diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/charmsupport/nrpe.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/charmsupport/nrpe.py
index 80d574d..1c55b30 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/charmsupport/nrpe.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/charmsupport/nrpe.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import yaml
 
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     config,
+    hook_name,
     local_unit,
     log,
     relation_ids,
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ class NRPE(object):
         try:
             nagios_uid = pwd.getpwnam('nagios').pw_uid
             nagios_gid = grp.getgrnam('nagios').gr_gid
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             log("Nagios user not set up, nrpe checks not updated")
             return
 
@@ -302,7 +303,12 @@ class NRPE(object):
                 "command": nrpecheck.command,
             }
 
-        service('restart', 'nagios-nrpe-server')
+        # update-status hooks are configured to firing every 5 minutes by
+        # default. When nagios-nrpe-server is restarted, the nagios server
+        # reports checks failing causing unneccessary alerts. Let's not restart
+        # on update-status hooks.
+        if not hook_name() == 'update-status':
+            service('restart', 'nagios-nrpe-server')
 
         monitor_ids = relation_ids("local-monitors") + \
             relation_ids("nrpe-external-master")
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/hahelpers/cluster.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/hahelpers/cluster.py
index e02350e..4207e42 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/hahelpers/cluster.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/hahelpers/cluster.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ clustering-related helpers.
 
 import subprocess
 import os
+import time
 
 from socket import gethostname as get_unit_hostname
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     is_leader as juju_is_leader,
     status_set,
 )
+from charmhelpers.core.host import (
+    modulo_distribution,
+)
 from charmhelpers.core.decorators import (
     retry_on_exception,
 )
@@ -361,3 +365,29 @@ def canonical_url(configs, vip_setting='vip'):
     else:
         addr = unit_get('private-address')
     return '%s://%s' % (scheme, addr)
+
+
+def distributed_wait(modulo=None, wait=None, operation_name='operation'):
+    ''' Distribute operations by waiting based on modulo_distribution
+
+    If modulo and or wait are not set, check config_get for those values.
+
+    :param modulo: int The modulo number creates the group distribution
+    :param wait: int The constant time wait value
+    :param operation_name: string Operation name for status message
+                           i.e.  'restart'
+    :side effect: Calls config_get()
+    :side effect: Calls log()
+    :side effect: Calls status_set()
+    :side effect: Calls time.sleep()
+    '''
+    if modulo is None:
+        modulo = config_get('modulo-nodes')
+    if wait is None:
+        wait = config_get('known-wait')
+    calculated_wait = modulo_distribution(modulo=modulo, wait=wait)
+    msg = "Waiting {} seconds for {} ...".format(calculated_wait,
+                                                 operation_name)
+    log(msg, DEBUG)
+    status_set('maintenance', msg)
+    time.sleep(calculated_wait)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py
index d7e6deb..a871ce3 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def get_host_ip(hostname, fallback=None):
     if not ip_addr:
         try:
             ip_addr = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             log("Failed to resolve hostname '%s'" % (hostname),
                 level=WARNING)
             return fallback
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ def get_hostname(address, fqdn=True):
         if not result:
             try:
                 result = socket.gethostbyaddr(address)[0]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 return None
     else:
         result = address
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/alternatives.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/alternatives.py
index 1501641..547de09 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/alternatives.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/alternatives.py
@@ -29,3 +29,16 @@ def install_alternative(name, target, source, priority=50):
         target, name, source, str(priority)
     ]
     subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+
+
+def remove_alternative(name, source):
+    """Remove an installed alternative configuration file
+
+    :param name: string name of the alternative to remove
+    :param source: string full path to alternative to remove
+    """
+    cmd = [
+        'update-alternatives', '--remove',
+        name, source
+    ]
+    subprocess.check_call(cmd)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
index 5c041d2..e37f283 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
@@ -250,7 +250,14 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         self.log.debug('Waiting up to {}s for extended status on services: '
                        '{}'.format(timeout, services))
         service_messages = {service: message for service in services}
+
+        # Check for idleness
+        self.d.sentry.wait()
+        # Check for error states and bail early
+        self.d.sentry.wait_for_status(self.d.juju_env, services)
+        # Check for ready messages
         self.d.sentry.wait_for_messages(service_messages, timeout=timeout)
+
         self.log.info('OK')
 
     def _get_openstack_release(self):
@@ -263,7 +270,8 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         (self.trusty_icehouse, self.trusty_kilo, self.trusty_liberty,
          self.trusty_mitaka, self.xenial_mitaka, self.xenial_newton,
          self.yakkety_newton, self.xenial_ocata, self.zesty_ocata,
-         self.xenial_pike, self.artful_pike) = range(11)
+         self.xenial_pike, self.artful_pike, self.xenial_queens,
+         self.bionic_queens,) = range(13)
 
         releases = {
             ('trusty', None): self.trusty_icehouse,
@@ -274,9 +282,11 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
             ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-newton'): self.xenial_newton,
             ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-ocata'): self.xenial_ocata,
             ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-pike'): self.xenial_pike,
+            ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-queens'): self.xenial_queens,
             ('yakkety', None): self.yakkety_newton,
             ('zesty', None): self.zesty_ocata,
             ('artful', None): self.artful_pike,
+            ('bionic', None): self.bionic_queens,
         }
         return releases[(self.series, self.openstack)]
 
@@ -291,6 +301,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
             ('yakkety', 'newton'),
             ('zesty', 'ocata'),
             ('artful', 'pike'),
+            ('bionic', 'queens'),
         ])
         if self.openstack:
             os_origin = self.openstack.split(':')[1]
@@ -303,20 +314,27 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         test scenario, based on OpenStack release and whether ceph radosgw
         is flagged as present or not."""
 
-        if self._get_openstack_release() >= self.trusty_kilo:
-            # Kilo or later
-            pools = [
-                'rbd',
-                'cinder',
-                'glance'
-            ]
-        else:
-            # Juno or earlier
+        if self._get_openstack_release() == self.trusty_icehouse:
+            # Icehouse
             pools = [
                 'data',
                 'metadata',
                 'rbd',
-                'cinder',
+                'cinder-ceph',
+                'glance'
+            ]
+        elif (self.trusty_kilo <= self._get_openstack_release() <=
+              self.zesty_ocata):
+            # Kilo through Ocata
+            pools = [
+                'rbd',
+                'cinder-ceph',
+                'glance'
+            ]
+        else:
+            # Pike and later
+            pools = [
+                'cinder-ceph',
                 'glance'
             ]
 
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
index c8edbf6..b71b2b1 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import urllib
 import urlparse
 
 import cinderclient.v1.client as cinder_client
+import cinderclient.v2.client as cinder_clientv2
 import glanceclient.v1.client as glance_client
 import heatclient.v1.client as heat_client
 from keystoneclient.v2_0 import client as keystone_client
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import swiftclient
 from charmhelpers.contrib.amulet.utils import (
     AmuletUtils
 )
-from charmhelpers.core.decorators import retry_on_exception
 from charmhelpers.core.host import CompareHostReleases
 
 DEBUG = logging.DEBUG
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
         self.log.debug('Checking if tenant exists ({})...'.format(tenant))
         return tenant in [t.name for t in keystone.tenants.list()]
 
