diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 25d8aecb..8521ed00 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ bin
 tags
 *.sw[nop]
 *.pyc
+.idea
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 60b500c4..077341fc 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -165,3 +165,13 @@ options:
       order for this charm to function correctly, the privacy extension must be
       disabled and a non-temporary address must be configured/available on
       your network interface.
+  pool-prefix:
+    type: string
+    default:
+    description: |
+      The rados gateway stores objects in many different pools.  If you would
+      like to have multiple rados gateways each pointing to a separate set of
+      pools set this prefix.  The charm will then set up a new set of pools.
+      If your prefix has a dash in it that will be used to split the prefix
+      into region and zone.  Please read the documentation on federated rados
+      gateways for more information on region and zone.
diff --git a/hooks/ceph.py b/hooks/ceph.py
index 335716c2..56c76186 100644
--- a/hooks/ceph.py
+++ b/hooks/ceph.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #
 # Copyright 2012 Canonical Ltd.
 #
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ def add_bootstrap_hint(peer):
         # Ignore any errors for this call
         subprocess.call(cmd)
 
+
 DISK_FORMATS = [
     'xfs',
     'ext4',
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def is_osd_disk(dev):
         info = info.split("\n")  # IGNORE:E1103
         for line in info:
             if line.startswith(
-                'Partition GUID code: 4FBD7E29-9D25-41B8-AFD0-062C0CEFF05D'
+                    'Partition GUID code: 4FBD7E29-9D25-41B8-AFD0-062C0CEFF05D'
             ):
                 return True
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
@@ -229,8 +229,9 @@ def get_named_key(name, caps=None):
     return key
 
 
-def get_create_rgw_pools_rq():
-    """Pre-create RGW pools so that they have the correct settings.
+def get_create_rgw_pools_rq(prefix):
+    """Pre-create RGW pools so that they have the correct settings. This
+    will prepend a prefix onto the pools if specified in the config.yaml
 
     When RGW creates its own pools it will create them with non-optimal
     settings (LP: #1476749).
@@ -267,6 +268,11 @@ def get_create_rgw_pools_rq():
              '.users.uid']
     pg_num = config('rgw-lightweight-pool-pg-num')
     for pool in light:
+        if prefix:
+            pool = "{prefix}{pool}".format(
+                prefix=prefix,
+                pool=pool)
+
         rq.add_op_create_pool(name=pool, replica_count=replicas, pg_num=pg_num)
 
     return rq
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
index 388b60e6..2995124d 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import cinderclient.v1.client as cinder_client
 import glanceclient.v1.client as glance_client
 import heatclient.v1.client as heat_client
 import keystoneclient.v2_0 as keystone_client
+from keystoneclient.auth.identity import v3 as keystone_id_v3
+from keystoneclient import session as keystone_session
+from keystoneclient.v3 import client as keystone_client_v3
+
 import novaclient.v1_1.client as nova_client
 import pika
 import swiftclient
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
                 return "role {} does not exist".format(e['name'])
         return ret
 
-    def validate_user_data(self, expected, actual):
+    def validate_user_data(self, expected, actual, api_version=None):
         """Validate user data.
 
            Validate a list of actual user data vs a list of expected user
@@ -150,10 +154,15 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
         for e in expected:
             found = False
             for act in actual:
-                a = {'enabled': act.enabled, 'name': act.name,
-                     'email': act.email, 'tenantId': act.tenantId,
-                     'id': act.id}
-                if e['name'] == a['name']:
+                if e['name'] == act.name:
+                    a = {'enabled': act.enabled, 'name': act.name,
+                         'email': act.email, 'id': act.id}
+                    if api_version == 2:
+                        a['tenantId'] = act.tenantId
+                    else:
+                        a['default_project_id'] = getattr(act,
+                                                          'default_project_id',
+                                                          'none')
                     found = True
                     ret = self._validate_dict_data(e, a)
                     if ret:
@@ -188,15 +197,30 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
         return cinder_client.Client(username, password, tenant, ept)
 
     def authenticate_keystone_admin(self, keystone_sentry, user, password,
-                                    tenant):
+                                    tenant=None, api_version=None,
+                                    keystone_ip=None):
         """Authenticates admin user with the keystone admin endpoint."""
         self.log.debug('Authenticating keystone admin...')
         unit = keystone_sentry
-        service_ip = unit.relation('shared-db',
-                                   'mysql:shared-db')['private-address']
-        ep = "http://{}:35357/v2.0".format(service_ip.strip().decode('utf-8'))
-        return keystone_client.Client(username=user, password=password,
-                                      tenant_name=tenant, auth_url=ep)
+        if not keystone_ip:
+            keystone_ip = unit.relation('shared-db',
+                                        'mysql:shared-db')['private-address']
+        base_ep = "http://{}:35357".format(keystone_ip.strip().decode('utf-8'))
+        if not api_version or api_version == 2:
+            ep = base_ep + "/v2.0"
+            return keystone_client.Client(username=user, password=password,
+                                          tenant_name=tenant, auth_url=ep)
+        else:
+            ep = base_ep + "/v3"
+            auth = keystone_id_v3.Password(
+                user_domain_name='admin_domain',
+                username=user,
+                password=password,
+                domain_name='admin_domain',
+                auth_url=ep,
+            )
+            sess = keystone_session.Session(auth=auth)
+            return keystone_client_v3.Client(session=sess)
 
     def authenticate_keystone_user(self, keystone, user, password, tenant):
         """Authenticates a regular user with the keystone public endpoint."""
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
index 80dd2e0d..68eb27e1 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import re
 import itertools
+import functools
 
 import six
 import tempfile
@@ -69,7 +70,15 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.python.packages import (
     pip_install,
 )
 
