Define resource adapter [1] . Connect via jboss-cli [2] . Errors logged in console [3] , but successful connection returned [2] . [4] appropriate failure if tcp vs failover protocol is used. [1] <subsystem xmlns= "urn:jboss:domain:resource-adapters:1.1" > <resource-adapters> <resource-adapter id= "activemq-rar.rar" > <archive>activemq-rar-5.11.0.redhat-630187.rar</archive> <transaction-support>XATransaction</transaction-support> <config-property name= "ServerUrl" > failover:ssl: //amq03:99999 <!-- tcp:://127.0.0.1:54208 --></config-property> <config-property name= "UserName" > undefined </config-property> <config-property name= "Password" > undefined </config-property> <connection-definitions> <connection-definition class- name= "org.apache.activemq.ra.ActiveMQManagedConnectionFactory" jndi-name= "java:/ConnectionFactory" enabled= " true " use-java-context= " true " pool-name= "ActiveMQConnectionFactoryPool" use-ccm= " false " > <xa-pool> <min-pool-size>20</min-pool-size> <max-pool-size>40</max-pool-size> <is-same-rm-override> false </is-same-rm-override> </xa-pool> </connection-definition> </connection-definitions> <admin-objects> <admin-object class- name= "org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQQueue" jndi-name= "java:/queue/INBOUND_QUEUE_DLQ" enabled= " true " use-java-context= " true " pool-name= "ActiveMQQueue.queue_in_DLQ" > <config-property name= "PhysicalName" > INBOUND_QUEUE.DLQ </config-property> </admin-object> <admin-object class- name= "org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQQueue" jndi-name= "java:/queue/OUTBOUND_QUEUE" enabled= " true " use-java-context= " true " pool-name= "ActiveMQQueue.queue_out" > <config-property name= "PhysicalName" > OUTBOUND_QUEUE </config-property> </admin-object> </admin-objects> </resource-adapter> </resource-adapters> </subsystem> [2] [disconnected /] connect [standalone@localhost:9999 /] /subsystem=resource-adapters/resource-adapter=activemq-rar.rar/connection-definitions=ActiveMQConnectionFactoryPool:test-connection-in-pool { "outcome" => "success" , "result" => [ true ] } [3] 14:22:34,753 INFO [org.jboss.as] (Controller Boot Thread ) JBAS015874: JBoss EAP 6.1.1.GA (AS 7.2.1.Final-redhat-10) started in 3929ms - Started 171 of 227 services (55 services are passive or on-demand) 14:23:33,712 WARN [org.apache.activemq.transport.failover.FailoverTransport] (ActiveMQ Task-1) Failed to connect to [ssl: //amq03:99999] after: 10 attempt(s) continuing to retry. 14:27:42,150 WARN [org.apache.activemq.transport.failover.FailoverTransport] (ActiveMQ Task-1) Failed to connect to [ssl: //amq03:99999] after: 20 attempt(s) continuing to retry. ... [4] [standalone@localhost:9999 /] /subsystem=resource-adapters/resource-adapter=activemq-rar.rar/connection-definitions=ActiveMQConnectionFactoryPool:test-connection-in-pool { "outcome" => "failed" , "failure-description" => "JBAS010440: failed to invoke operation: JBAS010447: Connection is not valid" , "rolled-back" => true }