System Monitoring Services

Java ES includes a new monitoring feature that provides real-time monitoring of system services. Monitoring is implemented by the Sun Java System Monitoring Framework (shared component), and the Sun Java System Monitoring Console (product component). The Monitoring Framework is automatically configured and enabled to gather data for each installed Java ES component, and the Monitoring Console is the graphical interface used to view the monitored data. The Monitoring Console is a component that can be selected during the installation of Java ES, and the Monitoring Framework is automatically installed.

Monitoring is the process of gathering runtime data, exposing it, and computing quality of service criteria so that system administrators can assess performance and receive alarms. During runtime operation, administrators interact with the Monitoring Console to view performance statistics, set thresholds to monitor dynamically, define custom monitoring jobs, and acknowledge alarms.