Enabling Remote JMX Monitoring on JBoss Application Server

Perform the following steps for remote JMX monitoring using Java VisualVM for JBoss Application Server.

1. Create Management User Credentials

   While connecting to JavaVisualVM, you need to mention the management user credentials. Therefore, first create the management user credentials.

   1. Go to $JBOSS_HOME/bin directory and run add-user.bat or add-user.sh file. The following two options are displayed in the command prompt.
      
   2. Type a. You need to enter Realm credentials.
      

      Do not enter any values. Leave it blank.

   3. Press Enter. You need to enter user credentials.
      Note: User name and password must be different, else an error is displayed.
   4. Type the user name, password, and confirm password.
      
   5. Type yes to proceed with the entered user credentials.

      Management user is successfully created.

2. Modify standalone.xml file
   1. Go to $JBOSS_HOME/standalone/configuration directory and open the standalone.xml file.
   2. Modify the standalone.xml file as follows:

      <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:jmx:1.1">
         <show-model value="true"/>
         <remoting-connector use-management-endpoint="true"/>
      </subsystem>

   3. Save the standalone.xml file.
3. Start JBoss Application Server
   1. On the command line, run the script that includes environment variables.
   2. Go to $JBOSS_HOME/bin.
   3. Enter the following command:

      ./standalone.sh -Djboss.bind.address.management=IP address

4. Start Java VisualVM
   1. Go to $JBOSS_HOME/bin/client directory and copy jboss-client-7.1.0.Final.jar and place it to the $JAVA_HOME/lib directory.

      Ensure that JAVA_HOME refers to the location from where you want to run Java VisualVM.

   2. On the command line, type $JAVA_HOME/bin.
   3. Enter the following command:

      jvisualvm --cp:a $JAVA_HOME\lib\jboss-client-7.1.0.Final.jar

      The JavaVisualVM window is displayed with the Local and Remote options.

5. Add JMX Connection
   1. For the Remote option, double-click or right-click to add the host name. After adding the host name, you need to add the JMX connection. Type the following URL in the Connection field:

      service:jmx:remoting-jmx://IPAddress:9999

      For example, service:jmx:remoting-jmx://10.97.108.72:9999.

      In this case, 9999 is the JMX port for the TIBCO MDM Server on 10.97.108.72.

   2. Specify the user credentials that you have created in Create Management User Credentials.
   3. Click Connect.

      If the JMX connection is successful, the connection URL link is displayed following the host name.