diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/blockadeUtils/blockade.py b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/blockadeUtils/blockade.py
index 37c275f5f7d..432562e6fa6 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/blockadeUtils/blockade.py
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/blockadeUtils/blockade.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from subprocess import call
 import subprocess
 import logging
 import random
+from clusterUtils.cluster_utils import ClusterUtils
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,10 +32,14 @@ class Blockade(object):
     def blockade_destroy(cls):
         call(["blockade", "destroy"])
 
+    @classmethod
+    def blockade_up(cls):
+        call(["blockade", "up"])
+
     @classmethod
     def blockade_status(cls):
-        output = call(["blockade", "status"])
-        return output
+        exit_code, output = ClusterUtils.run_cmd("blockade status")
+        return exit_code, output
 
     @classmethod
     def make_flaky(cls, flaky_node, container_list):
@@ -57,3 +62,32 @@ class Blockade(object):
     def blockade_fast_all(cls):
         output = call(["blockade", "fast", "--all"])
         assert output == 0, "fast command failed with exit code=[%s]" % output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def blockade_create_partition(cls, *args):
+        nodes = ""
+        for node_list in args:
+            nodes = nodes + ','.join(node_list) + " "
+        exit_code, output = ClusterUtils.run_cmd("blockade partition %s" % nodes)
+        assert exit_code == 0, "blockade partition command failed with exit code=[%s]" % output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def blockade_join(cls):
+        output = call(["blockade", "join"])
+        assert output == 0, "blockade join command failed with exit code=[%s]" % output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def blockade_stop(cls, node, all_nodes=False):
+        if all_nodes:
+            output = call(["blockade", "stop", "--all"])
+        else:
+            output = call(["blockade", "stop", node])
+        assert output == 0, "blockade stop command failed with exit code=[%s]" % output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def blockade_start(cls, node, all_nodes=False):
+        if all_nodes:
+            output = call(["blockade", "start", "--all"])
+        else:
+            output = call(["blockade", "start", node])
+        assert output == 0, "blockade start command failed with exit code=[%s]" % output
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diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/clusterUtils/cluster_utils.py b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/clusterUtils/cluster_utils.py
index a45035b484c..26342c7e6ab 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/clusterUtils/cluster_utils.py
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/clusterUtils/cluster_utils.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ from subprocess import call
 import subprocess
 import logging
 import time
+import re
+import yaml
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -61,15 +63,101 @@ class ClusterUtils(object):
     def run_freon(cls, docker_compose_file, num_volumes, num_buckets, num_keys, key_size,
                   replication_type, replication_factor):
         # run freon
-        logger.info("Running freon ...")
-        output = call(["docker-compose", "-f", docker_compose_file,
-                                          "exec", "ozoneManager",
-                                          "/opt/hadoop/bin/ozone",
-                                          "freon", "rk",
-                                          "--numOfVolumes", str(num_volumes),
-                                          "--numOfBuckets", str(num_buckets),
-                                          "--numOfKeys", str(num_keys),
-                                          "--keySize", str(key_size),
-                                          "--replicationType", replication_type,
-                                          "--factor", replication_factor])
-        assert output == 0, "freon run failed with exit code=[%s]" % output
+        cmd = "docker-compose -f %s exec ozoneManager /opt/hadoop/bin/ozone freon rk " \
+              "--numOfVolumes %s --numOfBuckets %s --numOfKeys %s --keySize %s " \
+              "--replicationType %s --factor %s" % (docker_compose_file, num_volumes,
+                                                    num_buckets, num_keys, key_size, replication_type,
+                                                    replication_factor)
+        exit_code, output = cls.run_cmd(cmd)
+        return exit_code, output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run_cmd(cls, cmd):
+        command = cmd
+        if isinstance(cmd, list):
+            command = ' '.join(cmd)
+        logger.info(" RUNNING: " + command)
+        all_output = ""
+        myprocess = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
+        while myprocess.poll() is None:
+            op = myprocess.stdout.readline()
+            if op:
+                all_output += op
+                logger.info(op)
+        other_output = myprocess.communicate()
+        other_output = other_output[0].strip()
+        if other_output != "":
+            all_output += other_output
+            for each_line in other_output.split("\n"):
+                logger.info(" " + each_line.strip())
+        reg = re.compile(r"(\r\n|\n)$")
+        all_output = reg.sub("", all_output, 1)
+
+        return myprocess.returncode, all_output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_ozone_confkey_value(cls, docker_compose_file, key_name):
+        cmd = "docker-compose -f %s exec ozoneManager /opt/hadoop/bin/ozone getconf -confKey %s" \
+              %(docker_compose_file, key_name)
+        exit_code, output = cls.run_cmd(cmd)
+        assert exit_code == 0, "getconf of key=[%s] failed with output=[%s]" %(key_name, output)
+        return output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def find_scm_uuid(cls, docker_compose_file):
+        """
+        This function returns scm uuid.
