diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f7b5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[report]
+# Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
+exclude_lines =
+    if __name__ == .__main__.:
+include=
+    hooks/hooks.py
+    hooks/ceph*.py
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 70e95fb..e29ab2b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 PYTHON := /usr/bin/env python
 
 lint:
-	@flake8 --exclude hooks/charmhelpers hooks tests
+	@flake8 --exclude hooks/charmhelpers hooks tests unit_tests
 	@charm proof
 
+unit_test:
+	@echo Starting unit tests...
+	@$(PYTHON) /usr/bin/nosetests --nologcapture --with-coverage  unit_tests
+
 test:
 	@echo Starting Amulet tests...
 	# coreycb note: The -v should only be temporary until Amulet sends
diff --git a/charm-helpers-hooks.yaml b/charm-helpers-hooks.yaml
index afb9e42..c401e72 100644
--- a/charm-helpers-hooks.yaml
+++ b/charm-helpers-hooks.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include:
     - fetch
     - contrib.storage.linux:
         - utils
+        - ceph
     - payload.execd
     - contrib.openstack.alternatives
     - contrib.network.ip
diff --git a/hooks/__init__.py b/hooks/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/hooks/ceph_broker.py b/hooks/ceph_broker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fced94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/ceph_broker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Copyright 2014 Canonical Ltd.
+#
+import json
+
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    log,
+    DEBUG,
+    INFO,
+    ERROR,
+)
+from charmhelpers.contrib.storage.linux.ceph import (
+    create_pool,
+    pool_exists,
+)
+
+
+def decode_req_encode_rsp(f):
+    """Decorator to decode incoming requests and encode responses."""
+    def decode_inner(req):
+        return json.dumps(f(json.loads(req)))
+
+    return decode_inner
+
+
+@decode_req_encode_rsp
+def process_requests(reqs):
+    """Process Ceph broker request(s).
+
+    This is a versioned api. API version must be supplied by the client making
+    the request.
+    """
+    try:
+        version = reqs.get('api-version')
+        if version == 1:
+            return process_requests_v1(reqs['ops'])
+
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log(str(exc), level=ERROR)
+        msg = ("Unexpected error occurred while processing requests: %s" %
+               (reqs))
+        log(msg, level=ERROR)
+        return {'exit-code': 1, 'stderr': msg}
+
+    msg = ("Missing or invalid api version (%s)" % (version))
+    return {'exit-code': 1, 'stderr': msg}
+
+
+def process_requests_v1(reqs):
+    """Process v1 requests.
+
+    Takes a list of requests (dicts) and processes each one. If an error is
+    found, processing stops and the client is notified in the response.
+
+    Returns a response dict containing the exit code (non-zero if any
+    operation failed along with an explanation).
+    """
+    log("Processing %s ceph broker requests" % (len(reqs)), level=INFO)
+    for req in reqs:
+        op = req.get('op')
+        log("Processing op='%s'" % (op), level=DEBUG)
+        # Use admin client since we do not have other client key locations
+        # setup to use them for these operations.
+        svc = 'admin'
+        if op == "create-pool":
+            params = {'pool': req.get('name'),
+                      'replicas': req.get('replicas')}
+            if not all(params.iteritems()):
+                msg = ("Missing parameter(s): %s" %
+                       (' '.join([k for k in params.iterkeys()
+                                  if not params[k]])))
+                log(msg, level=ERROR)
+                return {'exit-code': 1, 'stderr': msg}
+
+            pool = params['pool']
+            replicas = params['replicas']
+            if not pool_exists(service=svc, name=pool):
+                log("Creating pool '%s' (replicas=%s)" % (pool, replicas),
+                    level=INFO)
+                create_pool(service=svc, name=pool, replicas=replicas)
+            else:
+                log("Pool '%s' already exists - skipping create" % (pool),
+                    level=DEBUG)
+        else:
+            msg = "Unknown operation '%s'" % (op)
+            log(msg, level=ERROR)
+            return {'exit-code': 1, 'stderr': msg}
+
+    return {'exit-code': 0}
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py
index e62e565..c4bfead 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/network/ip.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from functools import partial
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import unit_get
 from charmhelpers.fetch import apt_install
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
-    WARNING,
     ERROR,
     log
 )
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ def format_ipv6_addr(address):
     if is_ipv6(address):
         address = "[%s]" % address
     else:
-        log("Not a valid ipv6 address: %s" % address, level=WARNING)
         address = None
 
