Contents

Introduction 1

Pt. I Java Management Extensions Specification

1 Getting Started 7
2 Architecture 25
3 Standard MBeans 35
4 Dynamic MBeans 71
5 Model MBeans 105
6 MBean Server 135
7 Standard Agent Services 157

Pt. II JMX in the J2EE Platform

8 XMBean: Model MBean Implementation 201
9 Connectors and Protocol Adaptors 249
10 JMX Distribution Layer with J2EE Services 287
11 JMX for the Administrator 333
12 JMX Use Case: The JBoss Server 343

Pt. III Appendixes

A : Environment Setup 363
B : Open MBeans 371
C : References and Resources 375
D : JBossMX 379

Index