JBoss and JMX

When JBoss starts up, one of the first steps performed is to create an MBean server instance (javax.management.MBeanServer). The JMX MBean server in the Jboss architecture plays the role of a microkernel aggregator component. All other manageable MBean components are plugged into JBoss by registering with the MBean server. The kernel in that sense is only an aggregator and not a source of actual functionality. The functionality is provided by MBeans, and in fact all major JBoss components are manageable MBeans interconnected through the MBean server.

The step following the creation of the MBean server is the creation of an MLet instance (javax.management.loading.MLet). These two steps are shown in the following code segment, Listing ...

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