JMX Agent Concept

A JMX agent is a Java process-provides a set of services for managing a set of Mbeans-it is the contai NER for an MBean server. JMX agents provide services for creating MBean relationships, dynamically-loading classes, simple monitoring services, and Timers.
Agents can expect to have a set of protocol adapters and connectors-enable remote and different clients to Make use of the agent. Protocol adapters and connectors are Java classes, usually Mbeans, which can internally map an outside Protocol (like HTTP or SNMP) or expose the agent to a remote connectivity (like RMI or Jini). This means JMX agents can is used by a variety of different management protocols and tools.