diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 14e191360f..339da124cd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ classifier =
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     verify-tempest-config = tempest.cmd.verify_tempest_config:main
+    javelin2 = tempest.cmd.javelin:main
 
 [build_sphinx]
 all_files = 1
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..20ee63e776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,430 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""Javelin makes resources that should survive an upgrade.
+
+Javelin is a tool for creating, verifying, and deleting a small set of
+resources in a declarative way.
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+import yaml
+
+import argparse
+
+import tempest.auth
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.services.compute.json import flavors_client
+from tempest.services.compute.json import servers_client
+from tempest.services.identity.json import identity_client
+from tempest.services.image.v2.json import image_client
+from tempest.services.object_storage import container_client
+from tempest.services.object_storage import object_client
+
+OPTS = {}
+USERS = {}
+RES = {}
+
+LOG = None
+
+
+class OSClient(object):
+    _creds = None
+    identity = None
+    servers = None
+
+    def __init__(self, user, pw, tenant):
+        _creds = tempest.auth.KeystoneV2Credentials(
+            username=user,
+            password=pw,
+            tenant_name=tenant)
+        _auth = tempest.auth.KeystoneV2AuthProvider(_creds)
+        self.identity = identity_client.IdentityClientJSON(_auth)
+        self.servers = servers_client.ServersClientJSON(_auth)
+        self.objects = object_client.ObjectClient(_auth)
+        self.containers = container_client.ContainerClient(_auth)
+        self.images = image_client.ImageClientV2JSON(_auth)
+        self.flavors = flavors_client.FlavorsClientJSON(_auth)
+
+
+def load_resources(fname):
+    """Load the expected resources from a yaml flie."""
+    return yaml.load(open(fname, 'r'))
+
+
+def keystone_admin():
+    return OSClient(OPTS.os_username, OPTS.os_password, OPTS.os_tenant_name)
+
+
+def client_for_user(name):
+    LOG.debug("Entering client_for_user")
+    if name in USERS:
+        user = USERS[name]
+        LOG.debug("Created client for user %s" % user)
+        return OSClient(user['name'], user['pass'], user['tenant'])
+    else:
+        LOG.error("%s not found in USERS: %s" % (name, USERS))
+
+###################
+#
+# TENANTS
+#
+###################
+
+
+def create_tenants(tenants):
+    """Create tenants from resource definition.
+
+    Don't create the tenants if they already exist.
+    """
+    admin = keystone_admin()
+    _, body = admin.identity.list_tenants()
+    existing = [x['name'] for x in body]
+    for tenant in tenants:
+        if tenant not in existing:
+            admin.identity.create_tenant(tenant)
+        else:
+            LOG.warn("Tenant '%s' already exists in this environment" % tenant)
+
+##############
+#
+# USERS
+#
+##############
+
+
+def _users_for_tenant(users, tenant):
+    u_for_t = []
+    for user in users:
+        for n in user:
+            if user[n]['tenant'] == tenant:
+                u_for_t.append(user[n])
+    return u_for_t
+
+
+def _tenants_from_users(users):
+    tenants = set()
+    for user in users:
+        for n in user:
+            tenants.add(user[n]['tenant'])
+    return tenants
+
+
+def _assign_swift_role(user):
+    admin = keystone_admin()
+    resp, roles = admin.identity.list_roles()
+    role = next(r for r in roles if r['name'] == 'Member')
+    LOG.debug(USERS[user])
+    try:
+        admin.identity.assign_user_role(
+            USERS[user]['tenant_id'],
+            USERS[user]['id'],
+            role['id'])
+    except exceptions.Conflict:
+        # don't care if it's already assigned
+        pass
+
+
+def create_users(users):
+    """Create tenants from resource definition.
+
+    Don't create the tenants if they already exist.
+    """
+    global USERS
+    LOG.info("Creating users")
+    admin = keystone_admin()
+    for u in users:
+        try:
+            tenant = admin.identity.get_tenant_by_name(u['tenant'])
+        except exceptions.NotFound:
+            LOG.error("Tenant: %s - not found" % u['tenant'])
+            continue
+        try:
+            admin.identity.get_user_by_username(tenant['id'], u['name'])
+            LOG.warn("User '%s' already exists in this environment"
+                     % u['name'])
+        except exceptions.NotFound:
+            admin.identity.create_user(
+                u['name'], u['pass'], tenant['id'],
+                "%s@%s" % (u['name'], tenant['id']),
+                enabled=True)
+
+
+def collect_users(users):
+    global USERS
+    LOG.info("Creating users")
+    admin = keystone_admin()
+    for u in users:
+        tenant = admin.identity.get_tenant_by_name(u['tenant'])
+        u['tenant_id'] = tenant['id']
+        USERS[u['name']] = u
+        body = admin.identity.get_user_by_username(tenant['id'], u['name'])
+        USERS[u['name']]['id'] = body['id']
+
+
+class JavelinCheck(unittest.TestCase):
+    def __init__(self, users, resources):
+        super(JavelinCheck, self).__init__()
+        self.users = users
+        self.res = resources
+
+    def runTest(self, *args):
+        pass
+
+    def check(self):
+        self.check_users()
+        self.check_objects()
+        self.check_servers()
+
+    def check_users(self):
+        """Check that the users we expect to exist, do.
+
+        We don't use the resource list for this because we need to validate
+        that things like tenantId didn't drift across versions.
+        """
+        for name, user in self.users.iteritems():
+            client = keystone_admin()
+            _, found = client.identity.get_user(user['id'])
+            self.assertEqual(found['name'], user['name'])
+            self.assertEqual(found['tenantId'], user['tenant_id'])
+
+            # also ensure we can auth with that user, and do something
+            # on the cloud. We don't care about the results except that it
+            # remains authorized.
+            client = client_for_user(user['name'])
+            resp, body = client.servers.list_servers()
+            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
+
+    def check_objects(self):
+        """Check that the objects created are still there."""
+        for obj in self.res['objects']:
+            client = client_for_user(obj['owner'])
+            r, contents = client.objects.get_object(
+                obj['container'], obj['name'])
+            source = _file_contents(obj['file'])
+            self.assertEqual(contents, source)
+
+    def check_servers(self):
+        """Check that the servers are still up and running."""
+        for server in self.res['servers']:
+            client = client_for_user(server['owner'])
+            found = _get_server_by_name(client, server['name'])
+            self.assertIsNotNone(
+                found,
+                "Couldn't find expected server %s" % server['name'])
+
+            r, found = client.servers.get_server(found['id'])
+            # get the ipv4 address
+            addr = found['addresses']['private'][0]['addr']
+            self.assertEqual(os.system("ping -c 1 " + addr), 0,
+                             "Server %s is not pingable at %s" % (
+                                 server['name'], addr))
+
+
+#######################
+#
+# OBJECTS
+#
+#######################
+
+
+def _file_contents(fname):
+    with open(fname, 'r') as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
+def create_objects(objects):
+    LOG.info("Creating objects")
+    for obj in objects:
+        LOG.debug("Object %s" % obj)
+        _assign_swift_role(obj['owner'])
+        client = client_for_user(obj['owner'])
+        client.containers.create_container(obj['container'])
+        client.objects.create_object(
+            obj['container'], obj['name'],
+            _file_contents(obj['file']))
+
+#######################
+#
+# IMAGES
+#
+#######################
+
+
+def create_images(images):
+    for image in images:
+        client = client_for_user(image['owner'])
+
+        # only upload a new image if the name isn't there
+        r, body = client.images.image_list()
+        names = [x['name'] for x in body]
+        if image['name'] in names:
+            continue
+
+        # special handling for 3 part image
+        extras = {}
+        if image['format'] == 'ami':
+            r, aki = client.images.create_image(
+                'javelin_' + image['aki'], 'aki', 'aki')
+            client.images.store_image(aki.get('id'), open(image['aki'], 'r'))
+            extras['kernel_id'] = aki.get('id')
+
+            r, ari = client.images.create_image(
+                'javelin_' + image['ari'], 'ari', 'ari')
+            client.images.store_image(ari.get('id'), open(image['ari'], 'r'))
+            extras['ramdisk_id'] = ari.get('id')
+
+        r, body = client.images.create_image(
+            image['name'], image['format'], image['format'], **extras)
+        image_id = body.get('id')
+        client.images.store_image(image_id, open(image['file'], 'r'))
+
+
+#######################
+#
+# SERVERS
+#
+#######################
+
+def _get_server_by_name(client, name):
+    r, body = client.servers.list_servers()
+    for server in body['servers']:
+        if name == server['name']:
+            return server
+    return None
+
+
+def _get_image_by_name(client, name):
+    r, body = client.images.image_list()
+    for image in body:
+        if name == image['name']:
+            return image
+    return None
+
+
+def _get_flavor_by_name(client, name):
+    r, body = client.flavors.list_flavors()
+    for flavor in body:
+        if name == flavor['name']:
+            return flavor
+    return None
+
+
+def create_servers(servers):
+    for server in servers:
+        client = client_for_user(server['owner'])
+
+        if _get_server_by_name(client, server['name']):
+            continue
+
+        image_id = _get_image_by_name(client, server['image'])['id']
+        flavor_id = _get_flavor_by_name(client, server['flavor'])['id']
+        client.servers.create_server(server['name'], image_id, flavor_id)
+
+
+#######################
+#
+# MAIN LOGIC
+#
+#######################
+
+def create_resources():
+    LOG.info("Creating Resources")
+    # first create keystone level resources, and we need to be admin
+    # for those.
