Java EE/JMX Agent

Java Management Extensions (JMX) is a Java technology tool set used to manage and monitor applications, devices and networks.

The Automation Engine supplies an agent for Java EE/JMX which helps the integration of Java applications in enterprise-wide processes. A connection can be established via an MBean Server, a function used to access MBeans. For more information, see JCL for JMX.

There are two methods in establishing a connection:

1. The Java EE/JMX Agent can be run as a Web application within the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and access an MBean Server of the same computer.

   

2. The second available method is to specify a job in a way that it can access MBean Servers on a different computer via the MX Remote API (JSR 160). The URL of the MBean Server can be specified in the Job object. In this case, the MBean Server computers must have a Connection Server.

   

Notes:

• The connection to the MBean Server can be defined in the Host tab of JMX jobs.
• If the JMX Agent is used for SAP, it creates an additional log file in SAP format. This file is automatically created in the agent's sub-folder "log" in the installation directory and can easily be processed with SAP Tools.

See also:

• JCL for JMX
• External Monitoring Interface (EMI)