diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56f3003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Create a feed dataset that uses the feed simulator adapter.
+                  The feed simulator simulates feed from a file in the local fs.
+                  Associate with the feed an external user-defined function. The UDF 
+                  finds topics in each tweet. A topic is identified by a #. 
+                  Begin ingestion and apply external user defined function
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 23rd Apr 2013
+ */
+use dataverse externallibtest;
+
+create type TweetType as closed {
+  id: string,
+  username : string,
+  location : string,
+  text : string,
+  timestamp : string,
+  topics : {{string}}?
+}
+
+create feed dataset TweetFeed(TweetType)
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.tools.external.data.RateControlledFileSystemBasedAdapterFactory"
+(("output-type-name"="TweetType"),("fs"="localfs"),("path"="nc1://../asterix-app/data/twitter/obamatweets.adm"),("format"="adm"),("tuple-interval"="10"))
+apply function testlib:parseTweet@1
+primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.2.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7e03ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Create a feed dataset that uses the feed simulator adapter.
+                  The feed simulator simulates feed from a file in the local fs.
+                  Associate with the feed an external user-defined function. The UDF 
+                  finds topics in each tweet. A topic is identified by a #. 
+                  Begin ingestion and apply external user defined function
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 23rd Apr 2013
+ */
+use dataverse externallibtest;
+
+begin feed TweetFeed;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.3.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd36fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/feed_ingest.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Create a feed dataset that uses the feed simulator adapter.
+                  The feed simulator simulates feed from a file in the local fs.
+                  Associate with the feed an external user-defined function. The UDF 
+                  finds topics in each tweet. A topic is identified by a #. 
+                  Begin ingestion and apply external user defined function
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 23rd Apr 2013
+ */
+use dataverse externallibtest;
+
+for $x in dataset TweetFeed
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/ingest.2.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/ingest.2.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f1bdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-feeds/ingest_feed/ingest.2.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+use dataverse externallibtest;
+
+let $x:=testlib:mysum(3,4)
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/mysum/mysum.1.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/mysum/mysum.1.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f1bdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/mysum/mysum.1.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+use dataverse externallibtest;
+
+let $x:=testlib:mysum(3,4)
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5311ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use dataverse externallibtest;
+
+create type TextType as closed {
+id: int32,
+text: string
+};
+
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.2.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.2.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba33dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.2.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+use dataverse externallibtest;
+
+let $input:={"id": 1, "text":"university of california, irvine"}
+let $x:=testlib:toUpper($input)
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/dataverseDataset/dataverseDataset.1.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/dataverseDataset/dataverseDataset.1.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25d42f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/dataverseDataset/dataverseDataset.1.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+for $x in dataset Metadata.Dataverse
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/functionDataset/functionDataset.1.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/functionDataset/functionDataset.1.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa9b4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/functionDataset/functionDataset.1.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+for $x in dataset Metadata.Function
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/libraryDataset/libraryDataset.1.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/libraryDataset/libraryDataset.1.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a46092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/queries/library-metadata/libraryDataset/libraryDataset.1.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+for $x in dataset Metadata.Library
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-functions/mysum/mysum.1.adm b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-functions/mysum/mysum.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f8f011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-functions/mysum/mysum.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.1.adm b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..def28bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-functions/toUpper/toUpper.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": 1, "text": "UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE" }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/dataverseDataset/dataverseDataset.1.adm b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/dataverseDataset/dataverseDataset.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a2c7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/dataverseDataset/dataverseDataset.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Mon Apr 22 23:36:36 PDT 2013", "PendingOp": 0 }
+{ "DataverseName": "externallibtest", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Mon Apr 22 23:36:55 PDT 2013", "PendingOp": 0 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/functionDataset/functionDataset.1.adm b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/functionDataset/functionDataset.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6334aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/functionDataset/functionDataset.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "externallibtest", "Name": "testlib:allTypes", "Arity": "1", "Params": [ "AllType" ], "ReturnType": "AllType", "Definition": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library.AllTypesFactory
+			", "Language": "JAVA", "Kind": "SCALAR" }
+{ "DataverseName": "externallibtest", "Name": "testlib:mysum", "Arity": "2", "Params": [ "AINT32", "AINT32" ], "ReturnType": "AINT32", "Definition": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library.SumFactory
+			", "Language": "JAVA", "Kind": "SCALAR" }
+{ "DataverseName": "externallibtest", "Name": "testlib:parseTweet", "Arity": "1", "Params": [ "TweetType" ], "ReturnType": "TweetType", "Definition": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library.ParseTweetFactory
+			", "Language": "JAVA", "Kind": "SCALAR" }
+{ "DataverseName": "externallibtest", "Name": "testlib:toUpper", "Arity": "1", "Params": [ "TextType" ], "ReturnType": "TextType", "Definition": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.library.UpperCaseFactory
+			", "Language": "JAVA", "Kind": "SCALAR" }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/libraryDataset/libraryDataset.1.adm b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/libraryDataset/libraryDataset.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573db0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/results/library-metadata/libraryDataset/libraryDataset.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "externallibtest", "Name": "testlib", "Timestamp": "Mon Apr 22 23:36:55 PDT 2013" }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/testsuite.xml b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/testsuite.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df1322d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/library/testsuite.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<test-suite xmlns="urn:xml.testframework.asterix.ics.uci.edu" ResultOffsetPath="results" QueryOffsetPath="queries" QueryFileExtension=".aql">
+  <test-group name="library-functions">
+    <test-case FilePath="library-functions">
+      <compilation-unit name="mysum">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">mysum</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="library-functions">
+      <compilation-unit name="toUpper">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">toUpper</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+  <test-group name="library-metadata">
+    <test-case FilePath="library-metadata">
+      <compilation-unit name="functionDataset">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">functionDataset</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="library-metadata">
+      <compilation-unit name="libraryDataset">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">libraryDataset</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="library-metadata">
+      <compilation-unit name="dataverseDataset">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">dataverseDataset</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+</test-suite>
+
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>
+