Configuring IBM eXtremeIO (XIO)

[Version 2.5 and later] IBM® eXtremeIO (XIO) is a transport mechanism that replaces the Object Request Broker (ORB).

Before you begin

You can configure XIO for all the container servers in your catalog service domain by enabling XIO in the catalog servers. The container servers discover the transport type of the catalog server and use that transport type.

[Version 2.5 only]

About this task

XIO is the default transport mechanism if you are creating a new configuration with Version 2.5 or later. If you are upgrading from a previous firmware version, your transport setting is set to use the ORB.

Procedure

Enable the XIO transport mechanism in the collective. In the user interface, click Collective > Settings > Communication services. Select the XIO transport mechanism. The transport setting is a collective-wide setting. Therefore, if you update the transport setting, all of the appliances in the collective must be restarted.

Results

The servers that you configured use the XIO transport. To verify that the configuration is correct, see Displaying the transport type of your catalog service domain.
The collective uses the XIO transport mechanism. When you enable XIO, you are also enabling:
eXtreme Data Format (XDF)
XDF serializes and stores keys and values in the data grid in a language-independent format. By using XDF, both Java and .NET applications can access the same data grid objects.
IBM eXtremeMemory
eXtremeMemory helps you avoid garbage collection pauses, leading to more constant performance and predicable response times.