Java Management Extensions

This section describes how to use Java Management Extensions (JMX), which are a set of Java administrative APIs used to customize WebSphere Application Server - Express administration. WebSphere Application Server - Express supports access to the administrative functions through a set of Java classes and methods. You can write a Java program that performs any of the administrative features of the WebSphere Application Server - Express administrative tools. You can also extend basic WebSphere Application Server - Express administration to include your own managed resources. For more information, see the following resources:

See these topics for information on using JMX with WebSphere Application Server - Express:

Customize with JMX
This topic describes how to manage your WebSphere Application Server - Express environment and deploy applications with Java administrative APIs.

Customize using JMX MBeans
This topic describes how to extend WebSphere Application Server - Express administration with JMX MBeans.

Example: J2EE security permissions
This example gives you the parameters necessary to grant J2EE security permissions in order to call JMX methods.