If you don't get a good response here, you might also post in the EJB3 and/or clustering forums. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4003902#4003902 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4003902