-    @retry_on_exception(5, base_delay=10)
     def keystone_wait_for_propagation(self, sentry_relation_pairs,
                                       api_version):
         """Iterate over list of sentry and relation tuples and verify that
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
             rel = sentry.relation('identity-service',
                                   relation_name)
             self.log.debug('keystone relation data: {}'.format(rel))
-            if rel['api_version'] != str(api_version):
+            if rel.get('api_version') != str(api_version):
                 raise Exception("api_version not propagated through relation"
                                 " data yet ('{}' != '{}')."
                                 "".format(rel['api_version'], api_version))
@@ -348,15 +347,19 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
 
         config = {'preferred-api-version': api_version}
         deployment.d.configure('keystone', config)
+        deployment._auto_wait_for_status()
         self.keystone_wait_for_propagation(sentry_relation_pairs, api_version)
 
     def authenticate_cinder_admin(self, keystone_sentry, username,
-                                  password, tenant):
+                                  password, tenant, api_version=2):
         """Authenticates admin user with cinder."""
         # NOTE(beisner): cinder python client doesn't accept tokens.
         keystone_ip = keystone_sentry.info['public-address']
         ept = "http://{}:5000/v2.0".format(keystone_ip.strip().decode('utf-8'))
-        return cinder_client.Client(username, password, tenant, ept)
+        _clients = {
+            1: cinder_client.Client,
+            2: cinder_clientv2.Client}
+        return _clients[api_version](username, password, tenant, ept)
 
     def authenticate_keystone(self, keystone_ip, username, password,
                               api_version=False, admin_port=False,
@@ -617,13 +620,25 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
             self.log.debug('Keypair ({}) already exists, '
                            'using it.'.format(keypair_name))
             return _keypair
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.log.debug('Keypair ({}) does not exist, '
                            'creating it.'.format(keypair_name))
 
         _keypair = nova.keypairs.create(name=keypair_name)
         return _keypair
 
+    def _get_cinder_obj_name(self, cinder_object):
+        """Retrieve name of cinder object.
+
+        :param cinder_object: cinder snapshot or volume object
+        :returns: str cinder object name
+        """
+        # v1 objects store name in 'display_name' attr but v2+ use 'name'
+        try:
+            return cinder_object.display_name
+        except AttributeError:
+            return cinder_object.name
+
     def create_cinder_volume(self, cinder, vol_name="demo-vol", vol_size=1,
                              img_id=None, src_vol_id=None, snap_id=None):
         """Create cinder volume, optionally from a glance image, OR
@@ -674,6 +689,13 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
                                             source_volid=src_vol_id,
                                             snapshot_id=snap_id)
             vol_id = vol_new.id
+        except TypeError:
+            vol_new = cinder.volumes.create(name=vol_name,
+                                            imageRef=img_id,
+                                            size=vol_size,
+                                            source_volid=src_vol_id,
+                                            snapshot_id=snap_id)
+            vol_id = vol_new.id
         except Exception as e:
             msg = 'Failed to create volume: {}'.format(e)
             amulet.raise_status(amulet.FAIL, msg=msg)
@@ -688,7 +710,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
 
         # Re-validate new volume
         self.log.debug('Validating volume attributes...')
-        val_vol_name = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).display_name
+        val_vol_name = self._get_cinder_obj_name(cinder.volumes.get(vol_id))
         val_vol_boot = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).bootable
         val_vol_stat = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).status
         val_vol_size = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).size
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
index f67f326..ece75df 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import collections
 import glob
 import json
 import math
@@ -578,11 +579,14 @@ class HAProxyContext(OSContextGenerator):
             laddr = get_address_in_network(config(cfg_opt))
             if laddr:
                 netmask = get_netmask_for_address(laddr)
-                cluster_hosts[laddr] = {'network': "{}/{}".format(laddr,
-                                                                  netmask),
-                                        'backends': {l_unit: laddr}}
+                cluster_hosts[laddr] = {
+                    'network': "{}/{}".format(laddr,
+                                              netmask),
+                    'backends': collections.OrderedDict([(l_unit,
+                                                          laddr)])
+                }
                 for rid in relation_ids('cluster'):
-                    for unit in related_units(rid):
+                    for unit in sorted(related_units(rid)):
                         _laddr = relation_get('{}-address'.format(addr_type),
                                               rid=rid, unit=unit)
                         if _laddr:
@@ -594,10 +598,13 @@ class HAProxyContext(OSContextGenerator):
         # match in the frontend
         cluster_hosts[addr] = {}
         netmask = get_netmask_for_address(addr)
-        cluster_hosts[addr] = {'network': "{}/{}".format(addr, netmask),
-                               'backends': {l_unit: addr}}
+        cluster_hosts[addr] = {
+            'network': "{}/{}".format(addr, netmask),
+            'backends': collections.OrderedDict([(l_unit,
+                                                  addr)])
+        }
         for rid in relation_ids('cluster'):
-            for unit in related_units(rid):
+            for unit in sorted(related_units(rid)):
                 _laddr = relation_get('private-address',
                                       rid=rid, unit=unit)
                 if _laddr:
@@ -628,6 +635,8 @@ class HAProxyContext(OSContextGenerator):
             ctxt['local_host'] = '127.0.0.1'
             ctxt['haproxy_host'] = '0.0.0.0'
 
+        ctxt['ipv6_enabled'] = not is_ipv6_disabled()
+
         ctxt['stat_port'] = '8888'
 
         db = kv()
@@ -802,8 +811,9 @@ class ApacheSSLContext(OSContextGenerator):
         else:
             # Expect cert/key provided in config (currently assumed that ca
             # uses ip for cn)
-            cn = resolve_address(endpoint_type=INTERNAL)
-            self.configure_cert(cn)
+            for net_type in (INTERNAL, ADMIN, PUBLIC):
+                cn = resolve_address(endpoint_type=net_type)
+                self.configure_cert(cn)
 
         addresses = self.get_network_addresses()
         for address, endpoint in addresses:
@@ -843,15 +853,6 @@ class NeutronContext(OSContextGenerator):
         for pkgs in self.packages:
             ensure_packages(pkgs)
 
-    def _save_flag_file(self):
-        if self.network_manager == 'quantum':
-            _file = '/etc/nova/quantum_plugin.conf'
-        else:
-            _file = '/etc/nova/neutron_plugin.conf'
-
-        with open(_file, 'wb') as out:
-            out.write(self.plugin + '\n')
-
     def ovs_ctxt(self):
         driver = neutron_plugin_attribute(self.plugin, 'driver',
                                           self.network_manager)
@@ -996,7 +997,6 @@ class NeutronContext(OSContextGenerator):
             flags = config_flags_parser(alchemy_flags)
             ctxt['neutron_alchemy_flags'] = flags
 
-        self._save_flag_file()
         return ctxt
 
 
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ class SubordinateConfigContext(OSContextGenerator):
                 if sub_config and sub_config != '':
                     try:
                         sub_config = json.loads(sub_config)
-                    except:
+                    except Exception:
                         log('Could not parse JSON from '
                             'subordinate_configuration setting from %s'
                             % rid, level=ERROR)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/files/check_haproxy.sh b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/files/check_haproxy.sh
index 0df0717..7aab129 100755
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/files/check_haproxy.sh
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/files/check_haproxy.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 CRITICAL=0
 NOTACTIVE=''
 LOGFILE=/var/log/nagios/check_haproxy.log
-AUTH=$(grep -r "stats auth" /etc/haproxy | awk 'NR=1{print $4}')
+AUTH=$(grep -r "stats auth" /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg | awk 'NR=1{print $4}')
 
 typeset -i N_INSTANCES=0
 for appserver in $(awk '/^\s+server/{print $2}' /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/ha/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/ha/utils.py
index 254a90e..9a4d79c 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/ha/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/ha/utils.py
@@ -82,15 +82,18 @@ def update_dns_ha_resource_params(resources, resource_params,
             continue
         m = re.search('os-(.+?)-hostname', setting)
         if m:
-            networkspace = m.group(1)
+            endpoint_type = m.group(1)
+            # resolve_address's ADDRESS_MAP uses 'int' not 'internal'
+            if endpoint_type == 'internal':
+                endpoint_type = 'int'
         else:
             msg = ('Unexpected DNS hostname setting: {}. '
-                   'Cannot determine network space name'
+                   'Cannot determine endpoint_type name'
                    ''.format(setting))
             status_set('blocked', msg)
             raise DNSHAException(msg)
 
