With apache in place, you _never_ go to the JBoss port again. Always go through apache. It monitors the server states and directs traffic accordingly. Apache knows server 1 is dead, so it sends all traffic to server 2. If both server 1 and server 2 are alive, it load balances reuqests between the 2 servers. You have this notion that a dead jboss server can do something. If the server process is dead, it is non-existent and can not do anything. Apache and Mod_jk do the management piece of the puzzle. Keep hitting the apache port and watch the requests failover to the remaining "live" server. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4015885#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...