diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java b/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java
index de16342..a0cca95 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@
     public void sync(IFileHandle fileHandle, boolean metadata) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     public void setExecutor(Executor executor);
+
+    public void deleteWorkspaceFiles();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/replication/impl/AbstractReplicationJob.java b/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/replication/impl/AbstractReplicationJob.java
index 20f1410..de0f1f8 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/replication/impl/AbstractReplicationJob.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/replication/impl/AbstractReplicationJob.java
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.replication.IReplicationJob;
 
 public abstract class AbstractReplicationJob implements IReplicationJob {
-    
     private final Set<String> filesToReplicate;
     private final ReplicationOperation operation;
     private final ReplicationExecutionType executionType;
     private final ReplicationJobType jobType;
 
-    public AbstractReplicationJob(ReplicationJobType jobType, ReplicationOperation operation, ReplicationExecutionType executionType, Set<String> filesToReplicate){
+    public AbstractReplicationJob(ReplicationJobType jobType, ReplicationOperation operation,
+            ReplicationExecutionType executionType, Set<String> filesToReplicate) {
         this.jobType = jobType;
         this.operation = operation;
         this.executionType = executionType;
         this.filesToReplicate = filesToReplicate;
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     public Set<String> getJobFiles() {
         return filesToReplicate;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java
index c4e462d..3b88f02 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.hyracks.control.nc.io;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FilenameFilter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -35,12 +36,10 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.io.IODeviceHandle;
 
 public class IOManager implements IIOManager {
+    private static final String WORKSPACE_FILE_SUFFIX = ".waf";
     private final List<IODeviceHandle> ioDevices;
-
     private Executor executor;
-
     private final List<IODeviceHandle> workAreaIODevices;
-
     private int workAreaDeviceIndex;
 
     public IOManager(List<IODeviceHandle> devices, Executor executor) throws HyracksException {
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@
         String waPath = dev.getWorkAreaPath();
         File waf;
         try {
-            waf = File.createTempFile(prefix, ".waf", new File(dev.getPath(), waPath));
+            waf = File.createTempFile(prefix, WORKSPACE_FILE_SUFFIX, new File(dev.getPath(), waPath));
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
         }
@@ -256,4 +255,23 @@
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deleteWorkspaceFiles() {
+        for (IODeviceHandle ioDevice : workAreaIODevices) {
+            File workspaceFolder = new File(ioDevice.getPath(), ioDevice.getWorkAreaPath());
+            if (workspaceFolder.exists() && workspaceFolder.isDirectory()) {
+                File[] workspaceFiles = workspaceFolder.listFiles(WORKSPACE_FILES_FILTER);
+                for (File workspaceFile : workspaceFiles) {
+                    workspaceFile.delete();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final FilenameFilter WORKSPACE_FILES_FILTER = new FilenameFilter() {
+        public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
+            return name.endsWith(WORKSPACE_FILE_SUFFIX);
+        }
+    };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeFileManager.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeFileManager.java
index c3031c6..2be4e4a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeFileManager.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeFileManager.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.file.IFileMapProvider;
 
 public class LSMBTreeFileManager extends AbstractLSMIndexFileManager {
-    private static final String BTREE_STRING = "b";
+    public static final String BTREE_STRING = "b";
 
     private final TreeIndexFactory<? extends ITreeIndex> btreeFactory;
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeWithBuddyFileManager.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeWithBuddyFileManager.java
index df5addb..ed39630 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeWithBuddyFileManager.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeWithBuddyFileManager.java
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.file.IFileMapProvider;
 
 public class LSMBTreeWithBuddyFileManager extends AbstractLSMIndexFileManager {
-    private static final String BUDDY_BTREE_STRING = "buddy";
-    private static final String BTREE_STRING = "b";
+    public static final String BUDDY_BTREE_STRING = "buddy";
+    public static final String BTREE_STRING = "b";
 
