diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/api_integration.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/api_integration.rb
index bf489e45cbe..27030654145 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/api_integration.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/api_integration.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 module ManageIQ::Providers::Redhat::InfraManager::ApiIntegration
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
+  require 'ovirtsdk4'
+
+  included do
+    process_api_features_support
+  end
+
+  def supported_features
+    @supported_features ||= supported_api_versions.collect { |version| self.class.api_features[version] }.flatten.uniq
+  end
+
   def connect(options = {})
     raise "no credentials defined" if self.missing_credentials?(options[:auth_type])
-
+    version = options[:version] || 3
+    unless options[:skip_supported_api_validation] || supports_the_api_version?(version)
+      raise "version #{version} of the api is not supported by the provider"
+    end
     # If there is API path stored in the endpoints table and use it:
-    path = default_endpoint.path
+    path = options[:path] || default_endpoint.path
     _log.info("Using stored API path '#{path}'.") unless path.blank?
 
     server   = options[:ip] || address
@@ -13,11 +26,10 @@ def connect(options = {})
     username = options[:user] || authentication_userid(options[:auth_type])
     password = options[:pass] || authentication_password(options[:auth_type])
     service  = options[:service] || "Service"
-    version  = options[:version] || 3
 
     # Create the underlying connection according to the version of the oVirt API requested by
     # the caller:
-    connect_method = version == 4 ? :raw_connect_v4 : :raw_connect_v3
+    connect_method = "raw_connect_v#{version}".to_sym
     connection = self.class.public_send(connect_method, server, port, path, username, password, service)
 
     # Copy the API path to the endpoints table:
@@ -30,6 +42,30 @@ def supports_port?
     true
   end
 
+  def supported_api_versions
+    supported_api_versions_from_cache
+  end
+
+  def supported_api_versions_from_cache
+    Cacher.new(cache_key).fetch_fresh(last_refresh_date) { supported_api_verions_from_sdk }
+  end
+
+  def cache_key
+    "REDHAT_EMS_CACHE_KEY_#{id}"
+  end
+
+  def supported_api_verions_from_sdk
+    username = authentication_userid(:basic)
+    password = authentication_password(:basic)
+    probe_args = { :hostname => hostname, :port => port, :username => username, :password => password }
+    probe_results = OvirtSDK4::Probe.probe(probe_args)
+    probe_results.map(&:version) if probe_results
+  end
+
+  def supports_the_api_version?(version)
+    supported_api_versions.include?(version)
+  end
+
   def supported_auth_types
     %w(default metrics)
   end
@@ -142,9 +178,9 @@ def verify_credentials(auth_type = nil, options = {})
 
   def history_database_name
     @history_database_name ||= begin
-      version = version_3_0? ? '3_0' : '>3_0'
-      self.class.history_database_name_for(version)
-    end
+                                 version = version_3_0? ? '3_0' : '>3_0'
+                                 self.class.history_database_name_for(version)
+                               end
   end
 
   def version_3_0?
@@ -170,8 +206,31 @@ def with_disk_attachments_service(vm)
   end
 
   class_methods do
+    def api3_supported_features
+      []
+    end
+
+    def api4_supported_features
+      [:snapshots]
+    end
+
+    def api_features
+      { 3 => api3_supported_features, 4 => api4_supported_features }
+    end
+
+    def process_api_features_support
+      all_features = api_features.values.flatten.uniq
+      all_features.each do |feature|
+        supports feature do
+          unless supported_features.include?(feature)
+            unsupported_reason_add(feature, _("This feature is not supported by the api version of the provider"))
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     # Connect to the engine using version 4 of the API and the `ovirt-engine-sdk` gem.
-    def raw_connect_v4(server, port, path, username, password, service)
+    def raw_connect_v4(server, port, path, username, password, service, scheme = 'https')
       require 'ovirtsdk4'
 
       # Get the timeout from the configuration:
@@ -179,7 +238,7 @@ def raw_connect_v4(server, port, path, username, password, service)
 