-        hostname_key = 'res_{}_{}_hostname'.format(charm_name(), networkspace)
+        hostname_key = 'res_{}_{}_hostname'.format(charm_name(), endpoint_type)
         if hostname_key in hostname_group:
             log('DNS HA: Resource {}: {} already exists in '
                 'hostname group - skipping'.format(hostname_key, hostname),
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ def update_dns_ha_resource_params(resources, resource_params,
         resources[hostname_key] = crm_ocf
         resource_params[hostname_key] = (
             'params fqdn="{}" ip_address="{}" '
-            ''.format(hostname, resolve_address(endpoint_type=networkspace,
+            ''.format(hostname, resolve_address(endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
                                                 override=False)))
 
     if len(hostname_group) >= 1:
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/neutron.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/neutron.py
index 37fa0eb..0f847f5 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/neutron.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/neutron.py
@@ -59,18 +59,13 @@ def determine_dkms_package():
 
 
 def quantum_plugins():
-    from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack import context
     return {
         'ovs': {
             'config': '/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/'
                       'ovs_quantum_plugin.ini',
             'driver': 'quantum.plugins.openvswitch.ovs_quantum_plugin.'
                       'OVSQuantumPluginV2',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=QUANTUM_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': ['quantum-plugin-openvswitch-agent'],
             'packages': [determine_dkms_package(),
                          ['quantum-plugin-openvswitch-agent']],
@@ -82,11 +77,7 @@ def quantum_plugins():
             'config': '/etc/quantum/plugins/nicira/nvp.ini',
             'driver': 'quantum.plugins.nicira.nicira_nvp_plugin.'
                       'QuantumPlugin.NvpPluginV2',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=QUANTUM_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': [],
             'packages': [],
             'server_packages': ['quantum-server',
@@ -100,7 +91,6 @@ NEUTRON_CONF_DIR = '/etc/neutron'
 
 
 def neutron_plugins():
-    from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack import context
     release = os_release('nova-common')
     plugins = {
         'ovs': {
@@ -108,11 +98,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
                       'ovs_neutron_plugin.ini',
             'driver': 'neutron.plugins.openvswitch.ovs_neutron_plugin.'
                       'OVSNeutronPluginV2',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': ['neutron-plugin-openvswitch-agent'],
             'packages': [determine_dkms_package(),
                          ['neutron-plugin-openvswitch-agent']],
@@ -124,11 +110,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
             'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/nicira/nvp.ini',
             'driver': 'neutron.plugins.nicira.nicira_nvp_plugin.'
                       'NeutronPlugin.NvpPluginV2',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': [],
             'packages': [],
             'server_packages': ['neutron-server',
@@ -138,11 +120,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
         'nsx': {
             'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/vmware/nsx.ini',
             'driver': 'vmware',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': [],
             'packages': [],
             'server_packages': ['neutron-server',
@@ -152,11 +130,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
         'n1kv': {
             'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/cisco/cisco_plugins.ini',
             'driver': 'neutron.plugins.cisco.network_plugin.PluginV2',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': [],
             'packages': [determine_dkms_package(),
                          ['neutron-plugin-cisco']],
@@ -167,11 +141,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
         'Calico': {
             'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf.ini',
             'driver': 'neutron.plugins.ml2.plugin.Ml2Plugin',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': ['calico-felix',
                          'bird',
                          'neutron-dhcp-agent',
@@ -189,11 +159,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
         'vsp': {
             'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/nuage/nuage_plugin.ini',
             'driver': 'neutron.plugins.nuage.plugin.NuagePlugin',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': [],
             'packages': [],
             'server_packages': ['neutron-server', 'neutron-plugin-nuage'],
@@ -203,10 +169,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
             'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/plumgrid/plumgrid.ini',
             'driver': ('neutron.plugins.plumgrid.plumgrid_plugin'
                        '.plumgrid_plugin.NeutronPluginPLUMgridV2'),
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('database-user'),
-                                        database=config('database'),
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': [],
             'packages': ['plumgrid-lxc',
                          'iovisor-dkms'],
@@ -217,11 +180,7 @@ def neutron_plugins():
         'midonet': {
             'config': '/etc/neutron/plugins/midonet/midonet.ini',
             'driver': 'midonet.neutron.plugin.MidonetPluginV2',
-            'contexts': [
-                context.SharedDBContext(user=config('neutron-database-user'),
-                                        database=config('neutron-database'),
-                                        relation_prefix='neutron',
-                                        ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
+            'contexts': [],
             'services': [],
             'packages': [determine_dkms_package()],
             'server_packages': ['neutron-server',
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/ceph.conf b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/ceph.conf
index ed5c4f1..a11ce8a 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/ceph.conf
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/ceph.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ rbd default features = {{ rbd_features }}
 
 [client]
 {% if rbd_client_cache_settings -%}
-{% for key, value in rbd_client_cache_settings.iteritems() -%}
+{% for key, value in rbd_client_cache_settings.items() -%}
 {{ key }} = {{ value }}
 {% endfor -%}
-{%- endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg
index 2e66045..ebc8a68 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ listen stats
 {% for service, ports in service_ports.items() -%}
 frontend tcp-in_{{ service }}
     bind *:{{ ports[0] }}
+    {% if ipv6_enabled -%}
     bind :::{{ ports[0] }}
+    {% endif -%}
     {% for frontend in frontends -%}
     acl net_{{ frontend }} dst {{ frontends[frontend]['network'] }}
     use_backend {{ service }}_{{ frontend }} if net_{{ frontend }}
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/section-oslo-cache b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/section-oslo-cache
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e056a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/section-oslo-cache
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[cache]
+{% if memcache_url %}
+enabled = true
+backend = oslo_cache.memcache_pool
+memcache_servers = {{ memcache_url }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templating.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templating.py
index d8c1fc7..77490e4 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templating.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templating.py
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ class OSConfigRenderer(object):
             raise OSConfigException
 
         _out = self.render(config_file)
+        if six.PY3:
+            _out = _out.encode('UTF-8')
 
         with open(config_file, 'wb') as out:
             out.write(_out)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
index 837a167..8a541d4 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ from charmhelpers.fetch import (
 from charmhelpers.fetch.snap import (
     snap_install,
     snap_refresh,
-    SNAP_CHANNELS,
+    valid_snap_channel,
 )
 
 from charmhelpers.contrib.storage.linux.utils import is_block_device, zap_disk
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ UBUNTU_OPENSTACK_RELEASE = OrderedDict([
     ('yakkety', 'newton'),
     ('zesty', 'ocata'),
     ('artful', 'pike'),
+    ('bionic', 'queens'),
 ])
 
 
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ OPENSTACK_CODENAMES = OrderedDict([
     ('2016.2', 'newton'),
     ('2017.1', 'ocata'),
     ('2017.2', 'pike'),
+    ('2018.1', 'queens'),
 ])
 
 # The ugly duckling - must list releases oldest to newest
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ SWIFT_CODENAMES = OrderedDict([
         ['2.11.0', '2.12.0', '2.13.0']),
     ('pike',
         ['2.13.0', '2.15.0']),
+    ('queens',
+        ['2.16.0']),
 ])
 
