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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+#    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 tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.scenario import manager
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestVolumeSnapshotPattern(manager.OfficialClientTest):
+
+    """
+    This test case attempts to reproduce the following steps:
+
+     * Create in Cinder some bootable volume importing a Glance image
+     * Boot an instance from the bootable volume
+     * Create a volume snapshot while the instance is running
+     * Boot an additional instance from the new snapshot based volume
+    """
+
+    def _create_volume_from_image(self):
+        img_uuid = self.config.compute.image_ref
+        vol_name = rand_name('volume-origin')
+        vol = self.volume_client.volumes.create(size=1,
+                                                display_name=vol_name,
+                                                imageRef=img_uuid)
+        self.set_resource(vol.id, vol)
+        self.status_timeout(self.volume_client.volumes,
+                            vol.id,
+                            'available')
+        return vol
+
+    def _boot_instance_from_volume(self, vol_id):
+        # NOTE(gfidente): the img_uuid here is only needed because
+        # the novaclient requires it to be passed as arg
+        img_uuid = self.config.compute.image_ref
+        i_name = rand_name('instance')
+        flavor_id = self.config.compute.flavor_ref
+        # NOTE(gfidente): the syntax for block_device_mapping is
+        # dev_name=id:type:size:delete_on_terminate
+        # where type needs to be "snap" if the server is booted
+        # from a snapshot, size instead can be safely left empty
+        bd_map = {
+            'vda': vol_id + ':::0'
+        }
+        create_kwargs = {
+            'block_device_mapping': bd_map
+        }
+        i = self.compute_client.servers.create(name=i_name,
+                                               image=img_uuid,
+                                               flavor=flavor_id,
+                                               **create_kwargs)
+        self.set_resource(i.id, i)
+        self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers,
+                            i.id,
+                            'ACTIVE')
+        return i
+
+    def _create_snapshot_from_volume(self, vol_id):
+        volume_snapshots = self.volume_client.volume_snapshots
+        snap_name = rand_name('snapshot')
+        snap = volume_snapshots.create(volume_id=vol_id,
+                                       force=True,
+                                       display_name=snap_name)
+        self.set_resource(snap.id, snap)
+        self.status_timeout(volume_snapshots,
+                            snap.id,
+                            'available')
+        return snap
+
+    def _create_volume_from_snapshot(self, snap_id):
+        vol_name = rand_name('volume')
+        vol = self.volume_client.volumes.create(size=1,
+                                                display_name=vol_name,
+                                                snapshot_id=snap_id)
+        self.set_resource(vol.id, vol)
+        self.status_timeout(self.volume_client.volumes,
+                            vol.id,
+                            'available')
+        return vol
+
+    def _stop_instances(self, instances):
+        # NOTE(gfidente): two loops so we do not wait for the status twice
+        for i in instances:
+            self.compute_client.servers.stop(i)
+        for i in instances:
+            self.status_timeout(self.compute_client.servers,
+                                i.id,
+                                'SHUTOFF')
+
+    def _detach_volumes(self, volumes):
+        # NOTE(gfidente): two loops so we do not wait for the status twice
+        for v in volumes:
+            self.volume_client.volumes.detach(v)
+        for v in volumes:
+            self.status_timeout(self.volume_client.volumes,
+                                v.id,
+                                'available')
+
+    def test_volume_snapshot_pattern(self):
+        volume_origin = self._create_volume_from_image()
+        i_origin = self._boot_instance_from_volume(volume_origin.id)
+        snapshot = self._create_snapshot_from_volume(volume_origin.id)
+        volume = self._create_volume_from_snapshot(snapshot.id)
+        i = self._boot_instance_from_volume(volume.id)
+        # NOTE(gfidente): ensure resources are in clean state for
+        # deletion operations to succeed
+        self._stop_instances([i_origin, i])
+        self._detach_volumes([volume_origin, volume])