diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
index 42a2984..085916e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@
         # Verify flavor is not used by other user
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.os.servers_client.create_server,
-                          'test', self.image_ref, flavor['id'])
+                          name='test', imageRef=self.image_ref,
+                          flavorRef=flavor['id'])
 
     @test.idempotent_id('b345b196-bfbd-4231-8ac1-6d7fe15ff3a3')
     def test_list_public_flavor_with_other_user(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
index 1849f83..dfaa5d5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
         image_id = self.image_ref
         network = self.get_tenant_network()
         network_kwargs = fixed_network.set_networks_kwarg(network)
-        test_server = self.client.create_server(name, image_id, flavor,
+        test_server = self.client.create_server(name=name, imageRef=image_id,
+                                                flavorRef=flavor,
                                                 **network_kwargs)['server']
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_server, test_server['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.client,
@@ -198,5 +199,5 @@
         hints = {
             'same_host': self.s1_id
         }
-        self.create_test_server(sched_hints=hints,
+        self.create_test_server(scheduler_hints=hints,
                                 wait_until='ACTIVE')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/limits/test_absolute_limits_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/limits/test_absolute_limits_negative.py
index 5755f5b..73e852f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/limits/test_absolute_limits_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/limits/test_absolute_limits_negative.py
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
         # A 403 Forbidden or 413 Overlimit (old behaviour) exception
         # will be raised when out of quota
         self.assertRaises((lib_exc.Forbidden, lib_exc.OverLimit),
-                          self.create_test_server, meta=meta_data)
+                          self.create_test_server, metadata=meta_data)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
index 419bfd7..68af81c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             validatable=True,
             wait_until='ACTIVE',
             name=cls.name,
-            meta=cls.meta,
+            metadata=cls.meta,
             accessIPv4=cls.accessIPv4,
             accessIPv6=cls.accessIPv6,
             personality=personality,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
                         group_id)
 
         hints = {'group': group_id}
-        server = self.create_test_server(sched_hints=hints,
+        server = self.create_test_server(scheduler_hints=hints,
                                          wait_until='ACTIVE')
 
         # Check a server is in the group
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py
index f9e8b4f..77ddb3b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(ServerMetadataTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        server = cls.create_test_server(meta={}, wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = cls.create_test_server(metadata={}, wait_until='ACTIVE')
         cls.server_id = server['id']
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
index 5804dbe..cee60fb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(ServerMetadataNegativeTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.tenant_id = cls.client.tenant_id
-        server = cls.create_test_server(meta={}, wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = cls.create_test_server(metadata={}, wait_until='ACTIVE')
 
         cls.server_id = server['id']
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             meta = {key: 'data1'}
             self.assertRaises((lib_exc.BadRequest, lib_exc.OverLimit),
                               self.create_test_server,
-                              meta=meta)
+                              metadata=meta)
 
         # no teardown - all creates should fail
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         meta = {'': 'data1'}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.create_test_server,
-                          meta=meta)
+                          metadata=meta)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('4d9cd7a3-2010-4b41-b8fe-3bbf0b169466')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
index dbaa6a1..6946be4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
         metadata = {'a': 'b' * 260}
         self.assertRaises((lib_exc.BadRequest, lib_exc.OverLimit),
                           self.create_test_server,
-                          meta=metadata)
+                          metadata=metadata)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('aa8eed43-e2cb-4ebf-930b-da14f6a21d81')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
index e60874f..484c156 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@
     def test_create_server_with_unauthorized_image(self):
         # Server creation with another user's image should fail
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.alt_client.create_server,
-                          'test', self.image['id'], self.flavor_ref)
+                          name='test', imageRef=self.image['id'],
+                          flavorRef=self.flavor_ref)
 
     @test.idempotent_id('acf8724b-142b-4044-82c3-78d31a533f24')
     def test_create_server_fails_when_tenant_incorrect(self):
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@
             auth_data=self.client.auth_provider.auth_data
         )
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
-                          self.alt_client.create_server, 'test',
-                          self.image['id'], self.flavor_ref)
+                          self.alt_client.create_server, name='test',
+                          imageRef=self.image['id'], flavorRef=self.flavor_ref)
 
     @test.idempotent_id('f03d1ded-7fd4-4d29-bc13-e2391f29c625')
     def test_create_keypair_in_analt_user_tenant(self):
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index 5d06b90..5566f63 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -869,7 +869,8 @@
             kwargs['networks'] = [{'uuid': get_net_id(network)}
                                   for network in server['networks']]
         body = client.servers.create_server(
-            server['name'], image_id, flavor_id, **kwargs)['server']
+            name=server['name'], imageRef=image_id, flavorRef=flavor_id,
+            **kwargs)['server']
         server_id = body['id']
         client.servers.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
         # create security group(s) after server spawning
diff --git a/tempest/common/compute.py b/tempest/common/compute.py
index a76696e..fa3f572 100644
--- a/tempest/common/compute.py
+++ b/tempest/common/compute.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
     else:
         name = data_utils.rand_name(__name__ + "-instance")
 
