diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeOperatorsTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeOperatorsTest.java
index 00fe7e7..b468204 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeOperatorsTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeOperatorsTest.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 		int[] fieldPermutation = { 0, 4, 5 };  
         int btreeFileId = 0;
         
-		BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor btreeBulkLoad = new BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, "/tmp/btreetest.bin", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, fieldPermutation, 0.7f);		
+		BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor btreeBulkLoad = new BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, "/tmp/btreetest.bin", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, fieldPermutation, 0.7f, true);		
 		PartitionConstraint btreePartitionConstraintA = new ExplicitPartitionConstraint(new LocationConstraint[] { new AbsoluteLocationConstraint(NC1_ID) });
 		btreeBulkLoad.setPartitionConstraint(btreePartitionConstraintA);
 				
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
                 new ISerializerDeserializer[] { IntegerSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE, IntegerSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE });
 		
 		int btreeFileId = 2;		
-		BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor btreeSearchOp = new BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor(spec, splitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, "/tmp/btreetest.bin", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, true, searchKeys, comparatorFactories.length);
+		BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor btreeSearchOp = new BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor(spec, splitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, "/tmp/btreetest.bin", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, true, searchKeys, comparatorFactories.length, true);
 		//BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor btreeSearchOp = new BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor(spec, splitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, 0, "/tmp/btreetest.bin", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, cmp);
 		
 		PartitionConstraint btreePartitionConstraint = new ExplicitPartitionConstraint(new LocationConstraint[] { new AbsoluteLocationConstraint(NC1_ID) });
@@ -343,19 +343,19 @@
         
         // primary index
         int[] fieldPermutationA = { 0,1,2,3,4,5 };                       
-        BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor insertOpA = new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, fileIdA, "/tmp/btreetestA.ix", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, primaryFieldCount, primaryComparatorFactories, fieldPermutationA, BTreeOp.BTO_INSERT);
+        BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor insertOpA = new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, fileIdA, "/tmp/btreetestA.ix", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, primaryFieldCount, primaryComparatorFactories, fieldPermutationA, BTreeOp.BTO_INSERT, true);
         PartitionConstraint insertPartitionConstraintA = new ExplicitPartitionConstraint(new LocationConstraint[] { new AbsoluteLocationConstraint(NC1_ID) });
         insertOpA.setPartitionConstraint(insertPartitionConstraintA);
         
         // first secondary index
         int[] fieldPermutationB = { 3, 0 };                    
-        BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor insertOpB = new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, fileIdB, "/tmp/btreetestB.ix", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, secondaryFieldCount, secondaryComparatorFactories, fieldPermutationB, BTreeOp.BTO_INSERT);
+        BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor insertOpB = new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, fileIdB, "/tmp/btreetestB.ix", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, secondaryFieldCount, secondaryComparatorFactories, fieldPermutationB, BTreeOp.BTO_INSERT, true);
         PartitionConstraint insertPartitionConstraintB = new ExplicitPartitionConstraint(new LocationConstraint[] { new AbsoluteLocationConstraint(NC1_ID) });
         insertOpB.setPartitionConstraint(insertPartitionConstraintB);
 		
         // second secondary index
         int[] fieldPermutationC = { 4, 0 };                       
-        BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor insertOpC = new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, fileIdC, "/tmp/btreetestC.ix", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, secondaryFieldCount, secondaryComparatorFactories, fieldPermutationC, BTreeOp.BTO_INSERT);
+        BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor insertOpC = new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor(spec, ordersSplitProvider, ordersDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, fileIdC, "/tmp/btreetestC.ix", interiorFrameFactory, leafFrameFactory, secondaryFieldCount, secondaryComparatorFactories, fieldPermutationC, BTreeOp.BTO_INSERT, true);
         PartitionConstraint insertPartitionConstraintC = new ExplicitPartitionConstraint(new LocationConstraint[] { new AbsoluteLocationConstraint(NC1_ID) });
         insertOpC.setPartitionConstraint(insertPartitionConstraintC);
                 
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor.java
index 54a86a4..a12c9ca 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 	protected IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider;
 	protected IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider;
 	
