diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh
index 37645bc..003d9cf 100755
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/cc_start/cc_start.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 then 
   mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
 fi
+cd $WORKING_DIR
 $ASTERIX_HOME/bin/asterixcc -client-net-ip-address $CLIENT_NET_IP -client-net-port 1098 -cluster-net-ip-address $CLUSTER_NET_IP -cluster-net-port 1099 -http-port 8888  &> $LOG_DIR/cc.log
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh
index 6b5280b..d8bbbd2 100755
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/node_join/nc_join.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 then 
   mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
 fi
+cd $WORKING_DIR
 $ASTERIX_HOME/bin/asterixnc -node-id $NC_ID -cc-host $CC_HOST -cc-port 1099 -cluster-net-ip-address $IP_LOCATION  -data-ip-address $IP_LOCATION -iodevices $IO_DEVICES -result-ip-address $IP_LOCATION &> $LOG_DIR/${NC_ID}.log
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java
index fd0af04..567f4d9 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 
 import org.kohsuke.args4j.Option;
 
+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.Property;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.WorkingDir;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.pattern.Patterns;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerDriver;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerUtil;
@@ -38,95 +38,87 @@
 
 public class CreateCommand extends AbstractCommand {
 
-	private String asterixInstanceName;
-	private Cluster cluster;
+    private String asterixInstanceName;
+    private Cluster cluster;
 
-	@Override
-	protected void execCommand() throws Exception {
-		InstallerDriver.initConfig();
-		ValidateCommand validateCommand = new ValidateCommand();
-		boolean valid = validateCommand
-				.validateCluster(((CreateConfig) config).clusterPath);
-		if (!valid) {
-			throw new Exception("Cannot create an Asterix instance.");
-		}
-		asterixInstanceName = ((CreateConfig) config).name;
-		InstallerUtil.validateAsterixInstanceNotExists(asterixInstanceName);
-		CreateConfig createConfig = (CreateConfig) config;
-		JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(Cluster.class);
-		Unmarshaller unmarshaller = ctx.createUnmarshaller();
-		cluster = (Cluster) unmarshaller.unmarshal(new File(
-				createConfig.clusterPath));
-		AsterixInstance asterixInstance = InstallerUtil.createAsterixInstance(
-				asterixInstanceName, cluster);
-		InstallerUtil.evaluateConflictWithOtherInstances(asterixInstance);
-		InstallerUtil.createAsterixZip(asterixInstance, true);
-		List<Property> clusterProperties = new ArrayList<Property>();
-		clusterProperties.add(new Property("ASTERIX_HOME", cluster
-				.getWorkingDir().getDir() + File.separator + "asterix"));
-		StringBuilder javaOpts = new StringBuilder();
-		if (cluster.getJavaOpts() != null) {
-			javaOpts.append(cluster.getJavaOpts());
-		}
-		clusterProperties.add(new Property("JAVA_OPTS", javaOpts.toString()));
-		clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLUSTER_NET_IP", cluster
-				.getMasterNode().getClusterIp()));
-		clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLIENT_NET_IP", cluster
-				.getMasterNode().getClientIp()));
-		clusterProperties.add(new Property("LOG_DIR", cluster.getLogdir()));
-		clusterProperties.add(new Property("JAVA_HOME", cluster.getJavaHome()));
-		clusterProperties.add(new Property("WORKING_DIR", cluster
-				.getWorkingDir().getDir()));
-		cluster.setEnv(new Env(clusterProperties));
+    @Override
+    protected void execCommand() throws Exception {
+        InstallerDriver.initConfig();
+        ValidateCommand validateCommand = new ValidateCommand();
+        boolean valid = validateCommand.validateCluster(((CreateConfig) config).clusterPath);
+        if (!valid) {
+            throw new Exception("Cannot create an Asterix instance.");
+        }
+        asterixInstanceName = ((CreateConfig) config).name;
+        InstallerUtil.validateAsterixInstanceNotExists(asterixInstanceName);
+        CreateConfig createConfig = (CreateConfig) config;
+        JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(Cluster.class);
+        Unmarshaller unmarshaller = ctx.createUnmarshaller();
+        cluster = (Cluster) unmarshaller.unmarshal(new File(createConfig.clusterPath));
+        AsterixInstance asterixInstance = InstallerUtil.createAsterixInstance(asterixInstanceName, cluster);
+        InstallerUtil.evaluateConflictWithOtherInstances(asterixInstance);
+        InstallerUtil.createAsterixZip(asterixInstance, true);
+        List<Property> clusterProperties = new ArrayList<Property>();
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("ASTERIX_HOME", cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir() + File.separator
+                + "asterix"));
+        StringBuilder javaOpts = new StringBuilder();
+        if (cluster.getJavaOpts() != null) {
+            javaOpts.append(cluster.getJavaOpts());
+        }
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("JAVA_OPTS", javaOpts.toString()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLUSTER_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLIENT_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClientIp()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("LOG_DIR", cluster.getLogdir()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("JAVA_HOME", cluster.getJavaHome()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("WORKING_DIR", cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir()));
+        cluster.setEnv(new Env(clusterProperties));
 