-    flavor = kwargs.get('flavor', CONF.compute.flavor_ref)
-    image_id = kwargs.get('image_id', CONF.compute.image_ref)
+    flavor = kwargs.pop('flavor', CONF.compute.flavor_ref)
+    image_id = kwargs.pop('image_id', CONF.compute.image_ref)
 
     kwargs = fixed_network.set_networks_kwarg(
         tenant_network, kwargs) or {}
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
             if wait_until is None:
                 wait_until = 'ACTIVE'
 
-    body = clients.servers_client.create_server(name, image_id, flavor,
+    body = clients.servers_client.create_server(name=name, imageRef=image_id,
+                                                flavorRef=flavor,
                                                 **kwargs)
 
     # handle the case of multiple servers
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index d70021c..9ff434d 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@
 
         LOG.debug("Creating a server (name: %s, image: %s, flavor: %s)",
                   name, image, flavor)
-        server = self.servers_client.create_server(name, image, flavor,
+        server = self.servers_client.create_server(name=name, imageRef=image,
+                                                   flavorRef=flavor,
                                                    **create_kwargs)['server']
         if wait_on_delete:
             self.addCleanup(waiters.wait_for_server_termination,
@@ -1073,7 +1074,10 @@
 
     def create_server(self, name=None, image=None, flavor=None,
                       wait_on_boot=True, wait_on_delete=True,
-                      create_kwargs=None):
+                      network_client=None, create_kwargs=None):
+        if network_client is None:
+            network_client = self.network_client
+
         vnic_type = CONF.network.port_vnic_type
 
         # If vnic_type is configured create port for
@@ -1084,19 +1088,16 @@
             create_port_body = {'binding:vnic_type': vnic_type,
                                 'namestart': 'port-smoke'}
             if create_kwargs:
-                net_client = create_kwargs.get("network_client",
-                                               self.network_client)
-
                 # Convert security group names to security group ids
                 # to pass to create_port
                 if create_kwargs.get('security_groups'):
-                    security_groups = net_client.list_security_groups().get(
-                        'security_groups')
+                    security_groups = network_client.list_security_groups(
+                        ).get('security_groups')
                     sec_dict = dict([(s['name'], s['id'])
                                     for s in security_groups])
 
-                    sec_groups_names = [s['name'] for s in create_kwargs[
-                        'security_groups']]
+                    sec_groups_names = [s['name'] for s in create_kwargs.get(
+                        'security_groups')]
                     security_groups_ids = [sec_dict[s]
                                            for s in sec_groups_names]
 
@@ -1104,15 +1105,14 @@
                         create_port_body[
                             'security_groups'] = security_groups_ids
                 networks = create_kwargs.get('networks')
-            else:
-                net_client = self.network_client
+
             # If there are no networks passed to us we look up
             # for the tenant's private networks and create a port
             # if there is only one private network. The same behaviour
             # as we would expect when passing the call to the clients
             # with no networks
             if not networks:
-                networks = net_client.list_networks(filters={
+                networks = network_client.list_networks(filters={
                     'router:external': False})
                 self.assertEqual(1, len(networks),
                                  "There is more than one"
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@
             for net in networks:
                 net_id = net['uuid']
                 port = self._create_port(network_id=net_id,
-                                         client=net_client,
+                                         client=network_client,
                                          **create_port_body)
                 ports.append({'port': port.id})
             if ports:
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
index 2ad5d2d..63dd4f0 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@
         create_kwargs = fixed_network.set_networks_kwarg(network,
                                                          create_kwargs)
         self.servers_client.create_server(
-            name,
-            self.image,
-            flavor_id,
+            name=name,
+            imageRef=self.image,
+            flavorRef=flavor_id,
             **create_kwargs)
         # needed because of bug 1199788
         params = {'name': name}
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
index 9afb598..13b1214 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_security_groups_basic_ops.py
@@ -244,10 +244,12 @@
                 {'uuid': tenant.network.id},
             ],
             'key_name': tenant.keypair['name'],
-            'security_groups': security_groups_names,
-            'network_client': tenant.manager.network_client
+            'security_groups': security_groups_names
         }
-        server = self.create_server(name=name, create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
+        server = self.create_server(
+            name=name,
+            network_client=tenant.manager.network_client,
+            create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
         self.assertEqual(
             sorted([s['name'] for s in security_groups]),
             sorted([s['name'] for s in server['security_groups']]))
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/utils.py b/tempest/scenario/utils.py
index 0a7d492..2841060 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/utils.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/utils.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
         def test_create_server_metadata(self):
             name = rand_name('instance')
             self.servers_client.create_server(name=name,
-                                              flavor_ref=self.flavor_ref,
-                                              image_ref=self.image_ref)
+                                              flavorRef=self.flavor_ref,
+                                              imageRef=self.image_ref)
     """
     validchars = "-_.{ascii}{digit}".format(ascii=string.ascii_letters,
                                             digit=string.digits)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index a36603f..c8ddbe1 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
+
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 
@@ -29,59 +31,28 @@
             auth_provider, service, region, **kwargs)
         self.enable_instance_password = enable_instance_password
 
