Message Queuing Installation Options for Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 (317329)

[Global]
FreshMode = Custom
MaintanenceMode = RemoveAll
UpgradeMode =  UpgradeOnly

[msmq]
ControllerServer=NORTHPOLE
ServerAuthenticationOnly = FALSE

[Components]
msmq_Core = ON
msmq_LocalStorage = ON
msmq_HTTPSupport = ON
#Setting msmq_HTTPSupport = ON installs Internet Information Services.
msmq_RoutingSupport = OFF
msmq_ADIntegrated = ON
msmq_MQDSService = OFF
msmq_TriggersService = OFF
				

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The versions of Message Queuing, since its first release in Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition, vary in many ways. For example, the directory services infrastructure that houses public queue and enterprise information migrated from Microsoft SQL Server to Active Directory for versions 2.0 and 3.0. Due to these changes, you may not know whether a Message Queuing 2.0 or 3.0 client can interact in a Message Queuing 1.0 environment (in addition to other configurations). Use the following rules as guidelines:

• All versions of Message Queuing can exchange messages.
• You can only install each version of Message Queuing on its respective operating system:

     MESSAGE QUEUING VERSION        OPERATING SYSTEM
     =======================        ================ 
     Message Queuing 3.0            Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
  
     Message Queuing 2.0            Windows 2000
  
     Message Queuing 1.0            Windows NT 4
                                    Windows 95
                                    Windows 98, 98 Second Edition (SE)
                                    Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
  					

• There is no required Message Queuing server for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Message Queuing. In an Active Directory configuration, Message Queuing 3.0 independent clients can manage their Active Directory components through direct LDAP calls to the Active Directory server.
• It is recommended that you perform the installation in Workgroup mode whenever possible to avoid configuring a Message Queuing server in a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 environment to handle different Message Queuing client versions. Workgroup mode improves performance and the availability of Message Queuing because you are required to send messages using direct format names.

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Version Differences

The terms that are used in association with Message Queuing may vary between the different versions. In the following sections, the various terms are clarified based on the version.

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Windows NT 4.0 Message Queuing Version 1.0

There were two types of Message Queuing 1.0 servers in Message Queuing 1.0. All servers that are installed on Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition have full Message Queuing functionality, including the ability to:

• Host connector applications.
• Serve as supporting servers for dependent clients.
• Serve as message forwarding or concentration points.

Servers that are installed on Windows NT 4.0 Standard Edition have certain restrictions in regards to:

• Connector support.
• Limited client connections.
  
  -and-
• Other restrictions that are documented in the Message Queuing release notes in Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack.

Message Queuing 1.0 Controller Servers:

Message Queuing controller servers host a copy of the Message Queue Information Store (MQIS) in an SQL database. The MQIS contains Message Queuing objects with information about the Message Queuing Enterprise architecture for routing, queue information for lookups, and security permissions for those objects. There are three types of Message Queuing controller servers:

• primary enterprise controller
• primary site controller
• backup site controller

Message Queuing 1.0 Routing Server:

Routing servers do not host an MQIS but provide all other routing-based functionality.

Message Queuing 1.0 Clients:

• An independent client can send messages offline while it is disconnected from the enterprise.
• A dependent client must be connected to a Message Queuing server (primary enterprise controller, primary site controller, backup site controller, or routing server) to send or receive messages. A dependent client has no queues or local message storage and therefore it uses the Message Queuing service on its Message Queuing server to send or receive messages.

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Windows 2000 Message Queuing Version 2.0

Message Queuing 2.0 Servers:

In version 2.0, the terminology changes may be confusing in regards to the Message Queuing Server configurations. A Message Queuing 1.0 independent client was explicitly selected for installation on Windows NT 4.0 Server. On Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server, this is the default functionality and it is not explicitly stated as an independent client.

When you install Message Queuing on Windows 2000, there is a check box to include Message Queuing Routing Services. If you do not select the check box (on a non-domain controller), the result is a Message Queuing server that has the functionality of an independent client. If you select the Routing Services (on a non-domain controller), the result is a Message Queuing server that has the functionality of the Message Queuing 1.0 routing server.

Both of these are referred to as Message Queuing Servers. The term independent client now applies only to Message Queuing on Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003. You can find additional information on this topic in Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server Help under the topic "Upgrade Overview for Message Queuing."

Message Queuing 2.0 Clients:

Dependent clients are another installation option for Message Queuing 2.0. This installation type provides you with the same functionality as a dependent client in Message Queuing 1.0. Note: Message Queuing 2.0 Dependents clients and not supported against a Message Queue Server (MSMQ) 1.0 Supporting Server and should be installed against an MSMQ 1.0 server.

The Workgroup mode installation is an option that is available in Message Queuing 2.0. To select this option during the installation, click Manually Select our access mode to active directory, and then click Not participate in a Directory Service. The combination of these two settings places the computer into Message Queuing Workgroup mode. This mode has the regular Workgroup mode constraints.

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Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Message Queuing Version 3.0

Message Queuing 3.0 Servers:

The following settings are available in Message Queuing 3.0:

• Down Level Support: This is not selected by default. This setting, which provides support for earlier versions, is available when you install it on a Windows .NET-based domain controller.
• Routing Support
• Active Directory Integration and Core functionality: This is selected by default. This setting provides a consistent installation for Message Queuing on a Windows Server of an independent client functionality, regardless of whether the server is a domain controller.

Message Queuing 3.0 Clients:

Dependent clients still exist as an option when you are installing Message Queuing 3.0. This installation provides you with the same functionality as a dependent client in Message Queuing 1.0 or 2.0, but you have to install it against a Message Queuing 2.0 or 3.0 server.

Independent client installations can send messages offline while they are disconnected from the enterprise. In addition, they manage their own objects in Active Directory.

Workgroup Mode:

Message Queuing Workgroup mode installations are still an option in Message Queuing 3.0 with the same constraints that exist in Windows 2000 Workgroup mode. To use the Workgroup mode, during Setup, clear the Active Directory support check box.

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