diff --git a/magnum/conductor/monitors.py b/magnum/conductor/monitors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9736af574a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum/conductor/monitors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Huawei Technologies Co.,LTD.
+#
+# 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 abc
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_log import log
+import six
+
+from magnum.conductor.handlers.common import docker_client
+from magnum.i18n import _LW
+from magnum import objects
+from magnum.objects.fields import BayType as bay_type
+
+
+LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+CONF.import_opt('docker_remote_api_version',
+                'magnum.conductor.handlers.docker_conductor',
+                group='docker')
+CONF.import_opt('default_timeout',
+                'magnum.conductor.handlers.docker_conductor',
+                group='docker')
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class MonitorBase(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, bay):
+        self.bay = bay
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def metrics_spec(self):
+        """Metric specification."""
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def pull_data(self):
+        """Pull data from bay."""
+
+    def get_metric_names(self):
+        return self.metrics_spec.keys()
+
+    def get_metric_unit(self, metric_name):
+        return self.metrics_spec[metric_name]['unit']
+
+    def compute_metric_value(self, metric_name):
+        func_name = self.metrics_spec[metric_name]['func']
+        func = getattr(self, func_name)
+        return func()
+
+
+class SwarmMonitor(MonitorBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, bay):
+        super(SwarmMonitor, self).__init__(bay)
+        self.data = {}
+        self.data['nodes'] = []
+        self.data['containers'] = []
+
+    @property
+    def metrics_spec(self):
+        return {
+            'memory_util': {
+                'unit': '%',
+                'func': 'compute_memory_util',
+            },
+        }
+
+    def pull_data(self):
+        # pull data from each bay node
+        nodes = []
+        for node_addr in (self.bay.node_addresses + [self.bay.api_address]):
+            docker = self._docker_client(node_addr)
+            node_info = docker.info()
+            nodes.append(node_info)
+        self.data['nodes'] = nodes
+
+        # pull data from each container
+        containers = []
+        docker = self._docker_swarm_client(self.bay)
+        for container in docker.containers(all=True):
+            try:
+                container = docker.inspect_container(container['Id'])
+            except Exception as e:
+                LOG.warn(_LW("Ignore error [%(e)s] when inspecting container "
+                             "%(container_id)s."),
+                         {'e': e, 'container_id': container['Id']},
+                         exc_info=True)
+            containers.append(container)
+        self.data['containers'] = containers
+
+    def compute_memory_util(self):
+        mem_total = 0
+        for node in self.data['nodes']:
+            mem_total += node['MemTotal']
+        mem_reserved = 0
+        for container in self.data['containers']:
+            mem_reserved += container['Config']['Memory']
+
+        if mem_total == 0:
+            return 0
+        else:
+            return mem_reserved * 100 / mem_total
+
+    def _docker_client(self, api_address, port=2375):
+        tcp_url = 'tcp://%s:%s' % (api_address, port)
+        return docker_client.DockerHTTPClient(
+            tcp_url,
+            CONF.docker.docker_remote_api_version,
+            CONF.docker.default_timeout
+        )
+
+    def _docker_swarm_client(self, bay):
+        return self._docker_client(bay.api_address, port=2376)
+
+
+def create_monitor(context, bay):
+    baymodel = objects.BayModel.get_by_uuid(context, bay.baymodel_id)
+    if baymodel.coe == bay_type.SWARM:
+        return SwarmMonitor(bay)
+
+    # TODO(hongbin): add support for other bay types
+    LOG.debug("Cannot create monitor with bay type '%s'" % baymodel.coe)
+    return None
diff --git a/magnum/service/periodic.py b/magnum/service/periodic.py
index c76a665fc5..34b3e1334b 100644
--- a/magnum/service/periodic.py
+++ b/magnum/service/periodic.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from oslo_service import threadgroup
 from magnum.common import clients
 from magnum.common import context
 from magnum.common import exception
+from magnum.common import rpc
+from magnum.conductor import monitors
 from magnum.i18n import _
 from magnum.i18n import _LI
 from magnum.i18n import _LW
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ class MagnumPeriodicTasks(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
         self.host = conf.host
         self.binary = binary
         super(MagnumPeriodicTasks, self).__init__(conf)
+        self.notifier = rpc.get_notifier()
 
