diff --git a/bin/local-master-backup.sh b/bin/local-master-backup.sh
index 1690a70f105..f5d296d61e4 100755
--- a/bin/local-master-backup.sh
+++ b/bin/local-master-backup.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ run_master () {
   DN=$2
   export HBASE_IDENT_STRING="$USER-$DN"
   HBASE_MASTER_ARGS="\
-    -D hbase.master.port=`expr 60000 + $DN` \
-    -D hbase.master.info.port=`expr 60010 + $DN` \
+    -D hbase.master.port=`expr 16000 + $DN` \
+    -D hbase.master.info.port=`expr 16010 + $DN` \
     --backup"
   "$bin"/hbase-daemon.sh --config "${HBASE_CONF_DIR}" $1 master $HBASE_MASTER_ARGS
 }
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestClientNoCluster.java b/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestClientNoCluster.java
index dcdb8fd6f15..15693a2d3c7 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestClientNoCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestClientNoCluster.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class TestClientNoCluster extends Configured implements Tool {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TestClientNoCluster.class);
   private Configuration conf;
   public static final ServerName META_SERVERNAME =
-      ServerName.valueOf("meta.example.org", 60010, 12345);
+      ServerName.valueOf("meta.example.org", 16010, 12345);
 
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ public class TestClientNoCluster extends Configured implements Tool {
   private static ServerName [] makeServerNames(final int count) {
     ServerName [] sns = new ServerName[count];
     for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-      sns[i] = ServerName.valueOf("" + i + ".example.org", 60010, i);
+      sns[i] = ServerName.valueOf("" + i + ".example.org", 16010, i);
     }
     return sns;
   }
diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java
index 5d374413604..a436901ec8d 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class HBaseConfiguration extends Configuration {
 
   /** For debugging.  Dump configurations to system output as xml format.
    * Master and RS configurations can also be dumped using
-   * http services. e.g. "curl http://master:60010/dump"
+   * http services. e.g. "curl http://master:16010/dump"
    */
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
     HBaseConfiguration.create().writeXml(System.out);
diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HConstants.java b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HConstants.java
index a4f8c07aeaa..f1cb5e1c422 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HConstants.java
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HConstants.java
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ public final class HConstants {
   public static final String MASTER_PORT = "hbase.master.port";
 
   /** default port that the master listens on */
-  public static final int DEFAULT_MASTER_PORT = 60000;
+  public static final int DEFAULT_MASTER_PORT = 16000;
 
   /** default port for master web api */
-  public static final int DEFAULT_MASTER_INFOPORT = 60010;
+  public static final int DEFAULT_MASTER_INFOPORT = 16010;
 
   /** Configuration key for master web API port */
   public static final String MASTER_INFO_PORT = "hbase.master.info.port";
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ public final class HConstants {
   public static final String REGIONSERVER_PORT = "hbase.regionserver.port";
 
   /** Default port region server listens on. */
-  public static final int DEFAULT_REGIONSERVER_PORT = 60020;
+  public static final int DEFAULT_REGIONSERVER_PORT = 16020;
 
   /** default port for region server web api */
-  public static final int DEFAULT_REGIONSERVER_INFOPORT = 60030;
+  public static final int DEFAULT_REGIONSERVER_INFOPORT = 16030;
 
   /** A configuration key for regionserver info port */
   public static final String REGIONSERVER_INFO_PORT =
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ public final class HConstants {
    * The port to use for the multicast messages.
    */
   public static final String STATUS_MULTICAST_PORT = "hbase.status.multicast.port";
-  public static final int DEFAULT_STATUS_MULTICAST_PORT = 60100;
+  public static final int DEFAULT_STATUS_MULTICAST_PORT = 16100;
 
   public static final long NO_NONCE = 0;
 
diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
index 9f7a75c7215..a8ac30369c4 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ possible configurations would overwhelm and obscure the important.
   <!--Master configurations-->
   <property >
     <name>hbase.master.port</name>
-    <value>60000</value>
+    <value>16000</value>
     <description>The port the HBase Master should bind to.</description>
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>hbase.master.info.port</name>
-    <value>60010</value>
+    <value>16010</value>
     <description>The port for the HBase Master web UI.
     Set to -1 if you do not want a UI instance run.</description>
   </property>
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ possible configurations would overwhelm and obscure the important.
   <!--RegionServer configurations-->
   <property>
     <name>hbase.regionserver.port</name>
-    <value>60020</value>
+    <value>16020</value>
     <description>The port the HBase RegionServer binds to.</description>
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>hbase.regionserver.info.port</name>
-    <value>60030</value>
+    <value>16030</value>
     <description>The port for the HBase RegionServer web UI
     Set to -1 if you do not want the RegionServer UI to run.</description>
   </property>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon
index 4961de19dee..d4a5408d9ac 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/master/BackupMasterStatusTmpl.jamon
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ ServerName [] serverNames = masters.toArray(new ServerName[masters.size()]);
 <%if (!master.isActiveMaster()) %>
     <%if serverNames[0] != null %>
         <h2>Master</h2>
-        <a href="//<% serverNames[0].getHostname() %>:<% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010) %>/master-status" target="_blank"><% serverNames[0].getHostname() %></a>
+        <a href="//<% serverNames[0].getHostname() %>:
+	   <% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 16010) %>/master-status"
+	     target="_blank">
+	   <% serverNames[0].getHostname() %>
+	</a>
     <%else>
         Unable to parse master hostname.
     </%if>
@@ -62,7 +66,11 @@ ServerName [] serverNames = masters.toArray(new ServerName[masters.size()]);
     for (ServerName serverName : serverNames) {
     </%java>
     <tr>
-        <td><a href="//<% serverName.getHostname() %>:<% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010) %>/master-status" target="_blank"><% serverName.getHostname() %></a></td>
+        <td><a href="//<% serverName.getHostname() %>:
+	  <% master.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 16010) %>/master-status"
+	     target="_blank">
+	  <% serverName.getHostname() %></a>
+	</td>
         <td><% serverName.getPort() %></td>
         <td><% new Date(serverName.getStartcode()) %></td>
     </tr>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon
index 1f56e61cdf4..bd51662f284 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/jamon/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/tmpl/regionserver/RSStatusTmpl.jamon
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.ClusterStatusProtos.RegionLoad;
   ServerInfo serverInfo = ProtobufUtil.getServerInfo(regionServer);
   ServerName serverName = ProtobufUtil.toServerName(serverInfo.getServerName());
   List<HRegionInfo> onlineRegions = ProtobufUtil.getOnlineRegions(regionServer);
-  int masterInfoPort = regionServer.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010);
+  int masterInfoPort = regionServer.getConfiguration().getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 16010);
 </%java>
 <!--[if IE]>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/LocalHBaseCluster.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/LocalHBaseCluster.java
index a1afbf355ae..5ed11d79af0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/LocalHBaseCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/LocalHBaseCluster.java
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.JVMClusterUtil;
  * to close it all down. {@link #join} the cluster is you want to wait on
  * shutdown completion.
  *
- * <p>Runs master on port 60000 by default.  Because we can't just kill the
+ * <p>Runs master on port 16000 by default.  Because we can't just kill the
  * process -- not till HADOOP-1700 gets fixed and even then.... -- we need to
  * be able to find the master with a remote client to run shutdown.  To use a
- * port other than 60000, set the hbase.master to a value of 'local:PORT':
+ * port other than 16000, set the hbase.master to a value of 'local:PORT':
  * that is 'local', not 'localhost', and the port number the master should use
- * instead of 60000.
+ * instead of 16000.
  *
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Public
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
index 3b386d45106..bf3fca6be8e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ MasterServices, Server {
       this.masterAddressManager.start();
 