-from charmhelpers.core.host import lsb_release, mounts, umount, service_running
+from charmhelpers.core.host import (
+    lsb_release,
+    mounts,
+    umount,
+    service_running,
+    service_pause,
+    service_resume,
+    restart_on_change_helper,
+)
 from charmhelpers.fetch import apt_install, apt_cache, install_remote
 from charmhelpers.contrib.storage.linux.utils import is_block_device, zap_disk
 from charmhelpers.contrib.storage.linux.loopback import ensure_loopback_device
@@ -763,7 +772,8 @@ def _git_clone_and_install_single(repo, branch, depth, parent_dir, http_proxy,
         os.mkdir(parent_dir)
 
     juju_log('Cloning git repo: {}, branch: {}'.format(repo, branch))
-    repo_dir = install_remote(repo, dest=parent_dir, branch=branch, depth=depth)
+    repo_dir = install_remote(
+        repo, dest=parent_dir, branch=branch, depth=depth)
 
     venv = os.path.join(parent_dir, 'venv')
 
@@ -862,66 +872,155 @@ def os_workload_status(configs, required_interfaces, charm_func=None):
     return wrap
 
 
-def set_os_workload_status(configs, required_interfaces, charm_func=None, services=None, ports=None):
-    """
-    Set workload status based on complete contexts.
-    status-set missing or incomplete contexts
-    and juju-log details of missing required data.
-    charm_func is a charm specific function to run checking
-    for charm specific requirements such as a VIP setting.
+def set_os_workload_status(configs, required_interfaces, charm_func=None,
+                           services=None, ports=None):
+    """Set the state of the workload status for the charm.
 
-    This function also checks for whether the services defined are ACTUALLY
-    running and that the ports they advertise are open and being listened to.
+    This calls _determine_os_workload_status() to get the new state, message
+    and sets the status using status_set()
 
-    @param services - OPTIONAL: a [{'service': <string>, 'ports': [<int>]]
-                      The ports are optional.
-                      If services is a [<string>] then ports are ignored.
-    @param ports - OPTIONAL: an [<int>] representing ports that shoudl be
-                   open.
-    @returns None
+    @param configs: a templating.OSConfigRenderer() object
+    @param required_interfaces: {generic: [specific, specific2, ...]}
+    @param charm_func: a callable function that returns state, message. The
+                       signature is charm_func(configs) -> (state, message)
+    @param services: list of strings OR dictionary specifying services/ports
+    @param ports: OPTIONAL list of port numbers.
+    @returns state, message: the new workload status, user message
     """
-    incomplete_rel_data = incomplete_relation_data(configs, required_interfaces)
-    state = 'active'
-    missing_relations = []
-    incomplete_relations = []
+    state, message = _determine_os_workload_status(
+        configs, required_interfaces, charm_func, services, ports)
+    status_set(state, message)
+
+
+def _determine_os_workload_status(
+        configs, required_interfaces, charm_func=None,
+        services=None, ports=None):
+    """Determine the state of the workload status for the charm.
+
+    This function returns the new workload status for the charm based
+    on the state of the interfaces, the paused state and whether the
+    services are actually running and any specified ports are open.
+
+    This checks:
+
+     1. if the unit should be paused, that it is actually paused.  If so the
+        state is 'maintenance' + message, else 'broken'.
+     2. that the interfaces/relations are complete.  If they are not then
+        it sets the state to either 'broken' or 'waiting' and an appropriate
+        message.
+     3. If all the relation data is set, then it checks that the actual
+        services really are running.  If not it sets the state to 'broken'.
+
+    If everything is okay then the state returns 'active'.
+
+    @param configs: a templating.OSConfigRenderer() object
+    @param required_interfaces: {generic: [specific, specific2, ...]}
+    @param charm_func: a callable function that returns state, message. The
+                       signature is charm_func(configs) -> (state, message)
+    @param services: list of strings OR dictionary specifying services/ports
+    @param ports: OPTIONAL list of port numbers.
+    @returns state, message: the new workload status, user message
+    """
+    state, message = _ows_check_if_paused(services, ports)
+
+    if state is None:
+        state, message = _ows_check_generic_interfaces(
+            configs, required_interfaces)
+
+    if state != 'maintenance' and charm_func:
+        # _ows_check_charm_func() may modify the state, message
+        state, message = _ows_check_charm_func(
+            state, message, lambda: charm_func(configs))
+
+    if state is None:
+        state, message = _ows_check_services_running(services, ports)
+
+    if state is None:
+        state = 'active'
+        message = "Unit is ready"
+        juju_log(message, 'INFO')
+
+    return state, message
+
+
+def _ows_check_if_paused(services=None, ports=None):
+    """Check if the unit is supposed to be paused, and if so check that the
+    services/ports (if passed) are actually stopped/not being listened to.
+
+    if the unit isn't supposed to be paused, just return None, None
+
+    @param services: OPTIONAL services spec or list of service names.
+    @param ports: OPTIONAL list of port numbers.
+    @returns state, message or None, None
+    """
+    if is_unit_paused_set():
+        state, message = check_actually_paused(services=services,
+                                               ports=ports)
+        if state is None:
+            # we're paused okay, so set maintenance and return
+            state = "maintenance"
+            message = "Paused. Use 'resume' action to resume normal service."
+        return state, message
+    return None, None
+
+
+def _ows_check_generic_interfaces(configs, required_interfaces):
+    """Check the complete contexts to determine the workload status.
+
+     - Checks for missing or incomplete contexts
+     - juju log details of missing required data.
+     - determines the correct workload status
+     - creates an appropriate message for status_set(...)
+
+    if there are no problems then the function returns None, None
+
+    @param configs: a templating.OSConfigRenderer() object
+    @params required_interfaces: {generic_interface: [specific_interface], }
+    @returns state, message or None, None
+    """
+    incomplete_rel_data = incomplete_relation_data(configs,
+                                                   required_interfaces)
+    state = None
     message = None
-    charm_state = None
-    charm_message = None
+    missing_relations = set()
+    incomplete_relations = set()
 
