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| ChrisWMQ |
 Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:11 am Post subject: Defining MQ to use non local drive |
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Joined: 09 Sep 2002
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Location: London
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We have a desire to create a Q Manager with the logs and data stored on a remote server. This server will provide high availability and resilient disk and is being used in anticipation of a need to handle failover support. We have Installed MQ to point to the share for both data and logs but we are getting various failures when we try and create a Q Manager and or create a queue. Is what we are trying to do possible ? Is there any thing we should do which isn't covered in the documention ?
The server is Windows 2000, MQ 5.3 CSD07
Any help gratefully received
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| jefflowrey |
| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Joined: 16 Oct 2002
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The installer/queue creation may not have been able to properly set permissions on the shared disk.
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| PGoodhart |
| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:21 am Post subject: |
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Joined: 17 Jun 2004
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Location: Harrisburg PA
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I also think you need to take a HARD look at your requirements and your design. My basic point is that seperating the queue manager from its log (putting them on different machines) is not going to get you high availablity or failover support. In fact this will slow down your MQ performance and add failure points to your infrastructure. FYI if you lose access to the logs you will crash MQ. If you are relying on a Network to provide access to a disk, you must consider multiple redunancies on the Network Resources. That means multiple network cards, extra cabling, etc. If you want a solid system you want the logs local on a redundent hotswapping raid array.
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| bower5932 |
| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Jedi Knight
Joined: 27 Aug 2001
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Location: Dallas, TX, USA
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| I'd definitely recommend that you put your logs on a separate disk from your queue manager. However, I'd never recommend that you make this disk be remote. You'd be better off in the long run in buying a second drive for your local machine to hold the logs. |
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| JasonE |
| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| I didnt think MQ allowed the logs to be on remote disks (at least those the o/s reports as being remote). I'm not at all sure, but just something lurking in the depths of a hazy past.... |
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