 # >= Liberty version->codename mapping
@@ -412,6 +416,8 @@ def get_os_codename_package(package, fatal=True):
         cmd = ['snap', 'list', package]
         try:
             out = subprocess.check_output(cmd)
+            if six.PY3:
+                out = out.decode('UTF-8')
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             return None
         lines = out.split('\n')
@@ -426,7 +432,7 @@ def get_os_codename_package(package, fatal=True):
 
     try:
         pkg = cache[package]
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         if not fatal:
             return None
         # the package is unknown to the current apt cache.
@@ -579,6 +585,9 @@ def configure_installation_source(source_plus_key):
     Note that the behaviour on error is to log the error to the juju log and
     then call sys.exit(1).
     """
+    if source_plus_key.startswith('snap'):
+        # Do nothing for snap installs
+        return
     # extract the key if there is one, denoted by a '|' in the rel
     source, key = get_source_and_pgp_key(source_plus_key)
 
@@ -615,7 +624,7 @@ def save_script_rc(script_path="scripts/scriptrc", **env_vars):
     juju_rc_path = "%s/%s" % (charm_dir(), script_path)
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(juju_rc_path)):
         os.mkdir(os.path.dirname(juju_rc_path))
-    with open(juju_rc_path, 'wb') as rc_script:
+    with open(juju_rc_path, 'wt') as rc_script:
         rc_script.write(
             "#!/bin/bash\n")
         [rc_script.write('export %s=%s\n' % (u, p))
@@ -794,7 +803,7 @@ def git_default_repos(projects_yaml):
     service = service_name()
     core_project = service
 
-    for default, branch in GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCHES.iteritems():
+    for default, branch in six.iteritems(GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCHES):
         if projects_yaml == default:
 
             # add the requirements repo first
@@ -1615,7 +1624,7 @@ def do_action_openstack_upgrade(package, upgrade_callback, configs):
                     upgrade_callback(configs=configs)
                     action_set({'outcome': 'success, upgrade completed.'})
                     ret = True
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     action_set({'outcome': 'upgrade failed, see traceback.'})
                     action_set({'traceback': traceback.format_exc()})
                     action_fail('do_openstack_upgrade resulted in an '
@@ -1720,7 +1729,7 @@ def is_unit_paused_set():
             kv = t[0]
             # transform something truth-y into a Boolean.
             return not(not(kv.get('unit-paused')))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False
 
 
@@ -2048,7 +2057,7 @@ def update_json_file(filename, items):
 def snap_install_requested():
     """ Determine if installing from snaps
 
-    If openstack-origin is of the form snap:channel-series-release
+    If openstack-origin is of the form snap:track/channel[/branch]
     and channel is in SNAPS_CHANNELS return True.
     """
     origin = config('openstack-origin') or ""
@@ -2056,10 +2065,12 @@ def snap_install_requested():
         return False
 
     _src = origin[5:]
-    channel, series, release = _src.split('-')
-    if channel.lower() in SNAP_CHANNELS:
-        return True
-    return False
+    if '/' in _src:
+        channel = _src.split('/')[1]
+    else:
+        # Handle snap:track with no channel
+        channel = 'stable'
+    return valid_snap_channel(channel)
 
 
 def get_snaps_install_info_from_origin(snaps, src, mode='classic'):
@@ -2067,7 +2078,7 @@ def get_snaps_install_info_from_origin(snaps, src, mode='classic'):
 
     @param snaps: List of snaps
     @param src: String of openstack-origin or source of the form
-        snap:channel-series-track
+        snap:track/channel
     @param mode: String classic, devmode or jailmode
     @returns: Dictionary of snaps with channels and modes
     """
@@ -2077,8 +2088,7 @@ def get_snaps_install_info_from_origin(snaps, src, mode='classic'):
         return {}
 
     _src = src[5:]
-    _channel, _series, _release = _src.split('-')
-    channel = '--channel={}/{}'.format(_release, _channel)
+    channel = '--channel={}'.format(_src)
 
     return {snap: {'channel': channel, 'mode': mode}
             for snap in snaps}
@@ -2090,8 +2100,8 @@ def install_os_snaps(snaps, refresh=False):
     @param snaps: Dictionary of snaps with channels and modes of the form:
         {'snap_name': {'channel': 'snap_channel',
                        'mode': 'snap_mode'}}
-        Where channel a snapstore channel and mode is --classic, --devmode or
-        --jailmode.
+        Where channel is a snapstore channel and mode is --classic, --devmode
+        or --jailmode.
     @param post_snap_install: Callback function to run after snaps have been
     installed
     """
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
index e5a01b1..3923161 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
@@ -370,9 +370,10 @@ def get_mon_map(service):
       Also raises CalledProcessError if our ceph command fails
     """
     try:
-        mon_status = check_output(
-            ['ceph', '--id', service,
-             'mon_status', '--format=json'])
+        mon_status = check_output(['ceph', '--id', service,
+                                   'mon_status', '--format=json'])
+        if six.PY3:
+            mon_status = mon_status.decode('UTF-8')
         try:
             return json.loads(mon_status)
         except ValueError as v:
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ def monitor_key_get(service, key):
     try:
         output = check_output(
             ['ceph', '--id', service,
-             'config-key', 'get', str(key)])
+             'config-key', 'get', str(key)]).decode('UTF-8')
         return output
     except CalledProcessError as e:
         log("Monitor config-key get failed with message: {}".format(
@@ -500,6 +501,8 @@ def get_erasure_profile(service, name):
         out = check_output(['ceph', '--id', service,
                             'osd', 'erasure-code-profile', 'get',
                             name, '--format=json'])
+        if six.PY3:
+            out = out.decode('UTF-8')
         return json.loads(out)
     except (CalledProcessError, OSError, ValueError):
         return None
@@ -686,7 +689,10 @@ def get_cache_mode(service, pool_name):
     """
     validator(value=service, valid_type=six.string_types)
     validator(value=pool_name, valid_type=six.string_types)
-    out = check_output(['ceph', '--id', service, 'osd', 'dump', '--format=json'])
+    out = check_output(['ceph', '--id', service,
+                        'osd', 'dump', '--format=json'])
+    if six.PY3:
+        out = out.decode('UTF-8')
     try:
         osd_json = json.loads(out)
         for pool in osd_json['pools']:
@@ -700,8 +706,9 @@ def get_cache_mode(service, pool_name):
 def pool_exists(service, name):
     """Check to see if a RADOS pool already exists."""
     try:
-        out = check_output(['rados', '--id', service,
-                            'lspools']).decode('UTF-8')
+        out = check_output(['rados', '--id', service, 'lspools'])
+        if six.PY3:
+            out = out.decode('UTF-8')
     except CalledProcessError:
         return False
 
@@ -714,9 +721,12 @@ def get_osds(service):
     """
     version = ceph_version()
     if version and version >= '0.56':
-        return json.loads(check_output(['ceph', '--id', service,
-                                        'osd', 'ls',
-                                        '--format=json']).decode('UTF-8'))
+        out = check_output(['ceph', '--id', service,
+                            'osd', 'ls',
+                            '--format=json'])
+        if six.PY3:
+            out = out.decode('UTF-8')
+        return json.loads(out)
 
     return None
 
@@ -734,7 +744,9 @@ def rbd_exists(service, pool, rbd_img):
     """Check to see if a RADOS block device exists."""
     try:
         out = check_output(['rbd', 'list', '--id',
-                            service, '--pool', pool]).decode('UTF-8')
+                            service, '--pool', pool])
+        if six.PY3:
+            out = out.decode('UTF-8')
     except CalledProcessError:
         return False
 
