diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/cluster.properties b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/cluster.properties
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+#The CC port for Hyracks clients
+CC_CLIENTPORT=3099
+
+#The CC port for Hyracks cluster management
+CC_CLUSTERPORT=1099
+
+#The tmp directory for cc to install jars
+CCTMP_DIR=/tmp/t1
+
+#The tmp directory for nc to install jars
+NCTMP_DIR=/tmp/t2
+
+#The directory to put cc logs
+CCLOGS_DIR=$CCTMP_DIR/logs
+
+#The directory to put nc logs
+NCLOGS_DIR=$NCTMP_DIR/logs
+
+#Comma separated I/O directories for the spilling of external sort
+IO_DIRS="/tmp/t3,/tmp/t4"
+
+#The JAVA_HOME
+JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
+
+#The frame size of the internal dataflow engine
+FRAME_SIZE=65536
+
+#CC JAVA_OPTS
+CCJAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g -Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties"
+# debug option: CCJAVA_OPTS="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=7001,server=y,suspend=n -Xmx1g -Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties"
+# Yourkit option: -agentpath:/grid/0/dev/vborkar/tools/yjp-10.0.4/bin/linux-x86-64/libyjpagent.so=port=20001"
+
+#NC JAVA_OPTS
+NCJAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1g -Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties"
+# debug option: NCJAVA_OPTS="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=7002,server=y,suspend=n -Xmx1g -Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties"
+# Yourkit option: -agentpath:/grid/0/dev/vborkar/tools/yjp-10.0.4/bin/linux-x86-64/libyjpagent.so=port=20001"
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/debugnc.properties b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/debugnc.properties
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+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/debugnc.properties
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+#The tmp directory for nc to install jars
+NCTMP_DIR2=/tmp/t-1
+
+#The directory to put nc logs
+NCLOGS_DIR2=$NCTMP_DIR/logs
+
+#Comma separated I/O directories for the spilling of external sort
+IO_DIRS2="/tmp/t-2,/tmp/t-3"
+
+#NC JAVA_OPTS
+NCJAVA_OPTS2="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=7003,server=y,suspend=n -Xmx1g -Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties"
+
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/master b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/master
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+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/master
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+localhost
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/slaves b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/slaves
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+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/slaves
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+localhost
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/stores.properties b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/stores.properties
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+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/stores.properties
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+#Comma separated directories for storing the partitioned graph on each machine
+store=/tmp/teststore1,/tmp/teststore2
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diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/topology-template.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/topology-template.xml
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+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/src/main/resources/conf/topology-template.xml
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+<cluster-topology>
+    <network-switch name="Global">
+        <network-switch name="local">
+            <terminal name="127.0.0.1"/>
+        </network-switch>
+    </network-switch>
+</cluster-topology>
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