diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixClusterProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixClusterProperties.java
index 8468473..cf2034b 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixClusterProperties.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixClusterProperties.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Cluster;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Node;
 
+/**
+ * A holder class for properties related to the Asterix cluster. 
+ */
 public class AsterixClusterProperties {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AsterixClusterProperties.class.getName());
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/error/VerificationUtil.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/error/VerificationUtil.java
index 23f58ce..5fcc5cf 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/error/VerificationUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/error/VerificationUtil.java
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 
 public class VerificationUtil {
 
-    private static final String VERIFY_SCRIPT_PATH = AsterixEventService.getEventHome() + File.separator + "scripts"
-            + File.separator + "verify.sh";
+    private static final String VERIFY_SCRIPT_PATH = AsterixEventService.getEventHome() + File.separator + "scripts" + File.separator + "verify.sh";
 
     public static AsterixRuntimeState getAsterixRuntimeState(AsterixInstance instance) throws Exception {
 
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@
             errorCheck.append("\n HDFS backup directory not configured");
         }
         if (errorCheck.length() > 0) {
-            throw new Exception("Incomplete hdfs configuration"  + errorCheck);
+            throw new Exception("Incomplete hdfs configuration" + errorCheck);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java
index 63a791b..04c3f3c 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.driver.EventDriver;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Cluster;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Node;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Property;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.pattern.Pattern;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.service.AsterixEventServiceUtil;
 
 public class EventExecutor {
 
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@
             Pattern pattern, IOutputHandler outputHandler, EventrixClient client) throws IOException {
         List<String> pargs = new ArrayList<String>();
         pargs.add("/bin/bash");
-        pargs.add(client.getEventsDir() + File.separator + "scripts" + File.separator + EXECUTE_SCRIPT);
+        pargs.add(client.getEventsHomeDir() + File.separator + AsterixEventServiceUtil.EVENTRIX_DIR + File.separator
+                + "scripts" + File.separator + EXECUTE_SCRIPT);
         StringBuffer envBuffer = new StringBuffer(IP_LOCATION + "=" + node.getClusterIp() + " ");
         boolean isMasterNode = node.getId().equals(cluster.getMasterNode().getId());
 
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventTask.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventTask.java
index 00ef9a7..2d3be22 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventTask.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventTask.java
@@ -31,134 +31,124 @@
 
 public class EventTask extends TimerTask {
 
-	public static enum State {
-		INITIALIZED, IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETED, FAILED
-	}
+    public static enum State {
+        INITIALIZED,
+        IN_PROGRESS,
+        COMPLETED,
+        FAILED
+    }
 
-	private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(EventTask.class
-			.getName());
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(EventTask.class.getName());
 
-	private Pattern pattern;
-	private Event event;
-	private long interval = 0;
-	private long initialDelay = 0;
-	private int maxOccurs = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-	private int occurrenceCount = 0;
-	private Timer timer;
-	private String taskScript;
-	private Node location;
-	private List<String> taskArgs;
-	private EventrixClient client;
-	private List<Node> candidateLocations;
-	private boolean dynamicLocation = false;
-	private boolean reuseLocation = false;
-	private State state;
+    private Pattern pattern;
+    private Event event;
+    private long interval = 0;
+    private long initialDelay = 0;
+    private int maxOccurs = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    private int occurrenceCount = 0;
+    private Timer timer;
+    private String taskScript;
+    private Node location;
+    private List<String> taskArgs;
+    private EventrixClient client;
+    private List<Node> candidateLocations;
+    private boolean dynamicLocation = false;
+    private boolean reuseLocation = false;
+    private State state;
 
