diff --git a/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/topology-template.xml b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/topology-template.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4710706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/topology-template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<cluster-topology>
+    <network-switch name="Global">
+        <network-switch name="local">
+            <terminal name="127.0.0.1"/>
+        </network-switch>
+    </network-switch>
+</cluster-topology>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh
index efb79ce..484ecac 100644
--- a/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh
+++ b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/startcc.sh
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@
 
 #Launch hyracks cc script
 chmod -R 755 $HYRACKS_HOME
+if [ -f "conf/topology.xml"  ]; then
+#Launch hyracks cc script with topology
+$HYRACKS_HOME/hyracks-server/target/appassembler/bin/hyrackscc -client-net-ip-address $CCHOST -cluster-net-ip-address $CCHOST -client-net-port $CC_CLIENTPORT -cluster-net-port $CC_CLUSTERPORT -max-heartbeat-lapse-periods 999999 -default-max-job-attempts 0 -job-history-size 0 -cluster-topology "conf/topology.xml" &> $CCLOGS_DIR/cc.log &
+else
+#Launch hyracks cc script without toplogy
 $HYRACKS_HOME/hyracks-server/target/appassembler/bin/hyrackscc -client-net-ip-address $CCHOST -cluster-net-ip-address $CCHOST -client-net-port $CC_CLIENTPORT -cluster-net-port $CC_CLUSTERPORT -max-heartbeat-lapse-periods 999999 -default-max-job-attempts 0 -job-history-size 0 &> $CCLOGS_DIR/cc.log &
+fi