-    for generic_interface in incomplete_rel_data.keys():
+    for generic_interface, relations_states in incomplete_rel_data.items():
         related_interface = None
         missing_data = {}
         # Related or not?
-        for interface in incomplete_rel_data[generic_interface]:
-            if incomplete_rel_data[generic_interface][interface].get('related'):
+        for interface, relation_state in relations_states.items():
+            if relation_state.get('related'):
                 related_interface = interface
-                missing_data = incomplete_rel_data[generic_interface][interface].get('missing_data')
-        # No relation ID for the generic_interface
+                missing_data = relation_state.get('missing_data')
+                break
+        # No relation ID for the generic_interface?
         if not related_interface:
             juju_log("{} relation is missing and must be related for "
                      "functionality. ".format(generic_interface), 'WARN')
             state = 'blocked'
-            if generic_interface not in missing_relations:
-                missing_relations.append(generic_interface)
+            missing_relations.add(generic_interface)
         else:
-            # Relation ID exists but no related unit
+            # Relation ID eists but no related unit
             if not missing_data:
-                # Edge case relation ID exists but departing
-                if ('departed' in hook_name() or 'broken' in hook_name()) \
-                        and related_interface in hook_name():
+                # Edge case - relation ID exists but departings
+                _hook_name = hook_name()
+                if (('departed' in _hook_name or 'broken' in _hook_name) and
+                        related_interface in _hook_name):
                     state = 'blocked'
-                    if generic_interface not in missing_relations:
-                        missing_relations.append(generic_interface)
+                    missing_relations.add(generic_interface)
                     juju_log("{} relation's interface, {}, "
                              "relationship is departed or broken "
                              "and is required for functionality."
-                             "".format(generic_interface, related_interface), "WARN")
+                             "".format(generic_interface, related_interface),
+                             "WARN")
                 # Normal case relation ID exists but no related unit
                 # (joining)
                 else:
-                    juju_log("{} relations's interface, {}, is related but has "
-                             "no units in the relation."
-                             "".format(generic_interface, related_interface), "INFO")
+                    juju_log("{} relations's interface, {}, is related but has"
+                             " no units in the relation."
+                             "".format(generic_interface, related_interface),
+                             "INFO")
             # Related unit exists and data missing on the relation
             else:
                 juju_log("{} relation's interface, {}, is related awaiting "
@@ -930,9 +1029,8 @@ def set_os_workload_status(configs, required_interfaces, charm_func=None, servic
                                    ", ".join(missing_data)), "INFO")
             if state != 'blocked':
                 state = 'waiting'
-            if generic_interface not in incomplete_relations \
-                    and generic_interface not in missing_relations:
-                incomplete_relations.append(generic_interface)
+            if generic_interface not in missing_relations:
+                incomplete_relations.add(generic_interface)
 
     if missing_relations:
         message = "Missing relations: {}".format(", ".join(missing_relations))
@@ -945,9 +1043,22 @@ def set_os_workload_status(configs, required_interfaces, charm_func=None, servic
                   "".format(", ".join(incomplete_relations))
         state = 'waiting'
 
-    # Run charm specific checks
-    if charm_func:
-        charm_state, charm_message = charm_func(configs)
+    return state, message
+
+
+def _ows_check_charm_func(state, message, charm_func_with_configs):
+    """Run a custom check function for the charm to see if it wants to
+    change the state.  This is only run if not in 'maintenance' and
+    tests to see if the new state is more important that the previous
+    one determined by the interfaces/relations check.
+
+    @param state: the previously determined state so far.
+    @param message: the user orientated message so far.
+    @param charm_func: a callable function that returns state, message
+    @returns state, message strings.
+    """
+    if charm_func_with_configs:
+        charm_state, charm_message = charm_func_with_configs()
         if charm_state != 'active' and charm_state != 'unknown':
             state = workload_state_compare(state, charm_state)
             if message:
@@ -956,72 +1067,151 @@ def set_os_workload_status(configs, required_interfaces, charm_func=None, servic
                 message = "{}, {}".format(message, charm_message)
             else:
                 message = charm_message
+    return state, message
 
-    # If the charm thinks the unit is active, check that the actual services
-    # really are active.
-    if services is not None and state == 'active':
-        # if we're passed the dict() then just grab the values as a list.
-        if isinstance(services, dict):
-            services = services.values()
-        # either extract the list of services from the dictionary, or if
-        # it is a simple string, use that. i.e. works with mixed lists.
-        _s = []
-        for s in services:
-            if isinstance(s, dict) and 'service' in s:
-                _s.append(s['service'])
-            if isinstance(s, str):
-                _s.append(s)
-        services_running = [service_running(s) for s in _s]
-        if not all(services_running):
-            not_running = [s for s, running in zip(_s, services_running)
-                           if not running]
-            message = ("Services not running that should be: {}"
-                       .format(", ".join(not_running)))
+
+def _ows_check_services_running(services, ports):
+    """Check that the services that should be running are actually running
+    and that any ports specified are being listened to.
+
+    @param services: list of strings OR dictionary specifying services/ports
+    @param ports: list of ports
+    @returns state, message: strings or None, None
+    """
+    messages = []
+    state = None
+    if services is not None:
+        services = _extract_services_list_helper(services)
+        services_running, running = _check_running_services(services)
+        if not all(running):
+            messages.append(
+                "Services not running that should be: {}"
+                .format(", ".join(_filter_tuples(services_running, False))))
             state = 'blocked'
         # also verify that the ports that should be open are open
         # NB, that ServiceManager objects only OPTIONALLY have ports
-        port_map = OrderedDict([(s['service'], s['ports'])
-                                for s in services if 'ports' in s])
-        if state == 'active' and port_map:
-            all_ports = list(itertools.chain(*port_map.values()))
-            ports_open = [port_has_listener('0.0.0.0', p)
-                          for p in all_ports]
-            if not all(ports_open):
-                not_opened = [p for p, opened in zip(all_ports, ports_open)
-                              if not opened]
-                map_not_open = OrderedDict()
-                for service, ports in port_map.items():
-                    closed_ports = set(ports).intersection(not_opened)
-                    if closed_ports:
-                        map_not_open[service] = closed_ports
-                # find which service has missing ports. They are in service
-                # order which makes it a bit easier.
-                message = (
-                    "Services with ports not open that should be: {}"
-                    .format(
-                        ", ".join([
-                            "{}: [{}]".format(
-                                service,
-                                ", ".join([str(v) for v in ports]))
-                            for service, ports in map_not_open.items()])))
-                state = 'blocked'
-
-    if ports is not None and state == 'active':
-        # and we can also check ports which we don't know the service for
-        ports_open = [port_has_listener('0.0.0.0', p) for p in ports]
+        map_not_open, ports_open = (
+            _check_listening_on_services_ports(services))
         if not all(ports_open):
-            message = (
+            # find which service has missing ports. They are in service
+            # order which makes it a bit easier.
+            message_parts = {service: ", ".join([str(v) for v in open_ports])
+                             for service, open_ports in map_not_open.items()}
+            message = ", ".join(
+                ["{}: [{}]".format(s, sp) for s, sp in message_parts.items()])
+            messages.append(
+                "Services with ports not open that should be: {}"
+                .format(message))
+            state = 'blocked'
+
+    if ports is not None:
+        # and we can also check ports which we don't know the service for
+        ports_open, ports_open_bools = _check_listening_on_ports_list(ports)
+        if not all(ports_open_bools):
+            messages.append(
                 "Ports which should be open, but are not: {}"
-                .format(", ".join([str(p) for p, v in zip(ports, ports_open)
+                .format(", ".join([str(p) for p, v in ports_open
                                    if not v])))
             state = 'blocked'
 
