diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20f9216e9f..84262045c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 first-network/channel-artifacts/*.tx
 first-network/channel-artifacts/*.block
 first-network/crypto-config/*
+first-network/docker-compose-e2e.yaml
+first-network/ledgers
+first-network/ledgers-backup
 
 chaincode-docker-devmode/myc.block
 chaincode-docker-devmode/chaincode/sacc/sacc
diff --git a/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml b/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
index 4acacc7cbd..2450ed7c30 100644
--- a/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
+++ b/first-network/base/docker-compose-base.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
     container_name: orderer.example.com
     image: hyperledger/fabric-orderer:$IMAGE_TAG
     environment:
-      - ORDERER_GENERAL_LOGLEVEL=debug
+      - ORDERER_GENERAL_LOGLEVEL=INFO
       - ORDERER_GENERAL_LISTENADDRESS=0.0.0.0
       - ORDERER_GENERAL_GENESISMETHOD=file
       - ORDERER_GENERAL_GENESISFILE=/var/hyperledger/orderer/orderer.genesis.block
diff --git a/first-network/base/peer-base.yaml b/first-network/base/peer-base.yaml
index 063001f601..7d51adae88 100644
--- a/first-network/base/peer-base.yaml
+++ b/first-network/base/peer-base.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ services:
       # bridge network as the peers
       # https://docs.docker.com/compose/networking/
       - CORE_VM_DOCKER_HOSTCONFIG_NETWORKMODE=${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}_byfn
-      #- CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=ERROR
-      - CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=DEBUG
+      - CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=INFO
+      #- CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=DEBUG
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED=true
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_USELEADERELECTION=true
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ORGLEADER=false
diff --git a/first-network/byfn.sh b/first-network/byfn.sh
index 161a5dc615..b2a5a599da 100755
--- a/first-network/byfn.sh
+++ b/first-network/byfn.sh
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ function generateCerts (){
   if [ -d "crypto-config" ]; then
     rm -Rf crypto-config
   fi
+  set -x
   cryptogen generate --config=./crypto-config.yaml
+  set +x
   if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to generate certificates..."
     exit 1
@@ -345,7 +347,9 @@ function generateChannelArtifacts() {
   echo "##########################################################"
   # Note: For some unknown reason (at least for now) the block file can't be
   # named orderer.genesis.block or the orderer will fail to launch!
+  set -x
   configtxgen -profile TwoOrgsOrdererGenesis -outputBlock ./channel-artifacts/genesis.block
+  set +x
   if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to generate orderer genesis block..."
     exit 1
@@ -354,7 +358,9 @@ function generateChannelArtifacts() {
   echo "#################################################################"
   echo "### Generating channel configuration transaction 'channel.tx' ###"
   echo "#################################################################"
+  set -x
   configtxgen -profile TwoOrgsChannel -outputCreateChannelTx ./channel-artifacts/channel.tx -channelID $CHANNEL_NAME
+  set +x
   if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to generate channel configuration transaction..."
     exit 1
@@ -364,7 +370,9 @@ function generateChannelArtifacts() {
   echo "#################################################################"
   echo "#######    Generating anchor peer update for Org1MSP   ##########"
   echo "#################################################################"
+  set -x
   configtxgen -profile TwoOrgsChannel -outputAnchorPeersUpdate ./channel-artifacts/Org1MSPanchors.tx -channelID $CHANNEL_NAME -asOrg Org1MSP
+  set +x
   if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to generate anchor peer update for Org1MSP..."
     exit 1
@@ -374,8 +382,10 @@ function generateChannelArtifacts() {
   echo "#################################################################"
   echo "#######    Generating anchor peer update for Org2MSP   ##########"
   echo "#################################################################"
+  set -x
   configtxgen -profile TwoOrgsChannel -outputAnchorPeersUpdate \
   ./channel-artifacts/Org2MSPanchors.tx -channelID $CHANNEL_NAME -asOrg Org2MSP
+  set +x
   if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to generate anchor peer update for Org2MSP..."
     exit 1
diff --git a/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml b/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml
index 89f648ab9b..8db9df767b 100644
--- a/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml
+++ b/first-network/docker-compose-cli.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - GOPATH=/opt/gopath
       - CORE_VM_ENDPOINT=unix:///host/var/run/docker.sock
-      - CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=DEBUG
+      #- CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=DEBUG
+      - CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=INFO
       - CORE_PEER_ID=cli
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer0.org1.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org1MSP
diff --git a/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml b/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml
index 5bbb3c5a1d..eb664407af 100644
--- a/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml
+++ b/first-network/docker-compose-org3.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - GOPATH=/opt/gopath
       - CORE_VM_ENDPOINT=unix:///host/var/run/docker.sock
-      - CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=DEBUG
+      - CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=INFO
+      #- CORE_LOGGING_LEVEL=DEBUG
       - CORE_PEER_ID=Org3cli
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer0.org3.example.com:7051
       - CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID=Org3MSP
diff --git a/first-network/eyfn.sh b/first-network/eyfn.sh
index 1d0bf090fc..d8b4604351 100755
--- a/first-network/eyfn.sh
+++ b/first-network/eyfn.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ function generateCerts (){
   echo "###############################################################"
 
