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= change-master-broker

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== change-master-broker

Changes the master broker in a Message Queue cluster providing JMS
services for a {productName} cluster.

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=== Synopsis

[source]
----
asadmin [asadmin-options] change-master-broker [--help]
clustered-instance-name
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=== Description

The `change-master-broker` subcommand changes the master broker in a
Message Queue cluster that is the JMS provider for a {productName}
cluster. By default, the master broker is the one associated with the
first instance configured in the {productName} cluster.

This subcommand is supported in remote mode only. Remote `asadmin`
subcommands require a running domain administration server (DAS).

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=== Options

asadmin-options::
  Options for the `asadmin` utility. For information about these
  options, see the link:asadmin.html#asadmin-1m[`asadmin`(1M)] help page.
`--help`::
`-?`::
  Displays the help text for the subcommand.

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=== Operands

clustered-instance-name::
  The name of the server instance whose Message Queue broker is to
  become the master broker of the Message Queue cluster. This server
  instance must be an instance in a {productName} cluster.

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=== Examples

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==== Example 1   Changing the master broker

The following subcommand changes the Message Queue master broker to the
one for the `clustinst3` clustered instance.

[source]
----
asadmin> change-master-broker clustinst3
Command change-master-broker executed successfully.
----

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=== Exit Status

0::
  subcommand executed successfully
1::
  error in executing the subcommand

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=== See Also

link:asadmin.html#asadmin-1m[`asadmin`(1M)]