Introduction

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The following sections provide an overview of Java Management Extensions (JMX) resources and the JMX Base Pack *BETA* PowerPack:

What is JMX?

Java Management Extensions (JMX) is a Java framework that is used for managing applications and other resources, which are represented by objects called Managed Beans (MBeans). The JMX Base Pack *BETA* PowerPack is compatible with JMX resources from Oracle and IBM vendors.

What Does the JMX Base Pack *BETA* PowerPack Monitor?

To monitor JMX resources using SL1, you must install the JMX Base Pack *BETA* PowerPack. This PowerPack enables you to collect data about JMX resources that are being run on HotSpot, JVM, or OpenJDK systems.

The JMX Base Pack *BETA* PowerPack includes:

  • Dynamic Applications to monitor JMX resources
  • Two sample credentials that you can use to create your own JMX credentials

Installing the JMX Base Pack *BETA* PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the JMX Base Pack *BETA* PowerPack.

By default, installing a new version of a PowerPack overwrites all content from a previous version of that PowerPack that has already been installed on the target system. You can use the Enable Selective PowerPack Field Protection setting in the Behavior Settings page (System > Settings > Behavior) to prevent new PowerPacks from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields. (For more information, see the section on Global Settings.)

The minimum required MySQL version is 5.6.0.

To download and install the PowerPack:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page (Product Downloads > PowerPacks & SyncPacks) at the ScienceLogic Support Site.
  2. In SL1, go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
  3. Click the Actions button and choose Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack dialog box appears.
  4. Click [Browse] and navigate to the PowerPack file from step 1.
  5. Select the PowerPack file and click Import. The PowerPack Installer modal displays a list of the PowerPack contents.
  6. Click Install. The PowerPack is added to the PowerPacks page.

If you exit the PowerPack Installer modal without installing the imported PowerPack, the imported PowerPack will not appear in the PowerPacks page. However, the imported PowerPack will appear in the Imported PowerPacks modal. This page appears when you click the Actions menu and select Install PowerPack.