   (cd org3-artifacts
+   set -x
    cryptogen generate --config=./org3-crypto.yaml
+   set +x
    if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
      echo "Failed to generate certificates..."
      exit 1
@@ -203,7 +205,9 @@ function generateChannelArtifacts() {
   echo "##########################################################"
   (cd org3-artifacts
    export FABRIC_CFG_PATH=$PWD
+   set -x
    configtxgen -printOrg Org3MSP > ../channel-artifacts/org3.json
+   set +x
    if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
      echo "Failed to generate Org3 config material..."
      exit 1
diff --git a/first-network/scripts/script.sh b/first-network/scripts/script.sh
index 0cadf09f2b..4e0b6ab446 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/script.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/script.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ createChannel() {
 	setGlobals 0 1
 
 	if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
+                set -x
 		peer channel create -o orderer.example.com:7050 -c $CHANNEL_NAME -f ./channel-artifacts/channel.tx >&log.txt
+                set +x
 	else
 		peer channel create -o orderer.example.com:7050 -c $CHANNEL_NAME -f ./channel-artifacts/channel.tx --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA >&log.txt
 	fi
diff --git a/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh b/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh
index 1e468d3c4d..ad607e35b6 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/step1org3.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install jq
 fetchChannelConfig ${CHANNEL_NAME} config.json
 
 # Modify the configuration to append the new org
+set -x
 jq -s '.[0] * {"channel_group":{"groups":{"Application":{"groups": {"Org3MSP":.[1]}}}}}' config.json ./channel-artifacts/org3.json > modified_config.json
+set +x
 
 # Compute a config update, based on the differences between config.json and modified_config.json, write it as a transaction to org3_update_in_envelope.pb
 createConfigUpdate ${CHANNEL_NAME} config.json modified_config.json org3_update_in_envelope.pb
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ echo
 echo "========= Submitting transaction from a different peer (peer0.org2) which also signs it ========= "
 echo
 setGlobals 0 2
+set -x
 peer channel update -f org3_update_in_envelope.pb -c ${CHANNEL_NAME} -o orderer.example.com:7050 --tls --cafile ${ORDERER_CA}
+set +x
 
 echo
 echo "========= Config transaction to add org3 to network submitted! =========== "
diff --git a/first-network/scripts/step2org3.sh b/first-network/scripts/step2org3.sh
index b5ccb36170..0ffaa01ddf 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/step2org3.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/step2org3.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ fi
 . scripts/utils.sh
 
 echo "Fetching channel config block from orderer..."
+set -x
 peer channel fetch 0 $CHANNEL_NAME.block -o orderer.example.com:7050 -c $CHANNEL_NAME --tls --cafile $ORDERER_CA >&log.txt
+set +x
 res=$?
 cat log.txt
 verifyResult $res "Fetching config block from orderer has Failed"
diff --git a/first-network/scripts/upgrade_to_v11.sh b/first-network/scripts/upgrade_to_v11.sh
index 8ce98a675e..bb980db98a 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/upgrade_to_v11.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/upgrade_to_v11.sh
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ addCapabilityToChannel() {
         fi
 
         if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
+                set -x
                 peer channel update -f config_update_in_envelope.pb -c $CH_NAME -o orderer.example.com:7050 --cafile $ORDERER_CA
+                set +x
         else
+                set -x
                 peer channel update -f config_update_in_envelope.pb -c $CH_NAME -o orderer.example.com:7050 --tls true --cafile $ORDERER_CA
+                set +x
         fi
         res=$?
         verifyResult $res "Config update for \"$GROUP\" on \"$CH_NAME\" failed"
diff --git a/first-network/scripts/utils.sh b/first-network/scripts/utils.sh
index 5a7005adb5..305a810383 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ updateAnchorPeers() {
   setGlobals $PEER $ORG
 
   if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
+                set -x
 		peer channel update -o orderer.example.com:7050 -c $CHANNEL_NAME -f ./channel-artifacts/${CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID}anchors.tx >&log.txt
+                set +x
   else
+                set -x
 		peer channel update -o orderer.example.com:7050 -c $CHANNEL_NAME -f ./channel-artifacts/${CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID}anchors.tx --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA >&log.txt
+                set +x
   fi
 	res=$?
 	cat log.txt
@@ -87,7 +91,9 @@ joinChannelWithRetry () {
 	ORG=$2
 	setGlobals $PEER $ORG
 
