If you set the cluster queue to PUT(INHIBIT) then that information is fed back to the originating systems and the default WLM will no longer choose you as a target (unless it has to if I recall).
Cheers, P. Paul G Clarke WebSphere MQ Development IBM Hursley MQSeries List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 18/10/2004 14:48:29: > At the 'Application' level means the server in my scenario. What I am > trying to achieve is this: > > If a back-end service running on a server is knocked out of the rotation > (even though MQ might be OK), I want to: > > 1. Not send anymore messages to that instance (from the client) > 2. Move the "stuck" message on that instance to another instance that is > being serviced. > > I cannot afford for messages to get stuck for any period of time. > > PS: If a cluster queue is set to PUT(INHIBITED), on the server, will the > WLM exit that IBM supplies recognize it when the client does the MQPUT > (assume DEFBIND is NOT-FIXED)? Or, will the message travel down the channel > to the cluster queue instance that was chosen, then the MCA will detect it > when it tries to put the message to the chosen cluster queue? I know it > will reroute it to another instance of the cluster queue, if one exist. > > Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in > the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com > Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive