there is a JMX API isSlave(), JMX attribute Slave - which is also a method in BrokerService
it was removed as part of the pure master/slave removal in release 5.8, but was merged back in 5.9, see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4330 I merged it back myself into a 5.8 version without issues -- View this message in context: http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/Slave-broker-detection-tp4680326p4680327.html Sent from the ActiveMQ - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.