+        """
+        ozone_metadata_dir = cls.get_ozone_confkey_value(docker_compose_file, "ozone.metadata.dirs")
+        cmd = "docker-compose -f %s exec scm cat %s/scm/current/VERSION" % (docker_compose_file, ozone_metadata_dir)
+        exit_code, output = cls.run_cmd(cmd)
+        assert exit_code == 0, "get scm UUID failed with output=[%s]" % output
+        output_list = output.split("\n")
+        output_list = list(filter(lambda x: re.search("\w+=\w+", x), output_list))
+        output_dict = dict(map(lambda x: x.split("="), output_list))
+        return str(output_dict['scmUuid']).strip()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def find_datanode_container_status(cls, docker_compose_file, datanode_index):
+        """
+        This function returns the datanode's container replica state.
+        """
+        datanode_dir = cls.get_ozone_confkey_value(docker_compose_file, "hdds.datanode.dir")
+        scm_uuid = cls.find_scm_uuid(docker_compose_file)
+        container_parent_path = "%s/hdds/%s/current/containerDir0" %(datanode_dir, scm_uuid)
+        cmd = "docker-compose -f %s exec --index=%s datanode find %s -type f -name '*.container'" \
+              % (docker_compose_file, datanode_index, container_parent_path)
+        exit_code, output = cls.run_cmd(cmd)
+        assert exit_code == 0, "command=[%s] failed with output=[%s]" % (cmd, output)
+        assert output, "No container info present"
+        container_list = map(str.strip, output.split("\n"))
+        container_state = None
+        for container_path in container_list:
+            cmd = "docker-compose -f %s exec --index=%s datanode cat %s" \
+                  % (docker_compose_file, datanode_index, container_path)
+            exit_code, output = cls.run_cmd(cmd)
+            assert exit_code == 0, "command=[%s] failed with output=[%s]" % (cmd, output)
+            container_db_list = output.split("\n")
+            container_db_list = list(filter(lambda x: re.search("\w+:\s\w+", x), container_db_list))
+            container_db_info = "\n".join(container_db_list)
+            container_db_dict = yaml.load(container_db_info)
+            for key, value in container_db_dict.items():
+                container_db_dict[key] = str(value).lstrip()
+            if not container_state:
+                container_state = container_db_dict['state']
+            else:
+                assert container_db_dict['state'] == container_state, "all containers are not in same state"
+
+        return container_state
+
+    @classmethod
+    def find_all_datanodes_container_status(cls, docker_compose_file, scale):
+        """
+        This function returns container replica states of all datanodes.
+        """
+        all_datanode_container_status = []
+        for index in range(scale):
+            all_datanode_container_status.append(cls.find_datanode_container_status(docker_compose_file, index+1))
+        logger.info("All datanodes container status: %s", ' '.join(all_datanode_container_status))
+
+        return all_datanode_container_status
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diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade_datanode_isolation.py b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade_datanode_isolation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc2bddc5ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade_datanode_isolation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You 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.