@@ -859,7 +871,9 @@ def configure(service, key, auth, use_syslog):
 def image_mapped(name):
     """Determine whether a RADOS block device is mapped locally."""
     try:
-        out = check_output(['rbd', 'showmapped']).decode('UTF-8')
+        out = check_output(['rbd', 'showmapped'])
+        if six.PY3:
+            out = out.decode('UTF-8')
     except CalledProcessError:
         return False
 
@@ -1018,7 +1032,9 @@ def ceph_version():
     """Retrieve the local version of ceph."""
     if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/ceph'):
         cmd = ['ceph', '-v']
-        output = check_output(cmd).decode('US-ASCII')
+        output = check_output(cmd)
+        if six.PY3:
+            output = output.decode('UTF-8')
         output = output.split()
         if len(output) > 3:
             return output[2]
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/lvm.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/lvm.py
index 4719f53..7f2a060 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/lvm.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/lvm.py
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ def list_lvm_volume_group(block_device):
     '''
     vg = None
     pvd = check_output(['pvdisplay', block_device]).splitlines()
-    for l in pvd:
-        l = l.decode('UTF-8')
-        if l.strip().startswith('VG Name'):
-            vg = ' '.join(l.strip().split()[2:])
+    for lvm in pvd:
+        lvm = lvm.decode('UTF-8')
+        if lvm.strip().startswith('VG Name'):
+            vg = ' '.join(lvm.strip().split()[2:])
     return vg
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/utils.py
index 3dc0df6..c942889 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/utils.py
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ def is_device_mounted(device):
     '''
     try:
         out = check_output(['lsblk', '-P', device]).decode('UTF-8')
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False
     return bool(re.search(r'MOUNTPOINT=".+"', out))
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
index 12f37b2..5a88f79 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import copy
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 from functools import wraps
+from collections import namedtuple
 import glob
 import os
 import json
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ def principal_unit():
         for rid in relation_ids(reltype):
             for unit in related_units(rid):
                 md = _metadata_unit(unit)
+                if not md:
+                    continue
                 subordinate = md.pop('subordinate', None)
                 if not subordinate:
                     return unit
@@ -511,7 +514,10 @@ def _metadata_unit(unit):
     """
     basedir = os.sep.join(charm_dir().split(os.sep)[:-2])
     unitdir = 'unit-{}'.format(unit.replace(os.sep, '-'))
-    with open(os.path.join(basedir, unitdir, 'charm', 'metadata.yaml')) as md:
+    joineddir = os.path.join(basedir, unitdir, 'charm', 'metadata.yaml')
+    if not os.path.exists(joineddir):
+        return None
+    with open(joineddir) as md:
         return yaml.safe_load(md)
 
 
@@ -639,18 +645,31 @@ def is_relation_made(relation, keys='private-address'):
     return False
 
 
+def _port_op(op_name, port, protocol="TCP"):
+    """Open or close a service network port"""
+    _args = [op_name]
+    icmp = protocol.upper() == "ICMP"
+    if icmp:
+        _args.append(protocol)
+    else:
+        _args.append('{}/{}'.format(port, protocol))
+    try:
+        subprocess.check_call(_args)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        # Older Juju pre 2.3 doesn't support ICMP
+        # so treat it as a no-op if it fails.
+        if not icmp:
+            raise
+
+
 def open_port(port, protocol="TCP"):
     """Open a service network port"""
-    _args = ['open-port']
-    _args.append('{}/{}'.format(port, protocol))
-    subprocess.check_call(_args)
+    _port_op('open-port', port, protocol)
 
 
 def close_port(port, protocol="TCP"):
     """Close a service network port"""
-    _args = ['close-port']
-    _args.append('{}/{}'.format(port, protocol))
-    subprocess.check_call(_args)
+    _port_op('close-port', port, protocol)
 
 
 def open_ports(start, end, protocol="TCP"):
@@ -667,6 +686,17 @@ def close_ports(start, end, protocol="TCP"):
     subprocess.check_call(_args)
 
 
+def opened_ports():
+    """Get the opened ports
+
+    *Note that this will only show ports opened in a previous hook*
+
+    :returns: Opened ports as a list of strings: ``['8080/tcp', '8081-8083/tcp']``
+    """
+    _args = ['opened-ports', '--format=json']
+    return json.loads(subprocess.check_output(_args).decode('UTF-8'))
+
+
 @cached
 def unit_get(attribute):
     """Get the unit ID for the remote unit"""
@@ -1077,6 +1107,35 @@ def network_get_primary_address(binding):
     return subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode('UTF-8').strip()
 
 
+@translate_exc(from_exc=OSError, to_exc=NotImplementedError)
+def network_get(endpoint, relation_id=None):
+    """
+    Retrieve the network details for a relation endpoint
+
+    :param endpoint: string. The name of a relation endpoint
+    :param relation_id: int. The ID of the relation for the current context.
+    :return: dict. The loaded YAML output of the network-get query.
+    :raise: NotImplementedError if run on Juju < 2.1
+    """
+    cmd = ['network-get', endpoint, '--format', 'yaml']
+    if relation_id:
+        cmd.append('-r')
+        cmd.append(relation_id)
+    try:
+        response = subprocess.check_output(
+            cmd,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode('UTF-8').strip()
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        # Early versions of Juju 2.0.x required the --primary-address argument.
+        # We catch that condition here and raise NotImplementedError since
+        # the requested semantics are not available - the caller can then
+        # use the network_get_primary_address() method instead.
+        if '--primary-address is currently required' in e.output.decode('UTF-8'):
+            raise NotImplementedError
+        raise
+    return yaml.safe_load(response)
+
+
 def add_metric(*args, **kwargs):
     """Add metric values. Values may be expressed with keyword arguments. For
     metric names containing dashes, these may be expressed as one or more
@@ -1106,3 +1165,42 @@ def meter_info():
     """Get the meter status information, if running in the meter-status-changed
     hook."""
     return os.environ.get('JUJU_METER_INFO')
+
+
+def iter_units_for_relation_name(relation_name):
+    """Iterate through all units in a relation
+
+    Generator that iterates through all the units in a relation and yields
+    a named tuple with rid and unit field names.
+
+    Usage:
+    data = [(u.rid, u.unit)
+            for u in iter_units_for_relation_name(relation_name)]
+
+    :param relation_name: string relation name
+    :yield: Named Tuple with rid and unit field names
+    """
+    RelatedUnit = namedtuple('RelatedUnit', 'rid, unit')
+    for rid in relation_ids(relation_name):
+        for unit in related_units(rid):
+            yield RelatedUnit(rid, unit)
+
+
+def ingress_address(rid=None, unit=None):
+    """
+    Retrieve the ingress-address from a relation when available. Otherwise,
+    return the private-address. This function is to be used on the consuming
+    side of the relation.
+
+    Usage:
+    addresses = [ingress_address(rid=u.rid, unit=u.unit)
+                 for u in iter_units_for_relation_name(relation_name)]
+
+    :param rid: string relation id
+    :param unit: string unit name
+    :side effect: calls relation_get
+    :return: string IP address
+    """
+    settings = relation_get(rid=rid, unit=unit)
+    return (settings.get('ingress-address') or
+            settings.get('private-address'))
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
index 5656e2f..5cc5c86 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import six
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from .hookenv import log, DEBUG
+from .hookenv import log, DEBUG, local_unit
 from .fstab import Fstab
 from charmhelpers.osplatform import get_platform
 