-	public AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec, int inputArity, int outputArity, IFileSplitProvider fileSplitProvider, RecordDescriptor recDesc, IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider, IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider,  int btreeFileId, String btreeFileName, IBTreeInteriorFrameFactory interiorFactory, IBTreeLeafFrameFactory leafFactory, int fieldCount, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories) {
+	protected boolean isLocalCluster;
+	
+	public AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec, int inputArity, int outputArity, IFileSplitProvider fileSplitProvider, RecordDescriptor recDesc, IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider, IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider,  int btreeFileId, String btreeFileName, IBTreeInteriorFrameFactory interiorFactory, IBTreeLeafFrameFactory leafFactory, int fieldCount, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories, boolean isLocalCluster) {
         super(spec, inputArity, outputArity);
         this.btreeFileId = btreeFileId;
         this.btreeFileName = btreeFileName;
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@
         this.interiorFrameFactory = interiorFactory;
         this.leafFrameFactory = leafFactory;
         this.fieldCount = fieldCount;
-        this.comparatorFactories = comparatorFactories;        
+        this.comparatorFactories = comparatorFactories;       
+        this.isLocalCluster = isLocalCluster;
         if(outputArity > 0) recordDescriptors[0] = recDesc;   
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor.java
index 403da8f..aa43d88 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	
 	private int[] fieldPermutation;	
     private float fillFactor;
-	
+    
 	public BTreeBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec,
 			IFileSplitProvider fileSplitProvider, RecordDescriptor recDesc,
 			IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider,
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 			String btreeFileName, IBTreeInteriorFrameFactory interiorFactory,
 			IBTreeLeafFrameFactory leafFactory, int fieldCount, 
 			IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories,			
-			int[] fieldPermutation, float fillFactor) {
+			int[] fieldPermutation, float fillFactor, boolean isLocalCluster) {
 		super(spec, 1, 0, fileSplitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider,
 				btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, btreeFileName, interiorFactory,
-				leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories);
+				leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, isLocalCluster);
 		this.fieldPermutation = fieldPermutation;
 		this.fillFactor = fillFactor;
 	}
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
 			IOperatorEnvironment env,
 			IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, int partition,
 			int nPartitions) {
-		return new BTreeBulkLoadOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx, fieldPermutation, fillFactor, recordDescProvider);
+		return new BTreeBulkLoadOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx, fieldPermutation, fillFactor, recordDescProvider, isLocalCluster);
 	}	
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorNodePushable.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorNodePushable.java
index 39bf987..7e0f737 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorNodePushable.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeBulkLoadOperatorNodePushable.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
     private PermutingFrameTupleReference tuple = new PermutingFrameTupleReference();
 
     public BTreeBulkLoadOperatorNodePushable(AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor opDesc, IHyracksContext ctx,
-            int[] fieldPermutation, float fillFactor, IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider) {
-        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, true);
+            int[] fieldPermutation, float fillFactor, IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, boolean isLocalCluster) {
+        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, true, isLocalCluster);
         this.fillFactor = fillFactor;
         this.recordDescProvider = recordDescProvider;
         tuple.setFieldPermutation(fieldPermutation);
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor.java
index 28f5648..018625a 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 public class BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor extends AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor {
 	
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	private boolean isLocalCluster;
 	
 	public BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec,
 			IFileSplitProvider fileSplitProvider, RecordDescriptor recDesc,
@@ -36,10 +37,10 @@
 			IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider, int btreeFileId,
 			String btreeFileName, IBTreeInteriorFrameFactory interiorFactory,
 			IBTreeLeafFrameFactory leafFactory, 
-			int fieldCount, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories) {
+			int fieldCount, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories, boolean isLocalCluster) {
 		super(spec, 0, 1, fileSplitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider,
 				btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, btreeFileName, interiorFactory,
-				leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories);
+				leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, isLocalCluster);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
@@ -47,6 +48,6 @@
 			IOperatorEnvironment env,
 			IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, int partition,
 			int nPartitions) {
-		return new BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx);
+		return new BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx, isLocalCluster);
 	}	
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable.java
index 13b27b6..c289171 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable.java
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 public class BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable extends AbstractUnaryOutputSourceOperatorNodePushable {
     private final BTreeOpHelper btreeOpHelper;
 
