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How This Book Is Organized

This book follows the organization of the The Java Tutorial. Each major part covers a subject and each chapter covers a topic within that subject.

  • Part I, Instrumentation Using MBeans: "Instrumentation Using MBeans" shows various ways of making a resource manageable, using standard MBeans, dynamic MBeans, model MBeans and open MBeans.

  • Part II, Agent Applications: "Agent Applications" demonstrates the functionality of the MBean server at the heart of an agent.

  • Part III, Remote Management Applications: "Remote Management Applications" shows how a distant manager can access the resources in an agent.

  • Part IV, Agent Services: "Agent Services" demonstrates the various kinds of management intelligence that can be added dynamically to an agent.

  • Part V, SNMP Interoperability: "SNMP Interoperability" shows how Java agents can also implement SNMP agents, how to write managers, how to implement SNMP security mechanisms, including SNMPv3 security, and how to implement an SNMP master agent.

  • Part VI, Legacy Features: "Legacy Features" describes all the features from previous versions of Java DMK that have been superseded by the inclusion of JMX Remote API, but that have been retained for reasons for backwards compatibility.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see "Buy printed documentation" at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

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

Typeface or Symbol

Meaning

Example

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output

machine-name% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value

To delete a file, type rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.

Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

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

Shell

Prompt

C shell prompt

machine-name%

C shell superuser prompt

machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt

#

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