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JMX Based Monitoring
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Introduction
Java Management Extensions(JMX) is a technology that lets you implement management
interfaces for Java applications.
A management interface, as defined by JMX, is composed of named objects - called MBeans
(Management Beans).
MBeans are registered with a name (an ObjectName) in an MBeanServer.
To manage (a) resource(s) in your application, you will write an MBean
that defines its management interface, and then register that MBean in your MBeanServer.
The content of the MBeanServer can then be exposed through various protocols,
implemented by protocol connectors, or protocol adaptors.
The first version of JMX based monitoring is available in this release. Some of the
monitoring & management capabilities available in the Management Console have
also been exposed via JMX.
Using jconsole to Manage & Monitor WSAS
This section introduces some of the MBeans in WSAS and their usages. We will use
jconsole which ships
with J2SDK 1.5 and newer version in the course of this article. Please

As shown in the image above, when WSAS is started, if JMX has been enabled, the JMX
Service URL will be displayed.
The default URL is service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://<your-ip>:9999/server. From the
command line, you can start jconsole
by typing
jconsole service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://<your-ip>:9999/server
. Now the jconsole window will be available
as shown below. You can type in the default username and password combination
admin/admin to login. Note that this is the same administrator account
that is used for looging in, in the Management Console. Any user having the admin role
can login to JMX.


Here is the first window you will see when you login.

Click on the MBeans tab and you will see the org.wso2.wsas domain, which will contain
some
MBeans as shown below.

ServerAdmin MBean
The ServerAdmin MBean is used for administering the WSAS server instance

The above screen shows the Server attributes such as the ServerStatus, ServerData &
ServerVersion. The ServerStatus can be either RUNNING, SHUTTING_DOWN, RESTARTING or
IN_MAINTENANCE.

The above screen shows the operations available in the ServerAdmin MBean.
- shutdown - forcefully shutdown the server
- restart - forcefully restart the server
- restartGracefully - wait till all current requests are served and then restart
- shutdownGracefully - wait till all current requests are served and then
shutdown
- startMaintenance - switch the server to maintenance mode. No new requests will be
accepted while the server is in maintenance
- endMaintenance - switch the server to normal mode, if it was switched to maintenance
mode earlier.
ServiceAdmin MBean
The ServiceAdmin MBean is used for adminsitering services deployed on WSAS

The above screen shows the attributes:
- NumberOfActiveServices - The number of services which can currently serve
requests
- NumberOfInactiveServices - The number of services which have been disabled by an
administrator
- NumberOfFaultyServices - The number of services which are faulty

The above screen shows the operations available in the ServiceAdmin MBean.
- startService(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You can activate a
service using this operation.
- stopService(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You can
deactivate/disable a service using this operation.
Statistics MBean
The Statistics MBean is used for monitoring system and server statistics

The above screen shows the attributes:
- AvgSystemResponseTime - The average response time for all the services deployed
in the system. The beginning of the measurement is the time at which the server
started.
- MaxSystemResponseTime - The maximum response time for all the services deployed
in the system. The beginning of the measurement is the time at which the server
started.
- MinSystemResponseTime - The minimum time for all the services deployed in the
system. The beginning of the measurement is the time at which the server
started.
- SystemFaultCount - The total number of faults that occurred in the system since
the server was started.
- SystemRequestCount - The total number of requests that has been served by the
system since the server was started
- SystemResponseCount - The total number of response that has been sent by the
system since the server was started

The above screen shows the operations available in the Statistics MBean.
- getServiceRequestCount(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You
can get the total number of requests received by this service since the time it
was deployed, using this operation.
- getServiceResponseCount(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You
can get the total number of responses sent by this service since the time it was
deployed, using this operation.
- getServiceFaultCount(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You can
get the total number of fault responses sent by this service since the time it
was deployed, using this operation.
- getMaxServiceResponseTime(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You
can get the maximum response time of this service since deployment.
- getMinServiceResponseTime(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You
can get the minimum response time of this service since deployment.
- getAvgServiceResponseTime(p1:string) - The p1 parameter is the service name. You
can get the average response time of this service since deployment.
- getOperationRequestCount(p1:string, p2:string) - The p1 parameter is the service
name. The p2 parameter is the operation name. You can get the total number of
requests received by this operation since the time its service was deployed,
using this operation.
- getOperationResponseCount(p1:string, p2:string) - The p1 parameter is the
service name. The p2 parameter is the operation name. You can get the total
number of responses sent by this operation since the time its service was
deployed, using this operation.
- getOperationFaultCount(p1:string, p2:string) - The p1 parameter is the service
name. The p2 parameter is the operation name. You can get the total number of
fault responses sent by this operation since the time its service was deployed,
using this operation.
- getMaxOperationResponseTime(p1:string, p2:string) - The p1 parameter is the
service name. The p2 parameter is the operation name. You can get the maximum
response time of this operation since deployment.
- getMinOperationResponseTime(p1:string, p2:string) - The p1 parameter is the
service name. The p2 parameter is the operation name. You can get the minimum
response time of this operation since deployment.
- getAvgOperationResponseTime(p1:string, p2:string) - The p1 parameter is the
service name. The p2 parameter is the operation name. You can get the average
response time of this operation since deployment.
Enabling and Disabling JMX
In the WSO2WSAS_HOME/conf/server.xml, commenting out the JMX port will disable JMX
while uncommenting or adding this entry will enable JMX. Here is the relevant section
is the server.xml file:
<!--
Ports used by WSAS
-->
<Ports>
<!--
Uncomment this section and provide the correct HTTP port
in the case of a generic server installation
-->
<!--
<HTTP>9762</HTTP>
-->
<!--
Uncomment this section and provide the correct HTTPS port
in the case of a generic server installation
-->
<!--
<HTTPS>9443</HTTPS>
-->
<!--
The JMX Port
-->
<JMX>9999</JMX>
<!--
Port for listening to external commands such as START, STOP, RESTART
-->
<CommandListener>6666</CommandListener>
</Ports>
Changing the JMX Port
In the WSO2WSAS_HOME/conf/server.xml, locate the JMX port and change it. Here is the
relevant section in the server.xml file:
<!--
Ports used by WSAS
-->
<Ports>
<!--
Uncomment this section and provide the correct HTTP port
in the case of a generic server installation
-->
<!--
<HTTP>9762</HTTP>
-->
<!--
Uncomment this section and provide the correct HTTPS port
in the case of a generic server installation
-->
<!--
<HTTPS>9443</HTTPS>
-->
<!--
The JMX Port
-->
<JMX>9999</JMX>
<!--
Port for listening to external commands such as START, STOP, RESTART
-->
<CommandListener>6666</CommandListener>
</Ports>