Hi Richard,
If you want to connect particular agents to specific collectors I would suggest to use "exclude" and "include" switches when using loadbalancing feature. Please see below examples (extracted from the Config and Admin guide):
Agent Load Balancing Configuration Examples
You can configure the MOM agent load balancing properties in varied ways. These configuration examples provide code samples:
Assign an Agent to a Particular Collector or Set of Collectors
The following example shows how to configure assigning an agent named MyAgent to the Collector named "myhost" on port 5001.
<agent-collector name="Assign MyAgent to One Collector Example">
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|MyAgent</agent-specifier>
<include>
<collector host="myhost" port="5001"/>
</include>
</agent-collector>
The following example shows how to configure the latched property where:
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Agents are assigned to connect to the Collector named "newCollector-ip" on port 6001.
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When newCollector-ip is unavailable, the MOM can assign all agents with "EPAgent" in their name to either Collector1-ip or Collector2-ip.
<agent-Collector name="Latch when Collector Unavailable Example">
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|EPAgent.*</agent-specifier>
<include>
<Collector host="newCollector-ip" port="6001" latched=”true” />
<Collector host="Collector1-ip" port="6001" />
<Collector host="Collector2-ip" port="6001" />
</include>
</agent-Collector>
The following example shows how to assign agents where:
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Collectors are named "localhost" on ports 5001 and 5002.
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Collector localhost:5001 is preferred over localhost:5002.
<agent-collector name="Allow EPAgents on Two Collectors and One is Preferred Example">
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|EPAgent.*</agent-specifier>
<include>
<collector host="localhost" port="5001" latched="true"/>
<collector host="localhost" port="5002"/>
</include>
</agent-collector>
The following example shows how to assign agents where:
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Collectors are named "localhost" on ports 5001, 5002, 5003, and 5004.
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Collectors localhost:5001 and localhost:5003 are preferred over localhost:5002 and localhost:5004.
<agent-collector name="Allow EPAgents on Four Collectors and Two are Preferred Example">
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|EPAgent.*</agent-specifier>
<include>
<collector host="localhost" port="5001" latched="true"/>
<collector host="localhost" port="5002"/>
<collector host="localhost" port="5003" latched="true"/>
<collector host="localhost" port="5004"/>
</include>
</agent-collector>
Exclude an Agent from a Particular Collector or Set of Collectors
The following example shows how to exclude an agent named MyAgent from a Collector named MyHost.
<agent-collector name="Exclude MyAgent from a Collector Example">
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|MyAgent</agent-specifier>
<exclude>
<collector host="MyHost" port="5001"/>
</exclude>
</agent-collector>
The following example shows how to exclude multiple agents from multiple Collectors.
<agent-collector name="Exclude Two Agents Assigned from Two Collectors Example>
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|MyAgent.*</agent-specifier>
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|MyOtherAgent.*</agent-specifier>
<exclude>
<collector host="MyHost" port="5001"/>
<collector host="MyOtherHost" port="5001"/>
</exclude>
</agent-collector>
Assign Multiple Agents to Multiple Collectors
The following example shows how to assign multiple agents to multiple Collectors.
<agent-collector name="Two Agents Assigned to Two Collectors Example>
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|MyAgent.*</agent-specifier>
<agent-specifier>.*\|.*\|MyOtherAgent.*</agent-specifier>
<include>
<collector host="MyHost" port="5001"/>
<collector host="MyOtherHost" port="5001"/>
</include>
</agent-collector>
Thanks,
Jose