     @periodic_task.periodic_task(run_immediately=True)
     @set_context
@@ -147,6 +150,49 @@ class MagnumPeriodicTasks(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
             LOG.warn(_LW("Ignore error [%s] when syncing up bay status."), e,
                      exc_info=True)
 
+    @periodic_task.periodic_task(run_immediately=True)
+    @set_context
+    def _send_bay_metrics(self, ctx):
+        LOG.debug('Starting to send bay metrics')
+        for bay in objects.Bay.list(ctx):
+            if bay.status not in [bay_status.CREATE_COMPLETE,
+                                  bay_status.UPDATE_COMPLETE]:
+                continue
+
+            monitor = monitors.create_monitor(ctx, bay)
+            if monitor is None:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                monitor.pull_data()
+            except Exception as e:
+                LOG.warn(_LW("Skip pulling data from bay %(bay)s due to "
+                             "error: %(e)s"),
+                         {'e': e, 'bay': bay.uuid}, exc_info=True)
+                continue
+
+            metrics = list()
+            for name in monitor.get_metric_names():
+                try:
+                    metric = {
+                        'name': name,
+                        'value': monitor.compute_metric_value(name),
+                        'unit': monitor.get_metric_unit(name),
+                    }
+                    metrics.append(metric)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    LOG.warn(_LW("Skip adding metric %(name)s due to "
+                                 "error: %(e)s"),
+                             {'e': e, 'name': name}, exc_info=True)
+
+            message = dict(metrics=metrics,
+                           user_id=bay.user_id,
+                           project_id=bay.project_id,
+                           resource_id=bay.uuid)
+            LOG.debug("About to send notification: '%s'" % message)
+            self.notifier.info(ctx, "magnum.bay.metrics.update",
+                               message)
+
 