-	
+    public EventTask(Pattern pattern, EventrixClient client) {
+        this.pattern = pattern;
+        this.client = client;
+        Period period = pattern.getPeriod();
+        if (period != null && period.getAbsvalue() != null) {
+            this.interval = EventUtil.parseTimeInterval(period.getAbsvalue(), period.getUnit());
+        }
+        if (pattern.getDelay() != null) {
+            this.initialDelay = EventUtil.parseTimeInterval(new ValueType(pattern.getDelay().getValue()), pattern
+                    .getDelay().getUnit());
+        }
+        if (pattern.getMaxOccurs() != null) {
+            this.maxOccurs = pattern.getMaxOccurs();
+        }
+        this.timer = new Timer();
+        taskArgs = EventUtil.getEventArgs(pattern);
+        candidateLocations = EventUtil.getCandidateLocations(pattern, client.getCluster());
+        if (pattern.getEvent().getNodeid().getValue().getRandom() != null && period != null && maxOccurs > 1) {
+            dynamicLocation = true;
+            reuseLocation = pattern.getEvent().getNodeid().getValue().getRandom().getRange().isReuse();
+        } else {
+            location = EventUtil.getEventLocation(pattern, candidateLocations, client.getCluster());
+        }
+        String scriptsDir;
+        if (location.getId().equals(EventDriver.CLIENT_NODE_ID)) {
+            scriptsDir = client.getEventsDir();
+        } else {
+            scriptsDir = client.getCluster().getWorkingDir().getDir() + File.separator + "events";
+        }
+        event = EventUtil.getEvent(pattern, client.getEvents());
+        taskScript = scriptsDir + File.separator + event.getScript();
+        state = State.INITIALIZED;
+    }
 
-	public EventTask(Pattern pattern, EventrixClient client) {
-		this.pattern = pattern;
-		this.client = client;
-		Period period = pattern.getPeriod();
-		if (period != null && period.getAbsvalue() != null) {
-			this.interval = EventUtil.parseTimeInterval(period.getAbsvalue(),
-					period.getUnit());
-		}
-		if (pattern.getDelay() != null) {
-			this.initialDelay = EventUtil.parseTimeInterval(new ValueType(
-					pattern.getDelay().getValue()), pattern.getDelay()
-					.getUnit());
-		}
-		if (pattern.getMaxOccurs() != null) {
-			this.maxOccurs = pattern.getMaxOccurs();
-		}
-		this.timer = new Timer();
-		taskArgs = EventUtil.getEventArgs(pattern);
-		candidateLocations = EventUtil.getCandidateLocations(pattern,
-				client.getCluster());
-		if (pattern.getEvent().getNodeid().getValue().getRandom() != null
-				&& period != null && maxOccurs > 1) {
-			dynamicLocation = true;
-			reuseLocation = pattern.getEvent().getNodeid().getValue()
-					.getRandom().getRange().isReuse();
-		} else {
-			location = EventUtil.getEventLocation(pattern, candidateLocations,
-					client.getCluster());
-		}
-		String scriptsDir;
-		if (location.getId().equals(EventDriver.CLIENT_NODE_ID)) {
-			scriptsDir = client.getEventsDir() + File.separator + "events";
-		} else {
-			scriptsDir = client.getCluster().getWorkingDir().getDir()
-					+ File.separator + "eventrix" + File.separator + "events";
-		}
-		event = EventUtil.getEvent(pattern, client.getEvents());
-		taskScript = scriptsDir + File.separator + event.getScript();
-		state = State.INITIALIZED;
-	}
+    public void start() {
+        if (interval > 0) {
+            timer.schedule(this, initialDelay, interval);
+        } else {
+            timer.schedule(this, initialDelay);
+        }
+    }
 
-	public void start() {
-		if (interval > 0) {
-			timer.schedule(this, initialDelay, interval);
-		} else {
-			timer.schedule(this, initialDelay);
-		}
-	}
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        if (candidateLocations.size() == 0) {
+            timer.cancel();
+            client.notifyCompletion(new EventTaskReport(this));
+        } else {
+            if (dynamicLocation) {
+                location = EventUtil.getEventLocation(pattern, candidateLocations, client.getCluster());
+                if (!reuseLocation) {
+                    candidateLocations.remove(location);
+                }
+            }
 
-	@Override
-	public void run() {
-		if (candidateLocations.size() == 0) {
-			timer.cancel();
-			client.notifyCompletion(new EventTaskReport(this));
-		} else {
-			if (dynamicLocation) {
-				location = EventUtil.getEventLocation(pattern,
-						candidateLocations, client.getCluster());
-				if (!reuseLocation) {
-					candidateLocations.remove(location);
-				}
-			}
+            logger.debug(EventUtil.dateFormat.format(new Date()) + " " + "EVENT "
+                    + pattern.getEvent().getType().toUpperCase() + " at " + location.getId().toUpperCase());
+            try {
+                if (!client.isDryRun()) {
+                    new EventExecutor().executeEvent(location, taskScript, taskArgs, event.isDaemon(),
+                            client.getCluster(), pattern, client.getErrorHandler(), client);
+                }
+                occurrenceCount++;
+                if (occurrenceCount >= maxOccurs) {
+                    timer.cancel();
+                    client.notifyCompletion(new EventTaskReport(this));
+                }
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                timer.cancel();
+                client.notifyCompletion(new EventTaskReport(this, false, ioe));
+            }
+        }
 
