Java Management Extensions (JMX) is a Java technology that supplies tools for managing and monitoring applications, system objects, devices (e.g. printers) and service oriented networks. Those resources are represented by objects called MBeans (for Managed Bean). In the API, classes can be dynamically loaded and instantiated. Managing and monitoring applications can be designed and developed by Java Dynamic Management Kit.
JMX 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 were defined by JSR 003 of the Java Community Process. As of 2006, JMX 2.0 is being developed under JSR 255 . The JMX Remote API 1.0 for remote management and monitoring is specified by JSR 160 . An extension of the JMX Remote API for Web Services is being developed under JSR 262 .
Adopted early on by the J2EE community, JMX has been a part of J2SE since version 5.0.