 def setup(conf, binary):
     tg = threadgroup.ThreadGroup()
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/conductor/test_monitors.py b/magnum/tests/unit/conductor/test_monitors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..392a5be428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/conductor/test_monitors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Huawei Technologies Co.,LTD.
+#
+# 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 mock
+
+from magnum.conductor import monitors
+from magnum import objects
+from magnum.tests import base
+from magnum.tests.unit.db import utils
+
+
+class MonitorsTestCase(base.TestCase):
+
+    test_metrics_spec = {
+        'metric1': {
+            'unit': 'metric1_unit',
+            'func': 'metric1_func',
+        },
+        'metric2': {
+            'unit': 'metric2_unit',
+            'func': 'metric2_func',
+        },
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(MonitorsTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+        bay = utils.get_test_bay(node_addresses=['1.2.3.4'],
+                                 api_address='5.6.7.8')
+        self.bay = objects.Bay(self.context, **bay)
+        self.monitor = monitors.SwarmMonitor(self.bay)
+        p = mock.patch('magnum.conductor.monitors.SwarmMonitor.metrics_spec',
+                       new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)
+        self.mock_metrics_spec = p.start()
+        self.mock_metrics_spec.return_value = self.test_metrics_spec
+        self.addCleanup(p.stop)
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.objects.BayModel.get_by_uuid')
+    def test_create_monitor_success(self, mock_baymodel_get_by_uuid):
+        baymodel = mock.MagicMock()
+        baymodel.coe = 'swarm'
+        mock_baymodel_get_by_uuid.return_value = baymodel
+        monitor = monitors.create_monitor(self.context, self.bay)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(monitor, monitors.SwarmMonitor))
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.objects.BayModel.get_by_uuid')
+    def test_create_monitor_unsupported_coe(self, mock_baymodel_get_by_uuid):
+        baymodel = mock.MagicMock()
+        baymodel.coe = 'unsupported'
+        mock_baymodel_get_by_uuid.return_value = baymodel
+        monitor = monitors.create_monitor(self.context, self.bay)
+        self.assertIsNone(monitor)
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.conductor.handlers.common.docker_client.'
+                'DockerHTTPClient')
+    def test_swarm_monitor_pull_data_success(self, mock_docker_http_client):
+        mock_docker = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_docker.info.return_value = 'test_node'
+        mock_docker.containers.return_value = [mock.MagicMock()]
+        mock_docker.inspect_container.return_value = 'test_container'
+        mock_docker_http_client.return_value = mock_docker
+
+        self.monitor.pull_data()
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.monitor.data['nodes'],
+                         ['test_node', 'test_node'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.monitor.data['containers'], ['test_container'])
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.conductor.handlers.common.docker_client.'
+                'DockerHTTPClient')
+    def test_swarm_monitor_pull_data_raise(self, mock_docker_http_client):
+        mock_container = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_docker = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_docker.info.return_value = 'test_node'
+        mock_docker.containers.return_value = [mock_container]
+        mock_docker.inspect_container.side_effect = Exception("inspect error")
+        mock_docker_http_client.return_value = mock_docker
+
+        self.monitor.pull_data()
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.monitor.data['nodes'],
+                         ['test_node', 'test_node'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.monitor.data['containers'], [mock_container])
+
+    def test_swarm_monitor_get_metric_names(self):
+        names = self.monitor.get_metric_names()
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(names), sorted(['metric1', 'metric2']))
+
+    def test_swarm_monitor_get_metric_unit(self):
+        unit = self.monitor.get_metric_unit('metric1')
+        self.assertEqual(unit, 'metric1_unit')
+
+    def test_swarm_monitor_compute_metric_value(self):
+        mock_func = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_func.return_value = 'metric1_value'
+        self.monitor.metric1_func = mock_func
+        value = self.monitor.compute_metric_value('metric1')
+        self.assertEqual(value, 'metric1_value')
+
+    def test_swarm_monitor_compute_memory_util(self):
+        test_data = {
+            'nodes': [
+                {
+                    'Name': 'node',
+                    'MemTotal': 20,
+                },
+            ],
+            'containers': [
+                {
+                    'Name': 'container',
+                    'Config': {
+                        'Memory': 10,
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+        self.monitor.data = test_data
+        mem_util = self.monitor.compute_memory_util()
+        self.assertEqual(mem_util, 50)
+
+        test_data = {
+            'nodes': [],
+            'containers': [],
+        }
+        self.monitor.data = test_data
+        mem_util = self.monitor.compute_memory_util()
+        self.assertEqual(mem_util, 0)
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/service/test_periodic.py b/magnum/tests/unit/service/test_periodic.py
index e443dd8288..f12a778e7f 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/service/test_periodic.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/service/test_periodic.py
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ class PeriodicTestCase(base.TestCase):
                                   status=bay_status.DELETE_IN_PROGRESS)
         bay3 = utils.get_test_bay(id=3, stack_id='33',
                                   status=bay_status.UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS)
+        bay4 = utils.get_test_bay(id=4, stack_id='44',
+                                  status=bay_status.CREATE_COMPLETE)
 
         self.bay1 = objects.Bay(ctx, **bay1)
         self.bay2 = objects.Bay(ctx, **bay2)
         self.bay3 = objects.Bay(ctx, **bay3)
+        self.bay4 = objects.Bay(ctx, **bay4)
 
         mock_magnum_service_refresh = mock.Mock()
 
@@ -185,3 +188,119 @@ class PeriodicTestCase(base.TestCase):
         periodic_a.update_magnum_service(None)
 
