Manage your JMX-enabled applications with jManage 1.0

Java Management Extensions (JMX) technology enables management and monitoring of applications and services via MBeans (managed beans), allowing JMX clients to be developed independently using standard protocols. jManage is an open source, Web and command line-based JMX client, providing a centralized console for managing application clusters and distributed-application environments. jManage goes beyond an ordinary JMX client by providing features like alerts, graphs, security, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) support, and more. This article introduces you to jManage 1.0 features using J2SE 5.0 MBeans as examples and highlights the upcoming jManage 1.5 features.