Adaptors allow management applications access the Multi-Protocol agent and manipulate the MBeans it contains by giving a representation of the MBean directly in different protocols such as HTML, HTTP, IIOP, etc. Thus, the common instrumentation of the Multi-Protocol agent can be accessed through the HTML protocol using the HTML Adaptor.
This section has the following topics that discuss the various details pertaining to the HTML Adaptor:
Creating a JMX Agent with HTML Adaptor
This topic leads you through the steps of registering a HTML Adaptor to the Multi-Protocol agent. It also discusses how you can access and test the JMX Agent using the HTML Adaptor.
The HTML Adaptor exposes the agent information in the form of HTML pages served by JSP. This topic discusses about the following:
JSP : An Overview
Using JSP To View MBean Attributest>
Performing Operations on MBeans
Customizing JavaServer Pages
Registering MBeans at Run Time
Deregistering MBeans at Run Time
This topic exclusively discusses about enabling creation of dynamic HTML pages, using these pages to view MBeans and customizing them to suit your requirements.
Authentication in HTML Adaptor
An option to authenticate the users, before allowing them to access the agent information using HTML Adaptor, is available in AdventNet HTML Adaptor. This topic describes the steps involved like
Enabling this feature.
Including new user names and passwords to the list of users.
Deleting user names from the list.
Using SSL for Communication Through HTML Adaptor
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is supported in AdventNet HTML Adaptor. This topic discusses the steps involved in configuring the various features required in enabling SSL support.
Plugging in Your Own Web server
The AdventNet HTML Adaptor uses Jetty Web server by default. But it is possible to plug in your own Web server too. This topic discusses the steps involved in plugging in your Web server.