diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixPropertiesAccessor.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixPropertiesAccessor.java
index d623ae5..5ffd9a2 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixPropertiesAccessor.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixPropertiesAccessor.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Coredump;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Store;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.TransactionLogDir;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 
 public class AsterixPropertiesAccessor {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
     private final Map<String, String[]> stores;
     private final Map<String, String> coredumpConfig;
     private final Map<String, Property> asterixConfigurationParams;
+    private final Map<String, String> transactionLogDirs;
 
     public AsterixPropertiesAccessor() throws AsterixException {
         String fileName = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY);
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@
         for (Coredump cd : asterixConfiguration.getCoredump()) {
             coredumpConfig.put(cd.getNcId(), cd.getCoredumpPath());
         }
+        transactionLogDirs = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        for (TransactionLogDir txnLogDir : asterixConfiguration.getTransactionLogDir()) {
+            transactionLogDirs.put(txnLogDir.getNcId(), txnLogDir.getTxnLogDirPath());
+        }
 
     }
 
@@ -93,6 +99,10 @@
         return coredumpConfig.get(nodeId);
     }
 
+    public String getTransactionLogDir(String nodeId) {
+        return transactionLogDirs.get(nodeId);
+    }
+
     public <T> T getProperty(String property, T defaultValue, IPropertyInterpreter<T> interpreter) {
         Property p = asterixConfigurationParams.get(property);
         if (p == null) {
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixTransactionProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixTransactionProperties.java
index 0b6ea85..b3b5725 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixTransactionProperties.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixTransactionProperties.java
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
 
 public class AsterixTransactionProperties extends AbstractAsterixProperties {
-    private static final String TXN_LOG_DIRECTORY_KEY = "txn.log.directory";
-    private static final String TXN_LOG_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT = "asterix_logs/";
-    
+
     private static final String TXN_LOG_BUFFER_NUMPAGES_KEY = "txn.log.buffer.numpages";
     private static int TXN_LOG_BUFFER_NUMPAGES_DEFAULT = 8;
 
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@
 
     private static final String TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_KEY = "txn.log.partitionsize";
     private static final long TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_DEFAULT = (2 << 30); // 2GB
-    
+
     private static final String TXN_LOG_DISKSECTORSIZE_KEY = "txn.log.disksectorsize";
     private static final int TXN_LOG_DISKSECTORSIZE_DEFAULT = 4096;
 
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@
 
     private static final String TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_POLLFREQUENCY_KEY = "txn.log.checkpoint.pollfrequency";
     private static int TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_POLLFREQUENCY_DEFAULT = 120; // 120s
-    
+
     private static final String TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_HISTORY_KEY = "txn.log.checkpoint.history";
     private static int TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_HISTORY_DEFAULT = 0;
 
@@ -33,24 +31,19 @@
 
     private static final String TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_KEY = "txn.lock.shrinktimer";
     private static int TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_DEFAULT = 5000; // 5s
-    
+
     private static final String TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_WAITTHRESHOLD_KEY = "txn.lock.timeout.waitthreshold";
     private static final int TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_WAITTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT = 60000; // 60s
-    
+
     private static final String TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SWEEPTHRESHOLD_KEY = "txn.lock.timeout.sweepthreshold";
     private static final int TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SWEEPTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT = 10000; // 10s
 
     public AsterixTransactionProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
         super(accessor);
     }
-    
-    public String getLogDirectory() {
-        String logDirectory = accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_DIRECTORY_KEY, TXN_LOG_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT,
-                PropertyInterpreters.getStringPropertyInterpreter());
-        if (!logDirectory.endsWith("/")) {
-            logDirectory += "/";
-        }
-        return logDirectory;
+
+    public String getLogDirectory(String nodeId) {
+        return accessor.getTransactionLogDir(nodeId);
     }
 
     public int getLogBufferNumPages() {
@@ -67,7 +60,7 @@
         return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_KEY, TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_DEFAULT,
                 PropertyInterpreters.getLongPropertyInterpreter());
     }
-    
+
     public int getLogDiskSectorSize() {
         return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_DISKSECTORSIZE_KEY, TXN_LOG_DISKSECTORSIZE_DEFAULT,
                 PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
@@ -92,7 +85,7 @@
         return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_HISTORY_KEY, TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_HISTORY_DEFAULT,
                 PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
     }
-    
+
     public int getEntityToDatasetLockEscalationThreshold() {
         return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOCK_ESCALATIONTHRESHOLD_KEY, TXN_LOCK_ESCALATIONTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT,
                 PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
@@ -102,12 +95,12 @@
         return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_KEY, TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_DEFAULT,
                 PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
     }
-    
+
     public int getTimeoutWaitThreshold() {
         return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_WAITTHRESHOLD_KEY, TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_WAITTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT,
                 PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
     }
-    
+
     public int getTimeoutSweepThreshold() {
         return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SWEEPTHRESHOLD_KEY, TXN_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SWEEPTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT,
                 PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogManagerProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogManagerProperties.java
index 9387687..3e6ad99 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogManagerProperties.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogManagerProperties.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         this.logPageSize = txnProperties.getLogBufferPageSize();
         this.numLogPages = txnProperties.getLogBufferNumPages();
         long logPartitionSize = txnProperties.getLogPartitionSize();
-        this.logDir = txnProperties.getLogDirectory() + nodeId;
+        this.logDir = txnProperties.getLogDirectory(nodeId);
         this.logFilePrefix = DEFAULT_LOG_FILE_PREFIX;
         this.groupCommitWaitPeriod = txnProperties.getGroupCommitInterval();
 