     private final TreeIndexFactory<? extends ITreeIndex> btreeFactory;
     private final TreeIndexFactory<? extends ITreeIndex> buddyBtreeFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMHarness.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMHarness.java
index d0d7c26..55e016b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMHarness.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMHarness.java
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
 package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api;
 
 import java.util.List;
+
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexCursor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ISearchPredicate;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IndexException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMOperationType;
 
 public interface ILSMHarness {
 
@@ -57,10 +58,10 @@
     public void addBulkLoadedComponent(ILSMComponent index) throws HyracksDataException, IndexException;
 
     public ILSMOperationTracker getOperationTracker();
-    
-    public void scheduleReplication(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload)
-            throws HyracksDataException;
-    
+
+    public void scheduleReplication(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload,
+            LSMOperationType opType) throws HyracksDataException;
+
     public void endReplication(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException;
 
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexAccessor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexAccessor.java
index 6c6dc9e..97dfa97 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexAccessor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexAccessor.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
 package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexAccessor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IndexException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMOperationType;
 
 /**
  * Client handle for performing operations
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     public void forceInsert(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException, IndexException;
 
     public void forceDelete(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException, IndexException;
-    
-    public void scheduleReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload) throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    public void scheduleReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload, LSMOperationType opType)
+            throws HyracksDataException;
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexInternal.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexInternal.java
index 3f08406..59a035f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexInternal.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexInternal.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
 package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ISearchOperationCallback;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ISearchPredicate;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IndexException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMOperationType;
 
 public interface ILSMIndexInternal extends ILSMIndex {
     @Override
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
     public void markAsValid(ILSMComponent lsmComponent) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     public boolean isCurrentMutableComponentEmpty() throws HyracksDataException;
-    
+
     public void scheduleReplication(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload,
-            ReplicationOperation operation) throws HyracksDataException;
+            ReplicationOperation operation, LSMOperationType opType) throws HyracksDataException;
 
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexReplicationJob.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexReplicationJob.java
index b32093e..f6057ed 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexReplicationJob.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMIndexReplicationJob.java
@@ -20,8 +20,16 @@
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.replication.IReplicationJob;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMOperationType;
 
 public interface ILSMIndexReplicationJob extends IReplicationJob {
 
     public void endReplication() throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    public ILSMIndexOperationContext getLSMIndexOperationContext();
+
+    public ILSMIndex getLSMIndex();
+
+    public LSMOperationType getLSMOpType();
+
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndex.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndex.java
index 3a7c632..3d3f959 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndex.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndex.java
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@
     public void addInactiveDiskComponent(ILSMComponent diskComponent) {
         inactiveDiskComponents.add(diskComponent);
     }
-    
+
     public abstract Set<String> getLSMComponentPhysicalFiles(ILSMComponent newComponent);
 
     @Override
     public void scheduleReplication(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload,
-            ReplicationOperation operation) throws HyracksDataException {
+            ReplicationOperation operation, LSMOperationType opType) throws HyracksDataException {
         //get set of files to be replicated for this component
         Set<String> componentFiles = new HashSet<String>();
 
@@ -325,13 +325,12 @@
         }
 
         //create replication job and submit it
-        LSMIndexReplicationJob job = new LSMIndexReplicationJob(this, ctx, componentFiles, operation,
-                executionType);
+        LSMIndexReplicationJob job = new LSMIndexReplicationJob(this, ctx, componentFiles, operation, executionType,
+                opType);
         try {
-            diskBufferCache.getIIOReplicationManager().submitJob(job);
+            diskBufferCache.getIOReplicationManager().submitJob(job);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
         }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndexFileManager.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndexFileManager.java
index e0a48d7..3ad1396 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndexFileManager.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMIndexFileManager.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 public abstract class AbstractLSMIndexFileManager implements ILSMIndexFileManager {
 
-    protected static final String SPLIT_STRING = "_";
+    public static final String SPLIT_STRING = "_";
     protected static final String BLOOM_FILTER_STRING = "f";
     protected static final String TRANSACTION_PREFIX = ".T";
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ExternalIndexHarness.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ExternalIndexHarness.java
index 5721c07..c2aff6e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ExternalIndexHarness.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ExternalIndexHarness.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 public class ExternalIndexHarness extends LSMHarness {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ExternalIndexHarness.class.getName());
 