       // Put up info server.
-      int port = this.conf.getInt("hbase.master.info.port", 60010);
+      int port = this.conf.getInt("hbase.master.info.port", HConstants.DEFAULT_MASTER_INFOPORT);
       if (port >= 0) {
         String a = this.conf.get("hbase.master.info.bindAddress", "0.0.0.0");
         this.infoServer = new InfoServer(MASTER, a, port, false, this.conf);
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
index b55d7697b41..1500b741701 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
@@ -1652,7 +1652,8 @@ public class HRegionServer implements ClientProtos.ClientService.BlockingInterfa
    * @throws IOException
    */
   private int putUpWebUI() throws IOException {
-    int port = this.conf.getInt(HConstants.REGIONSERVER_INFO_PORT, 60030);
+    int port = this.conf.getInt(HConstants.REGIONSERVER_INFO_PORT,
+				HConstants.DEFAULT_REGIONSERVER_INFOPORT);
     // -1 is for disabling info server
     if (port < 0) return port;
     String addr = this.conf.get("hbase.regionserver.info.bindAddress", "0.0.0.0");
diff --git a/src/main/docbkx/configuration.xml b/src/main/docbkx/configuration.xml
index 329f38af27b..9e648d874b9 100644
--- a/src/main/docbkx/configuration.xml
+++ b/src/main/docbkx/configuration.xml
@@ -515,13 +515,16 @@ homed on the node <varname>h-24-30.example.com</varname>.
                 </para>
             	<para>To start up an extra backup master(s) on the same server run...
                        <programlisting>% bin/local-master-backup.sh start 1</programlisting>
-                       ... the '1' means use ports 60001 &amp; 60011, and this backup master's logfile will be at <filename>logs/hbase-${USER}-1-master-${HOSTNAME}.log</filename>.
+                       ... the '1' means use ports 16001 &amp; 16011, and this backup master's
+		       logfile will be at 
+		       <filename>logs/hbase-${USER}-1-master-${HOSTNAME}.log</filename>.
                 </para>
                 <para>To startup multiple backup masters run... <programlisting>% bin/local-master-backup.sh start 2 3</programlisting> You can start up to 9 backup masters (10 total).
  				</para>
 				<para>To start up more regionservers...
      			  <programlisting>% bin/local-regionservers.sh start 1</programlisting>
-     			where '1' means use ports 60201 &amp; 60301 and its logfile will be at <filename>logs/hbase-${USER}-1-regionserver-${HOSTNAME}.log</filename>.
+			... where '1' means use ports 16201 &amp; 16301 and its logfile will be at 
+			`<filename>logs/hbase-${USER}-1-regionserver-${HOSTNAME}.log</filename>.
      			</para>
      			<para>To add 4 more regionservers in addition to the one you just started by running... <programlisting>% bin/local-regionservers.sh start 2 3 4 5</programlisting>
      			This supports up to 99 extra regionservers (100 total).
@@ -678,14 +681,18 @@ homed on the node <varname>h-24-30.example.com</varname>.
 
 
         <para>HBase also puts up a UI listing vital attributes. By default its
-        deployed on the Master host at port 60010 (HBase RegionServers listen
-        on port 60020 by default and put up an informational http server at
-        60030). If the Master were running on a host named
+        deployed on the Master host at port 16010 (HBase RegionServers listen
+        on port 16020 by default and put up an informational http server at
+        16030). If the Master were running on a host named
         <varname>master.example.org</varname> on the default port, to see the
         Master's homepage you'd point your browser at
-        <filename>http://master.example.org:60010</filename>.</para>
-
+        <filename>http://master.example.org:16010</filename>.</para>
 
+	<para>Prior to HBase 0.98, the default ports the master ui was deployed
+	on port 16010, and the HBase RegionServers would listen
+        on port 16020 by default and put up an informational http server at
+        16030.
+	</para>
 
     <para>Once HBase has started, see the <xref linkend="shell_exercises" /> for how to
         create tables, add data, scan your insertions, and finally disable and
diff --git a/src/main/docbkx/troubleshooting.xml b/src/main/docbkx/troubleshooting.xml
index 6feb8a94ba6..7a9caa42e69 100644
--- a/src/main/docbkx/troubleshooting.xml
+++ b/src/main/docbkx/troubleshooting.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ export SERVER_GC_OPTS="$SERVER_GC_OPTS -XX:NewSize=64m -XX:MaxNewSize=64m"
            <title>Builtin Tools</title>
             <section xml:id="trouble.tools.builtin.webmaster">
               <title>Master Web Interface</title>
-              <para>The Master starts a web-interface on port 60010 by default.
+              <para>The Master starts a web-interface on port 16010 by default.
+	      (Up to and including 0.98 this was port 60010)
               </para>
               <para>The Master web UI lists created tables and their definition (e.g., ColumnFamilies, blocksize, etc.).  Additionally,
               the available RegionServers in the cluster are listed along with selected high-level metrics (requests, number of regions, usedHeap, maxHeap).
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@ export SERVER_GC_OPTS="$SERVER_GC_OPTS -XX:NewSize=64m -XX:MaxNewSize=64m"
             </section>
             <section xml:id="trouble.tools.builtin.webregion">
               <title>RegionServer Web Interface</title>
-              <para>RegionServers starts a web-interface on port 60030 by default.
+              <para>RegionServers starts a web-interface on port 16030 by default.
+              (Up to an including 0.98 this was port 60030)
               </para>
               <para>The RegionServer web UI lists online regions and their start/end keys, as well as point-in-time RegionServer metrics (requests, regions, storeFileIndexSize, compactionQueueSize, etc.).
               </para>