@@ -441,6 +441,49 @@ def add_user_to_group(username, group):
     subprocess.check_call(cmd)
 
 
+def chage(username, lastday=None, expiredate=None, inactive=None,
+           mindays=None, maxdays=None, root=None, warndays=None):
+    """Change user password expiry information
+
+    :param str username: User to update
+    :param str lastday: Set when password was changed in YYYY-MM-DD format
+    :param str expiredate: Set when user's account will no longer be
+                           accessible in YYYY-MM-DD format.
+                           -1 will remove an account expiration date.
+    :param str inactive: Set the number of days of inactivity after a password
+                         has expired before the account is locked.
+                         -1 will remove an account's inactivity.
+    :param str mindays: Set the minimum number of days between password
+                        changes to MIN_DAYS.
+                        0 indicates the password can be changed anytime.
+    :param str maxdays: Set the maximum number of days during which a
+                        password is valid.
+                        -1 as MAX_DAYS will remove checking maxdays
+    :param str root: Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory
+    :param str warndays: Set the number of days of warning before a password
+                         change is required
+    :raises subprocess.CalledProcessError: if call to chage fails
+    """
+    cmd = ['chage']
+    if root:
+        cmd.extend(['--root', root])
+    if lastday:
+        cmd.extend(['--lastday', lastday])
+    if expiredate:
+        cmd.extend(['--expiredate', expiredate])
+    if inactive:
+        cmd.extend(['--inactive', inactive])
+    if mindays:
+        cmd.extend(['--mindays', mindays])
+    if maxdays:
+        cmd.extend(['--maxdays', maxdays])
+    if warndays:
+        cmd.extend(['--warndays', warndays])
+    cmd.append(username)
+    subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+
+remove_password_expiry = functools.partial(chage, expiredate='-1', inactive='-1', mindays='0', maxdays='-1')
+
 def rsync(from_path, to_path, flags='-r', options=None, timeout=None):
     """Replicate the contents of a path"""
     options = options or ['--delete', '--executability']
@@ -946,3 +989,31 @@ def updatedb(updatedb_text, new_path):
                 lines[i] = 'PRUNEPATHS="{}"'.format(' '.join(paths))
     output = "\n".join(lines)
     return output
+
+
+def modulo_distribution(modulo=3, wait=30):
+    """ Modulo distribution
+
+    This helper uses the unit number, a modulo value and a constant wait time
+    to produce a calculated wait time distribution. This is useful in large
+    scale deployments to distribute load during an expensive operation such as
+    service restarts.
+
+    If you have 1000 nodes that need to restart 100 at a time 1 minute at a
+    time:
+
+      time.wait(modulo_distribution(modulo=100, wait=60))
+      restart()
+
+    If you need restarts to happen serially set modulo to the exact number of
+    nodes and set a high constant wait time:
+
+      time.wait(modulo_distribution(modulo=10, wait=120))
+      restart()
+
+    @param modulo: int The modulo number creates the group distribution
+    @param wait: int The constant time wait value
+    @return: int Calculated time to wait for unit operation
+    """
+    unit_number = int(local_unit().split('/')[1])
+    return (unit_number % modulo) * wait
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py
index 685dabd..e8df045 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py
@@ -61,13 +61,19 @@ def bytes_from_string(value):
     if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
         value = six.text_type(value)
     else:
-        msg = "Unable to interpret non-string value '%s' as boolean" % (value)
+        msg = "Unable to interpret non-string value '%s' as bytes" % (value)
         raise ValueError(msg)
     matches = re.match("([0-9]+)([a-zA-Z]+)", value)
-    if not matches:
-        msg = "Unable to interpret string value '%s' as bytes" % (value)
-        raise ValueError(msg)
-    return int(matches.group(1)) * (1024 ** BYTE_POWER[matches.group(2)])
+    if matches:
+        size = int(matches.group(1)) * (1024 ** BYTE_POWER[matches.group(2)])
+    else:
+        # Assume that value passed in is bytes
+        try:
+            size = int(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            msg = "Unable to interpret string value '%s' as bytes" % (value)
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+    return size
 
 
 class BasicStringComparator(object):
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py
index 54ec969..7af875c 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class Storage(object):
         try:
             yield self.revision
             self.revision = None
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.flush(False)
             self.revision = None
             raise
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/snap.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/snap.py
index 112a54c..395836c 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/snap.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/snap.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class CouldNotAcquireLockException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class InvalidSnapChannel(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 def _snap_exec(commands):
     """
     Execute snap commands.
@@ -132,3 +136,15 @@ def snap_refresh(packages, *flags):
 
     log(message, level='INFO')
     return _snap_exec(['refresh'] + flags + packages)
+
+
+def valid_snap_channel(channel):
+    """ Validate snap channel exists
+
+    :raises InvalidSnapChannel: When channel does not exist
+    :return: Boolean
+    """
+    if channel.lower() in SNAP_CHANNELS:
+        return True
+    else:
+        raise InvalidSnapChannel("Invalid Snap Channel: {}".format(channel))
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py
index 40e1cb5..910e96a 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/ubuntu.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def get_upstream_version(package):
     cache = apt_cache()
     try:
         pkg = cache[package]
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         # the package is unknown to the current apt cache.
         return None
 
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
index 5c041d2..e37f283 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
@@ -250,7 +250,14 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         self.log.debug('Waiting up to {}s for extended status on services: '
                        '{}'.format(timeout, services))
         service_messages = {service: message for service in services}
+
+        # Check for idleness
+        self.d.sentry.wait()
+        # Check for error states and bail early
+        self.d.sentry.wait_for_status(self.d.juju_env, services)
+        # Check for ready messages
         self.d.sentry.wait_for_messages(service_messages, timeout=timeout)
+
         self.log.info('OK')
 
     def _get_openstack_release(self):
@@ -263,7 +270,8 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         (self.trusty_icehouse, self.trusty_kilo, self.trusty_liberty,
          self.trusty_mitaka, self.xenial_mitaka, self.xenial_newton,
          self.yakkety_newton, self.xenial_ocata, self.zesty_ocata,
-         self.xenial_pike, self.artful_pike) = range(11)
+         self.xenial_pike, self.artful_pike, self.xenial_queens,
+         self.bionic_queens,) = range(13)
 
         releases = {
             ('trusty', None): self.trusty_icehouse,
@@ -274,9 +282,11 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
             ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-newton'): self.xenial_newton,
             ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-ocata'): self.xenial_ocata,
             ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-pike'): self.xenial_pike,
+            ('xenial', 'cloud:xenial-queens'): self.xenial_queens,
             ('yakkety', None): self.yakkety_newton,
             ('zesty', None): self.zesty_ocata,
             ('artful', None): self.artful_pike,
+            ('bionic', None): self.bionic_queens,
         }
         return releases[(self.series, self.openstack)]
 
@@ -291,6 +301,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
             ('yakkety', 'newton'),
             ('zesty', 'ocata'),
             ('artful', 'pike'),
+            ('bionic', 'queens'),
         ])
         if self.openstack:
             os_origin = self.openstack.split(':')[1]
@@ -303,20 +314,27 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         test scenario, based on OpenStack release and whether ceph radosgw
         is flagged as present or not."""
 