-    # Set to active if all requirements have been met
-    if state == 'active':
-        message = "Unit is ready"
-        juju_log(message, "INFO")
+    if state is not None:
+        message = "; ".join(messages)
+        return state, message
 
-    status_set(state, message)
+    return None, None
+
+
+def _extract_services_list_helper(services):
+    """Extract a OrderedDict of {service: [ports]} of the supplied services
+    for use by the other functions.
+
+    The services object can either be:
+      - None : no services were passed (an empty dict is returned)
+      - a list of strings
+      - A dictionary (optionally OrderedDict) {service_name: {'service': ..}}
+      - An array of [{'service': service_name, ...}, ...]
+
+    @param services: see above
+    @returns OrderedDict(service: [ports], ...)
+    """
+    if services is None:
+        return {}
+    if isinstance(services, dict):
+        services = services.values()
+    # either extract the list of services from the dictionary, or if
+    # it is a simple string, use that. i.e. works with mixed lists.
+    _s = OrderedDict()
+    for s in services:
+        if isinstance(s, dict) and 'service' in s:
+            _s[s['service']] = s.get('ports', [])
+        if isinstance(s, str):
+            _s[s] = []
+    return _s
+
+
+def _check_running_services(services):
+    """Check that the services dict provided is actually running and provide
+    a list of (service, boolean) tuples for each service.
+
+    Returns both a zipped list of (service, boolean) and a list of booleans
+    in the same order as the services.
+
+    @param services: OrderedDict of strings: [ports], one for each service to
+                     check.
+    @returns [(service, boolean), ...], : results for checks
+             [boolean]                  : just the result of the service checks
+    """
+    services_running = [service_running(s) for s in services]
+    return list(zip(services, services_running)), services_running
+
+
+def _check_listening_on_services_ports(services, test=False):
+    """Check that the unit is actually listening (has the port open) on the
+    ports that the service specifies are open. If test is True then the
+    function returns the services with ports that are open rather than
+    closed.
+
+    Returns an OrderedDict of service: ports and a list of booleans
+
+    @param services: OrderedDict(service: [port, ...], ...)
+    @param test: default=False, if False, test for closed, otherwise open.
+    @returns OrderedDict(service: [port-not-open, ...]...), [boolean]
+    """
+    test = not(not(test))  # ensure test is True or False
+    all_ports = list(itertools.chain(*services.values()))
+    ports_states = [port_has_listener('0.0.0.0', p) for p in all_ports]
+    map_ports = OrderedDict()
+    matched_ports = [p for p, opened in zip(all_ports, ports_states)
+                     if opened == test]  # essentially opened xor test
+    for service, ports in services.items():
+        set_ports = set(ports).intersection(matched_ports)
+        if set_ports:
+            map_ports[service] = set_ports
+    return map_ports, ports_states
+
+
+def _check_listening_on_ports_list(ports):
+    """Check that the ports list given are being listened to
+
+    Returns a list of ports being listened to and a list of the
+    booleans.
+
+    @param ports: LIST or port numbers.
+    @returns [(port_num, boolean), ...], [boolean]
+    """
+    ports_open = [port_has_listener('0.0.0.0', p) for p in ports]
+    return zip(ports, ports_open), ports_open
+
+
+def _filter_tuples(services_states, state):
+    """Return a simple list from a list of tuples according to the condition
+
+    @param services_states: LIST of (string, boolean): service and running
+           state.
+    @param state: Boolean to match the tuple against.
+    @returns [LIST of strings] that matched the tuple RHS.
+    """
+    return [s for s, b in services_states if b == state]
 
 
 def workload_state_compare(current_workload_state, workload_state):
@@ -1046,8 +1236,7 @@ def workload_state_compare(current_workload_state, workload_state):
 
 
 def incomplete_relation_data(configs, required_interfaces):
-    """
-    Check complete contexts against required_interfaces
+    """Check complete contexts against required_interfaces
     Return dictionary of incomplete relation data.
 
