support for configurable parameters for an asterix instance
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-configuration.xml b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-configuration.xml
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+<configuration xmlns="configuration">
+  <metadataNode>nc1</metadataNode>
+  <store>
+     <ncId>nc1</ncId>
+     <storeDirs>nc1data</storeDirs> 
+  </store>
+  <store>
+     <ncId>nc2</ncId>
+     <storeDirs>nc2data</storeDirs> 
+  </store>
+</configuration>