Preface

The JavaTM Management Extensions (JMXTM) Technology Tutorial provides examples of how to use the main features of the JMX technology that is provided with the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE).

Before You Read This Book

The Java Management Extensions (JMX) Technology Tutorial demonstrates the concepts and technology that are introduced in the Java Management Extensions (JMX) Technology Overview. You should, therefore, read the overview before attempting to work through this tutorial. To make full use of the information in this tutorial, you should be familiar with the following protocols and specifications:

How This Book Is Organized

This tutorial provides examples in broad categories, presented in the following chapters.

Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
AaBbCc123	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` su `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Shell Prompts


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

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