+    create_tenants(RES['tenants'])
+    create_users(RES['users'])
+    collect_users(RES['users'])
+
+    # next create resources in a well known order
+    create_objects(RES['objects'])
+    create_images(RES['images'])
+    create_servers(RES['servers'])
+
+
+def get_options():
+    global OPTS
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Create and validate a fixed set of OpenStack resources')
+    parser.add_argument('-m', '--mode',
+                        metavar='<create|check|destroy>',
+                        required=True,
+                        help=('One of (create, check, destroy)'))
+    parser.add_argument('-r', '--resources',
+                        required=True,
+                        metavar='resourcefile.yaml',
+                        help='Resources definition yaml file')
+    # auth bits, letting us also just source the devstack openrc
+    parser.add_argument('--os-username',
+                        metavar='<auth-user-name>',
+                        default=os.environ.get('OS_USERNAME'),
+                        help=('Defaults to env[OS_USERNAME].'))
+    parser.add_argument('--os-password',
+                        metavar='<auth-password>',
+                        default=os.environ.get('OS_PASSWORD'),
+                        help=('Defaults to env[OS_PASSWORD].'))
+    parser.add_argument('--os-tenant-name',
+                        metavar='<auth-tenant-name>',
+                        default=os.environ.get('OS_TENANT_NAME'),
+                        help=('Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_NAME].'))
+
+    OPTS = parser.parse_args()
+    if OPTS.mode not in ('create', 'check', 'destroy'):
+        print("ERROR: Unknown mode -m %s\n" % OPTS.mode)
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def setup_logging(debug=True):
+    global LOG
+    LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    if debug:
+        LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    else:
+        LOG.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    ch = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+    ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    formatter = logging.Formatter(
+        datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
+        fmt='%(asctime)s.%(msecs).03d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+    ch.setFormatter(formatter)
+    LOG.addHandler(ch)
+
+
+def main():
+    global RES
+    get_options()
+    setup_logging()
+    RES = load_resources(OPTS.resources)
+
+    if OPTS.mode == 'create':
+        create_resources()
+    elif OPTS.mode == 'check':
+        collect_users(RES['users'])
+        checker = JavelinCheck(USERS, RES)
+        checker.check()
+    elif OPTS.mode == 'destroy':
+        LOG.warn("Destroy mode not yet implemented")
+    else:
+        LOG.error('Unknown mode %s' % OPTS.mode)
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml b/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7cb8a992f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# This is a yaml description for the most basic definitions
+# of what should exist across the resource boundary. Perhaps
+# one day this will grow into a Heat resource template, but as
+# Heat isn't a known working element in the upgrades, we do
+# this much simpler thing for now.
+
+tenants:
+  - javelin
+  - discuss
+
+users:
+  - name: javelin
+    pass: gungnir
+    tenant: javelin
+  - name: javelin2
+    pass: gungnir2
+    tenant: discuss
+
+secgroups:
+  - angon:
+    owner: javelin
+    rules:
+      - 'icmp -1 -1 0.0.0.0/0'
+      - 'tcp 22 22 0.0.0.0/0'
+
+# resources that we want to create
+images:
+  - name: javelin_cirros
+    owner: javelin
+    file: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-blank.img
+    format: ami
+    aki: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-vmlinuz
+    ari: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-initrd
+volumes:
+  - assegai:
+    - owner: javelin
+    - gb: 1
+servers:
+  - name: peltast
+    owner: javelin
+    flavor: m1.small
+    image: javelin_cirros
+  - name: hoplite
+    owner: javelin
+    flavor: m1.medium
+    image: javelin_cirros
+objects:
+  - container: jc1
+    name: javelin1
+    owner: javelin
+    file: /etc/hosts