Java™ Management

Extensions (JMX)
Philippe Lalande
Product Line Manager, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 Manage the New
Computing Model

Management Management
OF THROUGH
Java™ Java™
Technology Technology

Standard Data Centers Standard

Universal Service-Driven Dynamic

Network
Simple Distributed

Devices
Self-describing Secure

Light-weight Interoperable

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 Why JMX ?

• Make Java™ technology-based

computing manageable
– The single source of technology for the “Management
OF Java technology”, to be used by all developers who
use the Java programming language
• Manage Service Driven Networks
– The 3rd generation “Management THROUGH Java
technology” to unhook protocol and InfoModel
dependencies, to be used by all management
solutions developers
• Management as a competitive tool
– The new management paradigm that turns a
necessary evil into a business tool to create
and deploy differentiators
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 What Makes JMX Unique

• Complete set of means for the developers

• 3rd generation management technology
• Proven technology already used in
Java Dynamic Management™ Kit (JDMK)
• Co-developed with best industry experts

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 Experts

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 JMX Defines the Standards for
Java™ Technology Management

JMX JMX
Manager SNMP

JMX
JMX JMX TMN
Agent WBEM

JMX
Instrumentation

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 Architecture Overview

Management
Applications

JMX Manager
Services
Protocol and InfoModel independent
JMX Agent
Services

JMX Instrumentation
Instrumentation Mbeans

Managed
Resources
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 Instrumentation Level
for all Developers Using Java™ Programming Language

Mbeans for Instrumentation

Plug into JMX Agents

Standard Dynamic Model

Mbeans Mbeans Mbeans

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 Agent Level
for all Developers of Management Solutions

Protocol Protocol Protocol

JMX Mbean Server

Operations
MetaData

Registry
Remote

Query

Event

Interoperability
Discovery

Relation
Monitor

Times

Service

Resource

Mbeans Loading
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 Manager Level
for all Developers of Management Solutions

• Distribute management information

• Consolidate management information
• Build the management logic tier
• Interface between applications and Agents
• Provide security

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 JMX and
Management Technologies

• SNMP
– JMX SNMP Manager API

• CIM/WBEM
– JMX WBEM Manager API
– JMX WBEM Provider API

• TMN
– JMX TMN Manager API

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 JMX and
Java™ Technologies

• Jini™ Technology
• JMX can manage Jini Technology-enabled resources
• JMX can use Jini Technology for Management
• Sun Spontaneous Management™ Software
(Jini technology+JDMK) already demonstrated

• Enterprise JavaBeans™ Technology (EJB)

• How to make servers and applications manageable
• Call to a brainstorming session

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 Deliverables

Manager Reference Compatibility

Services Implementation Test Suite
Specifications (SCSL) (license)

Agents Reference Compatibility

Services Implementation Test Suite
Specifications (SCSL) (license)

Reference Compatibility
Instrumentation
Implementation Test Suite
Specifications
(free: examples) (free)

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 Conformance
Non-JMX
Management
Systems
Manager JMX
CTS Managers supporting

JMX Agents
Agent JMX or
CTS Agents JMX
Resources

Instr. JMX
CTS Resources

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 Plan for Phase 1

Phase 1 focus:
Instrumentation, Agent,
SNMP and WBEM APIs
• Public Review starts today
• Final Specifications—end July
• Reference Implementation—August
• Compatibility Test Suite—September

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 Future Directions

Phase 2+ focus:
Manager, TMN, technologies
• Core Manager Services
• TMN manager APIs
• Enhanced Instrumentation and Agent
• Further support of management
and Java technologies

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 Competition Analysis

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 Summary

• Gives instant manageability to

Java technology-based computing across
industries
• Brings the best of Java technology for
System, Network and Service
Management
• Integrates fast and easily with existing
management infrastructure

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 The JMX Route to Success

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 Dynamic Management
for the Service Age

JavaOneSM Pavilion, Booth #1427

java.sun.com/products/JavaManagement

www.sun.com/software/java-dynamic

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Extensions (JMX)
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