diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/client/HddsClientUtils.java b/hadoop-hdds/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/client/HddsClientUtils.java
index bc5f8d65b4..a6813ebf60 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/client/HddsClientUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/client/HddsClientUtils.java
@@ -169,6 +169,29 @@ public static void verifyResourceName(String resName)
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * verifies that bucket / volume name is a valid DNS name.
+   *
+   * @param resourceNames Array of bucket / volume names to be verified.
+   */
+  public static void verifyResourceName(String... resourceNames) {
+    for (String resourceName : resourceNames) {
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(resourceName);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks that object parameters passed as reference is not null.
+   *
+   * @param references Array of object references to be checked.
+   * @param <T>
+   */
+  public static <T> void checkNotNull(T... references) {
+    for (T ref: references) {
+      Preconditions.checkNotNull(ref);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the cache value to be used for list calls.
    * @param conf Configuration object
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/ObjectStore.java b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/ObjectStore.java
index d8b30112d3..c5f0689818 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/ObjectStore.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/ObjectStore.java
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ public ObjectStore(Configuration conf, ClientProtocol proxy) {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void createVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     proxy.createVolume(volumeName);
   }
 
@@ -76,9 +74,6 @@ public void createVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
    */
   public void createVolume(String volumeName, VolumeArgs volumeArgs)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeArgs);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     proxy.createVolume(volumeName, volumeArgs);
   }
 
@@ -89,8 +84,6 @@ public void createVolume(String volumeName, VolumeArgs volumeArgs)
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public OzoneVolume getVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     OzoneVolume volume = proxy.getVolumeDetails(volumeName);
     return volume;
   }
@@ -150,8 +143,6 @@ public Iterator<OzoneVolume> listVolumesByUser(String user,
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void deleteVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     proxy.deleteVolume(volumeName);
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneBucket.java b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneBucket.java
index 5df025492e..2f3cff6c36 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneBucket.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneBucket.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public OzoneBucket(Configuration conf, ClientProtocol proxy,
                      String volumeName, String bucketName,
                      List<OzoneAcl> acls, StorageType storageType,
                      Boolean versioning, long creationTime) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
     this.proxy = proxy;
     this.volumeName = volumeName;
     this.name = bucketName;
@@ -180,8 +181,6 @@ public long getCreationTime() {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void addAcls(List<OzoneAcl> addAcls) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(addAcls);
     proxy.addBucketAcls(volumeName, name, addAcls);
     addAcls.stream().filter(acl -> !acls.contains(acl)).forEach(
         acls::add);
@@ -193,8 +192,6 @@ public void addAcls(List<OzoneAcl> addAcls) throws IOException {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void removeAcls(List<OzoneAcl> removeAcls) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(removeAcls);
     proxy.removeBucketAcls(volumeName, name, removeAcls);
     acls.removeAll(removeAcls);
   }
@@ -205,8 +202,6 @@ public void removeAcls(List<OzoneAcl> removeAcls) throws IOException {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void setStorageType(StorageType newStorageType) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(newStorageType);
     proxy.setBucketStorageType(volumeName, name, newStorageType);
     storageType = newStorageType;
   }
@@ -217,8 +212,6 @@ public void setStorageType(StorageType newStorageType) throws IOException {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void setVersioning(Boolean newVersioning) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(newVersioning);
     proxy.setBucketVersioning(volumeName, name, newVersioning);
     versioning = newVersioning;
   }
@@ -233,8 +226,6 @@ public void setVersioning(Boolean newVersioning) throws IOException {
    */
   public OzoneOutputStream createKey(String key, long size)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(key);
     return createKey(key, size, defaultReplicationType, defaultReplication);
   }
 
@@ -251,10 +242,6 @@ public OzoneOutputStream createKey(String key, long size,
                                      ReplicationType type,
                                      ReplicationFactor factor)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(key);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(type);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(factor);
     return proxy.createKey(volumeName, name, key, size, type, factor);
   }
 
@@ -265,8 +252,6 @@ public OzoneOutputStream createKey(String key, long size,
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public OzoneInputStream readKey(String key) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(key);
     return proxy.getKey(volumeName, name, key);
   }
 
@@ -277,8 +262,6 @@ public OzoneInputStream readKey(String key) throws IOException {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public OzoneKey getKey(String key) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(key);
     return proxy.getKeyDetails(volumeName, name, key);
   }
 
