Sun Java System Message Queue 3.7 UR1 Administration Guide

Dead Message Queue Properties

You configure the dead message queue as you configure other queues, but certain physical destination properties do not apply or have different default values. Table 6–3 lists queue properties that the dead message queue handles in a unique way.

Table 6–3 Dead Message Queue Treatment of Standard Physical Destination Properties

Property 

Unique Treatment by Dead Message Queue 

limitBehavior

The default value for the dead message queue is REMOVE_OLDEST. (The default value for other queues is REJECT_NEWEST.) Flow control is not supported on the dead message queue.

localDeliveryPreferred

Does not apply to the dead message queue. 

maxNumMsgs

The default value for the dead message queue is 1000. The default value for other queues is -1 (unlimited).

maxNumProducers

Does not apply to the dead message queue. 

maxTotalMsgBytes

The default value for the dead message queue is 10 MB. The default value for other queues is -1 (unlimited).

isLocalOnly

In a broker cluster, a dead message queue is always a global physical destination and this property is permanently set to false.