# Storm 2.6.0.2 - Production Tuning Guide
: Listens for work assigned to its node and starts/stops worker processes. storm 2.6.0.2
It is important to note that the 2.6.0 release (November 2023) introduced significant changes, including the removal of several external modules to streamline the codebase, such as: storm-cassandra storm-hbase storm-hive storm-eventhubs # Storm 2
storm rebalance my_topology -n 5 -e -w 20 the underlying networking framework
Upgraded Netty, the underlying networking framework, ensuring faster and more stable data transfer between workers.