3.4 Summary

MBeans connect JMX-based management applications to the real world; they model the resources that management monitors and controls. There are two basic kinds of MBeans ”standard and dynamic ”and we have seen examples of both in this chapter. We have also discussed the MBean's management interface, its definition and its formal representation, in detail. This information should enable you to design and implement MBeans for the resources that require management in your own applications. Before you start coding, however, read the discussion of model MBeans in Chapter 4. You just might get away with writing less code than you thought.