     return address
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..598ec26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/storage/linux/ceph.py
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2012 Canonical Ltd.
+#
+# This file is sourced from lp:openstack-charm-helpers
+#
+# Authors:
+#  James Page <james.page@ubuntu.com>
+#  Adam Gandelman <adamg@ubuntu.com>
+#
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import json
+import time
+
+from subprocess import (
+    check_call,
+    check_output,
+    CalledProcessError
+)
+
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+    relation_get,
+    relation_ids,
+    related_units,
+    log,
+    INFO,
+    WARNING,
+    ERROR
+)
+
+from charmhelpers.core.host import (
+    mount,
+    mounts,
+    service_start,
+    service_stop,
+    service_running,
+    umount,
+)
+
+from charmhelpers.fetch import (
+    apt_install,
+)
+
+KEYRING = '/etc/ceph/ceph.client.{}.keyring'
+KEYFILE = '/etc/ceph/ceph.client.{}.key'
+
+CEPH_CONF = """[global]
+ auth supported = {auth}
+ keyring = {keyring}
+ mon host = {mon_hosts}
+ log to syslog = {use_syslog}
+ err to syslog = {use_syslog}
+ clog to syslog = {use_syslog}
+"""
+
+
+def install():
+    ''' Basic Ceph client installation '''
+    ceph_dir = "/etc/ceph"
+    if not os.path.exists(ceph_dir):
+        os.mkdir(ceph_dir)
+    apt_install('ceph-common', fatal=True)
+
+
+def rbd_exists(service, pool, rbd_img):
+    ''' Check to see if a RADOS block device exists '''
+    try:
+        out = check_output(['rbd', 'list', '--id', service,
+                            '--pool', pool])
+    except CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return rbd_img in out
+
+
+def create_rbd_image(service, pool, image, sizemb):
+    ''' Create a new RADOS block device '''
+    cmd = [
+        'rbd',
+        'create',
+        image,
+        '--size',
+        str(sizemb),
+        '--id',
+        service,
+        '--pool',
+        pool
+    ]
+    check_call(cmd)
+
+
+def pool_exists(service, name):
+    ''' Check to see if a RADOS pool already exists '''
+    try:
+        out = check_output(['rados', '--id', service, 'lspools'])
+    except CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return name in out
+
+
+def get_osds(service):
+    '''
+    Return a list of all Ceph Object Storage Daemons
+    currently in the cluster
+    '''
+    version = ceph_version()
+    if version and version >= '0.56':
+        return json.loads(check_output(['ceph', '--id', service,
+                                        'osd', 'ls', '--format=json']))
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
+def create_pool(service, name, replicas=3):
+    ''' Create a new RADOS pool '''
+    if pool_exists(service, name):
+        log("Ceph pool {} already exists, skipping creation".format(name),
+            level=WARNING)
+        return
+    # Calculate the number of placement groups based
+    # on upstream recommended best practices.
+    osds = get_osds(service)
+    if osds:
+        pgnum = (len(osds) * 100 / replicas)
+    else:
+        # NOTE(james-page): Default to 200 for older ceph versions
+        # which don't support OSD query from cli
+        pgnum = 200
+    cmd = [
+        'ceph', '--id', service,
+        'osd', 'pool', 'create',
+        name, str(pgnum)
+    ]
+    check_call(cmd)
+    cmd = [
+        'ceph', '--id', service,
+        'osd', 'pool', 'set', name,
+        'size', str(replicas)
+    ]
+    check_call(cmd)
+
+
+def delete_pool(service, name):
+    ''' Delete a RADOS pool from ceph '''
+    cmd = [
+        'ceph', '--id', service,
+        'osd', 'pool', 'delete',
+        name, '--yes-i-really-really-mean-it'
+    ]
+    check_call(cmd)
+
+
+def _keyfile_path(service):
+    return KEYFILE.format(service)
+
+
+def _keyring_path(service):
+    return KEYRING.format(service)
+
+
+def create_keyring(service, key):
+    ''' Create a new Ceph keyring containing key'''
+    keyring = _keyring_path(service)
+    if os.path.exists(keyring):
+        log('ceph: Keyring exists at %s.' % keyring, level=WARNING)
+        return
+    cmd = [
+        'ceph-authtool',
