JMX: Managing J2EE with Java™ Management Extensions

Chapter 3. Standard MBeans

IN THIS CHAPTER

• MBean Definition

• Implementing Standard MBeans

• Inheritance Patterns

• MBean Notification Mechanism

In this chapter, we will discuss all the aspects of instrumentation using Standard MBeans.

First, you will look at the formal definition of an MBean, as defined in the JMX specification. You will then go through the naming conventions and properties of Standard MBeans and see how to implement the management interface using the Standard MBean mechanism. At the end of this chapter, you will look at the notification mechanism defined in the JMX specification and see how it can be used for communication between the managed component and the management application.

In this chapter, you will write example code to demonstrate ...