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/asterix-conf.xsd b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/asterix-conf.xsd
index 5aefdbd..f461723 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/asterix-conf.xsd
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/asterix-conf.xsd
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 	<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string" />
 	<xs:element name="value" type="xs:string" />
 	<xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" />
+    <xs:element name="txnLogDirPath" type="xs:string" />
+	
 	
 	<!-- definition of complex elements -->
 	<xs:element name="store">
@@ -32,6 +34,15 @@
 			</xs:sequence>
 		</xs:complexType>
 	</xs:element>
+	
+	<xs:element name="transactionLogDir">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="mg:ncId" />
+				<xs:element ref="mg:txnLogDirPath" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
 
 	<xs:element name="property">
 		<xs:complexType>
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@
 				<xs:element ref="mg:metadataNode" minOccurs="0"/>
 				<xs:element ref="mg:store" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
 				<xs:element ref="mg:coredump" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+				<xs:element ref="mg:transactionLogDir" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
 				<xs:element ref="mg:property" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
 			</xs:sequence>
 		</xs:complexType>
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
index c0cd309..f0d5bd9 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 	<xs:element name="java_home" type="xs:string" />
 	<xs:element name="username" type="xs:string" />
 	<xs:element name="web_port" type="xs:string" />
-	<xs:element name="client_port" type="xs:string" />
-	<xs:element name="cluster_port" type="xs:string" />
-	<xs:element name="http_port" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="client_port" type="xs:integer" />
+	<xs:element name="cluster_port" type="xs:integer" />
+	<xs:element name="http_port" type="xs:integer" />
 
 	<!-- definition of complex elements -->
 	<xs:element name="working_dir">
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 				<xs:element ref="cl:cluster_ip" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:java_home" minOccurs="0" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:client_port"  />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:cluster_port"  />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:http_port"  />
 			</xs:sequence>
 		</xs:complexType>
 	</xs:element>
@@ -53,17 +56,6 @@
 		</xs:complexType>
 	</xs:element>
 
-	<xs:element name="ports">
-		<xs:complexType>
-			<xs:sequence>
-				<xs:element ref="cl:web_port"  />
-				<xs:element ref="cl:client_port"  />
-				<xs:element ref="cl:cluster_port"  />
-				<xs:element ref="cl:http_port"  />
-			</xs:sequence>
-		</xs:complexType>
-	</xs:element>
-
 	<xs:element name="env">
 		<xs:complexType>
 			<xs:sequence>
@@ -97,7 +89,6 @@
 				<xs:element ref="cl:txn_log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:store" minOccurs="0" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:iodevices" minOccurs="0" />
-				<xs:element ref="cl:ports" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:working_dir" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:master_node" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:node" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
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 38be234..1fd0739 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
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.AsterixConfiguration;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Store;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Coredump;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Store;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.TransactionLogDir;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.driver.EventDriver;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventrixClient;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventrixClient;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Cluster;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Env;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Node;
@@ -116,12 +117,13 @@
         clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLIENT_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClientIp()));
         clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLUSTER_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp()));
 
-        int clusterNetPort = cluster.getPorts() != null && cluster.getPorts().getClusterPort() != null ? Integer
-                .parseInt(cluster.getPorts().getClusterPort()) : CLUSTER_NET_PORT_DEFAULT;
-        int clientNetPort = cluster.getPorts() != null && cluster.getPorts().getClientPort() != null ? Integer
-                .parseInt(cluster.getPorts().getClientPort()) : CLIENT_NET_PORT_DEFAULT;
-        int httpPort = cluster.getPorts() != null && cluster.getPorts().getHttpPort() != null ? Integer
-                .parseInt(cluster.getPorts().getHttpPort()) : HTTP_PORT_DEFAULT;
+        int clusterNetPort = cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterPort() != null ? cluster.getMasterNode()
+                .getClusterPort().intValue() : CLUSTER_NET_PORT_DEFAULT;
+        int clientNetPort = cluster.getMasterNode().getClientPort() != null ? cluster.getMasterNode().getClientPort()
+                .intValue() : CLIENT_NET_PORT_DEFAULT;
+        int httpPort = cluster.getMasterNode().getHttpPort() != null ? cluster.getMasterNode().getHttpPort().intValue()
+                : HTTP_PORT_DEFAULT;
+
         clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLIENT_NET_PORT", "" + clientNetPort));
         clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLUSTER_NET_PORT", "" + clusterNetPort));
         clusterProperties.add(new Property("HTTP_PORT", "" + httpPort));
@@ -241,11 +243,17 @@
 
