _disassociate_floating_ip(self, floating_ip):
+        """
+        :param floating_ip: type DeletableFloatingIp
+        """
+        floating_ip.update(port_id=None)
+        self.assertEqual(None, floating_ip.port_id)
+        return floating_ip
+
+    def _ping_ip_address(self, ip_address, should_succeed=True):
         cmd = ['ping', '-c1', '-w1', ip_address]
 
         def ping():
@@ -632,8 +644,7 @@
                                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                     stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             proc.wait()
-            if proc.returncode == 0:
-                return True
+            return (proc.returncode == 0) == should_succeed
 
         return tempest.test.call_until_true(
             ping, self.config.compute.ping_timeout, 1)
@@ -645,17 +656,37 @@
                                 timeout=timeout)
         return ssh_client.test_connection_auth()
 
-    def _check_vm_connectivity(self, ip_address, username, private_key):
-        self.assertTrue(self._ping_ip_address(ip_address),
-                        "Timed out waiting for %s to become "
-                        "reachable" % ip_address)
-        self.assertTrue(self._is_reachable_via_ssh(
-            ip_address,
-            username,
-            private_key,
-            timeout=self.config.compute.ssh_timeout),
-            'Auth failure in connecting to %s@%s via ssh' %
-            (username, ip_address))
+    def _check_vm_connectivity(self, ip_address,
+                               username=None,
+                               private_key=None,
+                               should_connect=True):
+        """
+        :param ip_address: server to test against
+        :param username: server's ssh username
+        :param private_key: server's ssh private key to be used
+        :param should_connect: True/False indicates positive/negative test
+            positive - attempt ping and ssh
+            negative - attempt ping and fail if succeed
+
+        :raises: AssertError if the result of the connectivity check does
+            not match the value of the should_connect param
+        """
+        if should_connect:
+            msg = "Timed out waiting for %s to become reachable" % ip_address
+        else:
+            msg = "ip address %s is reachable" % ip_address
+        self.assertTrue(self._ping_ip_address(ip_address,
+                                              should_succeed=should_connect),
+                        msg=msg)
+        if should_connect:
+            # no need to check ssh for negative connectivity
+            self.assertTrue(self._is_reachable_via_ssh(
+                ip_address,
+                username,
+                private_key,
+                timeout=self.config.compute.ssh_timeout),
+                'Auth failure in connecting to %s@%s via ssh' %
+                (username, ip_address))
 
     def _create_security_group_nova(self, client=None,
                                     namestart='secgroup-smoke-',
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index bfded53..d605dff 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -20,14 +20,56 @@
 from tempest.common import debug
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
+from tempest.openstack.common import jsonutils
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.scenario import manager
+
+import tempest.test
 from tempest.test import attr
 from tempest.test import services
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class FloatingIPCheckTracker(object):
+    """
+    Checking VM connectivity through floating IP addresses is bound to fail
+    if the floating IP has not actually been associated with the VM yet.
+    This helper class facilitates checking for floating IP assignments on
+    VMs. It only checks for a given IP address once.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, compute_client, floating_ip_map):
+        self.compute_client = compute_client
+        self.unchecked = floating_ip_map.copy()
+
+    def run_checks(self):
+        """Check for any remaining unverified floating IPs
+
+        Gets VM details from nova and checks for floating IPs
+        within the returned information. Returns true when all
+        checks are complete and is suitable for use with
+        tempest.test.call_until_true()
+        """
+        to_delete = []
+        loggable_map = {}
+        for check_addr, server in self.unchecked.iteritems():
+            serverdata = self.compute_client.servers.get(server.id)
+            ip_addr = [addr for sublist in serverdata.networks.values() for
+                       addr in sublist]
+            if check_addr.floating_ip_address in ip_addr:
+                to_delete.append(check_addr)
+            else:
+                loggable_map[server.id] = check_addr
+
+        for to_del in to_delete:
+            del self.unchecked[to_del]
+
+        LOG.debug('Unchecked floating IPs: %s',
+                  jsonutils.dumps(loggable_map))
+        return len(self.unchecked) == 0
+
+
 class TestNetworkBasicOps(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
 
     """
@@ -46,6 +88,9 @@
          ssh server hosted at the IP address.  This check guarantees
          that the IP address is associated with the target VM.
 
