diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 8e7d8fb..8d3f6c9 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
 flavor_ref_alt = 2
 
 # Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the status of an
-# instance or volume that is building.
+# instance that is building.
 build_interval = 10
 
-# Number of seconds to time out on waiting for an instance or volume
+# Number of seconds to time out on waiting for an instance
 # to build or reach an expected status
 build_timeout = 600
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 path_to_private_key = /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa
 
 # Connection string to the database of Compute service
-db_uri = mysql:///user:pass@localhost/nova
+db_uri = mysql://user:pass@localhost/nova
 
 [image]
 # This section contains configuration options used when executing tests
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@
 [network]
 # This section contains configuration options used when executing tests
 # against the OpenStack Network API.
+
+# Version of the Quantum API
 api_version = v1.1
+# Catalog type of the Quantum Service
 catalog_type = network
 
 [identity-admin]
@@ -181,3 +184,18 @@
 password = pass
 # The above administrative user's tenant name
 tenant_name = admin
+
+[volume]
+# This section contains the configuration options used when executng tests
+# against the OpenStack Block Storage API service
+
+# The type of endpoint for a Cinder or Block Storage API service.
+# Unless you have a custom Keystone service catalog implementation, you
+# probably want to leave this value as "volume"
+catalog_type = volume
+# Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the status of a
+# volume that is being made available
+build_interval = 10
+# Number of seconds to time out on waiting for a volume
+# to be available or reach an expected status
+build_timeout = 300
diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.tpl b/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
index ac1664a..ecb020a 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
 flavor_ref_alt = %FLAVOR_REF_ALT%
 
 # Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the status of an
-# instance or volume that is building.
-build_interval = %BUILD_INTERVAL%
+# instance that is building.
+build_interval = %COMPUTE_BUILD_INTERVAL%
 
-# Number of seconds to time out on waiting for an instance or volume
+# Number of seconds to time out on waiting for an instance
 # to build or reach an expected status
-build_timeout = %BUILD_TIMEOUT%
+build_timeout = %COMPUTE_BUILD_TIMEOUT%
 
 # The type of endpoint for a Compute API service. Unless you have a
 # custom Keystone service catalog implementation, you probably want to leave
@@ -154,3 +154,18 @@
 password = %IDENTITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD%
 # The above administrative user's tenant name
 tenant_name = %IDENTITY_ADMIN_TENANT_NAME%
+
+[volume]
+# This section contains the configuration options used when executing tests
+# against the OpenStack Block Storage API service
+
+# The type of endpoint for a Cinder or Block Storage API service.
+# Unless you have a custom Keystone service catalog implementation, you
+# probably want to leave this value as "volume"
+catalog_type = %VOLUME_CATALOG_TYPE%
+# Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the status of a
+# volume that is being made available
+build_interval = %VOLUME_BUILD_INTERVAL%
+# Number of seconds to time out on waiting for a volume
+# to be available or reach an expected status
+build_timeout = %VOLUME_BUILD_TIMEOUT%