If you are using mod_jk you can disable a worker. If a worker is disabled, mod_jk will route requests for existing sessions to it, but will not route requests for new sessions (unless there are no non-disabled workers available). http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/reference/workers.html discusses this. Look for the 'activation' property (for mod_jk 1.2.19 or later) or the 'disabled' property for earlier mod_jk releases. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4124515#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...