+       - detach the floating-ip from the VM and verify that it becomes
+       unreachable
+
        # TODO(mnewby) - Need to implement the following:
        - the Tempest host can ssh into the VM via the IP address and
          successfully execute the following:
@@ -228,36 +273,56 @@
         # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
         ssh_login = self.config.compute.image_ssh_user
         private_key = self.keypairs[self.tenant_id].private_key
-        for server in self.servers:
-            for net_name, ip_addresses in server.networks.iteritems():
-                for ip_address in ip_addresses:
-                    self._check_vm_connectivity(ip_address, ssh_login,
-                                                private_key)
+        try:
+            for server in self.servers:
+                for net_name, ip_addresses in server.networks.iteritems():
+                    for ip_address in ip_addresses:
+                        self._check_vm_connectivity(ip_address, ssh_login,
+                                                    private_key)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            LOG.exception(exc)
+            debug.log_ip_ns()
+            raise exc
 
-    def _assign_floating_ips(self):
+    def _wait_for_floating_ip_association(self):
+        ip_tracker = FloatingIPCheckTracker(self.compute_client,
+                                            self.floating_ips)
+
+        self.assertTrue(
+            tempest.test.call_until_true(
+                ip_tracker.run_checks, self.config.compute.build_timeout,
+                self.config.compute.build_interval),
+            "Timed out while waiting for the floating IP assignments "
+            "to propagate")
+
+    def _create_and_associate_floating_ips(self):
         public_network_id = self.config.network.public_network_id
         for server in self.servers:
             floating_ip = self._create_floating_ip(server, public_network_id)
-            self.floating_ips.setdefault(server, [])
-            self.floating_ips[server].append(floating_ip)
+            self.floating_ips[floating_ip] = server
 
-    def _check_public_network_connectivity(self):
+    def _check_public_network_connectivity(self, should_connect=True):
         # The target login is assumed to have been configured for
         # key-based authentication by cloud-init.
         ssh_login = self.config.compute.image_ssh_user
         private_key = self.keypairs[self.tenant_id].private_key
         try:
-            for server, floating_ips in self.floating_ips.iteritems():
-                for floating_ip in floating_ips:
-                    ip_address = floating_ip.floating_ip_address
-                    self._check_vm_connectivity(ip_address,
-                                                ssh_login,
-                                                private_key)
+            for floating_ip, server in self.floating_ips.iteritems():
+                ip_address = floating_ip.floating_ip_address
+                self._check_vm_connectivity(ip_address,
+                                            ssh_login,
+                                            private_key,
+                                            should_connect=should_connect)
         except Exception as exc:
             LOG.exception(exc)
             debug.log_ip_ns()
             raise exc
 
+    def _disassociate_floating_ips(self):
+        for floating_ip, server in self.floating_ips.iteritems():
+            self._disassociate_floating_ip(floating_ip)
+            self.floating_ips[floating_ip] = None
+
     @attr(type='smoke')
     @services('compute', 'network')
     def test_network_basic_ops(self):
@@ -266,6 +331,9 @@
         self._create_networks()
         self._check_networks()
         self._create_servers()
-        self._assign_floating_ips()
-        self._check_public_network_connectivity()
+        self._create_and_associate_floating_ips()
+        self._wait_for_floating_ip_association()
         self._check_tenant_network_connectivity()
+        self._check_public_network_connectivity(should_connect=True)
+        self._disassociate_floating_ips()
+        self._check_public_network_connectivity(should_connect=False)
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index c6bd423..f5fb2bd 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -754,3 +754,29 @@
         resp, body = self.put(uri, body=body, headers=self.headers)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
+
+    def update_extra_routes(self, router_id, nexthop, destination):
+        uri = '%s/routers/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, router_id)
+        put_body = {
+            'router': {
+                'routes': [{'nexthop': nexthop,
+                            "destination": destination}]
+            }
+        }
+        body = json.dumps(put_body)
+        resp, body = self.put(uri, body=body, headers=self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_extra_routes(self, router_id):
+        uri = '%s/routers/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, router_id)
+        null_routes = None
+        put_body = {
+            'router': {
+                'routes': null_routes
+            }
+        }
+        body = json.dumps(put_body)
+        resp, body = self.put(uri, body=body, headers=self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py b/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py
index dbf1809..88bef9b 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         # version or an sdist to work. so make the test directory a git repo
         # too.
         subprocess.call(['git', 'init'])
-        exit_code = subprocess.call('sh pretty_tox.sh tests.passing',
+        exit_code = subprocess.call('bash pretty_tox.sh tests.passing',
                                     shell=True, stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
         self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         # version or an sdist to work. so make the test directory a git repo
         # too.
         subprocess.call(['git', 'init'])
-        exit_code = subprocess.call('sh pretty_tox.sh', shell=True,
+        exit_code = subprocess.call('bash pretty_tox.sh', shell=True,
                                     stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
         self.assertEqual(exit_code, 1)
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         # Change directory, run wrapper and check result
         self.addCleanup(os.chdir, os.path.abspath(os.curdir))
         os.chdir(self.directory)
-        exit_code = subprocess.call('sh pretty_tox_serial.sh tests.passing',
+        exit_code = subprocess.call('bash pretty_tox_serial.sh tests.passing',
                                     shell=True, stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
         self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
 
