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Pro JMX : Java management extensions /

Get ready to plunge into the complete world of JMX architectureincluding the release of JMX Remoting 1.2! Pro JMX: Java Management Extensions features cutting-edge examples of JMX integration with distributed applications, including sequence diagrams and real-world sample code. Author Jeff Hanson ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanson, J. Jeffrey
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, [2004]
Subjects:
Java (Computer program language)
Computer software > Development > Management.
Java (Langage de programmation)
Logiciels > Développement > Gestion.
JMX.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • System and Resource Management Challenges 1
  • How JMX Works 5
  • JMX Architecture 6
  • Instrumentation Level 8
  • Agent Level 11
  • Agents 11
  • MBean Servers 11
  • Distributed Services Level 12
  • Modular Server Architecture 15
  • Writing Your First MBean 16
  • Writing Your First Agent 17
  • Chapter 2 The Three-Level Model: Instrumentation and MBeans 21
  • An MBean Primer 22
  • Naming MBeans Using Object Names 23
  • Standard MBeans 24
  • Dynamic MBeans 25
  • Implementing the DynamicMBean Interface 26
  • Eliminating the DateTimeServiceMBean Interface 26
  • Implementing the DynamicMBean Methods 28
  • Model MBeans 35
  • Open MBeans 35
  • MBean Notifications 35
  • MBean Information and Metadata Classes 37
  • Adding Fields to Your MBean 38
  • Modifying the setDate and setTime Methods 38
  • Modifying the stop and start Methods 39
  • Enabling the MBean to Add and Remove Notification Listeners 40
  • Modifying the mBeanInfo Object 41
  • Creating the Notification Metadata Objects 41
  • Chapter 3 The Three-Level Model: Agents 43
  • The Agent Level of JMX 43
  • MBean Servers 44
  • Opening Up the ServiceAgent 45
  • Declaring an Effective Constructor 46
  • Adding the addResource Method 46
  • Adding the getResources Method 48
  • Categorizing Resource Groups Using Domains 49
  • Domain Names 49
  • Uniquely Naming MBeans Using Key Properties 49
  • Extending an Agent with Agent Services 50
  • Dynamic MBean Loading 50
  • Using Monitors to Track Changes 52
  • Scheduling Notifications Using Timers 58
  • The Relation Service 65
  • Chapter 4 MBean Servers 79
  • Creating an MBean Server 79
  • Finding an MBean Server 79
  • MBean Server Delegate 81
  • Modifying the Default MBean Server Implementation 82
  • Naming and Registering MBeans 82
  • Controlling MBean Registration 84
  • MBean Registration Notifications 85
  • MBean Server Queries 86
  • Query Expressions 87
  • Applying Query Expressions 89
  • Methods for Defining Query Expressions 93
  • MBean Proxies 97
  • MBean Server Remote Communications 98
  • Chapter 5 Distributed Management System Design 101
  • Management System Evolution 101
  • History of Management Standards and Initiatives 102
  • History of Management Designs 107
  • Management Framework Patterns 111
  • Specialized/Detached 111
  • Centralized 112
  • Hierarchical 112
  • Distributed/Cooperative 113
  • Manager/Agent Frameworks 114
  • Managers 114
  • Agents 115
  • Manager and Agent Models and Roles 116
  • Master Agents and Subagents 118
  • Manager Domains 119
  • Manager of Managers (MoMs) 120
  • Managers and JMX 121
  • Chapter 6 The Three-Level Model and Distributed Services 127
  • Clients and Servers Unite with Connectors 128
  • Creating Connector Servers 129
  • Publishing a Connector Server with Existing Infrastructures 130
  • Creating Connector Clients 131
  • Using a JMXConnectorFactory to Create a Connector Client 131
  • Using a Connection Stub to Create a Connector Client 131
  • Finding a Connector Server 132