     configs is an OSConfigRenderer object with configs registered
@@ -1072,19 +1261,13 @@ def incomplete_relation_data(configs, required_interfaces):
               'shared-db': {'related': True}}}
     """
     complete_ctxts = configs.complete_contexts()
-    incomplete_relations = []
-    for svc_type in required_interfaces.keys():
-        # Avoid duplicates
-        found_ctxt = False
-        for interface in required_interfaces[svc_type]:
-            if interface in complete_ctxts:
-                found_ctxt = True
-        if not found_ctxt:
-            incomplete_relations.append(svc_type)
-    incomplete_context_data = {}
-    for i in incomplete_relations:
-        incomplete_context_data[i] = configs.get_incomplete_context_data(required_interfaces[i])
-    return incomplete_context_data
+    incomplete_relations = [
+        svc_type
+        for svc_type, interfaces in required_interfaces.items()
+        if not set(interfaces).intersection(complete_ctxts)]
+    return {
+        i: configs.get_incomplete_context_data(required_interfaces[i])
+        for i in incomplete_relations}
 
 
 def do_action_openstack_upgrade(package, upgrade_callback, configs):
@@ -1145,3 +1328,245 @@ def remote_restart(rel_name, remote_service=None):
             relation_set(relation_id=rid,
                          relation_settings=trigger,
                          )
+
+
+def check_actually_paused(services=None, ports=None):
+    """Check that services listed in the services object and and ports
+    are actually closed (not listened to), to verify that the unit is
+    properly paused.
+
+    @param services: See _extract_services_list_helper
+    @returns status, : string for status (None if okay)
+             message : string for problem for status_set
+    """
+    state = None
+    message = None
+    messages = []
+    if services is not None:
+        services = _extract_services_list_helper(services)
+        services_running, services_states = _check_running_services(services)
+        if any(services_states):
+            # there shouldn't be any running so this is a problem
+            messages.append("these services running: {}"
+                            .format(", ".join(
+                                _filter_tuples(services_running, True))))
+            state = "blocked"
+        ports_open, ports_open_bools = (
+            _check_listening_on_services_ports(services, True))
+        if any(ports_open_bools):
+            message_parts = {service: ", ".join([str(v) for v in open_ports])
+                             for service, open_ports in ports_open.items()}
+            message = ", ".join(
+                ["{}: [{}]".format(s, sp) for s, sp in message_parts.items()])
+            messages.append(
+                "these service:ports are open: {}".format(message))
+            state = 'blocked'
+    if ports is not None:
+        ports_open, bools = _check_listening_on_ports_list(ports)
+        if any(bools):
+            messages.append(
+                "these ports which should be closed, but are open: {}"
+                .format(", ".join([str(p) for p, v in ports_open if v])))
+            state = 'blocked'
+    if messages:
+        message = ("Services should be paused but {}"
+                   .format(", ".join(messages)))
+    return state, message
+
+
+def set_unit_paused():
+    """Set the unit to a paused state in the local kv() store.
+    This does NOT actually pause the unit
+    """
+    with unitdata.HookData()() as t:
+        kv = t[0]
+        kv.set('unit-paused', True)
+
+
+def clear_unit_paused():
+    """Clear the unit from a paused state in the local kv() store
+    This does NOT actually restart any services - it only clears the
+    local state.
+    """
+    with unitdata.HookData()() as t:
+        kv = t[0]
+        kv.set('unit-paused', False)
+
+
+def is_unit_paused_set():
+    """Return the state of the kv().get('unit-paused').
+    This does NOT verify that the unit really is paused.
+
+    To help with units that don't have HookData() (testing)
+    if it excepts, return False
+    """
+    try:
+        with unitdata.HookData()() as t:
+            kv = t[0]
+            # transform something truth-y into a Boolean.
+            return not(not(kv.get('unit-paused')))
+    except:
+        return False
+
+
+def pause_unit(assess_status_func, services=None, ports=None,
+               charm_func=None):
+    """Pause a unit by stopping the services and setting 'unit-paused'
+    in the local kv() store.
+
+    Also checks that the services have stopped and ports are no longer
+    being listened to.
+
+    An optional charm_func() can be called that can either raise an
+    Exception or return non None, None to indicate that the unit
+    didn't pause cleanly.
+
+    The signature for charm_func is:
+    charm_func() -> message: string
+
+    charm_func() is executed after any services are stopped, if supplied.
+
+    The services object can either be:
+      - None : no services were passed (an empty dict is returned)
+      - a list of strings
+      - A dictionary (optionally OrderedDict) {service_name: {'service': ..}}
+      - An array of [{'service': service_name, ...}, ...]
+
+    @param assess_status_func: (f() -> message: string | None) or None
+    @param services: OPTIONAL see above
+    @param ports: OPTIONAL list of port
+    @param charm_func: function to run for custom charm pausing.
+    @returns None
+    @raises Exception(message) on an error for action_fail().
+    """
+    services = _extract_services_list_helper(services)
+    messages = []
+    if services:
+        for service in services.keys():
+            stopped = service_pause(service)
+            if not stopped:
+                messages.append("{} didn't stop cleanly.".format(service))
+    if charm_func:
+        try:
+            message = charm_func()
+            if message:
+                messages.append(message)
+        except Exception as e:
+            message.append(str(e))
+    set_unit_paused()
+    if assess_status_func:
+        message = assess_status_func()
+        if message:
+            messages.append(message)
+    if messages:
+        raise Exception("Couldn't pause: {}".format("; ".join(messages)))
+
+
+def resume_unit(assess_status_func, services=None, ports=None,
+                charm_func=None):
+    """Resume a unit by starting the services and clearning 'unit-paused'
+    in the local kv() store.
+
+    Also checks that the services have started and ports are being listened to.
+
+    An optional charm_func() can be called that can either raise an
+    Exception or return non None to indicate that the unit
+    didn't resume cleanly.
+
+    The signature for charm_func is:
+    charm_func() -> message: string
+
+    charm_func() is executed after any services are started, if supplied.
+
+    The services object can either be:
+      - None : no services were passed (an empty dict is returned)
+      - a list of strings
+      - A dictionary (optionally OrderedDict) {service_name: {'service': ..}}
+      - An array of [{'service': service_name, ...}, ...]
+
+    @param assess_status_func: (f() -> message: string | None) or None
+    @param services: OPTIONAL see above
+    @param ports: OPTIONAL list of port
+    @param charm_func: function to run for custom charm resuming.
+    @returns None
+    @raises Exception(message) on an error for action_fail().
+    """
+    services = _extract_services_list_helper(services)
+    messages = []
+    if services:
+        for service in services.keys():
+            started = service_resume(service)
+            if not started:
+                messages.append("{} didn't start cleanly.".format(service))
+    if charm_func:
+        try:
+            message = charm_func()
+            if message:
+                messages.append(message)
+        except Exception as e:
+            message.append(str(e))
+    clear_unit_paused()
+    if assess_status_func:
+        message = assess_status_func()
+        if message:
+            messages.append(message)
+    if messages:
+        raise Exception("Couldn't resume: {}".format("; ".join(messages)))
+
+
+def make_assess_status_func(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Creates an assess_status_func() suitable for handing to pause_unit()
+    and resume_unit().
+
+    This uses the _determine_os_workload_status(...) function to determine
+    what the workload_status should be for the unit.  If the unit is
+    not in maintenance or active states, then the message is returned to
+    the caller.  This is so an action that doesn't result in either a
+    complete pause or complete resume can signal failure with an action_fail()
+    """
+    def _assess_status_func():
+        state, message = _determine_os_workload_status(*args, **kwargs)
+        status_set(state, message)
+        if state not in ['maintenance', 'active']:
+            return message
+        return None
+
+    return _assess_status_func
+
+
+def pausable_restart_on_change(restart_map, stopstart=False):
+    """A restart_on_change decorator that checks to see if the unit is
+    paused. If it is paused then the decorated function doesn't fire.
+
+    This is provided as a helper, as the @restart_on_change(...) decorator
+    is in core.host, yet the openstack specific helpers are in this file
+    (contrib.openstack.utils).  Thus, this needs to be an optional feature
+    for openstack charms (or charms that wish to use the openstack
+    pause/resume type features).
+
+    It is used as follows:
+
+        from contrib.openstack.utils import (
+            pausable_restart_on_change as restart_on_change)
+
+        @restart_on_change(restart_map, stopstart=<boolean>)
+        def some_hook(...):
+            pass
+
+    see core.utils.restart_on_change() for more details.
+
+    @param f: the function to decorate
+    @param restart_map: the restart map {conf_file: [services]}
+    @param stopstart: DEFAULT false; whether to stop, start or just restart
+    @returns decorator to use a restart_on_change with pausability
+    """
+    def wrap(f):
+        @functools.wraps(f)
+        def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
+            if is_unit_paused_set():
+                return f(*args, **kwargs)
+            # otherwise, normal restart_on_change functionality
+            return restart_on_change_helper(
+                (lambda: f(*args, **kwargs)), restart_map, stopstart)
+        return wrapped_f
+    return wrap
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
index fb1bee34..f4582545 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #  Adam Gandelman <adamg@ubuntu.com>
 #
 import bisect
+import errno
+import hashlib
 import six
 