+        keyring,
+        '--create-keyring',
+        '--name=client.{}'.format(service),
+        '--add-key={}'.format(key)
+    ]
+    check_call(cmd)
+    log('ceph: Created new ring at %s.' % keyring, level=INFO)
+
+
+def create_key_file(service, key):
+    ''' Create a file containing key '''
+    keyfile = _keyfile_path(service)
+    if os.path.exists(keyfile):
+        log('ceph: Keyfile exists at %s.' % keyfile, level=WARNING)
+        return
+    with open(keyfile, 'w') as fd:
+        fd.write(key)
+    log('ceph: Created new keyfile at %s.' % keyfile, level=INFO)
+
+
+def get_ceph_nodes():
+    ''' Query named relation 'ceph' to detemine current nodes '''
+    hosts = []
+    for r_id in relation_ids('ceph'):
+        for unit in related_units(r_id):
+            hosts.append(relation_get('private-address', unit=unit, rid=r_id))
+    return hosts
+
+
+def configure(service, key, auth, use_syslog):
+    ''' Perform basic configuration of Ceph '''
+    create_keyring(service, key)
+    create_key_file(service, key)
+    hosts = get_ceph_nodes()
+    with open('/etc/ceph/ceph.conf', 'w') as ceph_conf:
+        ceph_conf.write(CEPH_CONF.format(auth=auth,
+                                         keyring=_keyring_path(service),
+                                         mon_hosts=",".join(map(str, hosts)),
+                                         use_syslog=use_syslog))
+    modprobe('rbd')
+
+
+def image_mapped(name):
+    ''' Determine whether a RADOS block device is mapped locally '''
+    try:
+        out = check_output(['rbd', 'showmapped'])
+    except CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return name in out
+
+
+def map_block_storage(service, pool, image):
+    ''' Map a RADOS block device for local use '''
+    cmd = [
+        'rbd',
+        'map',
+        '{}/{}'.format(pool, image),
+        '--user',
+        service,
+        '--secret',
+        _keyfile_path(service),
+    ]
+    check_call(cmd)
+
+
+def filesystem_mounted(fs):
+    ''' Determine whether a filesytems is already mounted '''
+    return fs in [f for f, m in mounts()]
+
+
+def make_filesystem(blk_device, fstype='ext4', timeout=10):
+    ''' Make a new filesystem on the specified block device '''
+    count = 0
+    e_noent = os.errno.ENOENT
+    while not os.path.exists(blk_device):
+        if count >= timeout:
+            log('ceph: gave up waiting on block device %s' % blk_device,
+                level=ERROR)
+            raise IOError(e_noent, os.strerror(e_noent), blk_device)
+        log('ceph: waiting for block device %s to appear' % blk_device,
+            level=INFO)
+        count += 1
+        time.sleep(1)
+    else:
+        log('ceph: Formatting block device %s as filesystem %s.' %
+            (blk_device, fstype), level=INFO)
+        check_call(['mkfs', '-t', fstype, blk_device])
+
+
+def place_data_on_block_device(blk_device, data_src_dst):
+    ''' Migrate data in data_src_dst to blk_device and then remount '''
+    # mount block device into /mnt
+    mount(blk_device, '/mnt')
+    # copy data to /mnt
+    copy_files(data_src_dst, '/mnt')
+    # umount block device
+    umount('/mnt')
+    # Grab user/group ID's from original source
+    _dir = os.stat(data_src_dst)
+    uid = _dir.st_uid
+    gid = _dir.st_gid
+    # re-mount where the data should originally be
+    # TODO: persist is currently a NO-OP in core.host
+    mount(blk_device, data_src_dst, persist=True)
+    # ensure original ownership of new mount.
+    os.chown(data_src_dst, uid, gid)
+
+
+# TODO: re-use
+def modprobe(module):
+    ''' Load a kernel module and configure for auto-load on reboot '''
+    log('ceph: Loading kernel module', level=INFO)
+    cmd = ['modprobe', module]
+    check_call(cmd)
+    with open('/etc/modules', 'r+') as modules:
+        if module not in modules.read():
+            modules.write(module)
+
+
+def copy_files(src, dst, symlinks=False, ignore=None):
+    ''' Copy files from src to dst '''
+    for item in os.listdir(src):
+        s = os.path.join(src, item)
+        d = os.path.join(dst, item)
+        if os.path.isdir(s):
+            shutil.copytree(s, d, symlinks, ignore)
