diff --git a/src/test/cordvtn/nova_utils.py b/src/test/cordvtn/nova_utils.py
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+from credentials import get_nova_credentials
+from novaclient.client import Client
+
+class novautils(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, net_id, server_id):
+        self.net_id = net_id#'ae0618cf-fa34-4e8b-816d-c1356c409119'
+        self.server_id = server_id#'99889c8d-113f-4a7e-970c-77f1916bfe14'
+
+    def get_nova_intance(self):
+        creds = get_nova_credentials()
+        nvclient= Client(**creds)
+        return nvclient
+
+    def create_instance_v2(self, vm_name):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        image = nvclient.images.find(name="vsg-1.1")
+        flavor = nvclient.flavors.find(name="m1.tiny")
+        nic = [{'net-id': self.net_id}]
+        instance = nvclient.servers.create(name=self.vm_name, image=image,
+                                              flavor=flavor,
+                                              nics=nic)
+        time.sleep(5)
+        return instance
+
+    def get_flavors_list(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        flavors_list = nvclient.flavors.list()
+        return flavors_list
+
+    def get_flavor_details(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        flavors_list = nvclient.flavors.list()
+        for fl in  flavors_list:
+            return fl.name, fl.ram, fl.vcpus, fl.disk, fl.id
+
+    def get_servers_list(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        servers = nvclient.servers.list()
+        return servers
+
+    def get_server_details(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        servers = nvclient.servers.get(self.server_id)
+        for s in servers:
+            return s.id, s.name, s.image, s.flavor, s.user_id
+
+    def get_floating_ip_pools(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        ip_list = nvclient.floating_ip_pools.list()
+        return ip_list
+
+    def get_host_list(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        host_list = nvclient.hosts.list()
+        return host_list
+
+    def get_hypervisor_list(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        hyper_list = nvclient.hypervisors.list()
+        return hyper_list
+
+    def get_images_list(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        img_list = nvclient.images.list(detailed=True)
+        return img_list
+
+    def get_aggregates_list(self):
+        nvclient = self.get_nova_intance()
+        return nvclient.aggregates.list()
+
+
+