Preface

The Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE platform) 6 features utilities that allow you to monitor and manage the performance of a Java Virtual Machine (Java VM) and the Java applications that are running in it. The Java SE Monitoring and Management Guide describes those monitoring and management utilities.

Who Should Use This Book

The Java SE Monitoring and Management Guide is intended for experienced users of the Java language, such as systems administrators and software developers, for whom the performance of the Java platform and their applications is of vital importance.

Before You Read This Book

It is recommended that users are familiar with several other features of the Java SE platform. The following documentation might be of use.

How This Book Is Organized

This book covers the following topics.

Chapter 1, Overview of Java SE Monitoring and Management introduces the monitoring and management utilities provides with the Java SE platform.
Chapter 2, Monitoring and Management Using JMX Technology describes how to configure your platform to allow monitoring and management using the JMX API.
Chapter 3, Using JConsole introduces the JConsole graphical user interface.
Chapter 4, Using the Platform MBean Server and Platform MXBeans presents the MBeans that are provided with the Java SE platform for monitoring and management purposes.
Chapter 5, SNMP Monitoring and Management explains how to perform monitoring and management using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Appendix A, Additional Security Information For Microsoft Windows provides security configuration information specific to Windows platforms.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
aabbcc123	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX^® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	`#`