       # Create the connection:
       OvirtSDK4::Connection.new(
-        :url      => "https://#{server}:#{port}#{path}",
+        :url      => "#{scheme}://#{server}:#{port}#{path}",
         :username => username,
         :password => password,
         :timeout  => timeout,
@@ -233,4 +292,30 @@ def extract_ems_ref_id(href)
       href && href.split("/").last
     end
   end
+
+  class Cacher
+    attr_reader :key
+
+    def initialize(key)
+      @key = key
+    end
+
+    def fetch_fresh(last_refresh_time)
+      force = stale_cache?(last_refresh_time)
+      res = Rails.cache.fetch(key, force: force) { build_entry { yield } }
+      res[:value]
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def build_entry
+      {:created_at => Time.now.utc, :value => yield}
+    end
+
+    def stale_cache?(last_refresh_time)
+      current_val = Rails.cache.read(key)
+      return true unless current_val && current_val[:created_at] && last_refresh_time
+      last_refresh_time > current_val[:created_at]
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/mixins/supports_feature_mixin.rb b/app/models/mixins/supports_feature_mixin.rb
index 51c8bea75fa..aaf788f5312 100644
--- a/app/models/mixins/supports_feature_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/mixins/supports_feature_mixin.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ module SupportsFeatureMixin
     :resize                   => 'Resizing',
     :retire                   => 'Retirement',
     :smartstate_analysis      => 'Smartstate Analaysis',
+    :snapshots                => 'Snapshots',
+    :terminate                => 'Terminate a VM',
   }.freeze
 
   # Whenever this mixin is included we define all features as unsupported by default.
diff --git a/spec/controllers/ems_infra_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ems_infra_controller_spec.rb
index 099ca5685a3..efaa319c02b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ems_infra_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ems_infra_controller_spec.rb
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@
       allow(controller).to receive(:check_privileges).and_return(true)
       allow(controller).to receive(:assert_privileges).and_return(true)
       login_as FactoryGirl.create(:user, :features => "ems_infra_new")
+      allow_any_instance_of(ManageIQ::Providers::Redhat::InfraManager)
+        .to receive(:supported_api_versions).and_return([3, 4])
     end
 
     render_views
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/provision/configuration/network_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/provision/configuration/network_spec.rb
index 4f45e1ea3b6..77543b4cccc 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/provision/configuration/network_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/provision/configuration/network_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
     allow(rhevm_vm).to receive_messages(:nics => [rhevm_nic1, rhevm_nic2])
     allow(Ovirt::Cluster).to receive_messages(:find_by_href => rhevm_cluster)
+    allow_any_instance_of(ManageIQ::Providers::Redhat::InfraManager).to receive(:supported_api_versions)
+      .and_return([3, 4])
   end
 
   context "#configure_network_adapters" do
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_0_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_0_spec.rb
index 5996d91ee5e..20e0a89ba6f 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_0_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_0_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     guid, server, zone = EvmSpecHelper.create_guid_miq_server_zone
     @ems = FactoryGirl.create(:ems_redhat, :zone => zone, :hostname => "192.168.252.231", :ipaddress => "192.168.252.231", :port => 8443)
     @ems.update_authentication(:default => {:userid => "evm@manageiq.com", :password => "password"})
+    allow(@ems).to receive(:supported_api_versions).and_return([3])
   end
 
   it ".ems_type" do
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_1_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_1_spec.rb
index 9e70723de67..19b2b526a22 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_1_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_3_1_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     guid, server, zone = EvmSpecHelper.create_guid_miq_server_zone
     @ems = FactoryGirl.create(:ems_redhat, :zone => zone, :hostname => "192.168.252.230", :ipaddress => "192.168.252.230", :port => 443)
     @ems.update_authentication(:default => {:userid => "evm@manageiq.com", :password => "password"})
+    allow(@ems).to receive(:supported_api_versions).and_return([3])
   end
 
   it ".ems_type" do
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_target_vm_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_target_vm_spec.rb
index a93d8bf434c..d49244792b8 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_target_vm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager/refresher_target_vm_spec.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                              :ems_id  => @ems.id,
                              :uid_ems => "00000002-0002-0002-0002-0000000001e9_respool")
     @cluster.with_relationship_type("ems_metadata") { @cluster.add_child @rp }
+    allow(@ems).to receive(:supported_api_versions).and_return([3, 4])
   end
 