+        set -x
 	peer channel join -b $CHANNEL_NAME.block  >&log.txt
+        set +x
 	res=$?
 	cat log.txt
 	if [ $res -ne 0 -a $COUNTER -lt $MAX_RETRY ]; then
@@ -106,7 +112,9 @@ installChaincode () {
 	ORG=$2
 	setGlobals $PEER $ORG
 	VERSION=${3:-1.0}
+        set -x
 	peer chaincode install -n mycc -v ${VERSION} -l ${LANGUAGE} -p ${CC_SRC_PATH} >&log.txt
+        set +x
 	res=$?
 	cat log.txt
 	verifyResult $res "Chaincode installation on peer${PEER}.org${ORG} has Failed"
@@ -123,9 +131,13 @@ instantiateChaincode () {
 	# while 'peer chaincode' command can get the orderer endpoint from the peer (if join was successful),
 	# lets supply it directly as we know it using the "-o" option
 	if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
+                set -x
 		peer chaincode instantiate -o orderer.example.com:7050 -C $CHANNEL_NAME -n mycc -l ${LANGUAGE} -v ${VERSION} -c '{"Args":["init","a","100","b","200"]}' -P "OR	('Org1MSP.peer','Org2MSP.peer')" >&log.txt
+                set +x
 	else
+                set -x
 		peer chaincode instantiate -o orderer.example.com:7050 --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA -C $CHANNEL_NAME -n mycc -l ${LANGUAGE} -v 1.0 -c '{"Args":["init","a","100","b","200"]}' -P "OR	('Org1MSP.peer','Org2MSP.peer')" >&log.txt
+                set +x
 	fi
 	res=$?
 	cat log.txt
@@ -139,7 +151,9 @@ upgradeChaincode () {
     ORG=$2
     setGlobals $PEER $ORG
 
+    set -x
     peer chaincode upgrade -o orderer.example.com:7050 --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA -C $CHANNEL_NAME -n mycc -v 2.0 -c '{"Args":["init","a","90","b","210"]}' -P "OR ('Org1MSP.peer','Org2MSP.peer','Org3MSP.peer')"
+    set +x
     res=$?
     cat log.txt
     verifyResult $res "Chaincode upgrade on org${ORG} peer${PEER} has Failed"
@@ -162,7 +176,9 @@ chaincodeQuery () {
   do
      sleep $DELAY
      echo "Attempting to Query peer${PEER}.org${ORG} ...$(($(date +%s)-starttime)) secs"
+     set -x
      peer chaincode query -C $CHANNEL_NAME -n mycc -c '{"Args":["query","a"]}' >&log.txt
+     set +x
      test $? -eq 0 && VALUE=$(cat log.txt | awk '/Query Result/ {print $NF}')
      test "$VALUE" = "$EXPECTED_RESULT" && let rc=0
   done
@@ -188,13 +204,19 @@ fetchChannelConfig() {
 
   echo "Fetching the most recent configuration block for the channel"
   if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
+    set -x
     peer channel fetch config config_block.pb -o orderer.example.com:7050 -c $CHANNEL --cafile $ORDERER_CA
+    set +x
   else
+    set -x
     peer channel fetch config config_block.pb -o orderer.example.com:7050 -c $CHANNEL --tls --cafile $ORDERER_CA
+    set +x
   fi
 
   echo "Decoding config block to JSON and isolating config to ${OUTPUT}"
+  set -x
   configtxlator proto_decode --input config_block.pb --type common.Block | jq .data.data[0].payload.data.config > "${OUTPUT}"
+  set +x
 }
 
 # signConfigtxAsPeerOrg <org> <configtx.pb>
@@ -203,7 +225,9 @@ signConfigtxAsPeerOrg() {
         PEERORG=$1
         TX=$2
         setGlobals 0 $PEERORG
+        set -x
         peer channel signconfigtx -f "${TX}"
+        set +x
 }
 
 # createConfigUpdate <channel_id> <original_config.json> <modified_config.json> <output.pb>
@@ -214,12 +238,14 @@ createConfigUpdate() {
   MODIFIED=$3
   OUTPUT=$4
 
+  set -x
   configtxlator proto_encode --input "${ORIGINAL}" --type common.Config > original_config.pb
   configtxlator proto_encode --input "${MODIFIED}" --type common.Config > modified_config.pb
   configtxlator compute_update --channel_id "${CHANNEL}" --original original_config.pb --updated modified_config.pb > config_update.pb
   configtxlator proto_decode --input config_update.pb  --type common.ConfigUpdate > config_update.json
   echo '{"payload":{"header":{"channel_header":{"channel_id":"'$CHANNEL'", "type":2}},"data":{"config_update":'$(cat config_update.json)'}}}' | jq . > config_update_in_envelope.json
   configtxlator proto_encode --input config_update_in_envelope.json --type common.Envelope > "${OUTPUT}"
+  set +x
 }
 
 chaincodeInvoke () {
@@ -229,9 +255,13 @@ chaincodeInvoke () {
 	# while 'peer chaincode' command can get the orderer endpoint from the peer (if join was successful),
 	# lets supply it directly as we know it using the "-o" option
 	if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
+                set -x
 		peer chaincode invoke -o orderer.example.com:7050 -C $CHANNEL_NAME -n mycc -c '{"Args":["invoke","a","b","10"]}' >&log.txt
+                set +x
 	else
+                set -x
 		peer chaincode invoke -o orderer.example.com:7050  --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA -C $CHANNEL_NAME -n mycc -c '{"Args":["invoke","a","b","10"]}' >&log.txt
+                set +x
 	fi
 	res=$?
 	cat log.txt