  • Finding Servers Using Connector Server Addresses 132
  • Terminating Connections Between Clients and Servers 133
  • The RMI Connector 133
  • Mechanics of the RMI Connector 133
  • JMX and Distributed Notification Events 134
  • RMIConnector Notification Events 135
  • Pluggable Object Wrapping 136
  • The Generic Connector 136
  • The Generic Connector Protocol 137
  • Bindings to Lookup Services 140
  • Lookup Attributes 141
  • Summary of Environment Parameters 142
  • Service Templates 144
  • Chapter 7 JMX Connectors 151
  • Establishing a JMX Remote Connection 151
  • MBean Server Operations Through a Connection 152
  • Terminating a Connection 153
  • Connecting to Connector Servers Using Connector Server Addresses 153
  • Creating a Connector Server 154
  • The RMI Connector 155
  • Using RMI Transports 156
  • Mechanics of the RMI Connector 156
  • Connecting to an RMI Connector Server 159
  • The Generic Connector 160
  • The Pluggable Transport Protocol 160
  • Customizing Serialization Using Pluggable Object Wrapping 161
  • Defining a New Transport 163
  • Summary of Environment Parameters 164
  • Describing JMX Services Using Service Templates 167
  • Chapter 8 Remote Lookup 169
  • Finding a Server 169
  • Publishing a Server 170
  • How to Connect to an RMI Connector Server 170
  • Bindings to Lookup Services 171
  • Using the Service Location Protocol 175
  • Using the Jini Network Technology 180
  • Using the Java Naming and Directory Interface (LDAP Back End) 185
  • Chapter 9 JMX Clients 197
  • Connector Clients 197
  • Finding a Connector Server 197
  • Looking Up a JMX Service URL with SLP 198
  • Looking Up a JMX Connector Stub from the Jini Lookup Service 199
  • Looking Up a JMX Service URL from an LDAP Server 201
  • Establishing a Connection 202
  • JMXConnectorFactory 202
  • Connection Stubs 203
  • Connecting to an RMI Connector Server 203
  • MBean Server Operations Through a Connection 204
  • Distributed Notifications 204
  • Adding Remote Listeners 204
  • Filters and Handbacks 205
  • Removing Listeners 206
  • Terminating a Connection 207
  • Abnormal Termination 207
  • Creating a Connector Client 208
  • Mechanics of the RMI Connector 208
  • The Generic Connector Protocol 208
  • Chapter 10 Security 213
  • Connector Server Security 213
  • Subject Delegation 214
  • Using the JMXAuthenticator Interface 214
  • Basic Security with the RMI Connector 215
  • How Security Affects the RMI Connector Protocol 215
  • Implementing Tighter Security 216
  • Security and the Generic Connector 216
  • Handshake and Profile Message Exchanges 217
  • Using the SASL Message Class 226
  • Using Fine-Grained Security with Connector Servers 229
  • Chapter 11 JMX in the Industry 237
  • AdventNet 237
  • Agent Toolkit Java Edition 237
  • ManageEngine JMX Studio 239
  • BEA Systems 239
  • WebLogic Server 239
  • IBM 241
  • WebSphere Application Server 241
  • Emerging Technologies Toolkit 242
  • JMX Bridge 242
  • IONA Technologies 242
  • Orbix E2A Application Server Platform 243
  • IONA Administrator 243
  • XMLBus 244
  • JBoss 245
  • JMX4Ant 246
  • Tomcat 247
  • The JMX Proxy Servlet 247
  • XMOJO 248
  • MX4J 248
  • MC4J Management Console 249
  • MC4J Layout 250
  • MC4J and JBoss 251
  • MC4J and WebLogic 251
  • MC4J and Tomcat 251
  • Chapter 12 A Summary of JMX 253
  • Instrumentation, Agents, and Distributed Services 253
  • MBean Servers 254
  • Designs of Distribution 256
  • Distributed Services and Remote Access 259
  • Connectors 259
  • Connector Server Addresses 260
  • Protocol Message Exchanges 261
  • Remote Notification Events 262
  • Remote Agent and Server Lookup 262
  • Remote Clients 263
  • Security 264
  • Industry Appeal 265.