--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2015/03/07 23:17:21	1.1277
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2015/04/01 23:22:13	1.1279
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1277 2015/03/07 23:17:21 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1279 2015/04/01 23:22:13 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -849,10 +849,8 @@ sub spareserver {
     if (ref($spareshash) eq 'HASH') {
         if (ref($spareshash->{'primary'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
             foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareshash->{'primary'} }) {
-                if ($uint_dom) {
-                    next unless (&spare_can_host($udom,$uint_dom,$remotesessions,
-                                                 $try_server));
-                }
+                next unless (&spare_can_host($udom,$uint_dom,$remotesessions,
+                                             $try_server));
 	        ($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
 	            &compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
             }
@@ -863,10 +861,8 @@ sub spareserver {
         if (!$found_server) {
             if (ref($spareshash->{'default'}) eq 'ARRAY') { 
 	        foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareshash->{'default'} }) {
-                    if ($uint_dom) {
-                        next unless (&spare_can_host($udom,$uint_dom,
-                                                     $remotesessions,$try_server));
-                    }
+                    next unless (&spare_can_host($udom,$uint_dom,
+                                                 $remotesessions,$try_server));
 	            ($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
 		        &compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
                 }
@@ -1178,19 +1174,27 @@ sub can_host_session {
 sub spare_can_host {
     my ($udom,$uint_dom,$remotesessions,$try_server)=@_;
     my $canhost=1;
-    my @intdoms;
-    my $internet_names = &Apache::lonnet::get_internet_names($try_server);
-    if (ref($internet_names) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        @intdoms = @{$internet_names};
-    }
-    unless (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@intdoms)) {
-        my $serverhomeID = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_homeID($try_server);
-        my $serverhomedom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($serverhomeID);
-        my %defdomdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($serverhomedom);
-        my $remoterev = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_loncaparev(undef,$try_server);
-        $canhost = &can_host_session($udom,$try_server,$remoterev,
-                                     $remotesessions,
-                                     $defdomdefaults{'hostedsessions'});
+    my $try_server_hostname = &hostname($try_server);
+    my $serverhomeID = &get_server_homeID($try_server_hostname);
+    my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($serverhomeID);
+    my %defdomdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($serverhomedom);
+    if (ref($defdomdefaults{'offloadnow'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if ($defdomdefaults{'offloadnow'}{$try_server}) {
+            $canhost = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    if (($canhost) && ($uint_dom)) {
+        my @intdoms;
+        my $internet_names = &get_internet_names($try_server);
+        if (ref($internet_names) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            @intdoms = @{$internet_names};
+        }
+        unless (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@intdoms)) {
+            my $remoterev = &get_server_loncaparev(undef,$try_server);
+            $canhost = &can_host_session($udom,$try_server,$remoterev,
+                                         $remotesessions,
+                                         $defdomdefaults{'hostedsessions'});
+        }
     }
     return $canhost;
 }
@@ -2105,6 +2109,9 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'hosted'}) eq 'HASH') {
             $domdefaults{'hostedsessions'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'hosted'};
         }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadnow'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'offloadnow'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadnow'};
+        }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}) eq 'HASH') {
         if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'admin'}) eq 'HASH') {