JMX Technology and jconsole Tool

This section describes the JMX API and 'jconsole'. Java application can be monitored with 'jconsole' using out-of-the-box JMX settings when launching the SUN JVM.

"JMX (Java Management Extensions)": A Java standard API for management and monitoring of resources such as applications, devices, services, and the Java virtual machine. The JMX technology was developed through the Java Community Process (JCP) as Java Specification Request (JSR) 3, Java Management Extensions, and JSR 160, JMX Remote API.

JMX has been implemented into JDK since Java 5. You can set out-of-the-box JMX monitoring and management properties when you start the JVM to run your Java application. This allows you to use local or remote JMX connectors to monitor your application.

"jconsole" is a graphical user interface introduced since JDK 1.5 that uses the JMX technology to monitor your Java application locally or remotely. The picture below shows you how "jconsole" works with your Java application:

jconsole JMX Local or Remote Connection
jconsole JMX Local or Remote Connection

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Java Tools Terminology

 Java Tools Included in JDK

 javac - The Java Program Compiler

 java - The Java Program Launcher

 jar - The JAR File Tool

 jlink - The JRE Linker

 jmod - The JMOD File Tool

 jimage - The JIMAGE File Tool

 jpackage - Binary Package Builder

 javadoc - The Java Document Generator

 jdeps - The Java Class Dependency Analyzer

 jdeprscan - The Java Deprecated API Scanner

 jdb - The Java Debugger

 jcmd - The JVM Diagnostic Tool

jconsole - Java Monitoring and Management Console

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

 jstat - JVM Statistics Monitoring Tool

 JVM Troubleshooting Tools

 jhsdb - The Java HotSpot Debugger

 jvisualvm (Java VisualVM) - JVM Visual Tool

 jmc - Java Mission Control

 javap - The Java Class File Disassembler

 keytool - Public Key Certificate Tool

 jarsigner - JAR File Signer

 jshell - Java Language Shell

 jrunscript - Script Code Shell

 Miscellaneous Tools

 native2ascii - Native-to-ASCII Encoding Converter

 JAB (Java Access Bridge) for Windows

 Archived Tutorials

 References

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