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Java™ and JMX: Building Manageable Systems

Name: Java™ and JMX: Building Manageable Systems
ISBN: 0672324083

by Heather Kreger, Ward Harold, Leigh Williamson

December 2002

Intermediate to advanced

592 pages

12h 22m

English

Addison-Wesley Professional

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Copyright
Dedication
Preface
IntroductionThis Book's Intended AudienceWhat You Need to Know before Reading This BookWhat You Will Learn from Reading This BookSoftware Needed to Complete the ExamplesHow This Book Is OrganizedWhere to Download the Associated Code for This BookConventions Used in This BookAbout the CoverAcknowledgments
I. JMX Introduction
1. Management Concepts
1.1. Progress of Management1.1.1. Why Invest in Management?1.1.2. The Natural Evolution of Management1.2. Management Architectures1.2.1. Managed Resource1.2.2. Agent1.2.3. Subagent1.2.4. Midlevel Manager1.2.5. Management System1.3. Management Technologies1.3.1. Proprietary Technologies1.3.2. Standard Technologies1.3.2.1. SNMP1.3.2.2. CMIP1.3.2.3. CIM/WBEM1.3.2.4. JMX1.3.2.5. AIC1.3.2.6. ARM1.4. Managing the Lifecycle1.5. Management Disciplines1.5.1. Distribute1.5.2. Install1.5.3. Configure1.5.4. Monitor1.5.5. Control1.6. Managed Resource Responsibilities1.6.1. Management Data1.6.2. Management Operations1.6.3. Management Instrumentation1.6.3.1. External Instrumentation1.6.3.2. Internal Instrumentation1.7. Management Patterns1.7.1. Event Generator1.7.2. Noninterruptible1.7.3. Queryable1.7.4. Operational1.8. Management Applications1.8.1. Distribution Applications1.8.2. Inventory Applications1.8.3. Topology Applications1.8.4. Configuration Applications1.8.5. Operations Applications1.8.6. Event and Automation Applications1.8.7. Monitoring and Performance Applications1.9. Summary1.10. General ReferencesNotes
Bibliography
2. Introduction to JMX[1]
2.1. Why We Need JMX2.1.1. Choosing a Management Technology2.1.2. Dealing with Diversity2.1.2.1. Centralized Applications2.1.2.2. Distributed Applications2.1.2.3. Internet Applications2.1.2.4. E-Business Applications2.1.2.5. Service-Oriented Applications2.1.3. Being Managed by Multiple Management Applications2.1.4. Supporting Application-Specific Management Systems2.2. Which Applications Should Be Manageable?2.2.1. Complex Applications2.2.2. High-Volume Applications2.2.3. Mission-Critical Applications2.2.4. Corporate Applications2.2.5. Applications with Expectant Customers2.3. The Goals of JMX2.3.1. Simple API2.3.2. Dynamic Management2.3.3. Isolation2.3.4. Generic Management2.4. History2.4.1. JMAPI2.4.2. JDMK2.4.3. JMX2.4.4. The Specification and Compliance2.4.4.1. Compliance at the Instrumentation Level2.4.4.2. Compliance at the Agent Level2.4.4.3. Support at the Agent Level2.4.4.4. Compliance