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@
         # Change directory, run wrapper and check result
         self.addCleanup(os.chdir, os.path.abspath(os.curdir))
         os.chdir(self.directory)
-        exit_code = subprocess.call('sh pretty_tox_serial.sh', shell=True,
+        exit_code = subprocess.call('bash pretty_tox_serial.sh', shell=True,
                                     stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
         self.assertEqual(exit_code, 1)
diff --git a/tools/check_logs.py b/tools/check_logs.py
index 6d4436e..963709b 100755
--- a/tools/check_logs.py
+++ b/tools/check_logs.py
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@
 
 
 is_neutron = os.environ.get('DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON', "0") == "1"
+is_grenade = (os.environ.get('DEVSTACK_GATE_GRENADE', "0") == "1" or
+              os.environ.get('DEVSTACK_GATE_GRENADE_FORWARD', "0") == "1")
 dump_all_errors = is_neutron
 
 
 def process_files(file_specs, url_specs, whitelists):
-    regexp = re.compile(r"^.*(ERROR|CRITICAL).*\[.*\-.*\]")
+    regexp = re.compile(r"^.* (ERROR|CRITICAL) .*\[.*\-.*\]")
     had_errors = False
     for (name, filename) in file_specs:
         whitelist = whitelists.get(name, [])
@@ -125,6 +127,9 @@
         if is_neutron:
             print("Currently not failing neutron builds with errors")
             return 0
+        if is_grenade:
+            print("Currently not failing grenade runs with errors")
+            return 0
         print("FAILED")
         return 1
     else:
diff --git a/tools/pretty_tox.sh b/tools/pretty_tox.sh
index a5a6076..07c35a0 100755
--- a/tools/pretty_tox.sh
+++ b/tools/pretty_tox.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -o pipefail
 
 TESTRARGS=$1
 python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args="--subunit $TESTRARGS" | subunit2pyunit
diff --git a/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh b/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
index 45f05bd..42ce760 100755
--- a/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
+++ b/tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -o pipefail
 
 TESTRARGS=$@
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c631787..c7f92ae 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@
 # The regex below is used to select which tests to run and exclude the slow tag:
 # See the testrepostiory bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/testrepository/+bug/1208610
 commands =
-  sh tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario|thirdparty|cli)) {posargs}'
+  bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario|thirdparty|cli)) {posargs}'
 
 [testenv:testr-full]
 sitepackages = True
 commands =
-  sh tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario|thirdparty|cli)) {posargs}'
+  bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario|thirdparty|cli)) {posargs}'
 
 [testenv:heat-slow]
 sitepackages = True
 setenv = OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=1200
 # The regex below is used to select heat api/scenario tests tagged as slow.
 commands =
-  sh tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '(?=.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario)\.orchestration) {posargs}'
+  bash tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '(?=.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario)\.orchestration) {posargs}'
 
 [testenv:large-ops]
 sitepackages = True
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 [testenv:smoke]
 sitepackages = True
 commands =
-   sh tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])((smoke)|(^tempest\.scenario)) {posargs}'
+   bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])((smoke)|(^tempest\.scenario)) {posargs}'
 
 [testenv:smoke-serial]
 sitepackages = True
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tempest/+bug/1216076 so the neutron smoke
 # job would fail if we moved it to parallel.
 commands =
-   sh tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])((smoke)|(^tempest\.scenario)) {posargs}'
+   bash tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])((smoke)|(^tempest\.scenario)) {posargs}'
 
 [testenv:stress]
 sitepackages = True