-    public BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable(AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor opDesc, IHyracksContext ctx) {
-        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, false);
+    public BTreeDiskOrderScanOperatorNodePushable(AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor opDesc, IHyracksContext ctx, boolean isLocalCluster) {
+        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, false, isLocalCluster);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDropOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDropOperatorDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8dd007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDropOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorNodePushable;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IRecordDescriptorProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IOperatorEnvironment;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.base.AbstractSingleActivityOperatorDescriptor;
+
+public class BTreeDropOperatorDescriptor extends AbstractSingleActivityOperatorDescriptor {
+	
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	
+	private String btreeFileName;
+	private IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider;
+	private IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider;	
+	private int btreeFileId;
+	private boolean isLocalCluster;
+	
+	public BTreeDropOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec,			
+			IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider,
+			IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider, int btreeFileId,
+			String btreeFileName, boolean isLocalCluster) {
+		super(spec, 0, 0);
+		this.btreeFileName = btreeFileName;
+		this.btreeFileId = btreeFileId;
+		this.bufferCacheProvider = bufferCacheProvider;
+		this.btreeRegistryProvider = btreeRegistryProvider;
+		this.isLocalCluster = isLocalCluster;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public IOperatorNodePushable createPushRuntime(IHyracksContext ctx,
+			IOperatorEnvironment env,
+			IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, int partition,
+			int nPartitions) {
+		return new BTreeDropOperatorNodePushable(bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, btreeFileName, isLocalCluster);
+	}	
+}
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDropOperatorNodePushable.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDropOperatorNodePushable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b83175e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeDropOperatorNodePushable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameWriter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorNodePushable;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.IBufferCache;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.FileManager;
+
+public class BTreeDropOperatorNodePushable implements IOperatorNodePushable {
+
+	private String btreeFileName;
+	private IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider;
+	private IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider;
+	private int btreeFileId;
+	private boolean isLocalCluster;
+	
+	public BTreeDropOperatorNodePushable(IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider, IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider, int btreeFileId, String btreeFileName, boolean isLocalCluster) {
+		this.btreeFileName = btreeFileName;
+		this.btreeFileId = btreeFileId;
+		this.bufferCacheProvider = bufferCacheProvider;
+		this.btreeRegistryProvider = btreeRegistryProvider;
+		this.isLocalCluster = isLocalCluster;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deinitialize() throws HyracksDataException {		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getInputArity() {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public IFrameWriter getInputFrameWriter(int index) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void initialize() throws HyracksDataException {
+		
+		BTreeRegistry btreeRegistry = btreeRegistryProvider.getBTreeRegistry();		
+		FileManager fileManager = bufferCacheProvider.getFileManager();
+		IBufferCache bufferCache = bufferCacheProvider.getBufferCache();			
+		
+		// unregister btree instance            
+		btreeRegistry.lock();
+		try {
+			btreeRegistry.unregister(btreeFileId);		
+		} finally {
+			btreeRegistry.unlock();
+		}
+
+		// unregister file
+		fileManager.unregisterFile(btreeFileId);
+		
+		
+		String fileName = btreeFileName;
+        if(isLocalCluster) {
+        	String s = bufferCache.toString();
+            String[] splits = s.split("\\.");
+        	String bufferCacheAddr = splits[splits.length-1].replaceAll("BufferCache@", "");
+        	fileName = fileName + bufferCacheAddr;
+        }
+					        
+        File f = new File(fileName);
+        if (f.exists()) {
+			f.delete();
+		}       
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setOutputFrameWriter(int index, IFrameWriter writer, RecordDescriptor recordDesc) {				
+	}		
+}
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor.java
index 8352b2a..79ee493 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 	
 	private BTreeOp op;
 	
+	private boolean isLocalCluster;
+	
 	public BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec,
 			IFileSplitProvider fileSplitProvider, RecordDescriptor recDesc,
 			IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider,
@@ -42,10 +44,10 @@
 			String btreeFileName, IBTreeInteriorFrameFactory interiorFactory,
 			IBTreeLeafFrameFactory leafFactory, int fieldCount, 
 			IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories,			
-			int[] fieldPermutation, BTreeOp op) {
+			int[] fieldPermutation, BTreeOp op, boolean isLocalCluster) {
 		super(spec, 1, 1, fileSplitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider,
 				btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, btreeFileName, interiorFactory,
-				leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories);
+				leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, isLocalCluster);
 		this.fieldPermutation = fieldPermutation;		
 		this.op = op;
 	}
@@ -55,6 +57,6 @@
 			IOperatorEnvironment env,
 			IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, int partition,
 			int nPartitions) {
-		return new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx, fieldPermutation, recordDescProvider, op);
+		return new BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx, fieldPermutation, recordDescProvider, op, isLocalCluster);
 	}	
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable.java
index ad35a93..bf97f95 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable.java
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     private PermutingFrameTupleReference tuple = new PermutingFrameTupleReference();
 
     public BTreeInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable(AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor opDesc, IHyracksContext ctx,
-            int[] fieldPermutation, IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, BTreeOp op) {
-        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, false);
+            int[] fieldPermutation, IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, BTreeOp op, boolean isLocalCluster) {
+        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, false, isLocalCluster);
         this.recordDescProvider = recordDescProvider;
         this.op = op;
         tuple.setFieldPermutation(fieldPermutation);
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeOpHelper.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeOpHelper.java
index 08f9e1e..79bc4f5 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeOpHelper.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeOpHelper.java
@@ -50,24 +50,29 @@
 
     private boolean createBTree;
 