@@ -314,16 +297,11 @@ public Iterator<OzoneKey> listKeys(String keyPrefix, String prevKey) {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void deleteKey(String key) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(key);
     proxy.deleteKey(volumeName, name, key);
   }
 
   public void renameKey(String fromKeyName, String toKeyName)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(fromKeyName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(toKeyName);
     proxy.renameKey(volumeName, name, fromKeyName, toKeyName);
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneVolume.java b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneVolume.java
index 4601f1aa40..77f882acff 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneVolume.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/OzoneVolume.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public class OzoneVolume {
   public OzoneVolume(Configuration conf, ClientProtocol proxy, String name,
                      String admin, String owner, long quotaInBytes,
                      long creationTime, List<OzoneAcl> acls) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
     this.proxy = proxy;
     this.name = name;
     this.admin = admin;
@@ -153,8 +154,6 @@ public List<OzoneAcl> getAcls() {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void setOwner(String owner) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(owner);
     proxy.setVolumeOwner(name, owner);
     this.owner = owner;
   }
@@ -165,8 +164,6 @@ public void setOwner(String owner) throws IOException {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void setQuota(OzoneQuota  quota) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(quota);
     proxy.setVolumeQuota(name, quota);
     this.quotaInBytes = quota.sizeInBytes();
   }
@@ -178,9 +175,6 @@ public void setQuota(OzoneQuota  quota) throws IOException {
    */
   public void createBucket(String bucketName)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(bucketName);
     proxy.createBucket(name, bucketName);
   }
 
@@ -192,10 +186,6 @@ public void createBucket(String bucketName)
    */
   public void createBucket(String bucketName, BucketArgs bucketArgs)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketArgs);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(bucketName);
     proxy.createBucket(name, bucketName, bucketArgs);
   }
 
@@ -206,9 +196,6 @@ public void createBucket(String bucketName, BucketArgs bucketArgs)
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public OzoneBucket getBucket(String bucketName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(bucketName);
     OzoneBucket bucket = proxy.getBucketDetails(name, bucketName);
     return bucket;
   }
@@ -246,9 +233,6 @@ public Iterator<OzoneBucket> listBuckets(String bucketPrefix,
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public void deleteBucket(String bucketName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(proxy, "Client proxy is not set.");
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
-    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(bucketName);
     proxy.deleteBucket(name, bucketName);
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rest/RestClient.java b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rest/RestClient.java
index ac71abe494..1169820382 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rest/RestClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rest/RestClient.java
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ public void createVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
   public void createVolume(String volumeName, VolumeArgs volArgs)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
+      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volArgs);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       String owner = volArgs.getOwner() == null ?
           ugi.getUserName() : volArgs.getOwner();
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ public void createVolume(String volumeName, VolumeArgs volArgs)
   public void setVolumeOwner(String volumeName, String owner)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(owner);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName);
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ public void setVolumeOwner(String volumeName, String owner)
   public void setVolumeQuota(String volumeName, OzoneQuota quota)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(quota);
       String quotaString = quota.toString();
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ public void setVolumeQuota(String volumeName, OzoneQuota quota)
   public OzoneVolume getVolumeDetails(String volumeName)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName);
       builder.setParameter(Header.OZONE_INFO_QUERY_TAG,
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ public boolean checkVolumeAccess(String volumeName, OzoneAcl acl)
   @Override
   public void deleteVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName);
       HttpDelete httpDelete = new HttpDelete(builder.build());
@@ -362,8 +363,7 @@ public void createBucket(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, BucketArgs bucketArgs)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketArgs);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       OzoneConsts.Versioning versioning = OzoneConsts.Versioning.DISABLED;
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ public void addBucketAcls(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, List<OzoneAcl> addAcls)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(addAcls);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
 
@@ -429,8 +428,7 @@ public void removeBucketAcls(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, List<OzoneAcl> removeAcls)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(removeAcls);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
 
@@ -454,8 +452,7 @@ public void setBucketVersioning(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, Boolean versioning)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(versioning);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
 
@@ -477,8 +474,7 @@ public void setBucketStorageType(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, StorageType storageType)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(storageType);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
 
@@ -498,8 +494,7 @@ public void setBucketStorageType(
   public void deleteBucket(String volumeName, String bucketName)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName +
           PATH_SEPARATOR + bucketName);
@@ -521,8 +516,7 @@ public void checkBucketAccess(String volumeName, String bucketName)
   public OzoneBucket getBucketDetails(String volumeName, String bucketName)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName +
           PATH_SEPARATOR + bucketName);
@@ -573,9 +567,8 @@ public OzoneOutputStream createKey(
     // TODO: Once ReplicationType and ReplicationFactor are supported in
     // OzoneHandler (in Datanode), set them in header.
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.checkNotNull(keyName, type, factor);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName +
           PATH_SEPARATOR + bucketName +
@@ -617,8 +610,7 @@ public OzoneInputStream getKey(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, String keyName)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName +
@@ -661,8 +653,7 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
   public void deleteKey(String volumeName, String bucketName, String keyName)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName +
@@ -679,10 +670,8 @@ public void deleteKey(String volumeName, String bucketName, String keyName)
   public void renameKey(String volumeName, String bucketName,
       String fromKeyName, String toKeyName) throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(fromKeyName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(toKeyName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.checkNotNull(fromKeyName, toKeyName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName + PATH_SEPARATOR + bucketName
           + PATH_SEPARATOR + fromKeyName);
@@ -708,8 +697,7 @@ public OzoneKey getKeyDetails(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, String keyName)
       throws IOException {
     try {
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-      Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+      HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyName);
       URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder(ozoneRestUri);
       builder.setPath(PATH_SEPARATOR + volumeName +
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rpc/RpcClient.java b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rpc/RpcClient.java
index ffe93dde34..43b94a1529 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rpc/RpcClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/client/rpc/RpcClient.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.conf.OzoneConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.StorageType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.scm.client.HddsClientUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ipc.ProtobufRpcEngine;
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public void createVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
   @Override
   public void createVolume(String volumeName, VolumeArgs volArgs)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(volArgs);
 