+        else:
+            shutil.copy2(s, d)
+
+
+def ensure_ceph_storage(service, pool, rbd_img, sizemb, mount_point,
+                        blk_device, fstype, system_services=[],
+                        replicas=3):
+    """
+    NOTE: This function must only be called from a single service unit for
+    the same rbd_img otherwise data loss will occur.
+
+    Ensures given pool and RBD image exists, is mapped to a block device,
+    and the device is formatted and mounted at the given mount_point.
+
+    If formatting a device for the first time, data existing at mount_point
+    will be migrated to the RBD device before being re-mounted.
+
+    All services listed in system_services will be stopped prior to data
+    migration and restarted when complete.
+    """
+    # Ensure pool, RBD image, RBD mappings are in place.
+    if not pool_exists(service, pool):
+        log('ceph: Creating new pool {}.'.format(pool))
+        create_pool(service, pool, replicas=replicas)
+
+    if not rbd_exists(service, pool, rbd_img):
+        log('ceph: Creating RBD image ({}).'.format(rbd_img))
+        create_rbd_image(service, pool, rbd_img, sizemb)
+
+    if not image_mapped(rbd_img):
+        log('ceph: Mapping RBD Image {} as a Block Device.'.format(rbd_img))
+        map_block_storage(service, pool, rbd_img)
+
+    # make file system
+    # TODO: What happens if for whatever reason this is run again and
+    # the data is already in the rbd device and/or is mounted??
+    # When it is mounted already, it will fail to make the fs
+    # XXX: This is really sketchy!  Need to at least add an fstab entry
+    #      otherwise this hook will blow away existing data if its executed
+    #      after a reboot.
+    if not filesystem_mounted(mount_point):
+        make_filesystem(blk_device, fstype)
+
+        for svc in system_services:
+            if service_running(svc):
+                log('ceph: Stopping services {} prior to migrating data.'
+                    .format(svc))
+                service_stop(svc)
+
+        place_data_on_block_device(blk_device, mount_point)
+
+        for svc in system_services:
+            log('ceph: Starting service {} after migrating data.'
+                .format(svc))
+            service_start(svc)
+
+
+def ensure_ceph_keyring(service, user=None, group=None):
+    '''
+    Ensures a ceph keyring is created for a named service
+    and optionally ensures user and group ownership.
+
+    Returns False if no ceph key is available in relation state.
+    '''
+    key = None
+    for rid in relation_ids('ceph'):
+        for unit in related_units(rid):
+            key = relation_get('key', rid=rid, unit=unit)
+            if key:
+                break
+    if not key:
+        return False
+    create_keyring(service=service, key=key)
+    keyring = _keyring_path(service)
+    if user and group:
+        check_call(['chown', '%s.%s' % (user, group), keyring])
+    return True
+
+
+def ceph_version():
+    ''' Retrieve the local version of ceph '''
+    if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/ceph'):
+        cmd = ['ceph', '-v']
+        output = check_output(cmd)
+        output = output.split()
+        if len(output) > 3:
+            return output[2]
+        else:
+            return None
+    else:
+        return None
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/services/__init__.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/services/__init__.py
index e8039a8..69dde79 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/services/__init__.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/services/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-from .base import *
-from .helpers import *
+from .base import *  # NOQA
+from .helpers import *  # NOQA
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py
index 6724d29..2398e8e 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def add_source(source, key=None):
     elif source == 'distro':
         pass
     else:
-        raise SourceConfigError("Unknown source: {!r}".format(source))
+        log("Unknown source: {!r}".format(source))
 