-    public ExternalIndexHarness(ILSMIndexInternal lsmIndex, ILSMMergePolicy mergePolicy, ILSMOperationTracker opTracker, boolean replicationEnabled) {
+    public ExternalIndexHarness(ILSMIndexInternal lsmIndex, ILSMMergePolicy mergePolicy,
+            ILSMOperationTracker opTracker, boolean replicationEnabled) {
         super(lsmIndex, mergePolicy, opTracker, replicationEnabled);
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@
                             if (replicationEnabled) {
                                 componentsToBeReplicated.clear();
                                 componentsToBeReplicated.add(c);
-                                lsmIndex.scheduleReplication(null, componentsToBeReplicated, false, ReplicationOperation.DELETE);
+                                lsmIndex.scheduleReplication(null, componentsToBeReplicated, false,
+                                        ReplicationOperation.DELETE, opType);
                             }
                             ((AbstractDiskLSMComponent) c).destroy();
                             break;
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@
                             if (replicationEnabled) {
                                 componentsToBeReplicated.clear();
                                 componentsToBeReplicated.add(newComponent);
-                                triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, false);
+                                triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, false, opType);
                             }
                             mergePolicy.diskComponentAdded(lsmIndex, fullMergeIsRequested.get());
                         }
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@
             if (replicationEnabled) {
                 componentsToBeReplicated.clear();
                 componentsToBeReplicated.add(c);
-                triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, true);
+                triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, true, LSMOperationType.MERGE);
             }
             // Enter the component
             enterComponent(c);
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@
             if (replicationEnabled) {
                 componentsToBeReplicated.clear();
                 componentsToBeReplicated.add(diskComponent);
-                lsmIndex.scheduleReplication(null, componentsToBeReplicated, false, ReplicationOperation.DELETE);
+                lsmIndex.scheduleReplication(null, componentsToBeReplicated, false, ReplicationOperation.DELETE, null);
             }
             ((AbstractDiskLSMComponent) diskComponent).destroy();
         }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java
index f78e6d3..bee62ed 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@
     protected final AtomicBoolean fullMergeIsRequested;
     protected final boolean replicationEnabled;
     protected List<ILSMComponent> componentsToBeReplicated;
-    
-    public LSMHarness(ILSMIndexInternal lsmIndex, ILSMMergePolicy mergePolicy, ILSMOperationTracker opTracker, boolean replicationEnabled) {
+
+    public LSMHarness(ILSMIndexInternal lsmIndex, ILSMMergePolicy mergePolicy, ILSMOperationTracker opTracker,
+            boolean replicationEnabled) {
         this.lsmIndex = lsmIndex;
         this.opTracker = opTracker;
         this.mergePolicy = mergePolicy;
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@
                                 if (replicationEnabled) {
                                     componentsToBeReplicated.clear();
                                     componentsToBeReplicated.add(newComponent);
-                                    triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, false);
+                                    triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, false, opType);
                                 }
                                 mergePolicy.diskComponentAdded(lsmIndex, false);
                             }
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@
                                 if (replicationEnabled) {
                                     componentsToBeReplicated.clear();
                                     componentsToBeReplicated.add(newComponent);
-                                    triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, false);
+                                    triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, false, opType);
                                 }
                                 mergePolicy.diskComponentAdded(lsmIndex, fullMergeIsRequested.get());
                             }
@@ -296,9 +297,9 @@
                     //schedule a replication job to delete these inactive disk components from replicas
                     if (replicationEnabled) {
                         lsmIndex.scheduleReplication(null, inactiveDiskComponentsToBeDeleted, false,
-                                ReplicationOperation.DELETE);
+                                ReplicationOperation.DELETE, opType);
                     }
-                    
+
                     for (ILSMComponent c : inactiveDiskComponentsToBeDeleted) {
                         ((AbstractDiskLSMComponent) c).destroy();
                     }
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@
             if (replicationEnabled) {
                 componentsToBeReplicated.clear();
                 componentsToBeReplicated.add(c);
-                triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, true);
+                triggerReplication(componentsToBeReplicated, true, LSMOperationType.MERGE);
             }
             mergePolicy.diskComponentAdded(lsmIndex, false);
         }
@@ -470,23 +471,24 @@
     public ILSMOperationTracker getOperationTracker() {
         return opTracker;
     }
-    
-    protected void triggerReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+    protected void triggerReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload, LSMOperationType opType)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
         ILSMIndexAccessorInternal accessor = lsmIndex.createAccessor(NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE,
                 NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
-        accessor.scheduleReplication(lsmComponents, bulkload);
+        accessor.scheduleReplication(lsmComponents, bulkload, opType);
     }
-    
+
     @Override
-    public void scheduleReplication(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
+    public void scheduleReplication(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload,
+            LSMOperationType opType) throws HyracksDataException {
 
