JmxMonitor

The JMX monitor lets you test the service availability of Java applications. The monitor offers the following functionalities:

test the application’s connectivity via JMX
existence of management beans
test the status of a single or multiple management bean, and evaluate its value(s)

Monitor facts

Class Name

org.opennms.netmgt.poller.monitors.Jsr160Monitor

Configuration and use

Table 1. Optional monitor-specific parameters for the JmxMonitor
Parameter	Description	Default
port	Destination port where the JMX requests will be sent.	from jmx-config.xml
factory	Set this to PASSWORD-CLEAR if credentials are required.	STANDARD
protocol	Protocol used in the JMX connection string.	rmi
urlPath	Path used in JMX connection string.	/jmxrmi
rmiServerPort	RMI port.	45444
remoteJMX	Use an alternative JMX URL scheme.	false
beans.<variable>	Defines an MBeans objectname to access. The <variable> name is arbitrary.	n/a
tests.<variable>	Tests an MBeans attribute value. The <variable> name is arbitrary.	n/a

Examples

Note that you must include the monitor section in your definition.

Test if a JMX connection can be established

<service name="JMX-Connection-Test" interval="300000" user-defined="false" status="on">
    <parameter key="retry" value="3"/>
    <parameter key="timeout" value="3000"/>
    <parameter key="port" value="18980"/>
</service>

<monitor service="JMX-Connection-Test" class-name="org.opennms.netmgt.poller.monitors.JmxMonitor"/>

Test a specific management bean for a value

<service name="JMX-BeanValue-Test" interval="300000" user-defined="false" status="on">
    <parameter key="retry" value="3"/>
    <parameter key="timeout" value="3000"/>
    <parameter key="port" value="18980"/>
    <parameter key="beans.connected" value="org.opennms.workflow:name=client.onms.connected"/>
    <parameter key="tests.isConnected" value="connected.get(&quot;Value&quot;) == true"/>
</service>

<monitor service="JMX-BeanValue-Test" class-name="org.opennms.netmgt.poller.monitors.Jsr160Monitor"/>

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