[ajug-members] JMX reference/tutorial recommendations

[Jason Chambers]

I did some research a while ago and although I can't remember any  
resources, I do remember my findings:

o JMX is baked into J2SE as of Tiger / Java 5 so if you are using  
Java 5 you are good to go.
o JMX is baked into Tomcat 5+ so you are good to go even if you are  
not using Java 5.
o JMX is baked into any J2EE server (forget which version) so you are  
good to go even if you are not using Java 5.
o If you need to manage a Java desktop application that is running on  
< Java 5, MX4J is what you need
o MX4J provides a nice XML feed which is ideal if you have management  
scripts
o Avoid the reference implementation - it is only ok for read-only  
MBeans - the HtmlAdaptor that comes with provides no authentication  
hooks.

The process is pretty straightforward:

1. Write a Java interface -> must end in MBean with getters and  
optionally setters if you want to expose a way tweak stuff from a  
management interface. Stick to basic/built-in types
2. Write a Java implementation of your interface
3. Get a handle of your MBeanServer
4. Instantiate and register your MBean with the MBeanServer

.. and that is pretty much it.

Jason
On Oct 25, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Barry Hawkins wrote:

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> Hi all!  I have a need to build out some application management
> functionality in my current project, so I am searching out good
> resources for the topic of JMX.  Does anyone endorse a particular book
> or tutorial?  By endorse I mean "this is what I used" or "my team uses
> this and I don't think they're on crack", not "I, too, Googled and  
> found
> the following results".  Thanks!
>
> Regards,
> - --
> Barry Hawkins
> site: www.bytemason.org
> weblog: www.yepthatsme.com
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