         //enter the LSM components to be replicated to prevent them from being deleted until they are replicated
         if (!getAndEnterComponents(ctx, LSMOperationType.REPLICATE, false)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        lsmIndex.scheduleReplication(ctx, lsmComponents, bulkload, ReplicationOperation.REPLICATE);
+        lsmIndex.scheduleReplication(ctx, lsmComponents, bulkload, ReplicationOperation.REPLICATE, opType);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexReplicationJob.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexReplicationJob.java
index 3b7a0bc..b520e8e3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexReplicationJob.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexReplicationJob.java
@@ -22,25 +22,44 @@
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.replication.impl.AbstractReplicationJob;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndexOperationContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndexReplicationJob;
 
 public class LSMIndexReplicationJob extends AbstractReplicationJob implements ILSMIndexReplicationJob {
 
-    private final AbstractLSMIndex lsmIndex;
-    private final ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx;
+    private final ILSMIndex lsmIndex;
+    private final ILSMIndexOperationContext operationContext;
+    private final LSMOperationType LSMOpType;
 
-    public LSMIndexReplicationJob(AbstractLSMIndex lsmIndex, ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx,
-            Set<String> filesToReplicate, ReplicationOperation operation, ReplicationExecutionType executionType) {
+    public LSMIndexReplicationJob(ILSMIndex lsmIndex, ILSMIndexOperationContext operationContext,
+            Set<String> filesToReplicate, ReplicationOperation operation, ReplicationExecutionType executionType,
+            LSMOperationType opType) {
         super(ReplicationJobType.LSM_COMPONENT, operation, executionType, filesToReplicate);
         this.lsmIndex = lsmIndex;
-        this.ctx = ctx;
+        this.operationContext = operationContext;
+        this.LSMOpType = opType;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void endReplication() throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (ctx != null) {
-            lsmIndex.lsmHarness.endReplication(ctx);
+        if (operationContext != null) {
+            ((AbstractLSMIndex) (lsmIndex)).lsmHarness.endReplication(operationContext);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ILSMIndex getLSMIndex() {
+        return lsmIndex;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ILSMIndexOperationContext getLSMIndexOperationContext() {
+        return operationContext;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LSMOperationType getLSMOpType() {
+        return LSMOpType;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeIndexAccessor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeIndexAccessor.java
index 05dbfd9..7913626 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeIndexAccessor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMTreeIndexAccessor.java
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@
     }
     
