Assigning in-routing and out-routing servers

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Assigning in-routing and out-routing servers

Message Queuing servers, called in-routing servers or out-routing servers, can be used to route messages within a site. Each independent client (or Message Queuing server without routing enabled) can be configured to use up to three in-routing servers and out-routing servers to route messages on its behalf.

It is recommended that in-routing and out-routing servers be used for mobile clients that are mostly disconnected from the network or connect to the network through a remote access server.

The same Message Queuing server can serve as both an in-routing server and out-routing server. However, all such servers must be located in the original site of the client (the site the client was installed in). When a mobile client moves to another site, these in-routing and out-routing servers are not used for message routing until the client returns to its original site.

For redundancy, it is recommended that you configure clients to use more than one in-routing or out-routing server.

For information on how to specify or change the in-routing or out-routing servers that a client can use, see Change in-routing or out-routing servers.