'jconsole' - Java Monitoring and Management Console

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This chapter provides tutorial notes on the Java monitoring and management console, jconsole. Topics include description of JMX technology, list of 'jconsole' command options, turning on JMX agent for local and remote connection, running 'jconsole' to monitor local and remote Java applications.

JMX Technology and 'jconsole' Tool

'jconsole' Command Options and Connection Window

'com.sun.management.jmxremote' - JMX Agent for Local Connection

'jconsole' - Connecting to a Local JMX Agent

'com.sun.management.jmxremote.port' - JMX Agent for Remote Connection

'jconsole' - Connecting to a Remote JMX Agent

Conclusions:

• jconsole is a GUI tool that allows you to monitor a local or remote JVM process using the JMX (Java Management Extension) technology.
• JVM processes must be launched with the default JMX properties turned on in order to be connected by jconsole.
• jconsole displays monitoring diagrams for heap memory usage, counts on loaded classes, counts on threads, and CPU usages.