     String admin = volArgs.getAdmin() == null ?
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ public void createVolume(String volumeName, VolumeArgs volArgs)
   @Override
   public void setVolumeOwner(String volumeName, String owner)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(owner);
     keySpaceManagerClient.setOwner(volumeName, owner);
   }
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ public void setVolumeOwner(String volumeName, String owner)
   @Override
   public void setVolumeQuota(String volumeName, OzoneQuota quota)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(quota);
     long quotaInBytes = quota.sizeInBytes();
     keySpaceManagerClient.setQuota(volumeName, quotaInBytes);
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ public void setVolumeQuota(String volumeName, OzoneQuota quota)
   @Override
   public OzoneVolume getVolumeDetails(String volumeName)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     KsmVolumeArgs volume = keySpaceManagerClient.getVolumeInfo(volumeName);
     return new OzoneVolume(
         conf,
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ public boolean checkVolumeAccess(String volumeName, OzoneAcl acl)
 
   @Override
   public void deleteVolume(String volumeName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName);
     keySpaceManagerClient.deleteVolume(volumeName);
   }
 
@@ -307,8 +308,7 @@ public void createBucket(String volumeName, String bucketName)
   public void createBucket(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, BucketArgs bucketArgs)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketArgs);
 
     Boolean isVersionEnabled = bucketArgs.getVersioning() == null ?
@@ -346,8 +346,7 @@ public void createBucket(
   public void addBucketAcls(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, List<OzoneAcl> addAcls)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(addAcls);
     KsmBucketArgs.Builder builder = KsmBucketArgs.newBuilder();
     builder.setVolumeName(volumeName)
@@ -360,8 +359,7 @@ public void addBucketAcls(
   public void removeBucketAcls(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, List<OzoneAcl> removeAcls)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(removeAcls);
     KsmBucketArgs.Builder builder = KsmBucketArgs.newBuilder();
     builder.setVolumeName(volumeName)
@@ -374,8 +372,7 @@ public void removeBucketAcls(
   public void setBucketVersioning(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, Boolean versioning)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(versioning);
     KsmBucketArgs.Builder builder = KsmBucketArgs.newBuilder();
     builder.setVolumeName(volumeName)
@@ -388,8 +385,7 @@ public void setBucketVersioning(
   public void setBucketStorageType(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, StorageType storageType)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(storageType);
     KsmBucketArgs.Builder builder = KsmBucketArgs.newBuilder();
     builder.setVolumeName(volumeName)
@@ -401,8 +397,7 @@ public void setBucketStorageType(
   @Override
   public void deleteBucket(
       String volumeName, String bucketName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     keySpaceManagerClient.deleteBucket(volumeName, bucketName);
   }
 
@@ -415,8 +410,7 @@ public void checkBucketAccess(
   @Override
   public OzoneBucket getBucketDetails(
       String volumeName, String bucketName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     KsmBucketInfo bucketArgs =
         keySpaceManagerClient.getBucketInfo(volumeName, bucketName);
     return new OzoneBucket(
@@ -454,6 +448,8 @@ public OzoneOutputStream createKey(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, String keyName, long size,
       ReplicationType type, ReplicationFactor factor)
       throws IOException {
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.checkNotNull(keyName, type, factor);
     String requestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
     KsmKeyArgs keyArgs = new KsmKeyArgs.Builder()
         .setVolumeName(volumeName)
@@ -486,8 +482,7 @@ public OzoneOutputStream createKey(
   public OzoneInputStream getKey(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, String keyName)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyName);
     String requestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
     KsmKeyArgs keyArgs = new KsmKeyArgs.Builder()
@@ -508,8 +503,7 @@ public OzoneInputStream getKey(
   public void deleteKey(
       String volumeName, String bucketName, String keyName)
       throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(keyName);
     KsmKeyArgs keyArgs = new KsmKeyArgs.Builder()
         .setVolumeName(volumeName)
@@ -522,10 +516,8 @@ public void deleteKey(
   @Override
   public void renameKey(String volumeName, String bucketName,
       String fromKeyName, String toKeyName) throws IOException {
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(volumeName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(bucketName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(fromKeyName);
-    Preconditions.checkNotNull(toKeyName);
+    HddsClientUtils.verifyResourceName(volumeName, bucketName);
+    HddsClientUtils.checkNotNull(fromKeyName, toKeyName);
     KsmKeyArgs keyArgs = new KsmKeyArgs.Builder()
         .setVolumeName(volumeName)
         .setBucketName(bucketName)