MQSeries.net :: View topic - Clustering Topology

leungkk

Dear ALL,

We have 3 remote sites (with already several queue manager installed at each
site) to be connected via MQ clustering (for high availability and simplify
channel connection). Now, we are at a point to consider the topology for
connecting the queue managers of the three sites. I understand from red
book that there were bus topology and Hub-and-Spoke topology for MQ
clustering while each topology has its own pro-and-cons.

Hence, I would like to seek your opinion, experience and feedback on the
selection criteria and consideration.

As each of the sites has its own naming convention and interconnection
within the sites. Because of it, we worry that a pure Hub-and-Spoke would
place additional administration effort to the MQ of each site but
bus-topology may not give the simplified channel connection Because of
this, we are considering a Bus-and-Spoke topology which each site contribute
two gateway queue managers and the queue managers are connected in a bus.
What is your opinion on this topology? Any concern we need to look at for
Bus-and-Spoken?