-    def create_server(self, name, image_ref, flavor_ref, **kwargs):
+    def create_server(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Creates an instance of a server.
-        name (Required): The name of the server.
-        image_ref (Required): Reference to the image used to build the server.
-        flavor_ref (Required): The flavor used to build the server.
-        Following optional keyword arguments are accepted:
-        adminPass: Sets the initial root password.
-        key_name: Key name of keypair that was created earlier.
-        meta: A dictionary of values to be used as metadata.
-        personality: A list of dictionaries for files to be injected into
-        the server.
-        security_groups: A list of security group dicts.
-        networks: A list of network dicts with UUID and fixed_ip.
-        user_data: User data for instance.
-        availability_zone: Availability zone in which to launch instance.
-        accessIPv4: The IPv4 access address for the server.
-        accessIPv6: The IPv6 access address for the server.
-        min_count: Count of minimum number of instances to launch.
-        max_count: Count of maximum number of instances to launch.
-        disk_config: Determines if user or admin controls disk configuration.
-        return_reservation_id: Enable/Disable the return of reservation id
-        block_device_mapping: Block device mapping for the server.
-        block_device_mapping_v2: Block device mapping V2 for the server.
+        Most parameters except the following are passed to the API without
+        any changes.
+        :param disk_config: The name is changed to OS-DCF:diskConfig
+        :param scheduler_hints: The name is changed to os:scheduler_hints and
+        the parameter is set in the same level as the parameter 'server'.
         """
-        post_body = {
-            'name': name,
-            'imageRef': image_ref,
-            'flavorRef': flavor_ref
-        }
+        body = copy.deepcopy(kwargs)
+        if body.get('disk_config'):
+            body['OS-DCF:diskConfig'] = body.pop('disk_config')
 
-        for option in ['personality', 'adminPass', 'key_name',
-                       'security_groups', 'networks', 'user_data',
-                       'availability_zone', 'accessIPv4', 'accessIPv6',
-                       'min_count', 'max_count', ('metadata', 'meta'),
-                       ('OS-DCF:diskConfig', 'disk_config'),
-                       'return_reservation_id', 'block_device_mapping',
-                       'block_device_mapping_v2']:
-            if isinstance(option, tuple):
-                post_param = option[0]
-                key = option[1]
-            else:
-                post_param = option
-                key = option
-            value = kwargs.get(key)
-            if value is not None:
-                post_body[post_param] = value
+        hints = None
+        if body.get('scheduler_hints'):
+            hints = {'os:scheduler_hints': body.pop('scheduler_hints')}
 
-        post_body = {'server': post_body}
+        post_body = {'server': body}
 
-        if 'sched_hints' in kwargs:
-            hints = {'os:scheduler_hints': kwargs.get('sched_hints')}
+        if hints:
             post_body = dict(post_body.items() + hints.items())
+
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
         resp, body = self.post('servers', post_body)
 
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/server_create_destroy.py b/tempest/stress/actions/server_create_destroy.py
index 37664de..44b6f62 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/server_create_destroy.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/server_create_destroy.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         name = data_utils.rand_name("instance")
         self.logger.info("creating %s" % name)
         server = self.manager.servers_client.create_server(
-            name, self.image, self.flavor)['server']
+            name=name, imageRef=self.image, flavorRef=self.flavor)['server']
         server_id = server['id']
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.manager.servers_client, server_id,
                                        'ACTIVE')
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/ssh_floating.py b/tempest/stress/actions/ssh_floating.py
index 81bb071..d912b25 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/ssh_floating.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/ssh_floating.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
         self.logger.info("creating %s" % name)
         vm_args = self.vm_extra_args.copy()
         vm_args['security_groups'] = [self.sec_grp]
-        server = servers_client.create_server(name, self.image,
-                                              self.flavor,
+        server = servers_client.create_server(name=name, imageRef=self.image,
+                                              flavorRef=self.flavor,
                                               **vm_args)['server']
         self.server_id = server['id']
         if self.wait_after_vm_create:
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
index b3753a5..847f342 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         vm_name = data_utils.rand_name("instance")
         self.logger.info("creating vm: %s" % vm_name)
         server = self.manager.servers_client.create_server(
-            vm_name, self.image, self.flavor)['server']
+            name=vm_name, imageRef=self.image, flavorRef=self.flavor)['server']
         server_id = server['id']
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.manager.servers_client, server_id,
                                        'ACTIVE')
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
index 8105626..95841a9 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
         vm_args = self.vm_extra_args.copy()
         vm_args['security_groups'] = [self.sec_grp]
         vm_args['key_name'] = self.key['name']
-        server = servers_client.create_server(name, self.image,
-                                              self.flavor,
+        server = servers_client.create_server(name=name, imageRef=self.image,
+                                              flavorRef=self.flavor,
                                               **vm_args)['server']
         self.server_id = server['id']
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.manager.servers_client,