-        if self._get_openstack_release() >= self.trusty_kilo:
-            # Kilo or later
-            pools = [
-                'rbd',
-                'cinder',
-                'glance'
-            ]
-        else:
-            # Juno or earlier
+        if self._get_openstack_release() == self.trusty_icehouse:
+            # Icehouse
             pools = [
                 'data',
                 'metadata',
                 'rbd',
-                'cinder',
+                'cinder-ceph',
+                'glance'
+            ]
+        elif (self.trusty_kilo <= self._get_openstack_release() <=
+              self.zesty_ocata):
+            # Kilo through Ocata
+            pools = [
+                'rbd',
+                'cinder-ceph',
+                'glance'
+            ]
+        else:
+            # Pike and later
+            pools = [
+                'cinder-ceph',
                 'glance'
             ]
 
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
index c8edbf6..b71b2b1 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import urllib
 import urlparse
 
 import cinderclient.v1.client as cinder_client
+import cinderclient.v2.client as cinder_clientv2
 import glanceclient.v1.client as glance_client
 import heatclient.v1.client as heat_client
 from keystoneclient.v2_0 import client as keystone_client
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import swiftclient
 from charmhelpers.contrib.amulet.utils import (
     AmuletUtils
 )
-from charmhelpers.core.decorators import retry_on_exception
 from charmhelpers.core.host import CompareHostReleases
 
 DEBUG = logging.DEBUG
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
         self.log.debug('Checking if tenant exists ({})...'.format(tenant))
         return tenant in [t.name for t in keystone.tenants.list()]
 
-    @retry_on_exception(5, base_delay=10)
     def keystone_wait_for_propagation(self, sentry_relation_pairs,
                                       api_version):
         """Iterate over list of sentry and relation tuples and verify that
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
             rel = sentry.relation('identity-service',
                                   relation_name)
             self.log.debug('keystone relation data: {}'.format(rel))
-            if rel['api_version'] != str(api_version):
+            if rel.get('api_version') != str(api_version):
                 raise Exception("api_version not propagated through relation"
                                 " data yet ('{}' != '{}')."
                                 "".format(rel['api_version'], api_version))
@@ -348,15 +347,19 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
 
         config = {'preferred-api-version': api_version}
         deployment.d.configure('keystone', config)
+        deployment._auto_wait_for_status()
         self.keystone_wait_for_propagation(sentry_relation_pairs, api_version)
 
     def authenticate_cinder_admin(self, keystone_sentry, username,
-                                  password, tenant):
+                                  password, tenant, api_version=2):
         """Authenticates admin user with cinder."""
         # NOTE(beisner): cinder python client doesn't accept tokens.
         keystone_ip = keystone_sentry.info['public-address']
         ept = "http://{}:5000/v2.0".format(keystone_ip.strip().decode('utf-8'))
-        return cinder_client.Client(username, password, tenant, ept)
+        _clients = {
+            1: cinder_client.Client,
+            2: cinder_clientv2.Client}
+        return _clients[api_version](username, password, tenant, ept)
 
     def authenticate_keystone(self, keystone_ip, username, password,
                               api_version=False, admin_port=False,
@@ -617,13 +620,25 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
             self.log.debug('Keypair ({}) already exists, '
                            'using it.'.format(keypair_name))
             return _keypair
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.log.debug('Keypair ({}) does not exist, '
                            'creating it.'.format(keypair_name))
 
         _keypair = nova.keypairs.create(name=keypair_name)
         return _keypair
 
+    def _get_cinder_obj_name(self, cinder_object):
+        """Retrieve name of cinder object.
+
+        :param cinder_object: cinder snapshot or volume object
+        :returns: str cinder object name
+        """
+        # v1 objects store name in 'display_name' attr but v2+ use 'name'
+        try:
+            return cinder_object.display_name
+        except AttributeError:
+            return cinder_object.name
+
     def create_cinder_volume(self, cinder, vol_name="demo-vol", vol_size=1,
                              img_id=None, src_vol_id=None, snap_id=None):
         """Create cinder volume, optionally from a glance image, OR
@@ -674,6 +689,13 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
                                             source_volid=src_vol_id,
                                             snapshot_id=snap_id)
             vol_id = vol_new.id
+        except TypeError:
+            vol_new = cinder.volumes.create(name=vol_name,
+                                            imageRef=img_id,
+                                            size=vol_size,
+                                            source_volid=src_vol_id,
+                                            snapshot_id=snap_id)
+            vol_id = vol_new.id
         except Exception as e:
             msg = 'Failed to create volume: {}'.format(e)
             amulet.raise_status(amulet.FAIL, msg=msg)
@@ -688,7 +710,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
 
         # Re-validate new volume
         self.log.debug('Validating volume attributes...')
-        val_vol_name = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).display_name
+        val_vol_name = self._get_cinder_obj_name(cinder.volumes.get(vol_id))
         val_vol_boot = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).bootable
         val_vol_stat = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).status
         val_vol_size = cinder.volumes.get(vol_id).size
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py b/tests/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
index 12f37b2..5a88f79 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import copy
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 from functools import wraps
+from collections import namedtuple
 import glob
 import os
 import json
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ def principal_unit():
         for rid in relation_ids(reltype):
             for unit in related_units(rid):
                 md = _metadata_unit(unit)
+                if not md:
+                    continue
                 subordinate = md.pop('subordinate', None)
                 if not subordinate:
                     return unit
@@ -511,7 +514,10 @@ def _metadata_unit(unit):
     """
     basedir = os.sep.join(charm_dir().split(os.sep)[:-2])
     unitdir = 'unit-{}'.format(unit.replace(os.sep, '-'))
-    with open(os.path.join(basedir, unitdir, 'charm', 'metadata.yaml')) as md:
+    joineddir = os.path.join(basedir, unitdir, 'charm', 'metadata.yaml')
+    if not os.path.exists(joineddir):
+        return None
+    with open(joineddir) as md:
         return yaml.safe_load(md)
 
 
@@ -639,18 +645,31 @@ def is_relation_made(relation, keys='private-address'):
     return False
 
 
+def _port_op(op_name, port, protocol="TCP"):
+    """Open or close a service network port"""
+    _args = [op_name]
+    icmp = protocol.upper() == "ICMP"
+    if icmp:
+        _args.append(protocol)
+    else:
+        _args.append('{}/{}'.format(port, protocol))
+    try:
+        subprocess.check_call(_args)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        # Older Juju pre 2.3 doesn't support ICMP
+        # so treat it as a no-op if it fails.
+        if not icmp:
+            raise
+
+
 def open_port(port, protocol="TCP"):
     """Open a service network port"""
-    _args = ['open-port']
-    _args.append('{}/{}'.format(port, protocol))
-    subprocess.check_call(_args)
+    _port_op('open-port', port, protocol)
 
 
 def close_port(port, protocol="TCP"):
     """Close a service network port"""
-    _args = ['close-port']
-    _args.append('{}/{}'.format(port, protocol))
-    subprocess.check_call(_args)
+    _port_op('close-port', port, protocol)
 
 
 def open_ports(start, end, protocol="TCP"):
@@ -667,6 +686,17 @@ def close_ports(start, end, protocol="TCP"):
     subprocess.check_call(_args)
 
 
+def opened_ports():
+    """Get the opened ports
+
+    *Note that this will only show ports opened in a previous hook*
+
+    :returns: Opened ports as a list of strings: ``['8080/tcp', '8081-8083/tcp']``
+    """
+    _args = ['opened-ports', '--format=json']
+    return json.loads(subprocess.check_output(_args).decode('UTF-8'))
+
+
 @cached
 def unit_get(attribute):
     """Get the unit ID for the remote unit"""
@@ -1077,6 +1107,35 @@ def network_get_primary_address(binding):
     return subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode('UTF-8').strip()
 