 import os
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ class Pool(object):
         :return: None
         """
         # read-only is easy, writeback is much harder
-        mode = get_cache_mode(cache_pool)
+        mode = get_cache_mode(self.service, cache_pool)
         if mode == 'readonly':
             check_call(['ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'tier', 'cache-mode', cache_pool, 'none'])
             check_call(['ceph', '--id', self.service, 'osd', 'tier', 'remove', self.name, cache_pool])
@@ -259,6 +261,134 @@ class ErasurePool(Pool):
        Returns json formatted output"""
 
 
+def get_mon_map(service):
+    """
+    Returns the current monitor map.
+    :param service: six.string_types. The Ceph user name to run the command under
+    :return: json string. :raise: ValueError if the monmap fails to parse.
+      Also raises CalledProcessError if our ceph command fails
+    """
+    try:
+        mon_status = check_output(
+            ['ceph', '--id', service,
+             'mon_status', '--format=json'])
+        try:
+            return json.loads(mon_status)
+        except ValueError as v:
+            log("Unable to parse mon_status json: {}. Error: {}".format(
+                mon_status, v.message))
+            raise
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        log("mon_status command failed with message: {}".format(
+            e.message))
+        raise
+
+
+def hash_monitor_names(service):
+    """
+    Uses the get_mon_map() function to get information about the monitor
+    cluster.
+    Hash the name of each monitor.  Return a sorted list of monitor hashes
+    in an ascending order.
+    :param service: six.string_types. The Ceph user name to run the command under
+    :rtype : dict.   json dict of monitor name, ip address and rank
+    example: {
+        'name': 'ip-172-31-13-165',
+        'rank': 0,
+        'addr': '172.31.13.165:6789/0'}
+    """
+    try:
+        hash_list = []
+        monitor_list = get_mon_map(service=service)
+        if monitor_list['monmap']['mons']:
+            for mon in monitor_list['monmap']['mons']:
+                hash_list.append(
+                    hashlib.sha224(mon['name'].encode('utf-8')).hexdigest())
+            return sorted(hash_list)
+        else:
+            return None
+    except (ValueError, CalledProcessError):
+        raise
+
+
+def monitor_key_delete(service, key):
+    """
+    Delete a key and value pair from the monitor cluster
+    :param service: six.string_types. The Ceph user name to run the command under
+    Deletes a key value pair on the monitor cluster.
+    :param key: six.string_types.  The key to delete.
+    """
+    try:
+        check_output(
+            ['ceph', '--id', service,
+             'config-key', 'del', str(key)])
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        log("Monitor config-key put failed with message: {}".format(
+            e.output))
+        raise
+
+
+def monitor_key_set(service, key, value):
+    """
+    Sets a key value pair on the monitor cluster.
+    :param service: six.string_types. The Ceph user name to run the command under
+    :param key: six.string_types.  The key to set.
+    :param value: The value to set.  This will be converted to a string
+        before setting
+    """
+    try:
+        check_output(
+            ['ceph', '--id', service,
+             'config-key', 'put', str(key), str(value)])
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        log("Monitor config-key put failed with message: {}".format(
+            e.output))
+        raise
+
+
+def monitor_key_get(service, key):
+    """
+    Gets the value of an existing key in the monitor cluster.
+    :param service: six.string_types. The Ceph user name to run the command under
+    :param key: six.string_types.  The key to search for.
+    :return: Returns the value of that key or None if not found.
+    """
+    try:
+        output = check_output(
+            ['ceph', '--id', service,
+             'config-key', 'get', str(key)])
+        return output
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        log("Monitor config-key get failed with message: {}".format(
+            e.output))
+        return None
+
+
+def monitor_key_exists(service, key):
+    """
+    Searches for the existence of a key in the monitor cluster.
+    :param service: six.string_types. The Ceph user name to run the command under
+    :param key: six.string_types.  The key to search for
+    :return: Returns True if the key exists, False if not and raises an
+     exception if an unknown error occurs. :raise: CalledProcessError if
+     an unknown error occurs
+    """
+    try:
+        check_call(
+            ['ceph', '--id', service,
+             'config-key', 'exists', str(key)])
+        # I can return true here regardless because Ceph returns
+        # ENOENT if the key wasn't found
+        return True
+    except CalledProcessError as e:
+        if e.returncode == errno.ENOENT:
+            return False
+        else:
+            log("Unknown error from ceph config-get exists: {} {}".format(
+                e.returncode, e.output))
+            raise
+
+
 def get_erasure_profile(service, name):
     """
     :param service: six.string_types. The Ceph user name to run the command under
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
index 2dd70bc9..01321296 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
@@ -912,6 +912,24 @@ def payload_status_set(klass, pid, status):
     subprocess.check_call(cmd)
 