-    BTreeOpHelper(AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor opDesc, final IHyracksContext ctx, boolean createBTree) {
+    private boolean isLocalCluster;
+    
+    BTreeOpHelper(AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor opDesc, final IHyracksContext ctx, boolean createBTree, boolean isLocalCluster) {
         this.opDesc = opDesc;
         this.ctx = ctx;
         this.createBTree = createBTree;
-    }
-
+        this.isLocalCluster = isLocalCluster;
+    }  
+    
     void init() throws Exception {
     	
     	IBufferCache bufferCache = opDesc.getBufferCacheProvider().getBufferCache();
         FileManager fileManager = opDesc.getBufferCacheProvider().getFileManager();
+                                
+        String fileName = opDesc.getBtreeFileName();
+        if(isLocalCluster) {
+        	String s = bufferCache.toString();
+            String[] splits = s.split("\\.");
+        	String bufferCacheAddr = splits[splits.length-1].replaceAll("BufferCache@", "");
+        	fileName = fileName + bufferCacheAddr;
+        }
         
-        // hack for testing
-        //String s = bufferCache.toString();
-        //String[] splits = s.split("\\.");
-        //System.out.println(splits[splits.length-1]);
-        //File f = new File("/tmp/" + splits[splits.length-1]);
-        
-        File f = new File(opDesc.getBtreeFileName());        
+        File f = new File(fileName);        
         RandomAccessFile raf = new RandomAccessFile(f, "rw");
         
         if (!f.exists() && !createBTree) {
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeRegistry.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeRegistry.java
index 7f551d0..61491b1 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeRegistry.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeRegistry.java
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@
     }
     
     public void unregister(int fileId) {
-        map.remove(fileId);
+        try {
+        	map.remove(fileId);
+        } 
+        catch (Exception e) {        	
+        }
     }        
     
     public int size() {
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor.java
index 7f2f6d1..6dfd780 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 	private ITupleReferenceFactory[] searchKeys; // create tuples for low and high keys	
 	private int searchKeyFieldCount;
 	
-	public BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec, IFileSplitProvider fileSplitProvider, RecordDescriptor recDesc, IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider, IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider,  int btreeFileId, String btreeFileName, IBTreeInteriorFrameFactory interiorFactory, IBTreeLeafFrameFactory leafFactory, int fieldCount, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories, boolean isForward, ITupleReferenceFactory[] searchKeys, int searchKeyFields) {
-		super(spec, 0, 1, fileSplitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, btreeFileName, interiorFactory, leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories);
+	public BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor(JobSpecification spec, IFileSplitProvider fileSplitProvider, RecordDescriptor recDesc, IBufferCacheProvider bufferCacheProvider, IBTreeRegistryProvider btreeRegistryProvider,  int btreeFileId, String btreeFileName, IBTreeInteriorFrameFactory interiorFactory, IBTreeLeafFrameFactory leafFactory, int fieldCount, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] comparatorFactories, boolean isForward, ITupleReferenceFactory[] searchKeys, int searchKeyFields, boolean isLocalCluster) {
+		super(spec, 0, 1, fileSplitProvider, recDesc, bufferCacheProvider, btreeRegistryProvider, btreeFileId, btreeFileName, interiorFactory, leafFactory, fieldCount, comparatorFactories, isLocalCluster);
 		this.isForward = isForward;
 		this.searchKeys = searchKeys;
 		this.searchKeyFieldCount = searchKeyFields;
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
 	@Override
 	public IOperatorNodePushable createPushRuntime(final IHyracksContext ctx, final IOperatorEnvironment env,
 			IRecordDescriptorProvider recordDescProvider, int partition, int nPartitions) {
-		return new BTreeSearchOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx, isForward, searchKeys, searchKeyFieldCount);
+		return new BTreeSearchOperatorNodePushable(this, ctx, isForward, searchKeys, searchKeyFieldCount, isLocalCluster);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorNodePushable.java b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorNodePushable.java
index cdc6a73..ce1a63d 100644
--- a/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorNodePushable.java
+++ b/hyracks-storage-am-btree/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/btree/dataflow/BTreeSearchOperatorNodePushable.java
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
     private boolean isForward;
     private ITupleReferenceFactory[] searchKeys;    
     private int searchKeyFieldCount;
-
+    
     public BTreeSearchOperatorNodePushable(AbstractBTreeOperatorDescriptor opDesc, IHyracksContext ctx,
-            boolean isForward, ITupleReferenceFactory[] searchKeys, int searchKeyFields) {
-        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, false);
+            boolean isForward, ITupleReferenceFactory[] searchKeys, int searchKeyFields, boolean isLocalCluster) {
+        btreeOpHelper = new BTreeOpHelper(opDesc, ctx, false, isLocalCluster);
         this.isForward = isForward;
         this.searchKeys = searchKeys;
         this.searchKeyFieldCount = searchKeyFields;