 
+@translate_exc(from_exc=OSError, to_exc=NotImplementedError)
+def network_get(endpoint, relation_id=None):
+    """
+    Retrieve the network details for a relation endpoint
+
+    :param endpoint: string. The name of a relation endpoint
+    :param relation_id: int. The ID of the relation for the current context.
+    :return: dict. The loaded YAML output of the network-get query.
+    :raise: NotImplementedError if run on Juju < 2.1
+    """
+    cmd = ['network-get', endpoint, '--format', 'yaml']
+    if relation_id:
+        cmd.append('-r')
+        cmd.append(relation_id)
+    try:
+        response = subprocess.check_output(
+            cmd,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode('UTF-8').strip()
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        # Early versions of Juju 2.0.x required the --primary-address argument.
+        # We catch that condition here and raise NotImplementedError since
+        # the requested semantics are not available - the caller can then
+        # use the network_get_primary_address() method instead.
+        if '--primary-address is currently required' in e.output.decode('UTF-8'):
+            raise NotImplementedError
+        raise
+    return yaml.safe_load(response)
+
+
 def add_metric(*args, **kwargs):
     """Add metric values. Values may be expressed with keyword arguments. For
     metric names containing dashes, these may be expressed as one or more
@@ -1106,3 +1165,42 @@ def meter_info():
     """Get the meter status information, if running in the meter-status-changed
     hook."""
     return os.environ.get('JUJU_METER_INFO')
+
+
+def iter_units_for_relation_name(relation_name):
+    """Iterate through all units in a relation
+
+    Generator that iterates through all the units in a relation and yields
+    a named tuple with rid and unit field names.
+
+    Usage:
+    data = [(u.rid, u.unit)
+            for u in iter_units_for_relation_name(relation_name)]
+
+    :param relation_name: string relation name
+    :yield: Named Tuple with rid and unit field names
+    """
+    RelatedUnit = namedtuple('RelatedUnit', 'rid, unit')
+    for rid in relation_ids(relation_name):
+        for unit in related_units(rid):
+            yield RelatedUnit(rid, unit)
+
+
+def ingress_address(rid=None, unit=None):
+    """
+    Retrieve the ingress-address from a relation when available. Otherwise,
+    return the private-address. This function is to be used on the consuming
+    side of the relation.
+
+    Usage:
+    addresses = [ingress_address(rid=u.rid, unit=u.unit)
+                 for u in iter_units_for_relation_name(relation_name)]
+
+    :param rid: string relation id
+    :param unit: string unit name
+    :side effect: calls relation_get
+    :return: string IP address
+    """
+    settings = relation_get(rid=rid, unit=unit)
+    return (settings.get('ingress-address') or
+            settings.get('private-address'))
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py b/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py
index 5656e2f..5cc5c86 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/core/host.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import six
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from .hookenv import log, DEBUG
+from .hookenv import log, DEBUG, local_unit
 from .fstab import Fstab
 from charmhelpers.osplatform import get_platform
 
@@ -441,6 +441,49 @@ def add_user_to_group(username, group):
     subprocess.check_call(cmd)
 
 
+def chage(username, lastday=None, expiredate=None, inactive=None,
+           mindays=None, maxdays=None, root=None, warndays=None):
+    """Change user password expiry information
+
+    :param str username: User to update
+    :param str lastday: Set when password was changed in YYYY-MM-DD format
+    :param str expiredate: Set when user's account will no longer be
+                           accessible in YYYY-MM-DD format.
+                           -1 will remove an account expiration date.
+    :param str inactive: Set the number of days of inactivity after a password
+                         has expired before the account is locked.
+                         -1 will remove an account's inactivity.
+    :param str mindays: Set the minimum number of days between password
+                        changes to MIN_DAYS.
+                        0 indicates the password can be changed anytime.
+    :param str maxdays: Set the maximum number of days during which a
+                        password is valid.
+                        -1 as MAX_DAYS will remove checking maxdays
+    :param str root: Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory
+    :param str warndays: Set the number of days of warning before a password
+                         change is required
+    :raises subprocess.CalledProcessError: if call to chage fails
+    """
+    cmd = ['chage']
+    if root:
+        cmd.extend(['--root', root])
+    if lastday:
+        cmd.extend(['--lastday', lastday])
+    if expiredate:
+        cmd.extend(['--expiredate', expiredate])
+    if inactive:
+        cmd.extend(['--inactive', inactive])
+    if mindays:
+        cmd.extend(['--mindays', mindays])
+    if maxdays:
+        cmd.extend(['--maxdays', maxdays])
+    if warndays:
+        cmd.extend(['--warndays', warndays])
+    cmd.append(username)
+    subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+
+remove_password_expiry = functools.partial(chage, expiredate='-1', inactive='-1', mindays='0', maxdays='-1')
+
 def rsync(from_path, to_path, flags='-r', options=None, timeout=None):
     """Replicate the contents of a path"""
     options = options or ['--delete', '--executability']
@@ -946,3 +989,31 @@ def updatedb(updatedb_text, new_path):
                 lines[i] = 'PRUNEPATHS="{}"'.format(' '.join(paths))
     output = "\n".join(lines)
     return output
+
+
+def modulo_distribution(modulo=3, wait=30):
+    """ Modulo distribution
+
+    This helper uses the unit number, a modulo value and a constant wait time
+    to produce a calculated wait time distribution. This is useful in large
+    scale deployments to distribute load during an expensive operation such as
+    service restarts.
+
+    If you have 1000 nodes that need to restart 100 at a time 1 minute at a
+    time:
+
+      time.wait(modulo_distribution(modulo=100, wait=60))
+      restart()
+
+    If you need restarts to happen serially set modulo to the exact number of
+    nodes and set a high constant wait time:
+
+      time.wait(modulo_distribution(modulo=10, wait=120))
+      restart()
+
+    @param modulo: int The modulo number creates the group distribution
+    @param wait: int The constant time wait value
+    @return: int Calculated time to wait for unit operation
+    """
+    unit_number = int(local_unit().split('/')[1])
+    return (unit_number % modulo) * wait
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py b/tests/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py
index 685dabd..e8df045 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/core/strutils.py
@@ -61,13 +61,19 @@ def bytes_from_string(value):
     if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
         value = six.text_type(value)
     else:
-        msg = "Unable to interpret non-string value '%s' as boolean" % (value)
+        msg = "Unable to interpret non-string value '%s' as bytes" % (value)
         raise ValueError(msg)
     matches = re.match("([0-9]+)([a-zA-Z]+)", value)
-    if not matches:
-        msg = "Unable to interpret string value '%s' as bytes" % (value)
-        raise ValueError(msg)
-    return int(matches.group(1)) * (1024 ** BYTE_POWER[matches.group(2)])
+    if matches:
+        size = int(matches.group(1)) * (1024 ** BYTE_POWER[matches.group(2)])
+    else:
+        # Assume that value passed in is bytes
+        try:
+            size = int(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            msg = "Unable to interpret string value '%s' as bytes" % (value)
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+    return size
 
 
 class BasicStringComparator(object):
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py b/tests/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py
index 54ec969..7af875c 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/core/unitdata.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class Storage(object):
         try:
             yield self.revision
             self.revision = None
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.flush(False)
             self.revision = None
             raise
diff --git a/tests/gate-basic-xenial-pike b/tests/gate-basic-xenial-pike
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7c2936e..6d44f4b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ basepython = python2.7
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands =
-    bundletester -vl DEBUG -r json -o func-results.json gate-basic-xenial-mitaka --no-destroy
+    bundletester -vl DEBUG -r json -o func-results.json gate-basic-xenial-pike --no-destroy
 
 [testenv:func27-dfs]
 # Charm Functional Test