Monitoring and Management
for the Java Platform

The Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) 6 provides comprehensive monitoring and management support for the Java platform.

API Specifications

Java SE 6 includes the following APIs for monitoring and management:

java.lang.management - Enables monitoring and managing the Java virtual machine and the underlying operating system. The API enables applications to monitor themselves and enables JMX-compliant tools to monitor and manage a virtual machine locally and remotely.
com.sun.management - Sun Microsystems' platform extension to the java.lang.management API and the management interface for some other components of the platform.
java.util.logging.LoggingMXBean - Enables you to retrieve and set logging information.
The Java Management Extensions (JMX) APIs - Defines the architecture, design patterns, interfaces, and services for application and network management and monitoring in Java. For more information, see the JMX documentation.
The Attach API - Sun Microsystems' platform extension that allows a management agent to be dynamically loaded into a virtual machine.
The JConsole API - Sun Microsystems' platform extension that provides a programmatic interface to access JConsole such as adding a JConsole plugin. JTop is an example JConsole plugin available at the JDK_HOME/demo/management/JTop directory.

Java SE Monitoring and Management Guide, containing the following chapters:
The Java SE Monitoring and Management Guide is also available in printable PDF format.
JMX Technology Tutorial, providing an introduction to the JMX technology, via examples demonstrating key functions of the JMX API.
Frequently Asked Questions about JConsole and Remote Management of the Java platform.
Example code for monitoring and management is provided in the JDK_HOME/demo/management directory following installation of the Java SE platform.

Enhancements in Java SE 6 - A list of monitoring and management enhancements introduced in the Java SE 6 platform.