-			logger.debug(EventUtil.dateFormat.format(new Date()) + " "
-					+ "EVENT " + pattern.getEvent().getType().toUpperCase()
-					+ " at " + location.getId().toUpperCase());
-			try {
-				if (!client.isDryRun()) {
-					new EventExecutor().executeEvent(location, taskScript,
-							taskArgs, event.isDaemon(), client.getCluster(),
-							pattern, client.getErrorHandler(), client);
-				}
-				occurrenceCount++;
-				if (occurrenceCount >= maxOccurs) {
-					timer.cancel();
-					client.notifyCompletion(new EventTaskReport(this));
-				}
-			} catch (IOException ioe) {
-				timer.cancel();
-				client.notifyCompletion(new EventTaskReport(this, false, ioe));
-			}
-		}
+    }
 
-	}
+    public Node getLocation() {
+        return location;
+    }
 
-	public Node getLocation() {
-		return location;
-	}
+    public long getInterval() {
+        return interval;
+    }
 
-	public long getInterval() {
-		return interval;
-	}
+    public long getInitialDelay() {
+        return initialDelay;
+    }
 
-	public long getInitialDelay() {
-		return initialDelay;
-	}
+    public Pattern getPattern() {
+        return pattern;
+    }
 
-	public Pattern getPattern() {
-		return pattern;
-	}
-
-	public State getState() {
-		return state;
-	}
+    public State getState() {
+        return state;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventrixClient.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventrixClient.java
index 6f4336d..86eb115 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventrixClient.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventrixClient.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.pattern.Pattern;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.pattern.Patterns;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.pattern.Value;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.service.AsterixEventServiceUtil;
 
 public class EventrixClient {
 
@@ -48,11 +49,14 @@
     private IPatternListener listener;
     private IOutputHandler outputHandler;
     private Events events;
+    private String eventsHomeDir;
     private String eventsDir;
-
-    public EventrixClient(String eventsDir, Cluster cluster, boolean dryRun, IOutputHandler outputHandler)
+    
+    public EventrixClient(String eventsHomeDir, Cluster cluster, boolean dryRun, IOutputHandler outputHandler)
             throws Exception {
-        this.eventsDir = eventsDir;
+        this.eventsHomeDir = eventsHomeDir;
+        this.eventsDir = eventsHomeDir + File.separator + AsterixEventServiceUtil.EVENTRIX_DIR + File.separator
+                + AsterixEventServiceUtil.EVENT_DIR;
         this.events = initializeEvents();
         this.cluster = cluster;
         this.dryRun = dryRun;
@@ -156,25 +160,23 @@
         submit(patterns);
     }
 
-	private Patterns initPattern(String eventsDir) {
-		Nodeid nodeid = new Nodeid(new Value(null,
-				EventDriver.CLIENT_NODE.getId()));
-		List<Pattern> patternList = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
-		String workingDir = cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir();
-		String username = cluster.getUsername() == null ? System
-				.getProperty("user.name") : cluster.getUsername();
-		patternList.add(getDirectoryTransferPattern(username, eventsDir,
-				nodeid, cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp(), workingDir));
+    private Patterns initPattern(String eventsDir) {
+        Nodeid nodeid = new Nodeid(new Value(null, EventDriver.CLIENT_NODE.getId()));
+        List<Pattern> patternList = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
+        String workingDir = cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir();
+        String username = cluster.getUsername() == null ? System.getProperty("user.name") : cluster.getUsername();
+        patternList.add(getDirectoryTransferPattern(username, eventsDir, nodeid,
+                cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp(), workingDir));
 