+
+"""This module has apis to create and remove a blockade cluster"""
+import os
+import time
+import logging
+from blockadeUtils.blockade import Blockade
+from clusterUtils.cluster_utils import ClusterUtils
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+parent_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+FILE = os.path.join(parent_dir, "compose", "ozone", "docker-compose.yaml")
+SCALE = 3
+CONTAINER_LIST = []
+OM = []
+SCM = []
+DATANODES = []
+
+
+def setup():
+    global CONTAINER_LIST, OM, SCM, DATANODES
+    Blockade.blockade_destroy()
+    CONTAINER_LIST = ClusterUtils.cluster_setup(FILE, SCALE)
+    exit_code, output = Blockade.blockade_status()
+    assert exit_code == 0, "blockade status command failed with output=[%s]" % output
+    OM = filter(lambda x: 'ozoneManager' in x, CONTAINER_LIST)
+    SCM = filter(lambda x: 'scm' in x, CONTAINER_LIST)
+    DATANODES = sorted(list(filter(lambda x: 'datanode' in x, CONTAINER_LIST)))
+
+    exit_code, output = ClusterUtils.run_freon(FILE, 1, 1, 1, 10240, "RATIS", "THREE")
+    assert exit_code == 0, "freon run failed with output=[%s]" % output
+
+
+def teardown():
+    logger.info("Inside teardown")
+    Blockade.blockade_destroy()
+
+
+def teardown_module():
+    ClusterUtils.cluster_destroy(FILE)
+
+
+def test_datanode_isolation_one_node():
+    """
+    In this test, one of the datanodes cannot communicate with other two datanodes.
+    All datanodes can communicate with SCM.
+    """
+    first_set = [OM[0], SCM[0], DATANODES[0]]
+    second_set = [OM[0], SCM[0], DATANODES[1], DATANODES[2]]
+    Blockade.blockade_create_partition(first_set, second_set)
+    Blockade.blockade_status()
+    ClusterUtils.run_freon(FILE, 1, 1, 1, 10240, "RATIS", "THREE")
+    logger.info("Waiting for 480 seconds before checking container status")
+    time.sleep(480)
+    all_datanodes_container_status = ClusterUtils.find_all_datanodes_container_status(FILE, SCALE)
+    count_closed_container_datanodes = filter(lambda x: x == 'CLOSED', all_datanodes_container_status)
+    assert len(count_closed_container_datanodes) == 3, "The container should have three closed replicas."
+
+
+def test_datanode_isolation_all():
+    """
+    In this test, none of the datanodes can communicate with other two datanodes.
+    All datanodes can communicate with SCM.
+    """
+    first_set = [OM[0], SCM[0], DATANODES[0]]
+    second_set = [OM[0], SCM[0], DATANODES[1]]
+    third_set = [OM[0], SCM[0], DATANODES[2]]
+    Blockade.blockade_create_partition(first_set, second_set, third_set)
+    Blockade.blockade_status()
+    ClusterUtils.run_freon(FILE, 1, 1, 1, 10240, "RATIS", "THREE")
+    logger.info("Waiting for 480 seconds before checking container status")
+    time.sleep(480)
+    all_datanodes_container_status = ClusterUtils.find_all_datanodes_container_status(FILE, SCALE)
+    count_closed_container_datanodes = filter(lambda x: x == 'CLOSED', all_datanodes_container_status)
+    assert len(count_closed_container_datanodes) >= 2, "The container should have at least two closed replicas."
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diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade.py b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade_flaky.py
similarity index 82%
rename from hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade.py
rename to hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade_flaky.py
index 6f0c1e63fb0..01aa4497ab8 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade.py
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/blockade/test_blockade_flaky.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 """This module has apis to create and remove a blockade cluster"""
 import os
+import time
 import logging
 import pytest
 from blockadeUtils.blockade import Blockade
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@ CONTAINER_LIST = []
 
 def setup_module():
     global CONTAINER_LIST
+    Blockade.blockade_destroy()
     CONTAINER_LIST = ClusterUtils.cluster_setup(FILE, SCALE)
-    output = Blockade.blockade_status()
-    assert output == 0, "blockade status command failed with exit code=[%s]" % output
+    exit_code, output = Blockade.blockade_status()
+    assert exit_code == 0, "blockade status command failed with output=[%s]" % output
 
 
 def teardown_module():
@@ -45,10 +47,12 @@ def teardown_module():
 def teardown():
     logger.info("Inside teardown")
     Blockade.blockade_fast_all()
+    time.sleep(5)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("flaky_nodes", ["datanode", "scm", "om", "all"])
 def test_flaky(flaky_nodes):
     Blockade.make_flaky(flaky_nodes, CONTAINER_LIST)
     Blockade.blockade_status()
-    ClusterUtils.run_freon(FILE, 1, 1, 1, 10240, "RATIS", "THREE")
+    exit_code, output = ClusterUtils.run_freon(FILE, 1, 1, 1, 10240, "RATIS", "THREE")
+    assert exit_code == 0, "freon run failed with output=[%s]" % output
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