diff --git a/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/base.py b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/base.py
index 3f5e7e71..e6abb5d2 100644
--- a/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/base.py
+++ b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/base.py
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ import mock
 import testtools
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_db.sqlalchemy import enginefacade
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from fm.db import migration
+from fm.tests import conf_fixture
+
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
+_DB_CACHE = None
+INIT_VERSION = 0
 
 sys.modules['fm_core'] = mock.Mock()
 
@@ -47,5 +53,14 @@ class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
             fixtures.MonkeyPatch('oslo_log.log.setup', fake_logging_setup))
         logging.register_options(CONF)
 
+        self.useFixture(conf_fixture.ConfFixture(CONF))
+
+        global _DB_CACHE
+        if not _DB_CACHE:
+            engine = enginefacade.get_legacy_facade().get_engine()
+            engine.dispose()
+            engine.connect()
+            migration.db_sync(engine=engine)
+
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestCase, self).tearDown()
diff --git a/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/conf_fixture.py b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/conf_fixture.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5440ee87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/conf_fixture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
+# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# 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.
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_config import fixture as config_fixture
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+
+class ConfFixture(config_fixture.Config):
+    """Fixture to manage global conf settings."""
+
+    def __init__(self, conf):
+        self.conf = conf
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ConfFixture, self).setUp()
+
+        self.conf.set_default('connection', "sqlite://", group='database')
+        self.addCleanup(self.conf.reset)
diff --git a/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/__init__.py b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70618e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Intel Corporation.
+# 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.
diff --git a/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/base.py b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43131988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Intel Corporation.
+# 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.
+
+"""Fault DB test base class."""
+
+import abc
+import six
+
+from fm.common import context
+from fm.tests import base
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class DbTestCase(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(DbTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.admin_context = context.make_context(is_admin=True)
diff --git a/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/test_alarm.py b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/test_alarm.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c64c471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/test_alarm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Intel Corporation.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+
+"""Tests for Alarm via the DB API"""
+
+from fm.db import api as dbapi
+from fm.tests.db import base
+from fm.tests.db import utils
+
+
+class DbAlarmTestCase(base.DbTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(DbAlarmTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.dbapi = dbapi.get_instance()
+
+    def test_create_alarm(self):
+        uuid = 1234567
+        alarm = utils.get_test_alarm(uuid=uuid)
+        alarm_exist = self.dbapi.alarm_create(alarm)
+        self.assertEqual(uuid, alarm_exist.uuid)
diff --git a/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/utils.py b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94153b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fm-rest-api/fm/fm/tests/db/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# 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.
+#
+# Copyright 2020 Intel Corporation.
+#
+
+"""Fault test utilities."""
+
+from fm.db import api as db_api
+from fm_api import constants
+
+
+def get_test_alarm(**kw):
+    alarm = {
+        'uuid': kw.get('uuid'),
+        'alarm_id': kw.get('alarm_id', constants.FM_ALARM_ID_VM_FAILED),
+        'alarm_state': kw.get('alarm_state', constants.FM_ALARM_STATE_SET),
+        'entity_type_id': kw.get('entity_type_id', constants.FM_ENTITY_TYPE_INSTANCE),
+        'entity_instance_id': kw.get('entity_instance_id',
+                                     constants.FM_ENTITY_TYPE_INSTANCE + '=' +
+                                     'a4e4cdb7-2ee6-4818-84c8-5310fcd67b5d'),
+        'severity': kw.get('severity', constants.FM_ALARM_SEVERITY_CRITICAL),
+        'reason_text': kw.get('reason_text', "Unknown"),
+        'alarm_type': kw.get('alarm_type', constants.FM_ALARM_TYPE_5),
+        'probable_cause': kw.get('probable_cause', constants.ALARM_PROBABLE_CAUSE_8),
+        'proposed_repair_action': None,
+        'service_affecting': False,
+        'suppression': False
+    }
+    return alarm
+
+
+def create_test_alarm(**kw):
+    """Create test alarm entry in DB and return alarm DB object.
+    Function to be used to create test alarm objects in the database.
+    :param kw: kwargs with overriding values for alarm's attributes.
+    :returns: Test alarm DB object.
+    """
+    alarm = get_test_alarm(**kw)
+    # Let DB generate ID if it isn't specified explicitly
+    dbapi = db_api.get_instance()
+    return dbapi.alarm_create(alarm)