   it "should refresh a vm" do
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager_spec.rb
index 002e72d03c4..77a3a98698d 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/redhat/infra_manager_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     it "rhevm_metrics_connect_options fetches configuration and allows overrides" do
       expect(ems.rhevm_metrics_connect_options[:host]).to eq("some.thing.tld")
-      expect(ems.rhevm_metrics_connect_options({:hostname => "different.tld"})[:host])
+      expect(ems.rhevm_metrics_connect_options(:hostname => "different.tld")[:host])
         .to eq("different.tld")
     end
   end
@@ -78,4 +78,126 @@
       expect(described_class.extract_ems_ref_id("/ovirt-engine/api/vms/123")).to eq("123")
     end
   end
+
+  context "api versions" do
+    require 'ovirtsdk4'
+    let(:ems) { FactoryGirl.create(:ems_redhat_with_authentication) }
+    subject(:supported_api_versions) { ems.supported_api_versions }
+    context "#supported_api_versions" do
+      before(:each) do
+        Rails.cache.delete(ems.cache_key)
+        Rails.cache.write(ems.cache_key, cached_api_versions)
+      end
+
+      context "when no cached supported_api_versions" do
+        let(:cached_api_versions) { nil }
+        it 'calls the OvirtSDK4::Probe.probe' do
+          expect(OvirtSDK4::Probe).to receive(:probe).and_return([])
+          supported_api_versions
+        end
+
+        it 'properly parses ProbeResults' do
+          allow(OvirtSDK4::Probe).to receive(:probe)
+            .and_return([OvirtSDK4::ProbeResult.new(:version => '3'),
+                         OvirtSDK4::ProbeResult.new(:version => '4')])
+          expect(supported_api_versions).to match_array(%w(3 4))
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when cache of supported_api_versions is stale" do
+        let(:cached_api_versions) do
+          {
+            :created_at => Time.now.utc,
+            :value      => [3]
+          }
+        end
+
+        before(:each) do
+          allow(ems).to receive(:last_refresh_date)
+            .and_return(cached_api_versions[:created_at] + 1.day)
+        end
+
+        it 'calls the OvirtSDK4::Probe.probe' do
+          expect(OvirtSDK4::Probe).to receive(:probe).and_return([])
+          supported_api_versions
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when cache of supported_api_versions available" do
+        let(:cached_api_versions) do
+          {
+            :created_at => Time.now.utc,
+            :value      => [3]
+          }
+        end
+
+        before(:each) do
+          allow(ems).to receive(:last_refresh_date)
+            .and_return(cached_api_versions[:created_at] - 1.day)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns from cache' do
+          expect(supported_api_versions).to match_array([3])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "#supports_the_api_version?" do
+      it "returns the supported api versions" do
+        allow(ems).to receive(:supported_api_versions).and_return([3])
+        expect(ems.supports_the_api_version?(3)).to eq(true)
+        expect(ems.supports_the_api_version?(6)).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "supported features" do
+    let(:ems) { FactoryGirl.create(:ems_redhat) }
+    let(:supported_api_versions) { [3, 4] }
+    context "#process_api_features_support" do
+      before(:each) do
+        allow(SupportsFeatureMixin).to receive(:guard_queryable_feature).and_return(true)
+        allow(described_class).to receive(:api_features)
+          .and_return(3 => %w(feature1 feature3), 4 => %w(feature2 feature3))
+        described_class.process_api_features_support
+        allow(ems).to receive(:supported_api_versions).and_return(supported_api_versions)
+      end
+
+      context "no versions supported" do
+        let(:supported_api_versions) { [] }
+        it 'supports the right features' do
+          expect(ems.supports_feature1?).to be_falsey
+          expect(ems.supports_feature2?).to be_falsey
+          expect(ems.supports_feature3?).to be_falsey
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "version 3 supported" do
+        let(:supported_api_versions) { [3] }
+        it 'supports the right features' do
+          expect(ems.supports_feature1?).to be_truthy
+          expect(ems.supports_feature2?).to be_falsey
+          expect(ems.supports_feature3?).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "version 4 supported" do
+        let(:supported_api_versions) { [4] }
+        it 'supports the right features' do
+          expect(ems.supports_feature1?).to be_falsey
+          expect(ems.supports_feature2?).to be_truthy
+          expect(ems.supports_feature3?).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "all versions supported" do
+        let(:supported_api_versions) { [3, 4] }
+        it 'supports the right features' do
+          expect(ems.supports_feature1?).to be_truthy
+          expect(ems.supports_feature2?).to be_truthy
+          expect(ems.supports_feature3?).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end