diff --git a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas
index f5c6e4c843..8217f1777e 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas
+++ b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enable_contrib_no_build=libnbc,vt
 with_openib=no
 with_devel_headers=yes
 with_alps=yes
+with_xpmem=/opt/cray/xpmem/default
 with_tm=no
 with_slurm=no
 with_io_romio_flags=--with-file-system=ufs+nfs
diff --git a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas.conf b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas.conf
index d8868fcf77..e3bb6eb4ab 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas.conf
+++ b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-nopanasas.conf
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ oob_tcp_rcvbuf = 32768
 
 ## Define the MPI interconnects
 # TODO LANL: update
-btl = sm,tcp,self 
+btl = vader,tcp,self 
 
 ## Setup Gemini 
 # TODO LANL
diff --git a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas
index b82d4c272b..4706a49483 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas
+++ b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enable_contrib_no_build=libnbc,vt
 with_openib=no
 with_devel_headers=yes
 with_alps=yes
+with_xpmem=/opt/cray/xpmem/default
 with_tm=no
 with_slurm=no
 with_io_romio_flags=--with-file-system=ufs+nfs
diff --git a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas.conf b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas.conf
index d8868fcf77..e3bb6eb4ab 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas.conf
+++ b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-nopanasas.conf
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ oob_tcp_rcvbuf = 32768
 
 ## Define the MPI interconnects
 # TODO LANL: update
-btl = sm,tcp,self 
+btl = vader,tcp,self 
 
 ## Setup Gemini 
 # TODO LANL