Owner's Manual

64 Managing the Runtime Environment
these with any text editor. See Overriding Properties on page 57 for more information about
configuring application server. See Chapter 6, Properties for additional details. See also the results
of
startappserver -h from a command line for additional command line options.
JMX Console
The JMX Console is a management tool to assist in fine-tuning the application’s JMS environment.
Once your application server is running, access this console in a browser at this URL:
http://
localhost:8080/jmx-console.
Mediation Service
The Mediation Service provides an interface to external systems and devices. Mediation Services
come from one or more Mediation Agents. In a single host installation, application server typically
also starts the mediation service.
Except for authentication (logins and passwords for devices) and connectivity to the managed
network, device drivers automate most mediation configuration. For example, if you want to
manage XYZ devices, connect your hardware to the network with those devices and install the
application’s XYZ device driver (XYZ is an example, not a real driver). You supply the login and
password for those devices during device discovery.
NOTE:
Dell Device drivers are automatically installed with the application. Other types of device drivers are
available too.
Default external protocols supported can include:
• General ASCII
•TL1
•SNMP
• Web Services
•ICMP
• MML
• Partial Q3
A Mediation Agent contains Managed Beans (MBeans) that manage the physical connections to a
mediation target system or device. Connections might include communications with serial port
devices, telnet sessions, TCP sockets, and external databases. The mediation agent executes dialogs
with the mediation target (at the instruction of the client application) to retrieve and/or send data
with the connection.
The Mediation Agent is essential for all operations involving communications with external
systems and devices. If one is not running, you can still make administrative changes to the system,
but it processes no traps or other external communication.