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| akp101 |
 Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:07 am Post subject: Route a message using MQMD.ReplytoQMGR in a same cluster |
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Current Setup:
- We have 3 queue managers in a cluster- Gateway(GWQMGR), base queue managers(QMGR1 and QMGR2).
- Gateway(GWQMGR) have alias queue(XYZ.Q.ALIAS) which is pointing to base queue(XYZ.Q) present on both the QMGR1 and QMGR2.
- If I put message on Gateway(GWQMGR)queue(XYZ.Q.ALIAS), then it is been routed to any of queue managers(i.e. QMGR1 or QMGR2) randomly.
To-be Setup:
- Requirement is to route the message on specific base queue manager(either QMGR1 or QMGR2).
- If I set MQMD.ReplyToQMGR = QMGR1, then message should go to QMGR1 only.
How could I solve above problem?
Will it be feasible/possible to write workload balancing exits on incoming MQMD.ReplyToQMGR?
Also suggest if there is any alternative.
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| PeterPotkay |
| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:12 am Post subject: |
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That is not the purpose of the MQMD Reply TO Queue Manager field when sending mesages. Its there to tell the receiver where to send replies to, not for the sender as a means to address the request.
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| Requirement is to route the message on specific base queue manager(either QMGR1 or QMGR2 |
On your MQOPEN call, populate the Destination Queue Manager Name in the MQOD with the name of the queue manager you want send to. Or leave it blank if you want load balancing to occur if the destination queue is clustered.
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| gbaddeley |
| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Requirement is to route the message on specific base queue manager(either QMGR1 or QMGR2) |
Why do you need to do that? It negates some benefits of MQ Clusters, such as automatic load balancing & handling qmgr failure. The base qmgrs should provide identical services for the queue, and it shouldn't matter which one messages go to.
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| akp101 |
| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| gbaddeley wrote: |
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| Requirement is to route the message on specific base queue manager(either QMGR1 or QMGR2) |
Why do you need to do that? It negates some benefits of MQ Clusters, such as automatic load balancing & handling qmgr failure. The base qmgrs should provide identical services for the queue, and it shouldn't matter which one messages go to. |
Because in base qmgr, MQGET node is waiting for response. It will create issue if message gets routed to another base qmgr. |
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| exerk |
| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 12:50 am Post subject: |
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The essence of clustering is to remove any affinities - as has been stated by gbaddeley, any application instance should be able to service any 'reply'.
If you really, really need to have a message go back to a particular application instance, then have a differently named reply-to-queue in each base queue manager - but I really, really recommend you do NOT do this.
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| hughson |
| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| PeterPotkay wrote: |
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| Requirement is to route the message on specific base queue manager(either QMGR1 or QMGR2 |
On your MQOPEN call, populate the Destination Queue Manager Name in the MQOD with the name of the queue manager you want send to. Or leave it blank if you want load balancing to occur if the destination queue is clustered. |
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