diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87b762b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+create dataverse backupDataverse;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.2.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.2.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ea6896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.2.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+stop -n asterix
+backup -n asterix
+start -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.3.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b6f51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.3.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+drop dataverse backupDataverse;
+
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.4.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.4.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c4a421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.4.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+stop -n asterix
+restore -n asterix -b 0
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.5.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.5.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4833c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.5.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+for $x in dataset Metadata.Dataverse
+where $x.DataverseName='backupDataverse'
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/installLibrary/installLibrary.1.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/installLibrary/installLibrary.1.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a758ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/installLibrary/installLibrary.1.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+stop -n asterix
+install -n asterix  -d  externallibtest -l + testlib -p ../asterix-external-data/target/testlib-zip-binary-assembly.zip;
+start -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/installLibrary/installLibrary.2.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/installLibrary/installLibrary.2.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a46092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/installLibrary/installLibrary.2.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+for $x in dataset Metadata.Library
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/uninstallLibrary/uninstallLibrary.1.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/uninstallLibrary/uninstallLibrary.1.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6709c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/uninstallLibrary/uninstallLibrary.1.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+stop -n asterix
+uinstall -n asterix  -d  externallibtest -l  testlib 
+start -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/uninstallLibrary/uninstallLibrary.2.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/uninstallLibrary/uninstallLibrary.2.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a46092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/uninstallLibrary/uninstallLibrary.2.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+for $x in dataset Metadata.Library
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/testsuite.xml b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/testsuite.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44343cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/testsuite.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<test-suite xmlns="urn:xml.testframework.asterix.ics.uci.edu" ResultOffsetPath="results" QueryOffsetPath="queries" QueryFileExtension=".aql">
+  <test-group name="lifecycle">
+    <test-case FilePath="asterix-lifecycle">
+      <compilation-unit name="backupRestore">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">backupRestore</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="asterix-lifecycle">
+      <compilation-unit name="installLibrary">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">installLibrary</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="asterix-lifecycle">
+      <compilation-unit name="uninstallLibrary">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">uninstallLibrary</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+</test-suite>
+