at the Distributed Services Level2.4.4.5. Compliance at the Management Level2.4.5. The Reference Implementation2.5. JMX Overview2.5.1. JMX-Managed Resources2.5.2. MBeans2.5.2.1. Standard MBeans2.5.2.2. Dynamic MBeans2.5.2.3. Open MBeans2.5.2.4. Model MBeans2.5.3. JMX Agents2.5.3.1. The MBeanServer2.5.3.2. Required Services2.5.4. JMX Adapters2.5.5. Adapter Tools2.6. Quick Tour of JMX2.6.1. todd, the Time of Day Daemon2.6.2. todd Management2.6.3. todd's MBeans2.6.4. Incorporating an MBeanServer2.6.5. Monitoring todd2.6.6. Browser Control2.7. SummaryNotes
II. JMX Details
3. All about MBeans
3.1. MBean Fundamentals3.1.1. The Management Interface3.1.2. The Introspection Algorithm3.2. MBean Construction3.2.1. Standard MBeans3.2.2. Dynamic MBeans3.2.2.1. MBeanInfo Classes3.2.2.2. Using Dynamic MBeans3.2.3. Active MBeans3.2.3.1. JMX Notifications3.2.3.2. Activating the Apache MBean3.2.4. Open MBeans3.2.4.1. Basic Data TypesPrimitivesPrimitive ObjectsAggregate TypesObjectName3.2.4.2. OpenMBeanInfo3.2.4.3. Using Open MBeans3.3. Design Guidelines3.4. Summary
4. Model MBeans
4.1. Introduction4.1.1. The Simplest Model MBean Example4.2. The ModelMBean Interface4.2.1. DynamicMBean4.2.2. PersistentMBean4.2.3. ModelMBeanNotificationBroadcaster4.3. Managed Resources4.4. ModelMBeanInfo4.5. Descriptors4.5.1. Model MBean Descriptors4.5.2. Attribute Descriptors4.5.3. Constructor Descriptors4.5.4. Operation Descriptors4.5.5. Notification Descriptors4.6. Behavior of the Model MBean4.6.1. Caching4.6.2. Values and Validation4.6.3. Delegation4.6.4. Persistence4.6.5. Logging4.6.6. Miscellaneous Descriptors4.6.6.1. Presentation String4.6.6.2. Visibility4.6.6.3. Export4.6.6.4. Protocol Map4.7. XML Service: Priming ModelMBeanInfo from XML Files4.8. Using Model MBeans4.8.1. Creating Static Model MBeans4.8.2. Creating Dynamic Model MBeans4.8.2.1. Creating Model MBeans from the Managed Resource4.8.2.2. Creating Model MBeans by an External Force: Assigning a Managed Resource4.8.3. Adding Custom Descriptors4.8.4. Overriding the RequiredModelMBean Class4.9. Common Mistakes with Model MBeans4.10. Caveats4.10.1. Transactionality4.10.2. Remoteness4.11. Summary4.12. XML File ExampleNotes
5. The MBeanServer
5.1. The MBeanServerFactory Class5.2. Object Naming5.2.1. Object Name Domains5.2.2. Object Name Key Properties5.2.3. The ObjectName Class5.2.4. The ObjectInstance Class5.3. The MBeanServer Interface5.3.1. MBean Lifecycle Methods5.3.1.1. Instantiation5.3.1.2. Registration5.3.1.3. Creation5.3.1.4. The MBeanRegistration Interface5.3.1.5. Deregistration5.3.2. MBean Access Methods5.3.3. MBeanServer Methods5.4. The MBeanServerDelegate MBean5.5. Finding MBeans5.5.1. Query Expressions5.5.2. Query Scope and Pattern Matching5.5.3. MBeanServer Query Methods5.6. Notifications5.7. Summary