 
+@translate_exc(from_exc=OSError, to_exc=NotImplementedError)
+def resource_get(name):
+    """used to fetch the resource path of the given name.
+
+    <name> must match a name of defined resource in metadata.yaml
+
+    returns either a path or False if resource not available
+    """
+    if not name:
+        return False
+
+    cmd = ['resource-get', name]
+    try:
+        return subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode('UTF-8')
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+
+
 @cached
 def juju_version():
     """Full version string (eg. '1.23.3.1-trusty-amd64')"""
@@ -976,3 +994,16 @@ def _run_atexit():
     for callback, args, kwargs in reversed(_atexit):
         callback(*args, **kwargs)
     del _atexit[:]
+
+
+@translate_exc(from_exc=OSError, to_exc=NotImplementedError)
+def network_get_primary_address(binding):
+    '''
+    Retrieve the primary network address for a named binding
+
+    :param binding: string. The name of a relation of extra-binding
+    :return: string. The primary IP address for the named binding
+    :raise: NotImplementedError if run on Juju < 2.0
+    '''
+    cmd = ['network-get', '--primary-address', binding]
+    return subprocess.check_output(cmd).strip()
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
index a7720906..481087bb 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import random
 import string
 import subprocess
 import hashlib
+import functools
+import itertools
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
@@ -428,27 +430,47 @@ def restart_on_change(restart_map, stopstart=False):
     restarted if any file matching the pattern got changed, created
     or removed. Standard wildcards are supported, see documentation
     for the 'glob' module for more information.
+
+    @param restart_map: {path_file_name: [service_name, ...]
+    @param stopstart: DEFAULT false; whether to stop, start OR restart
+    @returns result from decorated function
     """
     def wrap(f):
+        @functools.wraps(f)
         def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
-            checksums = {path: path_hash(path) for path in restart_map}
-            f(*args, **kwargs)
-            restarts = []
-            for path in restart_map:
-                if path_hash(path) != checksums[path]:
-                    restarts += restart_map[path]
-            services_list = list(OrderedDict.fromkeys(restarts))
-            if not stopstart:
-                for service_name in services_list:
-                    service('restart', service_name)
-            else:
-                for action in ['stop', 'start']:
-                    for service_name in services_list:
-                        service(action, service_name)
+            return restart_on_change_helper(
+                (lambda: f(*args, **kwargs)), restart_map, stopstart)
         return wrapped_f
     return wrap
 
 
+def restart_on_change_helper(lambda_f, restart_map, stopstart=False):
+    """Helper function to perform the restart_on_change function.
+
+    This is provided for decorators to restart services if files described
+    in the restart_map have changed after an invocation of lambda_f().
+
+    @param lambda_f: function to call.
+    @param restart_map: {file: [service, ...]}
+    @param stopstart: whether to stop, start or restart a service
+    @returns result of lambda_f()
+    """
+    checksums = {path: path_hash(path) for path in restart_map}
+    r = lambda_f()
+    # create a list of lists of the services to restart
+    restarts = [restart_map[path]
+                for path in restart_map
+                if path_hash(path) != checksums[path]]
+    # create a flat list of ordered services without duplicates from lists
+    services_list = list(OrderedDict.fromkeys(itertools.chain(*restarts)))
+    if services_list:
+        actions = ('stop', 'start') if stopstart else ('restart',)
+        for action in actions:
+            for service_name in services_list:
+                service(action, service_name)
+    return r
+
+
 def lsb_release():
     """Return /etc/lsb-release in a dict"""
     d = {}
diff --git a/hooks/hooks.py b/hooks/hooks.py
index 54ecf6e2..2a0d558c 100755
--- a/hooks/hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/hooks.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def setup_keystone_certs(unit=None, rid=None):
     Get CA and signing certs from Keystone used to decrypt revoked token list.
     """
     import requests
+
     try:
         # Kilo and newer
         from keystoneclient.exceptions import (
@@ -270,7 +271,8 @@ def config_changed():
             'mon-relation-changed')
 @restart_on_change({'/etc/ceph/ceph.conf': ['radosgw']})
 def mon_relation():
-    rq = ceph.get_create_rgw_pools_rq()
+    rq = ceph.get_create_rgw_pools_rq(
+        prefix=config('pool-prefix'))
     if is_request_complete(rq, relation='mon'):
         log('Broker request complete', level=DEBUG)
         CONFIGS.write_all()
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
index 388b60e6..2995124d 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import cinderclient.v1.client as cinder_client
 import glanceclient.v1.client as glance_client
 import heatclient.v1.client as heat_client
 import keystoneclient.v2_0 as keystone_client
+from keystoneclient.auth.identity import v3 as keystone_id_v3
+from keystoneclient import session as keystone_session
+from keystoneclient.v3 import client as keystone_client_v3
+
 import novaclient.v1_1.client as nova_client
 import pika
 import swiftclient
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
                 return "role {} does not exist".format(e['name'])
         return ret
 
-    def validate_user_data(self, expected, actual):
+    def validate_user_data(self, expected, actual, api_version=None):
         """Validate user data.
 
