Java server monitoring with Nagios and Jolokia/Jmx4Perl

Jolokia/Jmx4Perl is a framework from ConSol* for consistent, detailed monitoring of heterogeneous Java server environments using Nagios. It provides informative reports on availability, performance and vulnerabilities. Jolokia/Jmx4Perl consists of an agent on the Java server-side and a Perl plug-in on the Nagios side.

In detail:

JMX monitoring of a variety of supported application servers
Easy implementation of more complex checks
Straightforward option of integrating additional monitoring parameters such as threads, database pools or garbage collection functions
No Java installation on the Nagios server required
High-performance JMX monitoring of large server landscapes thanks to bulk requests
Granular security concepts for the query on measured values with regard to firewall boundaries

Supported systems:

JEE servers: Websphere, WebLogic, Glassfish, JBoss, Tomcat etc.
OSGi agents: Felix, Equinox, Virgo etc.
Various: Mule, JVM-JDK6 (Camel, ActiveMQ) etc.
Others on request

The options to implement special application checks are diverse – we will gladly support you in monitoring your Java application!

Examples:

HTTP requests per minute
Is the Web application running?
CPU utilization of a Web application
Sessions (active, rejected, life span, growth rate etc.)
JMS message queue monitoring
Inbound and outbound data transfer rate
Requests/minute/connector
Database transfer tool usage

ConSol* provides advice and support for your monitoring solutions.

Reference

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