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| mqfan |
 Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 1:07 am Post subject: dspmq -x does not show standby instance |
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Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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Hello All,
We are trying to configure a multi instance QM with WMQ 7.5.0.2 on Linux. Everything looks fine except that the 'dspmq -x' from the server where the Queue Manager is Running shows only the details of the ACTIVE Instance.
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[mqm@servermq11 etc]$ dspmq -x
QMNAME(DEV01) STATUS(Running)
INSTANCE(servermq11.domain.com) MODE(Active)
[mqm@servermq11 etc]$ date
Fri May 30 01:57:19 CDT 2014 |
But the Standby Server is displaying the result as desired.
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[mqm@servermq12 ~]$ dspmq -x
QMNAME(DEV01) STATUS(Running as standby)
INSTANCE(servermq11.domain.com) MODE(Active)
INSTANCE(servermq12.domain.com) MODE(Standby)
[mqm@servermq12 ~]$ date
Fri May 30 01:56:45 CDT 2014 |
Once we switch over, again the 'dspmq -x' command from the server where the QM is running shows ONLY the Active Instance but the same command shows both active and Standby Instances from the standby server.
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[mqm@servermq12 etc]$ dspmq -x
QMNAME(DEV01) STATUS(Running)
INSTANCE(servermq12.domain.com) MODE(Active)
[mqm@servermq11 etc]$ date
Fri May 30 02:21:19 CDT 2014
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Standby Server displays.
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[mqm@servermq11 ~]$ dspmq -x
QMNAME(DEV01) STATUS(Running as standby)
INSTANCE(servermq12.domain.com) MODE(Active)
INSTANCE(servermq11.domain.com) MODE(Standby)
[mqm@servermq12 ~]$ date
Fri May 30 02:23:19 CDT 2014
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We have started the QM with strmqm -x and the Queue Manager come up fine as active and standby modes on respective nodes. We also have performed basic checks as below:
1. The preliminary check for the filesystem with the amqmfsck with -c and w options. File locks, lock release and acquiring works good.
2. Tested switching the Queue Manager between the nodes using:
a. 'endmqm -s'
b. killing certain QM processes.
c. bringing down one of the participating server.
3. Searched in google but havent got any matching results.
4. Restarted and switched over the QMs several times.
I am not sure if anyone of you have experienced such a problem. If you need further details to dig deeper please let me know. Your guidance and suggestions to get us solve the issue are appreciated.
Thanks & Regards.
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| fjb_saper |
| Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 5:26 am Post subject: |
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Is the stand by server running while you issue the dspmq -x on the active server?
Or do you switch to the standby server, issue strmqm -x and then dspmq -x which will give you expected results because now both are running... 
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| mqfan |
| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hello fjb_saper,
Yes we had both the servers up and Queue Manager running as active and standby while issuing the dspmq command.
servermq11 and servermq12 are the servers. Steps taken:
1. strmqm -x from both servermq11 and servermq12. servermq11 is active
2. dspmq -x from both servers where active server shows only active instace while the standby shows both the instances details.
3. endmqm -s from servermq11 allowing switchover and then strmqm -x from servermq11. servermq12 is active now and server11 standby.
4. Again : dspmq -x from both servers where active server shows only active instace while the standby shows both the instances details.
Hope that clarifies.
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| hughson |
| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Hi there,
According to one of my colleagues who is a MIQM expert, it looks like the two systems are not properly sharing the state of the file locks. Both instances should be visible using dspmq -x on either system.
Suggest you raise a PMR to get that looked into.
Cheers
Morag
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| Biju |
| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you!
If file lock status are not shared properly between the servers, would a switchover/failover happen properly?
A PMR is opened. Will post updates, when I have it, here.
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| PeterPotkay |
| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| Biju wrote: |
If file lock status are not shared properly between the servers, would a switchover/failover happen properly?
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Maybe yes. Maybe no.
Since the concept of Multi Instance QMs relies on file locks to determine which is the active node and if/when failover occurs, not trusting your file locks means not trusting the failover occurring when its supposed to.
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| Biju |
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:26 am Post subject: |
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Hello All,
Apparently, we have the shared drive mounted with NFS v3.  Assumed the servers have NFS v4 and never bothered to actually check it.
Hopefully we will have the problem fixed once the servers are remounted with NFS v4.
Will update once the current issues are resolved and when we have the QMs in a working state.
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| smeunier |
| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Was this ever resolved after you went to NFS4? I'm seeing the same thing. All checks run fine, but the dspmq -x command shows different on active vs standby.
I'm on MQ V8.0.0.4 on Linux |
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