-		PatternCreator pc = new PatternCreator();
-		Patterns patterns = pc.getStartAsterixPattern(asterixInstanceName,
-				cluster);
-		InstallerUtil.getEventrixClient(cluster).submit(patterns);
+        EventrixClient eventrixClient = InstallerUtil.getEventrixClient(cluster);
+        PatternCreator pc = new PatternCreator();
 
-		AsterixRuntimeState runtimeState = VerificationUtil
-				.getAsterixRuntimeState(asterixInstance);
-		VerificationUtil.updateInstanceWithRuntimeDescription(asterixInstance,
-				runtimeState, true);
-		ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService().writeAsterixInstance(
-				asterixInstance);
-		InstallerUtil.deleteDirectory(InstallerDriver.getManagixHome()
-				+ File.separator + InstallerDriver.ASTERIX_DIR + File.separator
-				+ asterixInstanceName);
-		LOGGER.info(asterixInstance.getDescription(false));
-	}
+        Patterns asterixBinarytrasnferPattern = pc.getAsterixBinaryTransferPattern(asterixInstanceName, cluster);
+        eventrixClient.submit(asterixBinarytrasnferPattern);
 
-	@Override
-	protected CommandConfig getCommandConfig() {
-		return new CreateConfig();
-	}
+        Patterns patterns = pc.getStartAsterixPattern(asterixInstanceName, cluster);
+        eventrixClient.submit(patterns);
 
-	public Cluster getCluster() {
-		return cluster;
-	}
+        AsterixRuntimeState runtimeState = VerificationUtil.getAsterixRuntimeState(asterixInstance);
+        VerificationUtil.updateInstanceWithRuntimeDescription(asterixInstance, runtimeState, true);
+        ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService().writeAsterixInstance(asterixInstance);
+        InstallerUtil.deleteDirectory(InstallerDriver.getManagixHome() + File.separator + InstallerDriver.ASTERIX_DIR
+                + File.separator + asterixInstanceName);
+        LOGGER.info(asterixInstance.getDescription(false));
+    }
 
-	public String getAsterixInstanceName() {
-		return asterixInstanceName;
-	}
+    @Override
+    protected CommandConfig getCommandConfig() {
+        return new CreateConfig();
+    }
 
-	@Override
-	protected String getUsageDescription() {
-		return "\nCreates an ASTERIX instance with a specified name."
-				+ "\n\nPost creation, the instance is in ACTIVE state, indicating its "
-				+ "\navailability for executing statements/queries."
-				+ "\n\nUsage arguments/options:"
-				+ "\n-n Name of the ASTERIX instance."
-				+ "\n-c Path to the cluster configuration file";
-	}
+    public Cluster getCluster() {
+        return cluster;
+    }
+
+    public String getAsterixInstanceName() {
+        return asterixInstanceName;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected String getUsageDescription() {
+        return "\nCreates an ASTERIX instance with a specified name."
+                + "\n\nPost creation, the instance is in ACTIVE state, indicating its "
+                + "\navailability for executing statements/queries." + "\n\nUsage arguments/options:"
+                + "\n-n Name of the ASTERIX instance." + "\n-c Path to the cluster configuration file";
+    }
 
 }
 
 class CreateConfig extends CommandConfig {
 
-	@Option(name = "-n", required = true, usage = "Name of Asterix Instance")
-	public String name;
+    @Option(name = "-n", required = true, usage = "Name of Asterix Instance")
+    public String name;
 
-	@Option(name = "-c", required = true, usage = "Path to cluster configuration")
-	public String clusterPath;
+    @Option(name = "-c", required = true, usage = "Path to cluster configuration")
+    public String clusterPath;
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java
index 38bcf33..01fdda4 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import org.kohsuke.args4j.Option;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventrixClient;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.pattern.Patterns;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerDriver;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerUtil;
@@ -37,8 +38,13 @@
         AsterixInstance instance = InstallerUtil.validateAsterixInstanceExists(asterixInstanceName, State.INACTIVE);
         InstallerUtil.createAsterixZip(instance, false);
         PatternCreator pc = new PatternCreator();
+        EventrixClient client = InstallerUtil.getEventrixClient(instance.getCluster());
+        Patterns asterixBinaryTransferPattern = pc.getAsterixBinaryTransferPattern(asterixInstanceName,
+                instance.getCluster());
+        client.submit(asterixBinaryTransferPattern);
+
         Patterns patterns = pc.getStartAsterixPattern(asterixInstanceName, instance.getCluster());
-        InstallerUtil.getEventrixClient(instance.getCluster()).submit(patterns);
+        client.submit(patterns);
         InstallerUtil.deleteDirectory(InstallerDriver.getManagixHome() + File.separator + InstallerDriver.ASTERIX_DIR
                 + File.separator + asterixInstanceName);
         AsterixRuntimeState runtimeState = VerificationUtil.getAsterixRuntimeState(instance);
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java
index f6aeafe..7612ca2 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java
@@ -50,27 +50,37 @@
         p.setDelay(d);
     }
 
-    public Patterns getStartAsterixPattern(String asterixInstanceName, Cluster cluster) throws Exception {
-        String ccLocationId = cluster.getMasterNode().getId();
+    public Patterns getAsterixBinaryTransferPattern(String asterixInstanceName, Cluster cluster) throws Exception {
         String ccLocationIp = cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp();
-
         String destDir = cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir() + File.separator + "asterix";
         List<Pattern> ps = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
 
         Pattern copyHyracks = createCopyHyracksPattern(asterixInstanceName, cluster, ccLocationIp, destDir);
         ps.add(copyHyracks);
 
-        Pattern createCC = createCCStartPattern(ccLocationId);
-        addInitialDelay(createCC, 3, "sec");
-        ps.add(createCC);
-
         boolean copyHyracksToNC = !cluster.getWorkingDir().isNFS();
+
         for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
             if (copyHyracksToNC) {
                 Pattern copyHyracksForNC = createCopyHyracksPattern(asterixInstanceName, cluster, node.getClusterIp(),
                         destDir);
                 ps.add(copyHyracksForNC);
             }
+        }
+        ps.addAll(createHadoopLibraryTransferPattern(cluster).getPattern());
+        Patterns patterns = new Patterns(ps);
+        return patterns;
+    }
+
+    public Patterns getStartAsterixPattern(String asterixInstanceName, Cluster cluster) throws Exception {
+        String ccLocationId = cluster.getMasterNode().getId();
+        List<Pattern> ps = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
+
+        Pattern createCC = createCCStartPattern(ccLocationId);
+        addInitialDelay(createCC, 3, "sec");
+        ps.add(createCC);
+
+        for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
             String iodevices = node.getIodevices() == null ? cluster.getIodevices() : node.getIodevices();
             Pattern createNC = createNCStartPattern(cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp(), node.getId(),
                     asterixInstanceName + "_" + node.getId(), iodevices);
@@ -79,7 +89,6 @@
         }
 
         Patterns patterns = new Patterns(ps);
-        patterns.getPattern().addAll(createHadoopLibraryTransferPattern(cluster).getPattern());
         return patterns;
     }