about the technology

With Java Management Extensions (JMX), you can configure, manage and monitor your Java applications at run-time, as well as break your applications into components that can be swapped out. JMX provides a window into an application's state and its behavior, and a protocol-independent way of altering both state and behavior. It lets you expose portions of your application in just a few lines of code.

what's inside

• Manage and monitor your Java applications
• Combine JMX with J2EE technologies (EJB and JMS)
• Make use of Sun's RMI adapter
• Create protocol adapters for TCP and Jini
• Extend JMX to make it more powerful
• Best practices for the use of MBeans

about the reader

Written for both new and experienced developers.

about the authors

Ben Sullins is a senior Java developer with both server- and client-side experience. He has extensive JMX experience. Ben lives in the Denver area.

A fifteen-year veteran, Mark Whipple has focused on networked applications, including monitoring applications with SNMP and JMX. He holds multiple software patents and has been a member of several standards bodies, including the IETF. He lives in Dallas, TX.