diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 20240e54b..165cf82ca 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -238,3 +238,28 @@ Writing a Plugin
 
 .. _ironic_inspector.plugins.base: https://github.com/openstack/ironic-inspector/blob/master/ironic_inspector/plugins/base.py
 .. _Introspection Rules: https://github.com/openstack/ironic-inspector#introspection-rules
+
+Adding migrations to the database
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In order to make any changes to the database, you must add a new migration.
+This can be done using alembic::
+
+    alembic --config ironic_inspector/alembic.ini revision -m "A short description"
+
+This will generate an empty migration file, with the correct revision
+information already included. In this file there are two functions:
+
+* upgrade - The upgrade function is run when
+    ``ironic-inspector-dbsync upgrade`` is run, and should be populated with
+    code to bring the database up to its new state from the state it was in
+    after the last migration.
+
+* downgrade - The downgrade function should have code to undo the actions which
+    upgrade performs, returning the database to the state it would have been in
+    before the migration ran.
+
+For further information on creating a migration, refer to
+`Create a Migration Script`_ from the alembic documentation.
+
+.. _Create a Migration Script: https://alembic.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tutorial.html#create-a-migration-script
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b05ef8898..5821006c5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -294,6 +294,41 @@ will be accessed by ramdisk on a booting machine).
 .. _ironic-discoverd-ramdisk element: https://github.com/openstack/diskimage-builder/tree/master/elements/ironic-discoverd-ramdisk
 .. _ironic-python-agent: https://github.com/openstack/ironic-python-agent
 
+Managing the **ironic-inspector** database
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**ironic-inspector** provides a command line client for managing its database,
+this client can be used for upgrading, and downgrading the database using
+alembic migrations.
+
+If this is your first time running **ironic-inspector** to migrate the
+database simply run:
+::
+
+    ironic-inspector-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic-inspector/inspector.conf upgrade
+
+If you have previously run a version of **ironic-inspector** earlier than
+2.2.0, to ensure your database will work with the migrations, you'll need to
+run an extra step before upgrading the database. You only need to do this the
+first time running version 2.2.0 or later.
+
+If you are upgrading from **ironic-inspector** version 2.1.0 or lower:
+::
+
+    ironic-inspector-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic-inspector/inspector.conf stamp --revision 578f84f38d
+    ironic-inspector-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic-inspector/inspector.conf upgrade
+
+If you are upgrading from a git master install of **ironic-inspector** from
+after `Introspection Rules`_ were introduced:
+::
+
+    ironic-inspector-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic-inspector/inspector.conf stamp --revision d588418040d
+    ironic-inspector-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic-inspector/inspector.conf upgrade
+
+Other available commands can be discovered by running::
+
+    ironic-inspector-dbsync --help
+
 Running
 ~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 05f192ee1..25ac2e657 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ IRONIC_INSPECTOR_DEBUG=${IRONIC_INSPECTOR_DEBUG:-false}
 IRONIC_INSPECTOR_DIR=$DEST/ironic-inspector
 IRONIC_INSPECTOR_BIN_DIR=$(get_python_exec_prefix)
 IRONIC_INSPECTOR_BIN_FILE=$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_BIN_DIR/ironic-inspector
+IRONIC_INSPECTOR_DBSYNC_BIN_FILE=$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_BIN_DIR/ironic-inspector-dbsync
 IRONIC_INSPECTOR_CONF_DIR=${IRONIC_INSPECTOR_CONF_DIR:-/etc/ironic-inspector}
 IRONIC_INSPECTOR_CONF_FILE=$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_CONF_DIR/inspector.conf
 IRONIC_INSPECTOR_CMD="$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_BIN_FILE --config-file $IRONIC_INSPECTOR_CONF_FILE"
@@ -220,6 +221,10 @@ function cleanup_inspector {
     sudo ovs-vsctl --if-exists del-port brbm-inspector
 }
 
+function sync_inspector_database {
+    $IRONIC_INSPECTOR_DBSYNC_BIN_FILE --config-file $IRONIC_INSPECTOR_CONF_FILE upgrade
+}
+
 ### Entry points
 
 if [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "install" ]]; then
@@ -236,6 +241,7 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "post-config" ]]; then
         configure_inspector_dhcp
     fi
     configure_inspector
+    sync_inspector_database
 elif [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "extra" ]]; then
     echo_summary "Initializing ironic-inspector"
     prepare_environment
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/alembic.ini b/ironic_inspector/alembic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1831a656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_inspector/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[alembic]
+# path to migration scripts
+script_location = %(here)s/migrations
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/db.py b/ironic_inspector/db.py
index f716baef9..7300f827d 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/db.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/db.py
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ def init():
         db_opts.set_defaults(CONF,
                              connection='sqlite:///%s' %
                              str(CONF.discoverd.database).strip())
-    # TODO(yuikotakada) alembic migration
-    engine = get_engine()
-    Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
     return get_session()
 
 
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/dbsync.py b/ironic_inspector/dbsync.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3d197073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_inspector/dbsync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cisco Systems
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import os
+import six
+import sys
+
+from alembic import command as alembic_command
+from alembic import config as alembic_config
+from alembic import util as alembic_util
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_db import options as db_opts
+from oslo_log import log
+
+from ironic_inspector import conf  # noqa
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+db_opts.set_defaults(CONF)
+
+
+def add_alembic_command(subparsers, name):
+    return subparsers.add_parser(
+        name, help=getattr(alembic_command, name).__doc__)
+
+
+def add_command_parsers(subparsers):
+    for name in ['current', 'history', 'branches', 'heads']:
+        parser = add_alembic_command(subparsers, name)
+        parser.set_defaults(func=do_alembic_command)
+
+    for name in ['downgrade', 'stamp', 'show', 'edit']:
+        parser = add_alembic_command(subparsers, name)
+        parser.set_defaults(func=with_revision)
+        parser.add_argument('--revision', nargs='?', required=True)
+
+    parser = add_alembic_command(subparsers, 'upgrade')
+    parser.set_defaults(func=with_revision)
+    parser.add_argument('--revision', nargs='?')
+
+    parser = add_alembic_command(subparsers, 'revision')
+    parser.set_defaults(func=do_revision)
+    parser.add_argument('-m', '--message')
+
+
+command_opt = cfg.SubCommandOpt('command',
+                                title='Command',
+                                help='Available commands',
+                                handler=add_command_parsers)
+
+CONF.register_cli_opt(command_opt)
+
+
+def do_revision(config, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
+    do_alembic_command(config, cmd, message=CONF.command.message)
+
+
+def with_revision(config, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
+    revision = CONF.command.revision or 'head'
+    do_alembic_command(config, cmd, revision)
+
+
+def do_alembic_command(config, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
+    try:
+        getattr(alembic_command, cmd)(config, *args, **kwargs)
+    except alembic_util.CommandError as e:
+        alembic_util.err(six.text_type(e))
+
+
+def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
+    log.register_options(CONF)
+    CONF(args, project='ironic-inspector')
+    config = alembic_config.Config(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                                   'alembic.ini'))
+    config.set_main_option('script_location', "ironic_inspector:migrations")
+    config.ironic_inspector_config = CONF
+
+    CONF.command.func(config, CONF.command.name)
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/migrations/env.py b/ironic_inspector/migrations/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0796ef5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_inspector/migrations/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cisco Systems
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from alembic import context
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+ironic_inspector_config = config.ironic_inspector_config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+# from myapp import mymodel
+# target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
+from ironic_inspector import db
+target_metadata = db.Base.metadata
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = ironic_inspector_config.database.connection
+    context.configure(
+        url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, literal_binds=True)
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+    connectable = create_engine(ironic_inspector_config.database.connection)
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(
+            connection=connection,
+            target_metadata=target_metadata
+        )
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/migrations/script.py.mako b/ironic_inspector/migrations/script.py.mako
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d45a32ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_inspector/migrations/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+def upgrade():
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/migrations/versions/578f84f38d_inital_db_schema.py b/ironic_inspector/migrations/versions/578f84f38d_inital_db_schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc7cf0b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_inspector/migrations/versions/578f84f38d_inital_db_schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+"""inital_db_schema
+
+Revision ID: 578f84f38d
+Revises:
+Create Date: 2015-09-15 14:52:22.448944
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '578f84f38d'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.create_table(
+        'nodes',
+        sa.Column('uuid', sa.String(36), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('started_at', sa.Float, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('finished_at', sa.Float, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('error', sa.Text, nullable=True)
+    )
+
+    op.create_table(
+        'attributes',
+        sa.Column('name', sa.Text, primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('value', sa.Text, primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('uuid', sa.String(36), sa.ForeignKey('nodes.uuid'))
+    )
+
+    op.create_table(
+        'options',
+        sa.Column('uuid', sa.String(36), sa.ForeignKey('nodes.uuid'),
+                  primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('name', sa.Text, primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('value', sa.Text)
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_table('nodes')
+    op.drop_table('attributes')
+    op.drop_table('options')
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/migrations/versions/d588418040d_add_rules.py b/ironic_inspector/migrations/versions/d588418040d_add_rules.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b93cdd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_inspector/migrations/versions/d588418040d_add_rules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""Add Rules
+
+Revision ID: d588418040d
+Revises: 578f84f38d
+Create Date: 2015-09-21 14:31:03.048455
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'd588418040d'
+down_revision = '578f84f38d'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from oslo_db.sqlalchemy import types
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.create_table(
+        'rules',
+        sa.Column('uuid', sa.String(36), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('description', sa.Text),
+        sa.Column('disabled', sa.Boolean, default=False),
+    )
+
+    op.create_table(
+        'rule_conditions',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('rule', sa.String(36), sa.ForeignKey('rules.uuid')),
+        sa.Column('op', sa.String(255), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('multiple', sa.String(255), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('field', sa.Text),
+        sa.Column('params', types.JsonEncodedDict)
+    )
+
+    op.create_table(
+        'rule_actions',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('rule', sa.String(36), sa.ForeignKey('rules.uuid')),
+        sa.Column('action', sa.String(255), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('params', types.JsonEncodedDict)
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_table('rules')
+    op.drop_table('rule_conditions')
+    op.drop_table('rule_actions')
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/functional.py b/ironic_inspector/test/functional.py
index 010d1b802..ea5ab3e00 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/functional.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/functional.py
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 import mock
+from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_utils import units
 import requests
 
+from ironic_inspector import dbsync
 from ironic_inspector import main
 from ironic_inspector import rules
 from ironic_inspector.test import base
@@ -364,6 +366,11 @@ def mocked_server():
 
         with mock.patch.object(utils, 'check_auth'):
             with mock.patch.object(utils, 'get_client'):
+                dbsync.main(args=['--config-file', conf_file, 'upgrade'])
+
+                cfg.CONF.reset()
+                cfg.CONF.unregister_opt(dbsync.command_opt)
+
                 eventlet.greenthread.spawn_n(main.main,
                                              args=['--config-file', conf_file],
                                              in_functional_test=True)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 74a4ccde2..0d44a1d1a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ packages =
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     ironic-inspector = ironic_inspector.main:main
+    ironic-inspector-dbsync = ironic_inspector.dbsync:main
     ironic-inspector-rootwrap = oslo_rootwrap.cmd:main
 ironic_inspector.hooks.processing =
     scheduler = ironic_inspector.plugins.standard:SchedulerHook