     if key:
         if '-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----' in key:
diff --git a/hooks/client-relation-changed b/hooks/client-relation-changed
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..9416ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/client-relation-changed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hooks.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hooks/hooks.py b/hooks/hooks.py
index 8a6c26c..9014401 100755
--- a/hooks/hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/hooks.py
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import sys
 
 import ceph
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
-    log, ERROR,
+    log,
+    DEBUG,
+    ERROR,
     config,
     relation_ids,
     related_units,
@@ -25,7 +27,6 @@ from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     Hooks, UnregisteredHookError,
     service_name
 )
-
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
     service_restart,
     umount,
@@ -44,12 +45,14 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.network.ip import (
     get_ipv6_addr,
     format_ipv6_addr
 )
-
 from utils import (
     render_template,
     get_public_addr,
     assert_charm_supports_ipv6
 )
+from ceph_broker import (
+    process_requests
+)
 
 hooks = Hooks()
 
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ def notify_radosgws():
 
 def notify_client():
     for relid in relation_ids('client'):
-        client_relation(relid)
+        client_relation_joined(relid)
 
 
 def upgrade_keys():
@@ -266,28 +269,46 @@ def radosgw_relation(relid=None):
 
 
 @hooks.hook('client-relation-joined')
-def client_relation(relid=None):
+def client_relation_joined(relid=None):
     if ceph.is_quorum():
         log('mon cluster in quorum - providing client with keys')
         service_name = None
         if relid is None:
-            service_name = remote_unit().split('/')[0]
+            units = [remote_unit()]
+            service_name = units[0].split('/')[0]
         else:
             units = related_units(relid)
             if len(units) > 0:
                 service_name = units[0].split('/')[0]
+
         if service_name is not None:
-            data = {
-                'key': ceph.get_named_key(service_name),
-                'auth': config('auth-supported'),
-                'ceph-public-address': get_public_addr(),
-            }
+            data = {'key': ceph.get_named_key(service_name),
+                    'auth': config('auth-supported'),
+                    'ceph-public-address': get_public_addr()}
             relation_set(relation_id=relid,
                          relation_settings=data)
+
+        client_relation_changed(relid=relid)
     else:
         log('mon cluster not in quorum - deferring key provision')
 
 
+@hooks.hook('client-relation-changed')
+def client_relation_changed(relid=None):
+    """Process broker requests from ceph client relations."""
+    if ceph.is_quorum():
+        settings = relation_get(rid=relid)
+        if 'broker_req' in settings:
+            if not ceph.is_leader():
+                log("Not leader - ignoring broker request", level=DEBUG)
+            else:
+                rsp = process_requests(settings['broker_req'])
+                relation_set(relation_id=relid,
+                             relation_settings={'broker_rsp': rsp})
+    else:
+        log('mon cluster not in quorum', level=DEBUG)
+
+
 @hooks.hook('upgrade-charm')
 def upgrade_charm():
     emit_cephconf()
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37083b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[nosetests]
+verbosity=2
+with-coverage=1
+cover-erase=1
+cover-package=hooks
diff --git a/unit_tests/__init__.py b/unit_tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f80aab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import sys
+sys.path.append('hooks')
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_ceph_broker.py b/unit_tests/test_ceph_broker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0176d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_tests/test_ceph_broker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import json
+import mock
+import unittest
+
+import ceph_broker
+
+
+class CephBrokerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(CephBrokerTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.log')
+    def test_process_requests_noop(self, mock_log):
+        req = json.dumps({'api-version': 1, 'ops': []})
+        rc = ceph_broker.process_requests(req)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(rc), {'exit-code': 0})
+
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.log')
+    def test_process_requests_missing_api_version(self, mock_log):
+        req = json.dumps({'ops': []})
+        rc = ceph_broker.process_requests(req)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(rc), {'exit-code': 1,
+                                          'stderr':
+                                          ('Missing or invalid api version '
+                                           '(None)')})
+
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.log')
+    def test_process_requests_invalid_api_version(self, mock_log):
+        req = json.dumps({'api-version': 2, 'ops': []})
+        rc = ceph_broker.process_requests(req)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(rc),
+                         {'exit-code': 1,
+                          'stderr': 'Missing or invalid api version (2)'})
+
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.log')
+    def test_process_requests_invalid(self, mock_log):
+        reqs = json.dumps({'api-version': 1, 'ops': [{'op': 'invalid_op'}]})
+        rc = ceph_broker.process_requests(reqs)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(rc),
+                         {'exit-code': 1,
+                          'stderr': "Unknown operation 'invalid_op'"})
+
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.create_pool')
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.pool_exists')
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.log')
+    def test_process_requests_create_pool(self, mock_log, mock_pool_exists,
+                                          mock_create_pool):
+        mock_pool_exists.return_value = False
+        reqs = json.dumps({'api-version': 1,
+                           'ops': [{'op': 'create-pool', 'name':
+                                    'foo', 'replicas': 3}]})
+        rc = ceph_broker.process_requests(reqs)
+        mock_pool_exists.assert_called_with(service='admin', name='foo')
+        mock_create_pool.assert_called_with(service='admin', name='foo',
+                                            replicas=3)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(rc), {'exit-code': 0})
+
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.create_pool')
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.pool_exists')
+    @mock.patch('ceph_broker.log')
+    def test_process_requests_create_pool_exists(self, mock_log,
+                                                 mock_pool_exists,
+                                                 mock_create_pool):
+        mock_pool_exists.return_value = True
+        reqs = json.dumps({'api-version': 1,
+                           'ops': [{'op': 'create-pool', 'name': 'foo',
+                                    'replicas': 3}]})
+        rc = ceph_broker.process_requests(reqs)
+        mock_pool_exists.assert_called_with(service='admin', name='foo')
+        self.assertFalse(mock_create_pool.called)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(rc), {'exit-code': 0})