Configuring transports

Transports enable the exchange of objects and data between different server processes in your configuration.

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[Version 8.6 and later] Two options exist for transports within WebSphere® eXtreme Scale: the Object Request Broker (ORB) or IBM® eXtremeIO (XIO).
ORB
When you use the ORB transport, communication between clients and servers, and between servers within the environment, is handled by the ORB.
Deprecated feature[Version 8.6 and later] Deprecated: The Object Request Broker (ORB) is deprecated. If you were not using the ORB in a previous release, use IBM eXtremeIO (XIO) for your transport mechanism. If you are using the ORB, consider migrating your configuration to use XIO.
XIO
When you use the XIO transport, communication between clients and servers, and between servers within the environment, is handled by a transport mechanism that is designed specifically for WebSphere eXtreme Scale. The eXtremeMemory and eXtreme data format (XDF) features require the XIO transport.