            Validate a list of actual user data vs a list of expected user
@@ -150,10 +154,15 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
         for e in expected:
             found = False
             for act in actual:
-                a = {'enabled': act.enabled, 'name': act.name,
-                     'email': act.email, 'tenantId': act.tenantId,
-                     'id': act.id}
-                if e['name'] == a['name']:
+                if e['name'] == act.name:
+                    a = {'enabled': act.enabled, 'name': act.name,
+                         'email': act.email, 'id': act.id}
+                    if api_version == 2:
+                        a['tenantId'] = act.tenantId
+                    else:
+                        a['default_project_id'] = getattr(act,
+                                                          'default_project_id',
+                                                          'none')
                     found = True
                     ret = self._validate_dict_data(e, a)
                     if ret:
@@ -188,15 +197,30 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
         return cinder_client.Client(username, password, tenant, ept)
 
     def authenticate_keystone_admin(self, keystone_sentry, user, password,
-                                    tenant):
+                                    tenant=None, api_version=None,
+                                    keystone_ip=None):
         """Authenticates admin user with the keystone admin endpoint."""
         self.log.debug('Authenticating keystone admin...')
         unit = keystone_sentry
-        service_ip = unit.relation('shared-db',
-                                   'mysql:shared-db')['private-address']
-        ep = "http://{}:35357/v2.0".format(service_ip.strip().decode('utf-8'))
-        return keystone_client.Client(username=user, password=password,
-                                      tenant_name=tenant, auth_url=ep)
+        if not keystone_ip:
+            keystone_ip = unit.relation('shared-db',
+                                        'mysql:shared-db')['private-address']
+        base_ep = "http://{}:35357".format(keystone_ip.strip().decode('utf-8'))
+        if not api_version or api_version == 2:
+            ep = base_ep + "/v2.0"
+            return keystone_client.Client(username=user, password=password,
+                                          tenant_name=tenant, auth_url=ep)
+        else:
+            ep = base_ep + "/v3"
+            auth = keystone_id_v3.Password(
+                user_domain_name='admin_domain',
+                username=user,
+                password=password,
+                domain_name='admin_domain',
+                auth_url=ep,
+            )
+            sess = keystone_session.Session(auth=auth)
+            return keystone_client_v3.Client(session=sess)
 
     def authenticate_keystone_user(self, keystone, user, password, tenant):
         """Authenticates a regular user with the keystone public endpoint."""
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_ceph.py b/unit_tests/test_ceph.py
index 2e2d1bf1..c068d621 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_ceph.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_ceph.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import ceph
+from mock import patch, call
 
 from test_utils import CharmTestCase
 
@@ -10,8 +11,14 @@ TO_PATCH = [
 ]
 
 
-class CephRadosGWCephTests(CharmTestCase):
+def config_side_effect(*args):
+    if args[0] == 'ceph-osd-replication-count':
+        return 3
+    elif args[0] == 'rgw-lightweight-pool-pg-num':
+        return 10
 
+
+class CephRadosGWCephTests(CharmTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(CephRadosGWCephTests, self).setUp(ceph, TO_PATCH)
 
@@ -65,6 +72,7 @@ class CephRadosGWCephTests(CharmTestCase):
 
         def quorum():
             return results.pop()
+
         _is_quorum = self.patch('is_quorum')
         _is_quorum.side_effect = quorum
         ceph.wait_for_quorum()
@@ -81,6 +89,7 @@ class CephRadosGWCephTests(CharmTestCase):
 
         def bootstrapped():
             return results.pop()
+
         _is_bootstrapped = self.patch('is_bootstrapped')
         _is_bootstrapped.side_effect = bootstrapped
         ceph.wait_for_bootstrap()
@@ -195,3 +204,65 @@ class CephRadosGWCephTests(CharmTestCase):
             'mon', 'allow r', 'osd', 'allow rwx'
         ]
         self.subprocess.check_output.assert_called_with(cmd)
+
+    @patch('ceph.CephBrokerRq')
+    @patch('ceph.config')
+    def test_create_rgw_pools_rq_with_prefix(self, config, broker):
+        config.side_effect = config_side_effect
+        ceph.get_create_rgw_pools_rq(prefix='us-east')
+        broker.assert_has_calls([
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                replica_count=3, name='.rgw.buckets'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.rgw'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.rgw.root'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.rgw.control'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.rgw.gc'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.rgw.buckets'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.rgw.buckets.index'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.rgw.buckets.extra'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.log'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='us-east.intent-log.usage'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3,
+                name='us-east.users.users.email.users.swift.users.uid')]
+        )
+
+    @patch('ceph.CephBrokerRq')
+    @patch('ceph.config')
+    def test_create_rgw_pools_rq_without_prefix(self, config, broker):
+        config.side_effect = config_side_effect
+        ceph.get_create_rgw_pools_rq(prefix=None)
+        broker.assert_has_calls([
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                replica_count=3, name='.rgw.buckets'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.rgw'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.rgw.root'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.rgw.control'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.rgw.gc'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.rgw.buckets'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.rgw.buckets.index'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.rgw.buckets.extra'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.log'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3, name='.intent-log.usage'),
+            call().add_op_create_pool(
+                pg_num=10, replica_count=3,
+                name='.users.users.email.users.swift.users.uid')]
+        )