Before You Read This Book

This guide assumes that you are already familiar with general Message Queue concepts, administrative operations, and Java client programming, as described in the following manuals:

• Message Queue Technical Overview

• Message Queue Administration Guide

• Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients

You should also be familiar with the general principles of the Java Management Extensions, as described in the following publications:

• Java Management Extensions Instrumentation and Agent Specification

• Java Management Extensions (JMX) Remote API Specification

Together, these two publications are referred to hereafter as the JMX Specification.