You can configure multiple background method servers, and have different "queue groups" process in each background method server.

By default, the WVS publishing queues, the Worker Agent, and the loader execute in the background method server that is processing the queue group "default". This requires no further configuration.

However, if you want to optimize performance and scalability, you can dedicate a background method server to WVS processing. For example, if the queue group "wvs" is being used, you must use the Queue Management utility (as a Site Administrator) and change the WVS queues to specify the “wvs” queue group. You must also add the following setting to wvs.properties:

where, in this example, the <group_name> is wvs.

This property setting instructs the Worker Agent and loader to start in the background method server, which is processing the queue group "wvs". This is the same background method server that the publishing queues are running in.

If the Background Method server is configured to process more than one queue group, care must be taken to ensure that the WVS CadAgent service starts. To avoid problems, make sure that the value of "wt.queue.queueGroup" defined in <Windchill>/codebase/wt.properties is the same as the value for the property wvs.queueGroup in <Windchill>/codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties.