diff --git a/driver_certs/cinder_driver_cert.sh b/driver_certs/cinder_driver_cert.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# **cinder_cert.sh**
+
+CERT_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
+TOP_DIR=$(cd $CERT_DIR/..; pwd)
+
+source $TOP_DIR/functions
+source $TOP_DIR/stackrc
+source $TOP_DIR/openrc
+source $TOP_DIR/lib/tempest
+source $TOP_DIR/lib/cinder
+
+TEMPFILE=`mktemp`
+RECLONE=True
+
+function log_message() {
+    MESSAGE=$1
+    STEP_HEADER=$2
+    if [[ "$STEP_HEADER" = "True" ]]; then
+        echo -e "\n========================================================" | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+    fi
+    echo -e `date +%m/%d/%y/%T:`"${MESSAGE}" | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+    if [[ "$STEP_HEADER" = "True" ]]; then
+        echo -e "========================================================" | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+    fi
+}
+
+if [[ "$OFFLINE" = "True" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Driver cert requires fresh clone/pull from ${CINDER_BRANCH}"
+    echo "       Please set OFFLINE=False and retry."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+log_message "RUNNING CINDER DRIVER CERTIFICATION CHECK", True
+log_message "Output is being logged to: $TEMPFILE"
+
+cd $CINDER_DIR
+log_message "Cloning to ${CINDER_REPO}...", True
+install_cinder
+
+log_message "Pull a fresh Clone of cinder repo...", True
+git status | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+git log --pretty=oneline -n 1 | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+
+log_message "Gathering copy of cinder.conf file (passwords will be scrubbed)...", True
+cat /etc/cinder/cinder.conf | egrep -v "(^#.*|^$)" | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+sed -i "s/\(.*password.*=\).*$/\1 xxx/i" $TEMPFILE
+log_message "End of cinder.conf.", True
+
+cd $TOP_DIR
+# Verify tempest is installed/enabled
+if ! is_service_enabled tempest; then
+    log_message "ERROR!!! Cert requires tempest in enabled_services!", True
+    log_message"       Please add tempest to enabled_services and retry."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd $TEMPEST_DIR
+install_tempest
+
+log_message "Verify tempest is current....", True
+git status | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+log_message "Check status and get latest commit..."
+git log --pretty=oneline -n 1 | tee -a $TEMPFILE
+
+
+#stop and restart cinder services
+log_message "Restart Cinder services...", True
+stop_cinder
+sleep 1
+start_cinder
+sleep 5
+
+# run tempest api/volume/test_*
+log_message "Run the actual tempest volume tests (run_tests.sh -N tempest.api.volume.test_*)...", True
+exec 2> >(tee -a $TEMPFILE)
+`./run_tests.sh -N tempest.api.volume.test_*`
+if [[ $? = 0 ]]; then
+    log_message "CONGRATULATIONS!!!  Device driver PASSED!", True
+    log_message "Submit output: ($TEMPFILE)"
+    exit 0
+else
+    log_message "SORRY!!!  Device driver FAILED!", True
+    log_message "Check output in $TEMPFILE"
+    exit 1
+fi