-		if (!cluster.getWorkingDir().isNFS()) {
-			for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
-				patternList.add(getDirectoryTransferPattern(username,
-						eventsDir, nodeid, node.getClusterIp(), workingDir));
-			}
-		}
-		Patterns patterns = new Patterns(patternList);
-		return patterns;
-	}
+        if (!cluster.getWorkingDir().isNFS()) {
+            for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
+                patternList.add(getDirectoryTransferPattern(username, eventsDir, nodeid, node.getClusterIp(),
+                        workingDir));
+            }
+        }
+        Patterns patterns = new Patterns(patternList);
+        return patterns;
+    }
 
     private Pattern getDirectoryTransferPattern(String username, String src, Nodeid srcNode, String destNodeIp,
             String destDir) {
@@ -188,11 +190,17 @@
     }
 
     private Events initializeEvents() throws JAXBException, FileNotFoundException {
-        File file = new File(eventsDir + File.separator + "events" + File.separator + "events.xml");
+        File file = new File(eventsDir + File.separator + "events.xml");
         JAXBContext eventCtx = JAXBContext.newInstance(Events.class);
         Unmarshaller unmarshaller = eventCtx.createUnmarshaller();
         events = (Events) unmarshaller.unmarshal(file);
         return events;
     }
 
+    public String getEventsHomeDir() {
+        return eventsHomeDir;
+    }
+    
+    
+
 }
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventService.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventService.java
index 8587be7..2a081b3 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventService.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventService.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
         AsterixEventService.asterixDir = asterixDir;
         AsterixEventService.asterixZip = initBinary("asterix-server");
         AsterixEventService.eventHome = eventHome;
-
     }
 
     private static String initBinary(final String fileNamePattern) {
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventServiceUtil.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventServiceUtil.java
index 201374d..2f0ad2c 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventServiceUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/service/AsterixEventServiceUtil.java
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
     public static final String TXN_LOG_CONFIGURATION_FILE = "log.properties";
     public static final String CLUSTER_CONFIGURATION_FILE = "cluster.xml";
     public static final String ASTERIX_DIR = "asterix";
-    public static final String EVENTS_DIR = "events";
+    public static final String EVENTRIX_DIR = "eventrix";
+    public static final String EVENT_DIR = "events";
     public static final String DEFAULT_ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_PATH = "conf" + File.separator + File.separator
             + "asterix-configuration.xml";
 
@@ -488,8 +489,8 @@
     }
 
     public static EventrixClient getEventrixClient(Cluster cluster) throws Exception {
-        return new EventrixClient(AsterixEventService.getEventHome() + File.separator + EVENTS_DIR, cluster, false,
-                OutputHandler.INSTANCE);
+        return new EventrixClient(AsterixEventService.getEventHome() + File.separator + EVENTRIX_DIR + File.separator
+                + EVENT_DIR, cluster, false, OutputHandler.INSTANCE);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java
index c69b24f..4c45d01 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(InstallerDriver.class.getName());
 
     public static final String MANAGIX_INTERNAL_DIR = ".installer";
-    public static final String MANAGIX_EVENT_DIR = MANAGIX_INTERNAL_DIR + File.separator + "eventrix";
-    public static final String MANAGIX_EVENT_SCRIPTS_DIR = MANAGIX_INTERNAL_DIR + File.separator + "eventrix"
-            + File.separator + "scripts";
     public static final String ENV_MANAGIX_HOME = "MANAGIX_HOME";
     public static final String MANAGIX_CONF_XML = "conf" + File.separator + "managix-conf.xml";
     public static final String ASTERIX_DIR = "asterix";
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@
         Unmarshaller unmarshaller = configCtx.createUnmarshaller();
         Configuration conf = (Configuration) unmarshaller.unmarshal(configFile);
         String asterixDir = managixHome + File.separator + ASTERIX_DIR;
-        String eventHome = managixHome + File.separator + MANAGIX_EVENT_DIR;
+        String eventHome = managixHome + File.separator + MANAGIX_INTERNAL_DIR;
         AsterixEventService.initialize(conf, asterixDir, eventHome);
 
         ILookupService lookupService = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService();
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java
index e00fbc6..d0da811 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 public class InstallerUtil {
 
-    private static final String DEFAULT_ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_PATH = "conf" + File.separator + "managix-conf.xml";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_PATH = "conf" + File.separator + "asterix-configuration.xml";
 
     public static AsterixConfiguration getAsterixConfiguration(String asterixConf) throws FileNotFoundException,
             IOException, JAXBException {