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Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Getting Started Guide

Preface

The Java™ Dynamic Management Kit (Java DMK) 5.1 provides a set of Java classes and tools for developing dynamic management solutions. This product conforms to the Java Management Extensions (JMX), v1.2 Maintenance Release, and the JMX Remote API, v1.0. These specifications define a three-level architecture:

  • Instrumentation of resources

  • Dynamic agents

  • Remote management applications

The JMX architecture is applicable to network management, remote system maintenance, application provisioning, and the management needs of the service-based network.

The Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Getting Started Guide presents the architecture of the Java DMK, introducing the key components of the product and the development process for management applications.

Changes Between Versions 5.0 and 5.1 of Java DMK

The following are the main changes and additions to Java DMK since the 5.0 release:

  • Instrumentation and Agent services are now compatible with the latest JMX 1.2 Maintenance Release.

  • Secure and interoperable remote access is now compatible with the new JMX Remote API 1.0 Specification, including support for both the RMI-based and JMXMP-based standard connectors.

  • Flexible authentication and privacy based on the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) 1.1 Specification and TLS.

  • SASL mechanisms providing authentication, namely SASL-PLAIN, DIGEST-MD5, CRAM-MD5, and GSSAPI/Kerberos.

  • SASL mechanisms providing connection privacy, namely DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI/Kerberos.

  • Fine-grained access control based on an authenticated client.

  • Wrapping of existing Java DMK 5.0 RMI and HTTP(S) connectors such that applications based on the standard JMX Remote API can interoperate with existing Java DMK-based applications.

  • Enhanced Cascading service, supporting both the JMX Remote API connectors and the legacy Java DMK connectors.

  • Enhanced Discovery service, allowing the discovery of Java DMK based applications using legacy connectors as well as applications using the new connectors.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is aimed at anyone who requires an introduction to the concepts and components of Java DMK.

You should be familiar with Java programming and the JavaBeans™ component model. You should also be familiar with the JMX specification, the JMX Remote API specification, and the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

This book is not intended to be an exhaustive reference. For more information about each of the management levels and how they interact, see the Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Tutorial, and the API documentation generated by the Javadoc™ tool and included in the online documentation package.

After understanding of the concepts of the Java DMK, you should familiarize yourself with the tools for developing management applications. Then, through the lessons of the Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Tutorial, learn how to instrument new or existing resources, write intelligent agent applications, and access these applications from remote managers written in the Java programming language. You can then design and develop your own Java dynamic management solution.

How This Book Is Organized

This book explains the key concepts of Java DMK, introduces the main components of the product, provides an overview of the development process and outlines the tools you need to use Java DMK. It is divided into the following chapters:

Before You Read This Book

To build and run the sample programs or use the tool commands provided in Java DMK, you must have a complete installation of the product on your machine. Refer to the Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Installation README for instructions on how to install the product components and configure your environment.

Related Documentation

The Java DMK documentation set includes the following documents:

Book Title

Part Number

Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Installation README

N/A

Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Getting Started Guide

816-7607

Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Tutorial

816-7609

Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Tools Reference Guide

816-7608

Java Dynamic Management Kit 5.1 Release Notes

N/A

These books are available online after you have installed the Java DMK documentation package. The online documentation also includes the API documentation generated by the Javadoc tool for the Java packages and classes. To access the online documentation, using any web browser, open the home page corresponding to your platform.

Operating Environment

Homepage Location

Solaris / Linux / Windows 2000

installDir/SUNWjdmk/5.1/doc/index.html

In these file names, installDir refers to the base directory or folder of your Java DMK installation. In a default installation procedure, installDir is as follows.

  • /opt on the Solaris or Linux platforms

  • C:\Program Files on the Windows 2000 platform

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