         self.fake_ms_refresh.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY)
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.conductor.monitors.create_monitor')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.objects.Bay.list')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.rpc.get_notifier')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.context.make_admin_context')
+    def test_send_bay_metrics(self, mock_make_admin_context, mock_get_notifier,
+                              mock_bay_list, mock_create_monitor):
+        """Test if RPC notifier receives the expected message"""
+        mock_make_admin_context.return_value = self.context
+        notifier = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_get_notifier.return_value = notifier
+        mock_bay_list.return_value = [self.bay1, self.bay2, self.bay3,
+                                      self.bay4]
+        monitor = mock.MagicMock()
+        monitor.get_metric_names.return_value = ['metric1', 'metric2']
+        monitor.compute_metric_value.return_value = 30
+        monitor.get_metric_unit.return_value = '%'
+        mock_create_monitor.return_value = monitor
+
+        periodic.MagnumPeriodicTasks(
+            CONF, 'fake-conductor')._send_bay_metrics(self.context)
+
+        expected_event_type = 'magnum.bay.metrics.update'
+        expected_metrics = [
+            {
+                'name': 'metric1',
+                'value': 30,
+                'unit': '%',
+            },
+            {
+                'name': 'metric2',
+                'value': 30,
+                'unit': '%',
+            },
+        ]
+        expected_msg = {
+            'user_id': self.bay4.user_id,
+            'project_id': self.bay4.project_id,
+            'resource_id': self.bay4.uuid,
+            'metrics': expected_metrics
+        }
+
+        self.assertEqual(mock_create_monitor.call_count, 1)
+        notifier.info.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.context, expected_event_type, expected_msg)
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.conductor.monitors.create_monitor')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.objects.Bay.list')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.rpc.get_notifier')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.context.make_admin_context')
+    def test_send_bay_metrics_compute_metric_raise(
+            self, mock_make_admin_context, mock_get_notifier, mock_bay_list,
+            mock_create_monitor):
+        mock_make_admin_context.return_value = self.context
+        notifier = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_get_notifier.return_value = notifier
+        mock_bay_list.return_value = [self.bay4]
+        monitor = mock.MagicMock()
+        monitor.get_metric_names.return_value = ['metric1', 'metric2']
+        monitor.compute_metric_value.side_effect = Exception(
+            "error on computing metric")
+        mock_create_monitor.return_value = monitor
+
+        periodic.MagnumPeriodicTasks(
+            CONF, 'fake-conductor')._send_bay_metrics(self.context)
+
+        expected_event_type = 'magnum.bay.metrics.update'
+        expected_msg = {
+            'user_id': self.bay4.user_id,
+            'project_id': self.bay4.project_id,
+            'resource_id': self.bay4.uuid,
+            'metrics': []
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(mock_create_monitor.call_count, 1)
+        notifier.info.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.context, expected_event_type, expected_msg)
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.conductor.monitors.create_monitor')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.objects.Bay.list')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.rpc.get_notifier')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.context.make_admin_context')
+    def test_send_bay_metrics_pull_data_raise(
+            self, mock_make_admin_context, mock_get_notifier, mock_bay_list,
+            mock_create_monitor):
+        mock_make_admin_context.return_value = self.context
+        notifier = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_get_notifier.return_value = notifier
+        mock_bay_list.return_value = [self.bay4]
+        monitor = mock.MagicMock()
+        monitor.pull_data.side_effect = Exception("error on pulling data")
+        mock_create_monitor.return_value = monitor
+
+        periodic.MagnumPeriodicTasks(
+            CONF, 'fake-conductor')._send_bay_metrics(self.context)
+
+        self.assertEqual(mock_create_monitor.call_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(notifier.info.call_count, 0)
+
+    @mock.patch('magnum.conductor.monitors.create_monitor')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.objects.Bay.list')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.rpc.get_notifier')
+    @mock.patch('magnum.common.context.make_admin_context')
+    def test_send_bay_metrics_monitor_none(
+            self, mock_make_admin_context, mock_get_notifier, mock_bay_list,
+            mock_create_monitor):
+        mock_make_admin_context.return_value = self.context
+        notifier = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_get_notifier.return_value = notifier
+        mock_bay_list.return_value = [self.bay4]
+        mock_create_monitor.return_value = None
+
+        periodic.MagnumPeriodicTasks(
+            CONF, 'fake-conductor')._send_bay_metrics(self.context)
+
+        self.assertEqual(mock_create_monitor.call_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(notifier.info.call_count, 0)