Chapter 4. Dynamic MBeans

Dynamic MBeans, as the name implies, provide a more dynamic definition of the management interface compared to Standard MBeans. Instead of relying on a statically typed Java interface, the Dynamic MBeans implement a generic interface that provides methods for the agent to discover the management interface. This allows the management interface to be changed without a recompilation of the class files and enables the management attributes and operations to be created dynamically at runtime.

Due to their dynamic nature, Dynamic MBeans are quite useful for situations in which you anticipate that the management ...

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