6. Monitors and Monitoring
6.1. The JMX Monitor Service6.1.1. The Monitoring Package Structure6.1.2. The Monitor MBean6.1.3. MonitorNotification6.2. Concrete Monitors6.2.1. Monitoring Apache's Status6.2.1.1. Apache MBean Refresher6.2.2. Canonical Usage Pattern6.2.2.1. Creating and Configuring the Monitor6.2.2.2. Listening for Notifications6.2.3. StringMonitor6.2.3.1. Using StringMonitor6.2.4. CounterMonitor6.2.4.1. Using CounterMonitor6.2.5. GaugeMonitor6.2.5.1. Using GaugeMonitor6.3. Summary
7. JMX Agent Services
7.1. Timer Service7.1.1. The Notification Queue7.1.2. Timer Notifications7.1.3. The Timer Class7.1.3.1. TimerMBean Attributes7.1.3.2. Timer Notification Operations7.1.3.3. Starting and Stopping7.2. Dynamic MBean Loading Service7.2.1. The MLET Tag7.2.2. MLet Examples7.2.3. The MLet API7.2.3.1. MLet Constructors7.2.3.2. MLetBean Attributes7.2.3.3. MLet Operations7.3. Relation Service7.3.1. A Simple Example: The SessionPool Relation7.3.2. The RelationService Class7.3.2.1. RelationService Attributes7.3.2.2. RelationType Operations7.3.2.3. Relation Operations7.3.2.4. Query Operations7.4. JMX Connectors7.4.1. Connector MBean7.4.2. Connector Client Proxy7.4.2.1. Connector Client Factory7.4.2.2. Security7.5. Summary
8. Securing JMX
8.1. JMX Security Exposures8.2. Permission-Based Security Fundamentals8.2.1. Permissions8.2.2. SecurityManager8.2.3. Policy8.3. JMX Permissions8.3.1. MBeanServerPermission8.3.2. MBeanTrustPermission8.3.3. MBeanPermission8.4. Using JMX Security8.4.1. A Simple Process Management Application (SPMA)8.4.2. Running with Security Enabled8.4.3. Policy Configuration8.5. Summary
9. Designing with JMX
9.1. MBeanServer Deployment Patterns9.1.1. Daemon9.1.1.1. Adapters9.1.1.2. Discovery9.1.1.3. Remoteness9.1.2. Component9.1.3. Driver9.2. Instrumentation Patterns9.2.1. Applications as MBeans9.2.2. MBeans on Behalf of Applications9.2.3. Publish-Only MBeans9.2.4. Facades for Distributed Applications9.3. MBean Registration and Lifecycle9.3.1. Registration by Application9.3.2. Registration by Third Party9.3.3. Registration by Management Adapter9.3.4. Registration by MBeanServer Bootstrap9.4. Best Practices9.4.1. MBean Granularity9.4.2. Application Self-Management9.4.2.1. Application-Specific Manager9.4.2.2. Local Monitoring and Recovery9.4.3. Resource Schema9.4.4. Notifications and Logging9.4.5. Federation Options9.4.5.1. Single-Agent View9.4.5.2. Multiple-Agent View9.5. Summary
III. Application of JMX
10. J2EE and JMX
10.1. Java 2 Enterprise Edition10.2. J2EE Management10.3. Management Tool Access: The MEJB10.4. J2EE Management Models10.4.1. The Base Managed-Object Model10.4.2. The Management Domain Model10.4.3. The J2EE Application Server Model10.4.4. J2EE Application Component Models10.4.5. J2EE Server Runtime Components10.5. Standard Management Functions10.5.1. State Management10.5.2. Event Generation10.5.3. Performance Monitoring10.5.4. Stats Interface Details10.6. Application-Specific Extensions10.7. Areas Missing from J2EE Management10.8. The Vision10.9. Sample JSR 77 Code10.10. SummaryNotes
11. Web Services and JMX
11.1. Web Services Overview11.1.1. Service-Oriented Architecture11.1.2. Web Service Stack11.2. Web Service Registry Management11.2.1. Registry Owner11.2.2. Registry User11.3. Web Service Execution Environment Management11.3.1. Execution Environment Owner11.3.2. Execution Environment User11.4. Web Service Management11.4.1. Web Service Owner11.4.1.1. Web Service Management through the Execution Environment11.4.1.2. Web Service Management Directly with the Web Service1. The Web Service Manages Its Own MBean2. The Web Service Augments the Execution Environment's MBean3. The Web Service Publishes Management portType and port11.4.2. Web Service User11.5. Summary11.6. Code Listings11.6.1. UDDIRegistryClientManagerMBean Implementation11.6.1.1. UDDIRegistryClient Class11.6.1.2. UDDIRegistryClientManagerMBean Interface11.6.1.3. UDDIRegistryClientManager Class11.6.2. WebServiceRuntimeManagerMBean Implementation11.6.3. WebServiceManagerMBean Implementation11.6.4. StockQuote Service WSDL DocumentNotes
JMX in Products
A.1. JMX Agent ImplementationsA.1.1. JMX 1.0 Reference Implementation from Sun MicrosystemsA.1.2. JDMK 4.2 from Sun MicrosystemsA.1.3. TMX4J 1.0 from Tivoli SystemsA.1.4. AdventNet Agent Toolkit Java/JMX Edition[12]A.1.5. AdventNet ManageEngineA.1.6. MX4JA.2. JMX ManagersA.2.1. Tivoli Web Component ManagerA.2.2. Dirig SoftwareA.2.3. AdventNet Middleware ManagerA.2.4. AdventNet Web NMSA.2.5. Vigor Soft hawkEye[21]A.3. JMX-Enabled ProductsA.3.1. IBM WebSphere 5.0A.3.2. IBM Web Services Tool Kit 3.1A.3.3. IBM WebSphere Voice ServerA.3.4. IBM WebSphere Business Components ComposerA.3.5. BEA Systems WebLogic Server 7.0[22]A.3.6. IONA iPortal[23]A.3.7. IONA Technologies PLC: Orbix E2A XMLBus Edition 5.3A.3.8. Hewlett-Packard OpenViewA.3.9. Hewlett-Packard Core Services FrameworkA.3.10. JBossA.3.11. Sonic Software SonicXQ[24]A.3.12. Pramati Server from Pramati Technologies[25]A.3.13. Sybase EAServer 4.0A.3.14. Sun Microsystems: Sun ONE Application ServerA.3.15. Sun Microsystems: Sun ONE Portal ServerA.3.16. Compiere Open Source ERP & CRMNotes

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