Can you use a NLB address in a MSMQ call?

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Can you use a NLB address in a MSMQ call?

We have three BizTalk servers, with a NLB address for them.

Would a MSMQ call to the NLB address, rather than the individual server address work?

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Jeroen Maes On BEST ANSWER

Yes, this is possible and it is easy to setup (or even without any configuration) if you are using Non-transactional messaging.

Message Queuing is supported in an NLB environment for both sending and receiving messages in the following configurations:

  • Non-transactional messaging by using Direct=TCP
  • Non-transactional messaging by using Direct=OS with validation disabled
  • Non-transactional messaging by using Direct=HTTP
  • Transactional messaging by using a specific configuration that uses store and forward servers and a single backend server

Microsoft provides an excellent article about this topic: How Message Queuing can function over Network Load Balancing (NLB)