Java Management eXtensions

Java™ Management Extensions (JMX™) provide programming interfaces for Java to manage system objects, services or applications. An interesting detail of the API is that classes can be dynamically constructed and changed.

See also

• MBean
• MLet
• JavaBeans
• Metaclass
• Meta-programming
• Meta-information protocol
• Reflection
• Dynamism
• Simple network management protocol
• JINI
• OSGi
• CORBA
• OpenJava
• OpenC++
• OpenTop
• MX4J
• JBoss
• Software component
• System management
• System configuration
• Server development
• Administration
• Extensibility
• Maintainability
• Portability
• Modularity

References

• J. Steven Perry: Java Management Extensions, O'Reilly, ISBN 0-596-00245-9
• Marc Fleury, Juha Lindfors: JMX: Managing J2EE with Java Management Extensions, Sams Publishing, ISBN 0-672-32288-9
• Jeff Hanson: Connecting JMX Clients and Servers: Understanding the Java Management Extensions, APress L. P., ISBN 1-59059-101-1

External links

• JMX™ Homepage
• Java Specification Request: Java™ Management Extensions
• Articles
  • "Enabling Component Architectures with JMX" by Marc Fleury and Juha Lindfors
  • "Introducing A New Vendor-Neutral J2EE Management API" by Andreas Schaefer
  • "Java in the management sphere" by Max Goff
• Java™ Management Extensions Protocol
• MX4J - Open Source JMX for Enterprise Computing
• JMX/JBoss - The microkernel design