diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java
index c04a3b5..daa39a5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager.SystemState;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.INCApplicationContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.INCApplicationEntryPoint;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.application.LifecycleComponentManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.lifecycle.LifeCycleComponentManager;
 
 public class NCApplicationEntryPoint implements INCApplicationEntryPoint {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(NCApplicationEntryPoint.class.getName());
@@ -36,15 +36,21 @@
         ncApplicationContext = ncAppCtx;
         nodeId = ncApplicationContext.getNodeId();
         if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-            LOGGER.info("Starting Asterix node controller: " + nodeId);
+            LOGGER.info("Starting Asterix node controller  TAKE NOTE: " + nodeId);
         }
         JVMShutdownHook sHook = new JVMShutdownHook(this);
         Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(sHook);
 
         Map<String, String> lifecycleMgmtConfiguration = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        lifecycleMgmtConfiguration.put(LifecycleComponentManager.Config.KEY_DUMP_PATH,
+        lifecycleMgmtConfiguration.put(LifeCycleComponentManager.Config.KEY_DUMP_PATH,
                 AsterixProperties.INSTANCE.getCoredumpPath(nodeId));
-        LifecycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.configure(lifecycleMgmtConfiguration);
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Coredump directory for NC is: " + AsterixProperties.INSTANCE.getCoredumpPath(nodeId));
+        }
+        LifeCycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.configure(lifecycleMgmtConfiguration);
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Configured:" + LifeCycleComponentManager.INSTANCE);
+        }
         runtimeContext = new AsterixAppRuntimeContext(ncApplicationContext);
         runtimeContext.initialize();
         ncApplicationContext.setApplicationObject(runtimeContext);
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@
                 MetadataBootstrap.stopUniverse();
             }
 
-            LifecycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.stopAll(false);
+            LifeCycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.stopAll(false);
             runtimeContext.deinitialize();
         } else {
             if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@
         if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
             LOGGER.info("Starting lifecycle components");
         }
-        LifecycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.startAll();
+        LifeCycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.startAll();
 
         // TODO
         // reclaim storage for orphaned index artifacts in NCs.
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ILockManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ILockManager.java
index 1341cc1..c9a6e1c 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ILockManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ILockManager.java
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.lifecycle.ILifeCycleComponent;
 
 /**
  * Interface for the lockManager
  * 
- * @author pouria 
+ * @author pouria
  * @author kisskys
- * 
  */
-public interface ILockManager {
+public interface ILockManager extends ILifeCycleComponent {
 
     /**
      * The method to request a specific lock mode on a specific resource by a
@@ -40,13 +40,15 @@
      * has a "weaker" lock, then the request would be interpreted as a convert
      * request
      * Waiting transaction would eventually garb the lock, or get timed-out
+     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param lockMode
      * @param txnContext
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void lock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
+    public void lock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext)
+            throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
      * The method releases "All" the locks taken/waiting-on by a specific
@@ -60,38 +62,39 @@
     public void releaseLocks(TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param txnContext
-     * @throws ACIDException TODO
+     * @throws ACIDException
+     *             TODO
      */
     public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param txnContext
-     * @throws ACIDException TODO
+     * @throws ACIDException
+     *             TODO
      */
-    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext, boolean commitFlag) throws ACIDException;
-    
+    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext, boolean commitFlag)
+            throws ACIDException;
+
     /**
      * Call to lock and unlock a specific resource in a specific lock mode
+     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
-     * @param lockMode TODO
+     * @param lockMode
+     *            TODO
      * @param context
-     * 
      * @return
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void instantLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext context) throws ACIDException;
-
+    public void instantLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext context)
+            throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param lockMode
@@ -99,10 +102,10 @@
      * @return
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public boolean tryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext context) throws ACIDException;
-    
+    public boolean tryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext context)
+            throws ACIDException;
+
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param lockMode
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@
      */
     boolean instantTryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext)
             throws ACIDException;
+
     /**
      * Prints out the contents of the transactions' table in a readable fashion
      * 
@@ -120,6 +124,4 @@
      */
     public String prettyPrint() throws ACIDException;
 
-
-
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java
index a354d2a..6b5619d 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
 
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.lifecycle.LifeCycleComponentManager;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the ILockManager interface for the
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@
         if (IS_DEBUG_MODE) {
             this.lockRequestTracker = new LockRequestTracker();
         }
+        LifeCycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.register(this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -2045,6 +2048,18 @@
             unlatchLockTable();
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void start() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stop(boolean dumpState, OutputStream ouputStream) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
 }
 
 class ConsecutiveWakeupContext {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogManager.java
index c629d03..df23af7 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogManager.java
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger.ReusableLogContentObject;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.lifecycle.ILifeCycleComponent;
 
-public interface ILogManager {
+public interface ILogManager extends ILifeCycleComponent{
 
     /**
      * @param logType
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java
index 9b8f09c..d1fc1ca 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.lifecycle.LifeCycleComponentManager;
 
 public class LogManager implements ILogManager {
 
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@
         this.provider = provider;
         initLogManagerProperties(this.provider.getId());
         initLogManager();
+        LifeCycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.register(this);
     }
 
     public LogManager(TransactionSubsystem provider, String nodeId) throws ACIDException {
@@ -802,6 +805,18 @@
 
         map.clear();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void start() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stop(boolean dumpState, OutputStream ouputStream) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IRecoveryManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IRecoveryManager.java
index 38802a2..09c9782 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IRecoveryManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IRecoveryManager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.lifecycle.ILifeCycleComponent;
 
 /**
  * Provides API for failure recovery. Failure could be at application level and
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
  * sophisticated mechanism of replaying logs and bringing the system to a
  * consistent state ensuring durability.
  */
-public interface IRecoveryManager {
+public interface IRecoveryManager extends ILifeCycleComponent {
 
     public enum SystemState {
         NEW_UNIVERSE,
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java
index 47c5dcb..f2bd18e 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.lifecycle.LifeCycleComponentManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.impls.BTree;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@
 
     public RecoveryManager(TransactionSubsystem TransactionProvider) throws ACIDException {
         this.txnSubsystem = TransactionProvider;
+        LifeCycleComponentManager.INSTANCE.register(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -780,6 +783,18 @@
                     + undoCount);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void start() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stop(boolean dumpState, OutputStream ouputStream) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        
+    }
 }
 
 class TxnId {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java
index d3294d0..b311b9a 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogType;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the @see ITransactionManager interface that provides