         List<Coredump> coredump = new ArrayList<Coredump>();
         String coredumpDir = null;
+        List<TransactionLogDir> txnLogDirs = new ArrayList<TransactionLogDir>();
+        String txnLogDir = null;
         for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
             coredumpDir = node.getLogDir() == null ? cluster.getLogDir() : node.getLogDir();
             coredump.add(new Coredump(asterixInstanceName + "_" + node.getId(), coredumpDir));
+
+            txnLogDir = node.getTxnLogDir() == null ? cluster.getTxnLogDir() : node.getTxnLogDir();
+            txnLogDirs.add(new TransactionLogDir(asterixInstanceName + "_" + node.getId(), txnLogDir));
         }
         configuration.setCoredump(coredump);
+        configuration.setTransactionLogDir(txnLogDirs);
 
         File asterixConfDir = new File(InstallerDriver.getAsterixDir() + File.separator + asterixInstanceName);
         asterixConfDir.mkdirs();
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java
index e074fad..1c01fe5 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     private final String metadataNodeId;
     private final String asterixVersion;
     private final List<BackupInfo> backupInfo;
-    private final String webInterfaceUrl;
     private AsterixRuntimeState runtimeState;
     private State previousState;
 
@@ -60,13 +59,7 @@
         this.asterixVersion = asterixVersion;
         this.createdTimestamp = new Date();
         this.backupInfo = new ArrayList<BackupInfo>();
-        int webPort = 19001;
-        for (Property p : asterixConfiguration.getProperty()) {
-            if (p.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("web.port")) {
-                webPort = Integer.parseInt(p.getValue());
-            }
-        }
-        this.webInterfaceUrl = "http://" + cluster.getMasterNode().getClientIp() + ":" + webPort;
+
     }
 
     public Date getModifiedTimestamp() {
@@ -118,7 +111,8 @@
         StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
         buffer.append("Name:" + name + "\n");
         buffer.append("Created:" + createdTimestamp + "\n");
-        buffer.append("Web-Url:" + webInterfaceUrl + "\n");
+
+        buffer.append("Web-Url:" + getWebInterfaceUrl() + "\n");
         buffer.append("State:" + state);
         if (!state.equals(State.UNUSABLE) && stateChangeTimestamp != null) {
             buffer.append(" (" + stateChangeTimestamp + ")" + "\n");
@@ -143,6 +137,13 @@
     }
 
     public String getWebInterfaceUrl() {
+        int webPort = 19001;
+        for (Property p : asterixConfiguration.getProperty()) {
+            if (p.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("web.port")) {
+                webPort = Integer.parseInt(p.getValue());
+            }
+        }
+        String webInterfaceUrl = "http://" + cluster.getMasterNode().getClientIp() + ":" + webPort;
         return webInterfaceUrl;
     }
 
@@ -176,12 +177,29 @@
 
         buffer.append("\n");
         buffer.append("Asterix Configuration\n");
+        int lenMax = 0;
         for (Property property : asterixConfiguration.getProperty()) {
-            buffer.append(property.getName() + ":" + property.getValue() + "\n");
+            int nextLen = property.getName().length();
+            if (nextLen > lenMax) {
+                lenMax = nextLen;
+            }
+        }
+        for (Property property : asterixConfiguration.getProperty()) {
+            buffer.append(property.getName() + getIndentation(property.getName(), lenMax) + ":" + property.getValue()
+                    + "\n");
         }
 
     }
 
+    private String getIndentation(String name, int lenMax) {
+        int len = name.length();
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+        for (int i = 0; i < lenMax - len; i++) {
+            buf.append(" ");
+        }
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
     public State getPreviousState() {
         return previousState;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml
index 3f739de..58d0f97 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 	</working_dir>
 	<log_dir>/tmp/asterix/logs</log_dir>
 	<txn_log_dir>/tmp/asterix/logs</txn_log_dir>
-	<ports>
-		<cluster_port>1099</cluster_port>
-		<client_port>1098</client_port>
-		<http_port>8888</http_port>
-	</ports>
 	<iodevices>/tmp</iodevices>
 	<store>asterix/storage</store>
 	<java_home></java_home>
@@ -18,6 +13,9 @@
 		<id>master</id>
 		<client_ip>127.0.0.1</client_ip>
 		<cluster_ip>127.0.0.1</cluster_ip>
+		<cluster_port>1099</cluster_port>
+		<client_port>1098</client_port>
+		<http_port>8888</http_port>
 	</master_node>
 	<node>
 		<id>node1</id>
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
index 8394a96..c9907e3 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
@@ -80,14 +80,6 @@
 	</property>
 
 	<property>
-		<name>txn.log.directory</name>
-		<value>asterix_logs/</value>
-		<description>The directory location for transaction logs. (Default =
-			"asterix_logs/")
-		</description>
-	</property>
-
-	<property>
 		<name>txn.log.buffer.numpages</name>
 		<value>8</value>
 		<description>The number of in-memory log buffer pages. (Default = "8")