     @Override
-    public void scheduleReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload) throws HyracksDataException {
+    public void scheduleReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload, LSMOperationType opType) throws HyracksDataException {
         ctx.setOperation(IndexOperation.REPLICATE);
         ctx.getComponentsToBeReplicated().clear();
         ctx.getComponentsToBeReplicated().addAll(lsmComponents);
-        lsmHarness.scheduleReplication(ctx, lsmComponents, bulkload);
+        lsmHarness.scheduleReplication(ctx, lsmComponents, bulkload, opType);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/MultitenantVirtualBufferCache.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/MultitenantVirtualBufferCache.java
index 551d8c5..7dceb1d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/MultitenantVirtualBufferCache.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/MultitenantVirtualBufferCache.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public IIOReplicationManager getIIOReplicationManager() {
+    public IIOReplicationManager getIOReplicationManager() {
         return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/VirtualBufferCache.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/VirtualBufferCache.java
index c6d3045..ff0c6a7 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/VirtualBufferCache.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/VirtualBufferCache.java
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public IIOReplicationManager getIIOReplicationManager() {
+    public IIOReplicationManager getIOReplicationManager() {
         return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexAccessor.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexAccessor.java
index e2307ac..3866c80 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexAccessor.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexAccessor.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
 package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.impls;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallback;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndexAccessorInternal;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndexOperationContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInvertedIndexAccessor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInvertedListCursor;
 
@@ -100,13 +100,14 @@
         ctx.getComponentsToBeMerged().addAll(components);
         lsmHarness.scheduleMerge(ctx, callback);
     }
-    
+
     @Override
-    public void scheduleReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload) throws HyracksDataException {
+    public void scheduleReplication(List<ILSMComponent> lsmComponents, boolean bulkload, LSMOperationType opType)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
         ctx.setOperation(IndexOperation.REPLICATE);
         ctx.getComponentsToBeReplicated().clear();
         ctx.getComponentsToBeReplicated().addAll(lsmComponents);
-        lsmHarness.scheduleReplication(ctx, lsmComponents, bulkload);
+        lsmHarness.scheduleReplication(ctx, lsmComponents, bulkload, opType);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexFileManager.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexFileManager.java
index 89b5d26..6c699da 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexFileManager.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexFileManager.java
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 
 // TODO: Refactor for better code sharing with other file managers.
 public class LSMInvertedIndexFileManager extends AbstractLSMIndexFileManager implements IInvertedIndexFileNameMapper {
-    private static final String DICT_BTREE_SUFFIX = "b";
-    private static final String INVLISTS_SUFFIX = "i";
-    private static final String DELETED_KEYS_BTREE_SUFFIX = "d";
+    public static final String DICT_BTREE_SUFFIX = "b";
+    public static final String INVLISTS_SUFFIX = "i";
+    public static final String DELETED_KEYS_BTREE_SUFFIX = "d";
 
     // We only need a BTree factory because the inverted indexes consistency is validated against its dictionary BTree.
     private final BTreeFactory btreeFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeFileManager.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeFileManager.java
index 2cc3f73..4f50980 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeFileManager.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeFileManager.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.file.IFileMapProvider;
 
 public class LSMRTreeFileManager extends AbstractLSMIndexFileManager {
-    private static final String RTREE_STRING = "r";
-    private static final String BTREE_STRING = "b";
+    public static final String RTREE_STRING = "r";
+    public static final String BTREE_STRING = "b";
 
     private final TreeIndexFactory<? extends ITreeIndex> rtreeFactory;
     private final TreeIndexFactory<? extends ITreeIndex> btreeFactory;
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java
index facd8c1..58ba988 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public IIOReplicationManager getIIOReplicationManager() {
+    public IIOReplicationManager getIOReplicationManager() {
         return ioReplicationManager;
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/DebugBufferCache.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/DebugBufferCache.java
index 2211af7..10ce65a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/DebugBufferCache.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/DebugBufferCache.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public IIOReplicationManager getIIOReplicationManager() {
+    public IIOReplicationManager getIOReplicationManager() {
         return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IBufferCache.java b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IBufferCache.java
index 24d6255..dc4ee3b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IBufferCache.java
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IBufferCache.java
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
     public int getFileReferenceCount(int fileId);
 
     public void close() throws HyracksDataException;
-    
+
     public boolean isReplicationEnabled();
 
-    public IIOReplicationManager getIIOReplicationManager();
+    public IIOReplicationManager getIOReplicationManager();
 
 }