Integration Server 10.3 | Integration Server Administrator's Guide | Configuring Integration Server for webMethods Messaging | Load Balancing with a Non-Clustered Group of Integration Servers
 
Load Balancing with a Non-Clustered Group of Integration Servers
 
Important Considerations for Using a Stateless Cluster with webMethods Messaging
Integration Servers can receive messages from the same messaging provider in a load-balanced manner if the Integration Servers are connected to the messaging provider as a non-clustered group. In a non-clustered group, multiple Integration Servers act as a single messaging client but are not members of a cluster.
Note:
In addition to the term “non-clustered group,” the terms “stateless cluster” and “external cluster” are sometimes used to describe the situation in which a group of Integration Servers function in a manner similar to a cluster but are not part of a configured cluster.
Integration Servers can receive messages from the same messaging provider in a load-balanced manner if the Integration Servers are connected to the messaging provider as a non-clustered group.
To receive messages in a load-balanced fashion, each Integration Server must:
*Connect to the same messaging provider. A group of non-clustered Integration Servers can receive messages in a load-balanced fashion from Universal Messaging or Broker. The messaging connection aliases should be the same on each Integration Server.
*Use the same client prefix. Use the Integration Server Administrator to specify the client prefix for your Integration Servers. For instructions, see Creating a Broker Connection Alias and Creating a Universal Messaging Connection Alias.
*Use the same client group. When Broker is the messaging provider, each Integration Server must use the same client group. Use the Integration Server Administrator to specify the client group for your Integration Servers. For instructions, see Creating a Broker Connection Alias.
*Have the same triggers. To receive message in a load-balanced manner, the non-clustered Integration Servers must act as a single messaging client, which includes having the same document subscriptions. For information about configuring webMethods messaging triggers, see webMethods Service Development Help.
Integration Servers in a non-clustered group can also share a document history database and a cross-reference database without being in an Integration Server cluster.
Note:
A stateless cluster of Integration Servers does not use a Terracotta Server Array.